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6 habla

f.

1 language (idioma).

de habla española Spanish-speaking

los países de habla inglesa English-speaking countries

el habla popular the everyday speech

2 speech.

no saben si recuperará el habla they don't know if she will ever speak again

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

3 parole (linguistics).

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: hablar.

* * *

habla

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 (facultad) speech

2 (idioma) language; (dialecto) dialect

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

¡al habla! (al teléfono) speaking!

de habla española / de habla hispana Spanish-speaking

estar al habla con alguien to be in touch with somebody

perder el habla to lose one's power of speech

ponerse al habla con alguien to get in touch with somebody

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

habla regional regional dialect

* * *

noun f.

1) speech

2) language, dialect

•

- de habla

* * *

SF

1) (=facultad) speech

dejar a algn sin habla — to leave sb speechless

perder el habla — to lose the power of speech

2) (Ling) (=idioma) language; (=dialecto) dialect, speech

de habla francesa — French-speaking

3) (=acción)

¡Benjamín al habla! — (Telec) Benjamín speaking!

estar al habla — (Telec) to be on the line, be speaking; (Náut) to be within hailing distance

ponerse al habla con algn — to get in touch with sb

- negar o quitar el habla a algn

* * *

femenino‡

1) ( facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla — to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla me quedé sin habla — when I saw her I was speechless

2)

a) ( idioma)

países de habla hispana — Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar)

el habla de esta región — the local way of speaking

giros propios del habla infantil — expressions that children use

la lengua y el habla — langue and parole

3)

al habla — speaking

¿el Sr. Ros? - al habla — Mr. Ros? - speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal — we have our correspondent on the line

estar/ponerse al habla con alguien — to be/get in contact with somebody

* * *

= speech, parlance.

Ex. The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.

Ex. For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.

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* América de habla hispana = Spanish America.

* canadiense de habla francesa = French Canadian.

* canadiense de habla inglesa = English-Canadian.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* habla artificial = synthesised speech.

* habla con ritmo y rima = rap-talk.

* habla sintética = synthetic speech.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* reconocedor del habla = speech recognizer.

* reconocimiento del habla = speech recognition, voice recognition.

* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.

* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.

* * *

femenino‡

1) ( facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla — to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla me quedé sin habla — when I saw her I was speechless

2)

a) ( idioma)

países de habla hispana — Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar)

el habla de esta región — the local way of speaking

giros propios del habla infantil — expressions that children use

la lengua y el habla — langue and parole

3)

al habla — speaking

¿el Sr. Ros? - al habla — Mr. Ros? - speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal — we have our correspondent on the line

estar/ponerse al habla con alguien — to be/get in contact with somebody

* * *

= speech, parlance.

Ex: The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.

Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.

* América de habla hispana = Spanish America.

* canadiense de habla francesa = French Canadian.

* canadiense de habla inglesa = English-Canadian.

* defecto del habla = speech impediment.

* de habla afrikaans = Afrikaans-speaking.

* de habla alemana = German-speaking.

* de habla francesa = French-speaking.

* de habla inglesa = English-speaking.

* de habla portuguesa = Portuguese-speaking.

* habla artificial = synthesised speech.

* habla con ritmo y rima = rap-talk.

* habla sintética = synthetic speech.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* mundo de habla inglesa, el = English-speaking world, the.

* quedarse sin habla = stun into + speechlessness, be speechless, be gobsmacked.

* reconocedor del habla = speech recognizer.

* reconocimiento del habla = speech recognition, voice recognition.

* sintetizador del habla = speech synthesiser.

* trastorno del habla = speech disorder.

* * *

habla

f‡

A (facultad) speech

perder/recobrar el habla to lose/recover one's powers of speech

al verla entrar se quedó sin habla when he saw her come in, he was speechless o dumbfounded

se me/le entró el habla ( Chi fam); I/he was struck dumb ( colloq)

B

1

(idioma): los países de habla hispana Spanish-speaking countries

2

(manera de hablar): el habla de esta región the local way of speaking, the way they speak in this area

giros propios del habla infantil expressions that children use

en el habla de los médicos in medical jargon o language

la lengua y el habla langue and parole

C

al habla ( Telec) speaking; (en contacto, comunicación) in contact

¿el Sr. Cuevas? — al habla Mr. Cuevas? — speaking

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal en Beirut we have our correspondent in Beirut on the line

ponerse al habla con algn to get in contact with sb

* * *

Del verbo hablar: ( conjugate hablar)

habla es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
habla
hablar
habla feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 ( facultad) speech;
◊ perder el habla to lose one's powers of speech;

al verla me quedé sin habla when I saw her I was speechless
2
a) ( idioma):

◊ países de habla hispana Spanish-speaking countries

b) ( manera de hablar):

◊ el habla de esta región the local way of speaking

3
◊ al habla ( en el teléfono) speaking;

estamos al habla con nuestro corresponsal we have our correspondent on the line
hablar ( conjugate hablar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( articular palabras) to speak;

◊ habla más alto speak up;

habla más bajo keep your voice down
b) ( expresarse) to speak;

◊ habla claro ( claramente) to speak clearly;

( francamente) to speak frankly;
◊ habla por señas to use sign language;

un político que habla muy bien a politician who is a very good speaker;
habla por habla to talk for the sake of it
2
a) ( conversar) to talk;

◊ habla mucho he talks a lot;

tenemos que habla we must (have a) talk;
habla con algn to speak o talk to sb;
tengo que hablate or que habla contigo I need to speak to you o have a word with you;
está hablando por teléfono he's on the phone;
¡ni habla! no way! (colloq), no chance! (colloq)
b) ( bajo coacción) to talk

c) ( murmurar) to talk, gossip;

◊ dar que habla to start people talking

d) ( rumorear):

◊ se habla ya de miles de víctimas there is already talk of thousands of casualties;

se habla de que va a renunciar it is said o rumored that she's going to resign
e) ( al teléfono):

◊ ¿con quién hablo? who am I speaking with (AmE) o (BrE) speaking to?

3
a) (tratar, referirse a) habla de algo/algn to talk about sth/sb;

◊ habla de negocios to talk (about) o discuss business;

siempre habla mal de ella he never has a good word to say about her;
hablan muy bien de él people speak very highly of him;
me ha hablado mucho de ti she's told me a lot about you;
en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión going by train is expensive, and as for flying …;
háblame de tus planes tell me about your plans;
habla sobre or acerca de algo to talk about sth
b) ( dirigirse a) to speak;

◊ no me hables así don't speak to me like that;

háblale de tú use the `tú' form with him
c) ( anunciar propósito) habla de hacer algo to talk of doing sth;

◊ habla de jubilarse he's talking of retiring

4 (Méx) ( por teléfono) to call, phone
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ idioma› to speak
2 ( tratar):
◊ tenemos que habla las cosas we must talk things over;

ya lo hablaemos más adelante we'll talk about o discuss that later
hablarse verbo pronominal:
◊ llevan meses sin hablase they haven't spoken to each other for months;

no se habla con ella he's not speaking o talking to her, he's not on speaking terms with her
habla sustantivo femenino
1 (lengua, idioma) language
los países de habla hispana, Spanish-speaking countries
2 (capacidad para hablar) speech: tardó unos minutos en recobrar el habla, it was a few minutes before she could speak again
3 (modo de hablar) se le nota en el habla que es extranjero, you can tell he's a foreigner by the way he speaks
♦ Locuciones: al habla, on the line
hablar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to speak, talk: estaba hablando con Jorge, I was speaking to Jorge
habla muy mal de su marido, she speaks badly of her husband
2 (charlar) to talk, chat: le encanta hablar por teléfono, he loves chatting on the phone
3 (tratar, versar) to talk about: este artículo habla de los extraterrestres, this article deals with aliens
4 (referirse) no hablaba de ella, I wasn't talking about her
habla de él como si de un dios se tratara, you would have thought she was talking about a god from the way she spoke about him
II verbo transitivo
1 (una lengua) to speak: habla francés, he speaks French
2 (discutir, tratar) to talk over, discuss: háblalo con tu madre, talk it over with your mother
no tengo nada que hablar contigo, I've nothing to say to you
3 (decir) habla maravillas de su nuevo coche, he's raving on about his new car
♦ Locuciones: hablar en broma, to be joking
familiar ¡mira tú quién fue a hablar!, look who's talking!
ni hablar, certainly not

' habla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achantarse
- actualidad
- apenas
- baja
- bajo
- como
- conmigo
- demasiada
- demasiado
- desde
- E
- esponjarse
- exaltación
- fuerte
- hablar
- hablarse
- irse
- lenta
- lento
- maravillar
- modo
- muda
- mudo
- musiquilla
- nunca
- perfección
- poner
- ropa
- sacamuelas
- sentar
- spanglish
- además
- alto
- baño
- bien
- corrección
- dicharachero
- fluidez
- hispánico
- hispano
- libertad
- palabra
- poco
- reposado
- sencillez
- soltura
- también
- y
English:
body
- do
- exaggerate
- impediment
- loud
- mutter
- plain
- puff up
- so
- speak
- speak for
- speaker
- speech
- speech defect
- speechless
- split
- breath
- defect
- dumb
- good
- highly
- perfect
- power
- quiet
- -speaking
- this
- vernacular

* * *

habla nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [idioma] language;
[dialecto] dialect;
el habla popular everyday speech;

el habla de los abogados legal parlance, the language used by lawyers;

de habla española Spanish-speaking;

los países de habla inglesa English-speaking countries

2. [facultad] speech;

no saben si recuperará el habla they don't know if she will ever speak again;

quedarse sin habla to be left speechless

3. Ling parole

4. [al teléfono]
estar al habla con alguien to be on the line to sb;

¿el Sr. Pastor? – al habla Mr Pastor? – speaking!

* * *

habla

f

1 speech;

quedarse sin habla fig be speechless

2 ( idioma)

:

de habla española Spanish-speaking

3

:

ponerse al habla con alguien contact s.o., get in touch with s.o. ¡al habla! TELEC speaking

* * *

habla nf

1) : speech

2) : language, dialect

3)

de habla : speaking

de habla inglesa: English-speaking

* * *

habla n

1. (facultad) speech

perdió el habla he lost the power of speech

me quedé un instante sin habla I was speechless for a moment

2. (modo de hablar) way of speaking

el habla vasco the Basque way of speaking

al habla speaking

de habla inglesa English speaking

Spanish-English dictionary > habla
7 asociación

f.

1 association, relationship, correspondence.

2 association, co-partnership, alliance, company.

3 association, affiliation.

4 association, club.

5 association, map.

* * *

asociación

► nombre femenino

1 association

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

asociación de ideas association of ideas

asociación de vecinos residents' association

* * *

noun f.

1) association

2) society

* * *

SF (=acción) association; (=sociedad) society, association; (Com, Econ) partnership

por asociación de ideas — by association of ideas

asociación aduanera — customs union

asociación de padres de alumnos — parent-teacher association

asociación de vecinos — residents' association

asociación libre — free association

asociación obrera — trade union

asociación para el delito — criminal conspiracy

* * *

femenino association

en asociación con — in association o collaboration with

derecho de asociación — freedom of association o assembly

asociación de ideas — association of ideas

asociación cultural/deportiva — cultural/sports association

una asociación sin ánimo or afán de lucro — a non-profit association (AmE), a non-profit-making association (BrE)

- asociación de padres de alumnos

- asociación de vecinos

- asociación sindical

* * *

= association, association, interest group, membership, partnership, liaison, tie, tie-up, marriage, partnering, league, membership body, collective.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. Corporate names, for example, names of associations, names of institutions, names of government bodies.

Ex. It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

Ex. The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community.

Ex. The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.

Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.

Ex. The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

Ex. Multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM are a nearly perfect marriage of technology and content.

Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex. The ALA has never possessed those unique qualities which characterise a professional association, trade association, or business league.

Ex. This is a membership body formally constituted in 1997.

Ex. These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

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* asociación a la que se pertenece = professional membership.

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios (ALA) = ALA (American Library Association).

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

* Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).

* Asociación Americana de Gestores de Documentación Administrativa = Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International).

* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.

* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios (AAB) = Library Association of Australia (LAA).

* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA) = Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

* asociación benéfica = service club.

* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.

* Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios (CLA) = Canadian Library Association (CLA).

* asociación comercial = trade association.

* Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes (YWCA) = YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association).

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes = Verein Deutscher Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).

* Asociación de Archiveros Australianos = Australian Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos = Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos = Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses = Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).

* Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental (WGSA) = West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).

* Asociación de Archiveros de Sudáfrica = South African Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos = Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos (AAS) = Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).

* asociación de bibliotecarios = library association.

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido (LA) = LA (Library Association).

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina = Medical Library Association (MLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos = Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA) = Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Universitarias y de Investigación (ACRL) = ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.

* asociación de la comunidad = community group.

* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres = parents' association.

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de vecinos = residents' association, urban residents' association, neighbourhood association.

* asociación de voluntarios = voluntary body.

* Asociación Escocesa de Editores = Scottish Publishers Association (SPA).

* Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio (EFTA) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE) = European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).

* Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).

* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA) = International Publishers Association (IPA).

* asociación miembro = associate member.

* Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobierno (NAG = National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).

* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación (ALISE) = ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).

* asociación perfecta = marriage made in heaven.

* asociación política = political body.

* asociación profesional = professional association, guild [gild].

* asociación sociocultural estudiantil = fraternity.

* Asociación Suiza de Documentación (SAD) = Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).

* biblioteca de asociación = society's library.

* de las asociaciones = associational.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* organización miembro de una asociación = partner organisation.

* * *

femenino association

en asociación con — in association o collaboration with

derecho de asociación — freedom of association o assembly

asociación de ideas — association of ideas

asociación cultural/deportiva — cultural/sports association

una asociación sin ánimo or afán de lucro — a non-profit association (AmE), a non-profit-making association (BrE)

- asociación de padres de alumnos

- asociación de vecinos

- asociación sindical

* * *

= association, association, interest group, membership, partnership, liaison, tie, tie-up, marriage, partnering, league, membership body, collective.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: Corporate names, for example, names of associations, names of institutions, names of government bodies.

Ex: It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.

Ex: The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community.

Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.

Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.

Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.

Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.

Ex: Multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM are a nearly perfect marriage of technology and content.

Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex: The ALA has never possessed those unique qualities which characterise a professional association, trade association, or business league.

Ex: This is a membership body formally constituted in 1997.

Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

* asociación a la que se pertenece = professional membership.

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios (ALA) = ALA (American Library Association).

* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

* Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).

* Asociación Americana de Gestores de Documentación Administrativa = Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International).

* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.

* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios (AAB) = Library Association of Australia (LAA).

* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA) = Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).

* asociación benéfica = service club.

* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios = Lions club.

* Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios (CLA) = Canadian Library Association (CLA).

* asociación comercial = trade association.

* Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes (YWCA) = YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association).

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes = Verein Deutscher Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).

* Asociación de Archiveros Australianos = Australian Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos = Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos = Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses = Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).

* Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental (WGSA) = West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).

* Asociación de Archiveros de Sudáfrica = South African Society of Archivists.

* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos = Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare.

* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos (AAS) = Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).

* asociación de bibliotecarios = library association.

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido (LA) = LA (Library Association).

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina = Medical Library Association (MLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos = Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.

* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA) = Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).

* Asociación de Bibliotecas Universitarias y de Investigación (ACRL) = ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* asociación de inquilinos = tenants' association.

* asociación de la comunidad = community group.

* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres = parents' association.

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de vecinos = residents' association, urban residents' association, neighbourhood association.

* asociación de voluntarios = voluntary body.

* Asociación Escocesa de Editores = Scottish Publishers Association (SPA).

* Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio (EFTA) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE) = European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).

* Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).

* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA) = International Publishers Association (IPA).

* asociación miembro = associate member.

* Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobierno (NAG = National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).

* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB) = National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).

* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG) = National Acquisitions Group (NAG).

* Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación (ALISE) = ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).

* asociación perfecta = marriage made in heaven.

* asociación política = political body.

* asociación profesional = professional association, guild [gild].

* asociación sociocultural estudiantil = fraternity.

* Asociación Suiza de Documentación (SAD) = Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).

* biblioteca de asociación = society's library.

* de las asociaciones = associational.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* institución miembro de una asociación = partner institution.

* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.

* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* organización miembro de una asociación = partner organisation.

* * *

asociación

feminine

1 (acción) association

en asociación con la BBC in association o collaboration with the BBC

derecho de asociación freedom of association o assembly

asociación de ideas association of ideas

asociación de palabras word association

2 (sociedad, agrupación) association

asociación comercial trade association

asociación cultural/deportiva cultural/sports association

asociación en defensa de vida animal wildlife trust

una asociación sin ánimo or afán de lucro a non-profit association ( AmE), a non-profit making association ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● asociación de padres de alumnos

parents association

● asociación de vecinos

residents association

● asociación sindical

labor union ( AmE), trade union ( BrE)

* * *

asociación sustantivo femenino
association;
◊ asociación de ideas association of ideas

asociación sustantivo femenino association

' asociación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
APA
- baja
- colectiva
- colectivo
- colegio
- juventud
- organización
- pertenencia
- pro
- salirse
- sociedad
- unión
- agrupación
- asociado
- beneficencia
- círculo
- cooperativa
- cuota
- filial
- formar
- gremial
- hermandad
- liga
- miembro
- recordar
- salir
- secretario
English:
AA
- AMA
- ASPCA
- association
- BMA
- charity
- combine
- fellow
- fellowship
- fraternity
- partnership
- PTA
- society
- subscription
- support
- YMCA
- YWCA
- guild
- housing
- NSPCC
- RSPCA
- sisterhood
- SPCA
- SPCC
- student
- union

* * *

asociación nf

1. [acción] association;

en asociación con la ONU in association with the UN

Comp
asociación de ideas association of ideas;
asociación libre free association

2. [grupo, colectivo] association;

una asociación cultural a cultural association;

una asociación ecologista an environmental group

Comp
asociación de consumidores consumer association;
Asociación Europea de Libre Comercio European Free Trade Association;

asociación gremial trade association;

asociación de padres de alumnos = Spanish association for parents of schoolchildren, ≈ PTA;

asociación de vecinos residents' association

* * *

asociación

f association;

asociación de ideas association of ideas

* * *

asociación nf, pl - ciones

1) : association, relationship

2) : society, group, association

* * *

asociación n association

Spanish-English dictionary > asociación
8 canadiense de habla francesa

(n./adj.) = French Canadian

Ex. The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.

* * *

(n./adj.) = French Canadian

Ex: The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.

Spanish-English dictionary > canadiense de habla francesa
9 canadiense francófono

(n./adj.) = French Canadian

Ex. The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.

* * *

(n./adj.) = French Canadian

Ex: The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.

Spanish-English dictionary > canadiense francófono
10 still

I
1. stil adjective
1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) quieto, inmóvil, parado

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) sin gas

2. noun
(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotograma

- stillness
- stillborn
II stil adverb
1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) aún, todavía

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) a pesar de todo, no obstante, sin embargo

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) aún, todavía

still¹ adj

1. quieto

keep still estáte quieto / no te muevas

2. tranquilo / en calma

the still waters of the lake las tranquilas aguas del lago

3. sin gas / sin burbujas

still mineral water agua mineral sin gas

still² adv

1. todavía / aún

I still remember that day aún recuerdo ese día

2. aún así

he was ill, but he still went to work estaba enfermo, pero aún así fue a trabajar

still

tr[stɪl]

adjective

1 (not moving) quieto,-a, inmóvil; (stationary) parado,-a; (water) manso,-a; (air) en calma

2 (tranquil, calm) tranquilo,-a; (peaceful) sosegado,-a; (subdued) callado,-a, apagado,-a; (silent) silencioso,-a

3 (not fizzy - water) sin gas; (soft drink) sin burbujas

adverb

1 (so far) todavía, aún

■ I still remember it aún lo recuerdo

■ we've still got ten pounds left todavía nos quedan diez libras

■ do they still live in the same house? ¿aún viven en la misma casa?

■ she still hasn't learnt to drive aún no ha aprendido a conducir

■ they're still arguing siguen discutiendo

■ I still don't get it sigo sin entenderlo

2 (even) aún, todavía

■ that would be better still eso sería aún mejor

■ today it's hotter still hoy hace aún más calor

3 (even so, nevertheless) a pesar de todo, con todo, no obstante, sin embargo

■ but that still doesn't excuse your behaviour pero aun así, eso no justifica tu comportamiento

■ we still love you, no matter what a pesar de todo, te seguimos queriendo

■ still, it was worth it no obstante, valía la pena

4 formal use (besides, yet, in addition) aún, todavía

■ still more aún más

5 (quiet, without moving) quieto,-a

■ keep still estáte quieto

■ stand still no te muevas

noun

1 literal (calm, silence) silencio, quietud nombre femenino, tranquilidad nombre femenino

■ in the still of the night en la quietud de la noche

2 SMALLCINEMA/SMALL (photograph) fotograma nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

still waters run deep del agua mansa líbreme Dios

still life SMALLART/SMALL naturaleza muerta, bodegón nombre masculino

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still

tr[stɪl]

noun

1 (distillation apparatus) alambique nombre masculino

2 (place) destilería

still ['stɪl] vt

calm: pacificar, apaciguar

still vi

: pacificarse, apaciguarse

still adv

1) quietly: quieto

sit still!: ¡quédate quieto!

2) : de todos modos, aún, todavía

she still lives there: aún vive allí

it's still the same: sigue siendo lo mismo

3) in any case: de todos modos, aún así

he still has doubts: aún así le quedan dudas

I still prefer that you stay: de todos modos prefiero que te quedes

still adj

1) motionless: quieto, inmóvil

2) silent: callado

still n

1) silence: quietud f, calma f

2) : alambique m (para destilar alcohol)

still (Drink)

adj.

• sin gas (Bebida) expr.

adj.

• encharcado, -a adj.

• inmóvil adj.

• quedo, -a adj.

• quieto, -a adj.

• silencioso, -a adj.

• tranquilo, -a adj.

adv.

• aun adv.

• aún adv.

• todavía adv.

conj.

• aun conj.

• sin embargo conj.

n.

• alambique s.m.

• alquitara s.f.

• destiladera s.f.

• destilador s.m.

• destilatorio s.m.

• silencio s.m.

v.

• calmar v.

I stɪl
adverb

1) (even now, even then) todavía, aún

there's still plenty left — todavía or aún queda mucho

they were still dancing — todavía or aún estaban bailando, seguían bailando

I still can't understand it — sigo sin entender

are we still friends? — ¿seguimos siendo amigos?

2) (as intensifier) aún, todavía

more serious still, they haven't replied — y lo que es más grave aún or y lo que es todavía más grave, no han contestado

3) (as linker)

a) (even so, despite that) aun así

they say it's safe, but I'm still scared — dicen que no hay peligro pero igual or aun así tengo miedo

b) ( however) de todos modos

I don't think it will work; still, we can always try — no creo que funcione; pero bueno, igual podemos intentarlo

II

adjective

a) ( motionless) <lake/air> en calma, quieto, tranquilo

sit/stand still — quédate quieto

he lay still — estaba tendido sin moverse

hold the camera still — no muevas la cámara

her heart stood still for a moment — el corazón se le paró un momento

b) <orange drink/mineral water> sin gas, no efervescente

III

noun

1) c (Cin, Phot) fotograma m

2) c

a) ( distillery) destilería f

b) ( distilling apparatus) alambique m

3) u ( quiet) (poet)

in the still of the night — en la quietud de la noche (liter)

IV

transitive verb \<\<wind/waves\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<fears/cries\>\> acallar

I [stɪl]
1. ADJ
(compar stiller) (superl stillest)
1) (=motionless) [person, hands] inmóvil, quieto; [air] en calma, manso; [water] quieto, manso

• try to hold it still — intenta que no se te mueva

• to keep still — quedarse quieto

keep still! — ¡no te muevas!, ¡quédate quieto!

• to lie still, she lay still — estaba tendida sin moverse

• to sit/ stand still — (lit) estarse quieto

sit/stand still! — ¡estáte quieto!, ¡quieto!

time stood still — el tiempo se detuvo

her heart stood still — se le paró el corazón

- still waters run deep

2) (=quiet, calm) [place, night] tranquilo, silencioso

all was still — todo estaba en calma

a still, small voice — una voz queda

3) (=not fizzy) [orange drink, mineral water] sin gas

2. N

1) (=quiet)

in the still of the night — en el silencio de la noche

2) (Cine) fotograma m

3. VT

1) liter (=silence) [+ protest, voice] acallar; (=calm) [+ waves] calmar; [+ storm] calmar, apaciguar

he wanted to still the gossiping tongues — quería acallar los rumores

2) (=allay) [+ doubt, fear] disipar; [+ anger] aplacar

4.

VI apagarse

the roar of the crowd stilled to an expectant murmur — el rugido de la multitud se apagó hasta convertirse en un murmullo de expectación

5.

CPD

still life N — (Art) naturaleza f muerta, bodegón m
still-life
II

[stɪl]
ADV
1) (=up to this/that time) todavía, aún

she still lives in London — todavía or aún vive en Londres, sigue viviendo en Londres

I still don't understand — sigo sin entender, todavía or aún no lo entiendo

you could still change your mind — todavía or aún puedes cambiar de idea

I was very angry, I still am — estaba muy enfadado, todavía or aún lo estoy

I've still got three left — todavía or aún me quedan tres

there are still two more — quedan dos más, todavía or aún quedan dos

2) (=nevertheless, all the same) aun así, de todas formas

I didn't win, still, it's been a good experience — no he ganado, pero aun así or de todas formas or con todo, ha sido una buena experiencia

I'm still going, even if it rains — iré de todas formas, incluso si llueve

his mother was Canadian, Irish-Canadian, but still Canadian — su madre era canadiense, irlandesa y canadiense, pero con todo or aun así canadiense

still, it was worth it — pero en fin, valió la pena

whatever they have done, they are still your parents — a pesar de todo lo que han hecho, siguen siendo tus padres

3) (=besides, in addition) todavía, aún

the next day there were still more problems — al día siguiente había todavía or aún más problemas

the hall was full and there were still more people waiting outside — el vestíbulo estaba lleno y había todavía or aún más gente esperando fuera

still another possibility would be to... — e incluso otra posibilidad sería...

4) (with compar) (=even) todavía, aún

more serious still, still more serious — aún or todavía más grave, más grave aún or todavía

you need a rest, better still, have a holiday — necesitas un descanso, mejor todavía or aún, tómate unas vacaciones

worse still, the disease seems to be spreading — (lo que es) peor todavía or aún, la enfermedad parece propagarse
STILL ► Translate still relating to time using todavía or aún ( with an accent):
They are still working for the same company Todavía or Aún están trabajando en la misma empresa Both t odavía and aún n ormally come before the verb group in this meaning. ► Alternatively, use seg uir + ((gerund)) (with or without todavía/aún):
They are still working for the same company Siguen or Todavía siguen or Aún siguen trabajando en la misma empresa ► Still with more, less and other comparatives is normally translated by todavía or aún ( with an accent):
More important still are the peace talks Todavía or Aún más importantes son las negociaciones de paz
He lowered his voice still further Bajó la voz todavía or aún más
Within a couple of weeks matters got still worse Al cabo de dos semanas los problemas empeoraron todavía or aún más NOTE: Whenever it is synonymous with todavía, aún c arries an accent. For further uses and examples, see main entry
III

[stɪl]
N (for alcohol) alambique m
* * *

I [stɪl]
adverb

1) (even now, even then) todavía, aún

there's still plenty left — todavía or aún queda mucho

they were still dancing — todavía or aún estaban bailando, seguían bailando

I still can't understand it — sigo sin entender

are we still friends? — ¿seguimos siendo amigos?

2) (as intensifier) aún, todavía

more serious still, they haven't replied — y lo que es más grave aún or y lo que es todavía más grave, no han contestado

3) (as linker)

a) (even so, despite that) aun así

they say it's safe, but I'm still scared — dicen que no hay peligro pero igual or aun así tengo miedo

b) ( however) de todos modos

I don't think it will work; still, we can always try — no creo que funcione; pero bueno, igual podemos intentarlo

II

adjective

a) ( motionless) <lake/air> en calma, quieto, tranquilo

sit/stand still — quédate quieto

he lay still — estaba tendido sin moverse

hold the camera still — no muevas la cámara

her heart stood still for a moment — el corazón se le paró un momento

b) <orange drink/mineral water> sin gas, no efervescente

III

noun

1) c (Cin, Phot) fotograma m

2) c

a) ( distillery) destilería f

b) ( distilling apparatus) alambique m

3) u ( quiet) (poet)

in the still of the night — en la quietud de la noche (liter)

IV

transitive verb \<\<wind/waves\>\> apaciguar*; \<\<fears/cries\>\> acallar

English-spanish dictionary > still
11 destacado

adj.

1 prominent, featured, distinguished, outstanding.

2 highlighted, marked.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: destacar.

* * *

destacado

► participio pasado

1→ link=destacar destacar

► adjetivo

1 (persona) outstanding, distinguished, prominent, leading; (actuación) outstanding

* * *

(f. - destacada)

adj.

outstanding, prominent

* * *

ADJ

1) (=distinguido) [gen] outstanding; [personaje] distinguished; [dato] noteworthy

2) (Mil) stationed

los cascos azules destacados en la zona — the UN peacekeeping forces o blue helmets stationed in the area

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

la nota más destacada del día — the highlight of the day

destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar — our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

* * *

= leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.

Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex. The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.

Ex. There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.

Ex. This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.

Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex. The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.

Ex. This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.

Ex. The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.

Ex. The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).

Ex. Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.

Ex. Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.

Ex. Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.

Ex. This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.

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* elemento destacado = standout.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* más destacado = foremost.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* persona destacada = standout.

* * *

- da adjetivo

1) <profesional/artista> prominent, distinguished; < actuación> outstanding

la nota más destacada del día — the highlight of the day

destacadas personalidades — prominent o distinguished figures

2) [estar] < tropas> stationed

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar — our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en... — the diplomatic staff in...

* * *

= leading, outstanding, salient, distinguished, marked, high profile, esteemed, singular, with a difference, prominent, elevated, of note, standout, selected, unique.

Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.

Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.

Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.

Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.

Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.

Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.

Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.

Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).

Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.

Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.

Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.

Ex: Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.

Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.

Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.

* elemento destacado = standout.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* más destacado = foremost.

* miembro destacado = leading member.

* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre = stand + high on + Posesivo + list.

* persona destacada = standout.

* * *

destacado -da

adjective

A ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished; ‹actuación› outstanding

la nota más destacada del día the highlight of the day

en presencia de destacadas personalidades in the presence of prominent o distinguished figures

B [ ESTAR] ‹tropas› stationed

las fuerzas destacadas en las zonas montañosas the forces stationed in the mountain areas

nuestro equipo destacado en el lugar our team on the spot

el cuerpo diplomático destacado en Addis-Abeba the diplomatic staff in Addis Ababa o assigned to Addis Ababa

* * *

Del verbo destacar: ( conjugate destacar)

destacado es:

el participio

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destacado
destacar
destacado
◊ -da adjetivo

1 ‹profesional/artista› prominent, distinguished;
‹ actuación› outstanding
2 [estar] ‹ tropas› stationed
destacar ( conjugate destacar) verbo transitivo
1 (recalcar, subrayar) to emphasize, stress
2 ( realzar) ‹belleza/figura› to enhance;
‹color/plano› to bring out
3
a) (Mil) ‹ tropas› to post

b) ‹periodista/fotógrafo› to send

verbo intransitivo
to stand out;
destacado en algo to excel at o in sth
destacado,-a adjetivo outstanding
destacar vtr fig to emphasize, stress
destacar(se) verbo intransitivo & verbo reflexivo to stand out
' destacado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destacada
- maestra
- maestro
- señera
- señero
- sobresaliente
English:
conspicuous
- figure
- foremost
- highlight
- leading
- outstanding
- prominent
- striking
- towering
- distinction
- out
- prominently
- top

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destacado, -a adj

1. [persona] distinguished, prominent;
[acto] outstanding;
era uno de nuestros alumnos más destacados he was one of our most outstanding pupils;

tuvo una destacada actuación her performance was outstanding

2. [tropas] stationed;
[corresponsales] assigned, sent;
las tropas destacadas en Bosnia the troops stationed in Bosnia;

conectamos con nuestra unidad móvil destacada en la zona we're going over to our mobile unit in the area itself

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destacado

adj outstanding

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destacado, -da adj

1) : outstanding, prominent

2) : stationed, posted

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destacado adj

1. (en general) outstanding

2. (persona) prominent / leading

Spanish-English dictionary > destacado
12 potencia industrial

(n.) = industrial power

Ex. The widespread use of the metric system by most of the major industrial powers of the world has prompted the Canadian government to consider its adoption.

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(n.) = industrial power

Ex: The widespread use of the metric system by most of the major industrial powers of the world has prompted the Canadian government to consider its adoption.

Spanish-English dictionary > potencia industrial
13 sugerir

v.

1 to suggest.

¿qué sugieres que hagamos? what do you suggest we do?

sugirió que diéramos una vuelta he suggested we (should) go for a walk

Esta escultura sugiere un ave This sculpture suggest a bird.

2 to evoke.

¿qué te sugiere este poema? what does this poem remind you of?

3 to advise to, to suggest to.

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sugerir

Conjugation model [ HERVIR], like link=hervir hervir

► verbo transitivo

1 to suggest

■ te sugiero que lo vuelvas a intentar I suggest you try again

2 (insinuar) to hint, hint at

■ no sé qué sugieres con esto I don't know what you're hinting at

3 (suscitar) to suggest, make think

■ sus cuadros no me sugieren nada his paintings don't do anything for me

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verb

to suggest

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VT

1) (=proponer) to suggest

¿tú qué me sugieres? — what do you suggest?

nos sugirió la idea de grabar esa canción — he suggested the idea of recording that song to us

• sugerir hacer algo — to suggest doing sth

yo sugiero empezar más temprano — I suggest that we begin earlier, I suggest beginning earlier

• sugerir a algn que + subjun —

me ha sugerido que escriba una novela — he has suggested that I write a novel o that I should write a novel

2) (=insinuar) to hint at, suggest

sugirió la posibilidad de que el ministro dimitiera — he hinted at the possibility of the minister resigning, he suggested the possibility that the Minister would resign

3) (=indicar) to suggest

los hallazgos arqueológicos sugieren la existencia de un asentamiento anterior — the archaeological finds suggest the existence of a previous settlement

no es una novela histórica, como el título podría sugerir — it is not a historical novel, as the title might suggest

4) (=evocar)

la película me ha sugerido muchas cosas — the film was very thought-provoking, the film gave me much food for thought

la idea que nos sugiere este nuevo producto — the idea conveyed by this new product, the image this new product calls to mind

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verbo transitivo

1) (aconsejar, proponer) to suggest

me sugirió que lo probara — he suggested that I (should) try it

sugiero dejarlo para mañana — I suggest we leave it o I suggest leaving it until tomorrow

2) ( suscitar)

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? — what does this picture make you think of?

aquel episodio le sugirió el argumento — that incident gave him the idea for the plot

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= come up with, imply, make + recommendation, put forward, suggest, give + suggestions, make + suggestion, come forward with, hint, insinuate, put forth, bring forward, intimate.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. Omission does not imply that those areas are not important.

Ex. In its final report, however, the Working Group made a number of recommendations concerning the future direction of development relating to authorities.

Ex. One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex. The references which are suggested are not obligatory, and references should be made as appropriate with regards to the item being indexed.

Ex. Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.

Ex. 'You don't waste any time making suggestions, do you?' said she, at length, musingly'.

Ex. Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex. Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.

Ex. Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.

Ex. Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex. They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex. Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.

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* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.

* sugerir unas directrices = put forward + recommendations.

* sugerir una solución = suggest + solution.

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verbo transitivo

1) (aconsejar, proponer) to suggest

me sugirió que lo probara — he suggested that I (should) try it

sugiero dejarlo para mañana — I suggest we leave it o I suggest leaving it until tomorrow

2) ( suscitar)

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? — what does this picture make you think of?

aquel episodio le sugirió el argumento — that incident gave him the idea for the plot

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= come up with, imply, make + recommendation, put forward, suggest, give + suggestions, make + suggestion, come forward with, hint, insinuate, put forth, bring forward, intimate.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: Omission does not imply that those areas are not important.

Ex: In its final report, however, the Working Group made a number of recommendations concerning the future direction of development relating to authorities.

Ex: One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.

Ex: The references which are suggested are not obligatory, and references should be made as appropriate with regards to the item being indexed.

Ex: Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.

Ex: 'You don't waste any time making suggestions, do you?' said she, at length, musingly'.

Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.

Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.

Ex: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.

Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.

Ex: They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.

* sugerir ideas = contribute + ideas, brainstorm.

* sugerir la forma de = suggest + way in which.

* sugerir una idea = advance + proposition, suggest + idea, float + concept.

* sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.

* sugerir unas directrices = put forward + recommendations.

* sugerir una solución = suggest + solution.

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sugerir [ I11 ]

vt

A (aconsejar, proponer) to suggest

no sé qué comprarle ¿qué me sugieres? I don't know what to buy her, what do you suggest?

les sugerí una visita al museo I suggested going to the museum, I suggested a visit to the museum

sugerirle a algn QUE + SUBJ:

me sugirió que consultara con un especialista he suggested that I (should) consult a specialist

sugerir + INF:

sugiero dejarlo para mañana I suggest we leave it o I suggest leaving it until tomorrow

sugirió volver a escribirle she suggested that we (should) write to him again

B (suscitar) ‹idea/pensamiento›

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? what does this picture make you think of?, what does this picture suggest to you?

aquel episodio le sugirió el tema de su próxima canción that incident gave him the idea for his next song

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sugerir ( conjugate sugerir) verbo transitivo
to suggest;
◊ me sugirió que lo probara he suggested that I (should) try it;

¿qué te sugiere este cuadro? what does this picture make you think of?
sugerir verbo transitivo to suggest ➣ Ver nota en propose

' sugerir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- inspirar
- decir
English:
propose
- suggest
- suggestion

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sugerir vt

1. [proponer] to suggest;

me sugirió visitar el país en verano he suggested I should visit the country in summer;

¿qué sugieres que hagamos? what do you suggest we do?;

sugirió que diéramos una vuelta he suggested we (should) go for a walk

2. [evocar] to evoke;

¿qué te sugiere este poema? what does this poem remind you of?;

aquella batalla le sugirió el tema de su próximo libro that battle gave him the idea for his next book

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sugerir

v/t suggest

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sugerir {76} vt

1) proponer, recomendar: to suggest, to recommend, to propose

2) : to suggest, to bring to mind

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sugerir vb to suggest

sugiero que vayamos en tren I suggest that we go by train

me sugirió que ahorrara un poco más he suggested that I should save a bit more

Spanish-English dictionary > sugerir
14 brûler

brûler° [bʀyle]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to burn ; [eau bouillante] to scald ; [+ maison, village] to burn down

• être brûlé vif to be burnt to death

• j'irai brûler un cierge pour toi (humorous) I'll cross my fingers for you

• j'ai les yeux qui me brûlent my eyes are smarting

• l'argent lui brûle les doigts money burns a hole in his pocket

• cette question me brûlait les lèvres I was dying to ask that question

   b. ( = ignorer) brûler un stop to ignore a stop sign

• brûler un feu rouge to go through a red light (Brit) to run a red light (US)

• brûler les étapes ( = trop se précipiter) to cut corners

2. intransitive verb

   a. to burn ; [maison, forêt] to be on fire

• j'ai laissé brûler le rôti I burnt the roast

   b. ( = être très chaud) to be burning

• ne touche pas, ça brûle don't touch that, you'll burn yourself

• tu brûles ! (jeu, devinette) you're getting hot!

   c. brûler d'impatience to seethe with impatience

• brûler d'envie de faire qch to be dying to do sth

3. reflexive verb

► se brûler

   a. to burn o.s. ; ( = s'ébouillanter) to scald o.s.

• je me suis brûlé la langue I burnt my tongue

• se brûler la cervelle to blow one's brains out (inf)

   b. (Canadian = se fatiguer) (inf) to exhaust o.s.

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bʀyle
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( mettre le feu) to burn [papiers, broussailles, encens]; to set fire to [voiture, maison]

brûler un cierge à — to light a candle to

brûler quelqu'un vif — to burn somebody alive

2) ( consommer) to burn [combustible, calories]; to use [électricité]

3) ( provoquer une brûlure) [acide, flamme, huile] to burn [personne, peau]; [eau, thé] to scald [peau, corps]; [aliments, alcool] to burn [estomac, gorge]; [soleil] to burn [peau]; to scorch [herbe]

être brûlé par une explosion — to get burned in an explosion

être brûlé au visage — to suffer burns to one's face

attention, ça brûle! — careful, it's very hot!

être brûlé par le soleil — [personne] to get sunburned

l'argent te brûle les doigts — fig money burns a hole in your pocket

j'ai les yeux qui me brûlent — my eyes are stinging

4) Médecine to cauterize [verrue] (à with)

5) (colloq) ( ne pas respecter) to ignore [stop, priorité]

brûler un feu (rouge) — to jump (colloq) the lights

2.

verbe intransitif

1) ( se consumer) [bois, bougie] to burn; [forêt, maison, ville] to be on fire

bien/mal brûler — [combustible] to burn well/badly

3000 hectares de forêt ont brûlé — 3,000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire

faire brûler — to burn [papier, pneu]; to burn [something] down [maison]

2) Culinaire [rôti, tarte] to burn

3) ( flamber) [feu] to burn

4) ( désirer)

brûler de faire, brûler d'envie de faire — to be longing to do

brûler (d'amour) pour quelqu'un — to be consumed with love for somebody

5) Jeux ( à cache-tampon)

tu brûles! — you're getting very warm!

3.

se brûler verbe pronominal to burn oneself ( avec with; en faisant doing)

se brûler la langue — to burn one's tongue

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bʀyle
1. vt

1) [feu, objet brûlant] to burn, [eau bouillante] to scald

2) (= consommer) [électricité, essence] to use

3) [feu rouge, signal] to go through

brûler les étapes — to make rapid progress, (= aller trop vite) to cut corners

2. vi

1) (= se consumer) to burn

2) (jeu)

tu brûles — you're getting warm

3) (= être impatient)

brûler de faire qch — to be dying to do sth

brûler d'impatience de faire qch — to be dying to do sth

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brûler verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( mettre le feu) to burn [papiers, broussailles]; to set fire to [voiture, maison]; to burn [encens]; brûler un cierge à saint Antoine to light a candle to Saint Anthony; brûler qn vif to burn sb alive; ⇒ chandelle;

2 ( consommer) to burn [bois, charbon, mazout]; to use [électricité]; to burn [calories]; ⇒ cartouche;

3 ( provoquer une brûlure) [acide, flamme, huile] to burn [personne, peau]; [eau, thé] to scald [peau, corps]; [aliments, alcool] to burn [estomac, gorge]; [soleil] to burn [peau]; [soleil] to scorch [herbe]; être brûlé par une explosion/dans un accident to get burned in an explosion/ in an accident; l'acide/l'huile m'a brûlé les mains the acid/the oil burned my hands; brûler sa chemise en la repassant to burn ou scorch one's shirt while ironing it; être brûlé au visage/cou to suffer burns to one's face/neck; être brûlé au premier/troisième degré to sustain first/third degree burns; attention, ça brûle! careful, it's very hot!; être brûlé par le soleil [personne] to get sunburned; l'argent leur brûle les doigts fig money burns a hole in their pocket; j'ai les yeux qui me brûlent my eyes are stinging;

4 Méd to cauterize [verrue] (à with);

5 ○( ne pas respecter) to ignore [stop, priorité]; to miss [station]; brûler un feu (rouge) to jump○ the lights;

6 †( torréfier) to roast [café].

B vi

1 ( se consumer) [bois, charbon, bougie] to burn; [forêt, maison, ville] to be on fire; bien/mal brûler [bois, combustible] to burn well/badly; 3000 hectares de forêt ont brûlé 3000 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire; faire brûler qch to burn [sth] down [papier, bois, pneu, maison]; il fait brûler des ronces dans le jardin he's burning brambles in the garden;

2 Culin [rôti, tarte, gâteau] to burn; j'ai fait or laissé brûler mon gâteau I've burned the cake;

3 ( flamber) [feu] to burn (dans la cheminée in the fireplace);

4 ( être fiévreux) [personne, front, mains] to be burning hot; brûler de fièvre to be burning with fever;

5 ( désirer) brûler de faire, brûler d'envie or d'impatience de faire to be longing to do; brûler d'amour/de passion pour qn to be consumed with love/with passion for sb; brûler pour qn to be consumed with love for sb;

6 Jeux ( à cache-tampon) tu brûles! you're getting very, very warm!

C se brûler vpr [personne] to burn oneself (avec with; en faisant doing); se brûler la main/langue to burn one's hand/tongue; se brûler les ailes fig to come to grief, to come unstuck; se brûler les cheveux to singe one's hair; se brûler les doigts fig to get one's fingers burned; ⇒ pont.

[bryle] verbe transitif

1. [détruire - feuilles, corps, objet] to burn, to incinerate

brûler quelqu'un vif/sur le bûcher to burn somebody alive/at the stake

brûler ce qu'on a adoré to turn against one's former love ou loves

brûler le pavé to tear along

brûler les planches to give an outstanding performance

brûler ses dernières cartouches to shoot one's bolt

2. [consommer - électricité, fioul] to burn (up), to use, to consume

brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts to burn the candle at both ends

elle brûle un cierge à la Vierge deux fois par an (sens propre) she lights a candle to the Virgin Mary twice a year

brûler un cierge à quelqu'un (figuré) to show one's gratitude to somebody

3. [trop cuire] to burn

4. [trop chauffer - tissu] to burn, to scorch, to singe ; [ - cheveux, poils] to singe ; [ - acier] to spoil

5. [irriter - partie du corps] to burn

la fumée me brûle les yeux smoke is making my eyes smart ou sting

le froid me brûle les oreilles the cold is making my ears burn

le piment me brûle la langue the chili is burning my tongue

brûler la cervelle à quelqu'un (sens propre) to blow somebody's brains out

l'argent lui brûle les doigts money burns a hole in his pocket

6. [endommager - suj: gel] to nip, to burn ; [ - suj: acide] to burn

brûlé par le gel frost-damaged

7. (familier) [dépasser]

brûler son arrêt [bus, personne] to go past ou to miss one's stop

brûler un feu to go through a red light

brûler un stop to fail to stop at a stop sign

brûler la politesse à quelqu'un

a. [passer devant lui] to push in front of somebody (in the queue)

b. [partir sans le saluer] to leave without saying goodbye to somebody

brûler les étapes

a. [progresser rapidement] to advance by leaps and bounds

b. (péjoratif) to cut corners, to take short cuts

8. [café] to roast

9. [animer] to burn

le désir qui le brûle the desire that consumes him

10. MÉDECINE [verrue] to burn off (separable)

11. (très familier & argot milieu) [tuer] to waste (très familier)

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[bryle] verbe intransitif

1. [flamber] to burn (up), to be on fire

[lentement] to smoulder

brûler sur le bûcher to be burnt at the stake

brûler vif to be burnt alive ou to death

la forêt a brûlé the forest was burnt down ou to the ground

2. [se consumer - charbon, essence] to burn

laisser brûler la lumière to leave the light burning ou on

faire brûler le rôti to burn the roast

3. [être chaud] to be burning

avoir le front/la gorge qui brûle to have a burning forehead/a burning sensation in the throat

ça brûle

a. [plat, sol] it's boiling hot ou burning

b. [eau] it's scalding

c. [feu] it's burning

les yeux me brûlent my eyes are stinging ou smarting

4. JEUX to be close

je brûle? am I getting warm?

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brûler de verbe plus préposition

1. [être animé de]

brûler de colère to be burning ou seething with anger

brûler d'impatience/de désir to be burning with impatience/desire

2. [désirer] to be dying ou longing to

brûler de parler à quelqu'un to be dying to talk to somebody

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se brûler verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

to burn oneself

se brûler la main to burn one's hand

se brûler la cervelle (familier) to blow one's brains out

se brûler les ailes to get one's fingers burnt

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > brûler
15 collect

Ⅰ.

collect¹ [kə'lekt]

1 transitive verb

(a) (gather → objects) ramasser; (→ information, documents) recueillir, rassembler; (→ evidence) rassembler; (→ people) réunir, rassembler; (→ wealth) accumuler, amasser;

∎ a water butt collects rainwater for use in the garden une citerne recueille l'eau de pluie pour le jardin;

∎ to collect dust prendre la poussière;

∎ solar panels collect the heat des panneaux solaires captent la chaleur

(b) figurative

∎ to collect oneself (calm down) se reprendre, se calmer; (reflect) se recueillir;

∎ let me collect my thoughts laissez-moi réfléchir ou me concentrer;

∎ to collect one's wits rassembler ses esprits

(c) (as hobby) collectionner, faire collection de;

∎ she has collected more than 2,000 records elle a une collection de plus de 2000 disques

(d) (money) recueillir; (taxes, fines, dues) percevoir; (pension, salary) toucher; (homework) ramasser, relever; (debt) recouvrer

(e) British (take away) ramasser;

∎ the council collects the rubbish la commune se charge du ramassage des ordures;

∎ when is the mail collected? à quelle heure est la levée du courrier?;

∎ Commerce to collect an order retirer une commande

(f) (pick up → people) aller chercher, (passer) prendre; (→ luggage, ticket, car) aller chercher, aller prendre; (→ goods) enlever;

∎ he'll collect us in his car il viendra nous chercher ou passera nous prendre en voiture;

∎ the bus collects the children at eight o'clock le bus ramasse les enfants à huit heures;

∎ I'll collect you at midday je passerai vous prendre à midi

2 intransitive verb

(a) (accumulate → people) se rassembler, se réunir; (→ things) s'accumuler, s'amasser; (→ water, dirt) s'accumuler

(b) (raise money)

∎ to collect for charity faire la quête ou quêter pour une œuvre de bienfaisance

(c) American Commerce

∎ collect on delivery paiement m à la livraison, (livraison f) contre remboursement

3 adverb

American Telecommunications

∎ to call (sb) collect téléphoner (à qn) en PCV, French Canadian faire un appel à frais virés (à qn);

∎ Commerce to send a parcel collect envoyer un colis en port dû ou payable à destination

►► American Telecommunications collect call appel m en PCV, French Canadian appel m à frais virés;

∎ to make a collect call faire un appel ou téléphoner en PCV, French Canadian faire un appel à frais virés

➲ collect up separable transitive verb

ramasser;

∎ they collected up their belongings and left ils ont ramassé leurs affaires et sont partis

Ⅱ.

collect² ['kɒlekt]

noun

Religion (prayer) collecte f

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > collect
16 general

general [ˈdʒenərəl]

1. adjective

   a. général

• the general idea l'idée f générale

• to give sb a general idea of a subject donner à qn un aperçu d'un sujet

• I've got the general idea je vois en gros de quoi il s'agit

• there was general agreement il y avait un consensus

• in general use d'usage courant

• for general use pour l'usage du public

► in general en général

   b. ( = unspecific) [answer, discussion, enquiry] d'ordre général

• in general terms d'une manière générale

• as a general rule en règle générale

   c. ( = approximate) in the general direction of the village dans la direction approximative du village

2. noun

(in armed forces) général m

3. compounds

► general anaesthetic noun anesthésie f générale

► General Certificate of Education noun (British) examen passé à 18 ans ≈ baccalauréat m

► General Certificate of Secondary Education noun (British) examen passé à 16 ans ≈ brevet m des collèges → GCSE

► general delivery noun (US,Canadian) poste f restante

► general election noun élections fpl législatives

► general hospital noun centre m hospitalier

► general knowledge noun culture f générale

► General Manager noun directeur m général

► general meeting noun assemblée f générale

► general practice noun (British = work) médecine f générale ; ( = place) cabinet m de médecine générale

• to be in general practice être médecin généraliste ► general practitioner noun (médecin m ) généraliste m

► the general public noun le grand public

► general-purpose adjective [tool, substance] universel ; [dictionary] général

► general science noun (at school) physique, chimie et biologie

► general strike noun grève f générale

► General Studies plural noun (British) cours de culture générale pour élèves spécialisés

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['dʒenrəl] 1.
noun

1) Military général m

2)

the general and the particular — le général et le particulier
2.
adjective

1) ( widespread) gen général

to be a general favourite — être apprécié de tous

in general use — [word, term] d'usage courant; [equipment] d'utilisation courante

2) ( overall) gen général

do you get the general idea? — tu vois en gros de quoi il s'agit?

that's the general idea — en gros, c'est ça l'idée

as a general rule — normalement, en règle générale

3) (miscellaneous, not specific) gen général; [promise, assurance] vague

to talk in general terms — parler en termes généraux

a general discussion — une discussion d' ensemble

to give somebody a general idea of — donner à quelqu'un une idée d'ensemble de

in the general direction of — en direction de

4) ( not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] général; [user, reader] moyen/-enne

general office duties — travail m de bureau

general assistant — employé/-e m/f de bureau

5) ( normal) général

in the general way of things — en règle générale
3.
in general adverbial phrase ( usually or non-specifically) en général; (overall, mostly) dans l'ensemble

things in general — tout

English-French dictionary > general
17 Québec

Québec [kebεk]

1. noun

( = ville) Quebec (City)

2. masculine noun

• le Québec ( = province) Quebec

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QUÉBEC

Quebec's history as a French-speaking province of Canada has meant that the French spoken there has developed many distinctive characteristics. Since the 1970s, the government of Quebec has been actively promoting the use of French terms instead of Anglicisms in everyday life in order to preserve the Francophone identity of the province, over 80% of whose inhabitants have French as their mother tongue. → LA RÉVOLUTION TRANQUILLE

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kebɛk
1.

nom propre masculin ( province)

le Québec — Quebec

2.

nom propre ( ville) Quebec

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kebɛk
1. n

(= ville) Quebec

2. nm

le Québec — Quebec, Quebec Province

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Québec

A ⇒ Les régions nprm le Québec Quebec.

B ⇒ Les villes npr Quebec.

[kebɛk] nom propre masculin

1. [province]

le Québec Quebec

au Québec in Quebec

la province de ou du Québec Quebec State

2. [ville] Quebec

à Québec in (the city of) Quebec

LE QUÉBEC

Founded by Champlain in 1608, this Canadian province remained predominantly French-speaking after Canada became a British possession in 1763. Today, with French as its official language, it is the centre of French-Canadian culture.

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > Québec
18 fin

I.

fin¹, fine¹ [fɛ̃, fin]

1. adjective

   a. ( = mince) thin ; [cheveux, sable, poudre, pointe, pinceau] fine ; [taille, doigt, jambe] slender

• petits pois très fins top-quality garden peas

• une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle

   b. ( = raffiné) [lingerie, porcelaine, silhouette, membres] delicate ; [traits, visage, or] fine ; [produits, aliments] top-quality ; [mets] exquisite

• faire un repas fin to have a gourmet meal

• vins fins fine wines

• la fine fleur de l'armée française the pride of the French army

• le fin du fin the ultimate (de in)

   c. ( = très sensible) [vue, ouïe] sharp ; [goût, odorat] discriminating

   d. ( = subtil) [personne] astute ; [esprit, observation] sharp ; [allusion, nuance] subtle

• il n'est pas très fin he's not very bright

• ce n'est pas très fin de sa part that's not very clever of him

• comme c'est fin ! very clever!

• tu as l'air fin ! you look a right idiot! (inf)

• jouer au plus fin avec qn to try to outsmart sb

   e. (avant le nom = habile) expert

• fin connaisseur connoisseur

• fin gourmet gourmet

• fin stratège expert strategist

   f. (avant le nom: intensif) au fin fond de la campagne right in the heart of the country

• savoir le fin mot de l'histoire to know the real story

   g. (Canadian = gentil, aimable) nice

2. adverb

[moudre, tailler] finely

• fin prêt all ready

3. compounds

► fines herbes fines herbes

► fin limier sleuth

II.

fin² [fɛ̃]

1. feminine noun

   a. end

• « Fin » [de film, roman] "The End"

• vers or sur la fin towards the end

• fin juin

• à la fin (de) juin at the end of June

• jusqu'à la fin to the very end

• la fin du monde the end of the world

• avoir des fins de mois difficiles to have difficulty making ends meet

• on n'en verra jamais la fin we'll never see the end of this

• à la fin il a réussi à se décider in the end he managed to make up his mind

• tu m'ennuies, à la fin ! (inf) you're beginning to get on my nerves!

• en fin d'après-midi in the late afternoon

• sans fin [discussion, guerre] endless ; [errer, tourner] endlessly

• un chômeur en fin de droits an unemployed person no longer entitled to benefit

• prendre fin [réunion] to come to an end ; [contrat] to expire (le on)

• toucher à or tirer à sa fin to be coming to an end

• mettre fin à to put an end to

► en fin de compte ( = tout bien considéré) at the end of the day ; ( = en conclusion) finally

   b. ( = mort) end

• il a eu une belle fin he had a fine end

   c. ( = but) aim

• ce n'est pas une fin en soi it's not an end in itself

• il est arrivé à ses fins he achieved his aim

• à cette fin to this end

• à toutes fins utiles for your information

2. compounds

► fin de semaine (Canadian) weekend

► fin de série end-of-line stock uncount

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1.
fine fɛ̃, fin adjectif

1) [sable, pluie] fine; [fil, écriture, pinceau, pointe] fine; [tranche, couche, verre] thin

2) [petit pois, haricots verts] quality (épith)

très fins — top-quality (épith)

3) ( délicat) [cheville, taille] slender; [traits] fine; [bijou, dentelle] delicate, fine; [vins, aliments] fine; [plat] delicate

4) ( subtil) [personne] perceptive; [esprit] shrewd; [allusion, interprétation, humour] subtle; [goût] delicate, subtle

vraiment c'est fin! — iron that's really clever! iron

jouer au plus fin avec quelqu'un — to try to outsmart somebody

avoir l'air fin — (colloq) to look a fool

tu as l'air fin (colloq) avec ce chapeau! — you look a sight (colloq) in that hat!

5) ( sensible)

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have a keen sense of hearing

avoir le nez fin — to have a keen sense of smell

6) ( remarquable) excellent

la fine fleur des économistes — the top ou best economists

7) ( ultime)

au fin fond de — in the remotest part of [pays, région]; at the very bottom of [tiroir, armoire]

le fin mot de l'histoire — the truth of the matter

2.

adverbe

1) ( complètement)

être fin prêt — to be all set

fin soûl — (colloq) completely drunk

2) ( finement) [écrire, moudre] finely; [couper] thinly

3.

nom masculin

le fin du fin — the ultimate (de in)

Phrasal Verbs:

- fin limier

- fin renard

- fin e gueule

- fin e mouche

- fin es herbes

II fɛ̃
nom féminin

1) ( terme) end; (de réunion, période) close, end; ( façon dont se termine quelque chose) ending

à la fin des années 70 — in the late '70s

en fin de matinée — late in the morning

jusqu'à la fin — to the (very) end

toucher or tirer à sa fin — to be coming ou drawing to an end

prendre fin — to come to an end

avoir des fins de mois difficiles — to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month

c'est la fin de tout — it's the last straw

mener quelque chose à bonne fin — to bring something to a successful conclusion

sans fin — [discussions] endless; [discuter] endlessly

tu vas te taire à la fin! — (colloq) for God's sake, be quiet!

tu m'ennuies à la fin! — (colloq) you're really getting on my nerves!

chômeur en fin de droits — unemployed person no longer eligible for benefit

fin de siècle — pej decadent, fin-de-siècle

2) ( mort) end, death

3) ( but) end, aim, purpose

à toutes fins utiles — for whatever purpose it may serve

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's aims

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fin de semaine

- fin de série

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I fɛ̃
1. nf

1) (= terme) end

Elle n'a pas regardé la fin du film. — She didn't watch the end of the film.

"Fin" — "The End"

à la fin — in the end, eventually

À la fin, il a réussi à se décider. — In the end he managed to make up his mind.

fin mai — at the end of May

Il sera en vacances fin juin. — He'll be on holiday at the end of June.

à la fin de la guerre — at the end of the war

en fin de journée — at the end of the day

en fin de semaine — at the end of the week

en fin de compte — when all's said and done

prendre fin — to come to an end

toucher à sa fin — to be drawing to a close

sans fin adj — endless, advendlessly

mettre fin à — to put an end to

mener à bonne fin — to bring to a successful conclusion

2) (= but)

à cette fin — to this end

2. fins nfpl

(= but) ends

à toutes fins utiles — for your information

II fin, -e
1. adj

1) (peu épais) (papier, couche, fil) thin, (cheveux, poudre, pointe, visage) fine, (taille) neat, slim

2) (de qualité supérieure) (vins) fine

la lingerie fine — luxury lingerie

du linge fin — fine linen

3) (= subtil) (remarques) (avant le nom) subtle

c'est fin! ironique — how clever!

4) (= sensible) (ouïe, odorat) keen

avoir l'ouïe fine — to have keen hearing

avoir l'oreille fine — to have sharp ears

5) (placé avant le nom: qui excelle dans une activité)

un fin connaisseur de qch — a connoisseur of sth

un fin gourmet — a gourmet

un fin tireur — a crack shot

6) (autres locutions)

le fin fond de — the very depths of

le fin mot de — the real story behind

la fine fleur de — the flower of

2. adv

1) (= finement) [moudre, couper] finely

2) (= tout à fait)

fin prêt — quite ready

fin soûl — quite drunk

3. nm

vouloir jouer au plus fin avec qn — to try to outsmart sb

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I.

fin, fine

A adj

1 ( constitué d'éléments très petits) [sable, poudre, pluie] fine;

2 ( très mince) [gouttelette, fil, trait de crayon, écriture] fine; [tranche, plaque, couche, feuille, verre] thin;

3 ( effilé) [pinceau, aiguille, plume, pointe] fine;

4 Comm, Culin [petits pois, haricots verts] quality ( épith); très fins top-quality ( épith);

5 ( délicat) [cheville, poignet, cou, taille] slender; [traits] fine; il est très fin de visage he's got very fine features;

6 ( ouvragé) [orfèvrerie, broderie, bijou, dentelle] delicate, fine;

7 ( de grande qualité) [vins, aliments, lingerie] fine; [plat, mets, morceau] delicate;

8 ( subtil) [personne] perceptive; [esprit] shrewd; [allusion, interprétation] subtle; [plaisanterie, humour] subtle; [goût] delicate, subtle; vraiment c'est fin! iron that's really clever! iron; jouer au plus fin avec qn to try to outsmart sb; avoir l'air fin○ to look a fool; tu as l'air fin○ avec ce chapeau! you look a sight○ in that hat!;

9 ( sensible) avoir l'ouïe or l'oreille fine to have a keen sense of hearing; avoir l'odorat or le nez fin to have a keen sense of smell;

10 ( remarquable) (before n) excellent; c'est une fine cuisinière she's an excellent cook; fin gourmet gourmet; fin connaisseur connoisseur; fin tireur crack shot; la fine fleur des économistes/joueurs d'échecs the top ou best economists/chess players; ⇒ bouche;

11 ( ultime) (before n) au fin fond de in the remotest part of [pays, région]; at the very bottom of [tiroir, armoire]; ils habitent au fin fond du Massif central they live in the remotest part of the Massif Central; le fin mot de l'histoire the truth of the matter.

B adv

1 ( complètement) être fin prêt to be all set; fin soûl○ completely drunk, sloshed○;

2 ( finement) [écrire, moudre] finely; [couper] thinly.

C nm le fin du fin the ultimate (de in).

D fine nf ( boisson) brandy.

Composés

fin limier super-sleuth; fin renard sly customer○; fine gueule○ gourmet; fine lame expert swordsman; fine mouche = fin renard; fines herbes mixed herbs, fines herbes.

II.

fin nf

1 ( terme) end; (de séance, réunion, période) close, end; ( façon dont se termine quelque chose) ending; à la fin de at the end of; fin août/septembre at the end of August/September; en fin de journée/semaine/mois at the end of the day/week/month; à la fin des années 70 in the late '70s; en fin de matinée/d'après-midi late in the morning/afternoon; vers or sur la fin toward(s) the end; en fin de séance ( à la Bourse) at the close; jusqu'à la fin to the (very) end; jusqu'à la fin des temps until the end of time; toucher or tirer à sa fin to be coming ou drawing to an end; tout a une fin everything comes to an end; prendre fin to come to an end; mettre fin à to put an end to; mettre fin à ses jours to take one's own life, to put an end to one's life; ‘fin’ (dans un film, roman) ‘the end’; la fin du monde lit, fig the end of the world; c'est la fin de leurs espoirs it's the end of their hopes; avoir des fins de mois difficiles to find it hard to make ends meet at the end of the month; la quatrième en partant de la fin the fourth from the bottom ou end; la table des matières est à la fin du livre the table of contents is at the back of the book; payable fin janvier/courant/prochain payable at the end of January/of this month/of next month; c'est la fin de tout it's the last straw; mener qch à bonne fin to carry sth off, to bring sth to a successful conclusion; c'est un bon film mais je n'ai pas aimé la fin it's a good film but I didn't like the ending; sans fin [combats, discussions, guerre] endless, never-ending; [discuter, épiloguer, se disputer] endlessly; à la fin in the end; tu vas te taire à la fin○! for God's sake, be quiet!, be quiet already○ US!; tu m'ennuies à la fin○! you're really getting on my nerves!; chômeur en fin de droits unemployed person who is no longer entitled to unemployment benefit; fin de siècle pej decadent, fin-de-siècle;

2 ( mort) end, death; une fin tragique/prématurée a tragic/premature end ou death; il ne vous entend plus, c'est la fin he can no longer hear you, he's dying;

3 ( but) end, aim, purpose; à cette fin to this end; à toutes fins utiles for whatever purpose it may serve; arriver or parvenir à ses fins to achieve one's aims; à seule fin de for the sole purpose of; ce n'est pas une fin en soi it's not an end in itself.

Composés

fin de l'exercice end of the financial year; fin de semaine weekend; fin de série Comm oddment.

Idiomes

la fin justifie les moyens, qui veut la fin veut les moyens the end justifies the means.

I

( féminin fine) [fɛ̃, fin] adjectif

1. [mince - sable, pinceau] fine ; [ - cheveu, fil] fine, thin ; [ - écriture] fine, small ; [ - doigt, jambe, taille, main] slim, slender

[peu épais - papier, tranche] thin ; [ - collant, bas] sheer

pluie fine drizzle

haricots verts fins high quality green beans

2. [délicat - visage, traits] delicate

3. [aiguisé - pointe] sharp

4. [de qualité - aliments, produit] high-quality, top-quality ; [ - mets, repas] delicate, exquisite, refined ; [ - dentelle, lingerie] delicate, fine ; [ - or, pierre, vin] fine

5. [subtil - observation, description] subtle, clever ; [ - personne] perceptive, subtle ; [ - esprit] sharp, keen, shrewd ; [ - plaisanterie] witty

ce n'était pas très fin de ta part it wasn't very smart ou clever of you

c'est fin! (familier & ironique) very clever!

ne joue pas au plus fin avec moi don't try to outwit ou to outsmart me

c'est une fine mouche he's a sharp customer

6. [sensible - ouïe, vue] sharp, keen, acute ; [ - odorat] discriminating, sensitive

7. (avant le nom) [extrême]

dans le ou au fin fond du placard at the very back of the closet

au fin fond de la campagne in the depths of the countryside, in the middle of nowhere (péjoratif)

le fin mot de l'histoire c'est... the best of it is...

on ne connaîtra jamais le fin mot de l'histoire we'll never know what really happened ou the real story

8. (avant le nom) [excellent]

fin connaisseur (great) connoisseur

un fin tireur a crack shot

la fine équipe! what a team!

un fin gourmet a gourmet

fin adverbe

1. [finement - moulu] finely ; [ - taillé] sharply

c'est écrit trop fin it's written too small

hâché fin [herbes] finely chopped

2. [tout à fait]

être fin prêt to be ready

être fin saoul (soutenu) to be blind drunk

fine bouche nom féminin

1. [gourmet]

c'est une fine bouche he's a gourmet

2. (locution)

tu ne vas pas faire la fine bouche! don't be so choosy!

fine gueule nom féminin

(familier) gourmet

II

[fɛ̃] nom féminin

1. [terme - d'une période, d'un mandat] end ; [ - d'une journée, d'un match] end, close ; [ - d'une course] end, finish ; [ - d'un film, d'un roman] end, ending (substantif comptable)

jusqu'à la fin des temps ou des siècles until the end of time

par une fin d'après-midi de juin late on a June afternoon

fin mai/1997 (at the) end of May/1997

se battre/rester jusqu'à la fin to fight/to stay to the very end

mener quelque chose à bonne fin to pull ou to carry something off (successfully)

mettre fin à quelque chose to put an end to something

mettre fin à ses jours to put an end to one's life, to take one's own life

prendre fin to come to an end

tirer ou toucher à sa fin to come to an end, to draw to a close

fin de citation end of quotation

fin de semaine weekend

en fin de semaine at the end of the week

faire une fin to settle down, to get married

on n'en voit pas la fin there doesn't seem to be any end to it

ça y est, j'en vois la fin! at last, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

avoir ou connaître des fins de mois difficiles to find it hard to make ends meet (at the end of the month)

2. [disparition] end

la fin de la civilisation inca the end ou death of Inca civilization

ce n'est quand même pas la fin du monde! it's not the end of the world, is it!

c'est la fin de tout ou des haricots! (familier & humoristique) our goose is cooked!

3. [mort] death, end

avoir une fin tragique/lente to die a tragic/slow death

la fin approche the end is near

4. [objectif] end, purpose

à cette fin to this end, for this purpose, with that aim in mind

à seule fin de with the sole aim of, (simply) for the sake of, purely in order to

arriver ou parvenir à ses fins to achieve one's aim

à des fins personnelles for personal ou private use

à des fins politiques/religieuses to political/religious ends

fin en soi end in itself

la fin justifie les moyens (proverbe) , qui veut la fin veut les moyens (proverbe) the end justifies the means (proverbe)

5. DROIT

fin de non-recevoir demurrer

opposer une fin de non-recevoir à quelqu'un (figuré) to turn down somebody's request bluntly

6. COMMERCE

fin courant at the end of the current month

fins de série oddments

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à la fin locution adverbiale

1. [finalement] in the end, eventually

2. (familier) [ton irrité]

mais à la fin, où est-il? where on earth is it?

tu es énervant à la fin! you're beginning to get on my nerves!

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à la fin de locution prépositionnelle

at the end ou close of

à toutes fins utiles locution adverbiale

1. [pour information]

je vous signale à toutes fins utiles que... for your information, let me point out that...

2. [le cas échéant] just in case

dans la boîte à gants j'avais mis à toutes fins utiles une carte de France I had put a map of France in the glove compartment just in case

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en fin de locution prépositionnelle

en fin de soirée/match towards the end of the evening/match

être en fin de liste to be ou to come at the end of the list

être en fin de course [athlète, président] to be at the end of the road (figuré)

être en fin de droit to come to the end of one's entitlement (to an allowance)

en fin de compte locution adverbiale

in the end, when all is said and done

fin de race locution adjectivale

degenerate

fin de siècle locution adjectivale

decadent, fin de siècle

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sans fin locution adjectivale

1. [interminable] endless, interminable, never-ending

2. TECHNOLOGIE endless

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sans fin locution adverbiale

endlessly, interminably

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fin
19 intercambio

m.

1 exchange.

intercambio comercial trade

2 interchange, exchange, swapping, trade-in.

3 intercourse.

pres.indicat.

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

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intercambio

► nombre masculino

1 exchange, interchange

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noun m.

exchange

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SM [de impresiones, de presos, ideas, dinero] exchange; [de sellos, fotos] swap, exchange

hice intercambio con una chica inglesa — I went o did an exchange with an English girl

me junto con un estudiante de español y hacemos intercambio de conversación — I get together with a Spanish student to exchange conversation

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masculino

a) (de ideas, información, bienes) exchange

tener un intercambio de palabras — to have words o a quarrel

b) (de sellos, revistas) swap; ( de estudiantes) exchange; ( de prisioneros) exchange

c) ( en tenis) rally

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= exchange, exchange acquisition, interchange, exchange visit, cross-pollination, barter, cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], transposition, sharing, bartering.

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. The 'on approval', 'gift', and ' exchange' types are useful for statistical purposes.

Ex. Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.

Ex. The article 'To the Polar Circle on exchange visit' describes a 3 week exchange visit to the Regional Library in Rovaniemi, the largest of Finnish Lapland's 4 towns.

Ex. The conference disappointed in there was little cross-pollination of ideas between librarians in the developed and the developing countries.

Ex. International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.

Ex. Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields.

Ex. Transposition of digits in a number is usually invisible to editors.

Ex. There are other networks which support the sharing of cataloguing data.

Ex. Holdings will become increasingly important as a bartering tool to gain additional access benefits.

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* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* Cinta de Intercambio de Regristros MARC = MARC Exchange Tape.

* efectuar un intercambio = effect + exchange.

* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.

* formato de intercambio = exchange format.

* idioma de intercambio = exchange language.

* intercambio cultural = cultural exchange.

* intercambio de calor = heat exchange.

* intercambio de conocimientos = learning exchange, cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of knowledge.

* intercambio de conversación = conversation exchange.

* intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.

* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.

* intercambio de experiencias = exchange of experience.

* intercambio de fondos = stock exchange.

* intercambio de ideas = fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas, exchange of ideas.

* intercambio de información = information exchange, information interchange.

* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.

* intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.

* Intercambio Electrónico de Datos (EDI) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* intercambio electrónico de información = electronic exchange of information.

* intercambio internacional = international exchange.

* intercambio lingüístico = language exchange.

* intercambio nacional = national exchange.

* intercambio verbal = exchange, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* programa de intercambio = exchange programme.

* sesión de intercambio = swap shop.

* visita de intercambio = exchange visit.

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masculino

a) (de ideas, información, bienes) exchange

tener un intercambio de palabras — to have words o a quarrel

b) (de sellos, revistas) swap; ( de estudiantes) exchange; ( de prisioneros) exchange

c) ( en tenis) rally

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= exchange, exchange acquisition, interchange, exchange visit, cross-pollination, barter, cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], transposition, sharing, bartering.

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: The 'on approval', 'gift', and ' exchange' types are useful for statistical purposes.

Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.

Ex: The article 'To the Polar Circle on exchange visit' describes a 3 week exchange visit to the Regional Library in Rovaniemi, the largest of Finnish Lapland's 4 towns.

Ex: The conference disappointed in there was little cross-pollination of ideas between librarians in the developed and the developing countries.

Ex: International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.

Ex: Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields.

Ex: Transposition of digits in a number is usually invisible to editors.

Ex: There are other networks which support the sharing of cataloguing data.

Ex: Holdings will become increasingly important as a bartering tool to gain additional access benefits.

* adquisición por compra o intercambio = non-gratuitous acquisition.

* Cinta de Intercambio de Regristros MARC = MARC Exchange Tape.

* efectuar un intercambio = effect + exchange.

* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.

* formato de intercambio = exchange format.

* idioma de intercambio = exchange language.

* intercambio cultural = cultural exchange.

* intercambio de calor = heat exchange.

* intercambio de conocimientos = learning exchange, cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of knowledge.

* intercambio de conversación = conversation exchange.

* intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.

* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.

* intercambio de experiencias = exchange of experience.

* intercambio de fondos = stock exchange.

* intercambio de ideas = fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA], cross-fertilisation of ideas, exchange of ideas.

* intercambio de información = information exchange, information interchange.

* intercambio de opiniones sobre = exchange of opinion on.

* intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.

* Intercambio Electrónico de Datos (EDI) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* intercambio electrónico de información = electronic exchange of information.

* intercambio internacional = international exchange.

* intercambio lingüístico = language exchange.

* intercambio nacional = national exchange.

* intercambio verbal = exchange, verbal transaction, verbal exchange.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* programa de intercambio = exchange programme.

* sesión de intercambio = swap shop.

* visita de intercambio = exchange visit.

* * *

intercambio

masculine

1 (de ideas, bienes) exchange; (de sellos, revistas) swap

va a hacer un intercambio con un chico inglés he's going on an exchange with an English boy

intercambio de opiniones/experiencias exchange of opinions/experiences

intercambio cultural cultural exchange

el debate terminó con un intercambio de insultos the discussion ended in an exchange of insults

tuvieron un intercambio de palabras they exchanged words, they had an argument

2 (en tenis) rally

Compuesto:

intercambio de archivos

( Inf) file sharing

* * *

Del verbo intercambiar: ( conjugate intercambiar)

intercambio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

intercambió es:

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

Multiple Entries:
intercambiar
intercambio
intercambiar ( conjugate intercambiar) verbo transitivo ‹impresiones/ideas› to exchange;
‹sellos/revistas› to swap
intercambio sustantivo masculino
a) (de ideas, información, bienes) exchange

b) (de sellos, revistas) swap;

(de estudiantes, prisioneros) exchange
intercambiar verbo transitivo to exchange, swap
intercambio sustantivo masculino exchange: el ambiente favorecía el intercambio de ideas, the atmosphere favoured the exchange of ideas
' intercambio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tiroteo
English:
cement
- cultural exchange
- exchange
- interchange
- intercultural
- swap
- switch
- wife-swapping

* * *

intercambio nm
[de objetos, ideas] exchange; [de cromos] swap;
se ha producido un intercambio de lugares en la clasificación the two teams have swapped places in the table;

la discusión acabó con un intercambio de puñetazos the argument ended with them trading punches;

un alumno de intercambio an exchange student;

hizo intercambio con una chica canadiense she did an exchange with a Canadian girl

Comp
intercambio comercial trade;
intercambio cultural cultural exchange;
Fin intercambio de la deuda debt swap;
intercambio de golpes [en tenis] rally;

intercambio de ideas exchange of ideas;

intercambio de parejas swinging

* * *

intercambio

m exchange, swap;

intercambio de datos/opiniones exchange of information/ideas

* * *

intercambio nm

canje: exchange, trade

* * *

intercambio n exchange

viaje de intercambio exchange visit

Spanish-English dictionary > intercambio
20 doble

adj.

1 double.

doble falta double fault (en tenis)

doble fondo false bottom

doble moral double standard

doble personalidad split personality

doble sentido double meaning (de frase)

una calle de doble sentido a two-way street

doble techo fly sheet (de tienda de campaña)

doble ventana secondary glazing

2 geminate.

adv.

double.

trabajar doble to work twice as hard

f. & m.

1 double (persona parecida).

buscan a un doble de Groucho Marx they're looking for a Groucho Marx lookalike

esa chica es tu doble that girl is your double

2 look-alike, person with a keen resemblance to other, lookalike, double.

3 stand-in, body double.

4 stunt man, stand-in, stuntman.

5 stunt woman, extra, stuntwoman.

6 duplicate, dead ringer, ringer.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: doblar.

* * *

doble

► adjetivo

1 double

2 (nacionalidad) dual

3 (fuerte) thick

■ franela doble thick flannel

4 (fornido) thickset

5 figurado (engañoso) two-faced

► nombre masculino

1 double

■ tiene el doble que yo he's got twice as much as I have

2 (duplicado) duplicate

3 (dobladillo) hem

4 (de campana) toll

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 CINEMATOGRAFÍA stand-in, double (hombre) stunt man; (mujer) stunt woman

► adverbio

1 double

► nombre masculino plural dobles

1 (tenis) doubles

■ dobles femeninos ladies' doubles

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ver doble to see double

doble fondo false bottom

* * *

noun mf. adj.

double

* * *

1. ADJ

1) [puerta, tela, densidad, agente] double; [control, nacionalidad] dual; [ración, café] large; [cuerda] extra strong; [ventaja] twofold

un whisky doble — a double whisky

no aparcar en doble fila — no double-parking

lo expulsaron por doble amonestación — he was sent off after receiving a second yellow card

una tela de doble ancho — a double-width piece of fabric

están trabajando a doble turno — they are working double shifts

tiene doble motivo para quejarse — he has double reason to complain

• doble acristalamiento — Esp double glazing

• de doble cara — [disquete, hoja, espejo] double-sided; [abrigo, chaqueta] reversible

impresión a doble cara — double-sided printing

• doble cristal — double glazing

• doble espacio — double-spacing

diez páginas impresas a doble espacio — ten pages printed in double-spacing

• doble falta — (Baloncesto, Tenis) double fault

• doble fondo — false bottom

un maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom

en todo lo que dice hay un doble fondo — there's a double meaning in everything he says

• doble intención — double intention

no iba con doble intención — he did not have ulterior motives o double intentions

• doble juego — double-dealing

hacer un doble juego — to play a double game

• doble página — two-page spread, double-page spread

una fotografía a doble página — a two-page photograph

• doble personalidad — split personality

• de doble sentido — [calle] two-way antes de s ; [chiste, palabra] with a double meaning

todo lo que dice tiene un doble sentido — everything he says has a double meaning

• doble tracción — four-wheel drive

• visión doble — double vision
imposición 3), moral II, 2., 1)
2) (=hipócrita) [persona] two-faced

3) (Dominó) [ficha] double

el cuatro doble — the double four

2.

ADV [ver] double; [beber, comer] twice as much

con estas gafas veo doble — these glasses make me see double

3. SM

1) (=cantidad)

• el doble, ahora gana el doble — now he earns twice as much, now he earns double

su sueldo es el doble del mío — his salary is twice as much as mine, his salary is double mine

necesitamos una casa el doble de grande — we need a house twice as big as this o double the size

lleva el doble de harina — it has twice the amount of flour, it has double the amount of flour

¿cuál es el doble de diez? — what's two times ten?

apostar doble contra sencillo — to bet two to one

• el doble que — twice as much as

gana el doble que yo — he earns double what I do o twice as much as me

- doble o nada

2) (=copia) [de documento] duplicate copy; [de llave] duplicate key

3) (Cos) (=pliegue) pleat

4) [de campanas] toll(ing)

¿oyes el doble de campanas? — can you hear the bells tolling?

5) pl dobles (Tenis) doubles

un partido de dobles — a doubles match

dobles (de) caballeros — men's doubles

dobles (de) damas, dobles femeninos — ladies' doubles

dobles masculinos — men's doubles

dobles mixtos — mixed doubles

6) (Bridge) double

doble de castigo — penalty double

doble de llamada — asking double

7) ** [de cárcel] prison governor, head warden (EEUU)

4. SMF

1) (Cine) double, stand-in

2) (=persona parecida) [gen] double; [de algún famoso] lookalike

me han dicho que tengo un doble — I've been told I have a double

varios dobles de Elvis Presley — some Elvis Presley lookalikes

3) (=persona falsa) double-dealer

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I
adjetivo

1) <whisky/flor/puerta> double; < café> large; <costura/hilo/consonante> double

lo veo todo doble — I'm seeing double

cerrar con doble llave — to double-lock

apostar doble contra sencillo — to bet two to one

tiene doble sentido — it has a double meaning

calle de doble sentido or dirección — two-way street

- doble crema

- doble fondo

- doble juego

- doble nacionalidad

- doble personalidad

- doble tracción

- doble ve or doble u

- doble ventana

2) (Andes, Ven fam) < persona> two-faced
II
masculino

1) (Mat)

los precios aumentaron el doble — prices doubled

tardó el doble — she took twice as long

el doble de tres es seis — two threes are six

lo hizo el doble de rápido — she did it twice as quickly

lleva el doble de tela — it uses double the amount of fabric

es el doble de largo que de ancho — it's twice as long as it is wide

doble o nada — double or quits

el doble que alguien/algo — twice as much as somebody/something

me cobraron el doble que a ti — they charged me twice as much as they did you

2) dobles masculino plural ( en tenis) doubles

- dobles caballeros/damas

- dobles mixtos

3) ( en béisbol) double

4) ( actor) stand-in, double; ( persona parecida) (fam) double

5) ( de campanas) toll, knell (liter)

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) <whisky/flor/puerta> double; < café> large; <costura/hilo/consonante> double

lo veo todo doble — I'm seeing double

cerrar con doble llave — to double-lock

apostar doble contra sencillo — to bet two to one

tiene doble sentido — it has a double meaning

calle de doble sentido or dirección — two-way street

- doble crema

- doble fondo

- doble juego

- doble nacionalidad

- doble personalidad

- doble tracción

- doble ve or doble u

- doble ventana

2) (Andes, Ven fam) < persona> two-faced
II
masculino

1) (Mat)

los precios aumentaron el doble — prices doubled

tardó el doble — she took twice as long

el doble de tres es seis — two threes are six

lo hizo el doble de rápido — she did it twice as quickly

lleva el doble de tela — it uses double the amount of fabric

es el doble de largo que de ancho — it's twice as long as it is wide

doble o nada — double or quits

el doble que alguien/algo — twice as much as somebody/something

me cobraron el doble que a ti — they charged me twice as much as they did you

2) dobles masculino plural ( en tenis) doubles

- dobles caballeros/damas

- dobles mixtos

3) ( en béisbol) double

4) ( actor) stand-in, double; ( persona parecida) (fam) double

5) ( de campanas) toll, knell (liter)

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doble¹

¹ = stunt man [stunt men, -pl.], stand-in.

Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.

Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.

doble²

² = double, dual, twofold [two-fold], two-pronged attack, double-up, duplicative, duplicative, doubling, bifocal.

Ex: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.

Ex: It is setting up a system of dual entries, so that the French-speaking people of Canada will have French language representation in the authorities established for Canadian catalog records.

Ex: The purpose of the subject index is therefore twofold: (i) To translate a natural language term into a class number; (ii) to collocate distributed relatives.

Ex: The solution appears to lie in a two-pronged attack = La respuesta parece encontrarse en una solución doble.

Ex: The article 'The double-up program' describes an easy way to utilize multiple CD-ROM products on the same search station.

Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.

Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.

Ex: The large increase in title ouput in 1980 over the previous year resulted in a doubling of title output between 1960 and 1980.

Ex: It is contended that this type of bifocal temporal view threatens the traditional ethnographic methodology.

* acristalamiento doble = double glazing.

* a doble columna = double-column.

* a doble espacio = double-spaced.

* carretera de doble calzada = dual carriageway.

* carretera de doble carril = dual carriageway.

* codificación de doble fila = double row coding.

* con doble acristalamiento = double-glazed.

* con doble titulación = dually qualified.

* de densidad doble = double-density.

* de doble cara = double-hinged, double-sided.

* de doble filo = double-edged.

* de doble hoja = double-hinged.

* de doble sentido = double-edged, two-way.

* de doble uso = dual-use.

* demy doble = double-demy.

* doble acristalamiento = double glazing.

* doble barba = double chin.

* doble barbilla = double chin.

* doble imagen = ghosting.

* doble mentón = double chin.

* doble moral = double standard.

* doble moralidad = doublespeak.

* doble personalidad = split personality, dual personality.

* doble sentido = double meaning, equivocation.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* en habitación doble = double occupancy.

* ensayo doble ciego = double-blind research study.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* habitación con cama doble = double room.

* habitación doble = twin room, double bedroom.

* ilustración a doble página = spread, double-page spread.

* KWIC doble = double KWIC.

* ocupación doble = double occupancy.

* paginación doble = double pagination.

* persona con doble personalidad = Jekyll and Hyde.

* perspectiva doble = bifocal vision.

* poner doble acristalamiento = double glaze.

* tener la doble función = double as, double up as.

* ventana con acristalamiento doble = double-glazed window.

* ver doble = see + double.

* vía de doble sentido = two-way street.

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doble¹

adjective

A ‹whisky/flor/puerta/éxito› double; ‹café› large; ‹costura› double; ‹consonante› double

coser con hilo doble to sew with double thread

lo veo todo doble I'm seeing double

pon el mantel doble fold the tablecloth double

tela de doble ancho double-width fabric

de doble faz reversible

cerrar con doble llave to double-lock

apostar doble contra sencillo to bet two to one

tengo doble motivo para estar ofendida I have two reasons for being offended

tiene doble sentido it has a double meaning

calle de doble sentido or dirección two-way street

partida

Compuestos:

● doble acristalamiento

masculine ( Esp) double glazing

● doble agente

masculine and feminine double agent

● doble barba

feminine ( fam); double chin

● doble contabilidad

feminine double-entry bookkeeping

● doble crema

feminine ( Méx) double cream

● doble falta

feminine double fault

● doble fondo

masculine false bottom

● doble juego

masculine double-dealing

● doble moral

feminine double standard

● doble nacionalidad

feminine dual nationality

● doble página

double-page spread

● doble personalidad

feminine split personality

● doble tasación

feminine double taxation

● doble tracción

feminine four-wheel drive

● doble ve or doble u

name of the letter W

● doble ventana

feminine double glazing

B ( Andes fam) ‹persona› two-faced

doble²

masculine

A ( Mat):

los precios aumentaron al doble prices doubled

tardó el doble she took twice as long

el doble de tres es seis twice three is six, two threes are six

lo hizo el doble de rápido she did it twice as quickly

pesa el doble de lo que peso yo he weighs twice as much as I do, he's twice as heavy as me

lleva el doble de tela it uses double the amount of fabric

el doble QUE algn/algo twice as much AS sb/sth

gana el doble que yo she earns twice as much as I do o double what I do

come el doble que tú he eats twice as much as you (do)

me cobraron el doble que a ti they charged me twice as much as they did you o as they charged you

tienes que poner el doble de leche que de agua you have to use twice as much milk as water

es el doble de largo que de ancho it's twice as long as it is wide

B dobles mpl (en tenis) doubles (pl)

Compuestos:

● dobles caballeros or masculinos

mpl men's doubles (pl)

● dobles damas or femeninos

mpl ladies' doubles (pl)

● dobles mixtos

mpl mixed doubles (pl)

C (en béisbol) double

D (de campanas) toll, knell ( liter)

empezaron los dobles the bells began to toll

E

doble masculine and feminine

1 (actor) stand-in, double; (en escenas peligrosas) ( masculine) stuntman; ( feminine) stuntwoman

2 ( fam) (persona parecida) double

Compuesto:

doble de acción or de riesgo

masculine and feminine ( masculine) stuntman; ( feminine) stuntwoman

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Del verbo doblar: ( conjugate doblar)

doblé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

doble es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
doblar
doble
doblar ( conjugate doblar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹camisa/papel› to fold;
‹brazo/vara› to bend
2 ‹ esquina› to turn, go around;
‹ cabo› to round
3 ( aumentar al doble) ‹oferta/apuesta/capital› to double;
( tener el doble que):
◊ la dobla en edad he's twice her age

4 ‹ actor› ( en banda sonora) to dub;
( en escena) to double for;
‹ película› to dub;
◊ doblada al castellano dubbed into Spanish

verbo intransitivo
1 (torcer, girar) [ persona] to turn;
[ camino] to bend, turn;
◊ dobla a la izquierda turn left

2 [ campanas] to toll
doblarse verbo pronominal
1 [rama/alambre] to bend
2 [precios/población] to double
doble 1 adjetivo
1 ‹whisky/flor/puerta› double;
‹ café› large;
‹costura/hilo/consonante› double;
◊ lo veo todo doble I'm seeing double;

cerrar con doble llave to double-lock;
tiene doble sentido it has a double meaning;
calle de doble sentido two-way street;
doble crema sustantivo femenino (Méx) double cream;
doble fondo sustantivo masculino
false bottom;
doble ve or doble u sustantivo femenino: name of the letter W;
doble ventana sustantivo femenino
double glazing
2 (Andes, Ven fam) ‹ persona› two-faced
doble 2 sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat):
◊ los precios aumentaron el doble prices doubled;

tardó el doble she took twice as long;
el doble de tres es seis two threes are six;
el doble que algn/algo twice as much as sb/sth;
el doble de largo/rápido twice as long/quick
2
a) ( en béisbol) double

b)

◊ dobles sustantivo masculino plural ( en tenis) doubles

3
◊ doble sustantivo masculino y femenino (actor, actriz) stand-in, double;

( en escenas peligrosas) (sustantivo masculino) stuntman;
(sustantivo femenino) stuntwoman;
( persona parecida) (fam) double
doblar
I verbo transitivo
1 (duplicar) to double: mi mujer me dobla el sueldo, my wife earns twice as much as I
2 (un mapa, la ropa) to fold
3 (flexionar) to bend
4 (torcer) to bend: dobló la barra de metal, he bent the metal bar
5 (girar) lo verás nada más doblar la esquina, you'll see it as soon as you get round the corner
6 (una película) to dub
II verbo intransitivo
1 (girar) to turn
doblar a la derecha/izquierda, to turn right/left
2 (repicar) to toll
doble
I adjetivo double
arma de doble filo, double-edged weapon
(hipócrita) two-faced
II sustantivo masculino
1 double: ahora pide el doble, now he's asking for twice as much
2 Dep dobles, doubles
III adverbio (el) doble, twice, double: es doble de lista que yo, she's twice as clever as I
♦ Locuciones: doble o nada, double or quits
' doble' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arma
- bemol
- ensordecer
- espía
- filo
- fondo
- gramaje
- habitación
- sentida
- sentido
- aparcar
- cama
- clic
- crema
- doblar
- estacionar
- fila
- intención
- pasodoble
- pulmonía
- querer
- uve
English:
double
- double agent
- double glazing
- double room
- double-edged
- doubly
- dual
- room
- spacing
- spread
- stand-in
- twice
- two-way
- twofold
- divided highway
- heavy
- look
- split
- stand
- two

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doble

♦ adj

double;

tiene doble número de habitantes it has double o twice the number of inhabitants;

un café doble a large coffee;

un whisky doble a double whisky;

la blanca/el seis doble [en dominó] double blank/six;

es doble de ancho it's twice as wide;

una frase de doble sentido a phrase with a double meaning;

una calle de doble sentido a two-way street;

Comp

jugar un doble juego to play a double game

Comp
Esp doble acristalamiento double glazing;
doble falta [en tenis] double fault;

doble fondo false bottom;

doble hélice double helix;

doble moral double standards;

doble nacionalidad dual nationality;

doble negación double negative;

doble pareja [en póquer] two pairs;

doble personalidad split personality;

doble sentido double meaning;

doble techo [de tienda de campaña] Br flysheet, US tent cover;

doble ventana secondary glazing

♦ nmf
[persona parecida] double; [en cine] stand-in;
buscan a un doble de Groucho Marx they're looking for a Groucho Marx lookalike;

esa chica es tu doble that girl is your double

♦ nm

1. [duplo]
el doble twice as much/many;

8 es el doble de 4 8 is twice 4;

es el doble de alto que su hijo he's twice as tall as his son;

gana el doble que yo she earns twice as much as I do;

ponme el doble de tónica que de ginebra give me twice as much tonic as gin;

la gasolina subió el doble en un año the price of Br petrol o US gas doubled in a year;

el doble de gente twice as many people;

doble o nada double or quits

2. [en tenis] [pareja] doubles pair;

el doble formado por Evert y Williams the Evert and Williams doubles pair;

dobles [modalidad] doubles

Comp
dobles femeninos women's doubles;
dobles masculinos men's doubles;

dobles mixtos mixed doubles

3. [en baloncesto]
dobles double dribble;

hacer dobles to double-dribble

4. Fam [de cerveza] = tall glass of beer

♦ adv

double;

trabajar doble to work twice as hard;

Comp
Fam
ver doble to see double

* * *

doble

I adj double; nacionalidad dual

II m

1

:

el doble twice as much (de as);

el doble de gente twice as many people, double the number of people;

me ofrecieron el doble que la otra gente they offered me double what the others did

2

:

dobles pl en tenis doubles; en baloncesto double dribble;

un partido de dobles a doubles (match);

hacer dobles en baloncesto double dribble

3 en béisbol double

III m/f en película double

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doble adj

: double

♦ doblemente adv

doble nm

1) : double

2) : toll (of a bell), knell

doble nmf

: stand-in, double

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doble¹ adj double

esta puerta tiene doble pestillo this door has a double bolt

doble ventana double glazing

doble² n

1. (cantidad) twice as much

cuesta el doble it costs twice as much

mañana haré el doble de ejercicio I'll do twice as much exercise tomorrow

2. (número) twice as many

había el doble de telespectadores there were twice as many viewers

3. (persona) double

tiene una doble she's got a double

el doble de + adjetivo twice as + adjetivo

es el doble de grande it's twice as big

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