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  • 1 механизм

    action, device, machine, gear, mechanism, motion
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    механи́зм м.
    mechanism; gear; device
    получа́ть модифика́цию механи́зма ( в теории механизмов и машин) — derive a mechanism
    механи́зм автомати́ческой пода́чи — automatic feed mechanism
    механи́зм автомати́ческой регулиро́вки соста́ва то́плива — automatic mixture control
    механи́зм автомати́ческой сме́ны челнока́ — automatic shuttle changer
    автоно́мный механи́зм — self-reacting device
    азимута́льный механи́зм — azimuth gear, azimuth mechanism
    механи́зм блокиро́вки дифференци́ала — differential lock
    блокиро́вочный механи́зм ( механического типа) — latching mechanism
    блоки́рующий механи́зм — lock gear, blocking [interlocking] mechanism
    механи́зм бо́я текст. — picking mechanism
    механи́зм бо́я, кривоши́пный текст. — crank picking motion
    механи́зм бо́я, эксце́нтриковый текст. — tappet eccentric motion
    бумаготранспорти́рующий механи́зм — paper-ribbon feeding mechanism
    механи́зм бы́строго хо́да — rapid-traverse mechanism
    винтово́й механи́зм — screw(-type) mechanism
    механи́зм включе́ния
    1. маш. engaging [starting] mechanism
    2. с.-х. trip
    механи́зм возвра́та моне́ты ( в таксофоне) — refund mechanism
    механи́зм возвра́та теле́жки прок. — carriage return mechanism
    механи́зм возвра́тно-поступа́тельного движе́ния кристаллиза́тора ( в установке непрерывной разливки стали) — mould reciprocating mechanism
    волочи́льный механи́зм метал. — draw-off gear
    впускно́й механи́зм — admission gear
    механи́зм враща́ющейся кули́сы — rotating block linkage
    механи́зм враще́ния анте́нны — scanner assembly
    временно́й механи́зм — timing equipment, timing device, timer, timing [time] mechanism
    вспомога́тельные механи́змы — auxiliary machinery
    механи́зм вы́борки вчт. — access mechanism
    механи́зм выглубле́ния с.-х. — raising mechanism
    механи́зм выглубле́ния сошнико́в — colter raising mechanism
    механи́зм вы́грузки — discharge device
    выключа́ющий механи́зм полигр. — justification mechanism
    механи́зм выключе́ния
    1. disengaging [trip] mechanism
    2. с.-х. trip
    механи́зм выра́внивания с.-х. — leveling mechanism
    механи́зм выра́внивания, ма́ятниковый с.-х. — pendulum leveler
    высева́ющий механи́зм — sowing [seeding] mechanism
    выта́лкивающий механи́зм прок. — pull-back mechanism
    механи́зм газораспределе́ния — valve gear
    гла́вные механи́змы мор. — main [propulsion] machinery
    гнездообразу́ющий механи́зм с.-х. — grouping mechanism
    механи́зм горе́ния — combustion mechanism
    гра́бельный механи́зм — rake mechanism
    гре́йферный механи́зм кфт. — claw mechanism
    грузоподъё́мный механи́зм — hoisting device
    механи́зм движе́ния кристаллиза́тора ( в установке непрерывной разливки стали) — mould-moving mechanism
    дви́жущий механи́зм
    1. driving mechanism, gear train
    2. ( шагового искателя) тлф. stepping mechanism
    двухкоромы́словый механи́зм — double-lever mechanism
    двухкривоши́пный механи́зм — double-crank mechanism
    механи́зм де́йствия корро́зии — corrosion mechanism
    механи́зм де́йствия корро́зии состои́т в, … — corrosion proceeds by a … mechanism
    дели́тельный механи́зм — divider
    дифференциа́льный механи́зм — differential (gear)
    механи́зм для выта́скивания опра́вки прок. — stripper mechanism
    механи́зм для подъё́ма мульд — charging-box lifting device
    дози́рующий механи́зм — batching device
    механи́зм заглубле́ния с.-х. — lowering mechanism
    загру́зочный механи́зм — charging device, charger
    задаю́щий механи́зм прок. — pushing device
    зажимно́й механи́зм — clamping device, clamping mechanism
    замыка́ющий механи́зм свз. — closing mechanism, locking device
    запира́ющий механи́зм — locking device
    механи́зм захва́та прок. — gripping mechanism
    зевообразу́ющий механи́зм текст. — shedding motion
    знакопеча́тающий механи́зм — symbol-printing mechanism
    зубча́тый механи́зм — gear train
    механи́зм измене́ния ша́га ( гребного винта) — pitch control mechanism
    механи́зм измери́тельного прибо́ра ( подвижная часть) — moving element (Примечание. Перевод movement не рекомендован соответствующими стандартами.)
    интегри́рующий механи́зм — integrating mechanism
    исполни́тельный механи́зм — actuating mechanismus, actuator
    исполни́тельный, гидравли́ческий механи́зм — hydraulic actuator
    исполни́тельный, гидравли́ческий механи́зм дро́ссельного управле́ния — valve-controlled actuator
    исполни́тельный, гидравли́ческий объё́мный механи́зм — pump-controlled hydraulic actuator
    исполни́тельный, гидравли́ческий механи́зм со стру́йным управле́нием — jet-pipe actuator
    исполни́тельный, дискре́тный механи́зм — digital actuator
    исполни́тельный, лине́йный механи́зм — linear actuator
    исполни́тельный, многопозицио́нный механи́зм — multiposition actuator
    исполни́тельный, пневмати́ческий механи́зм — air actuator
    исполни́тельный, поршнево́й механи́зм — piston actuator
    механи́зм кантова́ния — tilting mechanism
    касси́рующий механи́зм — coin collector, collecting device
    механи́зм кача́ния ( печи) — tilting mechanism
    механи́зм кача́ющейся кули́сы — swinging block linkage
    кла́панный механи́зм с двумя́ ве́рхними вала́ми — double overhead camshaft, d.o.h.c.
    кла́панный механи́зм с одни́м ве́рхним ва́лом — single overhead camshaft, s.o.h.c.
    механи́зм клетево́го парашю́та горн. — grip gear
    клиновыпуска́ющий механи́зм полигр. — space-band key mechanism
    коленорыча́жный механи́зм — toggle
    коммутацио́нный механи́зм свз. — switch
    кривоши́пно-коромы́словый механи́зм — crank-and-rocker mechanism
    кривоши́пно-кули́сный механи́зм — oscillating crank gear, block linkage (mechanism)
    кривоши́пно-ползу́нный механи́зм — slider-crank mechanism
    кривоши́пно-ползу́нный, аксиа́льный механи́зм — central crank mechanism
    кривоши́пно-ползу́нный, дезаксиа́льный механи́зм — eccentric crank mechanism
    кривоши́пно-шату́нный механи́зм — crank mechanism
    кривоши́пный механи́зм — crank mechanism
    крути́льный механи́зм — twisting mechanism
    кулачко́вый механи́зм — cam mechanism, cam gear
    кулачко́вый, распредели́тельный механи́зм — tappet gear
    кулачко́вый механи́зм транспортиро́вки киноплё́нки — harmonic cam movement
    кули́сный механи́зм — link gear
    лентопротя́жный механи́зм
    1. ( кинокамеры) film-pulling [film-movement] mechanism
    2. ( вычислительной машины) tape drive, tape transport
    листоотдели́тельный механи́зм полигр. — sheet-separating mechanism
    ло́жечный выбра́сывающий механи́зм ( сеялки) — cup feed
    механи́зм мальти́йского креста́ — Geneva stop-motion, Maltese-cross [Geneva] movement
    матрицевыпуска́ющий механи́зм полигр. — escapement mechanism
    ма́ятниковый механи́зм — pendulum motion
    микрометри́ческий механи́зм — micrometer motion
    механи́зм мо́тки — winding mechanism
    механи́зм наво́дки на ре́зкость опт. — focusing system
    нажимно́й механи́зм прок. — screwdown mechanism
    механи́зм накло́на конве́ртера — converter tilting mechanism
    механи́зм накло́на платфо́рмы ( жатки) — platform tilting mechanism
    намо́точный механи́зм — winding machine
    механи́зм наплы́ва кфт. — dissolve mechanism
    напо́рный механи́зм ( экскаватора) — crowding [racking] gear
    механи́зм на́тиска полигр. — impression mechanism
    механи́зм обка́тки ( тип зубчатой передачи) — epicyclic gearing, epicyclic (gear) train
    механи́зм обра́тной свя́зи — feedback mechanism
    обращё́нный механи́зм — reversed mechanism
    окола́чивающий механи́зм кож. — beater attachment
    механи́зм опереже́ния впры́ска — injection advance device, injection advance apparatus
    механи́зм опроки́дывания прок. — tilting mechanism
    опроки́дывающий механи́зм
    1. авто dumping [tipping] gear, dumping [tipping] mechanism
    2. ( для слитков) tumbler
    оса́дочный механи́зм — upsetting device
    механи́зм остано́ва — stop motion
    механи́зм отво́да рабо́чих о́рганов, предохрани́тельный с.-х. — break-back mechanism
    отводя́щий механи́зм ( транспортёра) — deflecting mechanism
    механи́зм откидно́го бё́рда текст. — loose reed mechanism
    оття́гивающий механи́зм прок. — pull-back mechanism
    очисти́тельный механи́зм с.-х. — cleaning mechanism
    па́лубные механи́змы — deck machinery
    парораспредели́тельный механи́зм — valve-gear mechanism, steam distributor
    механи́зм перево́да реги́стра свз. — case shifter, case shift (mechanism)
    перево́дный механи́зм ж.-д. — reverse gear
    переда́точный механи́зм — transmission mechanism; transfer device; (крана, экскаватора) traversing gear
    механи́зм переключе́ния — switching mechanism; change-over mechanism
    механи́зм переключе́ния переда́ч [скоросте́й] — gear shift(ing) [speed control] mechanism
    механи́зм перемагни́чивания — magnetization mechanism
    механи́зм перемеще́ния электро́дов ( в ферросплавной печи) — electrode-positioning mechanism
    перенабо́рный механи́зм ( телетайпа или старт-стопного телеграфного аппарата) — transfer mechanism
    механи́зм периоди́ческого перемеще́ния — indexing mechanism
    перфори́рующий механи́зм — perforating mechanism
    механи́зм петлева́ния прок. — looper
    печа́тающий механи́зм — printing mechanism
    пита́ющий механи́зм — feeder, feeding mechanism
    планета́рный механи́зм — planetary train, planetary gear
    пло́ский механи́зм ( в теории механизмов и машин) — plain mechanism
    механи́зм поворо́та
    1. ( печи) swinging mechanism
    поворо́тный механи́зм
    1. indexing mechanism
    2. ж.-д. slewing gear, traversing mechanism
    поворо́тный механи́зм оборо́тного ору́дия с.-х. — turnover, trip-over, change-over mechanism
    механи́зм пода́чи ( в станках) — feed
    включа́ть механи́зм пода́чи — apply the feed
    механи́зм пода́чи перфока́рт — punch(ed) card feeder
    механи́зм пода́чи руло́нов прок. — coil handling apparatus
    механи́зм пода́чи электро́дной про́волоки свар. — electrode feeding machine
    подаю́щий механи́зм ( угольного комбайна) — haulage unit
    подбира́ющий механи́зм с.-х. — pick-up mechanism, pick-up assembly
    механи́зм подъё́ма (напр. жатки, мотовила подборщика) — lift
    механи́зм подъё́ма засло́нки метал. — door-lifting mechanism
    механи́зм подъё́ма фу́рмы ( кислородного конвертера) — lance hoist
    подъё́мно-тра́нспортные механи́змы — materials-handling machines
    подъё́мный механи́зм — lifter, lifting mechanism, hoist
    механи́зм предвари́тельного вы́бора ( переключаемой передачи) авто — preselector
    при́водно-замыка́ющий механи́зм ж.-д. — switch-and-lock movement
    приводно́й механи́зм — operating [driving] mechanism
    рабо́чий механи́зм — operating [working] mechanism
    разбра́сывающий механи́зм с.-х. — spreading [ejection] mechanism
    разводно́й механи́зм ( моста) — turning machinery
    механи́зм раздева́ния сли́тков метал. — ingot stripper
    размыка́ющий механи́зм — trip(ping) mechanism
    ра́стровый механи́зм — screen distance adjusting mechanism
    растя́гивающий механи́зм — stretcher
    расцепля́ющий механи́зм — tripping [disengaging, releasing] gear, trip [release] mechanism
    реверси́вный механи́зм — reversing mechanism, tumbler gear
    механи́зм реверси́рования ша́га винта́ ав. — pitch reversing gear
    регули́рующий механи́зм — adjusting gear, control mechanism
    редукцио́нный механи́зм — reducing [reduction] gear
    ре́жущий механи́зм ( комбайна) — cutter bar
    рулево́й механи́зм — steering gear
    рулево́й механи́зм с усили́телем — power-assisted steering gear
    рыча́жный механи́зм — lever motion, leverage, linkage
    механи́зм свобо́дного хо́да ( обгонная муфта) — overrunning [free-wheel] clutch
    механи́зм сжа́тия электро́дов свар. — ram
    механи́зм сме́ны уто́чных шпуль — automatic pirn changer, automatic weft replenisher
    механи́зм соба́чек ( шлеппера) прок. — ducking dog mechanism
    сотряса́тельный механи́зм с.-х. — shaker mechanism
    стержнево́й механи́зм ( в теории механизмов и машин) — link mechanism
    стержнево́й, четырёхзве́нный механи́зм — four-bar link mechanism
    сто́порный механи́зм — arrester, arresting gear, arresting [locking] device, lock mechanism
    стри́пперный механи́зм — ingot stripper
    механи́зм стыко́вки косм. — docking mechanism
    механи́зм сцепле́ния ж.-д. — catching [coupling] device, catch gear
    счё́тный механи́зм — counter mechanism; полигр. unit-registering mechanism
    счё́тный механи́зм счё́тчика — register of a meter, counting mechanism of a meter
    счи́тывающий механи́зм — reading mechanism
    механи́зм съё́ма поча́тков текст. — doffing motion
    та́нгенсный механи́зм — cross-slide mechanism
    тексозабива́ющий механи́зм кож. — tack driver
    механи́змы топливопода́чи — coal-handling facility
    тормозно́й механи́зм — brake [braking] gear
    механи́зм то́чного вы́сева — precision sowing mechanism
    механи́зм три́ммерного эффе́кта ав. — trimming mechanism
    уде́рживающий механи́зм — restraining element, holding device
    механи́зм управле́ния ковшо́м — bucket control
    механи́зм управле́ния накло́ном ковша́ — bucket tip control
    механи́зм управле́ния сцепле́ния, рыча́жный — clutch linkage
    управля́ющий механи́зм — operating mechanism
    устано́вочный механи́зм
    1. adjusting gear
    2. прок. roll-separating mechanism
    механи́зм фикса́ции космона́вта — retention mechanism
    механи́зм фокусиро́вки — focusing system; lens-focusing mechanism
    фрикцио́нный механи́зм — friction gear
    храпово́й механи́зм — ratchet-and-pawl mechanism, ratchet-and-pawl gear
    це́вочный механи́зм — lantern wheel mechanism
    часово́й механи́зм
    1. (механизм часов, напр., ручных) movement
    … с часовы́м механи́змом — clock(work)-operated, clock(work)-driven
    чувстви́тельный механи́зм — sensing mechanism
    механи́зм шарни́рного антипараллелогра́мма — antiparallel link mechanism
    механи́зм шарни́рного параллелогра́мма — parallel link mechanism
    шарни́рный механи́зм — link mechanism
    шарни́рный механи́зм наве́ски ковша́ — bucket linkage
    щёткоустано́вочный механи́зм ( компаса) — brush-setting mechanism
    щё́точный механи́зм эл. — brush gear

    Русско-английский политехнический словарь > механизм

  • 2 lectura

    f.
    1 reading.
    lectura ligera light reading
    2 viva (voce) (British), defense (United States) (education) (of thesis).
    3 reading (matter).
    4 reading, interpretation.
    5 scanning (computing).
    lectura óptica optical scanning
    6 readout, reading, read out, result.
    7 reading matter, reading material.
    8 readback.
    * * *
    1 reading
    2 (material de lectura) reading matter
    3 (interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acción) reading

    segunda lectura — Esp (Pol) second reading

    lectura dramatizada — dramatization, dramatized reading

    2) (=obra) reading matter
    3) (=interpretación) reading

    hay varias lecturas posibles de los resultados electorales — the election results can be read in various ways, there are various possible readings of the election results

    * * *
    a) ( acción) reading
    b) ( texto) reading matter
    c) ( interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    = perusal, reading, scan, read, reading.
    Ex. Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
    Ex. Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
    Ex. If no data appears on the screen after scanning, the scan immediately be repeated.
    Ex. I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
    Ex. My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    ----
    * acceso de sólo lectura = read-only access.
    * adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.
    * animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * área de lectura = reading floor.
    * asesoramiento sobre la lectura = reading guidance.
    * basado en la lectura = book-centred.
    * cabeza de lectura = scanning head.
    * campamento de lectura = readers' camp.
    * club de lectura = reading club.
    * comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * cultivar los hábitos de lectura = cultivate + reading habits.
    * de lectura de datos = data-capture.
    * de lectura fácil = easy reading.
    * departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = popular department.
    * derecho a la lectura = right to read.
    * de sólo lectura = read-only.
    * dispositivo de lectura = reading device.
    * dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.
    * equipo de lectura de microfilm = microfilm reading equipment.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * facilidad de lectura = ease of reading.
    * falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa = browser collection.
    * fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.
    * hábito de la lectura = reading habit.
    * herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.
    * intereses de lectura = reading interests.
    * lectura de cuentos = story reading.
    * lectura de mapas = map-reading.
    * lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].
    * lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * lectura digital = scanning.
    * lectura en clase = class reading.
    * lectura en familia = family reading.
    * lectura en frío = cold reading.
    * lectura en silencio = silent reading.
    * lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.
    * lectura literaria = literary reading.
    * lectura más minuciosa = closer reading.
    * lectura minuciosa = close reading.
    * lectura nocturna = bedtime reading.
    * lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.
    * lectura obligatoria = required reading.
    * lectura óptica = optical scanning.
    * lectura por encima = browsing.
    * lectura rápida = skimming.
    * lectura rápida buscando algo = scanning.
    * lectura recomendada = further reading.
    * lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.
    * lectura recreativa = recreational reading.
    * lecturas recomendadas = recommended background reading, recommended reading.
    * lectura superficial = browsing, skimming.
    * libertad de acceso a la lectura = freedom to read.
    * lista de lecturas = reading list.
    * lista de lecturas para el verano = summer reading list.
    * lista de lecturas recomendadas = reading list, select list, recommended reading list.
    * lista de lecturas sugeridas = suggested reading list.
    * manual de lecturas recomendadas = reader, course reader.
    * material de lectura = reading material, reading matter.
    * material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].
    * obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * período previo a la lectura = prereading.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * programa de lectura = reading programme.
    * promoción de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
    * puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.
    * puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.
    * rechazo a la lectura = aliteracy.
    * reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.
    * rincón de la lectura = classroom reading corner.
    * rincón de lectura = book corner.
    * sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.
    * sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * sed de lectura = book hunger.
    * sesión de lectura = reading session.
    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * * *
    a) ( acción) reading
    b) ( texto) reading matter
    c) ( interpretación) interpretation, reading
    * * *
    = perusal, reading, scan, read, reading.

    Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.

    Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
    Ex: If no data appears on the screen after scanning, the scan immediately be repeated.
    Ex: I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
    Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
    * acceso de sólo lectura = read-only access.
    * adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.
    * animación a la lectura = reading animation, reading promotion.
    * aparato de lectura = reading machine.
    * área de lectura = reading floor.
    * asesoramiento sobre la lectura = reading guidance.
    * basado en la lectura = book-centred.
    * cabeza de lectura = scanning head.
    * campamento de lectura = readers' camp.
    * club de lectura = reading club.
    * comentario personal de una lectura = reading-reportage.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.
    * cultivar los hábitos de lectura = cultivate + reading habits.
    * de lectura de datos = data-capture.
    * de lectura fácil = easy reading.
    * departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = popular department.
    * derecho a la lectura = right to read.
    * de sólo lectura = read-only.
    * dispositivo de lectura = reading device.
    * dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.
    * equipo de lectura de microfilm = microfilm reading equipment.
    * error de lectura = misreading.
    * facilidad de lectura = ease of reading.
    * falta de deseo por la lectura = aliteracy.
    * fomentar la lectura = promote + reading.
    * fomento de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fomento del hábito de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa = browser collection.
    * fórmula para la dificultad de lectura = reading formula.
    * hábito de la lectura = reading habit.
    * herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.
    * intereses de lectura = reading interests.
    * lectura de cuentos = story reading.
    * lectura de mapas = map-reading.
    * lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta = play-reading [play reading].
    * lectura de obras literarias = literary reading.
    * lectura de ocio = recreational reading, leisure reading, pleasure reading.
    * lectura digital = scanning.
    * lectura en clase = class reading.
    * lectura en familia = family reading.
    * lectura en frío = cold reading.
    * lectura en silencio = silent reading.
    * lectura en voz alta = reading aloud.
    * lectura literaria = literary reading.
    * lectura más minuciosa = closer reading.
    * lectura minuciosa = close reading.
    * lectura nocturna = bedtime reading.
    * lectura no dirigida = undirected reading.
    * lectura obligatoria = required reading.
    * lectura óptica = optical scanning.
    * lectura por encima = browsing.
    * lectura rápida = skimming.
    * lectura rápida buscando algo = scanning.
    * lectura recomendada = further reading.
    * lectura recomendada de clase = classroom reading.
    * lectura recreativa = recreational reading.
    * lecturas recomendadas = recommended background reading, recommended reading.
    * lectura superficial = browsing, skimming.
    * libertad de acceso a la lectura = freedom to read.
    * lista de lecturas = reading list.
    * lista de lecturas para el verano = summer reading list.
    * lista de lecturas recomendadas = reading list, select list, recommended reading list.
    * lista de lecturas sugeridas = suggested reading list.
    * manual de lecturas recomendadas = reader, course reader.
    * material de lectura = reading material, reading matter.
    * material de lectura para adultos = adult reading matter.
    * nivel de lectura = reading ability.
    * nueva lectura = rereading [re-reading].
    * obra de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.
    * obsesionado con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * obseso con la lectura = bookaholic.
    * orientación a la lectura = readers' guidance.
    * período previo a la lectura = prereading.
    * persona reacia a la lectura = aliterate.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * placer de la lectura, el = joy of reading, the.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * programa de lectura = reading programme.
    * promoción de la lectura = reading promotion.
    * promover la lectura = promote + reading.
    * Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP) = National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
    * puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.
    * puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.
    * rechazo a la lectura = aliteracy.
    * reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.
    * rincón de la lectura = classroom reading corner.
    * rincón de lectura = book corner.
    * sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.
    * sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.
    * salón de lectura = browsing room.
    * sed de lectura = book hunger.
    * sesión de lectura = reading session.
    * tertulia de lectura = book club evening.
    * trabajo de lectura obligatoria = a must-read.

    * * *
    1 (acción) reading
    el secretario dio lectura al acta de la sesión anterior the secretary read the minutes of the previous meeting
    la lectura del contador de electricidad the electricity meter reading
    2 (texto) reading matter
    lecturas apropiadas para niños reading material o reading matter suitable for children
    4 (interpretación) interpretation, reading
    Compuesto:
    lectura rápida or veloz
    skim reading, speed reading
    * * *

     

    lectura sustantivo femenino




    lectura sustantivo femenino
    1 (acción) reading: hubo un error en la lectura del contador, there was a mistake in the meter reading
    2 (objeto de lectura) le gusta este tipo de lectura, she likes these kind of books
    3 (interpretación) interpretation: has hecho una lectura muy retorcida de su libro, you've come up with a strange interpretation of his book
    los especialistas ofrecen una lectura poco optimista de los acontecimientos, the experts painted a dismal view of events
    ' lectura' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    deuda
    - deudo
    - duda
    - tocha
    - tocho
    - afición
    - ligero
    English:
    matter
    - reader
    - reading
    - reading room
    - required
    - ROM
    - set book
    - sight-read
    - prescribe
    * * *
    1. [de libro, texto] reading;
    dar lectura a algo to read sth out loud
    2. Educ [de tesis] Br viva (voce), US defense
    3. [escrito] reading (matter);
    siempre voy de vacaciones con mucha lectura I always take plenty to read on Br holiday o US vacation
    4. [interpretación] reading, interpretation;
    mi lectura de la ley es completamente diferente my reading o interpretation of the law is completely different;
    hizo una lectura de la novela en clave política she gave a political reading o interpretation of the novel
    5. [de contador] reading
    6. Informát read-out;
    [de datos] scanning
    * * *
    f reading;
    dar lectura a algo read sth (out);
    tener varias lecturas fig have several interpretations
    * * *
    1) : reading
    2) : reading matter
    * * *
    lectura n reading

    Spanish-English dictionary > lectura

  • 3 causar

    v.
    1 to cause.
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast
    el terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people
    El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.
    Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.
    2 to be caused to.
    Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.
    * * *
    1 (provocar) to cause, bring about
    2 (proporcionar) to make, give
    * * *
    verb
    2) make
    * * *
    VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to make

    la explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured

    • causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb

    • causar emoción a algn — to move sb

    • causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb

    • causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh

    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
    Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give
    * * *
    = cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.

    Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.
    * causar buena impresión = impress, come across.
    * causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.
    * causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.
    * causar consternación = cause + consternation.
    * causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.
    * causar daño corporal = cause + injury.
    * causar daño material = cause + material injury.
    * causar daños = cause + erosion.
    * causar desórdenes = riot.
    * causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.
    * causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.
    * causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.
    * causar disturbios = riot.
    * causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.
    * causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.
    * causar impresión = make + impression.
    * causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.
    * causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.
    * causar muertos = take + a toll on life.
    * causar pena = cause + hurt.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * causar perjuicio = bring + harm.
    * causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.
    * causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.
    * causarse daño = bring + disaster on.
    * causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.
    * causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.
    * causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.
    * causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.
    * causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.
    * causar una guerra = precipitate + war.
    * causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.
    * causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.
    * causar una reacción = cause + reaction.
    * causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.
    * que puede causar detención = arrestable.
    * sin causar daño = harmlessly.

    * * *
    causar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouse
    el incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great unease
    verlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like that
    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on me
    este premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prize
    me causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that
    * * *

     

    causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
    ‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
    ‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
    ‹ placer› to give;

    me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
    causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
    le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
    me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy

    ' causar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    admirar
    - alborotar
    - caer
    - cobrarse
    - dar
    - darse
    - deslumbrar
    - determinar
    - embarazar
    - embriagar
    - emocionar
    - encandilar
    - engordar
    - espantar
    - estragos
    - estropear
    - fastidiar
    - hacer
    - ilusionar
    - impresión
    - impresionar
    - incomodar
    - meter
    - molestar
    - molestia
    - montar
    - obrar
    - parecer
    - pesar
    - plantear
    - producir
    - provocar
    - repeler
    - repercutir
    - revolver
    - salar
    - sembrar
    - traer
    - trastornar
    - turbar
    - furor
    - motivar
    - propiciar
    - saber
    English:
    bother
    - cause
    - derive
    - foul up
    - impression
    - inflict
    - painlessly
    - riot
    - sensation
    - set
    - start
    - trouble
    - wreak
    - fire
    - mischief
    - rise
    * * *
    causar vt
    [daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;
    el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;
    el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;
    el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;
    causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;
    me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;
    esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation
    * * *
    v/t daño cause; placer provide, give
    * * *
    causar vt
    1) : to cause
    2) : to provoke, to arouse
    eso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny
    * * *
    causar vb
    1. (provocar) to cause
    2. (proporcionar) to make

    Spanish-English dictionary > causar

  • 4 provocar

    v.
    1 to provoke.
    El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.
    Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.
    2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).
    provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebody
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze
    3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to provoke
    \
    provocar el parto to induce birth
    provocar un incendio (con intención) to commit arson 2 (sin intención) to cause a fire
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote
    2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on
    3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite

    ¡no me provoques! — don't start me!

    provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury

    4) [sexualmente] to rouse
    2. VI
    1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)

    ¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?

    ¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?

    no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea

    -¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"

    no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today

    2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up *
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.
    Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
    Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    ----
    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) < explosión> to cause; < incendio> to start; < polémica> to spark off, prompt
    b) (Med)

    provocar el parto — to induce labor*

    2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on
    2.
    provocar vi (Andes) ( apetecer)

    ¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    * * *
    = provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.

    Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

    Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
    Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
    Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
    Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
    Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
    Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
    Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
    Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
    Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
    Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.
    Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
    Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
    Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
    Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
    Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
    Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
    Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
    Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
    Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
    Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
    Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
    Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
    Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
    Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
    Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
    Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
    Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
    * provocar cambios = wreak + changes.
    * provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.
    * provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.
    * provocar escarnio = evoke + response.
    * provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.
    * provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
    * provocar la controversia = court + controversy.
    * provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.
    * provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.
    * provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.
    * provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.
    * provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.
    * provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.
    * provocar un cambio = bring about + change.
    * provocar un debate = ignite + debate.
    * provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.
    * provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.
    * provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

    * * *
    provocar [A2 ]
    vt
    A
    1 (causar, ocasionar) to cause
    un cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigarette
    una decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversy
    no se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire
    2 ( Med):
    provocar el parto to induce labor*
    las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
    el antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodies
    B ‹persona›
    1 (al enfado) to provoke
    2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on
    ■ provocar
    vi
    ( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)
    ( refl):
    se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself
    * * *

     

    provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹ explosión› to cause;

    ‹ incendio› to start;
    ‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
    ‹ reacción› to cause
    b) (Med) ‹ parto› to induce

    2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
    ( sexualmente) to lead … on
    verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):
    ◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)

    provocar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
    2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
    3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
    4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
    (un aplauso) to provoke
    5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke

    ' provocar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    campanada
    - desatar
    - engendrar
    - hacer
    - motivar
    - organizar
    - pinchar
    - chulear
    - dar
    - meter
    - parto
    - reclamo
    - torear
    English:
    bait
    - bring
    - bring about
    - bring on
    - cause
    - excite
    - fight
    - incur
    - induce
    - instigate
    - invite
    - prompt
    - provoke
    - raise
    - rouse
    - roust
    - short-circuit
    - spark off
    - start
    - stir up
    - tease
    - trigger
    - disturbance
    - draw
    - elicit
    - evoke
    - short
    - spark
    - stir
    - taunt
    - whip
    - wreck
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [incitar] to provoke;
    ¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!
    2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;
    [incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;
    una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;
    provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;
    el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;
    su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else
    3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;
    le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes
    ♦ vi
    Carib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]
    ¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;
    ¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;
    ¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?
    * * *
    v/t
    1 cause
    2 el enfado provoke
    3 sexualmente lead on
    4 parto induce
    5
    :
    ¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?
    * * *
    provocar {72} vt
    1) causar: to provoke, to cause
    2) irritar: to provoke, to pique
    * * *
    1. (en general) to cause
    2. (incendio) to start
    3. (una persona) to provoke

    Spanish-English dictionary > provocar

  • 5 máquina

    f.
    1 machine, engine, piece of machinery.
    2 railway engine.
    3 car.
    * * *
    1 (gen) machine
    2 (de un tren) engine
    3 figurado machinery
    4 (expendedora) vending machine
    \
    a máquina (cosido) machine-sewn 2 (escrito) typewritten
    a toda máquina at full blast
    coser a máquina to use a sewing machine, sew on a sewing machine
    escribir a máquina to type, typewrite
    máquina de afeitar shaver, electric razor
    máquina de coser sewing machine
    máquina de fotos / máquina fotográfica camera
    máquina de lavar washing machine
    máquina de tabaco cigarette machine
    máquina de tricotar knitting machine
    máquina de vapor steam engine
    máquina tragaperras slot machine
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=aparato) [gen] machine

    • escribir a máquina — to type

    • escrito a máquina — typed, typewritten

    • hecho a máquina — machine-made

    • pasar algo a máquina — to type sth (up)

    máquina copiadora — copier, copying machine

    máquina cosechadora — combine harvester, combine

    máquina de afeitar — razor, safety razor

    máquina de afeitar eléctrica — electric razor, shaver

    máquina de bolas — * pinball machine

    máquina de tabaco — * cigarette machine

    máquina de tejer, máquina de tricotar — knitting machine

    máquina excavadora — mechanical digger, steam shovel (EEUU)

    máquina quitanieves — snowplough, snowplow (EEUU)

    máquina registradora — LAm cash register

    máquina tragaperras — fruit machine, one-armed bandit; (Com) vending machine

    2) (Transportes) [de tren] engine, locomotive; (=moto) * motorbike; CAm, Cuba (=coche) car; (=taxi) taxi
    3) (Fot) camera
    4) (Pol) machine
    5) (=maquinaria) machinery, workings pl ; (=plan) scheme of things
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( aparato) machine

    ¿se puede lavar a máquina? — can it be machine-washed?

    ¿me pasas esto a máquina? — would you type this (up) for me?

    b) (Jueg) fruit machine; (Fot) camera
    c) ( de café) coffee machine
    2)
    a) (Náut) engine

    a toda máquina — at top speed, flat out (colloq)

    b) (Ferr) engine, locomotive
    c) (Ven fam) ( auto) car
    3) ( organización) machine
    * * *
    Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
    ----
    * acabado a máquina = machine-finished.
    * aprendizaje de la máquina = machine learning (ML).
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.
    * borrador escrito a máquina = typewritten draft.
    * Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC) = MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
    * datos legibles por máquina = machine-readable data.
    * de escritura a máquina = typing.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * documento legible por máquina = machine readable document.
    * encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.
    * en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * escribir a máquina = type.
    * escrito a máquina = typewritten.
    * escritura a máquina = typewriting.
    * formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.
    * hecho a máquina = machine-made.
    * joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.
    * legible por máquina = machine-readable.
    * máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.
    * máquina de afeitar = shaver, electrical razor, electric shaver.
    * máquina de alzar = gathering machine.
    * máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.
    * máquina de cepillar = planing machine.
    * máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.
    * maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.
    * máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.
    * máquina de coser = sewing machine.
    * máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.
    * máquina de cotejar = collating machine.
    * máquina de discos = jukebox.
    * máquina de encartonar = casing-in machine.
    * máquina de escribir = typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir libros = book-writing machine.
    * máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.
    * máquina de estampar tela en relieve = cloth-embossing machine.
    * máquina de fábrica = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina de fabricación = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina de fabricar tapas = casemaking machine.
    * máquina de fax = fax machine.
    * máquina de franquear = franking machine.
    * maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.
    * máquina de imprenta = printing machine.
    * maquina de imprimir con mecanismo de reiteración = perfector.
    * máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.
    * máquina de matar = killing machine.
    * máquina de papel continuo = newsprint machine.
    * máquina de perforar papeles = desk punch.
    * máquina de presión plana = platen jobber, platen, platen machine, flat-platen machine.
    * máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.
    * máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.
    * máquina de reiteración = perfecting machine.
    * máquina de sumar = adding machine.
    * máquina de tambor = tumbler machine.
    * máquina de tejer = knitting machine.
    * máquina de torno = nipping machine.
    * máquina de vapor = steam engine.
    * máquina excavadora = excavator.
    * máquina expendedora = vending machine.
    * máquina expendedora de sellos = stamp dispenser.
    * maquina expendora = dispensing machine.
    * máquina Fourdrinier = Fourdrinier machine.
    * máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo = newsprint Fourdrinier.
    * máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.
    * máquina gofradora = cloth-embossing machine, embossing machine.
    * máquina industrial = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina para leer = reading machine.
    * máquina pensante = reasoning engine.
    * máquina planográfica = platen machine.
    * máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.
    * máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.
    * máquina redonda = mould machine.
    * máquina rotativa = cylinder machine.
    * máquinas plegadoras = folding machinery.
    * máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.
    * montador de máquinas = machine setter.
    * papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.
    * papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.
    * papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * sala de máquinas = machine room.
    * seleccionado por máquina = machine-selected.
    * taller de máquinas = machine shop.
    * terminado a máquina = machine-finished.
    * texto escrito a máquina = typescript.
    * texto legible por máquina = machine readable text.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( aparato) machine

    ¿se puede lavar a máquina? — can it be machine-washed?

    ¿me pasas esto a máquina? — would you type this (up) for me?

    b) (Jueg) fruit machine; (Fot) camera
    c) ( de café) coffee machine
    2)
    a) (Náut) engine

    a toda máquina — at top speed, flat out (colloq)

    b) (Ferr) engine, locomotive
    c) (Ven fam) ( auto) car
    3) ( organización) machine
    * * *

    Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

    * acabado a máquina = machine-finished.
    * aprendizaje de la máquina = machine learning (ML).
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * avanzar a toda máquina = steam ahead, go + full steam ahead.
    * borrador escrito a máquina = typewritten draft.
    * Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC) = MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
    * datos legibles por máquina = machine-readable data.
    * de escritura a máquina = typing.
    * de la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * documento legible por máquina = machine readable document.
    * encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine-minder.
    * en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.
    * entre la máquina y el hombre = human-machine.
    * escribir a máquina = type.
    * escrito a máquina = typewritten.
    * escritura a máquina = typewriting.
    * formato legible por máquina = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format.
    * hecho a máquina = machine-made.
    * joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir = machine boy.
    * legible por máquina = machine-readable.
    * máquina continua de papel = paper-making machine.
    * máquina de afeitar = shaver, electrical razor, electric shaver.
    * máquina de alzar = gathering machine.
    * máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.
    * máquina de cepillar = planing machine.
    * máquina de componer en caliente = hot-metal composing machine, hot-metal machine.
    * maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.
    * máquina de cortar en rebanadas = slicer.
    * máquina de coser = sewing machine.
    * máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.
    * máquina de cotejar = collating machine.
    * máquina de discos = jukebox.
    * máquina de encartonar = casing-in machine.
    * máquina de escribir = typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir de margarita = daisy-wheel typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir de pelota de golf = golf-ball typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir eléctrica = electric typewriter, electronic typewriter.
    * máquina de escribir libros = book-writing machine.
    * máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.
    * máquina de estampar tela en relieve = cloth-embossing machine.
    * máquina de fábrica = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina de fabricación = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina de fabricar tapas = casemaking machine.
    * máquina de fax = fax machine.
    * máquina de franquear = franking machine.
    * maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.
    * máquina de imprenta = printing machine.
    * maquina de imprimir con mecanismo de reiteración = perfector.
    * máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.
    * máquina de matar = killing machine.
    * máquina de papel continuo = newsprint machine.
    * máquina de perforar papeles = desk punch.
    * máquina de presión plana = platen jobber, platen, platen machine, flat-platen machine.
    * máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta = straight-knife trimming machine.
    * máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.
    * máquina de reiteración = perfecting machine.
    * máquina de sumar = adding machine.
    * máquina de tambor = tumbler machine.
    * máquina de tejer = knitting machine.
    * máquina de torno = nipping machine.
    * máquina de vapor = steam engine.
    * máquina excavadora = excavator.
    * máquina expendedora = vending machine.
    * máquina expendedora de sellos = stamp dispenser.
    * maquina expendora = dispensing machine.
    * máquina Fourdrinier = Fourdrinier machine.
    * máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo = newsprint Fourdrinier.
    * máquina fundidora de tipos = typecasting machine.
    * máquina gofradora = cloth-embossing machine, embossing machine.
    * máquina industrial = manufacturing equipment.
    * máquina para leer = reading machine.
    * máquina pensante = reasoning engine.
    * máquina planográfica = platen machine.
    * máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.
    * máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.
    * máquina redonda = mould machine.
    * máquina rotativa = cylinder machine.
    * máquinas plegadoras = folding machinery.
    * máquina tragaperras = slot machine, fruit machine, one-arm(ed) bandit.
    * montador de máquinas = machine setter.
    * papel a mano-máquina = mouldmade paper.
    * papel hecho a máquina = machine-made paper.
    * papel verjurado hecho a máquina = machine-made laid paper.
    * posible de ser consultado por máquina = machine-viewable.
    * sala de máquinas = machine room.
    * seleccionado por máquina = machine-selected.
    * taller de máquinas = machine shop.
    * terminado a máquina = machine-finished.
    * texto escrito a máquina = typescript.
    * texto legible por máquina = machine readable text.

    * * *
    A
    1 (aparato) machine
    una máquina para hacer pasta a pasta-making machine
    ¿sabes coser a máquina? do you know how to use a sewing machine?
    esto hay que coserlo a máquina this will have to be sewn on the machine
    ¿se puede lavar a máquina? can it be machine-washed?
    ¿me pasas esto a máquina? would you type this (up) for me?
    2 ( Jueg) fruit machine
    3 (cámara) camera
    4 (de café) coffee machine
    Compuestos:
    electric razor, shaver ver tb maquinilla f A. (↑ maquinilla)
    calculator
    sewing machine
    jukebox
    typewriter
    one-armed bandit, fruit machine
    knitting machine
    washing machine
    snow machine
    weight machine
    ● máquina de tricotar or tejer
    knitting machine
    wind machine
    climbing machine
    vending machine
    ( Esp) ticket machine
    ( AmL) ticket machine
    postage meter ( AmE), franking machine ( BrE)
    slot machine, fruit machine
    ( Col) slot machine, fruit machine
    ( Esp) slot machine, fruit machine
    B
    1 ( Náut) engine
    a toda máquina at top speed, flat out ( colloq)
    2 ( Ferr) engine, locomotive
    3 ( Ven fam) (auto) car
    C (organización) machine
    la máquina del partido the party machine
    * * *

     

    Del verbo maquinar: ( conjugate maquinar)

    maquina es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    maquinar    
    máquina
    maquinar ( conjugate maquinar) verbo transitivo
    to plot, scheme
    máquina sustantivo femenino
    1

    ◊ ¿se puede lavar a máquina? can it be machine-washed?;

    escribir a máquina to type;
    máquina de afeitar safety razor;

    ( eléctrica) electric razor, shaver;
    ◊ máquina de coser/lavar sewing/washing machine;

    máquina de escribir typewriter;
    máquina expendedora vending machine;
    máquina tragamonedas or (Esp) tragaperras slot machine, fruit machine
    b) (Jueg) fruit machine;

    (Fot) camera
    2
    a) (Ferr, Náut) engine

    b) (Ven fam) ( auto) car

    maquinar verbo transitivo to scheme, plot
    máquina sustantivo femenino
    1 machine: los botones están cosidos a máquina, the buttons are sewn on by machine
    máquina de coser/tabaco, sewing/cigarette machine
    máquina de escribir, typewriter
    máquina tragaperras, fruit machine
    2 fam (coche) car
    ♦ Locuciones: a toda máquina, at full speed
    ' máquina' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - agarrotarse
    - carro
    - cinta
    - copiar
    - de
    - deterioro
    - eje
    - escribir
    - estropear
    - estropearse
    - expendedor
    - expendedora
    - fastidiarse
    - foto
    - frenar
    - imprenta
    - ingenio
    - joderse
    - lubricación
    - lubrificación
    - mano
    - margarita
    - montaje
    - operador
    - operadora
    - oprimir
    - parada
    - parado
    - probar
    - quitanieves
    - rebanar
    - recambio
    - rendimiento
    - reparar
    - sacar
    - segadora
    - tabulador
    - teclado
    - teclear
    - zumbar
    - activar
    - agarrotar
    - alimentación
    - alimentar
    - aparato
    - arreglo
    - averiado
    - batidor
    - caja
    English:
    act up
    - action
    - adjust
    - adjustment
    - antiquated
    - assemble
    - behave
    - behavior
    - behaviour
    - blade
    - break
    - break down
    - broken
    - bulldozer
    - camera
    - control
    - custom
    - daisywheel
    - dead
    - dependable
    - disable
    - dispenser
    - efficiency
    - efficient
    - electronic
    - frame
    - fruit machine
    - go off
    - go on
    - handle
    - harvester
    - high-powered
    - hum
    - idle
    - idleness
    - jukebox
    - loud
    - machine
    - machine code
    - machine-washable
    - maintain
    - one-armed bandit
    - operate
    - operation
    - operator
    - order
    - output
    - pack up
    - performance
    - play up
    * * *
    1. [aparato] machine;
    coser a máquina to machine-sew;
    escrito a máquina typewritten;
    hecho a máquina machine-made;
    lavar a máquina to machine-wash;
    pasar algo a máquina to type sth out o up;
    Fam
    ser una máquina [muy rápido, muy bueno] to be a powerhouse
    máquina de afeitar electric razor;
    máquina de bebidas drinks machine, US drink vending machine;
    máquina de café (espresso) coffee machine;
    máquina de cambios change machine;
    máquina de coser sewing-machine;
    máquina de discos [en bar] jukebox;
    máquina expendedora vending machine;
    máquina herramienta machine tool;
    máquina de oficina office machine;
    máquina registradora cash register;
    máquina de tabaco cigarette machine;
    máquina del tiempo time machine;
    máquina voladora flying machine
    2. [para jugar]
    jugar a las máquinas to play on the slot machines o Br fruit machines
    máquina de azar slot machine, Br fruit machine;
    máquina de marcianos Space Invaders® machine;
    máquina recreativa arcade machine;
    Am máquina tragamonedas slot machine, Br fruit machine; Esp máquina tragaperras slot machine, Br fruit machine
    3. [locomotora] engine
    máquina de vapor steam engine
    4. [en buque] engine;
    sala de máquinas engine room;
    también Fig
    a toda máquina at full pelt o tilt;
    Fig
    no fuerces la máquina don't overdo it
    5. [de estado, partido] machinery
    6. Fam [vehículo] [moto] (motor)bike;
    [bicicleta] bike; [automóvil] wheels, Br motor
    7. Cuba [automóvil] car
    * * *
    f
    1 machine
    2 FERR locomotive;
    a toda máquina at top speed
    3 C.Am., Carib
    car
    4
    :
    * * *
    1) : machine
    máquina de coser: sewing machine
    máquina de escribir: typewriter
    2) locomotora: engine, locomotive
    3) : machine (in politics)
    4)
    a toda máquina : at full speed
    * * *
    1. (en general) machine
    2. (tren) engine

    Spanish-English dictionary > máquina

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