(de una sustancia)

sustancia blanca — (Anat) white matter

sustancia gris — (Anat) grey matter

sin sustancia — [teoría, discurso] lacking in substance; [persona] shallow, superficial

Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.

the two main issues of substance — los dos puntos fundamentales or esenciales

the rumours are completely without substance — los rumores no tienen ninguna base or ningún fundamento

there wasn't much substance in or to his lectures — sus conferencias no tenían mucha enjundia or sustancia

issues of substance — asuntos fundamentales or de importancia

substance abuse N — abuso m de estupefacientes, toxicomanía f

substance abuser N — toxicómano(-a) m / f

the two main issues of substance — los dos puntos fundamentales or esenciales

composición procesal — (Jur) out-of-court settlement

Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.

componentes lógicos — (Inform) software

Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).

estoy en or bajo tratamiento médico — I am undergoing medical treatment

estoy en or bajo tratamiento médico — I am undergoing medical treatment

Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

descomposición de vientre, descomposición intestinal — diarrhoea, diarrhea (EEUU)

Ex: An acidic environment accelerates the decomposition reactions.

• it's unknown for him to refuse a sweet — nunca ha dicho que no a un caramelo que se sepa

it's not unknown for him to be wrong — iro no es precisamente que no se haya equivocado nunca iro

• she's a bit of an unknown quantity — ella es una incógnita

• for some unknown reason — por alguna razón desconocida

• the Unknown Soldier — el soldado desconocido

• to be unknown to sb, the name is unknown to me — el nombre no me resulta conocido

me hicieron una rebaja de seis euros — they gave me a six-euro reduction o discount

la empresa propone una rebaja de los salarios de un 8% — the company is proposing an 8% wage cut o an 8% reduction in wages

nos hicieron una rebaja del 10% — they gave us a 10% discount o reduction

¿no me haría una rebajita? — couldn't you give me a discount?, couldn't you knock a bit off the price? (colloq)

están en or de rebajas — there's a sale on, they're having a sale

nos hicieron una rebaja del 10% — they gave us a 10% discount o reduction

¿no me haría una rebajita? — couldn't you give me a discount?, couldn't you knock a bit off the price? (colloq)

están en or de rebajas — there's a sale on, they're having a sale

Ex: The article is entitled 'Publishing abroad: fair trade or short sell for non English speaking authors?'.

she applied herself to her work — se puso a trabajar con diligencia or empeño

to apply for something — \<\<for loan/permission\>\> solicitar or pedir* algo

to apply for a job — solicitar un trabajo, presentarse para un trabajo, aplicar* a un trabajo (Ven), postular para un trabajo (CS)

to apply heat to a surface — (Tech) exponer una superficie al calor; (Med) calentar una superficie

to apply pressure on sb — (fig) presionar a algn

to apply o.s. to a task — dedicarse or aplicarse a una tarea

to apply to — (=be applicable to) ser aplicable a, referirse a

the law applies to everybody — la ley es aplicable a or de obligado cumplimiento para todos

to apply for — [+ scholarship, grant, assistance] solicitar, pedir; [+ job] solicitar, presentarse a

she applied herself to her work — se puso a trabajar con diligencia or empeño

to apply for something — \<\<for loan/permission\>\> solicitar or pedir* algo

to apply for a job — solicitar un trabajo, presentarse para un trabajo, aplicar* a un trabajo (Ven), postular para un trabajo (CS)

• ser de la propiedad de algn — to be the property of sb, belong to sb

• en propiedad, tener un puesto de trabajo en propiedad — to have tenure

adquirir una vivienda/un terreno en propiedad — to purchase a home/a piece of land ( land or property)

hablar con propiedad — to speak properly o correctly

hablar español con propiedad — (=expresarse bien) to have a good command of Spanish; (=hablar correctamente) to speak Spanish correctly, speak correct Spanish

propiedad industrial — patent rights pl

Ex: The masthead is the statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.

Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

una mujer de una serenidad inalterable — a woman of immutable o unalterable serenity

una mujer de una serenidad inalterable — a woman of immutable o unalterable serenity

Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.

algunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday

le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off

¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?

la OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet

quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos

rebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends

piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating

rebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.