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41 antiguo
adj.1 ancient, early, antique, long-standing.2 former, olden, one-time, sometime.3 outdated, of a bygone era, archaic, outmoded.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: antiguar.* * *► adjetivo2 (en empleo) senior3 (pasado) old-fashioned4 (anterior) former1 the ancients\a la antigua in an old-fashioned wayde antiguo since ancient times* * *(f. - antigua)adj.1) old2) ancient3) former* * *antiguo, -a1. ADJ1) (=viejo) [ciudad, costumbre] old; [coche] vintage; [mueble, objeto, libro] antique•
a la antigua (usanza) — in the old-fashioned waycocinan a la antigua usanza — they cook in the old style o in the old-fashioned way
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de o desde antiguo — from time immemorialchapado, música•
en lo antiguo — in olden days liter, in ancient times2) ( Hist) [civilización, restos] ancientedad 2)el palacio árabe más antiguo — the oldest Arab palace, the most ancient Arab palace
3) (=anterior) old, formerla antigua capilla, ahora sala de exposiciones — the old o former chapel, now an exhibition hall
un antiguo novio — an old boyfriend, an ex-boyfriend
mi antiguo jefe — my former boss, my ex-boss
alumnoel socio más antiguo — the most senior member, the longest-standing member, the oldest member
4) (=anticuado) [traje, estilo, persona] old-fashioned; [mentalidad] outdated2. SM / F1) (=anticuado)tu madre es una antigua — your mother is really old-fashioned, your mother is a real fuddy-duddy *
2) (=veterano)3) ( Hist)* * *- gua adjetivo1)a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> oldb) ( veterano) old, long-standingc) (en locs)de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial
2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned* * *= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.Ex. But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.Ex. Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.Ex. This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.Ex. These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.Ex. The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex. The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex. One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.Ex. This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.Ex. Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.Ex. But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.Ex. A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.----* a la antigua = old-style.* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* antigua esposa = ex-wife.* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.* casco antiguo = old town.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* impreso antiguo = old print.* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* ley antigua = ancient law.* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.* más antiguo = longest-serving.* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.* muy antiguo = centuries-old.* obra antigua = ancient work.* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.* * *- gua adjetivo1)a) ( viejo) <ciudad/libro> old; <ruinas/civilización> ancient; <mueble/lámpara> antique, old; < coche> vintage, old; <costumbre/tradición> oldb) ( veterano) old, long-standingc) (en locs)de or desde antiguo — from time immemorial
2) (delante del n) ( de antes) old (before n), former (before n)3) ( anticuado) old-fashioned* * *= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn, antique.Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.* a la antigua = old-style.* a la antigua usanza = old-style.* antigua esposa = ex-wife.* antigua gloria = Posesivo + former glory.* antigua grandeza = Posesivo + former glory.* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.* antigua novia = ex-girlfriend.* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.], alum.* antiguo esplendor = Posesivo + former glory.* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.* casco antiguo = old town.* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el = oldest part of the city, the.* chapado a la antigua = fuddy-duddy.* de antigua generación = low-end.* de antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde antiguo = from time immemorial.* desde muy antiguo = since olden times.* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.* impreso antiguo = old print.* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).* ley antigua = ancient law.* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.* más antiguo = longest-serving.* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.* muy antiguo = centuries-old.* obra antigua = ancient work.* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria = regain + Posesivo + former glory.* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza = restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.* reunión de antiguos alumnos = class reunion.* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.* vestido a la antigua = frumpy [frumpier -comp., frumpiest -sup.], frumpish.* * *A1 (viejo) ‹casa/ciudad› old; ‹ruinas/civilización› ancient; ‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old; ‹libro› old; ‹coche› vintage, oldla parte antigua de la ciudad the old part of the cityla antigua Roma ancient Romeuna costumbre muy antigua an ancient o a very old customes mejor no reavivar antiguas rencillas it's best not to revive old quarrels2 (veterano) old, long-standinges uno de nuestros más antiguos clientes he's one of our oldest customers3 ( en locs):a la antigua in an old-fashioned wayse viste a la antigua she dresses in an old-fashioned way o stylechapado a la antigua old-fashionedde or desde antiguo from time immemorialuna tradición que viene de antiguo a tradition which dates from time immemorialCompuestos:masculine ancien régimemasculine Old Testamentun antiguo novio an ex-boyfriend o old boyfriendvisitamos mi antiguo colegio we visited my old schoolRío, antigua capital del Brasil Rio, the former capital of BrazilC (anticuado) ‹persona/estilo› old-fashionedtiene una cara muy antigua she has a very old-fashioned kind of face, her face seems to belong to another era* * *
antiguo◊ - gua adjetivo
1
‹ruinas/civilización› ancient;
‹mueble/lámpara› antique, old;
‹ coche› vintage, old;
‹costumbre/tradición› old;
c) ( en locs)
chapado a la antigua old-fashioned;
de or desde antiguo from time immemorial
2 ( delante del n) ( de antes) old ( before n), former ( before n);
3 ( anticuado) old-fashioned
antiguo,-a adjetivo
1 old, ancient: Antiguo Testamento, Old Testament
2 (pasado de moda) old-fashioned
3 (empleado, cargo) senior
4 (anterior) former
' antiguo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antigua
- casco
- decana
- decano
- entre
- restituir
- sellar
- testamento
- ver
- combatiente
- viejo
English:
alumnus
- ancient
- antique
- become
- dissociate
- encounter
- ex-
- flame
- former
- gramophone
- imperial mile
- long-standing
- old
- old-style
- one
- paper
- take over
- testament
- erstwhile
- further
- long
- past
- sometime
- veteran
- vintage car
* * *antiguo, -a♦ adj1. [viejo] old;[inmemorial] ancient;un antiguo amigo/enemigo an old friend/enemyantiguo alumno [de colegio] ex-pupil, former pupil, US alumnus;una reunión de antiguos alumnos a school reunion;el antiguo continente [Europa] Europe;la antigua Roma Ancient Rome;el Antiguo Testamento the Old Testament2. [anterior, previo] former;la antigua Unión Soviética the former Soviet Unionel antiguo régimen the former regime; Hist the ancien régime3. [veterano]los miembros/empleados más antiguos tienen preferencia preference is given to the longest-serving members/employees;los vecinos más antiguos the neighbours who've been here longest4. [pasado de moda] old-fashioned;a la antigua in an old-fashioned way;chapado a la antigua stuck in the past, old-fashioned♦ nm,f1. [persona] old-fashioned person;su tío es un antiguo her uncle is very old-fashioned2.los antiguos [de la Antigüedad] the ancients* * *su antiguo novio her old o former boyfriend;a la antigua in the old-fashioned way;edad antigua ancient times pl* * *1) : ancient, old2) : former3) : old-fashioneda la antigua: in the old-fashioned way* * *antiguo adj1. (mueble, cuadro, etc) antique2. (casa, coche) old3. (idioma, cultura) ancient4. (anterior) former5. (en el trabajo) senior6. (anticuado) old fashioned¡qué ideas más antiguas tienes! what old fashioned ideas you've got! -
42 atroz
adj.1 terrible, awful.hace un frío atroz it's terribly o awfully cold2 atrocious, horrible, inhumane, abominable.3 agonizing, excruciating.* * *1 (bárbaro) atrocious, outrageous* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=terrible) atrocious; (=cruel) cruel, inhuman; (=escandaloso) outrageous2) * (=enorme) huge, terrific; (=malísimo) dreadful, awful* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex. The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.Ex. The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex. Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex. The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en †frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex. There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *adjetivo (brutal, cruel) appalling; ( uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful* * *= dismal, atrocious, brutal, frightful, dire, abysmal, excruciating, hideous, gruesome, ferocious, god-awful, heinous.Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.* * *1 (brutal, cruel) appalling, terrible2 (uso hiperbólico) atrocious, awful, dreadful ( BrE)tengo un dolor de cabeza atroz I have an atrocious o an awful headache* * *
atroz adjetivo
atrocious
atroz adjetivo
1 (pésimo, insoportable) atrocious
2 fam (enorme) enormous, tremendous
' atroz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
insensibilidad
- barbaridad
- muerte
English:
agonizing
- appalling
- atrocious
- dreadful
- excruciating
- heinous
- hell
- hideous
- raging
- unspeakable
- vicious
- crippling
- dire
- terrible
* * *atroz adj1. [cruel] [crimen, tortura] horrific, barbarices de una fealdad atroz he's terribly o incredibly ugly3. [muy malo] atrocious, awful* * *adj1 appalling, atrocious2:un éxito atroz a smash hit* * *♦ atrozamente adv* * *atroz adj1. (cruel) atrocious / appalling2. (enorme) terriblehace un frío atroz it's terribly cold / it's freezing -
43 brutal
adj.1 brutal (violento).2 wicked, brutal (informal) (extraordinary).3 enormous, brutal.* * *► adjetivo1 (cruel) brutal, savage3 figurado (magnífico) terrific, fantastic* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) (=salvaje) brutal2) * (=genial) terrific *3) CAm (=asombroso) incredible, amazing* * ** * *= barbaric, brutal, brutish.Ex. The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.----* agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* * ** * *= barbaric, brutal, brutish.Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.* agresión brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* * *A ‹crimen› brutal; ‹atentado› savagehace un calor brutal it's incredibly hot¿qué te parece? — ¡brutal! what do you think? — terrific! o amazing!* * *
brutal adjetivo ‹ crimen› brutal;
‹ atentado› savage
brutal adjetivo
1 brutal
2 fam (excesivo, intenso) huge, enormous: el cambio es brutal, the change is tremendous
' brutal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
salvaje
- soldadesca
- agresión
English:
barbaric
- brutal
- fabric
- regime
- savage
- dog
* * *brutal adj1. [violento] brutalun libro/una película brutal a wicked o brutal book/film;tengo un cansancio brutal I'm dead tired, I'm bushed;conseguí entradas para el concierto – ¡brutal! I got hold of some tickets for the concert – wicked o brutal!* * *adj1 procedimiento, lenguaje brutal2 popfiesta incredible fam, terrific* * *brutal adj1) : brutal♦ brutalmente adv* * *brutal adj brutal -
44 colección
f.1 collection, set, array, assemblage.2 collection.3 collection, array, panoply.* * *1 collection* * *noun f.* * *SF collectiones de colección — Méx it's a collector's item
* * *a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionb) (fam) ( gran cantidad)c) (Lit) collectiond) ( de modas) collection* * *= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.Ex. We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.Ex. A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.Ex. It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex. The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.Ex. Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..Ex. Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.Ex. While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.Ex. It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.Ex. In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.Ex. The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.Ex. The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.Ex. Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex. The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.----* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.* colección básica = core collection.* colección bibliográfica = book collection.* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].* colección central = central collection.* colección compartida = cooperative collection.* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.* colección de animales = menagerie.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.* colección de comics = comics collection.* colección de consulta = browsing collection.* colección de control = test collection.* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.* colección de derecho = law collection.* colección de diapositivas = slide library.* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.* colección de discos = record collection.* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* colección de investigación = research collection.* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].* colección de libros = book collection.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.* colección de libros donados = gift collection.* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.* colección de mapas = map collection.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.* colección de programas informáticos = software library.* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.* colección de referencia = reference collection.* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* colección de sonido = sound collection.* colección de tebeos = comics collection.* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.* colección de vídeos = video series.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.* colección ficticia = made-up collection.* colección fotográfica = photographic library.* colección impresa = print set.* colección inactiva = inactive collection.* colección integrada = integrated collection.* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.* colección privada = private collection.* colección recogida = accumulation.* colección temática = subject collection.* crear una colección = build + collection.* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].* encargado de la colección = stock editor.* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.* formación de la colección = collection building.* formar una colección = build + collection.* gestión de la colección = collection management.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.* uso de la colección = stock use.* * *a) (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionb) (fam) ( gran cantidad)c) (Lit) collectiond) ( de modas) collection* * *= aggregation, collection, congeries, holdings, information store, library, stock, document collection, assemblage, repertory, collection, cache, deposit collection, harvest, picking, collecting, line-up, menagerie.Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..Ex: Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.Ex: In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.* análisis de la colección = collection analysis.* basado en la colección = collection-centred, materials-centred [materials-centered], collection-based.* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas = special collections librarian.* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas = map librarian.* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección = collections librarian.* centrado en la colección = collection-centred, collection-based.* colección básica = core collection.* colección bibliográfica = book collection.* colección bibliotecaria = library collection [library's collection].* colección central = central collection.* colección compartida = cooperative collection.* colección cooperativa = cooperative collection.* colección de animales = menagerie.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de autógrafos = autograph collection.* colección de comics = comics collection.* colección de consulta = browsing collection.* colección de control = test collection.* colección de depósito legal = depository collection, legal deposit collection, deposit collection.* colección de derecho = law collection.* colección de diapositivas = slide library.* colección de dibujos = drawing collection.* colección de discos = record collection.* colección de documentos impresos = print collection.* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.* colección de fotografías = photograph collection.* colección de grabaciones sonoras = sound collection.* colección de historia local = local history collection.* colección de investigación = research collection.* colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].* colección de libros = book collection.* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.* colección de libros donados = gift collection.* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.* colección de mapas = map collection.* colección de música = music collection.* colección de música popular = popular music collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* colección de prácticas = laboratory collection.* colección de prensa = newspaper collection.* colección de préstamo = circulating collection.* colección de préstamo restringido = course reserve.* colección de programas informáticos = software library.* colección de publicaciones monográficas = monograph stock.* colección de publicaciones periódicas = periodical stock, periodical collection.* colección de recortes = clipping file [cuttings file, -UK], cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].* colección de recortes de periódicos = clippings collection.* colección de referencia = reference collection.* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.* colección de retratos = portrait collection.* colección de sonido = sound collection.* colección de tebeos = comics collection.* colección de una biblioteca = local holding.* colección de vídeos = video series.* colección en varios volúmenes = multivolume set.* colección especializada = special collection, study collection.* colección ficticia = made-up collection.* colección fotográfica = photographic library.* colección impresa = print set.* colección inactiva = inactive collection.* colección integrada = integrated collection.* colección local = area studies collection, local collection.* colección monográfica = monographic collection, book series.* colección multimedia = multimedia collection, media collection.* colección paleontológica = palaeontology collection.* colección patrimonial = heritage collection.* colección personal = home collection, personal collection.* colección pictórica = pictorial collection.* colección privada = private collection.* colección recogida = accumulation.* colección temática = subject collection.* crear una colección = build + collection.* crecimiento de la colección = collection growth.* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].* encargado de la colección = stock editor.* evaluación de la colección = collection assessment, collection evaluation, collection analysis.* formación de la colección = collection building.* formar una colección = build + collection.* gestión de la colección = collection management.* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.* una colección desordenada de = a scrapbook of.* uso de la colección = stock use.* * *1 (de sellos, monedas, cuadros) collectionhace colección de mariposas she collects butterflies2 ( fam)(gran cantidad): no sé cómo quiere otro hijo, si ya tiene una colección I can't imagine why she wants another child, she already has a whole brood ( hum)tiene una colección de pulseras she has a huge collection of bracelets3 ( Lit) collection4 (de modas) collectioncolecciones infantiles children's fashions o wear* * *
colección sustantivo femenino
collection
colección sustantivo femenino collection
' colección' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
antológica
- antológico
- discoteca
- engrosar
- exhibir
- herbolaria
- herbolario
- panoplia
- adquirir
- biblioteca
- línea
- presentar
English:
array
- body
- collection
- invaluable
- model
- put together
- set
- stamp collection
- swap for
- collector
- large
- menagerie
- round
* * *colección nf1. [de sellos, objetos] collectionla colección permanente [de museo] the permanent collectioncometió una colección de errores he made a whole series of mistakes;no dijo más que una colección de tonterías he talked a load of nonsense3. [de moda] collection;la colección de primavera the spring collection* * *f collection* * ** * *colección n collection -
45 cruel
adj.cruel.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) cruel (con/para, to)2 (clima) harsh, severe* * *adj.* * *ADJ cruel* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.Ex. With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex. The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex. The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex. In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex. One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex. However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex. As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.----* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *adjetivo cruella venganza será cruel — (hum) just you wait! (I'll get you!) (colloq)
* * *= brutal, cruel, perverse, unkind, callous, cold-blooded, merciless, brutish, ferocious, heartless, cutthroat.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.* volverse cruel = become + vicious.* * *cruelaquello fue una jugada cruel del destino that was a cruel twist of fatefueron muy crueles con él they were very cruel to him* * *
cruel adjetivo
cruel;
cruel adjetivo cruel
' cruel' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bárbara
- bárbaro
- cebarse
- desalmada
- desalmado
- draconiana
- draconiano
- mirada
- salvaje
- sañosa
- sañoso
- sañuda
- sañudo
- truculenta
- truculento
- verduga
- verdugo
- crueldad
- inhumano
- sanguinario
English:
brutal
- callous
- cheap
- cruel
- cutthroat
- hard
- heartless
- inhuman
- savage
- unkind
- vicious
- blood
- cold
- fiend
- inhumane
- inhumanity
- outrage
* * *cruel adj1. [persona, acción] cruel;fuiste muy cruel con ella you were very cruel to her2. [dolor] excruciating, terrible3. [clima] harsh4. [duda] terrible* * *adj cruel* * *cruel adj: cruel♦ cruelmente adv* * *cruel adj cruel -
46 desagradable
adj.1 unpleasant.2 disagreeable, distasteful, unpleasant, displeasing.* * *► adjetivo1 disagreeable, unpleasant* * *adj.unpleasant, disagreeable* * *ADJ unpleasant, disagreeable más frm* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex. And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex. The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex. In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex. Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex. The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex. He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex. Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex. Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.----* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *adjetivo <respuesta/comentario> unkind; <ruido/sensación> unpleasant, disagreeable; <escena/sorpresa> unpleasant; <tiempo/clima> unpleasant, horribleno seas tan desagradable! — don't be so mean o unkind!
* * *= off-putting, unwelcome, unpleasant, disagreeable, unkind, obnoxious, peevish, distasteful, unappealing, seamy [seamier -comp., seamiest -sup.], unsavoury [unsavory, -USA], unpalatable, unsightly, minging, abrasive, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], unwholesome, insalubrious, invidious, ill-natured.Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.* algo desagradable a la vista = a blot on the landscape.* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable = make + Nombre + flinch.* de sabor desagradable = unpalatable.* desagradable a la vista = eyesore.* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* situación desagradable = unpleasantness.* sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening.* * *‹respuesta/comentario› unkind; ‹sabor/ruido/sensación› unpleasant, disagreeable; ‹escena› horribleestuvo realmente desagradable conmigo he was really unpleasant to me¡no seas tan desagradable! dale una oportunidad don't be so mean o unkind! give him a chance¡qué tiempo más desagradable! what nasty o horrible weatherhacía un día bastante desagradable the weather was rather unpleasant, it was a rather unpleasant dayse llevó una sorpresa desagradable she got a nasty o an unpleasant surprise* * *
desagradable adjetivo
unpleasant;
‹respuesta/comentario› unkind
desagradable adjetivo unpleasant, disagreeable: hay un olor desagradable, there's an unpleasant smell
es una persona muy desagradable, he's really disagreeable
' desagradable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escopetazo
- fresca
- fresco
- graznido
- grosera
- grosero
- gustillo
- horrorosa
- horroroso
- impresión
- marrón
- palma
- sensación
- terrible
- terrorífica
- terrorífico
- chocante
- ingrato
- mal
- shock
English:
bullet
- business
- creep
- dirty
- disagreeable
- distasteful
- emptiness
- filthy
- hard
- ill-natured
- miserable
- nasty
- off
- off-putting
- rude
- thankless
- ugly
- unkind
- unpleasant
- unsavory
- unsavoury
- unwelcome
- why
- home
- objectionable
- offensive
- painful
- peevish
- unpalatable
- unwholesome
* * *♦ adj1. [sensación, tiempo, escena] unpleasant;no voy a salir, la tarde está muy desagradable I'm not going to go out, the weather's turned quite nasty this afternoon;una desagradable sorpresa an unpleasant o a nasty surprise2. [persona, comentario, contestación] unpleasant;está muy desagradable con su familia he's very unpleasant to his family;no seas desagradable y ven con nosotros al cine don't be unsociable, come to the cinema with us♦ nmfson unos desagradables they're unpleasant people* * *adj unpleasant, disagreeable* * *desagradable adj: unpleasant, disagreeable♦ desagradablemente adv* * *desagradable adj unpleasant -
47 detestable
adj.detestable.* * *► adjetivo1 detestable, hateful, repulsive* * *ADJ [persona] hateful; [costumbre] detestable; [sabor, tiempo] foul* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex. Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * ** * *= odious, obnoxious, abhorrent, detestable, loathsome.Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting ' detestable murderers and scumbags'.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *‹persona/carácter› hateful, detestable, odious ( frml); ‹proceder› abominable, atrocious* * *
detestable adjetivo detestable
' detestable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborrecible
English:
damnable
- obnoxious
- odious
* * *detestable adj[persona, actitud] hateful, detestable; [comportamiento, trato] despicable; [comida] revolting; [alojamiento, calidad] terrible, appalling* * *adj terrible -
48 director de periódico
(n.) = newspaper editorEx. Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.* * *(n.) = newspaper editorEx: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
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49 lectura
f.1 reading.lectura ligera light reading2 viva (voce) (British), defense (United States) (education) (of thesis).3 reading (matter).4 reading, interpretation.5 scanning (computing).lectura óptica optical scanning6 readout, reading, read out, result.7 reading matter, reading material.8 readback.* * *1 reading2 (material de lectura) reading matter3 (interpretación) interpretation, reading* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acción) readingsegunda lectura — Esp (Pol) second reading
lectura dramatizada — dramatization, dramatized reading
2) (=obra) reading matter3) (=interpretación) readinghay 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) readingb) ( texto) reading matterc) ( 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) readingb) ( texto) reading matterc) ( 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) readingel secretario dio lectura al acta de la sesión anterior the secretary read the minutes of the previous meetinglectura de los labios lipreadingla lectura del contador de electricidad the electricity meter reading2 (texto) reading matterlecturas apropiadas para niños reading material o reading matter suitable for children3 (como disciplina) reading4 (interpretación) interpretation, readingCompuesto:lectura rápida or velozskim 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
* * *lectura nf1. [de libro, texto] reading;dar lectura a algo to read sth out loud3. [escrito] reading (matter);siempre voy de vacaciones con mucha lectura I always take plenty to read on Br holiday o US vacation4. [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 novel5. [de contador] reading6. Informát read-out;[de datos] scanning* * *f reading;dar lectura a algo read sth (out);tener varias lecturas fig have several interpretations* * *lectura nf1) : reading2) : reading matter* * *lectura n reading -
50 metrópoli
f.metropolis, large city.* * *1 metropolis* * *SF (=ciudad) metropolis; [de imperio] mother country* * *= metropolis.Ex. The newspaper printers of the metropolis, on the other hand, required presses that were above all productive = Por le contrario, las imprentas de periódicos de la metrópoli necesitaban máquinas que fuesen sobre todo productivas.* * *= metropolis.Ex: The newspaper printers of the metropolis, on the other hand, required presses that were above all productive = Por le contrario, las imprentas de periódicos de la metrópoli necesitaban máquinas que fuesen sobre todo productivas.
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metrópoli, metrópolis sustantivo femenino metropolis
' metrópoli' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
metrópolis
English:
metropolis
* * *metrópoli nf, metrópolis nf inv1. [ciudad importante] metropolis2. [de colonia] [nación] mother country;[ciudad] metropolis* * *f (inv) metropolis* * *metrópoli nf or -
51 reducir a cero
(v.) = reduce to + nilEx. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.* * *(v.) = reduce to + nilEx: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
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52 reducir a la nada
(v.) = reduce to + nilEx. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.* * *(v.) = reduce to + nilEx: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
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53 repelente
adj.1 repulsive (desagradable, repugnante).2 repellent.m.insect repellent.* * *► adjetivo1 repellent, repulsive\niño,-a repelente irónico little know-all* * *1. ADJ1) (=repulsivo) repellent, repulsive2) * (=sabelotodo)2.SM repellent, insect repellent* * *I1) ( que ahuyenta)IImasculino insect repellent* * *= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex. The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.----* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.* * *I1) ( que ahuyenta)IImasculino insect repellent* * *= repellent, repulsive, obnoxious, rebarbative, aversive, creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], creep.Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.
Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.* repelente contra insectos = insect repellent.* repelente de insectos = insect repellent.* repelente de mosquitos = mosquito repellent.* * *A(que ahuyenta): una loción repelente a repellentB ‹persona› repulsive, repellent, horrible; ‹niño› horrible, obnoxiousinsect repellent* * *
repelente adjetivo ‹ persona› repulsive, repellent;
‹ niño› obnoxious
■ sustantivo masculino
insect repellent
repelente
I sustantivo masculino
1 (para insectos) repellent
2 fam (persona redicha) affected person
(sabelotodo) know-all
II adjetivo
1 (repugnante) repulsive, repellent
2 fam (insoportable, intratable) unbearable, obnoxious
(redicho) affected: es la niña repelente de la clase, she's the class know-all
' repelente' also found in these entries:
English:
icky
- repellent
- repellant
* * *♦ adj2. [odioso] disgusting3. [de insectos] repellent♦ nmrepelente (contra insectos) insect repellent* * *I adj1 figrepellent, repulsive2 famniño horribleII m repellent* * *repelente adj: repellent, repulsiverepelente nm: repellentrepelente de insectos: insect repellent* * *repelente1 adj1. (sabelotodo) know all2. (repulsivo) revoltingrepelente2 n1. (para insectos) repellent2. (persona) know all -
54 repugnante
adj.disgusting.f. & m.loathsome person, repulsive person.* * *► adjetivo1 repugnant, repulsive, disgusting, revolting* * *adj.repugnant, disgusting* * *ADJ disgusting, revolting* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex. Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.Ex. And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex. But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex. A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex. During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex. I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex. The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex. He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex. Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex. Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex. We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex. Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex. Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex. Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex. It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *adjetivo < olor> disgusting, revolting; < crimen> abhorrent, repugnant; < persona> ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting; ( moralmente) repugnant* * *= filthy [filthier -comp, filthiest -sup.], rank, repellent, revolting, repulsive, obnoxious, disgusting, rebarbative, abhorrent, minging, gross [grosser -comp., grossest -sup.], gruesome, nasty [natier -comp., nastiest -sup.], icky [ickier -comp., ickiest -sup.], creepy [creepier -comp., creepiest -sup.], loathsome.Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.Ex: But, in the main, I find it often boring and sometimes repellent.Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and ' repulsive' centres of cooperation.Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by ' obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.* * *1 ‹olor› disgusting, revolting2 ‹crimen› abhorrent, repugnant3 ‹persona› (físicamente) repulsive, revolting, repellent; (moralmente) repugnant* * *
repugnante adjetivo ‹ olor› disgusting, revolting;
‹ crimen› abhorrent, repugnant;
‹ persona› ( físicamente) repulsive, revolting;
( moralmente) repugnant
repugnante adjetivo
1 (físicamente) disgusting, revolting, repulsive
2 (moralmente) repugnant
' repugnante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
repelente
- asco
English:
abhorrent
- disgusting
- loathsome
- obnoxious
- offensive
- repugnant
- revolting
- foul
- nauseating
- repulsive
* * *repugnante adj1. [sabor, olor] disgusting, revolting2. [acción, comportamiento] disgusting* * *adj disgusting, repugnant* * *repugnante adj: repulsive, repugnant, revolting* * *repugnante adj revolting -
55 sala
f.1 room.sala de bingo bingo hallsala de calderas boiler roomsala de espera waiting roomsala de estar lounge, living roomsala de juntas boardroomsala de lectura reading roomsala de máquinas engine roomsala de partos delivery roomsala de profesores staff room2 hall (local) (de conferencias, conciertos).un cine de ocho salas an eight-screen cinema o multiplexsala de embarque departure loungesala de fiestas discothequesala de subastas auction roomsala de tránsito transfer loungesala VIP VIP lounge3 court(room) (law) (place).4 living room, hall, sitting room, drawing-room.5 parlor, parlour.Sala de billar Billiard parlor...6 ward.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: salar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: salar.* * *1 (aposento) room; (grande) hall2 (sala de estar) lounge, living room■ ¿en qué sala la dan? which screen is it on?\sala de actos assembly hallsala de espera waiting roomsala de estar lounge, living roomsala de exposiciones exhibition hall, gallerysala de fiestas nightclub, discothequesala de lectura reading roomsala de operaciones operating theatre (US theater)sala de partos delivery room* * *noun f.1) hall, room2) living room* * *SF1) [en casa] (tb: sala de estar) living room, sitting room, lounge; (=cuarto grande) hall; [de castillo] hall2) (=local público) (Teat, Mús) auditorium; (Cine) cinema, movie theater (EEUU); (Jur) court; (Med) wardsala capitular — chapterhouse, meeting room
sala cinematográfica — cinema, movie theater (EEUU)
sala de autoridades — (Aer) VIP lounge
sala de cine — cinema, movie theater (EEUU)
sala de conferencias — [gen] conference hall; (Univ) lecture hall, lecture theatre, lecture theater (EEUU)
sala de consejos — meeting room, conference room
sala de espera — (Med, Ferro) waiting room; (Aer) departure lounge
sala de juegos — [en casino] gaming room; [en hotel, barco] casino
sala de juntas — (Com) boardroom
sala de lo criminal, sala de lo penal — criminal court
sala de máquinas — (Náut) engine room
sala de operaciones — operating theatre, operating room (EEUU)
sala de subastas — saleroom, auction room
sala de urgencias — accident and emergency department, casualty department
sala VIP — [en aeropuerto] VIP lounge
3) (=muebles) suite of living room furniture, lounge suite* * *a) ( de casa) tbsala de estar — living room, lounge (BrE)
b) ( de hotel) loungec) ( en hospital) wardd) (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; (Teatr) theater*; (Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)e) ( sede de tribunal) courtroom, court* * *= facility, hall, room, suite.Ex. Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.Ex. The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.Ex. The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.Ex. The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.----* consulta en sala = in-house materials use.* en la sala de informática = lab based [lab-based].* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.* sala capitular = chapter house.* sala de calderas = boiler room.* sala de chat = chat room [chatroom].* sala de cine = movie theatre.* sala de composición = composing room.* sala de conciertos = concert hall.* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, lecture hall, presentation room.* sala de congresos = convention hall.* sala de convenciones = convention hall.* sala de descanso = coffee lounge.* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].* sala de escucha = listening room.* sala de espera = waiting room.* sala de estar = sitting-room, living room, drawing room, lounge.* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.* sala de estudiantes = student common room.* sala de estudio = study facilities, study room.* sala de exposiciones = exhibition room, exhibit hall.* sala de exposición y venta = show room [showroom].* sala de fiestas = dance-hall, ballroom.* sala de hospital = hospital ward, ward.* sala de impresión = press room [pressroom].* sala de información = information lobby.* sala de informática = computer room, computer lab, computer laboratory.* sala de juegos = games room.* sala de juntas = boardroom [board room].* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.* sala de justicia = courtroom.* sala del bingo = bingo hall.* sala del correo = mail room.* sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.* sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* sala del profesorado = faculty common room.* sala del tribunal = courtroom.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sala de máquinas = machine room.* sala de material audiovisual = audiovisual room.* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].* sala de operaciones = operating room.* sala de ordeñar = milking parlour.* sala de ordeño = milking parlour.* sala de personal = staff lounge.* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.* sala de profesores = faculty common room.* sala de redacción = newsroom.* sala de referencia = reference room.* sala de reuniones = meeting room, interview room.* sala de televisión = TV lounge.* sala de tortura = torture chamber.* sala de trabajo = workroom.* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.* sala de velatorios = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* sala multimedia = media suite.* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room, baby changing room.* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.* * *a) ( de casa) tbsala de estar — living room, lounge (BrE)
b) ( de hotel) loungec) ( en hospital) wardd) (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; (Teatr) theater*; (Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE)e) ( sede de tribunal) courtroom, court* * *= facility, hall, room, suite.Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.Ex: The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.* consulta en sala = in-house materials use.* en la sala de informática = lab based [lab-based].* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.* sala capitular = chapter house.* sala de calderas = boiler room.* sala de chat = chat room [chatroom].* sala de cine = movie theatre.* sala de composición = composing room.* sala de conciertos = concert hall.* sala de conferencias = lecture room, conference room, conference hall, lecture theatre, auditory theatre, lecture hall, presentation room.* sala de congresos = convention hall.* sala de convenciones = convention hall.* sala de descanso = coffee lounge.* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.* sala de escribir = scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].* sala de escucha = listening room.* sala de espera = waiting room.* sala de estar = sitting-room, living room, drawing room, lounge.* sala de estar para el personal = coffee lounge.* sala de estudiantes = student common room.* sala de estudio = study facilities, study room.* sala de exposiciones = exhibition room, exhibit hall.* sala de exposición y venta = show room [showroom].* sala de fiestas = dance-hall, ballroom.* sala de hospital = hospital ward, ward.* sala de impresión = press room [pressroom].* sala de información = information lobby.* sala de informática = computer room, computer lab, computer laboratory.* sala de juegos = games room.* sala de juntas = boardroom [board room].* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.* sala de justicia = courtroom.* sala del bingo = bingo hall.* sala del correo = mail room.* sála de lectura = reading room, reading area.* sala de lectura de periódicos = newsroom.* sala de libros raros = rare book room.* sala del profesorado = faculty common room.* sala del tribunal = courtroom.* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local = Manuscript and Local History Room.* sala de máquinas = machine room.* sala de material audiovisual = audiovisual room.* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.* sala de muestras = show room [showroom].* sala de operaciones = operating room.* sala de ordeñar = milking parlour.* sala de ordeño = milking parlour.* sala de personal = staff lounge.* sala de primeros auxilios = emergency room.* sala de profesores = faculty common room.* sala de redacción = newsroom.* sala de referencia = reference room.* sala de reuniones = meeting room, interview room.* sala de televisión = TV lounge.* sala de tortura = torture chamber.* sala de trabajo = workroom.* sala de urgencias = emergency room, emergency ward, casualty ward.* sala de velatorios = funeral chapel, chapel of rest.* sala multimedia = media suite.* sala para cambiar bebés = baby changing room, baby changing room.* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.* * *1 (de una casa) tb2 (de un hotel) lounge3 (en un hospital) ward4 (para reuniones, conferencias) hall; ( Teatr) theater*; ( Cin) movie theater ( AmE), cinema ( BrE)se estrenó simultáneamente en varias salas de Madrid it opened simultaneously in several Madrid movie theaters o cinemasla película se exhibe en la sala 1 the movie is showing on Screen 15 (sede de tribunal) courtroom, courtCompuestos:( Tec) clean roomchapterhousepublic ward( Chi) day nursery, crechebanquet hallchat room(CS frml) classroomconcert hallassembly o conference o lecture hall( AmL) treatment room( Esp) treatment roomdeparture loungewaiting roomgallery, exhibition hallnight club ( usually featuring dancing and cabaret)boardroomreading roomcivil courtcriminal courtthrone roomengine roomassembly shed o shopdelivery roomdeparture loungepress office(theater*) auditoriumtelevision lounge or roomtransfer loungetreatment roomaccident and emergency department, casualty department ( BrE)( Tec) clean roomchapel of rest* * *
Del verbo salar: ( conjugate salar)
sala es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
sala
salar
sala sustantivo femenino
( en hospital) ward;
(para reuniones, conferencias) hall;
(Teatr) theater( conjugate theater);
(Cin) movie theater (AmE), cinema (BrE);
sala de clases (CS frml) classroom;
sala de conciertos concert hall;
sala de embarque departure lounge;
sala de espera waiting room;
sala de exposiciones gallery, exhibition hall;
sala de fiestas night club ( usually featuring dancing and cabaret);
sala de profesores staff room
salar 1 ( conjugate salar) verbo transitivo
‹ pieles› to salt
salarse verbo pronominal (Méx fam) ( echarse a perder) [ planes] to fall through;
[ negocio] to go bust
salar 2 sustantivo masculino (Chi) salt pan, salt flat
sala sustantivo femenino
1 (para un uso concreto) room
sala de espera, waiting room
sala de máquinas,
2 (en una casa) sala o salita de estar, lounge, living room
3 (de un hospital) ward
4 sala de justicia, courtroom
5 (para espectáculos, actos públicos, etc) sala de conferencias, conference o lecture hall
6 (de cine, teatro, música) auditorium
7 un cine con seis salas, a six-screen cinema 8 sala de exposiciones, exhibition hall, gallery
9 sala de fiestas, night club
10 familiar (cine especializado en películas pornográficas) sala X, cinema showing X-rated films
11 fig (público presente en un espectáculo) la sala le homenajeó con media hora de aplausos, they paid tribute to him with an ovation that lasted for half an hour
12 fig (conjunto de magistrados de un tribunal de justicia) la sala dictó la sentencia y le condenó, the court passed sentence and condemned him
salar
I verbo transitivo
1 (echar sal a una comida) to add salt to
2 (poner en salazón) to salt
3 LAm fam (estropear, desgraciar) to spoil, ruin
4 LAm (dar o causar mala suerte) to bring bad luck to
II m (salina, terreno estéril)
' sala' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acondicionar
- auditorio
- bisbiseo
- discoteca
- estudio
- rebosar
- recorrer
- refrigerar
- reunir
- abarrotar
- bingo
- comedor
- cupo
- enfermería
- fondo
- fútbol
- maternidad
- ocupar
- repleto
- velatorio
English:
bar
- boardroom
- concert hall
- courtroom
- departure lounge
- fill
- five-a-side
- hall
- house
- lecture hall
- lecture theatre
- living room
- lounge
- lounge bar
- maternity ward
- newsroom
- pool hall
- reading room
- saleroom
- seat
- showroom
- sitting-room
- staffroom
- surgical
- transfer lounge
- transit lounge
- waiting room
- ward
- amusement
- ball
- board
- concert
- conference
- control
- court
- day
- departure
- drawing
- facility
- live
- operating
- parlor
- reading
- room
- sales
- sitting
- waiting
* * *sala nf1. [habitación] room;[de una casa] lounge, living-room; [de hospital] ward sala capitular chapter house;sala de embarque [en aeropuerto] departure lounge;sala de espera waiting room;sala de espera (de aeropuerto) airport lounge;sala de estar lounge, living-room;sala de juntas boardroom;sala de lectura reading room;sala de máquinas engine room;Cine sala de montaje cutting room;sala de partos delivery room;sala de profesores staff (common) room;sala de proyección projection room;sala de reuniones meeting o briefing room;sala de tránsito [en aeropuerto] transfer lounge;sala VIP VIP lounge2. [local] [de conferencias, conciertos] hall;[de cine] screen; [de teatro] auditorium;un cine de ocho salas an eight-screen cinema o multiplexsala de bingo bingo hall;sala de conciertos [de música moderna] concert venue;[de música clásica] concert hall;sala de exposiciones art gallery;sala de fiestas discotheque;sala X = porn cinema, US X-rated movie house[magistrados] bench sala de lo civil civil court;sala de lo penal criminal court* * ** * *sala nf1) : living room2) : room, hallsala de conferencias: lecture hallsala de urgencias: emergency roomsala de baile: ballroom* * *sala n1. (en una casa) living room / lounge2. (habitación grande) hall3. (en un hospital) ward4. (cine) cinemasala de fiestas nightclub / disco -
56 tienda
f.1 shop, store (establecimiento).ir de tiendas to go shoppingtienda de antigüedades antique shoptienda de artículos de regalo gift shoptienda de deportes sports shoptienda libre de impuestos duty-free shoptienda de muebles furniture shoptienda de ropa clothes shoptienda virtual online store o retailer2 tent.3 tentorium.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: tender.* * *1 (establecimiento) shop, US store2 (de campaña) tent3 (de carro) cover\ir de tiendas to go shoppingtienda de campaña tenttienda de comestibles / tienda de ultramarinos grocer's, US grocery storetienda de modas boutique* * *noun f.store, shop* * *SF1) (Com) shop, storetienda de abarrotes — CAm, And, Méx grocer's (shop) ( esp Brit), grocery (EEUU)
tienda de comestibles — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)
tienda de deportes — sports shop, sporting goods store (EEUU)
tienda de ultramarinos — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)
tienda electrónica — e-shop ( esp Brit), e-store ( esp EEUU)
tienda por departamento — Caribe department store
2) (tb: tienda de campaña) tent3) (Náut) awning4) (Med)* * *1) (Com) ( en general) store (esp AmE), shop (esp BrE); ( de comestibles) grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)
2) (Dep, Mil, Ocio) tbponer or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent
quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent
* * *= retail outlet, shop, store, workshop, drugstore, storefront, commercial outlet, retail store, retail shop, general store.Ex. It has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books.Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex. The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.Ex. The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.Ex. We need to act on this conviction (it means a shift in political and social consciousness that may be painful to many) if the library is to be a source of energy and not a drugstore.Ex. This article outlines some of the virtual shopping malls and storefronts available and explains how to find out about commercial resources on the net = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunos de los centros comerciales y tiendas virtuales existentes y explica cómo encontrar recursos comerciales en la red.Ex. People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.Ex. Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.Ex. Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.----* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* comprar regularmente en una tienda = patronise + shop.* frecuentar una tienda = patronise + shop.* frontal de la tienda = shop-front [shopfront].* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.* hurtar en una tienda = shoplift.* hurto en tienda = shoplifting.* orientado hacia las tiendas = shop-based.* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.* tienda artesanal = craft shop.* tienda benéfica = charity shop.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* tienda de alquiler = rental outlet.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* tienda de antigüedades = antique(s) shop.* tienda de artesanía = craft shop.* tienda de artículos deportivos = sporting goods store.* tienda de artículos para regalo = gift shop, novelty shop.* tienda de barrio = convenience store.* tienda de batidos = smoothie shop.* tienda de bebidas alcohólicas = liquor store.* tienda de bricolaje = home improvement store.* tienda de campaña = tent.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* tienda de compras por Internet = online store.* tienda de delicatesen = gourmet food store.* tienda de deporte = sporting goods store.* tienda de discos = record shop, record store.* tienda de efectos navales = chandlery.* tienda de electricidad = electrical shop, electrical store, electric shop.* tienda de electrónica = electronics shop, electronics store.* tienda de juguetes = toy shop.* tienda de la esquina = corner shop, the.* tienda de la esquina, la = corner drugstore, the.* tienda de mascotas = pet shop.* tienda de muebles = furniture shop, furniture store.* tienda de música = music store.* tienda de novedades = novelty shop.* tienda de periódicos = newsagent's shop.* tienda de productos ecológicos = health food shop, health food store.* tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.* tienda de regalos = souvenir shop, gift shop, novelty shop.* tienda de ropa = dress shop, clothing store.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* tienda de ultramarinos = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tienda eletrónica = online store.* tienda en línea = online store.* tienda en lugar poco poblado = trading post.* tienda india = tepee, wigwam.* tienda online = online store.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* tienda virtual = online store.* * *1) (Com) ( en general) store (esp AmE), shop (esp BrE); ( de comestibles) grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)
2) (Dep, Mil, Ocio) tbponer or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent
quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent
* * *= retail outlet, shop, store, workshop, drugstore, storefront, commercial outlet, retail store, retail shop, general store.Ex: It has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.Ex: The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.Ex: We need to act on this conviction (it means a shift in political and social consciousness that may be painful to many) if the library is to be a source of energy and not a drugstore.Ex: This article outlines some of the virtual shopping malls and storefronts available and explains how to find out about commercial resources on the net = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunos de los centros comerciales y tiendas virtuales existentes y explica cómo encontrar recursos comerciales en la red.Ex: People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.Ex: Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.Ex: Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.* cadena de tiendas = discount store.* calle de tiendas = shopping street.* comprar regularmente en una tienda = patronise + shop.* frecuentar una tienda = patronise + shop.* frontal de la tienda = shop-front [shopfront].* galería de tiendas = mall of shops, mall.* hurtar en una tienda = shoplift.* hurto en tienda = shoplifting.* orientado hacia las tiendas = shop-based.* plantar una tienda = pitch + tent.* poner una tienda = pitch + tent.* robar en una tienda = shoplift.* ser cliente de una tienda = patronise + shop.* tienda artesanal = craft shop.* tienda benéfica = charity shop.* tienda de alimentos naturales = health food store, health food shop.* tienda de alquiler = rental outlet.* tienda de animales = pet shop.* tienda de antigüedades = antique(s) shop.* tienda de artesanía = craft shop.* tienda de artículos deportivos = sporting goods store.* tienda de artículos para regalo = gift shop, novelty shop.* tienda de barrio = convenience store.* tienda de batidos = smoothie shop.* tienda de bebidas alcohólicas = liquor store.* tienda de bricolaje = home improvement store.* tienda de campaña = tent.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* tienda de compras por Internet = online store.* tienda de delicatesen = gourmet food store.* tienda de deporte = sporting goods store.* tienda de discos = record shop, record store.* tienda de efectos navales = chandlery.* tienda de electricidad = electrical shop, electrical store, electric shop.* tienda de electrónica = electronics shop, electronics store.* tienda de juguetes = toy shop.* tienda de la esquina = corner shop, the.* tienda de la esquina, la = corner drugstore, the.* tienda de mascotas = pet shop.* tienda de muebles = furniture shop, furniture store.* tienda de música = music store.* tienda de novedades = novelty shop.* tienda de periódicos = newsagent's shop.* tienda de productos ecológicos = health food shop, health food store.* tienda de recuerdos = souvenir shop.* tienda de regalos = souvenir shop, gift shop, novelty shop.* tienda de ropa = dress shop, clothing store.* tienda de todo a cien = dollar store.* tienda de ultramarinos = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* tienda de una cadena = chain store.* tienda eletrónica = online store.* tienda en línea = online store.* tienda en lugar poco poblado = trading post.* tienda india = tepee, wigwam.* tienda online = online store.* tienda que vende de todo = general store.* tienda virtual = online store.* * *A ( Com)1 (en general) store ( esp AmE), shop ( esp BrE); (de comestibles) grocery store ( AmE), grocer's (shop) ( BrE)la tienda de la esquina the local convenience store, the corner shop ( BrE)ir de tiendas to go shoppingva a abrir su propia tienda she's going to open her own shop o storeCompuestos:● tienda de alimentación or comestiblesantique shop o ( AmE) store( Méx) department storesports shop o ( AmE) storeboutiquefurniture shop o ( AmE) storegift shop o ( AmE) storetienda de campaña tentponer or montar or armar una tienda to put up o pitch a tentquitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda to take down a tentCompuestos:ridge tentoxygen tenttrailer tent* * *
Del verbo tender: ( conjugate tender)
tienda es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
tender
tienda
tender ( conjugate tender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ ropa› ( afuera) to hang out;
( dentro de la casa) to hang (up);
2
‹ mantel› to spread;
‹ mesa› to lay, set
3
( suspendido) to hang
4 ‹ emboscada› to lay, set;
‹ trampa› to set
verbo intransitivo ( inclinarse) tienda a hacer algo to tend to do sth;
tenderse verbo pronominal ( tumbarse) to lie down
tienda sustantivo femenino
1 (Com) ( en general) store (esp AmE), shop (esp BrE);
tienda de comestibles or (AmC, Andes, Méx) abarrotes grocery store (AmE), grocer's (shop) (BrE)
2 (Dep, Mil, Ocio) tb
poner or montar una tienda to put up o pitch a tent;
desmontar una tienda to take down a tent
tender
I verbo transitivo
1 (la ropa) to hang out
2 (tumbar) to lay: la tendimos en el sofá, we laid her on the sofa
3 (extender, desplegar) to spread: tendió la manta en el suelo, he streched the blanket out on the floor
4 (cables, una vía) to lay
(puente) to build
5 (ofrecer) to hold out: me tendió la mano, he held out his hand
(alargar, aproximar) to pass, hand
6 (una emboscada, trampa) to set
II verbo intransitivo to tend [a, to]: tiende a ser pesimista, he is prone to pessimism
tienda sustantivo femenino
1 Com shop, US store: tienda de comestibles o ultramarinos, grocer's (shop), US grocery
tienda de regalos, gift shop
tienda libre de impuestos, dutyfree shop
2 tienda de campaña, tent
' tienda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotería
- abrir
- alfarería
- almacén
- amarrar
- antigüedad
- aparador
- asaltar
- barrio
- bodega
- caja
- camisería
- carpa
- cristalería
- despachar
- desvalijar
- escaparate
- expositor
- expositora
- informatización
- instalar
- lavabo
- lencería
- luna
- negocio
- papelería
- pedir
- peletería
- perfumería
- premamá
- presupuesto
- puesta
- puesto
- relojería
- saquear
- saqueo
- sillería
- sombrerería
- tapicería
- trapería
- ultramarinos
- venir
- a
- abarrotes
- anticuario
- armar
- asalto
- atención
- atender
- autoservicio
English:
around
- browse
- caller
- chain store
- counter
- curio
- dairy
- deal with
- delicatessen
- department
- duty-free
- establishment
- expand
- fitting
- fix-it
- flagship
- flap
- florist
- footwear
- good
- grocer
- grocery
- haberdashery
- interest
- junk shop
- lock up
- look round
- loot
- lower
- man
- open
- paper shop
- peg
- pitch
- processing
- return
- salesman
- saleswoman
- serve
- set up
- shop
- short-change
- stock
- store
- tent
- window
- antique
- bound
- cash
- chain
* * *tienda nf1. [establecimiento] shop, store;ir de tiendas to go shoppingAndes, CAm, Méx tienda de abarrotes Br grocer's shop, US grocery store;tienda de antigüedades antique shop;tienda de artículos de regalo gift shop;Méx tienda bandera flagship store;tienda de departamentos department store;tienda de deportes sports shop;tienda de fábrica factory outlet;tienda libre de impuestos duty-free shop;tienda insignia flagship store;tienda de modas clothes shop o store;tienda de muebles furniture shop o store;tienda de ropa clothes shop o store;tienda virtual on-line store o retailermontar/desmontar la tienda to pitch/take down one's tenttienda (de campaña) canadiense ridge tent; Med tienda de oxígeno oxygen tent* * *f store, shop;ir de tiendas go shopping* * *tienda nf1) : store, shop2) ortienda de campaña : tent* * *tienda n shop -
57 general
adj.general.tener nociones generales de griego to have a general knowledge of Greekesa es la opinión general de los que no leen los periódicos that's what people who don't read the papers usually thinkpor lo general, en general in general, generallypor lo general, suelo ir en tren I generally go by train, in general I go by trainm.general (military).general de división major general* * *► adjetivo1 general2 (común) common, usual, widespread1 (oficial) general\en general in general, generallypor lo general in general, generally* * *noun mf. adj.- por lo general* * *1. ADJ1) (=común, no detallado) generaluna visión general de los problemas del país — an overall o general view of the problems of the country
2)en general —
a) [con verbo] generally, in generalestoy hablando en general — I am talking generally o in general terms
en general, las críticas de la obra han sido favorables — generally (speaking) o in general, the play has received favourable criticism
b) [detrás de s] in generalliteratura, música y arte en general — literature, music and the arts in general
3)iban a visitarla, por lo general, dos o tres veces al año — they generally went to see her two or three times a year
los resultados son, por lo general, bastante buenos — in general o on the whole, the results are pretty good
2.SMF (Mil) general3.SM (Rel) general4. SF1) (tb: carretera general)Esp main road2) (tb: clasificación general) (Ciclismo) general classification3)* * *Ia) (no específico, global) generalb) (en locs)en general — on the whole, in general
IIpor lo general: por lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine; por lo general prefiero ir en auto — in general I prefer to drive
masculino y femenino (Mil) general* * *Ia) (no específico, global) generalb) (en locs)en general — on the whole, in general
IIpor lo general: por lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine; por lo general prefiero ir en auto — in general I prefer to drive
masculino y femenino (Mil) general* * *general11 = general.Nota: Nombre.Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of general's visit to the barracks.
* como norma general = as a general rule.general22 = all-embracing, broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], comprehensive, general, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], sweeping, ubiquitous, umbrella, widespread, pervasive, blanket, all-encompassing, broadly based, wide-ranging [wide ranging], overriding, broad-based [broad based], wide-scale, overarching, received, epidemic, pandemic, wide-angle(d), generalised [generalized, -USA], embracing, encompassing.Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.Ex: This article describes how an ' umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.Ex: Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.Ex: Library schools are offering broadly based courses with increasing emphasis on technology and information systems, but practising librarians still need the traditional skills.Ex: The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.Ex: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.Ex: There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.* abogado general = advocate-general.* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).* anestesia general = general anaesthesia.* asamblea general = general assembly.* biblioteca general = general library.* como norma general = as a general rule of thumb, as a rough guide.* consenso general = general consensus.* creencia general = conventional wisdom.* criterio general = rule of thumb.* dar una idea general = paint + a broad picture.* de aplicación general = general-purpose, of general application.* de forma general = bulk.* de interés general = of general interest.* de lo general a lo particular = from the general to the particular.* de lo particular a lo general = from the particular to the general.* de propósito general = general-purpose.* describir en líneas generales = outline.* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.* designación general de la clase de documento = general material designation.* de tipo general = broad scoped.* de un modo muy general = crudely.* de utilidad general = all-purpose.* director general = senior director.* elección general = general election.* encabezamiento demasiado general = much-too-broad heading.* encabezamiento informativo general = general explanatory heading.* en el sentido más general = in the broadest sense.* en general = at large, by and large, for the most part, generally, in general, in the main, on balance, on the whole, overall, broadly, as a whole, generally speaking.* en líneas generales = broadly speaking, generally, on the whole, in basic outline, roughly speaking, as a rough guide.* ensayo general = dress rehearsal.* en su sentido más general = in its/their broadest sense.* en términos generales = in broad terms, generally speaking.* en un sentido general = in a broad sense.* en un sentido más general = in a broader sense.* esquema general = outline.* gobernador general = Governor General.* hablando en términos generales = loosely speaking.* idea general = rough idea.* índice general = general index.* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras = road report.* instrucción general = blanket instruction.* interés general = public interest.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* materia más general = broader subject.* norma general = rule of thumb.* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivvos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).* opinión general = consensus of opinion, conventional wisdom.* opinión general, la = received wisdom, the.* parálisis general = general paresis.* población en general, la = general population, the.* por lo general = on the whole, all in all, in general, generally, generally speaking, in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.* público en general = broader audience, broad audience, broad public, broader public.* público en general, el = general public, the.* Secretaría General = Secretariat.* ser de uso general = be generally available.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme.* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO) = Broad System of Ordering (BSO).* una guía general = a rough guide.* una idea general = a rough guide.* * *1 (no específico, global) generalel estado general del enfermo the patient's general conditiontemas de interés general subjects of general interestel pronóstico general del tiempo para mañana the general weather forecast for tomorrowel país está pasando una crisis a nivel general the country as a whole is going through a crisisme habló del proyecto en líneas generales she gave me a broad outline of the projectun panorama general de la situación an overall view o an overview of the situationtiene nociones generales de informática he has a general idea about information technology2 ( en locs):en general on the whole, in general¿qué tal el viaje? — en general bien how was the trip? — good, on the wholeen general prefiero el vino blanco on the whole o in general, I prefer white wineel público en general the general public¿qué te molesta de él? — todo en general y nada en particular what don't you like about him? — everything and nothingpor lo general: por lo general los domingos nos levantamos tarde we usually o generally get up late on Sundayspor lo general llega a las nueve she usually o generally arrives at nine, she arrives at nine as a rulepor lo general prefiero una novela a un ensayo in general I prefer novels to essays31 ( Mil) general2 ( Relig) generalCompuestos:(en el ejército) ≈ major general, brigadier general ( in US), brigadier ( in UK); (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ brigadier general ( in US), ≈ air commodore ( in UK)(en el ejército) ≈ major general; (en las fuerzas aéreas) ≈ major general ( in US), ≈ air vice marshal ( in UK)* * *
Multiple Entries:
Gral.
general
Gral. sustantivo masculino (◊ General) Gen.
general adjetivo
hablando en líneas generales broadly speaking;
un panorama general de la situación an overall view of the situationb) ( en locs)
el público en general the general public;
por lo general as a (general) rule
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (Mil) general
general
I adjetivo general
director general, general manager, director-general
huelga general, general strike
secretario general, Secretary-General
II m Mil Rel general
♦ Locuciones: por lo o en general, in general, generally
' general' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- anestesia
- asesinar
- bachillerato
- bien
- camino
- capitán
- capitana
- cerrarse
- CGPJ
- ciudad
- comida
- cuartel
- decretar
- desbandada
- DGT
- economía
- EGB
- el
- elección
- enferma
- enfermo
- ensayo
- entre
- error
- esperar
- fiscal
- golpista
- gral.
- huelga
- ladrón
- ladrona
- lata
- lista
- LOGSE
- mayoría
- nombrar
- panorama
- parecerse
- piso
- policlínica
- política
- protesta
- pública
- público
- regalar
- regla
- sazón
- secretaría
English:
AGM
- all-out
- as
- Attorney General
- backdrop
- blanket
- booze
- bosom
- breast
- buck
- crime
- current
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- dress
- dress rehearsal
- dry run
- education
- election
- GATT
- GCE
- GCSE
- general
- general anaesthetic
- general assembly
- general election
- general knowledge
- general practice
- general practitioner
- general public
- generally
- GP
- GPO
- headquarters
- HQ
- large
- main
- managing
- master
- mobilize
- most
- opposite
- outline
- overall
- overview
- Postmaster General
- practitioner
- prevailing
- public
- quash
* * *♦ adj1. [común] general;sólo tengo unas nociones muy generales de griego I only have a very general knowledge of Greek;esa es la opinión general de los que no leen los periódicos that's what people who don't read the papers usually think;mi valoración general es negativa my overall opinion of it is negative2. [en frases]por lo general, en general in general, generally;los candidatos, en general, estaban muy cualificados the candidates were generally very well qualified, in general, the candidates were very well qualified;en general el clima es seco on the whole, the climate is dry, the climate is generally dry;¿qué tal te va la vida? – en general, no me puedo quejar how's life treating you? – I can't complain, on the whole;por lo general, suelo ir en tren I generally go by train, in general I go by train♦ nmMil general general de brigada Br brigadier, US brigadier general;general de división major general♦ nfDep [clasificación] overall standings;con su victoria se ha puesto segunda en la general her victory has moved her up to second place in the overall standings* * *I adj general;en general in general;por lo general usually, generallyII m general* * *general adj1) : general2)en general orpor lo general : in general, generallygeneral nmf1) : general2)general de división : major general* * *general1 adj general -
58 puesto
adj.on.Va siempre con el sombrero puesto He always walks with the hat on.m.1 position, job, appointment.2 stall, stand.3 place.4 post.5 position.past part.past participle of spanish verb: poner.* * *1 (sitio) place2 (de mercado) stall; (de feria etc) stand3 (empleo) position, post4 MILITAR post————————1→ link=poner poner1 (sitio) place2 (de mercado) stall; (de feria etc) stand3 (empleo) position, post4 MILITAR post\estar muy puesto,-a en algo to be well up in somethingir (muy) puesto,-a to be very smartpuesto que since, aspuesto de la Guardia Civil Civil Guard postpuesto de mando command postpuesto de socorro first-aid postpuesto de vigilancia lookout post* * *noun m.1) place2) position3) post4) booth, stall•* * *1.PP de poner2. ADJ1)con el sombrero puesto — with one's hat on, wearing a hat
salieron del país con lo puesto — they left the country with nothing but the clothes they were wearing
2) [persona]bien puesto, muy puesto — well dressed, smartly turned out
3)ir puesto — * (=estar drogado) to be high *; (=estar borracho) to be steaming *, be soused (EEUU) *
4)3. SM1) (=lugar) place; (=posición) positionguardar o mantener su puesto — to keep the proper distance
puesto de amarre — berth, mooring
2) (=empleo) post, position, jobpuesto de trabajo — post, position, job
3) [de vigilancia] postpuesto de vigilancia — (=garita) guard post; (=torre) watchtower
4) (Caza) stand, place5) (Com) [en mercado] stall; [en feria de muestras] stand, booth6) Cono Sur land and house held by ranch caretaker4.puesto que — conj since, as
* * *I- ta adjetivo¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? — what are you doing with your coat on?
IIcon lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing; estar puesto — ( estar dispuesto) (Méx) to be ready o set; ( estar borracho) (Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed (colloq); ver tb poner
1)a) (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto — (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!
b) ( en una clasificación) place, positionsacó el primer puesto de su clase — she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2) ( empleo) position, jobno es un puesto fijo — it isn't a permanent job o position
3)a) (Com) ( en mercado) stall; ( quiosco) kiosk; ( tienda) stand, stallb) (de la policía, del ejército) post4)puesto que — (conj) (frml) since
puesto que así lo quieres... — since that's the way you want it...
* * *I- ta adjetivo¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? — what are you doing with your coat on?
IIcon lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing; estar puesto — ( estar dispuesto) (Méx) to be ready o set; ( estar borracho) (Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed (colloq); ver tb poner
1)a) (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto — (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!
b) ( en una clasificación) place, positionsacó el primer puesto de su clase — she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2) ( empleo) position, jobno es un puesto fijo — it isn't a permanent job o position
3)a) (Com) ( en mercado) stall; ( quiosco) kiosk; ( tienda) stand, stallb) (de la policía, del ejército) post4)puesto que — (conj) (frml) since
puesto que así lo quieres... — since that's the way you want it...
* * *puesto11 = stand, stall.Ex: A leaflet stand is placed outside the van when the weather permits.
Ex: The first step is to bring the library to them by organising stalls and exhibitions in public places.* comerciante de puesto de mercadillo = market trader, stall-holder.* dueño de puesto de mercadillo = stall-holder, market trader.* puesto ambulante = roadside vendor, street vendor.* puesto de artesanía = craft stand.* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.* puesto de comida = food stall.* puesto de fruta = fruit stand.* puesto de mercadillo = market stall.* puesto de verdura = vegetable stand.puesto22 = rank number, mindshare.Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.* ascender a un puesto = rise to + position.* aspirar a un puesto de trabajo = aspire to + position.* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* cubrir un puesto de trabajo = fill + position.* dejar el puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + post.* dejar un puesto de trabajo = resign from + Posesivo + position.* denominación del puesto de trabajo = job title, occupational title.* descripción del puesto de trabajo = job description, position description, job profile.* eliminar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.* funciones del puesto de trabajo = position + entail + duty.* intercambio de puestos de trabajo = job exchange.* obtener un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.* ocupar el puesto de = replace, have + the rank of.* ocupar el puesto de + Nombre = hold + Nombre + rank.* ocupar un puesto = hold + position.* ocupar un puesto de confianza = be on the inside.* ocupar un puesto de trabajo = assume + position, take up + post, hold + post.* ocupar un puesto en = have + a place in.* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien = step into + the shoes of, stand in + Posesivo + shoes.* pérdida de puestos de trabajo = squeeze on jobs.* primer puesto + ser para = pride of place + go to.* puesto de batalla = battle-station.* puesto de bibliotecario = library staff post.* puesto de combate = battle-station.* puesto de consulta = service station.* puesto de control = checkpoint.* puesto de dirección = position of leadership.* puesto de escucha = listening post.* puesto de lector = accommodation.* puesto de lectura = reader place, reader seat [reader's seat], study place.* puesto de observación = lookout [look-out].* puesto de trabajo = appointment, position, post, opening, career path, professional position, position held.* puesto de trabajo de libre designación = line position.* puesto de trabajo ocupado = position held.* puesto directivo = senior post, senior position, managerial position, executive position.* puesto ejecutivo = managerial position, executive position.* puesto laboral = staff position.* puesto público = public service position.* puestos = seating.* puestos de lectura = seating capacity, seating space, reading space.* puestos de trabajo ocupados = positions held.* puesto vacante = vacant post, position vacancy, vacant position.* quitar puestos de trabajo = shed + jobs, axe + jobs, cut + jobs.* reserva de puestos de lectura = seat reservation.puesto3* estar muy puesto = stay on top of + the game, stay on top.* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad = wear + a seat belt.* puesto a prueba = overstretched.* puesto que = as, because, for, since, seeing that/as.* que no se ha puesto en duda = unquestioned, unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].* vivir con lo puesto = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? what are you doing with your coat on?la mesa estaba puesta para dos the table was laid for twobien puesto well-dressed¿dónde vas tan puesto? where are you off to all dressed up like that?con lo puesto: se marchó con lo puesto y un billete de avión he left with nothing but the clothes he was wearing o the clothes he had on and his plane ticketestar puesto (estar dispuesto) ( Méx) to be ready o set; (estar borracho) ( Chi fam) to be plastered o sloshed ( colloq)yo estaba puestísimo, pero ellos se echaron para atrás I was all ready o set to do it, but they got cold feetpara hacerles frente a esos matones hay que tenerlas bien puestas it takes guts to stand up to those thugs ( colloq)A1 (lugar, sitio) placecada uno que ocupe su puesto (to your) places, everyone!, positions, everyone!no pudo ir y me mandó en su puesto she couldn't go so she sent me in her place2 (en una clasificación) place, positionsiempre saca el primer puesto de su clase she always comes top o ( AmE) comes out top of the classB (empleo) position, jobtiene un buen puesto en la empresa she has a good position o job in the companyha quedado vacante un puesto de mecanógrafa there is now a vacancy for a typist¿te salió el puesto en esa editorial? did you get the job with that publishing company?no es un puesto fijo it isn't a permanent job o positionCompuesto:C2 (de la policía, del ejército) postun puesto de la Cruz Roja a Red Cross post/stationCompuestos:observation postpolice postfirst-aid post/stationborder postDno veo cómo se puede haber enterado, puesto que yo no se lo dije a nadie I don't see how she can have found out, given that o since I didn't tell anyonepuesto que así lo quieres, así se hará if o since that's the way you want it, that's the way we'll do it* * *
Del verbo poner: ( conjugate poner)
puesto es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
poner
puesto
poner ( conjugate poner) verbo transitivo
1
ponle el collar al perro put the dog's collar on;
puesto una bomba to plant a bomb
2 ( agregar) to put
3 ‹inyección/supositorio› to give
4◊ poner la mesa to lay o set the table
5 (instalar, montar)
6 [ ave] ‹ huevo› to lay
7 (Esp) (servir, dar):◊ póngame un café, por favor I'll have a coffee, please;
¿cuántos le pongo? how many would you like?
1 ‹ dinero› ( contribuir) to put in;
2 ‹ atención› to pay;
‹cuidado/interés› to take;
3
‹examen/problema› to set;
4 ( dar) ‹nombre/apodo› to give;
‹ ejemplo› to give;
5 ( enviar) ‹ telegrama› to send
6 ( escribir) ‹dedicatoria/líneas› to write
7 (Esp) (exhibir, dar) ‹ película› to show;◊ ¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? is there anything interesting on TV?;
¿qué ponen en el Royal? what's on o what's showing at the Royal?
1
‹programa/canal› to put on;
‹cinta/disco/música› to put on;◊ puso el motor en marcha she switched on o started the engine
puso el reloj en hora she put the clock right
2 (Esp) ( al teléfono): puesto a algn con algo/algn to put sb through to sth/sb
(en estado, situación) (+ compl):
puesto a algn en un aprieto to put sb in an awkward position
vi [ ave] to lay
ponerse verbo pronominal
1 ( refl) ( colocarse):
puestose de pie to stand (up);
puestose de rodillas to kneel (down), get down on one's knees
2 [ sol] to set
3 ( refl) ‹calzado/maquillaje/alhaja› to put on;
1 (en estado, situación) (+ compl):
se puso triste she became sad;
cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta she was so happy when she saw it;
se puso como loco he went mad;
puestose cómodo to make oneself comfortable
2 ( empezar) puestose a + inf to start -ing, to start + inf;
(Esp):
puesto 1◊ -ta adjetivo: ¿qué haces con el abrigo puesto? what are you doing with your coat on?;
tenía las botas puestas she was wearing her boots;
la mesa estaba puesta the table was laid;
ver tb poner
puesto 2 sustantivo masculino
1
◊ sacó el primer puesto de la clase she came top o (AmE) came out top of the class
2 ( empleo) position, job;
(Inf) workstation
3
( quiosco) kiosk;
( tienda) stand, stall
◊ puesto de socorro first-aid post/station
4
poner verbo transitivo
1 (en un lugar, una situación) to put: me puso en un aprieto, he put me in a tight corner
(seguido de adjetivo) to make: me pone contento, he makes me happy
2 (hacer funcionar) to turn o switch on
3 (un fax, telegrama) to send
poner una conferencia, to make a long-distance call
4 (una multa, un castigo) to impose
5 (abrir un negocio) to set up
6 (vestir) to put on
7 (exponer) tienes que poner la planta al sol/a la sombra, you have to put the plant in the sun/shade
8 (aportar) yo puse mil pesetas, I contributed a thousand pesetas
9 (conjeturar, imaginar) to suppose: pongamos que..., supposing (that)...
10 (estar escrito) lo pone aquí, it's written here
no pone nada de eso, it doesn't say anything about that
11 TV Cine to put on, show
12 Tel ponme con él, put me through to him
13 (un nombre) le pondremos Tadeo, we are going to call him Tadeo
ya le puso título a la novela, he has already given the novel a title
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a caldo, to pull sb to pieces
poner a cien, to make sb nervous: me pone a cien cuando habla de ese modo, when he talks that way I get nervous
poner en duda, to call into question: los inversores pusieron su competencia en duda, the investors questioned his competence
poner a alguien en evidencia, to show sb up
poner en evidencia, to show up: la situación pone en evidencia la falta de justicia del sistema, the situation exposes the system's unfairness
poner a alguien en su sitio, to put sb in his place
puesto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (la mesa) set, laid: la mesa está puesta, the table is laid
2 (prenda de vestir) to have on
con el abrigo puesto, with one's coat on
familiar ir muy puesto, to be all dressed up
3 fam (saber mucho) está muy puesto en filosofía, he's very well up in philosophy
4 fam (borracho) drunk
II sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar) place
2 (empleo) position, post: es un puesto fijo, it's a permanent job
3 (tienda) stall, stand
4 Mil post
puesto de mando, command post
III conj puesto que, since, as
' puesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- antigüedad
- apoltronarse
- ascender
- brete
- callejera
- callejero
- cargo
- cesar
- conquistar
- desempeñar
- designar
- destino
- dieta
- disputa
- empeño
- enchufe
- excavar
- huevo
- instalar
- le
- libertad
- maldita
- maldito
- ocupar
- optar
- precio
- pues
- puesta
- rehabilitación
- relevar
- reponer
- saco
- tenderete
- traer
- vestir
- acomodar
- alto
- apetecible
- aplicar
- aspirante
- barraca
- candidato
- cargar
- ceder
- clasificación
- como
- concursar
- confianza
English:
applicant
- apply
- appointment
- bearer
- bookstall
- boost
- capacity
- chair
- checkpoint
- command post
- concession
- designate
- downgrade
- earth
- economic
- fill
- fit
- free
- fresh
- give up
- government
- hold
- inside
- job
- job description
- leave on
- lookout
- market stall
- name
- nominate
- observation post
- occupy
- on
- opening
- outpost
- place
- position
- post
- put in
- qualification
- qualified
- qualify
- quit
- relieve
- removal
- remove
- resign
- responsible
- retiring
- shove out
* * *puesto, -a♦ participiover poner♦ adjiba sólo con lo puesto all she had with her were the clothes on her back;dejaron la mesa puesta they didn't clear the table;muy Famlos tiene bien puestos he's got guts o ballsFamestar muy puesto en algo to be well up on sth3. [drogado] high, stoned;[borracho] drunk, smashed♦ nm1. [empleo] post, position;escalar puestos to work one's way uppuesto de trabajo job;puesto vacante opening, vacancy2. [en fila, clasificación] place3. [lugar] place;¡cada uno a sus puestos! to your places, everyone!;¿quieres que te cambie el puesto? do you want me to swap places o seats with you?4. [tenderete] stall, standpuesto de escucha [en tienda] listening post;puesto de periódicos newsstand5. [de control] postpuesto de la Cruz Roja Red Cross post;puesto de mando command post;puesto de observación observation post;puesto de policía police station;puesto de socorro first-aid post;puesto de vigilancia sentry post6. RP [de ganado] cattle station7. Col, Méx [estanco] tobacconist's♦ puesto que loc conjsince, as;preferimos este modelo, puesto que además de ser eficaz es barato we chose this model, since it is not only efficient but also cheap* * *I part → poner;bien puesto well-dressedII m1 lugar place2 en mercado stand, stall2 MIL postIII conj:puesto que since, given that* * *puesto, -ta adj: dressedbien puesto: well-dressedpuesto nm1) lugar, sitio: place, position2) : position, job3) : kiosk, stand, stall4)puesto que : since, given that* * *puesto1 adj1. (ropa) onlleva puesta la camisa nueva he's got his new shirt on / he's wearing his new shirt2. (bien arreglado) smart / well dressedpuesto2 n1. (lugar) place2. (trabajo) job / post3. (de mercado) stallpuesto que as / since -
59 saber
m.knowledge.El saber es un tesoro Knowledge is priceless.v.1 to know.ya lo sé I knowde haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at homehacer saber algo a alguien to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody somethingpara que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your informationEllos saben de eso They know about that.Ellos saben la información They know the information.2 to learn, to find out (enterarse de).lo supe ayer I found out yesterday¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?3 to know about (entender de).sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics4 to taste.saber bien/mal to taste good/badsaber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) to taste disgusting o revoltingle supo mal (figurative) it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)Esto sabe bien This tastes good.5 to know how to, to know, to know to.Ellos saben pintar They know how to paint.* * *Present Indicativesé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *1. verb1) to know2) can3) learn•- a saber- saber a 2. noun m.* * *1. VT1) (=tener conocimiento de)a) [+ dato, información] to knowsin saberlo yo — without my knowledge, without me knowing
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hacer saber algo a algn — to inform sb of sth, let sb know about sthquiero hacerle saber que... — I would like to inform o advise you that...
el motivo de esta carta es hacerle saber que... — I am writing to inform o advise you that...
b) [locuciones]•
a saber — namelydos planetas, a saber, Venus y la Tierra — two planets, namely Venus and Earth
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demasiado bien sé que... — I know only too well that...¡no lo sabes bien! — * not half! *
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cualquiera sabe si... — it's anybody's guess whether...•
¡de haberlo sabido! — if only I'd known!•
lo dudo, pero nunca se sabe — I doubt it, but you never know•
para que lo sepas — let me tell you, for your information•
que yo sepa — as far as I know•
¡ quién sabe! — who knows!¿quién sabe? — who knows?, who can tell?, who's to say?
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¡si lo sabré yo! — I should know!•
tú sabrás (lo que haces) — I suppose you know (what you're doing)¿tú qué sabes? — what do you know about it?
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¡ vete a saber! — God knows!¡vete a saber de dónde ha venido! — goodness only knows where he came from!
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ya lo sabía yo — I thought as muchBriján•
¡yo qué sé!, ¡qué sé yo! — how should I know!, search me! *2) (=enterarse de) to find outen cuanto lo supimos fuimos a ayudarle — as soon as we found out, we went to help him
cuando lo supe — when I heard o found out about it
3) (=tener noticias) to hear4) (=tener destreza en)¿sabes ruso? — do you speak Russian?, can you speak Russian?
no sé nada de cocina — I don't know anything about cookery, I know nothing about cookery
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saber hacer algo, sabe cuidar de sí mismo — he can take care of himself, he knows how to take care of himself¿sabes nadar? — can you swim?
¿sabes ir? — do you know the way?
5) LAmno sabe venir por aquí — he doesn't usually come this way, he's not in the habit of coming along here
2. VI1) (=tener conocimiento)•
saber de algo — to know of sthhace mucho que no sabemos de ella — it's quite a while since we heard from her, we haven't had any news from her for quite a while
2) (=estar enterado) to knowcostó muy caro, ¿sabe usted? — it was very expensive, you know
un 5% no sabe, no contesta — there were 5% "don't knows"
3) (=tener sabor) to taste•
saber a — to taste ofsaberle mal a algn —
me supo muy mal lo que hicieron — I didn't like what they did, I wasn't pleased o didn't feel good about what they did
no me sabe mal que un amigo me gaste bromas — I don't mind a friend playing jokes on me, it doesn't bother me having a friend play jokes on me
3.See:SABER Por regla general, si saber va seguido de un infinitivo, se traduce por can cuando indica una habilidad permanente y por know how cuando se trata de la capacidad de resolver un problema concreto. La construcción correspondiente habrá de ser can + ((INFINITIVO)) {sin} to {o} know how + ((INFINITIVO)) {con} to: Jaime sabe tocar el piano Jaime can play the piano ¿Sabes cambiar una rueda? Do you know how to change a wheel? Hay que tener en cuenta que know (sin how) nunca puede ir seguido directamente de un infinitivo en inglés. Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada* * *Imasculino knowledgeII 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know
para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies
cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?
yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)
no se sabe si... — they don't know if...
¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what
hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something
b) ( darse cuenta de) to know2) ( ser capaz de)saber + inf — to know how to + inf
¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?
sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself
3) ( enterarse) to find outsi es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough
cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!
¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?
¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?
4)2.a saber — (frml) namely
saber vi1)a) ( tener conocimiento) to knowvete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows
¿quién sabe? — who knows?
saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody
b) (tener noticias, enterarse)saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him
2)a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter
b) ( causar cierta impresión)3.saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to knowsabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)
* * *Imasculino knowledgeII 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <nombre/dirección/canción> to knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes — so now you know
para que lo sepas, yo no miento — (fam) for your information, I don't tell lies
cállate ¿tú qué sabes? — shut up! what do you know about it?
yo qué sé dónde está! — how (on earth) should I know where he/it is! (colloq)
no se sabe si... — they don't know if...
¿a que no sabes qué? — (fam) you'll never guess what
hacerle saber algo a alguien — (frml) to inform somebody of something
b) ( darse cuenta de) to know2) ( ser capaz de)saber + inf — to know how to + inf
¿sabes nadar/escribir a máquina? — can you swim/type?, do you know how to swim/type?
sabe defenderse — she knows how to o she can look after herself
3) ( enterarse) to find outsi es así, pronto se va a saber — if that's the case, we'll know o find out soon enough
cómo iba yo a saber que...! — how was I to know that...!
¿se puede saber por qué? — may I ask why?
¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? — and where were you, I'd like to know?
4)2.a saber — (frml) namely
saber vi1)a) ( tener conocimiento) to knowvete tú/vaya usted a saber — but who knows
¿quién sabe? — who knows?
saber de algo/alguien — to know of something/somebody
b) (tener noticias, enterarse)saber de alguien/algo: no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a month; yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio; no quiero saber de él — I want nothing to do with him
2)a) ( tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe dulce/bien/amargo — it tastes sweet/nice/bitter
b) ( causar cierta impresión)3.saberle mal/bien a alguien: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone else; me sabe mal tener que decírselo — I don't like having to tell him
saberse v pron (enf) <lección/poema> to knowsabérselas todas — (fam) to know every trick in the book (colloq)
* * *saber11 = learning.Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
* ansia de saber = thirst for knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.* cúmulo de saber = knowledge repository, repository of knowledge.* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.* institución del saber = institution of learning.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato.* por el bien del saber = for knowledge's sake.* por el mero hecho de saber = for knowledge's sake.* rama del saber = branch of learning.* saber escuchar = listening capacity.saber22 = know, learn, find out.Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.* a saber = namely, viz, to wit.* capacidad de saber leer y escribir = literacy skills.* curioso por saber = interrogator.* de quién sabe dónde = out of the woodwork.* hacer saber = let + Nombre + know, let + it be known.* hacer saber la intención de uno = announce + intention.* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado = nothing tastes as good as thin feels.* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.* no saber cómo explicarlo = be at a loss to explain it.* no saber cómo seguir = be stuck, get + stuck.* no saber de = have + no understanding of.* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza = squirm with + embarrassment.* no saber expresarse bien = inarticulateness.* no saber más por ello = be none the wiser.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* no saber qué decir = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.* no saber qué hacer = be at a loss, get out of + Posesivo + depth, be on the horns of a dilemma, be at a nonplus.* no saber qué hacer a continuación = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck.* no saber qué hacer con = be at sixes and sevens with.* no saber qué más hacer = be at + Posesivo + wit's end.* no saberse cuándo = there + be + no telling when.* no se sabe todavía = the jury is still out (on).* nunca se sabe... = one never knows....* persona que sabe contar anécdotas = raconteur.* por lo que yo sé = to the best of my knowledge.* quedar mucho por saber = there + be + a great deal yet to be learned, there + be + still a great deal to be learned.* que sabe lo que = who knows what.* ¿quién sabe? = who knows?.* quién sabe lo que = who knows what.* quién sabe qué = who knows what.* saber a ciencia cierta = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber a ciencia cierta que = know + for a fact that.* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente = make + a business case.* saber buscar con inteligencia = be search-savvy.* saber con certeza = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* saber cúal es la verdad = discern + the truth.* saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.* saber de buena tinta = have + it on good word.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando = know + Posesivo + stuff.* saber de seguro = know for + certain, know for + sure, know for + a fact.* saber escuchar = listening skills.* saber hacer = savoir faire.* saber hacer cuentas = be numerate.* saber interiormente = know + underneath.* saber leer y escribir = be literate.* saberlo todo = be omniscient.* saberse Algo al dedillo = know + Nombre + inside-out, learn + Nombre + inside-out.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no = discriminatingly.* sabiendo que = on the understanding that.* salir de quién sabe dónde = come out of + the woodwork.* ser una incógnita = be anyone's guess.* sin saberlo = unbeknown to, unbeknownst to.* sin saber qué decir = nonplussed [nonplused].* un no sé qué = a je ne sais quoi.* y Dios sabe qué más = and Heaven knows what else.saber33 = taste.Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
* saber a = reek of.* * *knowledgeun compendio del saber humano a compendium of human knowledgeuna persona de gran saber a person of great learningel saber no ocupa lugar one can never know too muchvtA1 ‹nombre/dirección/chiste/canción› to know(ya) lo sé, pero aun así … I know, but even so …quizás sea así, no lo sé that might be the case, I don't knowasí que or conque ya lo sabes so now you know¡no le habrás dicho nada de aquello que tú sabes! you didn't tell him anything about you know what, did you?no sabía que tenía or tuviera hijos I didn't know he had (any) children¿sabes lo que me dijo? do you know what he said to me?¿sabes lo que te digo? ¡que me tienes harta! you know something? I'm fed up with you!para que lo sepas, yo no miento ( fam); for your information, I don't tell lieses tan latoso … — ¡si lo sabré yo! he's such a nuisance — don't I know it!cállate ¿tú qué sabes? shut up! what do you know about it?¡yo qué sé dónde está tu diccionario! how (on earth) should I know where your dictionary is! ( colloq)no se sabe si se salvará they don't know if he'll pull throughno sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myselfno supe qué decir I didn't know what to saymira, no sé qué decirte look, I really don't know what to sayno lo saben a ciencia cierta they don't know for certain¿a que no sabes a quién vi? ( fam); I bet you don't know who I saw ( colloq), you'll never guess who I sawquién or cualquiera sabe dónde estará goodness only knows where it isle salió con no sé qué historias ( fam); he came out with some story or othertiene un no sé qué que la hace muy atractiva she has a certain something that makes her very attractiveese hombre tiene un no sé qué que me cae mal there's something about that man I don't likeme da no sé qué tener que decirte esto I feel very awkward about having to say this to youya no viven allí, que yo sepa as far as I know, they don't live there anymore¿tiene antecedentes? — que yo sepa no does she have any previous convictions? — not that I know of—¿quién es ése? —quiso saber who's that? he wanted to knowsé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subjectsabe mucho sobre la segunda guerra mundial he knows a lot about the Second World War2por la presente deseo hacerle saber que … ( Corresp) I am pleased to advise you o to be able to inform you that …la directiva hace saber a los señores socios que … the board wishes to inform members o advises members that …3 (darse cuenta) to know¡tú no sabes lo que es esto! you can't imagine what it's like!está furiosa, no sabes lo que te espera she's furious, you don't know what you're in forperdónalos Señor, porque no saben lo que hacen ( Bib) forgive them, Lord, for they know not what they doB (ser capaz de) saber + INF:¿sabes nadar/cocinar/escribir a máquina? can you swim/cook/type?ya sabe leer y escribir she can already read and writesabe escuchar she's a good listenerno saben perder they're bad losersno sabe tratar con la gente he doesn't know how to deal with peopleno te preocupes, ella sabe defenderse don't worry, she knows how to o she can look after herselfeste niño no sabe estarse quieto this child is incapable of keeping still o just can't keep stillClo forman cuatro países, a saber: Suecia, Noruega, Dinamarca y Finlandia it is made up of four countries, namely Sweden, Norway, Denmark and FinlandD (enterarse) to find outno lo supimos hasta ayer we didn't find out until yesterdaylo supe por mi hermana I found out about it through my sister, I heard about it o ( frml) learned of it through my sistersi es así, pronto se va a saber if that's the case, we'll know soon enough¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!¿que qué me dijo de ti? ¡no quieras saberlo! what did she say about you? don't ask! o you wouldn't want to know!¿se puede saber qué estabas haciendo allí? would you mind telling me what you were doing there?¿y tú dónde estabas, si se puede saber? and where were you, I'd like to know?■ saberviA1 to know¿crees que vendrá? — supongo que sí, aunque con ella nunca se sabe do you think she'll come? — I suppose so, although you never know o you can never tell with herdice que ella se lo dio, vete tú/vaya usted a saber he says she gave it to him, but who knowsno puede ser verdad — ¿quién sabe? a lo mejor sí it can't be true — who knows, it could beparece incapaz de eso, pero nunca se sabe or cualquiera sabe he doesn't seem capable of such a thing, but you never knowél que sabe, sabe ( fr hecha); it's easy when you know how2 saber DE algo/algn to know (of) sth/sbyo sé de un sitio donde te lo pueden arreglar I know (of) a place where you can get it fixed¿sabes de alguien que haya estado allí? do you know (of) anyone who's been there?3 (tener noticias) saber DE algn:no sé nada de ella desde hace más de un mes I haven't heard from her for over a monthno quiero saber nada más de él I want nothing more to do with himB (enterarse) saber DE algo:yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radiosi llegas a saber de una cámara barata, avísame if you hear of a cheap camera, let me knowA (tener sabor) (+ compl) to tastesabe muy dulce/bien/amargo it tastes very sweet/nice/bittersaber A algo to taste OF sthsabe a ajo/almendra it tastes of garlic/almonds, it has a garlicky/almondy tasteesta sopa no sabe a nada this soup doesn't taste of anything o has no taste to itsabe a quemado/podrido it tastes burnt/rottentenía tanta hambre que el arroz me supo a gloria I was so hungry the rice tasted deliciousB(causar cierta impresión): saberle mal/bien a algn: no le supo nada bien que ella bailara con otro he wasn't at all pleased that she danced with someone elseme sabe mal tener que decirle que no otra vez I don't like having to say no to him again, I feel bad having to say no to him again■ sabersese sabe todo el cuento de memoria he knows the whole story off by heartse sabe los nombres de todos los jugadores del equipo he knows the names of every player in the teamsabérselas todas ( fam): este niño se las sabe todas this child knows every trick in the book ( colloq)se cree que se las sabe todas she thinks she has all the answersse sabe atractiva she knows she's attractive* * *
saber 1 sustantivo masculino
knowledge;
saber 2 ( conjugate saber) verbo transitivo
1
no lo sé I don't know;
no sé cómo se llama I don't know his name;
¡yo qué sé! how (on earth) should I know! (colloq);
que yo sepa as far as I know;
saber algo de algo to know sth about sth;
sé muy poco de ese tema I know very little about the subject;
no sabe lo que dice he doesn't know what he's talking about
sin que lo supiéramos without our knowing;
¡si yo lo hubiera sabido antes! if I had only known before!;
¡cómo iba yo a saber que …! how was I to know that …!
2 ( ser capaz de):
¿sabes nadar? can you swim?, do you know how to swim?;
sabe escuchar she's a good listener;
sabe hablar varios idiomas she can speak several languages
verbo intransitivo
◊ ¿quién sabe? who knows?;
saber de algo/algn to know of sth/sb;
yo sé de un lugar donde te lo pueden arreglar I know of a place where you can get it fixedb) (tener noticias, enterarse):
yo supe del accidente por la radio I heard about the accident on the radio
◊ sabe dulce/bien it tastes sweet/nice;
saber a algo to taste of sth;
no sabe a nada it doesn't taste of anything;
sabe a podrido it tastes rottenb) ( causar cierta impresión): me sabe mal or no me sabe bien tener que decírselo I don't like having to tell him
saberse verbo pronominal ( enf) ‹lección/poema› to know
saber sustantivo masculino knowledge, learning, information
saber
I verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa) to know: no sé su dirección, I don't know her address
para que lo sepas, for your information
que yo sepa, as far as I know
2 (hacer algo) to know how to: no sabe nadar, he can't swim
3 (capacidad, destreza) sabe dibujar muy bien, he knows how to draw really well
4 (comportarse, reaccionar) can: no sabe aguantar una broma, she can't take a joke
no sabe perder, he's a bad loser
5 (tener conocimientos elevados sobre una materia) sabe mucho de música, she knows a lot about music
6 (enterarse) to learn, find out: lo llamé en cuanto lo supe, I called him as soon as I heard about it
7 (estar informado) sabía que te ibas a retrasar, he knew that you were going to be late
8 (imaginar) no sabes qué frío hacía, you can't imagine how cold it was
II verbo intransitivo
1 (sobre una materia) to know [de, of]: sé de un restaurante buenísimo, I know of a very good restaurant
2 (tener noticias) (de alguien por él mismo) to hear from sb
(de alguien por otros) to have news of sb
(de un asunto) to hear about sthg
3 (tener sabor) to taste [a, of]: este guiso sabe a quemado, this stew tastes burnt
4 (producir agrado o desagrado) to like, please: me supo mal que no viniera, it upset me that he didn't come
♦ Locuciones: el saber no ocupa lugar, you can never learn too much
me ha sabido a poco, I couldn't get enough of it
quién sabe, who knows
vas a saber lo que es bueno, I'll show you what's what
vete a saber, God knows
a saber, namely
' saber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atenerse
- ávida
- ávido
- básica
- básico
- carta
- cojear
- combinar
- comparecencia
- conjugar
- consuelo
- convenir
- cuerno
- dedillo
- demonio
- desconocer
- diferenciar
- economía
- entender
- estimable
- estribar
- eufórica
- eufórico
- gloria
- impresión
- latín
- morbosa
- morboso
- puesta
- puesto
- relacionarse
- sable
- si
- terrena
- terreno
- tinta
- bien
- ciencia
- conocer
- conocimiento
- deber
- derecho
- experiencia
- feo
- hallar
- llegar
- lo
- mal
- memoria
- porqué
English:
acquaint
- aware
- can
- certain
- curious
- flounder
- fortuneteller
- guess
- hand
- hear
- horrify
- know
- learning
- namely
- nice
- pat
- pride
- should
- taste
- tell
- truck
- understand
- unknowingly
- wisdom
- able
- appreciation
- authority
- claim
- copy
- early
- funny
- heart
- knowledge
- let
- priority
- realize
- reassuring
- right
- saber
- sabre
- score
- skill
- stump
- suppose
- viz
- way
* * *♦ nmknowledge;Formalel saber no ocupa lugar you can never know too much♦ vt1. [conocer] to know;ya lo sé I know;no lo sé I don't know;yo no sabía nada de eso I didn't know anything about that;no sabía que eras médico I didn't know you were a doctor;ya sé lo que vas a decir I know what you're going to say;de haberlo sabido (antes) o [m5]si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home;hacer saber algo a alguien to inform sb of sth, to tell sb sth;para que lo sepas, somos amigos we're friends, for your information;¿sabes qué (te digo)?, que no me arrepiento you know what, I don't regret it;si lo sabré yo, que tengo cuatro hijos you're telling me! I've got four children!;sin yo saberlo, sin saberlo yo without my knowledge;Figno sabía dónde meterme I didn't know where to put myself, I wanted to crawl under a rock;no sabe lo que (se) hace she doesn't know what she's doing;no sabe lo que tiene he doesn't realize just how lucky he is;Famte ha llamado un tal Antonio no sé cuántos there was a call for you from Antonio something or other;no sé qué decir I don't know what to say;¡qué sé yo!, ¡y yo qué sé! how should I know!;¡qué sé yo la de veces que me caí de la bici! heaven knows how many times I fell off my bike!;Irónicocomo te pille vas a saber lo que es bueno just wait till I get my hands on you!;Irónicocuando hagas la mili sabrás lo que es bueno you'll be in for a nasty surprise when you do your military service;tener un no sé qué to have a certain something;Famy no sé qué y no sé cuántos and so on and so forth¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?;no sé nadar I can't swim, I don't know how to swim;sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici she can speak English/ride a bike;sabe perder he's a good loser;su problema es que no saben beber [beben demasiado] their problem is they don't know when to stop drinking3. [enterarse de] to learn, to find out;lo supe ayer/por los periódicos I found (it) out yesterday/in the papers;supe la noticia demasiado tarde I only heard the news when it was too late;¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? have you had any news from o heard from Juan?;¿sabes algo de cuándo será el examen? have you heard anything about when the exam's going to be?4. [entender de] to know about;sabe mucha física he knows a lot about physics♦ visabe mucho a cebolla it has a very strong taste of onions, it tastes very strongly of onions;esto no sabe a nada this has no taste to it, this doesn't taste of anything;saber bien/mal to taste good/bad;¡qué bien sabe este pan! this bread's really tasty!, this bread tastes really good!;esta agua sabe this water has a funny taste;Famme sabe mal mentirle I feel bad about lying to him;Famsaber a cuerno quemado o [m5]a rayos: sus comentarios me supieron a cuerno quemado o [m5] a rayos I thought his comments were really off3. [tener conocimiento] to know;no sé de qué me hablas I don't know what you're talking about;sé de una tienda que vende discos de vinilo I know of a shop that sells vinyl records;que yo sepa as far as I know;¡quién sabe!, ¡vete (tú) a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! who knows!;pues, sabes, a mí no me importaría I wouldn't mind, you know;es vecino mío, ¿sabes? he's my neighbour, you know;Méx Fam¡sepa Pancha!, ¡sepa la bola! who knows?¿tú sabes de mecánica? do you know (anything) about mechanics?;ése sí que sabe he's a canny oneno sé de él desde hace meses I haven't heard (anything) from him for months;saber de algo to learn of sth;supe de su muerte por los periódicos I learnt of her death in the papers;no quiero saber (nada) de ti I don't want to have anything to do with youeste postre me ha sabido a poco I could have done with the dessert being a bit bigger;las vacaciones me han sabido a muy poco my holidays weren't nearly long enough, I could have done with my holidays being a lot longer* * *I v/t1 know;hacer saber algo a alguien let s.o. know sth;¿cómo lo sabes? how do you know?;¡si lo sabré yo! don’t I know it!;¡para que lo sepas! so there!;sabérselas todas fam know every trick in the book:saber hacer algo know how to do sth, be able to do sth;sé nadar/leer I can swim/read;saber alemán know German3 ( enterarse) find out;lo supe ayer I found out yesterdayII v/i1 know (de about);¡vete a saber!, ¡vaya usted a saber! heaven knows;¡quién sabe! who knows!;¡qué sé yo! who knows?;que yo sepa as far as I know;no que yo sepa not as far as I know;hace mucho que no sé de ella I haven’t heard from her for a long timeme sabe a quemado it tastes burnt to me;las vacaciones me han sabido a poco my vacation went much too quickly;me sabe mal fig it upsets meIII m knowledge, learningIV:a saber namely* * *saber {71} vt1) : to know2) : to know how to, to be able tosabe tocar el violín: she can play the violin3) : to learn, to find out4)a saber : to wit, namelysaber vi1) : to know, to suppose2) : to be informedsupimos del desastre: we heard about the disaster3) : to tasteesto no sabe bien: this doesn't taste right4)saber a : to taste likesabe a naranja: it tastes like orange* * *saber vb¿alguien sabe lo que ha pasado? does anyone know what happened?¿sabes cocinar? can you cook?cuando supe que era su cumpleaños... when I found out it was her birthday...6. (tener sabor) to tastevete a saber goodness knows / it's anyone's guess¡yo qué sé! how should I know? -
60 abundar
v.1 to abound (ser abundante).aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons hereEl agua abunda Water abounds.2 to be plenty of, to be a lot of.Abundan los problemas There are plenty of problems.3 to have plenty of, to have a lot of, to have probably a lot of.Me abundan los problemas I have plenty of problems.4 to abound for, to be plentiful for, to abound to.Nos abunda la comida Food abounds for us.* * *1 (haber en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful2 abundar en (tener en cantidad) to be rich in, abound in3 figurado (adherirse) to share, support■ yo abundo en la opinión del ministro I agree with the minister, I share the minister's opinion* * *verbto abound, be plentiful* * *VI1) (=existir en abundancia) to be plentifuleste tipo de cáncer abunda entre personas sedentarias — this type of cancer is very common in o among sedentary people
2) frm (=tener en abundancia)abundar en algo: la zona abunda en gas natural — the area is rich in natural gas, natural gas is plentiful in the area
los periódicos abundan en anglicismos — the newspapers abound in o with anglicisms
3) (=profundizar)abundar en algo — frm to elaborate on sth
4) (=estar de acuerdo)yo abundo en esa opinión — I absolutely o wholeheartedly agree
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundantb) ( tener mucho)abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something
el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources
2) ( extenderse al hablar)3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...
* * *= abound, buzz with.Ex. For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.----* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).* abundar sobre = elaborate on.* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( existir en gran número o cantidad) especie/mineral to be abundantb) ( tener mucho)abundar en algo — to abound o be rich in something
el país abunda en recursos naturales — the country abounds o is rich in natural resources
2) ( extenderse al hablar)3) (en una opinión, creencia) (frml)abundo en la opinión de mi colega de que... — I share my colleague's opinion that...
* * *= abound, buzz with.Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.
Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.* abundar en = abound in/with, be rife with, litter (with).* abundar sobre = elaborate on.* polémica + abundar = controversy + rage.* * *abundar [A1 ]viA1 (existir en gran número o cantidad) to abound, be abundantesta planta abunda en los climas tropicales this plant grows in abundance o abounds in tropical climatesaquí lo que abunda son los problemas there's certainly no shortage of problems herelo que abunda no daña: ya sé que lo he dicho antes, pero lo que abunda no daña I know I've said this before, but there's no harm in repeating it2 (tener mucho) abundar EN algo to be rich IN sthel país abunda en recursos naturales the country is rich in o abounds in natural resourcesla traducción abunda en errores the translation is full of mistakesB (extenderse al hablar) abundar EN algo to go into great detail ABOUT sthabundó en el tema he talked about the subject at great lengthabundó en detalles sobre su viaje she discussed her trip in great detailC (en una opinión) abundar EN algo:los dos partidos abundan en la opinión de que la reforma es insuficiente both parties share the view o agree that the reform does not go far enoughabundo en la opinión de mi colega de que … I share my colleague's opinion that …* * *
abundar ( conjugate abundar) verbo intransitivo
abundar verbo intransitivo
1 (haber o tener en cantidad) to abound, be plentiful: estos montes abundan en caza mayor, there's a plentiful supply of big-game in these mountains
2 (insistir) to go on: no es necesario que abundes más en ello, don't go on about it
' abundar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
abound
* * *abundar vi1. [ser abundante] to abound;aquí abundan los camaleones there are lots of chameleons here;este año abundan las naranjas the oranges have done very well this year2.abundar en [tener en abundancia] to be rich in;la región abunda en recursos naturales the region is rich in natural resources3.abundar en [insistir] to insist on;en su discurso abundó en la necesidad de recortar gastos in her speech she insisted on the need to cut costs4.abundar en [estar de acuerdo con] to agree completely with;abundo en vuestra opinión I entirely agree with you* * *v/i be plentiful oabundant;abundar en abound in* * *abundar vi1) : to abound, to be plentiful2)abundar en : to be in agreement with
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