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1 rogar
v.1 to beg.rogar a alguien que haga algo to beg/ask somebody to do somethingte lo ruego, no se lo cuentes a ella don't tell her, I beg youle ruego (que) me perdone I beg your pardonruego a Dios que… I pray to God that…hacerse (de) rogar to play hard to getse ruega silencio silence, please (en letrero)María le ruega a su padre Mary begs her father.2 to supplicate, to appeal for, to beg for.María ruega clemencia Mary supplicates mercy.* * *1 (pedir) to request, ask; (implorar) to beg, implore, plead1 (pedir) to request, ask; (implorar) to beg, implore, plead2 RELIGIÓN to pray\hacerse de rogar to play hard to get'Se ruega silencio' (hospitales etc) "Silence please"* * *verb1) to beg2) pray* * *1.VT (=suplicar) to begdémelo, se lo ruego — give it to me, I beg you
2. VI1) (=suplicar) to beg, plead2) (Rel) to pray* * *1.verbo transitivo2.rogamos respondan a la brevedad — (frml) please reply as soon as possible
rogar vi (Relig) to prayhacerse (de) or (Méx) del rogar: aceptó sin hacerse (de) rogar — he accepted without any persuasion
* * *= plead, entreat, beseech.Ex. 'Jeanne, will you not do anything about this, please?' he pleaded.Ex. Bajalovic entreated her to go on.Ex. In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.----* hacerse de rogar = play + hard to get.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.rogamos respondan a la brevedad — (frml) please reply as soon as possible
rogar vi (Relig) to prayhacerse (de) or (Méx) del rogar: aceptó sin hacerse (de) rogar — he accepted without any persuasion
* * *= plead, entreat, beseech.Ex: 'Jeanne, will you not do anything about this, please?' he pleaded.
Ex: Bajalovic entreated her to go on.Ex: In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.* hacerse de rogar = play + hard to get.* * *rogar [A8 ]vtescúchame, te lo ruego listen to me, I beg you o listen to me, please[ S ] se ruega no fumar no smoking, you are kindly requested not to smokesus familiares ruegan una oración por su alma his family ask that you should remember him in your prayersrogamos respondan a la brevedad ( frml); please reply as soon as possiblerogarle a algn QUE + SUBJ:te ruego que me perdones please forgive mele rogó que tuviera misericordia she begged him to have mercyles ruego que permanezcan sentados please remain seated■ rogarvi( Relig) to prayroguemos al Señor let us prayhacerse (de) or ( Méx) del rogar: vamos, no te hagas (de) rogar y préstanos el coche come on, lend us the car, do you want us to beg for it? o go down on bended knee or something? ( hum)claro que te quiere, pero le gusta hacerse (de) rogar of course she loves you, she just likes to play hard to getaceptó la invitación sin hacerse (de) rogar he accepted the invitation without any persuasion o coaxing* * *
rogar ( conjugate rogar) verbo transitivo:
se ruega no fumar you are kindly requested not to smoke;
te ruego que me perdones please forgive me;
le rogó que tuviera misericordia she begged him to have mercy
verbo intransitivo (Relig) to pray;
roguemos al Señor let us pray;
hacerse (de) or (Méx) (del) rogar to play hard to get;
aceptó sin hacerse (de) rogar he accepted immediately, without any persuading
rogar verbo transitivo
1 (formalmente) to request, ask: se ruega confirmación, please confirm
2 (con súplicas o humildad) to beg: te ruego que me perdones, I beg you to forgive me
3 Rel to pray
♦ Locuciones: hacerse de rogar, to play hard to get
' rogar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
suplicar
English:
appeal
- beg
- entreat
- plead
- beseech
* * *♦ vt[implorar] to beg; [pedir] to ask;rogar a alguien que haga algo to beg/ask sb to do sth;te lo ruego, no se lo cuentes a ella don't tell her, I beg you;le ruego (que) me perdone please forgive me;le ruego acepte mis disculpas please accept my apologies;se ruega silencio [en letrero] silence, please;ruego a Dios que… I pray to God that…♦ vito pray;ruega a la Virgen por nosotros pray to the Virgin for us;hacerse (de) rogar to play hard to get* * *v/t ask for; ( implorar) beg for, plead for;hacerse de rogar play hard to get* * *rogar {16} vt: to beg, to requestrogar vi1) : to beg, to plead2) : to pray* * *rogar vb2. (pedir) to ask / to request -
2 'Se ruega silencio'
(hospitales etc) "Silence please" -
3 recepción
f.1 reception, acceptance, admission.2 reception room, lobby, entrance hall, waiting room.3 reception, function.4 front desk, counter, hotel reception desk, reception desk.5 reception, radio reception.6 admissions office.* * *1 (gen) reception2 (de documento, carta etc) receipt3 (oficina etc) reception, reception desk* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acto) reception2) (Radio) reception3) (=ceremonia) reception4) (=cuarto) drawing room; [de hotel] reception, reception desk* * *1)a) ( de mercancías) receipt (frml)b) (Rad, Telec) receptionc) ( acogida) reception2) (fiesta, ceremonia) reception3) ( en hotel) receptionpregunta en recepción — ask at reception o at the desk
* * *= check-in, receipt, reception, reception, check-in desk.Nota: Generalmente en hoteles, hospitales, consultas, etc.Ex. The Serials Control System handles check-in, claiming and union list of serial publications.Ex. Facilities for check-in of issues, receipt of indexes, claiming of missing and overdue issues, routing, and binding are described.Ex. Radio transmission and reception was a new technology at the turn of the century = La transmisión y recepción por radio era una nueva tecnología al comienzo del siglo.Ex. Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.Ex. For the two therapists, conducting therapy in the supermarket presented some logistical problems, such as limited access to telephones and the absence of a check-in desk.----* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* demora de la recepción = receipt lag.* gala de recepción = gala reception.* historial de recepción = receipt history.* mostrador de recepción = reception desk.* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.* personal de recepción = reception staff.* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.* recepción de apertura = opening reception.* recepción de bienvenida = opening reception.* recepción de gala = gala reception.* recepción de pedidos = receiving.* recepción de publicaciones periódicas = checking in [checking-in].* recepción de publicaciones seriadas = accessioning of serials.* recepción inaugural = opening reception.* * *1)a) ( de mercancías) receipt (frml)b) (Rad, Telec) receptionc) ( acogida) reception2) (fiesta, ceremonia) reception3) ( en hotel) receptionpregunta en recepción — ask at reception o at the desk
* * *= check-in, receipt, reception, reception, check-in desk.Nota: Generalmente en hoteles, hospitales, consultas, etc.Ex: The Serials Control System handles check-in, claiming and union list of serial publications.
Ex: Facilities for check-in of issues, receipt of indexes, claiming of missing and overdue issues, routing, and binding are described.Ex: Radio transmission and reception was a new technology at the turn of the century = La transmisión y recepción por radio era una nueva tecnología al comienzo del siglo.Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.Ex: For the two therapists, conducting therapy in the supermarket presented some logistical problems, such as limited access to telephones and the absence of a check-in desk.* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* demora de la recepción = receipt lag.* gala de recepción = gala reception.* historial de recepción = receipt history.* mostrador de recepción = reception desk.* ofrecer una recepción = host + reception.* personal de recepción = reception staff.* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.* recepción de apertura = opening reception.* recepción de bienvenida = opening reception.* recepción de gala = gala reception.* recepción de pedidos = receiving.* recepción de publicaciones periódicas = checking in [checking-in].* recepción de publicaciones seriadas = accessioning of serials.* recepción inaugural = opening reception.* * *A1 (de mercancías) receipt ( frml)la recepción de solicitudes será de nueve a cinco applications will be accepted from nine to five3 (acogida) receptionuna calurosa recepción a warm receptionB1 (fiesta) reception2 (ceremonia) receptionC (en un hotel) receptionpregunta en recepción ask at reception o at the deskdeja la llave en recepción leave the key in o at reception o at the desk* * *
recepción sustantivo femenino ( en general) reception;
( de mercancías) receipt (frml)
recepción sustantivo femenino reception
' recepción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
saluda
- sintonía
- dejar
- ofrecer
English:
check in
- checkout
- desk
- front desk
- function
- membership
- receipt
- reception
- garden
- honor
* * *recepción nf1. [de carta, paquete] receipt;Compagar a la recepción to pay on delivery;Comel pago se efectuará a la recepción del envío payment will be made on receipt of the goods2. [de hotel] reception;te veré en recepción I'll see you in reception3. [fiesta] reception;ofrecer una recepción a alguien to lay on a reception for sb4. [de sonido, imagen] reception5. [en béisbol] catch;[en fútbol americano] reception* * *f1 en hotel reception2 en béisbol catch* * ** * *recepción n reception -
4 clínica
f.clinic.* * *1 (departamento) clinic2 (hospital) clinic, private hospital* * *1. f., (m. - clínico) 2. noun f.* * *SF1) (=hospital) clinic; [de formación] teaching hospitalclínica de reposo — convalescent home, rest home
2) (Univ) clinical trainingclínico* * *1) ( establecimiento) private hospital o clinic2) ( especialidad) clinical medicine* * *= doctor's surgery, surgery, clinic, clinical centre, health facility.Ex. The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.Ex. The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.Ex. In the future computerised data bases will become ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics = En el futuro, las bases de datos automatizadas estarán presentes en todos los hospitales y clínicas.Ex. The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.Ex. Cancer screenings are conducted at all health facilities in the region.----* clínica abortiva = abortion clinic.* clínica dental = dental clinic, dentist's office, dentist's surgery.* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* clínica médica = medical clinic.* * *1) ( establecimiento) private hospital o clinic2) ( especialidad) clinical medicine* * *= doctor's surgery, surgery, clinic, clinical centre, health facility.Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.Ex: In the future computerised data bases will become ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics = En el futuro, las bases de datos automatizadas estarán presentes en todos los hospitales y clínicas.Ex: The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.Ex: Cancer screenings are conducted at all health facilities in the region.* clínica abortiva = abortion clinic.* clínica dental = dental clinic, dentist's office, dentist's surgery.* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* clínica médica = medical clinic.* * *A (establecimiento) private hospital o clinicingresó en la clínica he was admitted to (the) hospitalCompuestos:convalescent o rest homepsychiatric hospitalB (especialidad) clinical medicine* * *
clínica sustantivo femenino
private hospital o clinic;
clínica de reposo convalescent o rest home
clínica sustantivo femenino clinic
clínico,-a adjetivo clinical
' clínica' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
privada
- privado
- historia
- intervenir
- veterinaria
- veterinario
English:
clinic
- dental surgery
- inpatient
- private
- case
- nursing
- privately
* * *clínica nf1. [hospital] clinicclínica de adelgazamiento slimming clinic;clínica capilar hair restoration clinic;clínica dental dental surgery;clínica de estética cosmetic surgery clinic;clínica oftalmológica eye clinic;clínica psiquiátrica psychiatric hospital;clínica veterinaria veterinary surgery2. [especialidad] clinical medicine* * *f clinic* * *clínica nf: clinic* * *clínica n clinic -
5 reducir
v.1 to reduce.nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cutreducir algo a algo to reduce something to somethingreducir algo al absurdo to make a nonsense of somethingElla redujo la velocidad She reduced the speed.2 to suppress, to subdue (someter) (país, ciudad).3 to convert (Mat) (convertir).4 to set (medicine).5 to shorten, to shrink.Ellos redujeron las tablas They shortened the boards.6 to cut down, to depress, to de-escalate, to deescalate.Ellos redujeron los gastos They cut down expenses.7 to conquer, to subdue, to subjugate.Ellos redujeron a los nativos They conquered the natives.8 to hydrogenate.* * *1 (gen) to reduce2 (disminuir) to reduce, cut, cut down on3 (vencer) to subdue4 MEDICINA to set5 (una salsa, etc) to reduce, boil down1 AUTOMÓVIL to change down, change to a lower gear1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)* * *verb1) to reduce, cut2) decrease3) subdue* * *1. VT1) (=disminuir)a) [en cantidad] [+ gastos, inflación, precio] to reduce, bring down, cut; [+ tensión, ansiedad] to reduce; [+ riesgo] to reduce, lessenmedidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed
han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists
el autobús redujo su velocidad — the bus reduced speed, the bus slowed down
el banco redujo su beneficio un 12% — the bank saw its profits fall by 12%
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reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sthtenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%
b) [en tiempo] [+ jornada laboral] to reduce, shorten; [+ sentencia] to reducehan reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months
sus abogados consiguieron reducir la sentencia a dos meses — his lawyers managed to get his sentence reduced to two months
c) [en tamaño] [+ copia] to reduce; [+ discurso, artículo] to cut down, shorten2)•
reducir algo a algo —a) (=limitar) to limit sth to sth; (=simplificar) to reduce sth to sthredujo su intervención a criticar al gobierno — her participation was limited to criticizing the government
b) (=convertir) [+ cantidad, medida] to convert sth into sth; [+ fracción, ecuación] to reduce sth into sth3) (=someter) [+ ladrón, fugitivo, loco] to overpower; [+ alborotadores] to subdue; [+ fortaleza] to subdue, reduce frm•
reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence4) (Med) [+ hueso, hernia] to set, reduce frm5) (Quím) to reduce6) LAm [en el mercado negro] to get rid of *2.VI (Aut) to change down3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex. Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.Ex. A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex. In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex. The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex. These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex. Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex. Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex. More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex. 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex. This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex. By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex. May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex. You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.----* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <gastos/costos> to cut, reduce; <velocidad/producción/consumo> to reducereducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum
le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence
reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form
b) <fotocopia/fotografía> to reduce2)a) ( transformar)reducir algo A algo: reducir los gramos a milígramos to convert the grams to milligrams; quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes; mis ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada — my dreams came to nothing
b) (Quím) to reducec) (AmS) < objeto robado> to receive, fence (colloq)4) <fractura/hernia> to set, reduce (tech)2.reducir vi1) (Coc) to reduce, boil down2) (Auto) to shift into a lower gear3.reducirse v pronreducirse A algo: todo se reduce a tener tacto it all comes down to being tactful; todo se redujo a un paseo por el río — in the end it was just a walk by the river
* * *= abridge, compress, contract, curtail, erode, gut, narrow, prune, reduce, shorten, stifle, lower, cut back (on), cut, cut down (on), deplete, lessen, pare down, keep down + Nombre, retrench, narrow down, whittle (away/down/at), slim down, slow down, slow up, taper, wind + Nombre + down, cut + Nombre + short, scale back, downgrade [down-grade], shave off, shrink, mark + Nombre + down.Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that the users may broaden or narrow the search parameters.Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: But higher education, which expanded between 1959 and 1979 from 164,000 to 519,600 students in full-time higher education, has also been cutting back on purchases.Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: He said again that we should pare it down to something much more in line with his figures.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: They have just marked down all summer handbags to 50 percent off.* que reduce el estrés = stress-reducing.* reducir a cero = reduce to + nil.* reducir a la mitad = halve, cut in + half, halve, reduce by + half.* reducir a la nada = reduce to + nil.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* reducir a miniatura = miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].* reducir costes = reduce + costs.* reducir de plantilla = downsize.* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.* reducir el esfuerzo = reduce + effort.* reducir el impacto = minimise + impact.* reducir el papeleo = slash + red tape.* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.* reducir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.* reducir el tiempo = cut down + time.* reducir el valor = reduce + value.* reducir gastos = cut + costs, cut + spending, make + economies, make + cuts, reduce + costs.* reducir gradualmente = scale down.* reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.* reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.* reducir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* reducir las diferencias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf, close + the gap.* reducir las diferencias entre... y = narrow + the gap between... and.* reducir las distancias = reduce + distance, close + the gap.* reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.* reducir los beneficios = cut + profit.* reducir los impuestos = cut + taxes.* reducir pérdidas = cut down + losses, cut + losses.* reducir progresivamente = phase out.* reducirse a = boil down to, come down to.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* reducir una limitación = push + limits (further and further back).* reducir una palabra a su raíz = stem.* reducir un obstáculo = lower + barrier.* * *reducir [I6 ]vtA1 ‹gastos/costos› to cut, cut down on, reduce; ‹velocidad› to reduce; ‹producción/consumo› to reducehemos reducido el número de casos we have brought down o reduced the number of casesredujeron el número de plazas they cut the number of places o the number of places was reducedhan prometido reducir los impuestos they have promised to cut o reduce taxescon esto se intenta reducir al mínimo el riesgo de infección this is intended to minimize o to reduce to a minimum the risk of infectionejercicios para reducir (la) cintura exercises to reduce your waistlinereducir algo A algo to reduce sth TO sthhan reducido el texto a 50 páginas they have shortened o reduced the text to fifty pagesle han reducido la pena a dos años they have commuted o shortened o reduced his sentence to two yearsla población quedó reducida a la mitad the population was reduced to half of its former sizereducir algo a su mínima expresión ( Mat) to reduce sth to its simplest expression o formel suéter quedó reducido a su mínima expresión ( hum); the sweater shrank to nothingreducir algo EN algo to reduce sth BY sthpretenden reducir el gasto en cinco millones they aim to reduce costs by five million2 ‹fotocopia/fotografía› to reduceB1 (transformar) reducir algo A algo:reducir los gramos a miligramos to convert the grams to milligramsreducir quebrados a un mínimo común denominador to reduce fractions to their lowest common denominatorquedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashestodas sus ilusiones quedaron reducidas a la nada all his dreams were shattered2 ( Quím) to reduceC (dominar, someter) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue; ‹ladrón› to overpowerreducir a un pueblo a la esclavitud to reduce a people to slaveryD ‹fractura/hernia› to set, reduce ( tech)E (CS) ‹cadáver/restos mortales› to exhume ( for reburial in a niche or smaller coffin)■ reducirviA ( Coc) to reduce, boil downdejar reducir la salsa leave the sauce to boil down o reducereducirse A algo:todo se reduce a saber interpretar las cifras it all comes down to knowing how to interpret the figurestodo se redujo a una visita a la catedral y un paseo por el río in the end it was just a visit to the cathedral and a walk along the river* * *
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1
‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;
reducir algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducir algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth
2a) ( transformar):
quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes
3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift
' reducir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bajar
- ceniza
- encaminada
- encaminado
- moler
- disminuir
- minimizar
- mínimo
- mira
English:
administrative
- austerity
- ax
- axe
- change down
- corner
- curtail
- cut
- cut back
- cut down
- decrease
- deficit
- deplenish
- deplete
- depress
- downsize
- effective
- halve
- lighten
- lower
- narrow down
- prune
- pulp
- rate
- receive
- reduce
- retrench
- scale down
- shorten
- slow
- wind down
- bring
- cost
- deaden
- decelerate
- diminish
- discount
- get
- lessen
- loss
- minimize
- over
- pare
- scale
- slacken
- traffic
- whittle
- wind
* * *♦ vt1. [disminuir] to reduce;[gastos, costes, impuestos, plantilla] to cut; [producción] to cut (back on);nos han reducido el sueldo our salary has been cut;reduzca la velocidad [en letrero] reduce speed now;reducir algo a algo to reduce sth to sth;el edificio quedó reducido a escombros the building was reduced to a pile of rubble;reducir algo al mínimo to reduce sth to a minimum;tú todo lo reduces a tener dinero the only thing you care about is money;reducir a la mínima expresión to cut down to the bare minimum2. [fotocopia] to reduce3. [someter] [país, ciudad] to suppress, to subdue;[atracador, ladrón, sublevados] to overpower6. Quím to reduce8. Andes, RP [objetos robados] to receive, to fence9. RP [cadáver] to exhume [for reburial in smaller container]♦ vireduce a tercera change down into third (gear)* * *v/t1 reduce (a to); gastos cut;reducir personal cut jobs, reduce staff numbers;reducir la marcha AUTO downshift, shift into a lower gear2 MIL overcome* * *reducir {61} vt1) disminuir: to reduce, to decrease, to cut2) : to subdue3) : to boil down* * *reducir vb to reduce -
6 señalar
v.1 to indicate, to point at, to point out, to signal.Pedro apunta las necesidades de ella Peter points out her needs.2 to point.3 to point fingers, to accuse.* * *1 (marcar) to mark2 (rubricar) to sign and seal3 (hacer herida) to mark, scar4 (hacer notar) to point out5 (apuntar hacia) to point to, show6 (con el dedo) to point at7 (fijar - cita) to arrange, make; (fecha, lugar, precio) to set, fix8 (designar) to appoint9 (subrayar la importancia) to stress, underline1 (distinguirse) to distinguish oneself2 (sobresalir) to stand out* * *verb1) to indicate, show2) mark3) point out* * *1. VT1) (=indicar) [gen] to show; [con el dedo] to pointseñalar una falta — (Dep) to indicate a foul
2) (=marcar) to markel acné le ha señalado la cara — his face has been marked o scarred by acne
3) (=destacar) to point outtuve que señalarle varios errores en el examen — I had to point out several mistakes in the exam to him
4) (=designar) [+ fecha, precio] to fix, settle; [+ tarea] to seten el momento señalado — at the given moment, at the appointed time
todas las encuestas lo señalan como el candidato favorito — all the opinion polls point to him as the favourite candidate
5) (Aut) [+ carretera, ruta] to signpost6) [+ ganado] to brand2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( indicar)me señaló la ruta en un mapa — he showed me the route o pointed out the route (to me) on a map
2) (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark3) ( afirmar) to point outseñaló que... — she pointed out that...
a la hora señalada — at the appointed o arranged time
en el lugar señalado — in the appointed o agreed place
5) ( anunciar) to mark2.señalar vi to point3.señalarse v pron to distinguish oneself* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( indicar)me señaló la ruta en un mapa — he showed me the route o pointed out the route (to me) on a map
2) (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark3) ( afirmar) to point outseñaló que... — she pointed out that...
a la hora señalada — at the appointed o arranged time
en el lugar señalado — in the appointed o agreed place
5) ( anunciar) to mark2.señalar vi to point3.señalarse v pron to distinguish oneself* * *señalar11 = mark off, point to, tick (off), mark out, bring to + Posesivo + notice, mark + Nombre + down as.Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.* señalar a Alguien = put + Alguien + on the spot.* señalar con el dedo = point + the fingers at.* señalar con un círculo = circle.señalar22 = bring to + Posesivo + attention, get at, indicate, mark, point, point out, signal, signify, stress, note, state, point + (a/the) finger(s) at.Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.* señalar diferencias = point out + differences, note + difference, point to + differences.* señalar las dificultades = note + difficulties.* señalar similitudes = point out + similarities.* * *señalar [A1 ]vtA(indicar): nos señaló la ruta en un mapa she showed us the route o pointed out the route to us on a mapme señaló con el dedo qué pasteles quería he pointed out to me which cakes he wantedlas manecillas del reloj señalaban las doce the hands of the clock showed twelveB (marcar) to marklos he señalado con una cruz I've marked them with a cross, I've put a cross by themC (afirmar) to point outseñaló la necesidad de abrir nuevos hospitales she pointed out the need to open new hospitalsD (fijar) ‹fecha› to fix, seta la hora señalada at the appointed o arranged timeseñalaron el día 15 como fecha tope they set o fixed the deadline for the 15then el lugar señalado in the appointed o agreed placeE (anunciar) to markla llegada de las cigüeñas señala el final del invierno the arrival of the storks marks o signals the end of winterto distinguish oneselfse señaló por su heroísmo en la guerra during the war he distinguished himself by his heroism* * *
señalar ( conjugate señalar) verbo transitivo
1 ( indicar) ‹ruta/camino› to show;
me señaló con el dedo he pointed at me (with his finger);
señalarle algo a algn to show sb sth, point sth out to sb;
me señaló con el dedo qué pasteles quería he pointed out (to me) which cakes he wanted
2 (marcar con lápiz, rotulador) to mark
3 ( afirmar) to point out;◊ señaló que … she pointed out that …
4 ( fijar) ‹ fecha› to fix, set;◊ en el lugar señalado in the appointed o agreed place
5 ( anunciar) to mark
verbo intransitivo
to point
señalar verbo transitivo
1 (con el dedo) to point at
(desprestigiar)
2 (apuntar, subrayar) me gustaría señalar que..., I would like to point out that...
3 (señalizar) to indicate: la brújula señalaba el norte, the compass was pointing North
4 (una fecha) to fix
5 (dejar una marca o huella) el navajazo le señaló la cara, the knife wound scarred his face
' señalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apuntar
- indicar
- marcar
- dar
- dedo
- penalty
- puntero
- puntualizar
English:
appoint
- designate
- mark
- must
- pinpoint
- point
- point out
- signal
- at
- give
- indicate
- show
- single
* * *♦ vt1. [marcar] to mark;[hora, temperatura] to indicate, to show;el termómetro señalaba 10 grados the thermometer showed 10 degrees;la brújula debe señalar el norte the compass should indicate north;cuando el reloj señale las doce when the clock says twelve;las elecciones de aquel año señalaron el comienzo de la transición that year's elections marked the beginning of the transition2. [apuntar] to point out;nos señaló con el dedo he pointed at us;no quiero señalar a nadie, pero… I don't want to point the finger at anyone, but…;la flecha señala el camino the arrow indicates the path;me señaló los errores que había cometido he showed me o pointed out to me the mistakes I had made3. [ser el inicio de] to mark, to signal;las lluvias señalan la llegada del monzón the rains signal o announce the arrival of the monsoon4. [recalcar] to point out;me gustaría señalar que… I'd like to point out that…5. [fijar] to set, to fix;aún no han señalado el día de la boda they haven't yet fixed the date of the wedding;señaló su valor en 1.000 dólares he set o fixed its value at 1,000 dollars6. [ganado] to brand* * *v/t1 indicate, point out;señalar a alguien con el dedo tb fig point at s.o.3 ( fijar) set, decide on* * *señalar vt1) indicar: to indicate, to show2) : to mark3) : to point out, to stress4) : to fix, to set* * *señalar vb1. (marcar) to mark
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