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61 internal
[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) interno2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) interno•- internal combustion* * *in.ter.nal[int'ə:nəl] n natureza interna, âmago. • adj 1 interno, que está dentro, intrínseco. 2 que se toma (como medicamento). 3 doméstico, do país. -
62 sanus
sānus, a, um, gesund, heil, I) eig. (Ggstz. aeger): pars corporis, Cic.: corpus, Cels.: pedes, Augustin.: pecus, Varro: sanissimus (homo), Cels.: vulnera ad sanum coiere, sind geheilt, Prop.: cancrum sanum facere, Cato: ulcera sana facere sine dolore, Cato: alqm sanum facere, Cic.: si eo medicamento sanus factus est, Cic.: sanus fiet ex eo morbo, Cato. – Plur. subst., sani, Gesunde (Ggstz. male habentes), Augustin. in psalm. 38, 18. – II) übtr.: a) gesund, in guter Beschaffenheit, unverdorben, res publica, Cic.: res (Ggstz. res aegra), Sen.: armamenta (navis), Plaut.: vox, frei von Naturfehlern, Quint.: ego sanus ab illis (vitiis), noch rein von usw., Hor. – b) vom Verstande usw., gesund, unverdorben, richtig, dann inbezug auf die Person, von gesundem-, richtigem Verstande, vernünftig, gescheit (Ggstz. demens, insanus, ineptus), mens, Cic. u. Ov.: sensus (Plur.), Cic.: homo, Cic.: so auch homines, Leute von gesundem-, richtigem Gefühl, -Geschmack (Ggstz. inepti), Suet. Caes. 56, 2: bene sanus, Cic.: mentis bene sanae, ein Mann von gesundem Urteil, Hor.: male sanus, unklug, nicht recht gescheit, beschränkt, der Überlegung beraubt, nicht recht bei Sinnen, Cic., Sen. u. Ov.; od. schwermütig, Verg.: satin sanus es? od. sanusne es? od. bl. sanus es? bist du recht klug? recht bei Verstande? bist du bei Trost? Plaut. u. Ter.: qui————sanior, ac si etc., Hor.: quisquam sanissimus tam certa putat, quae videt, quam etc., Cic.: poet., sanus gurges, vernünftiger (= sanft strömender), Claud. cons. Mall. Theod. 235. – mit Genet., satin tu sanus es mentis aut animi tui? Plaut. trin. 454: omnium rerum certe sanus es, Fronto epist. ad M. Caes. 1, 8. p. 24, 16 N. – c) von der Rede, nüchtern und besonnen, u. vom Redner, von nüchterner und besonnener Sprache, genus dicendi, Cic.: sani oratores, Cic.: Rhodii saniores, Cic. -
63 pangō
pangō pepigī or pēgī (old panxī), pāctus, ere [PAC-], to fasten, make fast, fix, drive in: ut clavum pangat, L.—Fig., to make, compose, write, record: maxuma facta patrum, celebrate, Enn. ap. C.: poëmata, H.: de pangendo, quod me adhortaris, nihil fieri potest: Temptamenta tui, contrive, V.— To fix, settle, determine, agree upon, agree, covenant, conclude, stipulate, contract (only perf. stem): terminos, quos Socrates pegerit: quos (finīs) lex pepigerat: ne medicamento uteretur: pacem nobiscum pepigistis, ut, etc., L.: pepigere, capesserent, etc., Ta.: obsides dare, L.: fraudem ulcisci, Ta.: nec quae pepigere recusent, V.: pretium, quo pepigerant, L.: tanti enim pepigerat, L.— To promise in marriage, betroth: alquam lecto nostro, O.: quae pepigere viri, the marriage contract, Ct.* * *Ipangere, panxi, panctus V TRANScompose; insert, drive in, fasten; plant; fix, settle, agree upon, stipulateIIpangere, pegi, pactus V TRANScompose; insert, drive in, fasten; plant; fix, settle, agree upon, stipulateIIIpangere, pepigi, pactus V TRANScompose; insert, drive in, fasten; plant; fix, settle, agree upon, stipulate -
64 pango
pango, pānxī, pānctum u. (v. urspr. pago) pēgī u. (in der übertr. Bedeutung gew.) pepigī, pāctum, ere (vgl. πήγνυμι), befestigen, einschlagen, einsenken, I) eig.: A) im allg.: clavum, Liv.: ancoram litoribus (Dat.), Ov.: litteram in cera, mit dem Griffel eindrücken, Colum. – B) insbes., pflanzen, ramulum, Suet.: poet., filios, zeugen, Prud. – meton., bepflanzen, hortus, qui crebro pangitur, Fronto: vitiaria malleolis, Colum.: colles (mit Weinstöcken), Prop. – II) übtr.: A) etw. gleichs. aneinanderfügen, 1) im allg., unternehmen, neque prima per artem temptamenta tui pepigi, auch suchte ich nicht zuvor dein Herz künstlich (schlau) zu durchforschen, Verg. Aen. 8, 143 sq. – 2) schriftlich verfertigen, abfassen, a) übh.: ἀνέκδοτα (geheime Memoiren) Theopompio genere aut etiam asperiore multo, Cic. ad Att. 2, 6, 2: absol., de pangendo nihil fieri potest, mit dem Schriftstellern kann es nichts werden, Cic. ad Att. 2, 14, 2. – b) als Dichter abfassen, α) verfassen, dichten, versum, Gell.: versus de natura rerum, Lucr.: carmina, Lucr. u. Tac.: aliquid Sophocleum, Cic.: poëmata, Hor.: absol., quibus aliqua pangendi facultas, die im Versbau einiges Geschick hatten, Tac. ann. 14, 16. – β) prägn., besingen, vestrûm maxima facta patrum, Enn. fr. var. 16 ( bei Cic. Tusc. 1, 34). – 3) absingen, hersingen, in conviviis ad tibias egregia superiorum opera carmine comprehensa, Val. Max. 2, 1, 10. – B) festsetzen, 1) im allg. = bestimmen, terminos, Cic.: fines, Cic. – 2) festsetzen = schließen, verabreden, ausbedingen, sich versprechen lassen od. selbst versprechen, einen Vergleich schließen, akkordieren (nur in den Perfektformen), a) übh.: pacem, Liv.: foedera, Verg.: amicitiam, societatem cum alqo, Liv.: pretium libertati, Tac.: salutem sibi et millies HS ab alqo, Suet.: si qui inter se pepigerunt, Cornif. rhet. – m. Genet. od. Abl. des Preises (s. Weißenb. Liv. 38, 24, 8), tanti pepigerat, Liv.: non fuit armillas tanti pepigisse Sabinas, Ov.: pretium, quo pepigerant, Liv.: ducentis Philippis pepigi, Plaut. – mit folg. ut u. Konj., ut vobis mitterem ad bellum auxilia pepigistis, Liv.: alii occulte pepigisse interpretabantur, ut Tigranes quoque Armeniā abscederet, Tac.: cum adversariis pepigit, ut sibi una legio cum Illyrico concederetur, Suet. – m. folg. ne u. Konj., pepigit, ne illo medicamento umquam postea uteretur, Cic.: pepigerat Pallas, ne cuius facti in praeteritum interrogaretur, Tac. – m. folg. bl. Conjunctiv, pepigere, equestribus proeliis Eunones certaret, obsidia urbium Romani capesserent, Tac. ann. 12, 15. – m. folg. Infin. = versprechen, geloben (vgl. Dräger Hist. Synt.2 2, 319), ii quoque obsides dare pepigerunt, Liv.: apud altaria deûm pepigere fraudem inimicorum ulcisci, Tac.: m. Abl. des Preises, qui mecum iam dudum grandi pecuniā pepigit reducere paulisper ab inferis spiritum, Apul. met. 2, 28. – b) insbes., v. Eheverlöbnis, quae pepigere viri, pepigerunt ante parentes, den Bund, den geschlossen haben usw., Catull. 62, 28. – m. Acc. pers., te peto, quam lecto pepigit Venus aurea nostro, verheißen hat, Ov. her. 16, 35: haec mihi se pepigit, pater hanc tibi, mir hat sie sich verlobt, Ov. her. 20, 157. – / Urspr. Form pago (paco), ere (s. Prisc. 10, 32), rem ubi pagunt (pacunt), orato; ni pagunt (pacunt) etc., XII tabb. fr. 1, 6 u. 7 ed. Schoell ( bei Cornif. rhet. 2, 20): ni cum eo pacit, talio esto, XII tabb. fr. 8, 2 ed. Schoell. (b. Fest. 363 [a], 6).
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65 dizzy
'dizi1) (giddy or confused: If you spin round and round like that, you'll make yourself dizzy.) mareado2) (causing dizziness: dizzy heights.) vertiginoso•- dizzily- dizziness
dizzy adj mareadotr['dɪzɪ]1 (person) mareado,-a2 (speed, pace) vertiginoso,-a; (height) de vértigo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a dizzy spell darle a uno,-a un mareo, darle a uno,-a un vahídoto get dizzy marearse1) : mareadoI feel dizzy: estoy mareado2) : vertiginosoa dizzy speed: una velocidad vertiginosaadj.• mareado, -a adj.• que produce vértigo adj.• vertiginoso, -a adj.'dɪziadjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam)1. ['dɪzɪ]ADJ (compar dizzier) (superl dizziest)1) (=giddy) [person] mareado•
changes in altitude make you dizzy — los cambios de altitud causan mareo or hacen que te mareas•
to be dizzy with success — estar borracho de éxito2) (fig) [pace, speed] vertiginososhe rose to the dizzy heights of director's secretary — ascendió ni más ni menos que al puesto de secretaria del director
3) * (=scatterbrained) atolondrado2.VT (=confuse) aturdirthey had been dizzied by the pace of technological change — el ritmo del cambio tecnológico les había aturdido
* * *['dɪzi]adjective -zier, -ziestto feel dizzy — estar* mareado
b) ( causing dizziness) < speed> vertiginoso; < height> de vértigoc) ( scatterbrained) (colloq) tarambana (fam) -
66 preventive
- tivadjective (that helps to prevent illness etc: preventive medicine.) preventivotr[prɪ'ventɪv]1 preventivo,-a1 medida preventivapreventive [pri'vɛntɪv] adj: preventivoadj.• impeditivo, -a adj.• preservativo, -a adj.• preventivo, -a adj.n.• preservativo s.m.prɪ'ventɪvadjective <measure/action> preventivo[prɪ'ventɪv]preventive medicine — medicina f preventiva
1.ADJ preventivo2. N1) (Med) (=drug) medicamento que previene una enfermedad2) (=measure)fasting is sometimes recommended as a preventive against cancer — a veces se recomienda el ayuno como medida preventiva contra el cáncer
3.CPDpreventive dentistry N — odontología f preventiva
preventive detention N — arresto m preventivo
preventive measure N — medida f preventiva
preventive medicine N — medicina f preventiva
* * *[prɪ'ventɪv]adjective <measure/action> preventivopreventive medicine — medicina f preventiva
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67 USO
Del verbo usar: ( conjugate usar) \ \
uso es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
usó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: usar uso
usar ( conjugate usar) verbo transitivo◊ ¿qué champú usas? what shampoo do you use?;uso algo/a algn de or como algo to use sth/sb as sth usarse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers) (esp AmL) ( estar de moda) [color/ropa] to be in fashion, to be popular;
uso sustantivo masculino hacer uso de algo to use sthb) (de facultad, derecho):hacer uso de un derecho to exercise a right; desde que tengo uso de razón ever since I can remember; hacer uso de la palabra (frml) to speakc) ( de prenda):los zapatos ceden con el uso shoes give with wear
usar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer uso, emplear) to use: no uses mi maquinilla, don't use my razor
siempre usa el mismo método, she uses always the same method
2 (llevar ropa, perfume, etc) to wear
II vi (utilizar) to use
uso sustantivo masculino
1 use (aplicación) se compró el ordenador, pero no le da ningún uso, he bought the computer, but he never makes use of it (modo de aplicación) instrucciones de uso, instructions for use
uso externo/tópico, external/local application
2 (costumbre) custom ' uso' also found in these entries: Spanish: billón - cada - casarse - como - crema - cuchara - destartalar - destino - deterioro - doméstica - doméstico - escayola - espantosa - espantoso - estar - extendida - extendido - externa - externo - gasto - lindeza - misma - mismo - mortal - muerta - muerto - parecer - permitirse - poder - prerrogativa - pues - pura - puro - que - rozar - rozarse - sala - si - tal - tópica - tópico - universal - usar - utensilio - vaya - ver - verdadera - verdadero - vulgarización - vulgarizar English: abuse - afford - agree - antiallergenic - balloon - bed - blind - cease - continue - current - disposable - do - dog-eared - enjoy - ever - exclusively - feel - floor - fluoride - for - fuck - good - have - hear of - herself - himself - indeed - intend - internal - it - itself - just - lend - lie - listen - literally - misuse - myself - never - next - nice - not - oneself - only - ourselves - practice - practise - public - quite - ridesharingN ABBR(US) = United Service Organization -
68 efectividad
f.effectiveness.* * *1 effectiveness\con efectividad desde (ley etc) with effect from* * *exigieron que la policía actuara con una mayor efectividad — they demanded that the police act much more effectively
* * *una disposición con efectividad desde el 5 de julio — a regulation which becomes effective o takes effect from July 5th
* * *= efficiency.Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.Ex. Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.* * *una disposición con efectividad desde el 5 de julio — a regulation which becomes effective o takes effect from July 5th
* * *= efficiency.Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
* * *1 (eficacia) effectiveness2(de una ley, disposición): un nombramiento con efectividad desde el 5 de julio an appointment which becomes effective o takes effect from July 5th* * *
efectividad sustantivo femenino ( eficacia) effectiveness
efectividad sustantivo femenino effectiveness: el equipo perdió efectividad en los últimos minutos, the team lacked strength in the last minutes
efectividad sustantivo femenino
1 (de una medida, un medicamento) effectiveness
2 (validez) validity
' efectividad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mutar
- mutarse
English:
effectiveness
* * *efectividad nf1. [eficacia] effectiveness2. [validez]la ordenanza municipal tendrá efectividad desde el próximo lunes the by-law will take effect as from next Monday* * *f effectiveness;tener efectividad be effective* * *efectividad nf: effectiveness -
69 gota
f.1 drop.no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcoholcaer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain)ni gota (de) not a drop (of)no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thingno corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of windno entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of Germanni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sensefue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last strawcomo dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda (informal) to sweat blood, to work very hard2 gout.3 small amount.4 gutta.* * *1 drop2 (de sudor) bead3 (de aire) breath4 MEDICINA gout5 ARQUITECTURA gutta\caer cuatro gotas / caer unas gotas to be spitting with raingota a gota drop by dropni gota not a bit, nothing at allser la gota que colma el vaso to be the straw that broke the camel's backser la última gota to be the last strawsudar la gota gorda to sweat bloodgota fría cold air poolgota a gota / transfusión gota a gota drip, drip feed* * *noun f.1) drop2) gout* * *1. SF1) [de líquido] drop; [de sudor] drop, beadvan filtrando la información gota a gota a la prensa — they let the news leak out to the press in dribs and drabs
2) (=enfermedad) goutgota caduca, gota oral — epilepsy
3) (Meteo)gota fría — severe weather which brings flooding
4)gota de leche — Chile (fig) child welfare clinic, welfare food centre
5) pl gotas (=medicina) dropsgotas nasales — nose drops, nasal drops
2.SMgota a gota — drip, IV (EEUU)
* * *1) ( de líquido) dropla gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod
sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood
2) ( enfermedad) gout* * *= drop.Ex. The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.----* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* gota a gota = drop by drop.* gota de lágrima = teardrop.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* * *1) ( de líquido) dropla gota que colma or rebasa el vaso — the last straw
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua — to be as like as two peas in a pod
sudar la gota gorda — (fam) ( transpirar) to sweat buckets; ( trabajar mucho) to sweat blood
2) ( enfermedad) gout* * *= drop.Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.* gota a gota = drop by drop.* gota de lágrima = teardrop.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacer sudar la gota gorda = push + Nombre + to the edge.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* ser la gota que colma el vaso = bring + the situation to a head.* sudar la gota gorda = sweat + buckets, sweat + blood, work + Posesivo + butt off, slog + Posesivo + guts out, sweat + bullets.* * *A (de líquido) dropgotas de sudor beads of sweat¿llueve mucho? — no, son cuatro gotas is it raining hard? — no, just a few drops o it's just spittingañadir unas gotitas de ron add a few drops of rumse lo bebió hasta la última gota she drank it right down to the last dropsólo bebí una gota de champán I only had a drop of champagneno queda ni gota de leche there isn't (so much as) a drop of milk leftno tenemos ni gota de pan we're completely out of breadno tiene ni gota de sentido común she hasn't an ounce of common sensela gota que rebasa el vaso or que colma el vaso or ( Méx) que derrama el vino the last straw, the straw that breaks the camel's backparecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda ( fam) (transpirar) to sweat buckets; (trabajar mucho) to sweat blood, to work one's butt off ( AmE colloq), to slog one's guts out ( BrE colloq)Compuestos:masculine driple pusieron el gota a gota they put him on a dripun ajuste gota a gota a very gradual realignmentB (enfermedad) goutCompuesto:fpl nose drops (pl)* * *
gota sustantivo femenino
1 ( de líquido) drop;
la gota que colma or rebasa el vaso the last straw;
parecerse/ser como dos gotas de agua to be as like as two peas in a pod
2 ( enfermedad) gout
gota sustantivo femenino
1 drop
(de sudor) bead
(de lluvia) cuando salimos caían cuatro gotas, when we went out it was spitting o sprinkling with rain
le pusieron el gota a gota, she was on a drip
2 Med gout
3 gotas, (para los ojos, oídos) drops
♦ Locuciones: la gota que colma el vaso, the last straw
sudar la gota gorda para hacer algo, to sweat blood to do sthg
ni gota, not a bit
' gota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sudar
- rocío
English:
bead
- bleed
- blob
- dash
- drop
- gout
- raindrop
- spot
- straw
- sweat
- trickle
- drip
- rain
* * *gota nf1. [de líquido] drop;[de sudor] bead;no probé una gota de alcohol I didn't drink a drop of alcohol;caer cuatro gotas to spit (with rain);ni gota: [m5] no queda ni una gota de azúcar we're completely out of sugar;no entiendo ni gota de alemán I don't understand a word of German;no se veía ni gota you couldn't see a thing;ni gota de sentido común not an ounce of common sense;no corre ni una gota de brisa there isn't a breath of wind;fue la gota que colma el vaso, fue la última gota it was the last straw;como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a podgota a gota intravenous drip;me va entregando el dinero de la deuda gota a gota he's paying off his debt to me a little at a timegotas (para los oídos) ear drops4. [enfermedad] gout* * *I f drop;ni gota famno ver ni gota fam not see a thing;hace rebosar el vaso the last straw;parecerse como dos gotas de agua be like two peas in a pod;una gota en el mar fig a drop in the oceanII m:gota a gota MED drip* * *gota nf1) : dropuna gota de sudor: a bead of sweatcomo dos gotas de agua: like two peas in a podsudar la gota gorda: to sweat buckets, to work very hard2) : gout* * *gota n dropni gota not... at all -
70 prevenir
v.1 to prevent.Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.2 to warn.te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very badRicardo previno a María del peligro Richard warned Mary of the danger.3 to foresee, to anticipate.4 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.Lisa previno ejecutar el programa Lisa made it impossible to execute the..* * *1 (evitar) to avoid, prevent2 (advertir) to warn\más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *verb1) to prevent2) warn* * *1. VT1) (=evitar) to prevent; (=prever) to foresee, anticipate2) (=advertir) to warnprevenir a algn — to warn sb, put sb on his guard (contra, de against, about)
4) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready ( para for)5) (=proveer)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex. A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.----* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *vt1 ‹enfermedad/accidente/desgracia› to preventayuda a prevenir la caries it helps prevent tooth decaymás vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than curemás vale prevenir que lamentar better safe than sorry2 (advertir, alertar) to warnprevinieron a los conductores del mal estado de las carreteras drivers were warned of the bad state of the roadsprevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures AGAINST sth, take precautions AGAINST sth* * *
prevenir ( conjugate prevenir) verbo transitivo
prevenirse verbo pronominal prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures against sth, take precautions against sth
prevenir verbo transitivo
1 (enfermedades, etc) to prevent: más vale prevenir que curar, prevention is better than cure
2 (advertir, alertar) to warn: me previno contra él, she warned me about him
te prevengo de que no estoy muy dispuesta a ir, I want you to know that I'm not very inclined to go
' prevenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- avisar
- salud
- ir
English:
avert
- forestall
- forewarn
- precaution
- prevent
- ward off
- warn
- head
- safe
* * *♦ vt1. [evitar] to prevent;para prevenir la gripe to prevent flu;un medicamento que previene contra la malaria a medicine that protects against malaria;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure2. [avisar] to warn;te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad3. [prever] to foresee, to anticipate4. [predisponer]prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien to prejudice sb against sth/sb* * *v/t1 ( evitar) prevent;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *prevenir {87} vt1) : to prevent2) : to warn* * * -
71 deber
m.duty.los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and dutiesElla tiene el deber de cuidarla She has the obligation to take care of herv.1 to owe.deber algo a alguien to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody¿qué o cuánto le debo? how much is it?Esa pobre mujer debe desde hace mucho That poor woman owes since long beforeEsa mujer debe mil dólares That woman owes one thousand dollars.2 to have to, to be bound to, to have got to, to must.Ella debe cuidar de María She has to take care of Mary.3 to be supposed to.* * *1 (estar obligado a algo) to owe2 (dinero, cosa) to owe► auxiliar1 (obligación presente) must, have to, have got to2 (obligación pasada) should, ought to3 (obligación futura) must, have to, have got to4 (obligación moral) should, ought to1 (ser consecuencia) to be due (a, to)2 (tener una obligación) to have a duty (a, to)1 (obligación) duty, obligation1 (escolares) homework sing\cumplir con su deber to do one's dutyhacer los deberes to do one's homework* * *1. noun m. 2. verb1) must2) ought to, should3) to owe* * *1.VT [+ dinero, explicación, respeto] to owe¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?
todo lo que he conseguido se lo debo a mi padre — I have my father to thank for everything I have achieved, I owe everything I have achieved to my father
2. VI1) + infin[obligación]como debe ser — as it ought to o should be
debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month
habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it
debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday
2) + infin[suposición]debe (de) ser así — it must be like that, that's how it must be
no debía (de) andar lejos de los 200.000 libros — it can't have been far off 200,000 books
3.See:* * *I 1.verbo transitivoa) < dinero> to owe¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?
b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe2.deber v aux1) ( expresando obligación)deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone
2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)a)deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot
b) ( en frases negativas)3.deberse v pron1) ( tener su causa en)deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?
IIel artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
1) ( obligación) dutycumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty
2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?
* * *I 1.verbo transitivoa) < dinero> to owe¿cuánto se debe? — how much do I/we owe you?
b) <favor/visita/explicación> to owe2.deber v aux1) ( expresando obligación)deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone
2) (expresando suposición, probabilidad)a)deber (de) + inf: deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock; deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out; debe (de) estar ganando mucho — she/he must be earning a lot
b) ( en frases negativas)3.deberse v pron1) ( tener su causa en)deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?
IIel artista se debe a su público — an artist has a duty to his/her public
1) ( obligación) dutycumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty
2) deberes masculino plural ( tarea escolar) homework, assignment (AmE)¿has hecho los deberes? — have you done your homework?
* * *deber11 = duty [duties, -pl.], obligation.Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.* consciente de los deberes de Uno = dutiful.* cumplir (con) un deber = discharge + duty.* deber ciudadano = civic duty.* deber cumplido = duty accomplished.* deberes = homework, school tasks, homework assignment, school work [schoolwork], class assignment, course assignment, student assignment.* deber familiar = familial duty.* deber moral = moral duty.* deber profesional = professional duty.* hacer el deber de Uno = do + Posesivo + part.* hacer los deberes = do + homework.* incumplimiento del deber = neglect of duty, breach of duty.* más allá del deber = beyond the call of duty.* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.* sentido del deber = sense of duty.* tener el deber de = have + a responsibility to.* tener un deber que cumplir con = have + a responsibility to.deber22 = must, ought to, owe.Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.* debe por lo tanto deducirse que = it must therefore follow that.* debe por lo tanto esperarse que = it must therefore follow that.* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que = it must therefore follow that.* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que = it must therefore follow that.* deber haber ocurrido antes = be long overdue.* debería existir = there + ought to be.* debería haber = there + ought to be.* debería(n) = should.* deber pagarse = be payable.* deber pensarse = thought + must be given.* deber prestar atención = warrant + consideration.* deberse = be due.* deberse a = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to.* deber una multa = owe + fine.* deber + Verbo = be + to be + Verbo.* debe ser + Participio = be to be + Participio.* estar haciendo algo que no se debe = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* mérito + deberse a = credit + be due to, credit + go to, be to the credit of.* multa que se debe = unpaid fine.* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.* * *vt1 ‹dinero› to owele deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo they owe her 15,000 pesos/two months' salaryquieren que les paguen lo que se les debe they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to themno le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anything to anyone¿cuánto or ( fam) qué se debe? how much o what do I/we owe you?te debo las entradas de ayer I owe you for the tickets from yesterday2 ‹favor/visita/explicación› to owele debo la vida I owe her my lifetodavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday presentme debe carta ella a mí she owes me a letter, it's her turn to write to meles debes respeto y obediencia you owe them respect and obedienceEspaña le debe mucho al Islam Spain owes a great debt to Islamesta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador I have my coach to thank for this victory¿a qué debo este honor? to what do I owe this honor?■A (expresando obligación) deber + INF:debes decírselo you have to o you must tell herdeberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told herdeberás decírselo you will have to tell herdebería or debiera darte vergüenza you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourselfla trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he shouldno debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso you are not to o you must not use it without asking firstno se debe mentir you mustn't tell liesno deberías or debías haberlo dejado solo or no debiste dejarlo solo you shouldn't have left him aloneB (expresando suposición, probabilidad)1 deber ( DE) + INF:ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco it must be after five o'clock¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre! you must be starving!deben (de) haber salido they must have gone outnos hemos debido (de) cruzar we must have passed each otherdebe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso she must be earning a lot more than thatle debe (de) doler mucho it must be very painfulésos debieron (de) ser or deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros that must have been a very difficult timehas debido (de) perderlo or debes (de) haberlo perdido you must have lost it2(en frases negativas): no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto they can't know about the accident or they would have come back¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able tola conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a wordno les debe haber interesado or no les debió interesar they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested■ deberseA (tener su causa en) deberse A algo:el retraso se debe al mal tiempo the delay is due to the bad weatherel accidente se debió a un fallo humano the accident was caused by o was due to human error¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa? to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?B «persona» (tener obligaciones hacia) deberse A algn; to have a duty TO sbel artista se debe a su público an artist has a duty to his or her publicme debo antes que nada a mis pacientes my first responsibility o duty is to my patientsme debo a mis electores I have a duty to the people who voted for meA (obligación) dutycumplió con su deber he carried out o did his dutyfaltó a su deber he failed in his duty, he failed to do his dutyel deber del soldado para con su patria a soldier's duty to his countryvotar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano voting is the right and duty of every citizentengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … ( frml); it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos I feel morally bound to help them¿has hecho los deberes? have you done your homework?nos ponen or mandan muchos deberes they set us a lot of homework* * *
deber 1 ( conjugate deber) verbo transitivo ‹dinero/favor/explicación› to owe;
deber v aux
1 ( expresando obligación):
no debes usarlo you must not use it;
deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her;
no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies;
no deberías haberlo dejado solo you shouldn't have left him alone
2 (expresando suposición, probabilidad):
deben (de) haber salido they must have gone out;
debe (de) estar enamorado she/he must be in love;
no deben (de) saber la dirección they probably don't know the address;
no les debe (de) interesar they can't be interested
deberse verbo pronominal
1 ( tener su causa en) deberse a algo to be due to sth;
¿a qué se debe este escándalo? what's all this racket about?
2 [ persona] ( tener obligaciones hacia) deberse a algn to have a duty to sb
deber 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( obligación) duty;◊ cumplió con su deber he carried out o did his duty
2
deber 1 sustantivo masculino
I duty: deberá cumplir con su deber, she must do her duty
II Educ deberes, homework sing
deber 2
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener una deuda) to owe: me debe una disculpa, he owes me an apology
le debe mucho a su entrenador, he owes a lot to his trainer
2 (+ infinitivo: estar obligado a) must, to have to: debe tomar el medicamento, he must take the medicine
debía hacerlo, I had to do it
ya debería estar aquí, he ought to be here‚ ¡debería darte vergüenza!, you should be ashamed of yourself! o shame on you! ➣ Ver nota en must 3 (para dar un consejo) should: deberías estar presente, you should be present
II verbo intransitivo ( deber + de + infinitivo: ser posible) (positivo) must: debe de haberlo oído en alguna parte, he must have heard it from somewhere
(negativo) can not: debe de estar dormido, he must be asleep
todavía no deben de haber llegado, they can't have arrived yet
' deber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carga
- hacer
- imponerse
- incumplir
- incumplimiento
- obligación
- alto
- ciudadano
- cometido
- cumplimiento
- cumplir
- inexcusable
- ir
- satisfacción
- sentido
English:
accomplishment
- avoid
- before
- carry out
- civic
- discharge
- do
- duck
- duty
- immune
- job
- meet
- must
- need
- neglect
- ought
- owe
- service
- should
- suppose
- want
- bound
- call
- well
* * *♦ nm[obligación] duty;mi deber es ayudar it is my duty to help;es mi deber intentar detenerle it is my duty to try to stop him;cumplir con el deber to do one's duty;faltarás a tu deber si no acudes a la reunión you will be failing in your duty if you don't come to the meeting;los derechos y los deberes de los ciudadanos citizens' rights and duties;mantener la ciudad limpia es deber de todos keeping the city tidy is everyone's responsibility;tiene un gran sentido del deber she has a great sense of duty;tengo el triste deber de comunicarles la aparición del cuerpo de su hijo it is my sad duty to inform you that your son's body has been found♦ deberes nmpl[trabajo escolar] homework;hacer los deberes to do one's homework;nos han mandado muchos deberes para el fin de semana they've set o given us a lot of homework for the weekend♦ vt1. [adeudar] to owe;deber algo a alguien to owe sb sth, to owe sth to sb;¿qué se debe? how much is it?, how much does it come to?;¿qué te debo del pan y la leche? what do I owe you for the bread and milk?;me deben medio millón de pesos they owe me half a million pesos;me debes una cena you owe me a meal out2. [moralmente] to owe;te debo la vida I owe you my life;este éxito se lo debo a mis compañeros I owe this success to my colleagues, I have my colleagues to thank for this success;creo que te debo una explicación I think I owe you an explanation;debemos mucho a nuestros padres we owe our parents a lot;no le debo nada a nadie I don't owe anybody anything;Formal¿a qué debemos el honor de su visita? to what do we owe the pleasure of your visit?;Famdeber una a alguien to owe sb one;te debo una, compañero I owe you one, mate♦ videberían abolir esa ley they ought to o should abolish that law;debes dominar tus impulsos you must o should control your impulses;debería darles vergüenza they ought to be ashamed;no deberías fumar tanto you shouldn't smoke so much;no debes decir mentiras you mustn't o shouldn't tell lies;no debiste insultarle you shouldn't have insulted her;Famuna película como debe ser a proper film, a film like films were meant to be2. [expresa posibilidad]el tren debe de llegar alrededor de las diez the train should arrive at about ten;deben de haber llegado ya a casa they must o should be home by now;deben de ser las diez it must be ten o'clock;no debe de ser muy mayor she can't be very old;no debe de hacer mucho frío it can't be very o that cold;debe de ser extranjero he must be a foreigner;debes de estar cayéndote de sueño you must be exhausted;debo haberlo dejado en casa I must have left it at home* * *I m1 duty2:deberes pl homework sgII v/t owe;deber a alguien 500 pesos owe s.o. 500 pesosIII v/i1 en presente must, have to;debo llegar a la hora I must be on time, I have to be on time;no debo llegar tarde I mustn’t be late2 en pretérito should have;debería haberme callado I should have kept quiet3 en futuro will have to;deberán terminar imediatamente they must finish o they will have to finish immediately4 en condicional should;¿qué debería hacer? what should I do?;no deberías hacer eso you shouldn’t do that;debería ser lo suficientemente largo that should be long enough:debe de hacer frío it must be cold;debe de tener quince años he must be about 15;debe de hacer poco que viven aquí they can’t have lived here for long;ya deben de haber llegado they must o should have arrived by now* * *deber vt: to owedeber v aux1) : must, have todebo ir a la oficina: I must go to the office2) : should, ought todeberías buscar trabajo: you ought to look for workdebe ser mexicano: he must be Mexican* * *deber2 vb1. (dinero, favor, etc) to owete debo 1.000 pesetas I owe you 1,000 pesetas2. (estar obligado en presente) must / to have to3. (estar obligado en condicional) should / ought to -
72 pincharse
* * ** * *VPR1) (=clavarse) [en dedo, brazo] to prick o.s.¿te has pinchado en el pie? — did you get something stuck in your foot?
2) (=reventarse) [globo, pelota] to burst; [neumático, rueda] to puncturetener un neumático pinchado — to have a puncture, have a flat tyre
3) (Med) [+ antibiótico, insulina] to inject o.s. with4) ** (=drogarse) to shoot up ** * *vpr1. [punzarse] [persona] to prick oneself;me pinché intentado coser el botón I pricked myself trying to sew the button on2. [rueda] to get a puncture;[globo, balón] to burst;se nos ha pinchado una rueda we've got a puncture o flat tyre4.pincharse (algo) [medicamento] to inject oneself (with sth)su hijo se pincha her son's on drugs* * *v/r2 fam ( inyectarse) shoot up pop3:se nos pinchó una rueda we got a flat (tire) o Br a puncture* * *vr: to give oneself an injection -
73 caduca
adj.1 worn out or broken with fatigue, senile, enfeebled by age, decrepit.2 perishable, frail.3 fleeting, perishable. (Botany)4 lapsed, expired, invalid. (Commerce)f.decidua, caduca.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: caducar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: caducar.* * *f., (m. - caduco)* * *
Del verbo caducar: ( conjugate caducar)
caduca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
caduca
caducar
caducar ( conjugate caducar) verbo intransitivo
◊ el plazo caduca el 17 de enero the closing date (for enrollment, etc) is January 17;
estar caducado to be out of date;
[ yogurt] to be past its sell-by date/use-by date
( on signs) caduca a los tres meses use within three months
caduco,-a adjetivo
1 Bot (hoja de árbol) deciduous
2 pey (pasado de moda) out-of-date
(decrépito) senile
caducar verbo intransitivo to expire: tengo el carné caducado, my identity card has expired
' caduca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hoja
- caducar
English:
deciduous
-
74 caduca
Del verbo caducar: ( conjugate caducar) \ \
caduca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: caduca caducar
caducar ( conjugate caducar) verbo intransitivo◊ el plazo caduca el 17 de enero the closing date (for enrollment, etc) is January 17;estar caducado to be out of date; [ yogurt] to be past its sell-by date/use-by date ( on signs) caduca a los tres meses use within three months
caduco,-a adjetivo
1 Bot (hoja de árbol) deciduous
2 pey (pasado de moda) out-of-date (decrépito) senile
caducar verbo intransitivo to expire: tengo el carné caducado, my identity card has expired ' caduca' also found in these entries: Spanish: hoja - caducar English: deciduous -
75 caducar
caducar ( conjugate caducar) verbo intransitivo◊ el plazo caduca el 17 de enero the closing date (for enrollment, etc) is January 17;estar caducado to be out of date; [ yogurt] to be past its sell-by date/use-by date ( on signs) caduca a los tres meses use within three months
caducar verbo intransitivo to expire: tengo el carné caducado, my identity card has expired ' caducar' also found in these entries: English: expire - lapse - run -
76 caduco
Del verbo caducar: ( conjugate caducar) \ \
caduco es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
caducó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: caducar caduco
caducar ( conjugate caducar) verbo intransitivo◊ el plazo caduca el 17 de enero the closing date (for enrollment, etc) is January 17;estar caducado to be out of date; [ yogurt] to be past its sell-by date/use-by date ( on signs) caduca a los tres meses use within three months
caduco
◊ -ca adjetivo
caducar verbo intransitivo to expire: tengo el carné caducado, my identity card has expired
caduco,-a adjetivo
1 Bot (hoja de árbol) deciduous
2 pey (pasado de moda) out-of-date (decrépito) senile ' caduco' also found in these entries: Spanish: caduca English: defunct -
77 bitter
['bitə]1) (having a sharp, acid taste like lemons etc, and sometimes unpleasant: a bitter orange.) amargo2) (full of pain or sorrow: She learned from bitter experience; bitter disappointment.) amargo3) (hostile: full of hatred or opposition: bitter enemies.) hostil4) (very cold: a bitter wind.) gelado•- bitterly
- bitumen
- bituminous* * *bit.ter1[b'itə] n 1 sabor amargo, amargura, amargor. 2 medicamento amargo, pílula amarga. 3 cerveja amarga. • vt amargar, tornar amargo, ficar amargo. • adj 1 amargo, acre. 2 doloroso, triste, penoso. he is bitter / ele está triste. 3 cáustico, áspero, mordaz. 4 severo, agudo, dolorido. 5 pungente, penetrante. 6 cruel, implacável. bitter enemy / inimigo implacável. to the bitter end até o amargo fim, até a morte. we must take the bitter with the sweet temos de aceitar as coisas como são.————————bit.ter2[b'itə] n Naut volta de abita. the bitter end / ponta do cabo depois da abita. -
78 booster
1) (a person or thing that boosts: That was a real morale booster for me (= That made me feel more cheerful and optimistic).) incentivo2) (a device for increasing power, force etc: I've fixed a booster on the TV aerial to improve the signal.) dínamo de reforço3) (the first stage of a rocket that works by several stages.) foguete impulsionador* * *boost.er[b'u:stə] n 1 impulsionador, incentivador. 2 sl pessoa que furta pequenos itens em loja. 3 Electr dínamo de reforço. 4 substância que aumenta a efetividade de um medicamento. -
79 cordial
['kor:diəl, ]( American[) 'ko:r‹l] 1. adjective((of greetings etc) warm and affectionate: a cordial welcome.) cordial2. noun(a refreshing drink: lime juice cordial.) cordial- cordially* * *cor.di.al[k'ɔ:diəl] n 1 cordial: alimento, bebida ou medicamento estimulante. 2 licor cordial. • adj cordial: 1 sincero, afetuoso, amigável. 2 estimulante, vigorante. -
80 help
[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) ajudar2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) ajudar3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) ajudar4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) ser útil5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) (não poder) deixar de2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) ajuda2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) ajuda3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) auxiliar4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) remédio•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *[help] n 1 ajuda, auxílio. 2 medicamento, remédio. 3 alívio, socorro, amparo. 4 auxiliar, ajudante. • vt+vi 1 ajudar, assistir ( with com, in em). she helped me with the washing / ela ajudou-me a lavar a roupa. 2 socorrer, amparar. 3 remediar, medicar. 4 prevenir, evitar, impedir. it can’t be helped / não pode ser evitado. 5 deixar de fazer, abster-se. I cannot help laughing / não posso deixar de rir. he can’t help doing it / ele não consegue abster-se disto. 6 servir(-se) (à mesa). help yourself / sirva-se à vontade. by the help of com o auxílio de. more than one can help mais do que é necessário. she cannot help it ela não tem culpa. so help me God! Deus me ajude! there is no help for it não há remédio para isto. to help down a) ajudar a descer. b) fig contribuir para a ruína. to help forward ajudar, favorecer. to help into ajudar a entrar. to help off ajudar a partir, a livrar-se de. to help out a) ajudar a sair. b) sustentar. to help someone to conseguir alguma coisa para alguém.
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