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(persistir)

  • 1 persistir

    v.
    to persist.
    Ella persiste en sus metas She persists in her goals.
    El dolor persiste The pain persists.
    Me persiste el dolor My pain persists.
    * * *
    1 (mantenerse firme) to persist, persevere
    2 (durar) to continue, persist
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI to persist (en in)
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    * * *
    = persevere, persist, remain.
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
    Ex. Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
    ----
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    * * *
    = persevere, persist, remain.

    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

    Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
    Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.

    * * *
    persistir [I1 ]
    vi
    persiste la gravedad del enfermo the patient remains in a serious condition
    persiste el temporal en la costa there is still a storm blowing on the coast
    persistir EN algo to persist IN sth
    persiste en esta creencia he persists in this belief
    * * *

    persistir ( conjugate persistir) verbo intransitivo:

    persistir EN algo to persist in sth
    persistir verbo intransitivo
    1 (perdurar, durar) to persist
    2 (perseverar) to persist [en, in]

    ' persistir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mantenerse
    - perdurar
    English:
    linger
    - live on
    - persist
    * * *
    to persist (en in);
    el riesgo de tormentas persistirá hasta la semana que viene there will be a risk of storms until next week;
    persiste en su idea de viajar al Nepal she persists in her idea of going to Nepal
    * * *
    v/i persist
    * * *
    : to persist
    ♦ persistente adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > persistir

  • 2 persistir

    • continue
    • insipient
    • insist a lot in
    • lasso
    • last a long time
    • peg away
    • persecutory
    • persevere to the end
    • persiflage
    • persist and you shall conquer
    • plug along
    • plug on

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > persistir

  • 3 problema + persistir

    (n.) = problem + persist
    Ex. The problem persists because the access speed of robotic storage devices continues to be the bottleneck.
    * * *
    (n.) = problem + persist

    Ex: The problem persists because the access speed of robotic storage devices continues to be the bottleneck.

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema + persistir

  • 4 perdurar

    v.
    1 to endure, to last (durar mucho).
    La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.
    2 to persist.
    3 to last for, to go on for, to live through.
    * * *
    1 to last, continue to exist, live on
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI (=durar) to last, endure; (=subsistir) to remain, still exist
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last
    * * *
    = endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.
    Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
    Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
    Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
    Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.
    Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    Ex. But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
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    * debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.
    * que perdura = lingering.
    * tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last
    * * *
    = endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.

    Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

    Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
    Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
    Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.
    Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
    * debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.
    * que perdura = lingering.
    * tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.

    * * *
    perdurar [A1 ]
    vi
    perdura en nuestra memoria he lives on in o he still lives in our memory
    mientras perdure la crisis for the duration of the crisis, while the crisis lasts
    los restos que perduran the remains that survive o that still exist
    estos sentimientos perduran a pesar de todo these feelings still remain o last despite everything
    * * *

    perdurar ( conjugate perdurar) verbo intransitivo [duda/sentimiento/recuerdo] to remain, last;
    [crisis/situación/relación] to last
    perdurar verbo intransitivo
    1 (continuar) to remain, last
    2 (persistir) to endure, persist
    ' perdurar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    colear
    - persistir
    - conservar
    English:
    endure
    - linger
    - survive
    * * *
    1. [durar mucho] to endure, to last;
    todavía perdura el recuerdo de su última visita her last visit still hasn't been forgotten
    2. [persistir] to persist;
    una costumbre que aún perdura a custom that is still alive, a custom that survives to this day
    * * *
    v/i endure
    * * *
    : to last, to endure, to survive

    Spanish-English dictionary > perdurar

  • 5 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
    * * *
    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 6 durar

    v.
    la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few days
    no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job
    aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years
    ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?
    aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on
    aún le dura el enfado she's still angry
    La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.
    Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.
    Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.
    2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.
    El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.
    * * *
    1 to last, go on for
    2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VI
    1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last

    ¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?

    ¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?

    2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to last

    esta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long

    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

    ¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

    b) coche/zapatos to last
    c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take
    2.
    durarse v pron (Ven)
    * * *
    = endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.
    Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
    Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
    Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
    Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    ----
    * debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.
    * durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * durar mucho = last + long.
    * durar mucho rato = take + a long time.
    * durar mucho tiempo = last + long.
    * durar poco = be short term.
    * durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * que dura todo el año = year-round.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

    ¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

    b) coche/zapatos to last
    c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take
    2.
    durarse v pron (Ven)
    * * *
    = endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

    Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

    Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
    Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
    Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    * debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.
    * durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.
    * durar más que = outlive.
    * durar mucho = last + long.
    * durar mucho rato = take + a long time.
    * durar mucho tiempo = last + long.
    * durar poco = be short term.
    * durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.
    * durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.
    * que dura todo el año = year-round.

    * * *
    durar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last
    ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?
    la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longer
    no le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last long
    es demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to last
    el resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter
    2 «coche/zapatos» to last
    esas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very long
    cómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear better
    éstos duran más these last longer
    las secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last long
    3 ( Col) (tardar) to take
    la carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive
    ( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroom
    me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping
    * * *

     

    durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
    a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

    ◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

    b) [coche/zapatos] to last

    c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

    durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→

    durar verbo intransitivo
    1 to last
    2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

    ' durar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aguantar
    - dilatar
    - persistir
    - siempre
    English:
    hold out
    - last
    - outlast
    - run
    - take
    - wear
    - out
    - supply
    * * *
    durar vi
    1. [prolongarse] to last;
    ¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;
    el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;
    aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;
    aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;
    les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;
    estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted
    2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;
    no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;
    la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days
    3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;
    cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;
    aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;
    los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;
    pilas que duran más batteries which last longer
    * * *
    v/i last
    * * *
    durar vi
    : to last, to endure
    * * *
    durar vb
    1. (en general) to last
    ¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?
    2. (ropa) to last / to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]
    esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well

    Spanish-English dictionary > durar

  • 7 perseverar

    v.
    to persevere.
    * * *
    1 to persevere
    * * *
    VI to persevere, persist

    perseverar en — to persevere in, persist with

    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to persevere

    perseverar EN algo: perseveró en los entrenamientos he persevered with his training; si perseveras en esa actitud... if you carry on with o persist with that attitude...; persevera y triunfarás — if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

    * * *
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo to persevere

    perseverar EN algo: perseveró en los entrenamientos he persevered with his training; si perseveras en esa actitud... if you carry on with o persist with that attitude...; persevera y triunfarás — if at first you don't succeed, try, try again

    * * *

    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

    * * *
    perseverar [A1 ]
    vi
    to persevere
    perseveró hasta conseguir la victoria she persisted o persevered until she achieved victory
    perseverar EN algo:
    perseveró en los entrenamientos he persevered with his training
    si perseveras en esa actitud, no conseguirás nada you'll get nowhere if you carry on with o persist with that attitude, that attitude will get you nowhere
    persevera y triunfarás never say die o if at first you don't succeed, try, try again
    * * *

    perseverar ( conjugate perseverar) verbo intransitivo
    to persevere
    perseverar verbo intransitivo to persevere, persist: perseveran en esa actitud, they persist in that attitude
    ' perseverar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    persistir
    English:
    keep at
    - persevere
    - plod
    - stick at
    * * *
    to persevere (en with), to persist (en in)
    * * *
    v/i persevere (en with)
    * * *
    : to persevere

    Spanish-English dictionary > perseverar

  • 8 porfiar

    v.
    1 to argue obstinately.
    2 to argue stubbornly, to be stubborn, to contradict everything.
    Ese chico porfía sin razón That boy argues stubbornly.
    3 to insist, to persist.
    Ella porfía para conseguirlo She insists to get it.
    4 to argue stubbornly with, to contradict, to argue with.
    Ricardo me porfía Ricardo argues stubbornly with me.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar
    1 (insistir) to insist (en, on)
    2 (discutir) to squabble
    * * *
    VI
    1) (=persistir) to persist, insist

    porfía en que es así — he insists that it is so, he will have it that it is so

    2) (=disputar) to argue stubbornly
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( insistir)

    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    * * *
    Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( insistir)

    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no — don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    * * *

    Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

    * * *
    vi
    no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no
    porfiar EN algo:
    porfió en llegar hasta el fondo del asunto he insisted on getting to the bottom of the matter
    porfiaron en que tenían la solución they insisted that they had the answer
    ■ porfiar
    vt
    me porfió que ya me lo había devuelto she was adamant o she insisted that she'd already given it back to me
    le porfiaba al médico que era cáncer she kept telling the doctor o she kept insisting that it was cancer
    * * *

    porfiar ( conjugate porfiar) verbo intransitivo ( insistir) to insist;
    ◊ no me porfíes, ya te dije que no don't keep on o go on about it, I said no

    porfiar verbo intransitivo
    1 (obstinarse) to insist: por más que porfíes en ello, no tienes razón, no matter how much you argue about it, you're not right
    2 to persever: porfió en su empeño de conseguir el divorcio, she was adamant about getting a divorce
    3 (insistir) no me porfíes, no tengo intención de hacerlo, don't keep pestering me, I have no intention of doing it

    * * *
    1. [disputar] to argue obstinately
    2. [insistir]
    porfiar en algo to insist on sth;
    porfió en que lo había hecho él he insisted that HE had done it
    3. [empeñarse]
    porfió en su postura inamovible she remained stubbornly immovable in her opinion
    * * *
    v/i insist (en on)
    * * *
    porfiar {85} vi
    : to insist, to persist

    Spanish-English dictionary > porfiar

  • 9 temporal

    adj.
    1 temporary (no permanente).
    2 time.
    el factor temporal the time factor
    3 temporal (anatomy & religion).
    m.
    1 storm (tormenta).
    2 temporal bone (anatomy).
    3 persistent rain during several days, continuous rain for over several days, persistent rainy weather, rainy weather.
    * * *
    1 ANATOMÍA temporal
    1 ANATOMÍA temporal bone
    ————————
    1 (transitorio) temporary, provisional
    2 (seglar) temporal
    3 LINGÚÍSTICA temporal
    \
    bienes temporales worldly goods
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=provisional) temporary; [trabajo] temporary, casual; [en turismo, agricultura] seasonal
    2) (Rel) temporal
    3) (Anat) temporal
    2. SM
    1) (=tormenta) storm; (=mal tiempo) spell of rough weather

    temporal de agua, temporal de lluvia — (=tormenta) rainstorm; (=período lluvioso) rainy weather, prolonged rain

    temporal de nieve — (=tormenta) snowstorm; (=período de nevadas) snowy weather

    2) (Anat) temporal bone
    3) Caribe (=persona) shady character
    * * *
    I
    1) ( transitorio) temporary
    2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal
    3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
    II
    masculino (Meteo) storm

    capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

    * * *
    I
    1) ( transitorio) temporary
    2) ( relativo al tiempo) temporal
    3) < poder> temporal; < bienes> worldly
    II
    masculino (Meteo) storm

    capear el temporal — to ride out o weather the storm

    * * *
    temporal1
    1 = storm.

    Ex: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.

    * capear el temporal = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

    temporal2
    2 = provisional, temporary, temporal, transitional, vanishing, perishable, ad interim.

    Ex: Three significant products emerged from the research: provisional rules for classing, based upon a standard citation order....

    Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments.
    Ex: At the reference desk there are social and temporal pressures that are more unrelenting than in other areas of the library.
    Ex: The period 1850-69 was transitional, with rag slowly giving way to wood.
    Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
    Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
    Ex: The ad interim government of Texas operated from March 16 to October 22, 1836.
    * baja temporal = temporary leave.
    * barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.
    * como medida temporal = as an interim measure.
    * corte temporal = time period.
    * cualquier trabajo temporal = casual job.
    * desarrollo temporal = temporal development, temporal development, timeline [time line].
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * dimensión temporal = time dimension.
    * embargo temporal = time embargo.
    * evolución temporal = timeline [time line].
    * marco temporal = time frame [timeframe].
    * recorrido temporal = time span [time-span].
    * registro temporal de transacciones = time log.
    * serie temporal = time series.
    * trabajo temporal = casual job.

    temporal3

    Ex: In particular, it can be observed that the bicycle helmets do not cover the temporal area.

    * arteria temporal = temporal artery.
    * arteria temporal superficial = superficial temporal artery.
    * arteritis temporal = temporal arteritis.
    * hueso temporal = temporal bone.
    * lóbulo temporal = temporal lobe.

    * * *
    A ‹arreglo/disposición› temporary, provisional; ‹contrato/trabajo› temporary; ‹oficinas/locales› temporary
    C ‹poder› temporal; ‹bienes› worldly
    D ( Anat) temporal
    A ( Meteo) storm
    capear el temporal to ride out o weather the storm
    Compuesto:
    snowstorm, blizzard
    B ( Anat) temporal bone
    * * *

     

    temporal adjetivo
    1 ( transitorio) temporary
    2 ( relativo al tiempo) temporal
    ■ sustantivo masculino (Meteo) storm;

    temporal
    I adjetivo
    1 (no definitivo, transitorio) temporary, provisional
    trabajo temporal, temporary job
    2 (secular, profano) temporal
    Rel worldly
    II sustantivo masculino storm

    ' temporal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agencia
    - arreciar
    - capear
    - cuando
    - diezmar
    - eventual
    - interina
    - interino
    - ocasional
    - sustitución
    - sustituta
    - sustituto
    - transeúnte
    - altura
    - amainar
    - apaciguar
    - descargar
    - levantar
    - persistir
    English:
    brave
    - gale
    - have
    - hoarding
    - rainstorm
    - reprieve
    - ride out
    - roll
    - seasonal
    - suspension
    - temp
    - weather
    - temporal
    - temporary
    - when
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [no permanente] [situación, actividad, ubicación] temporary;
    [bienes, vida] worldly;
    un contrato temporal (de trabajo) a temporary o fixed-term contract;
    este trabajo es solamente temporal this job is only temporary
    2. [del tiempo] time;
    el factor temporal the time factor
    3. Rel [poder] temporal
    ♦ nm
    [tormenta] storm; [racha prolongada de lluvias] rainy spell;
    temporal de lluvia rainstorm;
    ♦ adj
    temporal
    ♦ nm
    [hueso] temporal
    * * *
    I adj
    1 ( limitado en el tiempo) temporary
    2 REL temporal
    3 bienes worldly
    II m storm
    * * *
    1) : temporal
    2) : temporary
    1) : storm
    2)
    capear el temporal : to weather the storm
    * * *
    temporal1 adj temporary

    Spanish-English dictionary > temporal

  • 10 empeñarse

    1 (endeudarse) to get into debt
    2 (insistir) to insist (en, on)
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=endeudarse) to get into debt
    2)
    3)
    * * *

    ■empeñarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (obstinarse) to insist [en, on]: se empeñó en cruzar el río a nado, she insisted on swimming across the river
    2 (adquirir deudas) to get into debt
    ' empeñarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    empecinarse
    - empeñar
    English:
    insist
    - persist
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [obstinarse] to insist;
    si te empeñas, te contaré la verdad if you insist, I'll tell you the truth;
    empeñarse en (hacer) algo [estar decidido a] to be set on (doing) sth;
    [persistir] to insist on (doing) sth;
    cuando se empeña en una cosa when she is set on something;
    se empeñó en que nos quedáramos he insisted that we stay;
    no sé por qué te empeñas en hablar de ello I don't know why you insist on talking about it
    2. [endeudarse] to get into debt;
    se empeñaron hasta las cejas they got themselves up to their eyes in debt
    * * *
    v/r
    1 ( endeudarse) get into debt
    2 ( esforzarse) strive (en to), make an effort (en to)
    3
    :
    empeñarse en hacer obstinarse insist on doing, be determined to do
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to insist stubbornly
    2) : to make an effort
    * * *
    empeñarse vb to insist

    Spanish-English dictionary > empeñarse

  • 11 mantenerse

    1 (sostenerse) to remain, stand
    2 (continuar en un estado, una posición) to keep
    3 (sustenerse) to manage, maintain oneself, support oneself
    4 (alimentarse) to eat, live
    ■ se mantiene a base de fruta she lives on fruit, she eats only fruit
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=sostenerse) to be supported

    • mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stand up, stay on one's feet; [edificio] to be still standing

    2) [en un estado o situación] to stay, remain

    se mantenía despierto a base de pastillas — he stayed o remained awake by taking pills

    manténgase a su derecha — (Aut) keep right, keep to the right

    • mantenerse en contacto — to keep in touch ( con with)

    ¿os seguís manteniendo en contacto? — do you still keep in touch?

    • mantenerse al día en algo — to keep up to date with sth

    • mantenerse en forma — to keep fit, keep in shape

    • mantenerse en su puesto — keep o retain one's post

    • mantenerse en vigor — [costumbre] to remain in existence; [ley] to remain in force

    firme, flote
    3) [económicamente] to support o.s.
    4) (=alimentarse)

    • mantenerse a base de algo — to live on sth

    * * *

    ■mantenerse verbo reflexivo
    1 (conservarse) to keep: se mantuvo a cierta distancia, he stood at a distance
    la cúpula se mantiene intacta, the dome is still standing
    2 (persistir) se mantiene en su postura, he maintains his position
    3 (subsistir) to live [ con/de, on]: se mantiene a base de fruta, she lives on fruit
    se mantienen con lo que él gana, they get by on what he earns
    ' mantenerse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apoltronarse
    - margen
    - plantarse
    - poderosa
    - poderoso
    - resistir
    - trece
    - día
    - distancia
    - flote
    - mantener
    - tanto
    English:
    abreast
    - adhere
    - aloof
    - berth
    - fast
    - fit
    - flounder
    - gun
    - head
    - heel
    - hold
    - keep
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep together
    - keep up
    - lip
    - low
    - neutrality
    - occupied
    - position
    - run
    - shape
    - stand
    - stand by
    - stick together
    - toe
    - touch
    - tread
    - trim
    - afloat
    - clear
    - follow
    - ground
    - move
    - stick
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [económicamente] to support oneself;
    [alimentarse] to live ( con o de o a base de on);
    nos mantenemos a duras penas con mi sueldo my wages are barely enough for us to get by on
    2. [permanecer, continuar] to remain;
    [edificio] to remain standing;
    ¡manténte quieto! keep still!;
    ¡por favor, manténganse alejados! please keep clear!;
    mantenerse aparte [en discusión] to stay out of it;
    mantenerse en contacto con alguien to stay in touch with sb;
    mantenerse joven/en forma to stay o keep young/fit;
    mantenerse en pie to remain standing
    3. [perseverar]
    se mantiene en su postura he refuses to change his position;
    me mantengo en mi intención de decírselo I still intend to tell her;
    me mantengo en lo dicho I stick by what I said before
    * * *
    v/r
    1 ( sujetarse) be held
    2 económicamente support o.s.
    3 en forma keep
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to support oneself, to subsist
    2)
    mantenerse firme : to hold one's ground
    * * *
    1. (conservarse) to stay
    2. (alimentarse) to live on
    3. (sobrevivir) to survive
    4. (defender) to stick to [pt. & pp. stuck]

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantenerse

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  • persistir — v intr (Se conjuga como subir) 1 Que mantiene su efecto o se conserva aun cuando su acción o su momento ya han desaparecido: Termina la tormenta, amaina la lluvia, persisten una gotas , La sociedad burguesa que brotó bajo el porfiriato no sólo ha …   Español en México

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