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2 formulario

m.

1 form.

rellenar un formulario to fill in o out a form

2 fill-out form, application form, form, blank.

3 questionnaire, question sheet.

4 schedule, bail schedule.

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formulario

► adjetivo

1 (rutinario) routine

■ una visita formularia a formal visit

► nombre masculino formulario

1 (documento) form

■ formulario de solicitud application form

2 (recetario) formulary, collection of formulae

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formulario

► nombre masculino

1 (documento) form

■ formulario de solicitud application form

2 (recetario) formulary, collection of formulae

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noun m.

form

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1.

ADJ routine, formulaic

2. SM

1) (=impreso) form

rellenar un formulario — to fill in o complete a form

formulario de inscripción — registration form

formulario de pedido — (Com) order form

formulario de solicitud — application form

2) (=fórmulas) (Farm) formulary, collection of formulae

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masculino form

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= form, workform.

Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex. By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

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* formulario de envío de información = submission form.

* formulario de muestra = sample form.

* formulario de petición = request form.

* formulario de recogida de información = data collection form.

* formulario electrónico = online form.

* formulario en línea = online form.

* formulario web = web form.

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masculino form

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= form, workform.

Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

* formulario de envío de información = submission form.

* formulario de muestra = sample form.

* formulario de petición = request form.

* formulario de recogida de información = data collection form.

* formulario electrónico = online form.

* formulario en línea = online form.

* formulario web = web form.

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formulario¹ - ria

adjective

‹lenguaje› formulaic

una visita formularia a visit paid as a matter of form

formulario²

masculine

form

rellenar un formulario to fill in o out a form

formulario de inscripción application form

Compuesto:

formulario médico

( Col) prescription

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formulario sustantivo masculino
form
formulario,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 form: hay que rellenar un formulario de ingreso, you need to fill in a deposit slip
2 formulary: el formulario de Química está en el estante, the Chemistry formulary is on the shelf
II adjetivo customary: se trataba de una visita formularia, it was a customary visit
' formulario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boletín
- consignar
- formularia
- solicitud
- casilla
- casillero
- forma
- formato
- hoja
- impreso
- llenar
- rellenar
English:
box
- complete
- duly
- fill in
- form
- attach
- reclaim
- write

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formulario¹, -a adj
[lenguaje] formalaic;
una visita formularia a courtesy visit

formulario² nm

form;

rellenar un formulario to fill in o out a form

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formulario

m form

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formulario nm

: form

rellenar un formulario: to fill out a form

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formulario n form

rellenar un formulario to fill in a form

Spanish-English dictionary > formulario
3 a través de

a través de

(de un lado a otro) across, over 2 (por dentro) through 3 (mediante) through, from

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= by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex. But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

* * *

= by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

Spanish-English dictionary > a través de
4 por medio de

por medio de

through, by means of

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= by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of

Ex. Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

Ex. I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex. Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex. Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue.

Ex. This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.

Ex. This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

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= by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of, through the agency of

Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.

Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue.

Ex: This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.

Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.

Spanish-English dictionary > por medio de
5 entrada

f.

1 entry.

prohibida la entrada no entry (en letrero)

hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance

2 entrance (place).

entrada entrance, way in (en letrero)

te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema

entrada de artistas stage door

entrada principal main entrance

3 inlet, intake (Tec).

4 ticket (en espectáculos) (billete).

entrada libre o gratuita admission free

sacar una entrada to buy a ticket

no hay entradas sold out (en letrero)

5 audience.

6 down payment (pago inicial). (peninsular Spanish)

7 income.

8 starter (plato).

9 entry.

10 beginning, start (principio).

de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…

me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start that something was wrong

11 input (computing).

12 admission, adit, accession.

13 receding hairline.

14 entree.

15 entry word, entry, entry word in reference book, headword.

16 turnout, paying spectators.

17 data entry.

18 tackle.

19 aditus.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: entrar.

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entrada

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) entrance, entry

2 (vestíbulo) hall, entrance

3 (billete) ticket, admission

■ Juan fue a sacar las entradas Juan went to buy the tickets

■ la entrada cuesta cinco euros admission is five euros

4 (público) audience

5 (recaudación) takings plural, receipts plural; (ingresos) receipts plural, earnings plural

6 (de libro, oración, etc) opening; (de año, mes) beginning

■ la entrada de la primavera the beginning of spring

7 (pago inicial) down payment, deposit

■ pagué una entrada de diez mil libras para la casa I made a down payment of ten thousand pounds for the house

8 (en libro cuentas) entry

9 COCINA entrée, starter

10 INFORMÁTICA input

11 DEPORTE tackle

12 (en diccionario) entry

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar entrada a to let in, allow in

de entrada (desde el principio) straight away, from the outset 2 (en comida) for starters

'Prohibida la entrada' "No admittance"

tener entradas (en la frente) to have a receding hairline

■ tiene entradas en la frente he's got a receding hairline

derechos de entrada import duty sing

entrada de capital capital inflow

entrada principal main entrance

media-entrada (aforo) half-capacity crowd

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noun f.

1) ticket

2) access

3) doorway

4) entrance, entry

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SF

1) (=lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — way in, entrance

a la entrada del metro — at the entrance to the underground

le pidieron la identificación a la entrada — they asked for some identification at the door

las entradas a Madrid — roads into Madrid

entrada de artistas — stage door

entrada de servicio — tradesman's entrance

entrada lateral — side entrance

entrada principal — main entrance

2) (=vestíbulo) [de casa] hall, entrance hall; [de hotel] foyer

3) (=llegada)

a) [a un lugar]

no advirtió la entrada de su padre — she didn't notice her father come in

sus entradas y salidas de prisión fueron constantes — he was constantly in and out of jail

hicieron una entrada triunfal en Egipto — they made a triumphal entry into Egypt

• dar entrada a un lugar — to give access to a place

de entrada por salida Méx —

nunca podemos platicar, tus visitas son siempre de entrada por salida — we never have time to chat, you're always in and out

una muchacha de entrada por salida — a non-live-in maid, a daily maid

b) [de correspondencia] arrival

bandeja de entradas — in-tray

c) (Teat) (tb: entrada en escena) entrance (on stage)

tropezó a la entrada — he tripped as he made his entrance

d) (Mús) [de instrumento, voz] entry

la soprano hizo una entrada muy brusca — the soprano came in very abruptly, the soprano's entry was very abrupt

el director dio entrada a los vientos — the conductor brought in the wind section

e) (Jur) [en un domicilio] entry

entrada a viva fuerza — forced entry

entrada en vigor, tras la entrada en vigor de la ley — after the law came into effect o force

la entrada en vigor del nuevo presupuesto tendrá lugar en enero — the new budget will take effect from January, the new budget will come into effect o force from January

4) (=invasión) [de militares] entry; [de turistas, divisas] influx

la entrada de las tropas en 1940 — the entry of the troops in 1940

la entrada masiva de turistas — the huge influx of tourists

5) (=acceso) [a espectáculo] admission, entry; [a país] entry; [a club, institución, carrera] admission

entrada gratuita — admission free

la entrada de España en la Comunidad Europea — the entry of Spain into the European Community

en su discurso de entrada a la Academia — in his introductory o opening speech to the Academy

sus buenas notas le facilitaron la entrada en Medicina — his good marks enabled him to study Medicine

• dar entrada a algn — [en un lugar] to allow sb in; [en club, sociedad] to admit sb

no le dimos entrada en nuestra sociedad — he was refused entry to our society, we did not admit him to our society

• prohibir la entrada a algn — to ban sb from entering

prohibida la entrada — no entry

6) (=billete) ticket

no hay entradas — sold out

• media entrada — half price

• sacar una entrada — to buy a ticket

entrada de abono — season ticket

entrada de protocolo — complimentary ticket

7) (=público) (Teat) audience; (Dep) crowd, turnout

la segunda función contó con una buena entrada — there was a good audience for the second performance

la plaza registró más de media entrada — the bullring was over half full

el sábado hubo una gran entrada — there was a big crowd o turnout on Saturday

8) (=recaudación) (Teat) receipts pl, takings pl ; (Dep) gate money, receipts pl

9) (=principio) start

os deseamos una feliz entrada de año — we wish you all the best for the new year

• de entrada — [desde el principio] from the start, from the outset; [al principio] at first

de entrada ya nos dijo que no — he said no from the outset, he said no right from the start

de entrada no se lo quiso creer — at first he refused to believe it

• entrada en materia — introduction

10) Esp (=primer pago) [al comprar una vivienda, coche] down payment, deposit

hay que dar un 20% de entrada — you have to put down a 20% deposit, you have to make a down payment of 20%

"compre sin entrada" — "no down payment", "no deposit"

11) (Com) [en libro mayor] entry

12) (=vía de acceso) (Mec) inlet, intake; (Elec) input

entrada de aire — air intake

13) (Inform) input

entrada de datos — data entry, data input

entrada de trabajos a distancia — remote job entry

entrada inmediata — immediate access

14) (Ftbl) tackle

hacer una entrada — to tackle sb

15) (Culin) starter

de entrada tomaremos una sopa de verduras — we'll have vegetable soup as a starter

16) [de diccionario] entry

17) pl entradas

a) [en el pelo] receding hairline sing

tener entradas — to have a receding hairline

b) (Econ) income sing

el total de sus entradas — his total income

entradas familiares — family income sing

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure sing

18) Caribe (=ataque) attack, onslaught; (=asalto) assault; (=paliza) beating

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femenino

1) ( acción) entrance

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas — they watched his comings and goings

prohibida la entrada — no entry

la entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free

entrada libre — admission free

la entrada de divisas — the inflow of foreign currency

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something

tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage

de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway

2) (en etapa, estado)

entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax

3)

a) (ingreso, incorporación) entry

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university

b) (Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines — he brought the violins in

4)

a) ( lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — entrance, way in

entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

a la entrada del estadio — at the entrance to the stadium

repartían folletos a la entrada — they were handing out leaflets at the door

las entradas a León — the roads (leading) into León

b) ( vestíbulo) hall

c) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input

- entrada de aire

5) (Espec)

a) ( ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?

los niños pagan media entrada — it's half-price for children

b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada — the bullring was half full

c) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)

6) ( comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter

7) (Com, Fin)

a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa — to put down a deposit on a house

pagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit

b) ( ingreso) income

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword

8) ( de comida) starter

9)

a) ( en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a alguien — to tackle somebody

b) ( en béisbol) inning

10) ( en el pelo)

tiene entradas muy pronunciadas — he has a badly receding hairline

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femenino

1) ( acción) entrance

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas — they watched his comings and goings

prohibida la entrada — no entry

la entrada es gratuita — admission o entrance is free

entrada libre — admission free

la entrada de divisas — the inflow of foreign currency

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo — entry into something

tuvieron que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio — they had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena — her entrance, her appearance on stage

de entrada: dijo que no de entrada he said no right from the start; lo calé de entrada — (fam) I sized him up right away o (BrE) straightaway

2) (en etapa, estado)

entrada en algo: la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto — the coming into effect of the new tax

3)

a) (ingreso, incorporación) entry

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo: la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance; la fecha de su entrada en el club the date he joined the club; esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad — that made it easier for him to get into university

b) (Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines — he brought the violins in

4)

a) ( lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada — entrance, way in

entrada de artistas — ( en teatro) stage door; ( en sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

a la entrada del estadio — at the entrance to the stadium

repartían folletos a la entrada — they were handing out leaflets at the door

las entradas a León — the roads (leading) into León

b) ( vestíbulo) hall

c) ( de tubería) intake, inlet; ( de circuito) input

- entrada de aire

5) (Espec)

a) ( ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? — how much are the tickets?

los niños pagan media entrada — it's half-price for children

b) ( concurrencia) (Teatr) audience; (Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada — the bullring was half full

c) ( recaudación) (Teatr) takings (pl); (Dep) gate receipts (pl)

6) ( comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno — with the beginning o onset of winter

7) (Com, Fin)

a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa — to put down a deposit on a house

pagas $50 de entrada — you pay a $50 down payment o deposit

b) ( ingreso) income

entradas y salidas — income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

c) ( anotación) entry; ( en diccionario - artículo) entry; (- cabeza de artículo) headword

8) ( de comida) starter

9)

a) ( en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a alguien — to tackle somebody

b) ( en béisbol) inning

10) ( en el pelo)

tiene entradas muy pronunciadas — he has a badly receding hairline

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entrada¹

¹ = access, entry, influx, membership, accession, admittance, entrée, down payment, tackle, inlet, admission.

Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.

Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.

Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.

Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.

Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.

Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.

Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.

Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.

Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.

Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.

Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.

* bandeja de entrada = take-up tray, inbox [in-box].

* bien entrada la noche = late at night.

* casillero de entrada = inbox [in-box].

* conexión de entrada = inlet.

* dar entrada = enter.

* dar la entrada para = make + a deposit on.

* datos de entrada = input data.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* entrada aparatosa = explosive entrance.

* entrada de aire = air intake.

* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.

* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.

* entrada de lleno = plunge into.

* entrada de nuevo = re-entry [reentry].

* entrada de vuelta = flowing back.

* entrada en vigor = entry into force.

* entrada ilegal = trespass, trespassing.

* entrada inicial = deposit.

* entrada precipitada = plunge into.

* entradas y salidas = comings and goings.

* fichero de entrada = incoming file.

* hall de entrada = entrance hall, lobby, entrance foyer.

* hora de entrada = check-in time.

* impedir la entrada = keep out.

* negar la entrada = turn + Nombre + away.

* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.

* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.

* precio de entrada = price of admission.

* prohibida la entrada = no admittance.

* prohibir la entrada en = ban from.

* puerta de entrada = entrance gate, entrance door.

* puerto de entrada = port of entry.

* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.

* rampa de entrada = driveway.

* registro de entrada = accessions register, accession record.

* sala de entrada = entrance lobby.

* señal de entrada prohibida = No Entry sign.

* sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas = card-entry system.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* válvula de entrada = inlet valve, intake valve.

* visado de entrada = entry visa.

entrada²

² = entrance, foyer, doorway, gateway, entranceway.

Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.

Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.

Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.

Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.

Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.

* entrada de artistas = stage door.

* entrada de lectores = public entrance.

* entrada para automóviles = driveway.

* entrada para coches = driveway.

* entrada principal = front entrance, main entrance.

* esterilla de entrada = doormat.

* esterilla de la entrada de la casa = welcome mat.

entrada³

³ = ticket.

Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.

* agencia de venta de entradas = ticket agent, ticket agency.

* elemento de entrada = entry element.

* entrada gratis = free ticket.

* entrada gratuita = free ticket.

* entrada para otro día = rain cheque [rain check, -USA].

* revendedor de entradas = ticket tout, ticket scalper.

* reventa de entradas = scalping.

* sistema de entrada múltiple = multiple entry system.

* sistema de entrada única = single entry system.

* vender todas las entradas de un Evento = sell out.

* venta de entradas = ticketing.

entrada⁴

⁴ = receding hairline.

Nota: Del pelo.

Ex: One look at your older brother's receding hairline shows you what's likely ahead.

entrada⁵

⁵ = entry, heading, index heading, rubric, index record.

Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.

Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.

Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.

Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.

Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.

* añadir entradas = make + additions.

* entrada alfabética = alphabetico-specific entry, alphabetical index heading.

* entrada alfabética de materia = alphabetical subject entry.

* entrada de autoridades = authority entry.

* entrada de diario = journal entry.

* entrada de forma = form entry.

* entrada de materia = subject entry.

* entrada de nombre = name entry.

* entrada de nombre personal = personal name entry.

* entrada de tesauro = thesaurus entry.

* entrada directa = direct entry.

* entrada ficticia = rogue entry.

* entrada léxica = lexical entry.

* entrada múltiple = multiple entry.

* entrada por el título = title main entry.

* entrada por palabra clave del título = catchword entry.

* entrada principal = main entry.

* entrada recíproca = reciprocal entry.

* entrada secundaria = added entry, additional entry.

* hacer una entrada = make + entry.

* palabra de entrada principal = primary entry word.

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entrada

feminine

A (acción) entrance

hizo su entrada del brazo de su padre she made her entrance on her father's arm

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings

[ S ] prohibida la entrada no entry

la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free

[ S ] entrada libre admission free

la entrada masiva de divisas the huge inflow of foreign currency

entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo entry INTO sth

la entrada del ejército en or a la ciudad the entry of the army into the city

la policía tuvo que forzar su entrada en el or al edificio the police had to force an entry into the building

su entrada en or a escena fue muy aplaudida her entrance was greeted by loud applause, her appearance on stage was greeted by loud applause

de entrada: nos dijo que no de entrada he said no at o from the outset, he said no right from the start

lo calé de entrada ( fam); I sized him up right away o ( BrE) straightaway

me cayó mal de entrada I disliked him right from the start, I took an immediate dislike to him

B (en una etapa, un estado) entrada EN algo:

después de la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto after the new tax comes/came into effect o force

la fecha de entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva central the date for the new power station to begin operating o come into service

C

1 (ingreso, incorporación) entry entrada EN or ( esp AmL) A algo:

la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance

la fecha de su entrada en la empresa/el club the date he joined the company/club

esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad this made it easier for him to get into university

2 ( Mús) entry

dio entrada a los violines he brought the violins in

D

1 (lugar de acceso) entrance

entrada principal main entrance

[ S ] entrada entrance, way in

[ S ] entrada de artistas (en un teatro) stage door; (en una sala de conciertos) artists' entrance

ésta es la única entrada this is the only way in o the only entrance

te espero a la entrada del estadio I'll wait for you at the entrance to the stadium

estaban repartiendo estos folletos a la entrada they were handing out these leaflets at the door

las entradas a León the roads (leading) into León

2 (vestíbulo) hall

3 (de una tubería) intake, inlet; (de un circuito) input

señal de entrada input signal

Compuesto:

entrada de aire

air intake o inlet

E ( Espec)

1 (billete, ticket) ticket

¿cuánto cuesta la entrada? how much is it to get in?, how much are the tickets?

ya he sacado las entradas I've already bought the tickets

los niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children, children pay half price

2 (concurrencia) ( Teatr) audience; ( Dep) attendance, gate

la plaza de toros registró media entrada the bullring was half full

3 (recaudación) ( Teatr) takings (pl); ( Dep) gate receipts (pl)

F (comienzo) beginning

con la entrada del invierno with the beginning o onset of winter

G ( Com, Fin)

1 (ingreso) income

ésa es su única entrada that's her only income

la suma de sus entradas his total income

entradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

2 (anotación) entry

3 ( Esp) (depósito) deposit

dar una entrada para una casa/un coche to put down a deposit on a house/a car

pagas $50 de entrada y el resto en 48 mensualidades you pay a $50 down payment o deposit and the rest in 48 monthly payments

4 ( Méx) ( Jueg) ante

¿cúal or de cúanto es la entrada? what's the ante?

H (en un diccionario — artículo) entry; (— cabeza de artículo) headword

darle entrada a un vocablo to enter a word

I (de una comida) starter

J (en fútbol) tackle

hacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sb

K (en béisbol) inning

L

(en el pelo): tiene entradas muy pronunciadas he has a badly receding hairline

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entrada sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción) entrance;
◊ la entrada es gratuita admission o entrance is free;

vigilaban sus entradas y salidas they watched his comings and goings;

( on signs) prohibida la entrada no entry;
( on signs) entrada libre admission free;
◊ la entrada de divisas the inflow of foreign currency;

entrada en or (esp AmL) a algo entry into sth;
forzaron su entrada en el or al edificio they forced an entry into the building;
de entrada right from the start
2
a) (en etapa, estado):

◊ la entrada en vigor del nuevo impuesto the coming into effect of the new tax

b) (ingreso, incorporación) entry;

◊ la entrada de Prusia en la alianza Prussia's entry into the alliance;

esto le facilitó la entrada a la universidad that made it easier for him to get into university
c) ( lugar de acceso) entrance;

espérame en or a la entrada wait for me at the entrance;
◊ repartían folletos a la entrada they were handing out leaflets at the door

d) ( vestíbulo) hall

3 (Espec) ticket;
◊ los niños pagan media entrada it's half-price for children

4 (Com, Fin)
a) (Esp) ( depósito) deposit

b) ( ingreso) income;

◊ entradas y salidas income and expenditure, receipts and outgoings

5 ( de comida) starter
6 (Dep)
a) ( en fútbol) tackle;

◊ hacerle una entrada a algn to tackle sb

b) ( en béisbol) inning

7 ( en el pelo):
◊ tiene entradas he has a receding hairline

entrado,-a adj (un periodo de tiempo) advanced: ya está muy entrado el curso, we're well into the school year
♦ Locuciones: entrado en años, advanced in years
entrada sustantivo femenino
1 (acceso) entrance
2 (para espectáculos) ticket
entrada libre, free admission
3 (concurrencia, taquilla) Dep gate
Teat attendance
4 (vestíbulo) hall
5 (pago inicial) deposit
6 (en un grupo, lugar) entry: hizo una entrada triunfal, he made a triumphant entry
7 Culin starter
8 Com (ingresos) income
entrada de divisas, inflow of foreign exchange
9 (en la cabellera) receding hairline
10 Ftb tackle
♦ Locuciones: de entrada, for a start: de entrada nos negamos a aceptar sus condiciones, for a start we refuse to accept their conditions
' entrada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- boca
- boleto
- condenar
- fichar
- ingreso
- localidad
- portal
- prohibida
- prohibido
- reventa
- sacar
- sellar
- tapar
- tique
- tíquet
- vado
- a
- adelante
- aglomeración
- ajustar
- antelación
- asegurar
- bien
- bloquear
- boleta
- caro
- coger
- conseguir
- cortesía
- desbloquear
- entrado
- franquear
- impedir
- negar
- permitir
- pórtico
- prohibir
- robo
- servicio
- sobra
- triunfal
- valer
English:
access
- admission
- admittance
- bar
- bound
- break in
- burglarize
- cue
- deposit
- doorway
- down payment
- drive
- driveway
- enter
- entrance
- entrance fee
- entrance requirements
- entry
- far
- fee
- formality
- free
- gate
- gateway
- hall
- hallway
- inlet
- input
- intake
- into
- keep out
- midnight
- mouth
- pit stop
- porch
- prep school
- scramble
- stage door
- starter
- tackle
- ticket
- ticket holder
- turn up
- way
- admit
- assure
- ban
- door
- down
- gross

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entrada nf

1. [acción] entry;

prohibida la entrada [en letrero] no entry;

hizo una entrada espectacular she made a spectacular entrance;

la entrada del equipo en el campo fue recibida con aplausos applause broke out when the team came out on to the pitch;

la entrada de nuevos países a la organización the entry of new countries into the organization;

están en contra de su entrada en la organización they're opposed to him joining the organization;

su entrada en escena fue triunfal he made a triumphant entrance;

celebraron su entrada a o [m5] en la sociedad they celebrated her admission into the society;

se ha aplazado la entrada en funcionamiento de la nueva línea férrea the opening of the new railway o US railroad line has been postponed;

dar entrada a to let in, to admit

Comp
entrada en vigor:
hoy se cumple un año de la entrada en vigor de la ley it is a year today since the act came into force

2. [lugar] entrance;
[puerta] doorway; [recibidor] entrance hall; Min adit;
la entrada al teatro estaba llena de admiradores the theatre entrance was packed with admirers;

se quedó esperando en la entrada she waited at the entrance;

te espero a la entrada del cine I'll meet you outside the cinema;

entrada [en letrero] entrance, way in

Comp
entrada principal main entrance;
entrada de servicio service entrance

3. Tec inlet, intake;

conducto/válvula de entrada intake pipe/valve

Comp
entrada de aire air intake
4. [en espectáculos] [billete] ticket;
[recaudación] receipts, takings;
sacar una entrada (a o [m5] para alguien) to buy a ticket (for sb);

los mayores de 65 años no pagan entrada people over the age of 65 don't have to pay to get in;

no hay entradas [en letrero] sold out;

entrada libre o [m5] gratuita [en letrero] admission free

5. [público] audience;
[en estadio] attendance;
el campo registró menos de media entrada the stadium was less than half full

6. Esp [pago inicial] down payment, deposit;

hay que pagar un millón de entrada you have to put down a million as a deposit;

dimos una entrada de dos millones we paid a deposit of two million

7. [en contabilidad] income

8. [en un menú] first course, Br starter, US appetizer

9. [en la frente]
tener entradas to have a receding hairline

10. [en un diccionario] entry

11. [principio] beginning, start;

la entrada del año the beginning of the year;

de entrada: de entrada no me gustó, pero… at first I didn't like it, but…;

de entrada me insultó y luego me explicó sus motivos first she insulted me, then she explained why;

me di cuenta de entrada de que algo andaba mal I realized from the start o from the word go that something was wrong;

de entrada lo reconocí I recognized him right from the start

12. [en fútbol] tackle;

hacer una entrada a alguien to tackle sb;

entrada dura o [m5] violenta heavy challenge;

entrada en plancha sliding tackle

13. [en béisbol] inning

14. Informát input

Comp
entrada de datos data entry, data input;
entrada-salida input-output, I/O

15. Mús
la entrada de los violines es espectacular violins come in very dramatically

16. Cuba, Méx [paliza] beating

17. Comp
Méx, RP Fam
dar entrada a alguien [flirtear] to flirt with sb;
Méx
de entrada por salida [tiempo] for a moment;
[persona] paid by the hour
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entrada

f

1 acción entry;

se prohibe la entrada no entry;

hacer su entrada make one’s entrance

2 lugar entrance;

entrada a la autopista on ramp, Br slip road

3 localidad ticket

4 pago deposit, downpayment

5 ( comienzo)

:

entrada del año start o beginning of the year;

de entrada from the outset, from the start

6 de comida starter

7

:

entradas pl en frente receding hairline sg

8 Cu, Méx en béisbol inning

9 en fútbol tackle;

hacer una entrada a alguien tackle s.o., make a tackle on s.o.

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entrada nf

1) : entrance, entry

2) : ticket, admission

3) : beginning, onset

4) : entrée

5) : cue (in music)

6) entradas nfpl

: income

entradas y salidas: income and expenditures

7)

tener entradas : to have a receding hairline

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entrada n

1. (puerta) entrance

Sergio me esperaba en la entrada Sergio was waiting for me at the entrance

2. (vestíbulo) hall / hallway

he dejado la compra en la entrada I've left the shopping in the hall

3. (acción de entrar) entry

prohibida la entrada no entry

el guardia controlaba la entrada al edificio the guard controlled people entering the building

la entrada de España en la CEE Spain's entry into the EEC

4. (billete) ticket

no pierdas la entrada don't lose your ticket

5. (admisión) admission

entrada gratuita free admission

6. (depósito) deposit

cuando se compra un piso, se suele dar una entrada when you buy a flat, you usually pay a deposit

7. (en fútbol) tackle

¡qué entrada más dura! what a nasty tackle!

de entrada at first / to start with

Spanish-English dictionary > entrada
6 base

adj.

host.

f.

1 foundations (parte inferior) (de edificio).

base de maquillaje foundation (cream)

2 basis (fundamento, origen).

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…

sentar las bases para to lay the foundations of

base imponible (finance) taxable income

3 base.

base aérea air base

base espacial space station

base de lanzamiento launch site

base naval naval base

base de operaciones operational base

4 base (chemistry).

5 base (math & geometry).

6 base.

7 makeup.

8 radix, base of a system of numbers or logarithms.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: basar.

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base

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) base

■ la base de la torre the base of the tower

2 figurado basis

■ las cereales son la base de nuestra agricultura cereals form the basis of our agriculture

■ si partimos de la base de que... if we start from the premise that...

3 QUÍMICA base, alkali

4 MATEMÁTICAS base

5 (en béisbol) base

► nombre femenino plural bases

1 (de concurso) rules

2 las bases (de partido etc) grass roots, rank and file

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a base de (por) through, by means of, using 2 (de) consisting of

■ se hizo rico a base de trabajar mucho he became rich through hard work

■ una dieta a base de hortalizas y pescado a diet consisting of vegetables and fish

a base de bien familiar really well

en base a based on, on the basis of

base aérea air base

base de datos database

base de datos documental documentary database

base de datos relacional relational database

base de lanzamiento launch site

base de operaciones operational headquarters

base imponible taxable income

base naval naval base

* * *

noun f.

1) base

2) basis

•

- base de datos

* * *

1. SF

1) (=parte inferior) base

la base de la columna — the base of the pillar

este jarrón tiene muy poca base — this vase has a very narrow base

la fecha de caducidad viene en la base del paquete — the use-by date is on the base o the bottom of the pack

la base del cráneo — the base of the skull

2) (=fondo) [de pintura] background; [de maquillaje] foundation

sobre una base de amarillo — on a yellow background

primero se coloca una base de tomate — start by laying a tomato base

3) (=fundamento) basis

ese artículo no tiene base científica alguna — that article has no scientific basis at all

la base del éxito está en el trabajo — the key to success is hard work

• carecer de base — [acusación] to lack foundation, be unfounded; [argumento] to lack justification, be unjustified

• de base — [error, dato] basic, fundamental; [activista, apoyo] grass-roots antes de s

• en base a [uso periodístico] —

un programa elaborado en base a criterios subjetivos — a programme based on subjective criteria

en base a lo que acabamos de ver — based on what we have just seen

en base a que: no publicaron la carta en base a que era demasiado larga — they didn't publish the letter because it was too long

• partir de una base, un juez tiene que partir de una base de neutralidad absoluta — a judge must start out from a position of absolute neutrality

partiendo de esta base, nos planteamos la necesidad... — on this assumption, we think it necessary...

partir de la base de que... — to take as one's starting point that...

• sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of sth

Chomsky sentó las bases de la gramática generativa — Chomsky laid the foundations of generative grammar

su visita sentó las bases para una futura cooperación — her visit paved the way for o laid the foundations of future cooperation

• sobre la base de algo — on the basis of sth

hay que negociar sobre la base de resoluciones previas — we must negotiate on the basis of previous resolutions

- coger a algn fuera de base

base de poder — power base

4) (=componente principal)

la leche es la base de su alimentación — his diet is milk-based

la base de este jabón es la soda — this soap is soda-based

• a base de algo, una dieta a base de arroz — a rice-based diet, a diet based on rice

un plato a base de verduras — a vegetable-based dish, a dish based on vegetables

este aparato funciona a base de ultrasonidos — this machine works with ultrasound

sólo conseguirás salir adelante a base de mucho esfuerzo — you will only get ahead by working hard

• a base de hacer algo — by doing sth

así, a base de no hacer nada, poco vas a conseguir — you won't achieve much by doing nothing

a base de insistir, la convenció para comprar la casa — by o through his insistence, he persuaded her to buy the house

a base de bien Esp * —

hoy hemos trabajado a base de bien — we've done loads of work today *

nos divertimos a base de bien — we had a whale of a time *

cenamos a base de bien — we had a really good meal

base imponible — (Econ) taxable income

5) (=conocimientos básicos) grounding

le falta un poco de base — he doesn't have the proper grounding

este manual le aportará una buena base de química — this handbook will give you a good grounding in chemistry

6) (Mil) base

base aérea — air base

base aeronaval — naval air base

base avanzada — forward base

base de lanzamiento — launch site

base de operaciones — operations base

base espacial — space station

base militar — military base

base naval — naval base

7) pl bases

a) (=condiciones) [de concurso] conditions, rules; [de convocatoria] requirements

b) (Pol)

las bases — the rank and file

8) (Inform)

base de datos — database

base de datos documental — documentary database

base de datos relacional — relational database

9) (Mat) [en una potencia] base

10) (Quím) base

11) (Téc) base, mounting

12) (Agrimensura) base, base line

13) (Ling) (tb: base derivativa) base form

14) (Béisbol) base

15) ** (=droga) base

2.

SMF (Baloncesto) guard

3. ADJ INV

1) (=de partida) [campamento, campo] base antes de s ; [puerto] home antes de s

dejamos el campamento base por la mañana — we left base camp in the morning

2) (=básico) [idea] basic; [documento, texto] provisional, draft

han aprobado el texto base para el nuevo convenio — they have approved the provisional o draft text of the new agreement

• alimento base — staple (food)

• color base — base colour o (EEUU) color
salario, sueldo
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I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex. The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex. The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex. The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex. The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex. The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex. 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex. Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

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* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *
I
femenino

1)

a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

base de maquillaje — foundation

2)

a) ( fundamento)

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso — I have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana — the basis of good health is a balanced diet

sentar las bases de algo — to lay the foundations of something

un movimiento sin base popular — a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base — to take something as a starting point

sobre la base de estos datos — on the basis of this information

b) ( componente principal)

la base de su alimentación es el arroz — their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín — this perfume has a jasmine base

c) ( conocimientos básicos)

tiene una sólida base científica — he has a sound grounding in science

llegó al curso sin ninguna base — he didn't have the basics when he began the course

- base de datos

- base imponible

3) (en locs)

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered; un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet; vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills; de base <planteamiento/error> fundamental, basic; < militante> rank-and-file (before n), ordinary (before n); < movimiento> grass-roots (before n); en base a (crit) on the basis of; a base de bien (Esp fam): comimos a base de bien — we ate really well

4) ( centro de operaciones) base

base aérea/naval/militar — air/naval/military base

- base de lanzamiento

5)

las bases — (Pol) the rank and file (pl)

6) (Mat, Quím) base

7) bases femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

8)

a) ( en béisbol) base

b) base masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard
II
adjetivo invariable

a) (básico, elemental) basic; <documento/texto> draft (before n)

b) < campamento> base (before n)

* * *

= base, base, base plate, basis [bases, -pl.], basis [bases, -pl.], bedrock, core, cornerstone [corner-stone], foundation, grounding, underpinning, cradle, warp and woof.

Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.

Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.

Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.

Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.

Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.

Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.

Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.

* a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.

* a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].

* a base de cometer errores = the hard way.

* a base de errores = the hard way.

* afianzar las bases = strengthen + foundations.

* aplicar una capa base = prime.

* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores = learn + Nombre + the hard way.

* banda de base = baseband.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base cognitiva = knowledge base [knowledge-base].

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database, cataloguing database.

* base de datos comercial = commercial database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = textual data base, text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos documental = textual data base.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos financiera = financial database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos local = local area database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos numérico-textual = textual-numeric database, text-numeric database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* base de datos textual = textual data base.

* base de operaciones = home base.

* base de un número = subscript numeral.

* base impositiva = tax base.

* base lógica = rationale.

* base militar = military base.

* bases = background.

* base teórica = theoretical underpinning, theoretical underpinning.

* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos = cross database searching.

* campamento base = base camp.

* comenzar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* como base para = as a basis for.

* con base de arena = sand-based.

* con base empírica = empirically-based.

* con base en = based in.

* conformar las bases = set + the framework.

* conocimiento de base = foundation study.

* constituir la base = form + the foundation.

* constituir la base de = form + the basis of.

* construir la base = form + the skeleton.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* crear una base = form + a basis.

* de base popular = grassroots [grass-roots].

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = online system host, database host, host system, online service vendor.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* empezar desde la base = start at + ground zero.

* en base a = in terms of, on the grounds that/of, on the basis of.

* en la base = at the core (of).

* en su base = at its core.

* específico de una base de datos = database-specific.

* formar la base = form + the foundation.

* formar la base de = form + the basis of.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestor de bases de datos = database management system (DBMS), DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* hecho a base de parches = patchwork.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* línea base = baseline [base line].

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés = formula fiction.

* organismo de base popular = grassroots organisation.

* partir de la base de que = start from + the premise that, build on + the premise that.

* poner las bases = lay + foundation, lay + the basis for.

* portada de una base de datos = file banner.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.

* remedio a base de hierbas = herbal remedy.

* sentar base = make + things happen.

* sentar las bases = lay + foundation, set + the scene, set + the wheels in motion, set + the tone, set + the framework, set + the pattern, provide + the basis, lay + the basis for, provide + the material for.

* sentar las bases de Algo = lay + the groundwork for.

* ser la base de = be at the core of, form + the basis of, be at the heart of.

* sin base = unsupported, ill-founded.

* sobre base de arena = sand-based.

* sobre esta base = on this basis, on that basis.

* sobre la base de = in relation to, on the usual basis.

* subsistir a base de = live on.

* tipo de interés base = base rate, prime rate.

* tratamiento a base de hierbas = herbal treatment.

* * *

base¹

feminine

A

1 (parte inferior) base

la base de una columna the base of a column

el contraste está en la base the hallmark is on the base o the bottom

2 (fondo) background

sobre una base de tonos claros against o on a background of light tones

3

tb base de maquillaje foundation

4 (permanente) soft perm

B

1

(fundamento): no tienes suficiente base para asegurar eso you don't have sufficient grounds to claim that

la base de una buena salud es una alimentación sana the basis of good health is a balanced diet

esa afirmación carece de bases sólidas that statement is not founded o based on any firm evidence

sentar las bases de un acuerdo to lay the foundations of an agreement

un movimiento sin base popular a movement without a popular power base

tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point

partiendo or si partimos de la base de que … if we start from the premise o assumption that …

sobre la base de estos datos podemos concluir que … on the basis of this information we can conclude that …

2

(componente principal): la base de su alimentación es el arroz rice is their staple food, their diet is based on rice

la base de este perfume es el jazmín this perfume has a jasmine base, this is a jasmine-based perfume

los diamantes forman la base de la economía the economy is based on diamonds

3

(conocimientos básicos): tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound basic knowledge of o he has a sound grounding in science

llegó sin ninguna base he hadn't mastered the basics when he arrived

Compuestos:

● base de datos

database

● base de datos relacional

relational database

● base imponible

tax base ( AmE), taxable income o base ( BrE)

C ( en locs):

a base de: a base de descansar se fue recuperando by resting she gradually recovered

lo consiguió a base de muchos sacrificios he had to make a lot of sacrifices to achieve it

un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet, a diet mainly consisting of vegetables

una bebida a base de ginebra a gin-based drink

vive a base de pastillas pills are what keep her going

de base ‹planteamiento/error› fundamental, basic;

‹militante› rank-and-file ( before n), ordinary ( before n); ‹movimiento/democracia› grass roots ( before n)

en base a ( crit); on the basis of

en base a las recientes encuestas on the evidence o basis of recent polls

una propuesta de negociación en base a un programa de diez puntos a proposal for negotiations based on a ten-point plan

a base de bien ( Esp fam): comimos a base de bien we really ate well, we had a really good meal

D (centro de operaciones) base

Compuestos:

● base aérea

air base

● base de lanzamiento

launch site

● base de operaciones

center* of operations, operational headquarters ( sing o pl)

● base militar

military base

● base naval

naval base

E ( Pol) tb

bases rank and file (pl)

F ( Mat) base

G ( Quím) base

H bases fpl (de un concurso) rules (pl), conditions of entry (pl)

I

1 (en béisbol) base

2

base masculine and feminine (en baloncesto) guard

base²

adj inv

1 (básico, elemental) ‹alimento› basic, staple ( before n); ‹documento/texto› draft ( before n)

la idea base partió de … the basic idea stemmed from …

salario, sueldo

2 (de origen) ‹puerto› home ( before n); ‹campamento› base ( before n)

* * *

Del verbo basar: ( conjugate basar)

basé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

base es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
basar
base
basar ( conjugate basar) verbo transitivo ‹teoría/idea› base algo en algo to base sth on sth
basarse verbo pronominal
a) [ persona] basese EN algo:

◊ ¿en qué te basas para decir eso? and what basis o grounds do you have for saying that?;

se basó en esos datos he based his argument (o theory etc) on that information
b) [teoría/creencia/idea/opinión] basese EN algo to be based on sth

base sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( parte inferior) base

b) tb

◊ base de maquillaje foundation

2
a) ( fundamento) basis;

◊ la base de una buena salud the basis of good health;

tengo suficiente base para asegurar eso I have sufficient grounds to claim that;
sentar las bases de algo to lay the foundations of sth;
tomar algo como base to take sth as a starting point
b) ( conocimientos básicos):

◊ tiene una sólida base científica he has a sound grounding in science;

llegó al curso sin ninguna base he didn't have the basics when he began the course;
base de datos database
3 ( en locs)
◊ a base de: un régimen a base de verdura a vegetable-based diet;

vive a base de pastillas he lives on pills
4 ( centro de operaciones) base;
◊ base aérea/naval/militar air/naval/military base

5
◊ bases sustantivo femenino plural ( de concurso) rules (pl)

6
a) ( en béisbol) base

b)

◊ base sustantivo masculino y femenino ( en baloncesto) guard

basar verbo transitivo to base [en, on]
base
I sustantivo femenino
1 base
2 (fundamento de una teoría, de un argumento) basis, (motivo) grounds: tus quejas no tienen base alguna, your complaints are groundless
3 (conocimientos previos) grounding: tiene muy mala base en matemáticas, he's got a very poor grasp of maths
4 Mil base
base aérea/naval, air/naval base
5 Inform base de datos, data base
II fpl
1 Pol the grass roots: las bases no apoyan al candidato, the candidate didn't get any grass-roots support
2 (de un concurso) rules
♦ Locuciones: a base de: la fastidiaron a base de bien, they really messed her about
a base de estudiar consiguió aprobar, he passed by studying
a base de extracto de camomila, using camomile extract
' base' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- basar
- columpiarse
- concentración
- esquema
- fundar
- fundamentar
- fundarse
- innoble
- mantenerse
- pie
- salario
- somier
- subsistir
- tejemaneje
- asiento
- banco
- bastardo
- cimentar
- fundamento
- inicial
- mantener
- rejilla
- sueldo
English:
air base
- base
- basis
- circuit board
- cornerstone
- data base
- decision making
- fatty
- foundation
- from
- grounding
- rank
- rationale
- roll out
- stand
- undercoat
- work
- air
- ball
- base pay
- bed
- cover
- data
- educated
- found
- French
- go
- ground
- hard
- home
- model
- pickle
- primary
- report
- rocky
- sordid
- squash
- staple
- starchy
- taxable
- under

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base

♦ nf

1. [parte inferior] base;
[de edificio] foundations;
colocaron un ramo de flores en la base del monumento they placed a bunch of flowers at the foot of the monument

Comp
base de maquillaje foundation (cream)
2. [fundamento, origen] basis;

el respeto al medio ambiente es la base de un desarrollo equilibrado respect for the environment is o forms the basis of balanced development;

el petróleo es la base de su economía their economy is based on oil;

salí de la universidad con una sólida base humanística I left university with a solid grounding in the humanities;

ese argumento se cae por su base that argument is built on sand;

esta teoría carece de base this theory is unfounded, this theory is not founded on solid arguments;

partimos de la base de que… we assume that…;

se parte de la base de que todos ya saben leer we're starting with the assumption that everyone can read;

sentar las bases para… to lay the foundations of…;

sobre la base de esta encuesta se concluye que… on the basis of this opinion poll, it can be concluded that… Fin base imponible taxable income

3. [conocimientos básicos] grounding;

habla mal francés porque tiene mala base she doesn't speak French well because she hasn't learnt the basics properly

4. [militar, científica] base

Comp
base aérea air base;
base espacial space station;

base de lanzamiento launch site;

base naval naval base;

base de operaciones operational base;
[aeropuerto civil ] base (of operations)
5. Quím base

6. Geom base

7. Mat base

8. Ling base (form)

9. Informát base de datos database;

base de datos documental documentary database;

base de datos relacional relational database

10. Com base de clientes customer base

11.
bases [para prueba, concurso] rules

12.
las bases [de partido, sindicato] the grass roots, the rank and file;

afiliado de las bases grassroots member

13. [en béisbol] base;
Méx
dar base por bola a alguien to walk sb

♦ nmf
[en baloncesto] guard
♦ a base de loc prep

by (means of);

me alimento a base de verduras I live on vegetables;

el flan está hecho a base de huevos crème caramel is made with eggs;

a base de no hacer nada by not doing anything;

a base de trabajar duro fue ascendiendo puestos she moved up through the company by working hard;

aprender a base de equivocarse to learn the hard way;

se sacó la carrera a base de codos she got her degree by sheer hard work

Comp
Esp Fam
a base de bien: nos humillaron a base de bien they really humiliated us;

lloraba a base de bien he was crying his eyes out;

los niños disfrutaron a base de bien the children had a great time

♦ en base a loc prep
[considerado incorrecto] on the basis of;
en base a lo visto hasta ahora, no creo que puedan ganar from what I've seen so far, I don't think they can win;

el plan se efectuará en base a lo convenido the plan will be carried out in accordance with the terms agreed upon

* * *

base

I f

1 QUÍM, MAT, MIL, DEP base

2

:

bases pl de concurso etc conditions

3

:

una dieta a base de frutas a diet based on fruit, a fruit-based diet;

consiguió comprarse una casa a base de ahorrar he managed to buy a house by (dint of) saving;

nos divertimos a base de bien we had a really o fam a real good time

II m/f en baloncesto guard

* * *

base nf

1) : base, bottom

2) : base (in baseball)

3) fundamento: basis, foundation

4)

base de datos : database

5)

a base de : based on, by means of

6)

en base a : based on, on the basis of

* * *

base n

1. (en general) base

colocaron la estatua sobre una base de mármol they placed the statue on a marble base

2. (fundamento) basis [pl. bases]

la higiene es la base de una buena salud hygiene is the basis of good health

la base de su alimentación es la patata their diet is based on potatoes

a base de (mediante) by / through (basado en) based on

una alimentación a base de pescado a diet based on fish

han logrado el éxito a base de tocar en directo they've achieved success by playing live

base de datos database

base militar military base

Spanish-English dictionary > base
7 plantilla

f.

1 staff.

estar en plantilla to be on the staff

2 insole.

3 pattern, template.

4 work force, laborers, personnel.

5 ladyfinger, sponge finger.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plantillar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plantillar.

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plantilla

► nombre femenino

1 (patrón) model, pattern

2 (para dibujo lineal) French curve; (para rotulación) stencil; (para siluetas) template

3 (de zapato) insole

4 (personal) staff

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar en plantilla to be on the payroll

* * *

SF

1) [de zapato] inner sole, insole; [de media etc] sole

2) (Téc) pattern, template; (=patrón) stencil

3) (=personas) staff, personnel; (Dep) playing staff; (=lista) list, roster

estar de plantilla — to be on the payroll

plantilla de personal — staff

* * *

femenino

1) ( de zapato) insole

2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll

estar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll

3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask

* * *

= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.

Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex. The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex. During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex. The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex. Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex. Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.

Ex. Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

Ex. The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.

Ex. By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

Ex. A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex. The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

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* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* de plantilla reducida = downsized.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.

* dotar de plantilla = staff.

* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* plantilla de guía = jig.

* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.

* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.

* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

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femenino

1) ( de zapato) insole

2) (Esp) ( personal) staff; ( nómina) payroll

estar en plantilla — to be on the staff o payroll

3) (para marcar, cortar) template; ( para corregir exámenes) mask

* * *

= form, staff, staffing, template, work-force [workforce], personnel roster, crew, style sheet, workform, style sheet, payroll.

Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.

Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.

Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.

Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.

Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.

Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.

Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.

Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.

Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.

Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.

* con una buena plantilla = well-staffed.

* de plantilla reducida = downsized.

* diálogo rellenando plantillas = form-filling dialogue.

* distribución de la plantilla = staffing pattern.

* dotar de plantilla = staff.

* exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.

* miembro de la plantilla = staffer.

* modalidad de rellenar plantillas = form-filling mode.

* plantilla de guía = jig.

* plantilla de profesorado = faculty roster.

* plantilla de recogida de información = data collection form.

* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.

* plantilla en cascada = cascading style sheet.

* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.

* recorte de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducción de plantilla = downsizing.

* reducir de plantilla = downsize.

* rellenado de plantillas = form filling.

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plantilla

feminine

A (de un zapato) insole

B ( Esp) (de una empresa) staff

estar en plantilla to be on the staff, to be a permanent member of the staff

C

1 (para marcar, cortar) template

2 (para corregir exámenes) mask

D (RPI, Ven) (bizcocho) sponge finger, lady finger ( AmE)

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plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 ( de zapato) insole
2 (Esp) ( personal) staff;
( nómina) payroll;
◊ estar en plantilla to be on the staff o payroll

3 (para marcar, cortar) template;
( para corregir exámenes) mask
plantilla sustantivo femenino
1 (de una empresa) staff
2 (de calzado) insole
3 (guía, modelo) pattern
(para dibujar) template, stencil
4 Dep team
' plantilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explorar
- nómina
- polvareda
- profesorado
- reajuste
- reducción
- componer
- recortar
English:
comprise
- insole
- number
- on
- redundant
- run down
- scale down
- skeleton
- staff
- stencil
- template
- jig
- over
- pay
- work

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plantilla nf

1. [de empresa] staff;

estar en plantilla to be on the payroll, to be a permanent member of staff;

reducir la plantilla to downsize

2. [de equipo] squad

3. [para zapatos] insole

Comp
plantilla ortopédica orthopaedic insole, US orthotic footbed
4. [patrón] pattern, template

5. Informát template

6. CSur [soletilla] = small, flat cake in the shape of a sole

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plantilla

f

1 para zapato insole

2 ( personal) staff;

reducción de plantilla staff cuts pl

3 DEP squad

4 para cortar, INFOR template

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plantilla nf

1) : insole

2) : pattern, template, stencil

3) Mex, Spain : staff, roster of employees

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plantilla n

1. (de una empresa) staff

ya no está en la plantilla he's no longer on the staff

2. (de un equipo) squad

el entrenador ha decidido reducir la plantilla the manager has decided to reduce the squad

3. (guía, modelo) template

una plantilla para recortar figuras a template to cut out shapes

Spanish-English dictionary > plantilla
8 máscara

f.

1 mask, false face.

2 masque.

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máscara

► nombre femenino

1 (careta) mask

2 figurado (disfraz, pretexto) mask, front

3 (traje) fancy dress

4 (persona) masked person

► nombre femenino plural máscaras

1 (fiesta) masquerade sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

quitarle la máscara a alguien to unmask somebody

quitarse la máscara to reveal oneself

máscara antigas / máscara de gas gas mask

máscara de oxígeno oxygen mask

traje de máscara fancy dress

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noun f.

mask

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1. SF

1) (=careta) mask

baile de máscaras — masked ball

máscara para esgrima — fencing mask

máscara antigás — gas mask

máscara de oxígeno — oxygen mask

máscara facial — face mask o pack

2) pl máscaras (=mascarada) masque sing, masquerade sing

3) (=apariencia) mask; (=disfraz) disguise

bajo su máscara de cinismo — beneath his mask of cynicism

quitar la máscara a algn — to unmask sb

quitarse la máscara — to reveal o.s.

4) (=rímel) (tb: máscara de pestañas) mascara

2.

SMF masked person

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femenino

a) ( careta) mask

baile de máscaras — masked ball

b) ( apariencia) mask, appearance

c) ( para bucear) face mask

d) (Chi) ( de un auto) grille

- máscara de oxígeno

- máscara facial

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= form, mask.

Ex. If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex. It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

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* baile de máscaras = masquerade, masquerade ball.

* máscara antigás = gas mask.

* máscara de oxígeno = oxygen mask.

* máscara de teclado = keyboard overlay.

* máscara facial = facemask.

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femenino

a) ( careta) mask

baile de máscaras — masked ball

b) ( apariencia) mask, appearance

c) ( para bucear) face mask

d) (Chi) ( de un auto) grille

- máscara de oxígeno

- máscara facial

* * *

= form, mask.

Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.

Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

* baile de máscaras = masquerade, masquerade ball.

* máscara antigás = gas mask.

* máscara de oxígeno = oxygen mask.

* máscara de teclado = keyboard overlay.

* máscara facial = facemask.

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máscara

feminine

1 (careta) mask

2 (persona disfrazada) masked person, masker ( arch)

baile de máscaras masked ball

3 (apariencia) mask, appearance

bajo esa máscara de indiferencia beneath that mask of indifference

4 (para bucear) face mask

5 ( Chi) (de un auto) grille

Compuestos:

● máscara antigás

gas mask

● máscara de gas

gas mask

● máscara de oxígeno

oxygen mask

● máscara facial

face pack o mask

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Del verbo mascar: ( conjugate mascar)

mascará es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo

mascara es:

1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo

Multiple Entries:
mascar
máscara
mascar ( conjugate mascar) verbo transitivo
to chew
máscara sustantivo femenino
mask;
◊ máscara antigás gas mask;

máscara de oxígeno oxygen mask;
máscara facial face pack
mascar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to chew
máscara sustantivo femenino mask
máscara de gas, gas mask

' máscara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desenmascarar
- enmascarar
- rímel
- carátula
- correr
English:
mascara
- mask
- oxygen mask
- gas
- respirator
- waterproof

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máscara nf

1. [en teatro] mask

2. [protectora] mask

Comp
máscara antigás gas mask;
máscara de oxígeno oxygen mask

3. [de belleza] face pack

4. [persona enmascarada]
vimos muchas máscaras en la fiesta we saw a lot of people wearing masks at the party;

baile de máscaras masked ball

5. [fachada] mask;

bajo esa máscara de felicidad se esconde un alma infeliz behind that mask o outward show of happiness lies an unhappy person;

quitar la máscara a alguien to unmask sb;

quitarse la máscara to reveal oneself

6. Informát mask

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máscara

f

1 ( careta) mask;

quitarse la máscara fig show one’s true colors o Br colours

2 cosmetic mascara

* * *

máscara nf

1) careta: mask

2) : appearance, pretense

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máscara n mask

Spanish-English dictionary > máscara
9 medio

adj.

1 half a, half, half an, mid.

2 average.

3 half-way, halfway.

4 one-half.

adv.

half-way, half, kind of, partially.

m.

1 means, manner, mode, way.

2 center, midway, midst.

3 medium, instrument, means.

4 environment.

5 halfback.

6 medium.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.

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medio

► adjetivo

1 (mitad) half

■ las dos y media half past two

■ media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs

■ un año y medio a year and a half

2 (intermedio) middle

■ a media tarde in the middle of the afternoon

3 (de promedio) average

■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...

► adverbio

1 half

■ medio terminado,-a half-finished

■ he dejado los platos a medio lavar I've left the washing-up half-done

► nombre masculino medio

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural medios

1 (recursos) means

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FRASEOLOGÍA

equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrong

estar (todo) por el medio to be in the way

ponerse en medio to get in the way

por medio de through, by means of

por todos los medios by all means

quitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the way

media aritmética arithmetic mean

medio ambiente environment

medio fondo middle-distance

■ una carrera de medio fondo a middle-distance race

medios de comunicación (mass) media

medios de transporte means of transport

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medio

► nombre masculino

1 (mitad) half

2 (centro) middle

■ en el medio de la plaza in the middle of the square

3 (contexto - físico) environment

■ tiene problemas de adaptación al medio she has problems adapting to her environment

4 (social) circle

■ se mueve en un medio muy poco estimulante he moves in rather boring circles

► nombre masculino plural

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1. (f. - media)
adj.

1) middle

2) half

3) average

4) medium
2. adv.
1) half

2) rather
3. noun m.
1) middle

2) element

3) medium

4) means

•

- medio ambiente

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=la mitad de) half

nos queda media botella — we've half a bottle left

medio limón — half a lemon

medio litro — half a litre

acudió media ciudad — half the town turned up

medio luto — half-mourning

media pensión — [en hotel] half-board

• media hora — half an hour

estuve esperando media hora — I was waiting for half an hour

el enfermo ha empeorado en la última media hora — the patient has got worse in the last half hour

una hora y media — an hour and a half

tardamos tres horas y media en llegar — we took three and a half hours to get there

son las ocho y media — it's half past eight

• media luna — (Astron) half-moon

en forma de media luna — crescent-shaped

la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
asta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)
2) (=intermedio)

la clase media — the middle class

café de media mañana — mid-morning coffee

a media tarde — halfway through the afternoon

• a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there

a medio camino entre Madrid y Barcelona — halfway between Madrid and Barcelona
plazo
3) (=promedio) average

la temperatura media — the average temperature
término 2)
4) (=normal) average

el francés medio — the average Frenchman

el hombre medio — the man in the street

5)

• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done

está escrito a medias — it's half-written

estoy satisfecho solo a medias — I am only partly satisfied

una verdad a medias — a half truth

ir a medias — to go fifty-fifty

lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost

2. ADV

1) [con adjetivo] half

está medio borracha — she's half drunk

medio dormido — half asleep

es medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side

2) [con verbo, adverbio]

está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished

medio se sonrió — she gave a half-smile

lo dijo medio en broma — he was only half-joking

Ana medio se enamoró de Gonzalo — Ana kind of fell in love with Gonzalo

eso no está ni medio bien — that isn't even close to being right

3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *

fue medio difícil — it was pretty hard

3. SM

1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)

justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square

coger algo por el medio — to take sth round the middle

el justo medio — a happy medium

• de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house

quitar algo de en medio — to get sth out of the way

quitarse de en medio — to get out of the way

• de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involved

hay dificultades de por medio — there are difficulties in the way

meterse de por medio — to intervene

día (de) por medio — LAm every other day

• en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us

no dejes las cosas por en medio — don't leave your things in the middle of the floor

en medio de la plaza — in the middle of the square

en medio de tanta confusión — in the midst of such confusion

en medio de todos ellos — among all of them

• por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)

de medio a medio —

equivocarse de medio a medio — to be completely wrong

2) (Dep) midfielder

medio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half

medio centro — centre-half

medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half

3) (=método) means pl, way

lo intentaré por todos los medios (posibles) — I'll try everything possible

no hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get

poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth

• por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley system

me avisó por medio de mi vecino — she let me know through my neighbour

respira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills

lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail

medio de transporte — means of transport

4) pl los medios (tb: los medios de comunicación ó difusión) the media

los medios de comunicación de masas — the mass media

los medios informativos — the news media

5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources

es un hombre de (muchos) medios — he's a man of means

no tienen medios económicos suficientes — they do not have sufficient financial resources

6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment

7) (=círculo) circle

en los medios financieros — in financial circles

encontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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I
- dia adjetivo

1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)

medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo — half a kilo

media manzana — half an apple

pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo — a half-length portrait

media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)

dos horas y media — two and a half hours

lo sabe medio Buenos Aires — half of Buenos Aires knows

se lo contó a medio mundo — he told the whole world

la falda le llega a media pierna — she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll

está a medio vestir — she's still getting dressed

- media luna

- media naranja

- media pensión

- media vuelta

- medio campo

- medio del melé

- medio fondista

- medio fondo

- medio hermano -dia hermana

- medio luto

- medio pupilo -dia pupila

- medio tiempo

2) (mediano, promedio) average

el ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican

a medio y largo plazo — in the medium and long term

la temperatura media — the average temperature
II
adverbio half

está medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep

medio en broma medio en serio — half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio terminar — he leaves everything half finished

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí — it was rather awkward meeting him there
III
masculino

1) (Mat) ( mitad) half

2)

a) ( centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room

el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle

el justo medio — the happy medium

quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way

quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)

b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)

3)

a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)

como medio de coacción — as a means of coercion

lo intentaron por todos los medios — they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him

b) (Art) ( vehículo) tb

medio de expresión — medium

c) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios — he spared no expense

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it

- medio de comunicación or difusión

- medio de transporte

- medio informativo

- medios audiovisuales

- medios de producción

4) (en locs)

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right

5)

a) (círculo, ámbito)

en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles

no está en su medio — he's out of his element

es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...

b) (Biol) environment

la adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

animales en su medio natural — animals in their natural habitat

•

- medio ambiente

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medio¹

= middle, one-half (1/2).

Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.

Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.

* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.

* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.

* a media mañana = mid-morning.

* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.

* a medio abrir = half-opened.

* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].

* a medio comprender = half-understood.

* a medio formar = half-formed.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.

* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].

* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.

* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.

* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.

* clase media = middle class.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

* comprendido a medias = half-understood.

* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.

* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.

* de la edad media = dark-age.

* del medio = middle.

* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.

* de media jornada = half-day [half day].

* de media mañana = mid-morning.

* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].

* de medio pelo = small-time.

* de talla media = middle-sized.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.

* edición media = medium edition.

* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.

* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.

* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.

* entre medias = in between.

* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....

* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.

* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.

* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].

* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.

* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.

* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.

* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.

* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.

* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).

* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* línea de medio campo = halfway line.

* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.

* media hora = half-hour.

* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.

* media luz = half-light.

* media pensión = half board.

* media tinta = Mezzotint.

* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.

* media vuelta = about-face.

* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.

* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.

* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.

* medio día = one-half day.

* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].

* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.

* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.

* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.

* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.

* Medio Oriente = Middle East.

* medio pliego = half-sheet.

* medio sumergido = half-submerged.

* medio vacío = half-empty.

* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.

* nacido en medio = middleborn.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.

* partir por medio = rend in + two.

* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.

* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).

* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.

* punto medio = mid-point.

* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.

* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.

* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.

* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.

* un día y medio = one and a half days.

* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.

* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.

medio²

² = average, mainline, mainstream.

Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.

Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.

Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.

* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.

* como término medio = on average.

* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de talle medio = medium-length.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].

* de tipo medio = middle-range.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* hombre medio, el = average person, the.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.

* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].

* por término medio = on average.

* precio medio = average price.

* tener por término medio = average.

* término medio = compromise, balance.

* valor medio = midrange, mean value.

medio³

³ = instrumentality, means, vehicle.

Nota: Sentido figurado.

Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.

Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.

Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.

* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.

* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.

* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.

* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).

* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.

* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.

* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.

* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.

* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.

* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].

* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].

* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.

* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.

* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.

* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.

* dotar de medios = resource.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.

* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.

* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).

* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.

* equipar de medios = resource.

* exceso de medios = overkill.

* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.

* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.

* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.

* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.

* medio de ahorro = economy measure.

* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.

* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.

* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].

* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.

* medio de transmisión = conduit.

* medio físico = physical medium.

* medios = ways and means.

* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.

* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.

* medios de comunicación = news media.

* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.

* medios de comunicación social = mass media.

* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.

* medios de producción = means of production.

* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.

* medios económicos = economic resources.

* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.

* medios oficiales = official channels.

* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.

* medios visuales = visual media.

* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.

* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].

* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.

* por medio = out of.

* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.

* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.

* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.

* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.

* por todos los medios = by all means.

* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.

* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.

* streaming media = streaming media.

* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.

* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.

* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.

* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.

* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.

* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.

* * *

medio¹ - dia

adjective

A ( delante del n)

(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-liter

medio kilo de harina half a kilo of flour

media docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs

¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?

los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half price

un retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portrait

llevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hour

la última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaining

hay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)

aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show starts

si se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrow

la bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mast

la falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirt

a media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon

¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?

la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly lit

Compuestos:

● media lengua

feminine:

habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby language

la deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talks

● media luna feminine

A ( Astron) half-moon

en forma de medioa luna crescent-shaped

la Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile Crescent

B (de las uñas) half-moon

C ( RPl) ( Coc) croissant ( often with ham and cheese)

D

(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescent

● media manga

feminine short sleeve

llevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dress

● media naranja

masculine and feminine ( fam hum):

todavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yet

vino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)

● media pensión

feminine (en hoteles) half board

(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinners

● medias palabras

fpl:

me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many words

● media suela

feminine half sole, sole

● media volea

feminine half volley

● media voz

feminine:

a medioa voz in a low voice

hablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices

● media vuelta

feminine ( Mil) about-face ( AmE), about-turn ( BrE)

(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and left

● medio apertura

masculine and feminine fly half, outside half

● medio campo

masculine midfield

● medio del melé

masculine and feminine scrum half

● medio fondista

masculine and feminine middle-distance runner

● medio fondo

masculine middle-distance

● medio hermano, media hermana

masculine, feminine

( masculine) half-brother; ( feminine) half-sister

● medio luto

masculine half-mourning

● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupila

masculine, feminine (CS) day pupil

los medio pupilos the day pupils

● medio tiempo

( AmL) half-time

B (mediano, promedio) average

el cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexican

barrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrid

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term

técnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree course

la temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degrees

clase¹ (↑ clase (1)), edad, término, etc

C

a medias ( loc adv)

1

(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finished

me dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o story

lo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly

2

(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?

pagar a medios to pay half each, go halves

lo hicimos a medios we did it between us

D

( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!

medio²

adverb

half

está medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazy

lo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half dead

fue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him there

me lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serious

todo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finished

medio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)

medio³

masculine

A [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Mat) (mitad) half

B

1 (centro) middle

en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room

el botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middle

el justo medio the happy medium

quítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't see

quitar a algn de en medio ( euf); to get rid of sb ( euph), bump sb off ( colloq)

2 los medios mpl ( Taur) center* ( of the ring)

C

1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)

lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they could

no hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating him

hizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposal

como medio de coacción as a means of coercion

2 ( Art) (vehículo) tb

medio de expresión medium

3 medios mpl (recursos económicos) tb

medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

no escatimó medios he spared no expense

a pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited means

no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do it

Compuestos:

● medio de comunicación

la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)

los medios de comunicación the media

los medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass media

● medio de difusión

medio de comunicación

● medio de transporte

means of transport

● medio impugnativo

( Méx) legal challenge

● medio informativo

medio de comunicación

● medios audiovisuales

mpl audiovisual aids (pl)

● medios de producción

mpl:

los medio de producción the means of production

D ( en locs):

de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of

hay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involved

en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people

no sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this mess

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion

en medio de todo all things considered

en medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this way

por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week

dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses

por medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousin

atrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincers

se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system

obtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contacts

de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistaken

le acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely right

E

1

(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles

no está en su medio he's out of his element

un artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)

en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …

2 ( Biol) environment

estos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitat

la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundings

Compuesto:

medio ambiente

environment

que no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly

F (dedo) middle finger

G (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countries

ni medio ( RPl fam): no se ve/no entendí ni medio you can't see/I didn't understand a thing

el que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world

* * *

Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)

medio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

medió es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
a) ( intervenir) to mediate;

medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sth
b) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;

medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1
◊ - dia adjetivo

1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
◊ medio kilo half a kilo;

media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
◊ el ciudadano medio the average citizen;

a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
◊ está medio loca she's half crazy;

todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;
◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;

quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
a) (recurso, manera) means (pl);

◊ como medio de coacción as a means of coercion;

los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transport
b)

◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)

4 ( en locs)
◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;

en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5
a) (círculo, ámbito):

◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;

no está en su medio he's out of his element
b) (Biol) environment;

◊ la adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment;

medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television

* * *

medio, -a

♦ adj

1. [igual a la mitad] half;

media docena half a dozen;

media hora half an hour;

medio litro half a litre;

el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;

medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;

medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;

la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;

a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;
[en trabajo] halfway through;
a media luz in the half-light;

nos salimos a media película we left halfway through the movie o Br film;

como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;

docena y media one and a half dozen;

un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;

son las dos y media it's half past two;

son y media it's half past

Comp
Andes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;
la media luna the crescent;

la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;
Fam Fig media naranja:
mi/su/ etc[m5]. media naranja my/your/ etc other o better half;

media pensión half board;
CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;
media suela half-sole;

media volea half volley

2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;
[posición, punto] middle;
de una calidad media of average quality;

a medio plazo in the medium term;

de clase media middle-class;

a media distancia in the middle distance

Comp
medio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time
3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;
Mat mean;
el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;

a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h

4. [corriente] ordinary, average;

el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people

♦ adv

half;

medio borracho half drunk;

estaba medio muerto he was half dead;

a medio hacer half done;

han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;

aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;

pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake

♦ nm

1. [mitad] half;

uno y medio one and a half

2. [centro] middle, centre;

íbamos por el carril del medio o [m5] de en medio we were driving in the middle lane;

en medio (de) in the middle (of);

estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;

está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;

no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;

han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;

si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;

quítate de en medio get out of the way;

siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;

estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;

hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;

meterse o [m5] ponerse (de) por medio [estorbar] to get in the way;
Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;
Comp

equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;

Comp
Fam
quitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;

Comp

quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself

3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;

utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;

encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;

no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;

por medio de by means of, through;

ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;

por todos los medios by all possible means;

intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;

su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metal

Comp
los medios de comunicación the media;
medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;

los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;

los medios de difusión the media;

medio de expresión medium;

los medios de información the media;

medios de producción means of production;

medio de transporte means of transport o US transportation

4.
medios [recursos] means, resources;

no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it

5. [elemento físico] environment;

animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environment

Comp
medio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;
medio físico physical environment

6. [ámbito]
el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;

en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;

en medios bien informados in well-informed circles

7. Dep [en fútbol, hockey] midfielder;
[en rugby] halfback
Comp
medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;
medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half

8. Taurom
los medios = centre of bullring

9. Comp
CSur Fam
ni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;

no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;

por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day

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medio

I adj

1 half;

las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;

a medio camino halfway

2 tamaño medium

3 (de promedio) average

4 posición middle

II m

1 ( entorno) environment

2 en fútbol midfielder

3 ( centro) middle;

en medio de in the middle of

4 ( manera) means;

por medio de by means of;

medios pl dinero means, resources

III adv half;

hacer algo a medias half do sth;

ir a medias go halves;

a medio hacer half done;

de medio a medio completely;

día por medio L.Am. every other day;

quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;

quitarse de en medio get out of the way

* * *

medio adv

1) : half

está medio dormida: she's half asleep

2) : rather, kind of

está medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring

medio, - dia adj

1) : half

una media hora: half an hour

medio hermano: half brother

a media luz: in the half-light

son las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty

2) : midway, halfway

a medio camino: halfway there

3) : middle

la clase media: the middle class

4) : average

la temperatura media: the average temperature

medio nm

1) centro: middle, center

en medio de: in the middle of, amid

2) ambiente: milieu, environment

3) : medium, spiritualist

4) : means pl, way

por medio de: by means of

los medios de comunicación: the media

5) medios nmpl

: means, resources

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medio¹ adj

1. (mitad) half

pesa medio kilo it weighs half a kilo

tardaré media hora I'll be half an hour

un litro y medio de agua a litre and a half of water

2. (promedio, normal) average

el español medio the average Spaniard

medio² adv half

las manzanas estaban medio podridas the apples were half rotten

medio³ n

1. (centro) middle

hay una fuente en medio de la plaza there's a fountain in the middle of the square

2. (entorno) environment

los anfibios necesitan un medio húmedo amphibians need a damp environment

3. (recurso, método) means

han utilizado medios dudosos they used doubtful means

media de transporte means of transport

medio ambiente environment

medios de comunicación media

Spanish-English dictionary > medio
10 inconveniente

adj.

1 inappropriate.

2 inconvenient, inopportune, improper, inappropriate.

m.

1 obstacle, problem.

han puesto inconvenientes a su nombramiento they have raised objections to his appointment

no tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing something

si no tienes inconveniente, me voy a marchar if you don't mind o if it's all right by you, I'll leave

2 disadvantage, drawback (desventaja).

tiene el inconveniente de que es muy caro it suffers from the disadvantage o drawback of being very expensive

3 inconvenience, hassle, disadvantage, drawback.

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inconveniente

► adjetivo

1 (gen) inconvenient; (inapropiado) inappropriate

► nombre masculino

1 (desventaja) drawback; (dificultad) problem

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

no tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing something

■ por mí no hay ningún inconveniente that's fine by me

■ si no tienen inconveniente, se aplazará la reunión if there is no objection, the meeting will be postponed

* * *

1.

ADJ inappropriate

protestar ahora sería del todo inconveniente — it would be inappropriate to complain now

es inconveniente hacer públicos esos temas — it is not appropriate to make these matters public

2. SM

1) (=problema) problem

surgieron muchos inconvenientes y finalmente desistí — a lot of problems arose and in the end I gave up

el inconveniente es que es muy caro — the problem o trouble is that it's very expensive

2) (=desventaja) disadvantage

tiene el inconveniente de que consume mucha gasolina — it has the disadvantage of using a lot of petrol

ventajas e inconvenientes — advantages and disadvantages

3) (=objeción) objection

no hay inconveniente en pagar a plazos — there is no objection to you paying in instalments

¿hay inconveniente en pagar con tarjeta? — is it all right to pay by card?

¿tienes algún inconveniente en venir? — do you mind coming?

preferiría que se fuera, si no tiene inconveniente — I'd rather you went, if you don't mind

no tengo ningún inconveniente — I don't mind

no veo inconveniente en que llames desde aquí — there's no reason why you shouldn't phone from here

poner (un) inconveniente — to object

mi madre pone inconvenientes a todo lo que hago — my mother objects to everything I do

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) ( incómodo) <hora/fecha> inconvenient

b) ( inapropiado) <lecturas/chistes> unsuitable
II
masculino

a) ( problema) problem

si no surge ningún inconveniente — if everything goes according to plan; if their are no problems

¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? — would it be alright if we stayed?

b) ( desventaja) drawback

el horario tiene sus inconvenientes — the schedule has its disadvantages o drawbacks

c) ( objeción) objection

no tengo inconveniente — I have no objection

no tengo inconveniente en decírselo — I don't mind telling him

no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga — I see no reason why he shouldn't come

* * *

= disadvantage, drawback, inconvenience, inconvenient, snag, untoward, downside, inopportune, ill-timed, kicker.

Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.

Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.

Ex. The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex. For many other types of information fixed length fields can be inconvenient.

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. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.

Ex. These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.

Ex. His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.

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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* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.

* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* * *
I
adjetivo

a) ( incómodo) <hora/fecha> inconvenient

b) ( inapropiado) <lecturas/chistes> unsuitable
II
masculino

a) ( problema) problem

si no surge ningún inconveniente — if everything goes according to plan; if their are no problems

¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? — would it be alright if we stayed?

b) ( desventaja) drawback

el horario tiene sus inconvenientes — the schedule has its disadvantages o drawbacks

c) ( objeción) objection

no tengo inconveniente — I have no objection

no tengo inconveniente en decírselo — I don't mind telling him

no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga — I see no reason why he shouldn't come

* * *

= disadvantage, drawback, inconvenience, inconvenient, snag, untoward, downside, inopportune, ill-timed, kicker.

Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.

Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.

Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.

Ex: For many other types of information fixed length fields can be inconvenient.

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: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.

Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.

Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.

Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.

* sin muchos inconvenientes = without much grudging.

* sufrir un inconveniente = suffer + inconvenience.

* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes = swings and roundabouts, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ventajas e inconvenientes = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs.

* ver inconvenientes = see + drawbacks.

* * *

inconveniente¹

adjective

1 (incómodo) ‹hora/fecha› inconvenient

2 (inapropiado) ‹lecturas/chistes› unsuitable

inconveniente²

masculine

1 (problema) problem

si no surge ningún inconveniente llegaré mañana if everything goes according to plan o if there are no problems o hitches I'll be there tomorrow

tiene el inconveniente de que está muy lejos the problem with it o ( colloq) the snag is it's too far

¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos unos días más? would it be alright o would there be any problem if we stayed a few more days?

2 (desventaja) drawback, disadvantage

el horario tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes the schedule has its advantages and its disadvantages o drawbacks

3 (objeción) objection

no tengo inconveniente, puedes ir I've no objection: you can go

si usted no tiene inconveniente preferiría que lo pagara ahora I would rather you paid now if you don't mind

no tengo inconveniente en decírselo I don't mind telling him

¿hay algún inconveniente en pagar en pesos? is it all right to pay in pesos?

no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga I see no reason why he shouldn't come, I have nothing against his coming

* * *

inconveniente adjetivo ( incómodo) ‹hora/fecha› inconvenient
■ sustantivo masculino
a) ( problema) problem;

◊ si no surge ningún inconveniente if everything goes according to plan, if there are no problems;

¿habría algún inconveniente en que nos quedemos? would it be alright if we stayed?
b) ( desventaja) drawback;

◊ tiene sus inconvenientes it has its disadvantages o drawbacks

c) ( objeción) objection;

◊ no tengo inconveniente I have no objection;

no tengo inconveniente en decírselo I don't mind telling him;
no veo ningún inconveniente en que venga I see no reason why he shouldn't come
inconveniente
I adjetivo
1 inconvenient
2 (inoportuno) unsuitable
II sustantivo masculino
1 (objeción) objection
poner inconvenientes, to raise objections
(problema) difficulty: no veo inconveniente alguno, I see no problem
¿tendrías inconveniente en venir mañana?, would you mind coming tomorrow?
2 (desventaja) disadvantage, drawback: es un sistema con muchas ventajas y pocos inconvenientes, it's a system with many advantages and few disadvantages
' inconveniente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desventaja
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- intempestiva
- intempestivo
- pequeña
- pequeño
- incómodo
- ligero
- pega
- reparo
English:
catch
- disadvantage
- downside
- drawback
- inconvenience
- object
- objection
- snag
- whoops
- draw
- unsuitable

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inconveniente

♦ adj

1. [inoportuno] inappropriate

2. [descortés] rude

♦ nm

1. [dificultad] obstacle, problem;

si no tienes (ningún) inconveniente, me voy a marchar if you don't mind o if it's all right by you, I'll leave;

han puesto inconvenientes a su nombramiento they have raised objections to his appointment;

no tener inconveniente en hacer algo to have no objection to doing sth;

no tengo inconveniente en que venga ella también I have no problem with o I have no objection to her coming too;

¿tienes algún inconveniente? is that all right with you?, do you have any objections?

2. [desventaja] disadvantage, drawback;

las ventajas y los inconvenientes de una propuesta the advantages and disadvantages of a proposal;

tiene el inconveniente de que es muy caro it suffers from the disadvantage o drawback of being very expensive;

tu plan presenta o [m5] reúne algunos inconvenientes your plan has some drawbacks

* * *

inconveniente

I adj

1 ( inoportuno) inconvenient

2 ( impropio) inappropriate

II m

1 ( desventaja) drawback, disadvantage

2 ( estorbo) problem;

no tengo inconveniente I don’t mind

* * *

inconveniente adj

1) incómodo: inconvenient

2) inapropiado: improper, unsuitable

inconveniente nm

: obstacle, problem, snag

no tengo inconveniente en hacerlo: I don't mind doing it

* * *

inconveniente¹ adj

1. (momento, etc) inconvenient

2. (comentario, etc) inappropriate

inconveniente² n

1. (dificultad) problem

no hay inconveniente there's no problem

2. (desventaja) disadvantage / drawback

tiene ventajas e inconvenientes it has advantages and disadvantages

tener inconveniente to mind

no tengo ningún inconveniente I don't mind at all

Spanish-English dictionary > inconveniente

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