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101 retrasar
v.1 to postpone.retrasaron la fecha de la reunión the meeting was postponed, they put back the date of the meeting2 to delay, to hold up.María retrasó la fiesta Mary delayed the party.El chico retrasó al grupo The boy delayed the group.3 to slow down, to hold up.La lluvia retrasa el despegue The rain slows up the take-off.4 to set back.5 to put back (reloj).habrá que retrasar los relojes una hora the clocks will have to be put back an hour6 to pass back (sport) (balón).7 to be slow (reloj).* * *1 (atrasar) to delay, put off, postpone2 (reloj) to put back3 DEPORTE to pass back■ el público protestaba porque los jugadores retrasaban el balón the crowd protested because the players were passing the ball back1 (ir atrás) to fall behind2 (llegar tarde) to be late3 (reloj) to be slow1 (atrasarse) to be late, arrive late, be delayed2 (reloj) to be slow3 (trabajo, conocimientos, pagos) to fall behind* * *verb1) to delay2) postpone•* * *1. VT1) (=aplazar) [+ suceso, acción] to postpone, put off; [+ fecha] to put backretrasó en una hora su comparecencia ante la prensa — he postponed o put off his appearance before the press for an hour
el sorteo ha sido retrasado una semana — the draw has been postponed for a week o put back a week
2) (=retardar) to delay, hold upvarios problemas burocráticos retrasaron la salida del avión — a number of bureaucratic problems delayed o held up the departure of the plane
la nieve está retrasando el tráfico — the snow is holding up o delaying traffic
3) [+ reloj] to put back2.VI [reloj] to be slow3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> to make... lateb) <producción/proceso> to delay, hold up2) <partida/fecha> to postpone3) < reloj> to put back2. 3.retrasarse v prona) ( llegar tarde) to be lateel tren se retrasó — the train was o arrived late
b) producción/trámite to be delayed, be held upc) (en trabajo, estudios, pagos) to fall behind* * *= delay, put back, set back, hold + Nombre + back, retard, hold up.Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read since this puts him back in his other school work.Ex. But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.----* retrasar el avance = retard + progress.* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.* retrasar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* retrasarse = run + late, be late (for).* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < persona> to make... lateb) <producción/proceso> to delay, hold up2) <partida/fecha> to postpone3) < reloj> to put back2. 3.retrasarse v prona) ( llegar tarde) to be lateel tren se retrasó — the train was o arrived late
b) producción/trámite to be delayed, be held upc) (en trabajo, estudios, pagos) to fall behind* * *= delay, put back, set back, hold + Nombre + back, retard, hold up.Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read since this puts him back in his other school work.Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.* retrasar el avance = retard + progress.* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.* retrasar el envejecimiento = retard + aging.* retrasarse = run + late, be late (for).* * *retrasar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹persona› to make … lateel tráfico nos retrasó the traffic made us late, we were delayed by the traffic, we got held up in the traffic2 ‹producción/proceso› to delay, hold upB «persona» ‹partida/fecha› to delay, put off, postponeC ‹reloj› to put back■ retrasarvi«reloj» to run slow1 (llegar tarde) to be latedate prisa, que estoy or voy retrasado hurry up, I'm lateel tren se retrasó the train was o arrived late2 «producción/trabajo/trámite» to be delayed, be held up3 (en el trabajo, los estudios) to fall behind; (en los pagos) to fall behind, get into arrearsse retrasó en presentar el informe she was late submitting the reportme he retrasado con esta traducción I'm behind with this translation* * *
retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
retrasarse verbo pronominal
retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
' retrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dilatar
- entretener
- postergar
- retardar
- saber
- demorar
English:
defer
- delay
- hang up
- hold back
- hold up
- keep
- put back
- retard
- set back
- slow
- hold
- put
- set
* * *♦ vt1. [aplazar] to postpone;retrasaron la fecha de la reunión the meeting was postponed, they put back the date of the meeting2. [demorar] to delay, to hold up3. [hacer más lento] to slow down, to hold up;[pago, trabajo] to set back4. [reloj] to put back;habrá que retrasar los relojes una hora the clocks will have to be put back an hour♦ vi[reloj] to be slow* * *I v/t1 proceso, movimiento hold up, delay2 reloj put back3 reunión postpone, put back4 pelota pass backII v/i1 de reloj lose time* * *retrasar vt1) demorar, retardar: to delay, to hold up2) : to put off, to postpone* * *retrasar vb -
102 absurdo
adj.absurd, nonsensical, irrational, meaningless.m.1 absurdity, nonsense, folly, aberration.2 absurd act, absurdity.* * *► adjetivo1 absurd1 absurdity, nonsense————————1 absurdity, nonsense* * *(f. - absurda)adj.* * *1.ADJ absurdlo absurdo es que... — the ridiculous thing is that...
teatro del absurdo — theatre o (EEUU) theater of the absurd
2.SM absurdity, (piece of) nonsense* * *I- da adjetivo absurd, ridiculousIIlo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...
* * *= foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex. Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex. Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.Ex. There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex. Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.Ex. Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.----* algo absurdo = nonsense.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* * *I- da adjetivo absurd, ridiculousIIlo más absurdo de todo es... — the ridiculous thing about it all is...
* * *= foolish, incongruous, ludicrous, absurd, farcical, meaningless, nonsensical.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.Ex: Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.* algo absurdo = nonsense.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* * *absurd, ridiculouseso es a todas luces absurdo that is absolutely preposterous o absurd o ridiculousesto es el colmo de lo absurdo this is totally absurd o the height of absurdityes absurdo que te comportes así it's ridiculous o absurd of you to behave like that1(absurdez): es un absurdo que trates de ocultarlo it's ridiculous o absurd (of you) to try to hide itun absurdo an absurdityreducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum* * *
absurdo◊ -da adjetivo
absurd, ridiculous
absurdo,-a
I adjetivo
1 absurd: es un argumento completamente absurdo, it's an absolutely absurd line of argument
2 (cosa ridícula) ludicrous: llevaba puesto un absurdo sombrero, she was wearing a ridiculous hat
II sustantivo masculino absurdity, absurd thing
' absurdo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- baremo
- mamarrachada
- me
- perfectamente
English:
absurd
- all
- farcical
- ludicrous
- mindless
- nonsensical
- preposterous
- senseless
- sound
- to
- wacky
- absurdity
- fantastic
- wild
* * *absurdo, -a♦ adjabsurd;lo absurdo sería que no lo hicieras it would be absurd for you not to do it♦ nmdecir/hacer un absurdo to say/do something ridiculous o idiotic;reducción al absurdo reductio ad absurdum;el teatro del absurdo the Theatre of the Absurd* * *I adj absurdII m1 absurdity;es un absurdo que it’s absurd that2:teatro del absurdo theater o Br theatre of the absurd* * *absurdo, -da adjdisparatado, ridículo: absurd, ridiculous♦ absurdamente advabsurdo nm: absurdity* * *absurdo adj absurd -
103 burlar el sistema
(v.) = beat + the system, game + the systemEx. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.Ex. Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.* * *(v.) = beat + the system, game + the systemEx: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
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104 cementerio de coches
scrapyard* * *salvage o wrecker's yard (AmE), scrapyard (BrE)* * *(n.) = junkyard, scrapyardEx. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.* * *salvage o wrecker's yard (AmE), scrapyard (BrE)* * *(n.) = junkyard, scrapyardEx: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.* * *wrecker’s yard, Brscrapyard -
105 coincidente
adj.coincident, coincidental, concurrent, consistent.* * *► adjetivo1 coincident, coinciding* * *ADJ coincidentser coincidente con algn/algo — to be coincident with sb/sth
* * ** * *= co-occurring, coextensive [co-extensive].Ex. Comparison of the two lists will show not only the co-occurring numbers but also details of the relevant documents.Ex. Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.----* no coincidente = ill matched.* * ** * *= co-occurring, coextensive [co-extensive].Ex: Comparison of the two lists will show not only the co-occurring numbers but also details of the relevant documents.
Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.* no coincidente = ill matched.* * *1 ‹líneas› coincident2 ‹opiniones›en esto tenemos opiniones coincidentes we are of the same opinion in this matter ( frml), we are in agreement on this matter ( frml), our opinions coincide on this matter ( frml)* * *coincidente adj1. [igual, parecido]un resultado coincidente con el obtenido hace dos años a result that coincides with the one obtained two years ago2. [líneas] coincident* * *adj coincident -
106 colorear
v.1 to color (in).2 to dye.* * *1 to colour (US color)* * *verb* * *1. VT1) = colorar2) (=justificar) to justify, put in a favourable light; (=quitar importancia a) to whitewash, gloss over2. VI1) [frutos] to ripen2) (=tirar a rojo) to be reddish3) (=ponerse colorado) to redden* * *verbo transitivo (Art) to color*colorear algo de algo — to color* something in something
* * *= colour [color, -USA], colouring [coloring, -USA], tinge.Ex. Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.Ex. These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.----* colorear por números = paint by + numbers.* * *verbo transitivo (Art) to color*colorear algo de algo — to color* something in something
* * *= colour [color, -USA], colouring [coloring, -USA], tinge.Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.* colorear por números = paint by + numbers.* * *colorear [A1 ]vt1 ( Art) to color*dibujos para colorear pictures for you to color (in)2 (teñir) to dye, stain* * *
colorear ( conjugate colorear) verbo transitivo (Art) to color( conjugate color);
colorear algo de algo to color( conjugate color) sth in sth
colorear verbo transitivo to colour, US color
' colorear' also found in these entries:
English:
colour
- color
* * *colorear vtto colour (in)* * *v/t color, Brcolour;libro para colorear coloring book, Br colouring book* * *colorear vt: to colorcolorear vi1) : to redden2) : to ripen* * *colorear vb to colour in -
107 complementarse con
(v.) = be coupled withEx. His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.* * *(v.) = be coupled withEx: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
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108 convenio
m.agreement.convenio salarial wage agreement o settlement* * *1 agreement, treaty\convenio colectivo / convenio laboral collective agreement* * *noun m.1) agreement, pact2) covenant* * *SM agreementconvenio colectivo — collective bargain, general wages agreement
* * *masculino agreement* * *= agreement, joint venture, partnership, alliance, partnering, settlement.Ex. Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.Ex. The Department of Education and IBM embarked on a joint venture to provide network services to elementary and secondary school districts thoughout the state of Indiana.Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex. This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex. These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.----* convenio laboral = labour agreement, labour-management agreement.* * *masculino agreement* * *= agreement, joint venture, partnership, alliance, partnering, settlement.Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: The Department of Education and IBM embarked on a joint venture to provide network services to elementary and secondary school districts thoughout the state of Indiana.Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.* convenio laboral = labour agreement, labour-management agreement.* * *agreementCompuestos:● convenio colectivo or laboralcollective agreement ( on wages and working conditions)trade agreement* * *
convenio sustantivo masculino
agreement
convenio sustantivo masculino agreement
convenio colectivo, collective agreement
' convenio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apostilla
- capitulación
- homologar
English:
accord
- arrangement
- covenant
- package
- pay agreement
- settlement
* * *convenio nmagreementInd convenio colectivo collective agreement;convenio salarial wage agreement o settlement* * *m agreement* * *convenio nmpacto: agreement, pact -
109 desafiar al sistema
(v.) = beat + the systemEx. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.* * *(v.) = beat + the systemEx: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
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110 desarrollar
v.1 to develop (mejorar) (crecimiento, país).desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for moneyEl orador desarrolló el tema The orator developed the subject.El programador desarrolla sistemas The programmer develops systems.2 to expound, to explain (exponer) (teoría, tema, fórmula).¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?3 to carry out (realizar) (actividad, trabajo).4 to expand (Mat).5 to unroll, to unfold.El camarero desarrolló la alfombra The waiter unrolled the rug.6 to train.7 to rear, to raise.* * *1 (gen) to develop2 (deshacer un rollo) to unroll, unfold3 (exponer) to expound, explain4 (llevar a cabo) to carry out5 MATEMÁTICAS to expand, develop1 (crecer) to develop2 (transcurrir) to take place* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ economía, industria, mercado] to develop2) (=explicar) [+ teoría, tema, punto] to develop3) (=realizar) [+ trabajo, proyecto] to carry out; [+ técnica, método] to develophan desarrollado nuevas técnicas de reciclaje de residuos — they have developed new techniques for waste recycling
4) [+ capacidad, músculos, memoria] to develop5) (Mec)6) (Mat) [+ ecuación, función] to expanddesarolló bien el problema pero no llegó a la solución — he applied the correct method o working but failed to find the solution, he worked through the problem correctly but failed to find the solution
7) (=desenrollar) [+ algo enrollado] to unroll; [+ algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build upb) <industria/comercio> to developc) <teoría/plan> to develop2)a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explainb) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop2.desarrollarse v pron1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place* * *= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.Ex. Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.----* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* que se desarrollan = at play.* que se está desarrollando = evolving.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build upb) <industria/comercio> to developc) <teoría/plan> to develop2)a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explainb) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop2.desarrollarse v pron1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place* * *= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex: Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.* que se desarrollan = at play.* que se está desarrollando = evolving.* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.* * *desarrollar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹facultad/inteligencia› to develop; ‹músculos› to develop, build uptiene el sentido del olfato muy desarrollado it has a very highly developed sense of smell2 ‹industria/comercio› to develop3 (ampliar, desenvolver) ‹idea/teoría/plan› to developB2 ( Mat) to develop3 (llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out; ‹plan› to put into practiceC«coche/motor»: desarrolla una velocidad de … it can reach a speed of …desarrolla 75 caballos it develops o generates 75 horsepowerA1 (crecer) «niño/cuerpo/planta» to develop, grow2 «adolescente» to develop, go through puberty3 «pueblo/industria/economía» to develop4 «teoría/idea» to develop, evolveB «acto/entrevista» to take placehabrá que esperar a ver cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos we shall have to wait and see how things develop o turn outla acción se desarrolla en una aldea gallega the action unfolds o takes place in a Galician village* * *
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
' desarrollar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotar
English:
amplify
- brain
- build up
- develop
- evolve
- open up
- work out
- expand
- realize
* * *♦ vt1. [mejorar] [economía, capacidades, musculatura] to develop;desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for money2. [exponer] [tema] to explain, to develop;[teoría] to expound, to develop;¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?3. [realizar] [actividad, trabajo, proyecto] to carry out4. [crear] [prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] to develop5. [velocidad][ecuación, problema] to solve, to work outesta moto desarrolla los 200 kilómetros por hora this bike can reach a speed of 200 kilometres an hour* * *v/t1 develop2 tema explain3 trabajo carry out* * *desarrollar vt: to develop* * *desarrollar vb1. (en general) to develop -
111 desguace
m.1 scrapping (acción) (de automóviles).2 scrap yard.3 wreaker's yard, breaker's yard.4 taking down, pulling down, shipbreaking, breaking-up.5 knacker's yard for ships.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: desguazar.* * *1 (de barco) breaking up; (coche) car breaking, scrapping2 (lugar) breaker's yard, scrapyard* * *SM1) (=despiece) [de barco] breaking-up, scrapping; [de coche] scrapping2) (=lugar) scrapyard, breaker's yard* * ** * *= junkyard, scrapyard.Ex. He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.Ex. The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.----* de desguace = written-off.* * ** * *= junkyard, scrapyard.Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.* de desguace = written-off.* * *1 (de un barco) scrapping, breaking up; (de un avión, coche) scrappingmi pobre coche ya está para el desguace my poor car's ready for the breaker's yard o scrapyard3( Ven) (destrucción): el ejército hizo desguace en las filas enemigas the army wreaked havoc on the enemy lineshicieron desguace con la comida ( fam); they polished off (all) the food* * *
Del verbo desguazar: ( conjugate desguazar)
desguacé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
desguace es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
desguace
desguazar
desguazar ( conjugate desguazar) verbo transitivo
to scrap
desguace sustantivo masculino scrapping: el coche quedó para el desguace, the car ended up in the scrapyard
desguazar vtr (una embarcación) to break up
Auto to scrap
' desguace' also found in these entries:
English:
scrap yard
- scrapheap
- scrap
* * *desguace nm1. [acción] [de automóviles] scrapping;[de buques] breaking (up);esa camioneta está para el desguace this van is for the scrapheap;material de desguace scrap2. [depósito] scrapyard* * *m MAR, AUTO scrapping;estar para el desguace be ready for the scrapheap -
112 efímero
adj.1 short-lived, fleeting, brief, fly-by-night.2 liable to disappear.* * *► adjetivo1 ephemeral, brief* * *(f. - efímera)adj.ephemeral, short-lived* * *ADJ ephemeral* * *- ra adjetivo ephemeral* * *= ephemeral, fleeting, volatile, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing.Ex. Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.Ex. The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.Ex. The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.Ex. Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.Ex. The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.Ex. Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.----* documentación efímera = fugitive literature.* material efímero = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material.* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].* trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.* trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.* * *- ra adjetivo ephemeral* * *= ephemeral, fleeting, volatile, evanescent, short-lived [shortlived], transient, vanishing.Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.* documentación efímera = fugitive literature.* material efímero = ephemera, ephemeral, fugitive material.* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].* trabajo de impresión de material efímero = ephemeral jobbing.* trabajos de impresión de material efímero = jobbing work.* * *efímero -raephemeral* * *
efímero◊ -ra adjetivo
ephemeral
efímero,-a adjetivo ephemeral
' efímero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
efímera
- transitorio
English:
ephemeral
- fleeting
- short-lived
- short
* * *efímero, -a adjephemeral* * *adj ephemeral, short-lived* * *efímero, -ra adj: ephemeral -
113 el2
= the, ye.Nota: Forma arcaica.Ex. The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.Ex. The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.----* a lo extremo = to the extreme.* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* de los mejores = as good as any.* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.* el acabose = the last straw.* el alcance = comprehensiveness.* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.* el año próximo = the year ahead.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* el auténtico = the real McCoy.* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.* el bien de = the good of.* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* el charco = the big pond.* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.* el colmo = the last straw.* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* el corazón de = the heart of.* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.* el cual = which.* el de = that in, that of.* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.* El Diluvio = the Flood.* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.* el doble = twice + as many.* el doble de = twice + the number of.* El Dorado = El Dorado.* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].* el evitar = avoidance.* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).* el final de = the close of.* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.* el impulsor de = the power behind.* el interés público = the public interest.* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.* el lastre de = the shackles of.* el llevar = carrying.* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.* el más = all-time.* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.* el más allá = hereafter.* el más bajo = rock-bottom.* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.* el más leído = the most widely read.* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.* el mejor = best of breed, the.* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.* el mejor modo de = the best way of.* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.* el mentir = lying.* el mes pasado = last month.* el mío = mine.* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).* el mismo número = as many.* el modo como = the way in which.* el modo de = the way in which.* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.* el motor de = the power behind.* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* el orgullo de = showpiece.* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.* el padre de = the father of.* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.* el peso de = brunt of, the.* el populacho = the great unwashed.* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* el portavoz de = the voice of.* el presente = thisness.* el primer intento = the first time around.* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.* el primero mencionado = former.* el principal = the number one.* el principio de = the dawn of.* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.* el proletariado = the great unwashed.* el pulmón de = the heart of.* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.* el que = that, the one.* el que aprende = learner.* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.* el registro modelo = record-of-record.* el resto = rest, the.* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).* El Salvador = El Salvador.* el segundo mencionado = latter.* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el ser barato = cheapness.* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el tamaño de = the extent of.* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.* el tiempo de Algo = in season.* el tiempo es oro = time is money.* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).* el tipo de = the range of.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.* el último citado = latter.* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.* el único = the one and only.* el único e incomparable = the one and only.* el único e inimitable = the one and only.* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.* el verdadero = the real McCoy.* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.* el ver televisión = television viewing.* el viejo = the elder.* el vulgo = the great unwashed.* el yugo de = the shackles of.* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.* la = the, ye.* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.* la buena noticia = the good news.* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.* la clave de = at the heart of.* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la comunidad en general = the community at large.* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.* la cosa es que = the thing is.* la cosa principal = the number one thing.* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la cruz de = the bane of.* la cuestión es que = the thing is.* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.* la demanda de = a call for.* la diversidad de = the range of.* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.* la época de Algo = in season.* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.* la espalda de = the back of.* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.* la joya de = showpiece.* la judicatura = the Bench.* la justicia = the Bench.* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.* la magistratura = the Bench.* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* la mar de = a whole slew of.* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.* la medida en que = the extent to which.* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].* la mejor manera = how best.* la mejor manera de = the best way of.* la mejor oferta = the best deal.* la mejor opción = the best bet.* la mejor salida = the best way forward.* la mejor solución = the best way forward.* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.* la mentira = lying.* la mirada en = eye(s) on.* la misma persona = one and the same person.* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.* la parte de atrás de = the back of.* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.* la parte más importante = the heart of.* la parte principal de = the bulk of.* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.* la parte trasera de = the back of.* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.* la pesadilla de = the bane of.* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.* la petición de = a call for.* la píldora = the pill.* la plebe = the great unwashed.* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.* la primera tentativa = the first time around.* la primera vez = the first time around.* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* la que = that, the one.* la razón de ser = the reason for being.* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....* la riqueza de = the wealth of.* la ruina de = the bane of.* las = the, ye.* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.* las ataduras de = the shackles of.* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.* las de = those for.* las doce del mediodía = noon.* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.* la segunda opción = the next best choice.* la segunda vez = the second time around.* la semana pasada = last week.* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* la situación = the course of events.* la sociedad en general = society at large.* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.* las profundidades del mar = the deep.* las profundidades del océano = the deep.* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.* la temporada de Algo = in season.* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.* la tira de = a whole slew of.* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* la última vez = last time.* la última vez que = the last time.* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.* la ventaja de = the beauty of.* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.* la verdad = the lowdown (on).* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* la vida es así = life's like that.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* la vida + seguir = life + go on.* la víspera de = on the eve of.* la voz de = the voice of.* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.* la voz interior = the voice within.* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.* lo anodino = blandness.* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* lo bueno de = the beauty of.* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo caro = expensiveness.* lo chicano = Chicana.* lo chulo = coolness.* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).* lo completo = completeness.* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.* lo creas o no = believe it or not.* lo decisivo = the last word.* lo definitivo = the last word.* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.* lo directo = directness.* lo divertido = the fun part.* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).* lo estrafalario = zaniness.* lo estrambótico = zaniness.* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.* lo favorable = propitiousness.* lo hebraico = Hebraica.* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.* lo indirecto = indirectness.* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.* lo insulso = blandness.* lo interesante = the fun part.* lo judío = Judaica.* lo lindo = cuteness.* lo llano = flatness.* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.* lo más destacado = highlights.* lo más detestado = pet hate.* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.* lo más interesante = highlights.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo más novedoso = the last word.* lo más odiado = pet hate.* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.* lo más probable es que = most probably.* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.* lo mejor = the top of the tree.* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor de todo = best of all.* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.* lo menos posible = as little as possible.* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.* lo mucho que = how extensively.* lo noble = high-mindedness.* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).* lo oportuno = timeliness.* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.* lo peor de = brunt of, the.* lo peor del = the armpit of the.* lo pintoresco = quaintness.* lo plano = flatness.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.* lo primero = for one, first off.* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.* lo propicio = propitiousness.* lo público = publicness.* lo que = that which, what.* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.* lo que es aun mejor = better still.* lo que es aun peor = worse still.* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.* lo que es mejor aun = better still.* lo que es muy importante = importantly.* lo que es peor = what's worse.* lo que es peor aun = worse still.* lo que espera a = what is on store for.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.* lo que le corresponde = fair share.* lo que nos espera = things to come.* lo que quiera que = whatever.* lo que sea = something or other.* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.* lo que + ser = what + be like.* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.* lo rural = rurality.* los = the, ye.* los 365 días del año = year-round.* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.* los acontecimientos = the course of events.* lo sagrado = sacredness.* los albores de = the dawn of.* los años cincuenta = fifties.* los años treinta = thirties.* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.* los comienzos de = the dawn of.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* los de = those for, those in.* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* los días antes de = leading up to.* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.* los más necesitados = those most in need.* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.* los necesitados = the needy.* los orígenes de = the dawn of.* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.* los que = those who.* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.* los tribunales = the Bench.* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.* lo último = the last word.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.* lo yidish = Yiddica.* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come. -
114 elogiar
v.to praise.Ella halaga a Ricardo She cajoles Richard.* * *1 to praise, eulogize* * *verb* * *VT to praise, eulogize ( liter)* * *verbo transitivo to praise* * *= applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.Ex. I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.Ex. In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.Ex. In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.Ex. The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.Ex. Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.Ex. As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.Ex. Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.Ex. Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.Ex. Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.Ex. Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.Ex. I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.* * *verbo transitivo to praise* * *= applaud, praise, vaunt, eulogise [eulogize, -USA], compliment, acclaim, hail, commend, hold out as, laud, rave about, hold + Nombre + up for praise, rant and rave.Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.* * *elogiar [A1 ]vtto praisemuy elogiada por la crítica highly praised by the criticssiempre está elogiando sus virtudes he's always singing her praises* * *
elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo
to praise
elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
' elogiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ensalzar
English:
commend
- eulogize
- praise
* * *elogiar vtto praise;elogiar a alguien por algo to praise sb for sth* * *v/t praise* * *elogiar vtencomiar: to praise* * *elogiar vb to praise -
115 engañar al sistema
(v.) = beat + the system, game + the systemEx. The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.Ex. Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.* * *(v.) = beat + the system, game + the systemEx: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to ' beat the system'.
Ex: Doctors often ' game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing. -
116 entramado
adj.half-timbered, wattled.m.framework.past part.past participle of spanish verb: entramar.* * *1 wooden framework* * *SM1) (Arquit) (=estructura) framework, timber, lumber (EEUU); [de puente] framework2) (=red) network* * *a) (Arquit, Const) framework; (estructura, trabazón) framework, structureel entramado jurídico — the judicial framework o structure
b) (Tec) network* * *= grid, mesh [meshes, -pl.], lattice, web, nexus, skein, lacework, trellis pattern, trellis, trellis work.Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.Ex. Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.Ex. Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.Ex. A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's web'.Ex. The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex. Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.Ex. Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.Ex. The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.Ex. As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.Ex. For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.----* entramado de alambre = wire mesh.* entramado social, el = social web, the.* * *a) (Arquit, Const) framework; (estructura, trabazón) framework, structureel entramado jurídico — the judicial framework o structure
b) (Tec) network* * *= grid, mesh [meshes, -pl.], lattice, web, nexus, skein, lacework, trellis pattern, trellis, trellis work.Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's web'.Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.Ex: As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.* entramado de alambre = wire mesh.* entramado social, el = social web, the.* * *2 (estructura, trabazón) framework, structureel entramado jurídico the judicial framework o structureel entramado de compañías que constituyen el grupo the network of companies which form the group3 ( Tec) network* * *entramado nm1. [de hierro, madera] framework2. [estructura] framework, structure;el entramado financiero del país the financial structure of the country3. [red] network;la prensa destapó un entramado de corrupción en la policía the press uncovered a web of corruption in the police force* * *m ARQUI framework; fignetwork* * *entramado nm: framework -
117 estudiante extranjero
f. & m.foreign student.* * *(n.) = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange studentEx. Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students.Ex. The present increasse in numbers of overseas students in Australian tertiarian institutions has implications for libraries.Ex. The librarians in Uris Library at Cornell University, New York, have worked closely with faculty in the Intensive Program for 10 years to develop a programme of library instruction for international students.Ex. Exchange students may have different enrolment procedures, depending on the university's agreement with the university in the student's home country.* * *(n.) = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange studentEx: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students.
Ex: The present increasse in numbers of overseas students in Australian tertiarian institutions has implications for libraries.Ex: The librarians in Uris Library at Cornell University, New York, have worked closely with faculty in the Intensive Program for 10 years to develop a programme of library instruction for international students.Ex: Exchange students may have different enrolment procedures, depending on the university's agreement with the university in the student's home country. -
118 explotar
v.1 to exploit (person).El tipo explota a los empleados The guy exploits the employees.El minero explota los recursos The miner exploits the resources.2 to explode.El minero explotó la carga The miner exploded the charge.La carga explotó The charge exploded.María explotó por la ofensa Mary exploded because of the offense.3 to use, to take unfair advantage of.El timador usó a las personas The swindler used the people.4 to explode on.Nos explotó una bomba A bomb exploded on us.* * *1 (sacar provecho) to exploit; (mina) to work; (tierra) to cultivate; (industria) to operate, run; (recursos) to tap, exploit2 peyorativo (personas) to exploit3 (bomba) to explode1 (explosionar) to explode, blow up* * *verb1) to exploit2) to run, operate* * *1. VT1) (=usar) [+ recursos, riquezas] to exploit; [+ planta] to run, operate; [+ mina] to work2) (=usar excesivamente) [+ obreros] to exploit; [+ situación] to exploit, make capital out of3) [+ bomba] to explode2.VI [bomba] to explode, go offexplotaron dos bombas — two bombs exploded o went off
cayó sin explotar — it fell but did not go off, it landed without going off
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < tierra> to exploit, work; < mina> to operate, work; < negocio> to run, operateb) <idea/debilidad> to exploit2) < trabajador> to exploit2.explotar via) bomba to explode, go off; caldera/máquina to explode, blow upb) (fam) persona to explode, to blow a fuse (colloq)* * *= deploy, explode, exploit, harness, tap, burst, blow up, cash in on, prey on/upon, detonate, milk, mine, blow + a fuse, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails, go off.Ex. The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.Ex. Other systems also employ a thesaurus in offering the facility to explode search profiles.Ex. The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.Ex. When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.Ex. It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.Ex. The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.Ex. The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex. At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.Ex. From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.Ex. There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex. A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.Ex. For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.Ex. He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex. Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.Ex. My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.----* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.* hacer explotar = blow up.* por explotar = untapped.* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) < tierra> to exploit, work; < mina> to operate, work; < negocio> to run, operateb) <idea/debilidad> to exploit2) < trabajador> to exploit2.explotar via) bomba to explode, go off; caldera/máquina to explode, blow upb) (fam) persona to explode, to blow a fuse (colloq)* * *= deploy, explode, exploit, harness, tap, burst, blow up, cash in on, prey on/upon, detonate, milk, mine, blow + a fuse, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails, go off.Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
Ex: Other systems also employ a thesaurus in offering the facility to explode search profiles.Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.Ex: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).Ex: A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.* explotar al máximo = realise + to its full potential, realise + the potential.* explotar beneficios = exploit + benefits.* hacer explotar = blow up.* por explotar = untapped.* sin explotar = untapped, unexploded.* * *explotar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹tierra› to exploit, work; ‹mina› to operate, work, exploit; ‹negocio› to run, operate2 (sacar provecho de) to exploitsupo explotar esta idea al máximo she knew how to exploit this idea to the full o how to make the most of this ideasabe explotar los puntos flacos de su rival he knows how to exploit his opponent's weak pointsB ‹trabajador› to exploit■ explotarvi1 «bomba» to explode, go off; «caldera/máquina» to explode, blow up* * *
explotar ( conjugate explotar) verbo transitivo
‹ mina› to operate, work;
‹ negocio› to run, operate
verbo intransitivo
[caldera/máquina] to explode, blow up
explotar
I verbo intransitivo (un artefacto) to explode, go off
II verbo transitivo
1 (desarrollar, utilizar) to exploit
(una mina) to work
(la tierra) to cultivate
2 (a una persona) to exploit
' explotar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estallar
- jugo
- exprimir
English:
blow up
- explode
- exploit
- go off
- milk
- prey on
- rag
- shell-hole
- tap
- untapped
- use
- flare
- mileage
- prey
- set
- top
- undeveloped
- work
* * *explotar1 vt1. [niños, trabajadores] to exploit;en esta empresa explotan a los trabajadores this firm exploits its workers2. [recursos naturales] to exploit;[fábrica, negocio] to run, to operate; [terreno] to farm; [mina] to work3. [tema, asunto, situación] to exploitexplotar2 vi1. [bomba, explosivo, petardo] to explode, to go off;[globo, neumático, caldera] to explode, to burst2. [persona] to explode (with rage)* * *I v/t2 situación take advantage of, exploit3 trabajador exploitII v/i go off, explode; figexplode, blow a fuse fam* * *explotar vt1) : to exploit2) : to operate, to runexplotar viestallar, reventar: to explode* * *explotar vb1. (bomba, etc) to explode / to go off2. (mina) to work3. (tierra) to farm4. (aprovechar) to exploit -
119 fecha de caducidad
expiry date* * ** * *( de medicamento) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); ( de alimento) use-by date; fecha de caducidad 25 junio 2005 ( en medicamento) expires June 25th 2005; ( en alimento) use by June 25th 2005* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by dateEx. A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.Ex. If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex. The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex. Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex. It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex. Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.Ex. The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.* * *( de medicamento) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); ( de alimento) use-by date; fecha de caducidad 25 junio 2005 ( en medicamento) expires June 25th 2005; ( en alimento) use by June 25th 2005* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, expiration date, best by date, best before date, limited life, sell-by dateEx: A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.
Ex: If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex: The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex: Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex: It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex: Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.* * * -
120 fecha de vencimiento
( de letra) due date, maturity date; (de carnet, licencia) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); (de medicamento, alimento) (AmL) fecha de caducidad* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, due date, expiration date, deadline, best by date, best before date, dateline, sell-by dateEx. A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.Ex. If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex. Also, various strategies using publicity should be tested in order to find ways to increase the percentage of books returned by the due date.Ex. The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex. The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.Ex. Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex. It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex. All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.Ex. The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.* * *( de letra) due date, maturity date; (de carnet, licencia) expiration date (AmE), expiry date (BrE); (de medicamento, alimento) (AmL) fecha de caducidad* * *(n.) = date due, expiry date, due date, expiration date, deadline, best by date, best before date, dateline, sell-by dateEx: A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library.
Ex: If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below.Ex: Also, various strategies using publicity should be tested in order to find ways to increase the percentage of books returned by the due date.Ex: The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy.Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.Ex: Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box.Ex: It should be safe to eat food after the ' best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best.Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.
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