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  • 1 entre vivos

    • between living persons
    • inter vivos

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  • 2 responsabilidad compartida

    f.
    shared responsibility.
    * * *
    (n.) = shared authorship, shared responsibility
    Ex. Shared authorship involves the collaboration between two or more persons or bodies performing the same kind of activity in the creation of the content of an item.
    Ex. Shared responsibility involves the collaboration between two or more persons or bodies performing the same kind of activity in the creation of the content of an item; the contribution of each may form a separate and distinct part of the item, or the contribution of each may not be separable from that of the others.
    * * *
    (n.) = shared authorship, shared responsibility

    Ex: Shared authorship involves the collaboration between two or more persons or bodies performing the same kind of activity in the creation of the content of an item.

    Ex: Shared responsibility involves the collaboration between two or more persons or bodies performing the same kind of activity in the creation of the content of an item; the contribution of each may form a separate and distinct part of the item, or the contribution of each may not be separable from that of the others.

    Spanish-English dictionary > responsabilidad compartida

  • 3 a

    prep.
    1 to.
    voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid
    me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad
    llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party
    2 at (moment).
    a las siete at seven o'clock
    a los once años at the age of eleven
    al caer la noche at nightfall
    al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted
    Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.
    3 per, every (frecuency).
    40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week
    tres veces al día three times a day
    4 to.
    dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo
    dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come
    5 to.
    entró a pagar he came in to pay
    aprender a nadar to learn to swim
    6 by, about to, for.
    * * *
    A, a
    ► nombre femenino (pl as o aes)
    1 (la letra) A, a
    ————————
    A
    1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H
    ————————
    A
    1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M
    ————————
    A
    1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A
    * * *
    prep.
    1) to
    2) into
    3) in
    4) at
    5) on
    6) with
    * * *
    SF = a (=letra) A, a
    * * *
    a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a
    * * *
    = for, per, to.
    Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
    Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
    Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
    ----
    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * 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.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * 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 = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * 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.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * 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 = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
    * a últ

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    a
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.
    No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.
    En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)
    voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party
    voy a casa I'm going home
    dobla a la derecha turn right
    se cayó al río she fell into the river
    estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table
    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right
    a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner
    queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo
    3
    (indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away
    está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here
    1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at
    abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?
    a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock
    a mediados de abril in mid-April
    hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today
    al día siguiente the next o following day
    empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months
    llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night
    2 al + INF:
    se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus
    al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him
    al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station
    3
    (indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived
    trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five
    a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half
    estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)
    C
    (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week
    sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person
    iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three
    D
    (indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback
    pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken
    un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle
    a crédito on credit
    ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations
    una tela a rayas a piece of striped material
    1
    (introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?
    la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer
    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
    busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary
    ]
    2
    (introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter
    dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English
    suave al tacto soft to the touch
    agradable al oído pleasing to the ear
    3
    (indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy
    F
    enséñale a nadar teach him to swim
    fue a preguntar he went to ask
    a que + SUBJ:
    los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part
    voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup
    2 ( fam)
    (para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?
    ¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?
    3
    a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)
    ¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?
    ¡a por ello! go for it!
    los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting
    es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind
    total a pagar total payable
    horario a convenir hours to be arranged
    H
    1
    (en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!
    ¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)
    vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!
    a decir verdad to tell you the truth
    a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say
    3 ( fam)
    (en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him
    4
    (indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party
    al + INF:
    al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages
    5
    (expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!
    tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)
    ¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    A    
    a
    A,
    ◊ a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

    a preposición Nota:
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    1

    ◊ voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

    voy a casa I'm going home;
    se cayó al río she fell into the river


    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right


    2
    a) (señalando hora, momento) at;


    a la hora de comer at lunch time;
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
    a mediados de abril in mid-April;
    al día siguiente the next o following day

    ◊ hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

    c) al + inf:


    al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news



    ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;

    3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):

    sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
    a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
    4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
    ◊ a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

    a crédito on credit;
    funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
    a mano by hand;
    a rayas striped;
    vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
    5

    ◊ ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud


    dáselo a ella give it to her;
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
    le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door

    ◊ se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

    A, a f (letra) A
    'A' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    a. C.
    - a.m.
    - abajeña
    - abajeño
    - abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abanico
    - abarquillada
    - abarquillado
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abasto
    - abatida
    - abatido
    - abatirse
    - abdicar
    - aberración
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abigarrada
    - abigarrado
    - abigarrar
    - ablandar
    - ablusada
    - ablusado
    - abnegada
    - abnegado
    - abobada
    - abobado
    - abocada
    - abocado
    - abogacía
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abombada
    - abombado
    - abonar
    - abonada
    - abonado
    - abonarse
    - abono
    - abordar
    - abordaje
    - aborregar
    - abortar
    - abortiva
    English:
    A
    - A-level
    - a.m.
    - abandon
    - abandoned
    - abide by
    - ability
    - abject
    - abnormal
    - aboard
    - aborigine
    - abortion
    - abortive
    - about
    - above
    - above-board
    - above-mentioned
    - abrasive
    - abreast
    - abridged
    - abrupt
    - absent
    - absent-minded
    - absolute
    - absolutely
    - absorbed
    - abstemious
    - abstract
    - absurd
    - abundant
    - abuse
    - abusive
    - abysmal
    - academic
    - academy
    - accede
    - accent
    - acceptable
    - access
    - accident-prone
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - acclimatized
    - accommodate
    - accommodation
    - accomplish
    - accomplished
    - account
    - account for
    - accountable
    * * *
    A
    1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway
    2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B
    A, a [a] nf
    [letra] A, a;
    si por a o por be… if for any reason…
    * * *
    a
    prp
    al este de to the east of;
    a casa home;
    ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;
    ¡a trabajar! get to work!;
    vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;
    voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)
    a la mesa at the table;
    al lado de next to;
    a la derecha on the right;
    al sol in the sun;
    a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;
    está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away
    :
    ¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;
    a las tres at three o’clock;
    de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;
    estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;
    a los treinta años at the age of thirty;
    a la llegada del tren when the train arrives
    :
    a la española the Spanish way;
    a mano by hand;
    a pie on foot;
    a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour
    :
    ¿a cómo o
    cuánto está? how much is it?;
    están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo
    :
    dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother
    :
    vi a mi padre I saw my father
    :
    empezar a begin to;
    jugar a las cartas play cards;
    decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;
    voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;
    a decir verdad to tell the truth
    :
    ¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;
    a ver OK, right;
    a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now
    abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)
    * * *
    a nf
    : first letter of the Spanish alphabet
    a prep
    1) : to
    nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico
    ¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?
    como a usted le guste: as you wish
    3) : in the manner of
    papas a la francesa: french fries
    4) : on, by means of
    a pie: on foot
    5) : per, each
    tres pastillas al día: three pills per day
    enséñales a leer: teach them to read
    problemas a resolver: problems to be solved
    * * *
    a prep
    3. (distancia) away
    está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away
    4. (tiempo) at
    5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at
    tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each
    fui a pie I walked / I went on foot
    hecho a mano handmade / made by hand
    ¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?
    9. (para) for
    10. (de) from

    Spanish-English dictionary > a

  • 4 cooperación

    f.
    1 cooperation, collaboration, co-operation, teamwork.
    2 cooperation, partnership.
    * * *
    1 cooperation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino cooperation
    * * *
    = collaboration, cooperation [co-operation], partnership, liaison, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cooperativeness [co-operativeness].
    Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex. Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
    Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex. It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
    Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
    Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex. The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
    Ex. The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.
    ----
    * acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.
    * catalogación en cooperación = cooperative cataloguing.
    * contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * cooperación bibliotecaria = library cooperation.
    * cooperación en red = networking.
    * cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.
    * cooperación institucional = institutional cooperation.
    * cooperación interbibliotecaria = interlibrary co-operation.
    * deseo de cooperación = engagement.
    * en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].
    * en cooperación con = in cooperation with.
    * falta de cooperación = uncooperation.
    * mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económic = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    * * *
    femenino cooperation
    * * *
    = collaboration, cooperation [co-operation], partnership, liaison, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], cooperativeness [co-operativeness].

    Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

    Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
    Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
    Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
    Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
    Ex: The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.
    * acuerdo de cooperación = collaborative partnership.
    * catalogación en cooperación = cooperative cataloguing.
    * contar con la cooperación de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * cooperación bibliotecaria = library cooperation.
    * cooperación en red = networking.
    * cooperación entre instituciones = interagency cooperation.
    * cooperación institucional = institutional cooperation.
    * cooperación interbibliotecaria = interlibrary co-operation.
    * deseo de cooperación = engagement.
    * en cooperación = cooperative [co-operative].
    * en cooperación con = in cooperation with.
    * falta de cooperación = uncooperation.
    * mantener cooperación = maintain + cooperation.
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
    * Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económic = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

    * * *
    cooperation
    agradecemos su cooperación en este asunto we thank you for your cooperation in this matter
    * * *

    cooperación sustantivo femenino
    cooperation
    cooperación sustantivo femenino cooperation
    ' cooperación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    entre
    - solicitar
    English:
    cooperation
    - unhelpfulness
    * * *
    co-operation
    * * *
    f cooperation
    * * *
    cooperación nf, pl - ciones : cooperation
    * * *
    cooperación n cooperation

    Spanish-English dictionary > cooperación

  • 5 colaboración

    f.
    1 collaboration, assistance, help, cooperation.
    2 contribution.
    * * *
    1 collaboration
    2 (prensa) contribution
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cooperación) collaboration
    2) [en periódico] [gen] contribution; (=artículo) article
    3) [de congreso] paper
    4) (=donativo) contribution
    * * *
    femenino collaboration

    en colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something

    * * *
    = collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.
    Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex. Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
    Ex. We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
    Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex. The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
    Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
    Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex. The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
    Ex. The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.
    Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.
    Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    ----
    * acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.
    * autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.
    * colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.
    * colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.
    * colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.
    * colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.
    * colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.
    * contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * diseñar en colaboración = co-design.
    * editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].
    * en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.
    * en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.
    * en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.
    * en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.
    * escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].
    * establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.
    * financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].
    * investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.
    * organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
    * patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.
    * proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.
    * proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.
    * trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.
    * trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.
    * * *
    femenino collaboration

    en colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something

    * * *
    = collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.

    Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

    Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
    Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
    Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
    Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
    Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
    Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
    Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
    Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
    Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.
    Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.
    Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
    * acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.
    * autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.
    * colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.
    * colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.
    * colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.
    * colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.
    * colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.
    * contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.
    * creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.
    * diseñar en colaboración = co-design.
    * editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].
    * en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.
    * en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.
    * en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.
    * en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.
    * escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].
    * establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.
    * financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].
    * investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.
    * organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
    * patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.
    * proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.
    * proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.
    * trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.
    * trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).
    * trabajo en colaboración = interworking.

    * * *
    collaboration
    lo escribió en colaboración con dos colegas suyos he wrote it in collaboration with two of his colleagues
    cuento con su colaboración I am counting on your assistance o help
    * * *

     

    colaboración sustantivo femenino
    collaboration;
    ◊ en colaboración con algn/algo in collaboration with sb/sth

    colaboración sustantivo femenino
    1 (ayuda) collaboration
    2 Prensa contribution

    ' colaboración' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concurso
    - entre
    - junta
    - junto
    - no
    - prestar
    - contribución
    - estrecho
    English:
    call on
    - collaboration
    - contribution
    - closely
    - cooperation
    - cooperative
    * * *
    1. [cooperación] collaboration;
    hacer algo en colaboración con alguien to do sth in collaboration with sb;
    necesito tu colaboración para escribir el artículo I need your help to write this article;
    fue acusado de colaboración con banda armada he was accused of collaborating with o helping a terrorist organization
    2. [de prensa] contribution, article
    * * *
    f collaboration
    * * *
    colaboración n cooperation

    Spanish-English dictionary > colaboración

  • 6 compartir

    v.
    1 to share (out) (ganancias, gastos).
    Ricardo comparte gustos con María Richard shares tastes with Mary.
    2 to share.
    compartir algo con alguien to share something with somebody
    3 to share (ideas, pesimismo).
    no comparto tu opinión I don't share your opinion
    4 to share in, to partake of, to go shares in.
    Ellos comparten su pena They share in their grief.
    5 to split, to share, to divide up, to divide in equal parts.
    Ella comparte su pastel She splits her cake.
    6 to partake in.
    Ella comparte la celebración She partakes in the celebration.
    7 to enjoy in common, to share.
    Ellos comparten su afición They enjoy their interest in common.
    * * *
    1 (dividir) to divide (up), split, share (out)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ casa, cuarto, comida, ropa] to share
    2) [+ ganancias] to share (out), divide (up); [+ gastos] to share

    compartimos las ganancias a medias — we shared (out) o divided (up) the profits between us

    3) [+ opinión] to share; [+ objetivos] to agree with; [+ sentimientos] to share
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <oficina/comida/ganancias> to share
    b) <opinión/responsabilidad> to share
    * * *
    = have + Nombre + in common, share, share + Nombre + in common, hold in + common, tread + common ground, syndicate, partake (in/of).
    Ex. This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
    Ex. The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
    Ex. Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
    Ex. If electronic journal vendors and publishers syndicated their content, users could choose to receive desktop notification for newly-published relevant articles by journal title or discipline.
    Ex. The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
    ----
    * compartir el conocimiento = knowledge sharing, pool + knowledge.
    * compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].
    * compartir esfuerzos = share + efforts.
    * compartir espacio = share + space.
    * compartir experiencias = share + experience.
    * compartir ideas = pool + ideas, share + ideas, share + thoughts, pool + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir la experiencia profesional = pool + expertise.
    * compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.
    * compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.
    * compartir recursos = pool + resources.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <oficina/comida/ganancias> to share
    b) <opinión/responsabilidad> to share
    * * *
    = have + Nombre + in common, share, share + Nombre + in common, hold in + common, tread + common ground, syndicate, partake (in/of).

    Ex: This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.

    Ex: If responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
    Ex: The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
    Ex: Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
    Ex: If electronic journal vendors and publishers syndicated their content, users could choose to receive desktop notification for newly-published relevant articles by journal title or discipline.
    Ex: The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
    * compartir el conocimiento = knowledge sharing, pool + knowledge.
    * compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].
    * compartir esfuerzos = share + efforts.
    * compartir espacio = share + space.
    * compartir experiencias = share + experience.
    * compartir ideas = pool + ideas, share + ideas, share + thoughts, pool + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir la experiencia profesional = pool + expertise.
    * compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.
    * compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.
    * compartir recursos = pool + resources.

    * * *
    compartir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹oficina/comida› to share
    compartimos las ganancias we share the profits
    comparten los gastos de teléfono entre todos they split the phone bill between them
    compartir algo CON algn to share sth WITH sb
    comparto la habitación con mi hermana I share the room with my sister
    compartí mi almuerzo con él I shared my lunch with him, I let him have some of my lunch
    [ S ] se comparte casa room to let in shared house
    2 ‹opinión/criterio/responsabilidad› to share
    no comparto tu optimismo I don't share your optimism
    * * *

     

    compartir ( conjugate compartir) verbo transitivo
    to share;
    compartir algo con algn to share sth with sb
    compartir verbo transitivo to share: ¿por qué no compartimos lo que queda de tarta?, why don't we share what's left of the pie?
    ' compartir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    participar
    English:
    job share
    - share
    * * *
    1. [ganancias, gastos] to share (out);
    lo compartieron entre los familiares they shared it (out) among their relations
    2. [casa, vehículo] to share;
    compartir algo con alguien to share sth with sb
    3. [ideas, pesimismo] to share;
    no comparto tu opinión I don't share your opinion
    * * *
    v/t share ( con with)
    * * *
    : to share
    * * *
    compartir vb to share

    Spanish-English dictionary > compartir

  • 7 alejamiento

    m.
    1 remoteness.
    2 distance (distancia).
    * * *
    1 (separación) distance, separation
    2 (enajenación) estrangement
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=distanciamiento) [gen] distance; [como actividad] distancing
    2) [entre personas]

    unos meses de alejamiento nos sentarán bien a los dos — a few months away from each other will do us both good, a few months apart will do us good

    3) [de cargo] removal
    4) (=actitud distante) detachment
    * * *
    a) (de lugar, cargo)
    b) ( entre personas - físico) separation; (- emocional) rift
    * * *
    = alienation, remoteness, remoteness, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.
    Ex. Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
    Ex. One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
    Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
    Ex. The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
    Ex. This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
    Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
    Ex. Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
    ----
    * alejamiento de = swing away from.
    * orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.
    * * *
    a) (de lugar, cargo)
    b) ( entre personas - físico) separation; (- emocional) rift
    * * *
    = alienation, remoteness, remoteness, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.

    Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

    Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
    Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
    Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
    Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
    Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
    Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
    * alejamiento de = swing away from.
    * orden judicial de alejamiento = protection order.

    * * *
    1
    (de un lugar, cargo): su alejamiento del cargo his removal from the post
    después de un alejamiento temporal de la universidad after a short absence from the university
    2
    (entre personas): aquel alejamiento sirvió para demostrarles que se querían de verdad that separation helped them see that they really did love each other
    el alejamiento entre los dos se profundizó the rift between them deepened, they became increasingly remote from each other
    * * *
    1. [respecto a lugar] distance;
    el alejamiento de la capital facilitaba la corrupción being so far from the capital made it easier for corruption to flourish
    2. [distanciamiento] [entre personas] estrangement;
    se produjo un alejamiento gradual entre los dos hermanos the two brothers gradually grew apart;
    una crisis nerviosa le llevó a un alejamiento temporal de la música a nervous breakdown led her to give up music for a while;
    * * *
    m removal, separation; fig
    distancing
    * * *
    1) : removal, separation
    2) : estrangement

    Spanish-English dictionary > alejamiento

  • 8 distanciamiento

    m.
    1 distance, coldness (afectivo).
    2 separation, isolation, coming apart, distance.
    * * *
    1 distancing, separation
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acto) spacing out
    2) (=estado) remoteness, isolation
    3) (=distancia) distance
    4) (Teat, Literat) distancing effect
    * * *
    masculino ( acción) distancing; ( efecto)
    * * *
    = remoteness, rift, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.
    Ex. Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
    Ex. Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.
    Ex. The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
    Ex. This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
    Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
    Ex. Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
    ----
    * distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.
    * distanciamiento de = swing away from.
    * orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.
    * * *
    masculino ( acción) distancing; ( efecto)
    * * *
    = remoteness, rift, estrangement, move away from, aloofness, distancing.

    Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

    Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.
    Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
    Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
    Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
    Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
    * distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre... y = widening of the gap beween.... and, widening gap between... and.
    * distanciamiento de = swing away from.
    * orden judicial de distanciamiento = restraining order.

    * * *
    (acción) distancing
    (efecto): se nota un cierto distanciamiento entre ellos they seem to have grown o drifted apart
    * * *

    distanciamiento sustantivo masculino distancing: ha habido un distanciamiento entre ellos, they've grown apart
    ' distanciamiento' also found in these entries:
    English:
    rift
    * * *
    1. [afectivo] distance, coldness;
    con los años, se produjo un distanciamiento entre ellos as the years passed, they grew apart;
    ver un asunto con cierto distanciamiento to consider an issue with a certain detachment
    2. [de opiniones, posturas] distancing;
    se ha dado un claro distanciamiento de posturas entre ambos bandos the two sides have adopted more clearly opposing positions
    * * *
    m afectivo, de posturas distancing
    * * *
    1) : distancing
    2) : rift, estrangement

    Spanish-English dictionary > distanciamiento

  • 9 lazo

    m.
    1 bow.
    2 ribbon.
    3 snare.
    4 tie, loop, knot, string tie.
    5 bond, relation, relationship, tie.
    6 lasso, lariat, long rope with a sliding noose.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: lazar.
    * * *
    1 (cinta) ribbon; (de adorno) bow
    2 figurado (vínculo) tie, bond
    3 (trampa) snare, trap
    \
    lazo corredizo slipknot
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) bond
    2) link
    3) bow
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=nudo) [para asegurar] knot; [decorativo] bow
    2) (Agr) lasso, lariat
    3) (Caza) snare, trap
    4) (Aut) hairpin bend
    5) pl lazos (=vínculos) ties
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cinta) ribbon; ( nudo decorativo) bow

    ¿te hago un lazo? — shall I tie it in a bow?

    2)
    a) (Agr) lasso

    no echarle or tirarle un lazo a alguien — (Méx fam) not to give somebody a second glance

    poner a alguien como lazo de cochino — (Méx fam) to give somebody a dressing-down

    b) ( cuerda) (Col, Méx) rope; ( para saltar) (Col) cuerda 1) b)
    c) ( para cazar) snare, trap
    3) ( vínculo) bond, tie
    * * *
    = tape, tie, knot, bond, lashing, loop, bonding, tie.
    Ex. A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
    Ex. Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
    Ex. Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.
    Ex. Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
    Ex. This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.
    Ex. Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.
    Ex. The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
    Ex. Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
    ----
    * colgado de un lazo continuo = looped.
    * con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * crear lazos = build up + links.
    * crear lazos afectivos = bond.
    * establecer lazos afectivos = bond.
    * estrechar los lazos = strengthen + links.
    * fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.
    * lazo afectivo = human bonding.
    * lazo cultural = cultural bond.
    * lazo étnico = ethnic bond.
    * lazo familiar = family bond.
    * lazos = ties.
    * lazos de amistad = bonding.
    * lazos de amor = bonding.
    * lazos familiares = family ties.
    * lazos sangüíneos = blood ties.
    * romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.
    * romper un lazo = sever + connection.
    * ruptura de lazos = severing of ties, breaking of ties.
    * tender lazos = build + bridges.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( cinta) ribbon; ( nudo decorativo) bow

    ¿te hago un lazo? — shall I tie it in a bow?

    2)
    a) (Agr) lasso

    no echarle or tirarle un lazo a alguien — (Méx fam) not to give somebody a second glance

    poner a alguien como lazo de cochino — (Méx fam) to give somebody a dressing-down

    b) ( cuerda) (Col, Méx) rope; ( para saltar) (Col) cuerda 1) b)
    c) ( para cazar) snare, trap
    3) ( vínculo) bond, tie
    * * *
    = tape, tie, knot, bond, lashing, loop, bonding, tie.

    Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.

    Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
    Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.
    Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
    Ex: This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.
    Ex: Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.
    Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
    Ex: Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
    * colgado de un lazo continuo = looped.
    * con lazos muy estrechos = close-knit.
    * creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres = male bonding.
    * crear lazos = build up + links.
    * crear lazos afectivos = bond.
    * establecer lazos afectivos = bond.
    * estrechar los lazos = strengthen + links.
    * fortalecer los lazos = strengthen + links.
    * lazo afectivo = human bonding.
    * lazo cultural = cultural bond.
    * lazo étnico = ethnic bond.
    * lazo familiar = family bond.
    * lazos = ties.
    * lazos de amistad = bonding.
    * lazos de amor = bonding.
    * lazos familiares = family ties.
    * lazos sangüíneos = blood ties.
    * romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.
    * romper un lazo = sever + connection.
    * ruptura de lazos = severing of ties, breaking of ties.
    * tender lazos = build + bridges.

    * * *
    A
    1 (cinta) ribbon
    ¿te hago un lazo? shall I tie it in a bow for you?
    se puso un lazo en la cabeza she put a bow in her hair
    3 ( RPl) (medio nudo) knot
    le hizo el lazo del zapato he tied her shoelace
    4 ( Méx) (del matrimonio) cord with which the couple are symbolically united during the wedding ceremony
    B
    1 ( Agr) lasso
    le echó el lazo al potro he lassoed the colt
    no echarle or tirarle un lazo a algn ( Méx fam); not to give sb a second glance
    poner a algn como lazo de cochino ( Méx fam); to give sb a dressing-down
    2 (cuerda — para atar) (Col, Méx) rope; (— para saltar) ( Col) skip o jump rope ( AmE), skipping rope ( BrE)
    saltar lazo to skip rope ( AmE), to skip ( BrE)
    3 (para cazar) snare, trap
    C (vínculo) link, bond, tie
    nos unen lazos de amistad we are joined by bonds of friendship
    lazos culturales cultural ties
    Compuesto:
    ( RPI) ( Bot) spider plant
    * * *

     

    Del verbo lazar: ( conjugate lazar)

    lazo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    lazó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    lazar    
    lazo
    lazar ( conjugate lazar) verbo transitivo (Méx) to rope, lasso
    lazo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) ( cinta) ribbon;

    ( nudo decorativo) bow;
    ◊ ¿te hago un lazo? shall I tie it in a bow?

    b) (Méx) ( del matrimonio) cord with which the couple are symbolically united during the wedding ceremony

    2
    a) (Agr) lasso

    b) ( cuerda) (Col, Méx) rope;

    ( para saltar) (Col) See Also→ cuerda 1b

    3 ( vínculo) bond, tie
    lazo sustantivo masculino
    1 (lazada) bow: le regalé un lazo a la niña, I gave the girl a ribbon
    2 (nudo) knot
    3 fig (usu pl) (vínculo, relación) tie, bond
    ' lazo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    corbata
    - desatar
    - deshacer
    - hacer
    - moña
    - moño
    - presilla
    - trampa
    English:
    bond
    - bow
    - lasso
    - loop
    - noose
    - pretzel
    - ribbon
    - tie
    - link
    * * *
    lazo nm
    1. [atadura] bow;
    hacer un lazo to tie a bow;
    lazo corredizo slipknot
    2. [cinta] ribbon
    3. [bucle] loop
    4. [trampa] snare;
    [de vaquero] lasso;
    echar el lazo a un animal to lasso an animal;
    Méx Fam
    5.
    lazos [vínculos] ties, bonds;
    los lazos económicos entre los dos países the economic ties o links between the two countries;
    los unen fuertes lazos de amistad they share a strong bond of friendship;
    no hay lazos de parentesco entre las víctimas the victims were not related to each other
    6. [en arte] tracery motif
    7. Col [juego] skipping;
    jugar o [m5] saltar al lazo to skip, US to jump rope
    8. Col [cuerda] skipping rope, US jump rope
    9. RP lazo de amor spider plant
    * * *
    m
    1 knot
    2 de adorno bow
    caer en el lazo fig fall into the trap
    4
    :
    lazos pl ties
    * * *
    lazo nm
    1) vínculo: link, bond
    2) : bow, ribbon
    3) : lasso, lariat
    * * *
    lazo n
    1. (lazada) bow
    2. (cinta) ribbon

    Spanish-English dictionary > lazo

  • 10 permitir

    v.
    1 to allow, to permit.
    permitir a alguien hacer algo to allow somebody to do something
    ¿me permite? may I?
    ¡no te permito que me hables así! I won't have you talking to me like that!
    si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting
    Le permití su celular I allowed him his cellular phone
    Ellos permiten el relajo They permit moral decline.
    Ella permite autos viejos She permits old cars.
    2 to allow, to enable (hacer posible).
    el cable permite enviar información a mayor velocidad cable allows o enables information to be sent faster
    El sistema permite la escritura The system enables scripture.
    3 to allow to, to enable to.
    María le permite a Ricardo firmar Mary allows Richard to sign.
    Ellos permiten pintar They allow to paint.
    * * *
    1 to allow, let
    1 to allow oneself, afford
    \
    ¿me permite? may I?
    si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting
    * * *
    verb
    to allow, permit
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=autorizar)
    a) [+ entrada, movimiento] to allow, permit más frm

    - no puedo abrir la puerta -permítame — "I can't open the door" - "allow me"

    si se me permite la expresión o la palabra — if you'll pardon the expression

    • permitir que, no le permitas que te hable así — don't allow her to talk to you like that

    permítame que la ayude, señora — please allow me to help you, madam

    b) [en preguntas]

    ¿me permite? — [al entrar] may I (come in)?; [al pasar al lado de algn] excuse me, please; [al ayudar a algn] may I (help you)?

    ¿me permite su pasaporte, por favor? — may I see your passport please?

    ¿me permite que le diga una cosa? — may I say something to you?

    2) (=hacer posible) to allow, permit más frm

    • permitir (a algn) hacer algo — to allow (sb) to do sth

    • permitir que — + subjun to allow + infin

    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( autorizar) to allow, permit (frml)

    no se permite la entrada a personas ajenas a la empresa — staff only, no entry to unauthorized persons

    ¿me permite? — (frml) may I?

    ¿me permite la palabra? — may I say something?

    b) (tolerar, consentir)

    permítame que le diga que... — with all due respect o if you don't mind me saying so...

    c) ( hacer posible) to make... possible
    2.
    permitirse v pron (refl)

    me permito dirigirme a Vd para... — (Corresp) I am writing to you to...

    * * *
    = allow, allow for, enable, give + licence, let, make + provision for, permit, provide, provide for, qualify for, allow + room for, empower, make + possible, leave + room for, provide + a basis for, grant.
    Ex. Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
    Ex. It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
    Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
    Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
    Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.
    Ex. In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.
    Ex. The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
    Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
    Ex. FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.
    Ex. Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
    Ex. This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.
    Ex. Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.
    Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex. This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
    Ex. In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.
    ----
    * cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.
    * no permitir = disallow.
    * no poder permitirse = ill afford.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * permítanme que + Subjuntivo = let me try to + Infinitivo.
    * permitir apenas = leave + little room for.
    * permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.
    * permitir opinar sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.
    * permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo = have + Nombre + Verbo.
    * permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.
    * permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.
    * que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( autorizar) to allow, permit (frml)

    no se permite la entrada a personas ajenas a la empresa — staff only, no entry to unauthorized persons

    ¿me permite? — (frml) may I?

    ¿me permite la palabra? — may I say something?

    b) (tolerar, consentir)

    permítame que le diga que... — with all due respect o if you don't mind me saying so...

    c) ( hacer posible) to make... possible
    2.
    permitirse v pron (refl)

    me permito dirigirme a Vd para... — (Corresp) I am writing to you to...

    * * *
    = allow, allow for, enable, give + licence, let, make + provision for, permit, provide, provide for, qualify for, allow + room for, empower, make + possible, leave + room for, provide + a basis for, grant.

    Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

    Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
    Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
    Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
    Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.
    Ex: In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.
    Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
    Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
    Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
    Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.
    Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
    Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.
    Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.
    Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
    Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
    Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.
    * cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.
    * no permitir = disallow.
    * no poder permitirse = ill afford.
    * no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.
    * permítanme que + Subjuntivo = let me try to + Infinitivo.
    * permitir apenas = leave + little room for.
    * permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.
    * permitir opinar sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.
    * permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo = have + Nombre + Verbo.
    * permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.
    * permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.
    * que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.
    * si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

    * * *
    permitir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 (autorizar) to allow, permit ( frml)
    la ley no lo permite the law does not permit o allow it
    no van a permitir la entrada sin invitación they're not going to let people in without invitations
    no le permitieron ver a su esposa he was not allowed to see his wife
    no está permitido el uso de cámaras fotográficas en la sala the use of cameras is not permitted in the hall
    [ S ] no se permite la entrada a personas ajenas a la empresa staff only, no entry to unauthorized persons
    su título le permite ejercer la profesión her qualification allows her to practice the profession
    ¿me permite la palabra? may I say something?
    los síntomas permiten hablar de una enfermedad infecciosa the symptoms point to o indicate an infectious disease
    la autorización nos permitió tener acceso a los archivos the authorization gave us o allowed us to have access to the files
    su salud no le permite hacer ese tipo de viaje her health does not allow o permit her to undertake such a journey
    2
    (tolerar, consentir): no te permito que me hables en ese tono I won't have you taking that tone with me
    no permitiremos ninguna injerencia en nuestros asuntos we will not allow anyone to interfere in our affairs
    ¿me permite? — sí, por favor, siéntese ( frml); may I? — yes, please, do sit down
    permítame que le diga que está equivocado with all due respect o if you don't mind me saying so, I think you're mistaken
    si se me permite la expresión if you'll pardon the expression
    si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting
    ( refl):
    puede permitirse el lujo de no trabajar she can allow herself the luxury of not working
    no puedo permitirme tantos gastos I can't afford to spend so much money
    me permito dirigirme a Vd para … ( Corresp) I am writing to you to …
    me permito solicitar a Vd que … ( Corresp) I am writing to request that …
    se permite muchas confianzas con el jefe he's very familiar with the boss
    ¿cómo se permite hablarle así a una señora? how dare you speak to a lady like that?
    * * *

     

    permitir ( conjugate permitir) verbo transitivo
    a) ( autorizar) to allow, permit (frml);


    no van a permitirles la entrada they're not going to let them in;
    ¿me permite? (frml) may I?
    b) (tolerar, consentir):

    ◊ no te permito que me hables así I won't have you speak o I won't tolerate you speaking to me like that;

    si se me permite la expresión if you'll pardon the expression
    c) ( hacer posible) to enable, to make … possible;


    si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting
    permitirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to allow oneself;
    ( económicamente):
    ◊ puedo/no puedo permitirme ese lujo I can/can't afford that luxury

    permitir verbo transitivo
    1 to allow, permit: no le permitas ir, don't let him go
    no se permiten perros, no dogs allowed
    2 (consentir, tolerar) ¿me permite hablar?, may I speak?
    no permitiré que me insultes, I will not allow you to insult me
    si me permite, if you don't mind
    3 (hacer posible) to make possible

    ' permitir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abrir
    - admitir
    - calar
    - consentir
    - lujo
    - dejar
    - manera
    English:
    allow
    - ban
    - bar
    - enable
    - fail
    - let
    - permit
    - admit
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [autorizar] to allow, to permit;
    permitir a alguien hacer algo to allow sb to do sth;
    ¿me permite? may I?;
    ¿me permite su carnet de conducir, por favor? may I see your Br driving licence o US driver's license, please?;
    permítele venir o [m5] que venga con nosotros let her come with us;
    permíteme que te ayude let me help you, allow me to help you;
    si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting;
    no permitas que te tomen el pelo don't let them mess you about;
    ¡no te permito que me hables así! I won't have you talking to me like that!;
    no se permite fumar [en letrero] no smoking;
    no se permite la entrada a menores de 18 años [en letrero] no entry for under 18s;
    sus padres no le permiten fumar en casa his parents don't allow him to o won't let him smoke at home
    2. [hacer posible] to allow, to enable;
    la nieve caída permitió abrir la estación de esquí the fallen snow allowed o enabled the ski resort to be opened;
    ese tractor permite roturar los campos más rápidamente with this tractor the fields can be ploughed more quickly;
    este modelo permite enviar y recibir faxes this model allows you to send and receive faxes;
    el cable permite enviar información a mayor velocidad cable allows o enables information to be sent faster
    * * *
    v/t permit, allow
    * * *
    : to permit, to allow
    * * *
    1. (autorizar) to allow / to let [pt. & pp. let]
    no me permiten fumar I'm not allowed to smoke / they don't let me smoke
    2. (posibilitar) to allow / to enable
    ¿me permite? may I?

    Spanish-English dictionary > permitir

  • 11 concordancia

    f.
    1 agreement (gen) & (grammar).
    2 concordance, agreement, harmony, concord.
    * * *
    1 concordance, agreement
    2 LINGÚÍSTICA agreement
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=acuerdo) agreement; (=armonía) harmony
    2) (Ling) concord, agreement
    3) (Mús) harmony
    4) pl concordancias (Literat) concordance sing
    * * *
    1) (Ling) agreement, concord (tech)
    2) ( conformidad) consistency, concordance (frml)
    3) ( listado) concordance
    4) (Mús) harmony
    * * *
    = concordance, harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], commonality [commonalty].
    Ex. A concordance is an alphabetical list of all the important subjects, persons, places which have been named in a particular work.
    Ex. The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
    Ex. Berger and Luckmann pointed out that the commonality of codes in society is maintained by the socialisation process.
    ----
    * en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.
    * * *
    1) (Ling) agreement, concord (tech)
    2) ( conformidad) consistency, concordance (frml)
    3) ( listado) concordance
    4) (Mús) harmony
    * * *
    = concordance, harmonisation [harmonization, -USA], commonality [commonalty].

    Ex: A concordance is an alphabetical list of all the important subjects, persons, places which have been named in a particular work.

    Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
    Ex: Berger and Luckmann pointed out that the commonality of codes in society is maintained by the socialisation process.
    * en concordancia con = in accordance with, in accord with.

    * * *
    A ( Ling) agreement, concord ( tech)
    B (conformidad) consistency, concordance ( frml)
    no hubo concordancia entre las declaraciones de los testigos there was no consistency o agreement o concordance between the witnesses' statements, the witnesses' statements did not concur
    actúa en concordancia con sus principios he acts in accordance o harmony with his principles
    C (listado) concordance
    D ( Mús) harmony
    * * *

    concordancia sustantivo femenino agreement
    ' concordancia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    sequence
    * * *
    1. [acuerdo] agreement;
    sus actos no están en concordancia con sus ideas his actions are not consistent with his ideas;
    no hay concordancia entre lo que dices tú y lo que dice tu hermano what you say doesn't tally o agree with what your brother says
    2. Gram agreement, concord
    3. Mús harmony
    * * *
    f agreement
    * * *
    : agreement, accordance

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  • 12 agricultor

    adj.
    agricultural, farming, tiller.
    m.
    farmer, farm worker, cropper, grower.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 farmer
    * * *
    (f. - agricultora)
    noun
    * * *
    agricultor, -a
    1.
    ADJ agricultural, farming antes de s
    2.
    SM / F farmer
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino farmer
    * * *
    = farmer, grower, market gardener, agrarian, husbandman [husbandmen, -pl.], agricultural labourer.
    Ex. State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.
    Ex. The scheme's aim is to assist the primary producer (e.g. farmer, grower, fisherman) by improving the processing and marketing of agricultural products = El objetivo de este proyecto es ayudar al productor primario (por ej., el granjero, el agricultor y el pescador) mejorando el proceso y la comercialización de los productos agrícolas.
    Ex. He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.
    Ex. The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.
    Ex. Most of the testators were yeomen, husbandmen, tradesmen, craftsmen and laborers, and the widows of such men.
    Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
    ----
    * familia de agricultores = farming family.
    * pequeño agricultor = smallholder.
    * Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU) = National Farmers' Union (NFU).
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino farmer
    * * *
    = farmer, grower, market gardener, agrarian, husbandman [husbandmen, -pl.], agricultural labourer.

    Ex: State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.

    Ex: The scheme's aim is to assist the primary producer (e.g. farmer, grower, fisherman) by improving the processing and marketing of agricultural products = El objetivo de este proyecto es ayudar al productor primario (por ej., el granjero, el agricultor y el pescador) mejorando el proceso y la comercialización de los productos agrícolas.
    Ex: He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.
    Ex: The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.
    Ex: Most of the testators were yeomen, husbandmen, tradesmen, craftsmen and laborers, and the widows of such men.
    Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
    * familia de agricultores = farming family.
    * pequeño agricultor = smallholder.
    * Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU) = National Farmers' Union (NFU).

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    farmer
    * * *

    agricultor
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    farmer
    agricultor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino farmer

    ' agricultor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agricultora
    - algodonero
    English:
    farmer
    * * *
    agricultor, -ora nm,f
    farmer
    * * *
    m, agricultora f farmer
    * * *
    : farmer, grower
    * * *
    agricultor n farmer

    Spanish-English dictionary > agricultor

  • 13 alejarse

    1 to go/move away
    * * *
    to go away, move away
    * * *
    VPR
    1) (=irse lejos) to go away, move away (de from)

    alejémonos un poco más — let's get o go o move a bit further away

    alejarse del buen camino — (lit) to lose one's way; (fig) to go o stray off the straight and narrow

    2) (=separarse)

    alejarse de algo, la carretera se aleja de la costa — the road veers away from the coast

    3) (=desaparecer) [peligro] to recede; [ruido] to grow fainter

    se aleja la posibilidad de un nuevo recorte de los tipos de interés — the possibility of a new cut in interest rates is becoming increasingly unlikely

    4) (=diferir)

    la centralización del poder se aleja del espíritu de las sociedades cooperativas — the centralization of power is alien to the spirit of cooperative societies

    * * *
    (v.) = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away
    Ex. Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.
    Ex. Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
    Ex. Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help, or upon the indications that they have been noticed, they may retreat (to the street, one hopes, and not merely out of view).
    Ex. Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.
    Ex. They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.
    Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
    * * *
    (v.) = march off, walk away, retreat, stray (from/outside), distance, get away

    Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers.

    Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
    Ex: Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help, or upon the indications that they have been noticed, they may retreat (to the street, one hopes, and not merely out of view).
    Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.
    Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.
    Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

    * * *

     

    ■alejarse verbo reflexivo
    1 to go away, move away: no te alejes de él, keep close to him
    2 (distanciarse) se ha alejado mucho de su pareja, he and his partner have grown apart
    se ha alejado de sus convicciones iniciales, he has moved away from his early ideals
    ' alejarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apartarse
    - despegarse
    - irse
    - mundanal
    - tierra
    - alejar
    - apartar
    - separar
    English:
    drive off
    - edge
    - gallop off
    - get off
    - move away
    - recede
    - stay away
    - walk away
    - wander
    - away
    - get
    - hurry
    - speed
    - stray
    - walk
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [ponerse más lejos] to go away (de from); [retirarse] to leave;
    saldremos cuando las nubes se hayan alejado we'll go out once the clouds have cleared up o gone;
    no te alejes don't wander off, don't go too far;
    se alejaron demasiado del refugio they strayed too far from the shelter;
    ¡aléjate de mí! go away!;
    aléjate de la bebida stay away from the drink
    2. [distanciarse] to grow apart;
    se fue alejando de sus amigos he grew apart from his friends
    * * *
    v/r move away (de from); de situación, ámbito get away (de from);
    ¡no te alejes mucho! don’t go too far away!
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to move away, to stray
    2) : to drift apart
    * * *
    alejarse vb (apartarse) to move away / to go away

    Spanish-English dictionary > alejarse

  • 14 casualidad

    f.
    1 coincidence.
    la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us together
    dio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…
    no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…
    de casualidad by chance
    ¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you?
    ¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!
    2 chance, coincidence, contingency, fortuity.
    * * *
    1 chance, accident
    2 (coincidencia) coincidence
    \
    dar la casualidad to just happen
    de casualidad / por casualidad by chance
    * * *
    noun f.
    •
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=azar) chance; (=coincidencia) coincidence

    ¿cree en el destino o en la casualidad? — do you believe in destiny or in chance?

    sería mucha casualidad o ya sería casualidad que os pusieseis enfermos los dos al mismo tiempo — it would be too much of a coincidence if you both fell ill at the same time

    • da la casualidad de que... — it (just) so happens that...

    dio la casualidad de que... — it just so happened that...

    ese día dio la casualidad de que decidí salir a dar una vuelta — that day I happened to decide to go out for a walk, as luck would have it I decided to go out for a walk that day

    • de o por casualidad — by chance

    tuve muchísima suerte en el accidente: estoy vivo de casualidad — I was really lucky in the accident: it's purely by chance o pure chance that I'm still alive

    ¿no tendrás un pañuelo, por casualidad? — you wouldn't happen to have a handkerchief, would you?

    • ¡ qué casualidad! — what a coincidence!

    ¡qué casualidad verle aquí! — what a coincidence meeting you here!, fancy meeting you here!

    2) (=suceso casual) coincidence
    3) pl casualidades CAm (=víctimas) casualties
    * * *
    femenino chance

    de or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance

    pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

    da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...

    ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

    * * *
    = accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.
    Ex. Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.
    Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
    Ex. New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
    Ex. Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
    ----
    * da la casualidad = as it happens.
    * dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.
    * dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.
    * dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.
    * de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.
    * dio la casualidad = as it happened.
    * encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.
    * ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.
    * oír por casualidad = overhear.
    * por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.
    * por si casualidad = in the chance that.
    * * *
    femenino chance

    de or por (pura) casualidad — by (sheer) chance

    pasé por ahí de casualidad — I happened to pass by there, I passed there by chance

    da la casualidad de que... — as it happens o actually...

    ni por casualidad: no se baña ni por casualidad he wouldn't dream of having a bath; no le doy a la bola ni por casualidad — I just can't hit the ball

    * * *
    = accident, chance, fluke, randomness, fortuity.

    Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.

    Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
    Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
    Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
    * da la casualidad = as it happens.
    * dar con, encontrar por casualidad = stumble on.
    * dar la casualidad que + Indicativo = chance to + Infinitivo.
    * dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo = happen to + Infinitivo.
    * de casualidad = by accident, by a fluke, by chance, accidentally, by a stroke of (good) luck, by luck.
    * dio la casualidad = as it happened.
    * encontrar por casualidad = come across, chance on/upon.
    * ni por casualidad = never in a month of Sundays.
    * oír por casualidad = overhear.
    * por casualidad = by chance, coincidentally, fortuitously, by accident, by happenstance, happen to + Infinitivo, chance to + Infinitivo, accidentally, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.
    * por si casualidad = in the chance that.

    * * *
    chance
    lo encontré de or por pura casualidad I found it by sheer chance
    ¿no tendrías su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't happen to have her address (by any chance), would you?
    ¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!
    da la casualidad de que lo voy a ver mañana as it happens o actually I'm going to be seeing him tomorrow
    pues da la casualidad que yo también lo vi ( iró); well, it just so happens that I saw him too ( iro)
    ni por casualidad: ese cochino no se baña ni por casualidad that slob wouldn't dream of having a bath
    ni por casualidad se fijará en ella no way will he look at her ( colloq)
    * * *

     

    casualidad sustantivo femenino
    chance;

    si por casualidad la ves if you happen to see her;
    ¿no tendrás su dirección por casualidad? you wouldn't (happen to) have her address by any chance?;
    ¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;
    da la casualidad de que … as it happens …
    casualidad sustantivo femenino chance, coincidence: dio la casualidad de que se conocían, it so happened that they knew each other
    lo encontré de casualidad, I found it by chance
    si por casualidad lo vuelves a ver..., if you happen to see him again...
    ¡qué casualidad!, what a coincidence!

    ' casualidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    accidental
    - accidente
    - simple
    - suerte
    - andar
    - azar
    - carambola
    - chiripa
    - coincidencia
    - encontrar
    - puro
    English:
    accident
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - by
    - chance
    - encounter
    - eventual
    - fancy
    - fluke
    - happen
    - happy
    - overhear
    - purely
    - quirk
    - sheer
    - so
    - throw together
    - coincidence
    - over
    * * *
    coincidence;
    la casualidad hizo que nos encontráramos chance brought us together;
    dio la casualidad de que… it so happened that…;
    ¡qué casualidad! what a coincidence!;
    no es casualidad que… it's no coincidence that…;
    de casualidad by chance;
    me encuentras aquí de casualidad, porque hoy no pensaba venir I'm only here by chance, I hadn't intended to come today;
    por casualidad by chance;
    me he enterado por casualidad de que estás buscando apartamento I happened to hear that you're looking for an apartment o Br flat;
    ¿no llevarás por casualidad un paraguas? you wouldn't happen to have an umbrella with you, would you?
    * * *
    f chance, coincidence;
    por o
    de casualidad by chance;
    da la casualidad que it just so happens that
    * * *
    1) : chance
    2)
    de casualidad : by chance, by any chance
    * * *
    1. (coincidencia) coincidence
    ¡qué casualidad encontrarte aquí! what a coincidence meeting you here!
    2. (azar) chance
    ¿no tendrías por casualidad una grapadora? you wouldn't have a stapler by any chance?

    Spanish-English dictionary > casualidad

  • 15 compartido

    adj.
    shared, partaken, joint.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: compartir.
    * * *
    ADJ [habitación] shared
    * * *
    = cooperative [co-operative], shared, pooled.
    Ex. Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
    Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex. A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
    ----
    * catalogación compartida = cooperative cataloguing, shared cataloguing.
    * dirección compartida = shared governance.
    * distrito compartido = intercampus registration.
    * gestión compartida = shared governance.
    * local compartido = shared premise.
    * matrícula compartida = intercampus registration.
    * recursos compartidos = resource sharing.
    * responsabilidad compartida = shared authorship, shared responsibility.
    * uso compartido de la información = information sharing.
    * uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].
    * utilización compartida de bases de datos textuales = text timesharing, text timeshare.
    * viaje en coche compartido = car-pool [carpool].
    * * *
    = cooperative [co-operative], shared, pooled.

    Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.

    Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
    * catalogación compartida = cooperative cataloguing, shared cataloguing.
    * dirección compartida = shared governance.
    * distrito compartido = intercampus registration.
    * gestión compartida = shared governance.
    * local compartido = shared premise.
    * matrícula compartida = intercampus registration.
    * recursos compartidos = resource sharing.
    * responsabilidad compartida = shared authorship, shared responsibility.
    * uso compartido de la información = information sharing.
    * uso compartido de recursos = resource sharing, time-sharing [timesharing].
    * utilización compartida de bases de datos textuales = text timesharing, text timeshare.
    * viaje en coche compartido = car-pool [carpool].

    * * *
    compartido, -a adj
    [casa, habitación] shared

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  • 16 compilador

    m.
    1 compiler, reporter.
    2 compiler.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 compiler
    * * *
    compilador, -a
    1.
    SM / F (=persona) compiler
    2.
    SM (Inform) compiler
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino
    1) (de datos, hechos) compiler
    2) compilador masculino (Inf) compiler
    * * *
    = compiler, reporter, builder.
    Ex. A compiler is a person who produces a collection by selecting and putting together matter from the works of one person/body or various persons/bodies.
    Ex. Enter law reports of one court that are not ascribed to a reporter by name under the heading for the court or under title.
    Ex. No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
    ----
    * compilador de información = information gatherer.
    * programa compilador = compiler.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino
    1) (de datos, hechos) compiler
    2) compilador masculino (Inf) compiler
    * * *
    = compiler, reporter, builder.

    Ex: A compiler is a person who produces a collection by selecting and putting together matter from the works of one person/body or various persons/bodies.

    Ex: Enter law reports of one court that are not ascribed to a reporter by name under the heading for the court or under title.
    Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
    * compilador de información = information gatherer.
    * programa compilador = compiler.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A (de datos, hechos) compiler
    B
    compilador masculine ( Inf) compiler
    * * *
    compilador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    compiling
    ♦ nm,f
    [persona] compiler
    ♦ nm
    Informát compiler
    * * *
    m INFOR compiler

    Spanish-English dictionary > compilador

  • 17 común

    adj.
    1 common, average, ordinary, commonplace.
    2 common, regular, everyday, usual.
    3 common, joint, general, group.
    * * *
    1 (gen) common
    2 (compartido) shared, communal
    3 (amigos) mutual
    1 the community
    1 PLÍTICA the Commons
    \
    fuera de lo común out of the ordinary
    hacer algo en común to do something jointly
    por lo común generally
    tener en común (parecerse) to have in common 2 (compartir) to share
    bien común common good
    el común de la gente the majority of people
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=compartido) [afición, intereses] common; [amigo] mutual

    tienen una serie de características comunes — they share a series of features, they have a series of common features o features in common

    • común a algn/algo — common to sb/sth

    lo común a todas las democracias — what all democracies share in common, a feature common to all democracies

    2) (=colectivo) [causa, frente, espacio] common; [gastos] communal

    • tener algo en común — to have sth in common

    • hacer algo en común — to do sth together

    • poner en común — [+ iniciativas, problemas] to share

    acuerdo 1), bien 4., 2), denominador, fosa, lugar 1), mercado, sentido 2., 1), b)
    3) (=frecuente) [enfermedad, opinión] common, widespread; [costumbre] widespread; [cualidad] common, ordinary

    • común y corriente — perfectly ordinary

    • fuera de lo común — exceptional, extraordinary

    tiene una voz única, algo fuera de lo común — she has a unique voice, quite exceptional o extraordinary

    • por lo común — as a rule

    • común y silvestre — LAm perfectly ordinary

    delincuente, nombre 2)
    4) Esp (Educ) [asignatura] core
    2. SM
    1)

    el común de los mortales — ordinary mortals, any ordinary person

    2) * (=retrete) toilet, bathroom
    3) (Pol) [en el Reino Unido]
    * * *
    1)
    a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutual

    en común: no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common; una cuenta bancaria en común a joint bank account; le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present; hicieron el trabajo en común they did the work together; no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas — she is not used to living with other people

    2) (corriente, frecuente) common

    común y corriente — (normal, nada especial) ordinary; < expresión> common

    es una casa común y corriente — it's just an ordinary house, the house is nothing special

    * * *
    = commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], popular, run-of-the-mill, shared, standard, ubiquitous, collective, crosscutting [cross cutting], pooled, concerted, everyday, pervading, ordinary, communal, prosaic.
    Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
    Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
    Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
    Ex. Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.
    Ex. 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
    Ex. The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.
    Ex. A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
    Ex. There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
    Ex. We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
    Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
    Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
    Ex. Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
    Ex. Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.
    ----
    * aura común = turkey vulture.
    * auxiliar común = common auxiliary.
    * bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.
    * calderón común = pilot whale.
    * Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.
    * comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.
    * común, lo = standard practice, the.
    * común y corriente = unremarkable.
    * crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.
    * crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.
    * creencia común = common belief.
    * demasiado poco común = all too rare.
    * Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
    * denominador común = common thread.
    * en común con = in common with.
    * encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.
    * enfermedad poco común = rare disease.
    * espacio público común = commons.
    * experiencia profesional común = pool of expertise.
    * faceta común = common facet.
    * fondo común de conocimientos = pool of knowledge, pool of expertise.
    * fondo común de inversión = mutual fund.
    * fosa común = mass grave.
    * fuera de lo común = eccentric, odd, unordinary, out of the ordinary, a cut above the rest, a cut above.
    * gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.
    * gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.
    * hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.
    * harina común = all-purpose flour, plain flour.
    * interés común = shared interest.
    * intereses comunes = community of interest.
    * lechuza común = barn owl.
    * Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET = EURONET Common Command Language.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.
    * lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * Mercado Común, el = Common Market, the.
    * nombre común = common name.
    * normas comunes = standard practices.
    * palabra común = common word.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * práctica común = common practice.
    * práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.
    * proyecto en común = joint effort.
    * puntos comunes = common ground.
    * que era común anteriormente = once-common.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * qué poco común = how odd.
    * resfriado común, el = common cold, the.
    * rorcual común = fin whale.
    * salón común = common room.
    * sentido común = common sense, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * subdivisión común = common subdivision.
    * subencabezamiento común = free-floating subdivision.
    * tener Algo en común = have + Nombre + in common, share + Nombre + in common.
    * tener características en común = share + similarities.
    * tener cosas en común = share + common ground.
    * tener en común = hold in + common, tread + common ground.
    * título común = common title.
    * trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.
    * * *
    1)
    a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutual

    en común: no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common; una cuenta bancaria en común a joint bank account; le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present; hicieron el trabajo en común they did the work together; no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas — she is not used to living with other people

    2) (corriente, frecuente) common

    común y corriente — (normal, nada especial) ordinary; < expresión> common

    es una casa común y corriente — it's just an ordinary house, the house is nothing special

    * * *
    = commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], popular, run-of-the-mill, shared, standard, ubiquitous, collective, crosscutting [cross cutting], pooled, concerted, everyday, pervading, ordinary, communal, prosaic.

    Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.

    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
    Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
    Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
    Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
    Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.
    Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
    Ex: The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.
    Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
    Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
    Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
    Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
    Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
    Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
    Ex: Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.
    * aura común = turkey vulture.
    * auxiliar común = common auxiliary.
    * bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.
    * calderón común = pilot whale.
    * Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.
    * comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.
    * común, lo = standard practice, the.
    * común y corriente = unremarkable.
    * crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.
    * crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.
    * creencia común = common belief.
    * demasiado poco común = all too rare.
    * Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
    * denominador común = common thread.
    * en común con = in common with.
    * encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.
    * enfermedad poco común = rare disease.
    * espacio público común = commons.
    * experiencia profesional común = pool of expertise.
    * faceta común = common facet.
    * fondo común de conocimientos = pool of knowledge, pool of expertise.
    * fondo común de inversión = mutual fund.
    * fosa común = mass grave.
    * fuera de lo común = eccentric, odd, unordinary, out of the ordinary, a cut above the rest, a cut above.
    * gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.
    * gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.
    * hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.
    * harina común = all-purpose flour, plain flour.
    * interés común = shared interest.
    * intereses comunes = community of interest.
    * lechuza común = barn owl.
    * Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET = EURONET Common Command Language.
    * lo poco común = rarity, rareness.
    * lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.
    * lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.
    * más común = mainstream.
    * Mercado Común, el = Common Market, the.
    * nombre común = common name.
    * normas comunes = standard practices.
    * palabra común = common word.
    * persona común = ordinary person.
    * poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.
    * práctica común = common practice.
    * práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.
    * proyecto en común = joint effort.
    * puntos comunes = common ground.
    * que era común anteriormente = once-common.
    * que fue común antes = once-common.
    * qué poco común = how odd.
    * resfriado común, el = common cold, the.
    * rorcual común = fin whale.
    * salón común = common room.
    * sentido común = common sense, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.
    * ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, become + a common feature, be a part of life.
    * ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.
    * ser común = be the case (with).
    * ser demasiado común = be all too common.
    * subdivisión común = common subdivision.
    * subencabezamiento común = free-floating subdivision.
    * tener Algo en común = have + Nombre + in common, share + Nombre + in common.
    * tener características en común = share + similarities.
    * tener cosas en común = share + common ground.
    * tener en común = hold in + common, tread + common ground.
    * título común = common title.
    * trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.
    * trabajo en común = interworking.

    * * *
    A
    1 ‹intereses/características› common ( before n); ‹amigo› mutual
    trabajar por el bien común/un objetivo común to work for the common good/a common objective
    características comunes a toda la especie characteristics common to o shared by the whole species
    un sentimiento común a todos los hombres a sentiment shared by all mankind
    2 ( en locs):
    de común acuerdo by common consent
    lo decidimos de común acuerdo ( frml); it was decided by common agreement o consent
    se separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement o common consent
    la decisión fue tomada de común acuerdo con nuestros aliados the decision was taken in agreement o ( frml) in concert with our allies
    en común: tienen una cuenta bancaria en común they have a joint bank account
    le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present
    no tengo nada en común con él I have nothing in common with him
    no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas she is not used to living with other people o to communal living
    B (corriente, frecuente) common
    Juan Gómez es un nombre muy común Juan Gómez is a very common name
    un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model
    no es común que un niño sepa leer a esa edad it is unusual for a child to be able to read at that age
    es común que haya inundaciones en esta zona flooding is frequent o common in this area
    tiene una inteligencia poco común she is unusually intelligent
    por lo común as a rule
    común y corriente or ( AmL) silvestre ordinary ( before n)
    una blusa común y silvestre a fairly ordinary blouse
    murió como el común de los mortales he died just like any common mortal o ordinary person
    * * *

     

    común adjetivo
    a) ‹intereses/características› common ( before n);

    ‹ amigo› mutual
    b) ( en locs)


    de común acuerdo con algn in agreement with sb;
    en común ‹esfuerzo/regalo› joint ( before n);
    no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common
    c) (corriente, frecuente) common;


    un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model;
    común y corriente (normal, nada especial) ordinary
    común
    I adjetivo
    1 (frecuente) common, usual: es poco común, it's unusual
    2 (ordinario, corriente) ordinary
    3 (compartido) shared, communal: nos une un interés común, we are united by a common interest
    II sustantivo masculino GB Pol los Comunes, the Commons
    ♦ Locuciones: de común acuerdo, by common consent
    en común, (conjuntamente) hacer algo en común, to do sthg jointly
    (característica compartida) tienen varios rasgos en común, they have several characteristics in common
    por lo común, generally
    ' común' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acuerdo
    - baja
    - bajo
    - cabeza
    - contraponer
    - convivencia
    - corriente
    - dato
    - denominador
    - despertarse
    - fondo
    - fosa
    - irse
    - juicio
    - llevar
    - múltipla
    - múltiplo
    - permitirse
    - rara
    - raro
    - sentar
    - sentida
    - sentido
    - soler
    - tela
    - tópica
    - tópico
    - única
    - único
    - uniforme
    - unitaria
    - unitario
    - vista
    - visto
    - vulgar
    - delincuente
    - imponer
    - mercado
    - norma
    - peculiar
    - rareza
    - tino
    English:
    appeal
    - base
    - cause
    - common
    - common denominator
    - common sense
    - commonplace
    - crane
    - cure
    - deserve
    - enjoy
    - gumption
    - in
    - intend
    - iota
    - jointly
    - kitty
    - mass grave
    - modicum
    - mutual
    - ordinary
    - original
    - partnership
    - pool
    - prevalent
    - rank
    - reason
    - run-of-the-mill
    - sense
    - stand out
    - uncommon
    - unusual
    - cliché
    - communal
    - consent
    - garden
    - house
    - lowest common denominator
    - ounce
    - plain
    - platitude
    - rarity
    - run
    - share
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [compartido] [amigo, interés] mutual;
    [bienes, pastos] communal;
    el bien común the common good;
    el motociclismo es nuestra afición común we both like motorcycling;
    ¿cómo llevan la vida en común? how are they finding living together?;
    hacer algo en común to do sth together;
    hacer algo de común acuerdo to do sth by mutual consent o agreement;
    es un rasgo común a todos los reptiles it's a characteristic shared by o common to all reptiles;
    pusimos nuestros recursos en común we pooled our resources;
    realizaron una puesta en común de lo observado they pooled their observations;
    tener algo en común to have sth in common;
    no tengo nada en común con ella I have nothing in common with her
    2. [habitual, normal] common;
    una enfermedad muy común en regiones tropicales a disease very common in tropical regions;
    es común que llueva en primavera it's normal for it to rain in spring, it often rains in spring;
    fuera de lo común out of the ordinary;
    poco común unusual;
    por lo común generally;
    común y corriente o Am [m5] silvestre run-of-the-mill;
    es una persona común y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person
    3. [ordinario, vulgar] ordinary, average;
    un vino común an average o ordinary wine;
    una madera común a common type of wood
    ♦ nm
    como el común de los mortales like any ordinary person o common mortal
    * * *
    I adj common;
    poco común unusual, rare;
    por lo común generally;
    en común in common;
    tener algo en común have sth in common
    II m
    :
    el común de las gentes the common man
    * * *
    común adj, pl comunes
    1) : common
    2)
    común y corriente : ordinary, regular
    3)
    por lo común : generally, as a rule
    * * *
    común adj
    1. (en general) common
    2. (compartido) shared

    Spanish-English dictionary > común

  • 18 criticar

    v.
    1 to criticize.
    Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.
    María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.
    El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.
    2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).
    3 to gossip.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar
    1 to criticize
    1 (murmurar) to gossip
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=censurar) to criticize
    2) (=hablar mal)

    siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people

    3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review
    2.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.
    Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
    Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex. The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex. This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    ----
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) (atacar, censurar) to criticize
    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review
    2.
    criticar vi to gossip, backbite
    * * *
    = come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.

    Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.

    Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
    Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
    Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
    Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
    Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
    Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
    Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
    Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
    Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
    Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
    Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
    Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
    Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
    Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
    Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
    Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
    Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
    Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
    Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
    Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
    Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
    Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
    Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
    Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
    Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
    Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
    Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
    Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
    Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
    Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
    * criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.
    * criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
    * criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.
    * criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
    * ser criticado = come under + fire.

    * * *
    criticar [A2 ]
    vt
    1 (atacar) to criticize
    una postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologists
    criticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculators
    un proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism
    2 (hablar mal de) to criticize
    tú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is
    3 ( Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review
    ■ criticar
    vi
    to gossip, backbite
    * * *

     

    criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo

    b) (Art, Espec, Lit) ‹libro/película› to review

    verbo intransitivo
    to gossip, backbite
    criticar
    I verbo transitivo to criticize
    II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
    ' criticar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    censurar
    - dedicarse
    - desollar
    - despellejar
    - tralla
    - vapulear
    - arremeter
    - murmurar
    - rajar
    - sino
    English:
    attack
    - carp
    - critical
    - criticize
    - fault
    - knock
    - pan
    - pick on
    - run down
    - slam
    - slate
    - get
    - run
    * * *
    1. [censurar] to criticize
    2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review
    * * *
    v/t criticize
    * * *
    criticar {72} vt
    : to criticize
    * * *
    1. (en general) to criticize
    2. (cotillear) to gossip

    Spanish-English dictionary > criticar

  • 19 deficiencia

    f.
    1 deficiency, shortcoming (defecto).
    2 impairment.
    * * *
    1 (defecto) deficiency, defect, shortcoming
    \
    deficiencia mental mental deficiency
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=defecto) defect (de in, of)
    2) (=falta) deficiency

    deficiencia mental, deficiencia psíquica — mental deficiency, mental handicap

    * * *
    a) ( defecto) fault
    b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency
    * * *
    = deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.
    Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
    Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
    Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
    Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
    Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
    Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
    ----
    * corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.
    * deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.
    * deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.
    * deficiencias = rough edges.
    * deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.
    * deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.
    * deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * presentar deficiencias = fall + short.
    * superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.
    * * *
    a) ( defecto) fault
    b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency
    * * *
    = deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.

    Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.

    Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
    Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
    Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
    Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
    Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
    * corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.
    * deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.
    * deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.
    * deficiencias = rough edges.
    * deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.
    * deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.
    * deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.
    * personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.
    * personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
    * presentar deficiencias = fall + short.
    * superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

    * * *
    1 (defecto) fault
    deficiencias técnicas technical faults o defects
    2 (insuficiencia) deficiency
    el trabajo presenta serias deficiencias the work has serious shortcomings o deficiencies
    una deficiencia en el sistema de seguridad a weakness o flaw o shortcoming in the security system
    deficiencias en nuestra alimentación deficiencies in our diet
    deficiencia inmunológica immune deficiency
    Compuesto:
    mental handicap
    * * *

    deficiencia sustantivo femenino

    b) (insuficiencia alimentaria, inmunológica) deficiency

    deficiencia sustantivo femenino deficiency, shortcoming
    deficiencia mental, mental handicap
    deficiencia respiratoria, respiratory failure
    ' deficiencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    compensar
    - suplir
    English:
    feeble-mindedness
    - deficiency
    - short
    * * *
    1. [defecto] deficiency, shortcoming;
    grandes deficiencias en el servicio de correos serious deficiencies in the postal service;
    deficiencias técnicas technical faults;
    el plan presenta notables deficiencias the plan has major shortcomings o flaws
    2. [insuficiencia] lack;
    deficiencia de medios insufficient means
    deficiencia inmunológica immunological deficiency;
    deficiencia mental mental deficiency
    * * *
    f deficiency;
    con deficiencia auditiva with a hearing problem
    * * *
    : deficiency, flaw

    Spanish-English dictionary > deficiencia

  • 20 difuso

    adj.
    diffuse, diffused, unclear, vague.
    * * *
    1 diffuse
    2 figurado diffuse, wordy
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [luz] diffused
    2) [conocimientos] vague, hazy
    3) [estilo, explicación] wordy
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < luz> dim, diffused; <idea/conocimientos> vague
    * * *
    = diffuse, diffused, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], misty [mistier -comp., mistiest -sup.].
    Ex. The personal authorship is diffuse (that is, shared between four or more persons without principal responsibility being indicated (21.6)).
    Ex. Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
    Ex. This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
    Ex. The article ' Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
    ----
    * teoría de conjuntos difusos = fuzzy set theory.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo < luz> dim, diffused; <idea/conocimientos> vague
    * * *
    = diffuse, diffused, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], misty [mistier -comp., mistiest -sup.].

    Ex: The personal authorship is diffuse (that is, shared between four or more persons without principal responsibility being indicated (21.6)).

    Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
    Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
    Ex: The article ' Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
    * teoría de conjuntos difusos = fuzzy set theory.

    * * *
    difuso -sa
    1 ‹luz› dim, diffused, diffuse ( frml)
    2 ‹idea› vague
    sus conocimientos al respecto son muy difusos her knowledge of the subject is very sketchy o vague
    * * *

    difuso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹ luz› dim, diffused;


    ‹idea/conocimientos› vague
    difuso,-a adjetivo diffuse
    ' difuso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    difusa
    - vaga
    - vago
    English:
    diffuse
    - hazy
    * * *
    difuso, -a adj
    1. [luz] diffuse;
    [imagen] blurry
    2. [estilo, explicación] wordy;
    [ideas, conocimientos] vague;
    el contenido de su discurso fue más bien difuso the content of her speech was fairly vague
    * * *
    adj
    1 idea, conocimientos vague, sketchy
    2 luz diffuse
    * * *
    difuso, -sa adj
    : diffuse, widespread

    Spanish-English dictionary > difuso

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