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1 hacer que no se use
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2 desaprovechar
v.1 to waste.El desaprovechó la oportunidad He wasted the opportunity.Ella desaprovechó el dinero She wasted the money.2 to learn nothing from, to waste the opportunity of dealing with.El desaprovecha las lecciones He learns nothing from the lessons.3 to miss the opportunity to, to lose the opportunity to.El desaprovechó graduarse He missed the opportunity to graduate.* * *1 (no sacar suficiente provecho) not to take advantage of2 (desperdiciar) to waste\desaprovechar una ocasión to miss an opportunity, waste an opportunity* * *verbto waste, misuse* * *1.VT [+ ocasión, oportunidad] to waste, miss; [+ talento] not to use to the full2.VI (=perder terreno) to lose ground, slip back* * *verbo transitivo < oportunidad> to waste; <tiempo/comida> to waste* * *= squander, go to + waste, waste.Ex. By doing this, resources will be squandered.Ex. The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex. Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.----* desaprovechar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity.* * *verbo transitivo < oportunidad> to waste; <tiempo/comida> to waste* * *= squander, go to + waste, waste.Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
Ex: The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.* desaprovechar una oportunidad = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity.* * *desaprovechar [A1 ]vt‹oportunidad› to waste; ‹tiempo/comida› to wastedesaprovechó su viaje a Inglaterra he didn't make the most of o he wasted his trip to England, he didn't use his time in England wiselyesta habitación está muy desaprovechada this room's not being put to good use* * *
desaprovechar ( conjugate desaprovechar) verbo transitivo ‹ oportunidad› to waste;
‹tiempo/comida› to waste
desaprovechar vtr (malgastar) to waste: no desaprovechéis esta oportunidad, don't miss this opportunity
' desaprovechar' also found in these entries:
English:
squander
- waste
* * *1. [desperdiciar] [tiempo, ocasión, talento] to waste;desaprovechó la ocasión de empatar el partido he missed his chance to tie the match;no desaproveches el agua don't waste water2. [aprovechar mal] [espacio, recursos, terreno] to underuse, to fail to exploit fully* * *v/t oportunidad waste* * *malgastar: to waste, to misuse: to lose ground, to slip back* * *desaprovechar vb to waste -
3 imponerse
1 to impose one's authority (a, on)2 (obligarse) to force oneself to3 (prevalecer) to prevail4 (predominar) to become fashionable* * ** * *VPR1) (=obligarse) [+ horario, tarea] to set o.s.2) (=hacerse respetar) to assert one's authority, assert o.s.sabe imponerse cuando hace falta — he knows how to assert his authority o himself when necessary
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imponerse a o sobre algn — to assert one's authority over sbel clero consiguió imponerse al Gobierno — the clergy managed to assert its authority over the government
siempre acaba imponiéndose sobre sus hermanas — he always ends up getting his own way with his sisters
3) (=prevalecer) [criterio] to prevail; [moda] to become fashionable5) (Dep) (=vencer) to winsprintel Valencia se impuso por tres a cero al Oviedo — Valencia defeated o beat Oviedo three nil
6) (=instruirse)imponerse en algo — to acquaint o.s. with sth
7) Méx* (=acostumbrarse)* * *(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overruleEx. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex. The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex. New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.Ex. Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.* * *(v.) = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overruleEx: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as ' put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.* * *
■imponerse verbo reflexivo
1 (prevalecer) to prevail: se impuso la sensatez, good sense prevailed
2 (ser necesario) to be necessary: se impone un cambio de política social, a programme of social change is necessary
3 (dominar) to impose: se impone a todos los demás, he dominates everybody else
4 (una carga, un deber) to take on: te impusiste una tarea hercúlea, you took on a Herculean task
' imponerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imponer
English:
assert
- catch
- foot
- prevail
* * *vpr1. [hacerse respetar] to command respect, to show authority;trató de imponerse ante sus alumnos she tried to assert her authority over her pupils2. [ponerse] [obligación, tarea] to take on;me he impuesto una dieta muy estricta I've imposed a very strict diet on myself, I've put myself on a very strict diet;me impuse un fuerte ritmo de trabajo I set myself a good pace for my work3. [predominar] to prevail;esta primavera se impondrán los colores vivos y los vestidos cortos this spring the fashion will be for bright colours and short dresses4. [ser necesario] to be necessary;se impone una rápida solución al problema a rapid solution to the problem must be found;se impone tomar medidas urgentes urgent measures are necessary5. [vencer] to win;Francia se impuso por dos goles a uno France won by two goals to one;se impuso al resto de los corredores she beat the other runners;se impuso al esprint he won the sprint for the line;al final se impuso la sensatez y dejaron de insultarse common sense finally prevailed and they stopped insulting each other* * *v/r2 DEP win3 ( prevalecer) prevail5:imponerse una tarea set o.s. a task* * *vr1) : to take on (a duty)2) : to assert oneself3) : to prevail* * *imponerse vb1. (hacerse obedecer) to assert yourselfno dejes que te pisen, imponte don't let them walk all over you assert yourself -
4 rechazar
v.1 to reject.el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruptionEllos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.2 to push away (repeler) (a una persona).3 to reject (medicine) (órgano).4 to clear (sport).el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.6 to refuse to.Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.7 to turn one's back on.8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.* * *1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back3 MEDICINA to reject* * *verb1) to reject, decline2) refuse* * *VT1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.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. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.----* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *verbo transitivoa) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn downb) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulsec) (Med) < órgano> to reject* * *= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.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: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.* rechazarse = go by + the board.* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.* * *rechazar [A4 ]vt1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn downla moción fue rechazada the motion was defeatedrechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriagese sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse3 ‹luz› to reflect4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject* * *
rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
rechazar verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
(oferta, contrato) to turn down
2 Med (un órgano) to reject
3 Mil to repel
' rechazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- declinar
- negar
- definitivamente
- desechar
- despreciar
- plano
English:
beat off
- brush off
- decline
- defeat
- deny
- disallow
- dismiss
- fend off
- fight off
- head-hunt
- offer
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- repulse
- shun
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- sweep aside
- turn away
- turn down
- ward off
- wave aside
- fend
- fight
- hand
- over
- parry
- rebuff
- repel
- throw
- turn
- ward
- wave
* * *rechazar vt1. [no aceptar] to reject;[oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject2. [negar] to deny;el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency3. [órgano] to reject;el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;[a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack5. Dep to clear;el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play* * *v/t reject; MIL repel* * *rechazar {21} vt1) : to reject2) : to turn down, to refuse* * *rechazar vb to reject / to turn down -
5 traficante de drogas
drug trafficker, drug pusher* * *(n.) = drug trafficker, drug runner, drug smuggler, drug pusher, drug dealer, drug mule, drug courierEx. Results indicate that juvenile drug traffickers tend not to use the drugs that they sell.Ex. Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.Ex. While the drug smugglers are said to be stronger than the states in which they live, Marxist insurgents have been fighting with them for several years.Ex. The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.Ex. The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.Ex. They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.Ex. They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.* * *(n.) = drug trafficker, drug runner, drug smuggler, drug pusher, drug dealer, drug mule, drug courierEx: Results indicate that juvenile drug traffickers tend not to use the drugs that they sell.
Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.Ex: While the drug smugglers are said to be stronger than the states in which they live, Marxist insurgents have been fighting with them for several years.Ex: The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.* * *drug dealer -
6 caber
v.1 to fit.caber por to go throughcaben cinco personas there is room for five peopleno cabía ni un alfiler the place was packed outno me cabe en el dedo it won't fit (on) my fingerno quiero postre, no me cabe nada más I don't want a dessert, I couldn't eat another thing, I've no room left for a dessert2 to be possible (ser posible).cabe la posibilidad de que no pueda venir (it is possible that) he might not comecabe destacar que… it's worth pointing out that…cabe preguntarse si… one might ask whether…3 to fit in.Ese grupo enorme de turistas cupo That huge group of tourists fit in.4 to be pertinent to, to be possible to.Cabe decir que eso no es así It's pertinent to say that this is not so.5 to have room for.Me cabe la cama pequeña solamente I have room for the small bed only.6 to be room for, to be enough room for, to be enough space for.Caben tres camas más There is room for three more beds.* * *Present Indicativequepo, cabes, cabe, cabemos, cabéis, caben.Past IndicativeFuture IndicativeConditionalPresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fit2) be possible* * *VI1) (=haber espacio para) to fit (en into)en este baúl no cabe — it won't fit in o go into this trunk, there's no room for it in this trunk
¿cabe alguien más? — is there room for anyone else?
¿cabemos todos? — is there room for us all?
no cabe en sí de contento o gozo — he's beside himself with joy, he's over the moon
2) (=tener cabida)3)• caber por — to go through
4) (Mat)5) [ser posible]a) [+ explicación] to be possiblela única explicación que cabe es que... — the only possible explanation is that...
todo cabe en ese chico — that boy is capable of anything, nothing would surprise me from that boy
b) + infinla persona más generosa que cabe imaginar — the most generous person you could imagine, the most generous person imaginable
cabe preguntar si... — one might o could ask whether...
c)• dentro de lo que cabe — under the circumstances
se trata al animal lo mejor posible dentro de lo que cabe — the animal is treated as well as possible under the circumstances
nos llevamos bastante bien, dentro de lo que cabe — we get on quite well, under the circumstances o considering
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no cabe duda de que... — there is o can be no doubt that...•
no cabe más que, no cabe más que esperar a ver lo que pasa — we can only wait o all we can do is wait o the only thing for it is to wait and see what happens•
cabe la posibilidad de que..., ¿no cabe la posibilidad de que usted haya sido utilizada? — is it not possible that you might have been used?cabe la posibilidad que en unos días nos comuniquen algo — (there is a chance that) we may hear from them in a few days
el flash no resulta aconsejable, puesto que cabe la posibilidad de asustar a los animales — it's best not to use a flash as it is liable to frighten the animals
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si cabe, a mí me parece que es aún mejor, si cabe — I think it's even better, if that's possibleahora está más amable, si cabe — she's even friendlier now
mejoraremos, si cabe, el servicio posventa — we will improve our after-sales service, wherever possible
6) (=corresponder)me cabe el honor/la satisfacción de presentarles (a)... — I have the honour/it gives me great pleasure to introduce...
me cupo el privilegio de... — I had the privilege of...
me cupo la responsabilidad de dirigir el país — the responsibility of running the country fell to me
suerte 1)le cupieron 120 dólares — his share was 120 dollars, he got 120 dollars (as his share)
* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( en un lugar) to fitesto aquí no cabe — this won't fit o go (in) here
caber en algo: no cabe en la caja it won't fit in the box; en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters; ¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?; no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría — she was beside herself with joy
b) ( pasar) to fit, goc) falda/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to fit2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible)no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...
este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt
sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign
es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible
caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered
3) (frml) ( corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc)le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...
4) (Mat)2 entre 3 no cabe — 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go
* * *----* caber en = fit in/into.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.* como cabía esperar = as expected.* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* no caber ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.* según cabe presumir = presumably.* según cabe suponer = supposedly, allegedly.* * *verbo intransitivo1)a) ( en un lugar) to fitesto aquí no cabe — this won't fit o go (in) here
caber en algo: no cabe en la caja it won't fit in the box; en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters; ¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?; no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría — she was beside herself with joy
b) ( pasar) to fit, goc) falda/zapatos (+ me/te/le etc) to fit2) (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible)no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...
este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt
sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign
es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible
caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered
3) (frml) ( corresponder) (+ me/te/le etc)le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...
4) (Mat)2 entre 3 no cabe — 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go
* * ** caber en = fit in/into.* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.* como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.* como cabía esperar = as expected.* como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.* como cabría suponer = as might be expected.* dentro de lo que cabe = under the circumstances, all in all.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.* no caber ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.* según cabe presumir = presumably.* según cabe suponer = supposedly, allegedly.* * *viA1 (en un lugar) to fitesto aquí no cabe this won't fit o go (in) hereno cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of uscaber EN algo:en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten litersno me cabe nada más en el estómago I couldn't fit in o eat o manage another thing¿cabe otro en el coche? is there room for one more in the car?, can you fit o get one more in the car?no caber en sí: no cabía en sí de alegría she was beside herself with joy, she was over the moon2 (pasar) to fit, go caber POR algo:este piano no cabe por la puerta this piano won't fit o go through the dooryo por ahí no quepo I'll never get o fit through there3 «falda/zapatos» (+ me/te/le etc) to fitestos pantalones ya no me caben I can't get into these trousers any more, these trousers don't fit me any moreB ( en tercera persona) ( frml)(ser posible): cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren he might/may have missed the trainsólo me cabe una solución: renunciar I have no option but to resign, there's only one option open to me, I'll have to resignno me cupo más que decirle la verdad I had no alternative but to tell him the truthes, si cabe, aún mejor que las anteriores it is even better than the previous ones, if such a thing is possiblecaber + INF:cabe suponer que ha habido un error en el diagnóstico it is possible that there has been a mistake in the diagnosiscabría decir que … it could be said that …fue una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar it was one of the bloodiest eras imaginableno cabe pensar que no estuviera enterado there's no question that he didn't knowcabe esperar que … it is to be hoped that …cabría cuestionarse si es la persona adecuada we need to o we should ask ourselves whether he is the right personcabe mencionar que … it is worth mentioning that …dentro de lo que cabe: dentro de lo que cabe hemos tenido suerte all things considered, we've been lucky o we've been lucky, consideringme cabe el honor de presentar a … it is a great honor for me to introduce …le cupo la satisfacción de quedar entre los finalistas he had the satisfaction of being amongst the finalistsel papel que le cabe a la mujer en la sociedad actual the role of women in society todayD ( Mat):2 entre 3 no cabe 3 into 2 won't o doesn't go¿cuántas veces cabe 5 en 25? how many 5's are there in 25?, how many times does 5 go into 25?* * *
caber ( conjugate caber) verbo intransitivo
1
no cabemos los cuatro there isn't room for all four of us;
en esta botella caben diez litros this bottle holds ten liters;
no caber en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joy
caber por algo to go through sth
2 (en 3a pers) (frml) ( ser posible):
no cabe duda de que … there is no doubt that …;
cabría decir que … it could be said that …;
es, si cabe, aún mejor it is even better, if such a thing is possible;
dentro de lo que cabe all things considered
3 (Mat):
caber verbo intransitivo
1 (poder entrar) to fit: no cabe por la ventana, it won't go through the window
no sé si cabrán los tres, I don't known if there is room for all three of them
2 (en un recipiente) to hold: en esta botellla caben dos litros, this bottle holds two litres
(vestimenta) estos zapatos ya no me caben, these shoes don't fit me anymore
3 (en 3.ª persona) (ser posible, existir) cabe que vayamos el viernes, it's possible that we'll go on Friday
no nos cabe duda alguna, we have no doubts
♦ Locuciones: no me cabe en la cabeza, I can't understand it
no está mal, dentro de lo que cabe, it isn't bad, under the circumstances
Andy no cabía en sí de gozo, Andy was beside himself with joy
' caber' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- cabrá
- cabría
- cupe
- cupiera
- cupimos
- gozo
- pasar
- quepa
- quepo
English:
fit
- fit into
- go
- go in
- squash in
* * *caber vi1. [entrar, pasar] to fit (en in o into);los libros no caben en la estantería the books won't fit on the bookshelves o in the bookcase;caben cinco personas there is room for five people;¿cuánta gente cabe en este estadio? how many people can this stadium hold?;el vino no cabrá en ese vaso that glass won't hold the wine, that glass is too small for the wine;no me cabe en el dedo it won't fit (on) my finger;no quiero postre, no me cabe nada más I don't want a dessert, I couldn't eat another thing;esta falda ya no me cabe I can't get into this skirt any more;caber por to go through;el armario no cabe por la puerta the wardrobe won't go through the door;no cabía ni un alfiler the place was packed out;no caberle a alguien en la cabeza: no me cabe en la cabeza que se haya ido sin llamar I simply can't understand her leaving without calling;no caber en sí de alegría to be beside oneself with joytres entre cinco no caben five into three won't go3. [ser posible] to be possible;cabe la posibilidad de que no pueda venir (it is possible that) he might not come;sólo cabe una solución, aplazar la conferencia there is only one solution (available to us), to postpone the conference;cabe añadir que… one might add that…;cabe decir… it is possible to say…;cabe destacar que… it's worth pointing out that…;cabe esperar que… it is to be hoped that…;cabe mencionar que… it's worth mentioning that…, it should be mentioned that…;cabe preguntarse si… one might ask whether…;cabe recordar que… it should be remembered that…;el nuevo modelo todavía es mejor, si cabe the new model is even better, difficult though it may be to imagine;sus declaraciones han añadido más tensión, si cabe, a la situación his remarks have made the situation more tense, if that were possible;dentro de lo que cabe [en cierto modo] up to a point, to some extent;dentro de lo que cabe, no nos ha ido tan mal all things considered, it didn't go that badly for usme cupo a mí darle las noticias it fell to me to give him the news;me cabe la satisfacción de ser el que anuncie el resultado it is my honour to announce the result, I am delighted to have the honour of announcing the result* * *v/i1 fit;ya no me cabe el vestido the dress doesn’t fit me anymore:caben tres litros it holds three liters o Br litres;cabemos todos there’s room for all of us;aquí no cabe nadie más there’s no room here for anyone else;no me cabe en la cabeza I just don’t understand, I just can’t get my head around it;de gozo be beside o.s. with joy:no cabe duda fig there’s no doubt;cabe preguntarse si I wonder if;no cabe/cabe esperar que … there’s no hope that…/it is to be hoped that …;si cabe if that’s possible* * *caber {12} vi1) : to fit, to gono sé si cabremos todos en el coche: I don't know if we'll all fit in the car2) : to be possibleno cabe duda alguna: there's no doubt about itcabe que llegue mañana: he may come tomorrow* * *caber vb1. to fit [pt. & pp. fitted]2. to go throughno cabe duda de que... there is no doubt that...no me cabe en la cabeza que... I can't believe that... -
7 anular
adj.1 ring-shaped.dedo anular ring finger2 annular, ring-shaped.Ricardo compró un artefacto anular Richard bought a ring-shaped artifact.m.1 ring finger (dedo).Elsa se quebró el anular Elsa fractured her ring finger.2 annular, annular ligament.v.1 to annul, to leave without effect, to abolish, to invalidate.El juez anuló la decisión The judge annulled the decision.2 to belittle, to annul, to underrate.Dorotea anula a su hijo Dorothy belittles her son.3 to chalk off.* * *► adjetivo1 ring-shaped1 ring finger————————2 (un pedido, viaje) to cancel; (un contrato) to invalidate, cancel4 figurado (desautorizar) to deprive of authority1 to lose one's authority* * *verb1) to cancel, annul, rescind* * *1. VT1) [+ contrato] to cancel, rescind; [+ ley] to repeal; [+ decisión] to override; [+ matrimonio] to annul2) [+ elecciones, resultado] to declare null and void; [+ gol, tanto] to disallowhan anulado la votación por irregularidad — they have declared the vote null and void because of irregularities
3) [+ cita, viaje, evento] to cancel4) [+ cheque] to cancel5) [+ efecto] to cancel out, destroy6) (Mat) to cancel out7) [+ persona] to overshadow8) frm (=incapacitar) to deprive of authority, remove from office2.See:* * *I II 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallowb) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop2) < persona> to destroy2.anularse v pron (recípr)IIImasculino ring finger* * *= negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.Ex. To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex. I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex. We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex. Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex. When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex. The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex. A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex. They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex. Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.----* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* * *I II 1.verbo transitivo1)a) <contrato/viaje> to cancel; < matrimonio> to annul; <fallo/sentencia> to quash, overturn; < resultado> to declare... null and void; <tanto/gol> to disallowb) < cheque> ( destruir) to cancel; ( dar orden de no pagar) to stop2) < persona> to destroy2.anularse v pron (recípr)IIImasculino ring finger* * *= negate, nullify, override, overtake, overturn, render + valueless, render + wrong, repeal, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, dope, gainsay, eviscerate, wipe out, obliterate, preempt [pre-empt], revoke, undo, waive, quash, block off, write off, blot out, overrule, void.Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.* anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.* anular la validez de un concepto = sterilise + idea.* anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.* * *‹forma› ring-shaped dedovtA1 ‹contrato› to cancel, rescind; ‹matrimonio› to annul; ‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn; ‹resultado› to declare … null and void; ‹tanto/gol› to disallow2 ‹cheque› (destruir) to cancel; (dar orden de no pagar) to stop3 ‹viaje/compromiso› to cancelB ‹persona› to destroy■ anularse( recípr):las dos fuerzas se anulan the two forces cancel each other outring finger* * *
anular verbo transitivo
‹ matrimonio› to annul;
‹fallo/sentencia› to quash, overturn;
‹ resultado› to declare … null and void;
‹tanto/gol› to disallow
( dar orden de no pagar) to stop
■ sustantivo masculino
finger ring
anular 1 sustantivo masculino ring finger
anular 2 verbo transitivo
1 Com (un pedido) to cancel
Dep (un gol) to disallow
(un matrimonio) to annul
Jur (una ley) to repeal
2 Inform to delete
3 (desautorizar, ignorar a una persona) to destroy
' anular' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dedo
English:
annul
- cancel out
- disallow
- invalidate
- negate
- nullify
- off
- override
- quash
- rescind
- ring finger
- scrub
- cancel
- finger
- over
* * *♦ adj[en forma de anillo] ring-shaped;dedo anular ring finger♦ nm[dedo] ring finger♦ vt1. [cancelar] to cancel;[ley] to repeal; [matrimonio, contrato] to annul [gol] to disallow; [resultado] to declare voidel defensa anuló a la estrella del equipo contrario the defender marked the opposing team's star out of the game* * *2 adj ring-shaped;dedo anular ring finger* * *anular vt: to annul, to cancel* * *anular vb3. (gol, tanto) to disallow -
8 canasta
f.1 basket (cesto) (gen) & (sport).2 canasta (juego de naipes).3 roof rack (de automóvil). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)* * *1 (cesto) basket2 (juego de cartas) canasta3 (en baloncesto) basket* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cesta) (round) basket; [para comida] hamper; (Com) cratecanasta familiar — LAm weekly shopping basket
2) (Baloncesto) basket3) (Naipes) canasta4) Méx, Col (Aut) luggage rack* * *1)a) ( para la compra) basketb) (AmL) ( en rifa) hamper2) ( en baloncesto) basketmeter or hacer or anotar una canasta — to make o score a basket
3) (Jueg) canasta* * *= basket, hamper.Ex. Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.Ex. Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.----* canasta de baloncesto = basketball net.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* * *1)a) ( para la compra) basketb) (AmL) ( en rifa) hamper2) ( en baloncesto) basketmeter or hacer or anotar una canasta — to make o score a basket
3) (Jueg) canasta* * *= basket, hamper.Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
Ex: Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.* canasta de baloncesto = basketball net.* poner todos los huevos en una canasta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* * *A (para la compra) basketel primer premio es una hermosa canasta ( AmL); the first prize is a beautiful hamperCompuestos:basket of currencies( AmL) family shopping basket ( used to calculate the retail price index)B (en baloncesto) basketmeter or hacer or anotar una canasta to make o score o shoot a basketC ( Jueg) canasta* * *
canasta sustantivo femenino
◊ meter una canasta to make o score a basketd) (Jueg) canasta
canasta sustantivo femenino basket
' canasta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
igualada
- Tiro
- cesta
- costurero
English:
basket
- cage
- hamper
* * *canasta nf1. [cesto] basketRP canasta familiar:el precio de la canasta familiar the cost of the average week's shopping2. [juego de naipes] canasta3. [en baloncesto] [aro] basket4. [en baloncesto] [anotación] basket;canasta de dos puntos two-pointer;canasta de tres puntos three-pointer5. Col, Méx [baca] roof rack* * *f1 basket2 juego canasta* * *canasta nf1) : basket2) : canasta (card game)* * *canasta n basket -
9 cesta
f.1 basket (canasta).(el precio de) la cesta de la compra the cost of the average week's shoppingcesta (de la compra o de pedidos) (computing) shopping basket o (en página web) cart (United States)2 filing tray, tray.* * *1 basket\cesta de la compra shopping basketcesta de Navidad Christmas hamper* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=canasta) basket- llevar la cestacesta de la compra — shopping basket; (Econ) cost of a week's shopping
cesta de Navidad — Christmas box, Christmas hamper
2) [en baloncesto, pelota vasca] basket* * *1) ( recipiente) basket2) (esp AmL) ( en baloncesto) basket* * *= basket, hamper.Ex. Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.Ex. Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.----* cesta colgante para plantas = hanging basket.* cesta de la compra = food bill, shopping basket, food basket.* cesta de la compra, la = cost of living index.* cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.* cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.* cesta de ropa = laundry tub.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* * *1) ( recipiente) basket2) (esp AmL) ( en baloncesto) basket* * *= basket, hamper.Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
Ex: Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.* cesta colgante para plantas = hanging basket.* cesta de la compra = food bill, shopping basket, food basket.* cesta de la compra, la = cost of living index.* cesta de la ropa sucia = linen basket, wash basket.* cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.* cesta de ropa = laundry tub.* cesta para pescar langostas = lobster trap.* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.* * *A (en Internet) shopping cartB (canasta) basketuna cesta de mimbre a wicker basketCompuestos:( Esp) (canasta) shopping basket; ( Econ) average cost of a week's shopping; (en Internet) shopping cartChristmas hamperC ( Econ) basket* * *
cesta sustantivo femenino
cesta punta ( deporte) pelota;
( canasta) basket ( for playing pelota)
cesta sustantivo femenino basket
cesta de Navidad, Christmas hamper
' cesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brazo
- capazo
- colmar
English:
basket
- hamper
- handle
- pannier
- cage
* * *cesta nf1. [canasta] basket;Econ(el precio de) la cesta de la compra the cost of the average week's shopping;Informát Econ cesta de monedas basket of currencies;cesta de Navidad Christmas hamper2. [en baloncesto] [aro] basket3. [en baloncesto] [tanto] basket* * *f basket* * *cesta nf1) : basket2) : jai alai racket* * *cesta n basket -
10 denegar
v.1 to turn down, to reject.2 to deny, to reject, to gainsay, to refuse.Denegaron el permiso They denied permission.3 to disallow, to overrule.Denegaron la regla nueva They disallowed the new rule.* * *1 (desestimar) to refuse; (negar) to deny\denegar una demanda DERECHO to dismiss a claim* * *VT1) (=rechazar) [+ permiso, petición] to refuse; [+ derechos] to deny2) (Jur) [+ cargo] to deny* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <permiso/autorización> to refuse; < petición> to turn down; < recurso> (Der) to refuse* * *= deny, turn down, overrule, reject, refuse.Ex. Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex. If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <permiso/autorización> to refuse; < petición> to turn down; < recurso> (Der) to refuse* * *= deny, turn down, overrule, reject, refuse.Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.* * *denegar [A7 ]vt‹permiso/autorización› to refusela solicitud de extradición ha sido denegada the application for an extradition order has been turned down o refusedle han denegado la libertad condicional he has been refused probation* * *
denegar ( conjugate denegar) verbo transitivo (frml) ‹permiso/autorización› to refuse;
‹ petición› to turn down;
‹ recurso› (Der) to refuse
denegar verbo transitivo to refuse
Jur denegar una demanda, to dismiss a claim
' denegar' also found in these entries:
English:
overrule
- refuse
- deny
* * *denegar vtto turn down, to reject;le ha sido denegado el visado her visa application has been turned down;me han denegado el crédito they turned down my loan application;Derdenegada la protesta objection overruled* * *v/t refuse* * *denegar {49} vt: to deny, to turn down -
11 invalidar
v.to invalidate.* * *1 to invalidate* * *VT [+ certificado, resultado] to invalidate, nullify; [+ decisión] to reverse; [+ leyes] to repeal* * ** * *= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex. Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex. However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.Ex. In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.----* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* * ** * *= negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.Ex: However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.* invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.* invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* * *invalidar [A1 ]vt‹documento› to invalidate, nullify; ‹premisa/argumento› to invalidate* * *
invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
' invalidar' also found in these entries:
English:
invalidate
- negate
- overrule
- over
* * *invalidar vt[sujeto: circunstancias] to invalidate; [sujeto: juez] to declare invalid;les invalidaron dos goles they had two goals disallowed* * *v/t invalidate* * *invalidar vt: to nullify, to invalidate -
12 centralmente
adv.centrally.* * *= centrally.Ex. It is difficult to envisage a co-operative network which does not make use of centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records.* * *= centrally.Ex: It is difficult to envisage a co-operative network which does not make use of centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records.
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13 cesto
m.1 (large) basket (cesta).cesto de la ropa sucia laundry basket, linen basket2 basket (sport) (canasta).* * *1 basket\cesto de los papeles wastepaper basket* * *SM1) (=canasta) basket, hampercesto de la colada — linen basket, clothes basket
2)- estar hecho un cesto3) * (=gamberro) lout* * *1) (esp Esp) ( recipiente) basket2) (esp AmL) ( en baloncesto) basket* * *= basket.Ex. Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.----* cesto de la ropa sucia = laundry basket, linen basket, wash basket.* * *1) (esp Esp) ( recipiente) basket2) (esp AmL) ( en baloncesto) basket* * *= basket.Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
* cesto de la ropa sucia = laundry basket, linen basket, wash basket.* * *A ( esp Esp) (recipiente) basketel cesto de la ropa sucia the laundry basketel cesto de la costura the sewing basketCompuesto:(en Internet) shopping cartB ( esp AmL) (en baloncesto) baskettiró al cesto she took a shot at the basketmarcó dos cestos he scored two baskets* * *
cesto sustantivo masculino
cesto sustantivo masculino basket
' cesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
costurero
English:
basket
- clothes basket
- hanging
- laundry
- linen
* * *cesto nm1. [cesta] (large) basketcesto de los papeles wastepaper basket;cesto de la ropa sucia laundry basket, linen basket2. [en baloncesto] [aro, tanto] basket* * *m large basket; en baloncesto basket* * *cesto nm1) : hamper2) : basket (in basketball)3)cesto de (la) basura : wastebasket* * *cesto n basket -
14 comandante militar
(n.) = military commanderEx. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.* * *(n.) = military commanderEx: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
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15 envoltorio de papel de estraza
(n.) = paper wrapperEx. Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.* * *(n.) = paper wrapperEx: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
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16 grabar en la memoria
(v.) = imprint on + consciousnessEx. A library is not, to use the language of Dallas, Texas, imprinted on the consciousness of each of us, simply a 'book depository'.* * *(v.) = imprint on + consciousnessEx: A library is not, to use the language of Dallas, Texas, imprinted on the consciousness of each of us, simply a 'book depository'.
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17 prevalecer
v.1 to prevail.2 to prevail on.Nos prevalece la fe Faith prevails on us.* * *1 to prevail* * *verb* * *VI1) (=imponerse) to prevail ( sobre against, over)2) (=triunfar) to triumph, win through3) (Bot) (=arraigar) to take root and grow; (=prosperar) to thrive* * *verbo intransitivo to prevail* * *= prevail, take + root (in), hold + sway (over), overrule, win out.Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.Ex. If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.* * *verbo intransitivo to prevail* * *= prevail, take + root (in), hold + sway (over), overrule, win out.Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
Ex: If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.* * *prevalecer [E3 ]vito prevailprevaleció la voluntad de la mayoría the wishes of the majority carried the day o prevailedprevalecer SOBRE algo to prevail OVER sthsu criterio prevaleció sobre el de sus colegas his view prevailed over that of his colleagues* * *
prevalecer ( conjugate prevalecer) verbo intransitivo
to prevail
prevalecer verbo intransitivo to prevail: sus intereses prevalecen sobre los míos, her interests prevail over mine
' prevalecer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imponerse
- triunfar
English:
prevail
- sway
* * *prevalecer vi* * *v/i prevail ( sobre over)* * *prevalecer {53} vi: to prevail, to triumph -
18 reposo
m.rest (descanso).pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: reposar.* * *1 (descanso) rest2 (tranquilidad) peace\hacer reposo to get some rest* * *noun m.* * *SM rest, repose frm o literguardar reposo — (Med) to rest, stay in bed
reposo absoluto — (Med) complete rest
* * *1)a) ( descanso) restb) (Coc)2) (Fís) rest* * *= rest.Ex. If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.----* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* masa en reposo = rest mass.* reposo en cama = bed rest.* * *1)a) ( descanso) restb) (Coc)2) (Fís) rest* * *= rest.Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
* clínica de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* hogar de reposo = convalescence home, convalescent home.* masa en reposo = rest mass.* reposo en cama = bed rest.* * *A1 (descanso) restel médico le recomendó guardar reposo absoluto the doctor recommended complete restrecemos por su eterno reposo let us pray for the eternal rest o repose of his soul ( frml)con los niños no tengo ni un momento de reposo I don't get a minute's peace o rest with the children around2 ( Coc):dejar en reposo leave to standB ( Fís) restun cuerpo/moléculas en reposo a body/molecules at rest* * *
Del verbo reposar: ( conjugate reposar)
reposo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
reposó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
reposar
reposo
reposar ( conjugate reposar) verbo intransitivo
[ restos mortales] to lie
reposo sustantivo masculino
b) (Coc):
reposar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (una persona) to rest, take a rest: no estaba dormido, solo reposaba un rato, I wasn't asleep, I was just resting (my eyes) a little
2 (un muerto) to be buried, to lie: sus restos reposan en un cementerio de Dublín, she's buried in a Dublin cemetery
3 (el polvo, etc) to lie
4 (un alimento, un líquido) to settle, stand
II verbo transitivo to rest, lay [en, on]: reposé mi cabeza en su pecho, I rested my head on his chest
♦ Locuciones: reposar la comida, to let one's meal go down
reposo sustantivo masculino
1 (de una persona) rest: guardar reposo, to rest
2 (de una vida, del alma, etc) peace
3 (de un alimento o líquido) dejar en reposo, leave to stand
4 Fís rest
' reposo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clínica
- descanso
English:
repose
- rest
- lay-by
- nursing
- rest area
* * *reposo nm1. [descanso] rest;en reposo [cuerpo, persona] at rest;[máquina] not in use; Culindejar algo en reposo to leave sth to stand;recomendó reposo absoluto she recommended a complete rest2. Fís rest;electrones en reposo electrons at rest* * *m rest;hacer reposo rest* * *reposo nm: repose, rest* * *reposo n rest -
19 sobreseer
v.1 to discontinue, to stay (law).2 to cease the proceedings of, to stay, to suspend.El juez sobreseyó el caso The judge ceased the proceedings of the case.El juicio sobreseyó The trial ceased.3 to cease the proceedings against, to dismiss.El juez sobreseyó a Ricardo The judge ceased the proceedings against Richard.* * *1 to dismiss* * *VT1)sobreseer una causa — (Jur) to dismiss a case
2)sobreseer de algo — to desist from sth, give up sth
* * *verbo transitivo to dismiss* * *= overrule.Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.* * *verbo transitivo to dismiss* * *= overrule.Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
* * *vtA ‹causa/caso› to dismissB ‹persona› to acquitC ‹expediente› to close* * *
sobreseer vi Jur (un caso) to stay a case
' sobreseer' also found in these entries:
English:
dismiss
* * *sobreseer vtDer to discontinue, to dismiss* * *v/t JUR dismiss -
20 lástima
intj.it's a pity, too bad, tough luck, Bad show.f.1 pity, compassion, grief, commiseration.2 pitiful thing, pity, crime, shame.Es una lástima! It's a pitiful thing [a shame]!* * *1 pity\por lástima out of pity¡qué lástima! what a pity!tener lástima a alguien to feel sorry for somebody* * *noun f.1) pity2) shame* * *SF1) (=pena) pity, shamees una lástima — it's a pity o shame
es lástima que... — it's a pity o shame that..., it's too bad that...
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dar lástima, toda esta pobreza me da mucha lástima — such poverty makes me really sades tan desgraciado que da lástima — he's so unhappy I feel really sorry for him o I really pity him
es una película tan mala que da lástima — it's a pathetic film, it's an awful film, it's such a pathetically bad film
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¡ qué lástima!, -hemos perdido -¡qué lástima! — "we've lost" - "what a shame! o what a pity! o that's too bad!"¡qué lástima de hombre! — isn't he pitiful?
2) (=escena lastimosa) pitiful sightestar hecho una lástima — to be in a sorry o dreadful state
3) frm (=queja) complaint, tale of woe* * *a) ( pena) shame, pityqué lástima! — what a shame o pity!
es una lástima — it's a shame o pity
me da lástima tirarlo — it seems a pity o shame to throw it out
b) ( compasión)* * *= pity, commiseration, sympathy.Ex. The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.Ex. There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.Ex. If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.----* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* ser una lástima = be a shame.* tener lástima = pity.* una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.* * *a) ( pena) shame, pityqué lástima! — what a shame o pity!
es una lástima — it's a shame o pity
me da lástima tirarlo — it seems a pity o shame to throw it out
b) ( compasión)* * *= pity, commiseration, sympathy.Ex: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.* dar lástima = feel + sorry for, pity.* ¡qué lástima! = what a pity!.* sentir lástima por = feel + sorry for, commiserate (with).* ser una lástima = be a shame.* tener lástima = pity.* una verdadera lástima = a crying shame.* * *1 (pena) shame, pity¡qué lástima que tengas que irte! what a shame o pity that you have to leave!es una lástima que no puedas venir it's a shame o pity you can't comeme da lástima tener que tirar este vestido it seems a pity o shame to throw out this dress2(compasión): siento lástima por ellos I feel sorry for themda lástima verla así de triste it makes you sad o it's sad to see her so unhappyme da lástima (de) ese hombre I feel sorry for that man¡no te tengo lástima, tú te lo has buscado! I have no sympathy (for you), you brought it upon yourselfuna persona digna de lástima someone worthy of compassion o sympathy* * *
Del verbo lastimar: ( conjugate lastimar)
lastima es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
lastimar
lástima
lastimar ( conjugate lastimar) verbo transitivo
to hurt
lastimarse verbo pronominal ( refl) (esp AmL) to hurt oneself;
‹dedo/rodillas› to hurt
lástima sustantivo femenino
◊ ¡qué lástima! what a shame o pity!;
me da lástima tirarlo it seems a pity o shame to throw it outb) ( compasión):
digno de lástima worthy of compassion
lastimar verbo transitivo to hurt, injure: no lastimes sus sentimientos, don't hurt her feelings
lástima sustantivo femenino pity: ¡me da una lástima!, I feel so sorry for him!
esta ciudad da lástima!, this city is in a terrible state!
vas hecho una lástima, you are a sorry sight
es una lástima que no puedas venir, it's a pity (that) you can't come
' lástima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
darse
- digna
- digno
- piedad
- ah
- falla
- pecado
- pena
- que
English:
crying
- pity
- shame
- sympathy
* * *lástima nf1. [compasión] pity;2. [pena] shame, pity;¡qué lástima! what a shame o pity;¿no podrás venir?, ¡lástima! you can't come? what a shame o pity!;fue una lástima que no te invitaran it's a shame o pity they didn't invite you;dar lástima a alguien to make sb feel sad;da lástima ver gente así it's sad to see people in that state;Fames tan malo que da lástima he's painfully bad;me da lástima que no pueda venir I'm sorry I can't come, it's a shame I can't come;quedarse hecho una lástima to be a sorry o pitiful sight* * *f1 pity, shame;es una lástima it’s a pity o shame;¡qué lástima! what a pity o shame!;me da lástima no usarlo it’s a shame o pity not to use it2:estar hecho una lástima be in terrible shape* * *lástima nf1) : compassion, pity2) pena: shame, pity¡qué lástima!: what a shame!* * *lástima n pity / shame¡qué lástima! what a pity! / what a shame!
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