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21 confesión
f.1 confession, admission, shrift.2 denomination.* * *1 (expresión) confession, admission2 RELIGIÓN confession3 (credo) confession, faith* * *noun f.* * *SF confession* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex. Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.Ex. Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex. The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex. It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex. While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex. This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.----* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *1)a) ( sacramento) confessionb) (Der) confessionc) ( admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí no me gusta — I must confess o admit (that) I don't like it
2) ( credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *= confessional, denominational body, communion, confession, denomination, admission.Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even ' confessionals' for magazines.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel ' confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.* confesión religiosa = religious denomination.* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa = denominational.* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta = nondenominational [non-denominational].* * *A1 (sacramento) confessionme oyó en confesión he heard my confession2 ( Der) confession3 (admisión) confessionle voy a hacer una confesión: a mí tampoco me gustó I must confess o admit I didn't like it eitherB (credo) faith, creed, denomination* * *
confesión sustantivo femenino
confession
confesión sustantivo femenino
1 confession, admission
2 Rel confession
' confesión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrancar
English:
acknowledgement
- admission
- confession
- denomination
- draw
- extract
- interfaith
* * *confesión nf1. [de pecado] confession;oír a alguien en confesión to hear sb's confession2. [de falta, culpabilidad, sentimientos] confession;hacer una confesión to confess;extraer una confesión de alguien to extract a confession from sb, to get a confession out of sb3. [credo] religion, (religious) persuasion, denomination;de confesión protestante Protestant, of the Protestant faith* * *f confession* * *1) : confession2) : creed, denomination* * *confesión n confession -
22 confusión
f.1 confusion, mix-up, disorder, confusedness.2 perplexity, bafflement, confusion, confusedness.3 commotion, riot, clutter, hassle.4 scene of confusion, shambles.* * *1 (desorden) confusion, chaos2 (equivocación) mistake, confusion3 (turbación) confusion, embarrassment* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=equivocación) confusionha habido una confusión en los nombres — there was a mix-up with the names, there was some confusion with the names
esta carta no es para mí, debe de tratarse de una confusión — this letter is not for me, there must be some mistake
•
por confusión — by mistake2) (=desconcierto) confusionel terremoto produjo una gran confusión en las calles — the earthquake caused great confusion in the streets
la recuerdo con bastante confusión — I have a hazy o vague memory of her
3) (=turbación)sentí tal confusión que no pude ni dar las gracias — I was so overwhelmed that I couldn't even say thank you
* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex. Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.Ex. In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex. You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex. SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex. The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex. The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex. China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex. Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex. A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex. The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex. Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex. The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex. His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex. We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex. The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex. His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex. The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.----* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *a) (desorden, caos) confusionb) ( perplejidad) confusionc) ( turbación) embarrassmentd) ( equivocación) confusion* * *= confounding, confusion, mix-up [mixup], dislocation, welter, muddle, perplex, turbulence, turmoil, jumble, blurring, clouding, daze, messiness, obfuscation, turbulent waters, puzzle, miasma, snarl, snarl-up, brouhaha, perplexity.Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the ' messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.* aclarar una confusión = unravel + snarl.* aumentar la confusión = add to + the confusion.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* confusión económica = economic turmoil.* confusión histórica = historical confusion.* de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.* estado de confusión = state of confusion.* llevar a confusión = lead to + confusion.* que induce a confusión = confounding.* * *1 (perplejidad) confusionpara mayor confusión se llaman igual to add to the confusion o to confuse things even more o to make things even more confusing, they have the same name2 (desorden, caos) confusion3 (turbación) embarrassmentsu inesperada declaración de amor la llenó de confusión his unexpected declaration of love filled her with embarrassment o confusion o threw her into confusiontanta amabilidad me produjo una gran confusión I was embarrassed o overwhelmed by so much kindness4 (equivocación) confusionlamentamos la confusión que hubo con la factura we regret the confusion over the invoicesus comentarios se prestan a confusión his comments are open to misinterpretationpara que no haya más confusiones to avoid any further confusion o any more mix-ups* * *
confusión sustantivo femenino
confusión sustantivo femenino
1 (desorden) confusion
2 (error) mistake
' confusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aturdimiento
- barullo
- belén
- desbarajuste
- desconcierto
- desorientación
- embrollo
- folclore
- follón
- obnubilar
- ofuscación
- para
- prestarse
- torre
- turbación
- aquél
- armar
- bochinche
- convulsionar
- desorden
- ése
- éste
- grado
- jaleo
- lío
- mareo
- medio
- sólo
- turbar
English:
brainstorm
- confusion
- disarray
- foul up
- haziness
- mess
- misunderstanding
- mix-up
- quagmire
- rush
- scramble
- shambles
- start
- turmoil
- welter
- add
- disorder
- havoc
- mix
- straighten
* * *confusión nf1. [desorden, lío] confusion;la confusión aumentó con la llegada del cantante the singer's arrival added to the confusion;los ladrones actuaron aprovechando la confusión the thieves took advantage of the confusion;hubo una gran confusión there was great confusion;en su habitación reina la confusión her room is in chaos;existe cierta confusión acerca de lo que realmente quiso decir there is some confusion as to what he really meant3. [error] mix-up;ha habido una confusión there has been a bit of a mix-up;esa frase puede llevar a confusión that phrase could lead to confusion o be misinterpreted* * *f confusion* * ** * *1. (falta de claridad) confusion2. (equivocación) mistake -
23 contorsión
f.contortion, twisting of the body.* * *1 contortion* * *SF contortion* * *femenino contortion* * *= contortion.Ex. The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.* * *femenino contortion* * *= contortion.Ex: The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.
* * *contortion* * *
contorsión sustantivo femenino
contortion;
contorsión sustantivo femenino contortion
' contorsión' also found in these entries:
English:
contortion
* * *contorsión nfcontortion* * *f contortion* * * -
24 contusión
f.contusion, bruise, cardinal, blow.* * *1 contusion, bruise* * *SF bruise, contusion frm* * *femenino (frml) contusion (frml), bruise* * *= bruise.Ex. Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.* * *femenino (frml) contusion (frml), bruise* * *= bruise.Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
* * *( frml)contusion ( frml), bruisefue tratado por or de diversas contusiones he was treated for contusions o bruising* * *
contusión sustantivo femenino contusion, bruise
' contusión' also found in these entries:
English:
contusion
* * *contusión nfbruise, Espec contusion;sufrió múltiples contusiones como resultado del accidente he suffered severe bruising o Espec multiple contusions as a result of the accident* * *f MED bruise* * * -
25 conversión
f.1 conversion, change-over, changeover, qualitative change.2 conversion, rebirth, profound change, regeneration.3 conversion, hysteria.* * *1 conversion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=cambio) conversion2) (Mil) wheel* * *1) ( cambio) conversion2) (Relig) conversion3) ( en rugby) conversion4) (Mil) wheel* * *= conversion, remaking [re-making], rendering.Ex. The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.Ex. The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.Ex. It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.----* conversión al sistema decimal = decimalisation [decimalization, -USA].* conversión al sistema métrico = metrication.* conversión de códigos = transcoding.* conversión de información = data conversion.* conversión de la energía = energy conversion.* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.* conversión en dinero = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* conversión energética = energy conversion.* conversión en valor monetario = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* conversión parcial = superimposition.* conversión retrospectiva de catálogos = retrospective catalogue conversion.* conversión retrospectiva (recon) = retrospective conversion (recon).* conversión total = desuperimposition.* lenguaje de conversión = switching language.* proyecto de conversión = conversion project.* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.* * *1) ( cambio) conversion2) (Relig) conversion3) ( en rugby) conversion4) (Mil) wheel* * *= conversion, remaking [re-making], rendering.Ex: The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.
Ex: The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.* conversión al sistema decimal = decimalisation [decimalization, -USA].* conversión al sistema métrico = metrication.* conversión de códigos = transcoding.* conversión de información = data conversion.* conversión de la energía = energy conversion.* conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech conversion.* conversión en dinero = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* conversión energética = energy conversion.* conversión en valor monetario = monetisation [monetization, -USA].* conversión parcial = superimposition.* conversión retrospectiva de catálogos = retrospective catalogue conversion.* conversión retrospectiva (recon) = retrospective conversion (recon).* conversión total = desuperimposition.* lenguaje de conversión = switching language.* proyecto de conversión = conversion project.* sistema de conversión de texto a voz = text-to-speech system.* * *A (cambio) conversiontabla de conversión conversion tableB ( Relig) conversionC (en rugby) conversionD ( Mil) wheelhacer conversión a la izquierda to wheel to the left* * *
conversión sustantivo femenino
conversion
conversión sustantivo femenino conversion
' conversión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
transformación
English:
changeover
- conversion
- decimalization
* * *conversión nf1. Rel conversion;su conversión al catolicismo lo transformó his conversion to Catholicism transformed himconversión de datos data conversion* * *f conversion* * ** * *conversión n conversion -
26 convulsión
f.1 convulsion, upheaval, bustle, agitation.2 convulsion, fit, spasm, seizure.* * *1 MEDICINA convulsion2 figurado upheaval* * *SF1) (Med) convulsion2) (Geol) tremor3) (Pol) upheaval* * *1) (Med) convulsion2) (trastorno, perturbación)3) ( de la tierra) tremor* * *= upheaval, convulsion, shake.Ex. Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.Ex. Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex. It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.* * *1) (Med) convulsion2) (trastorno, perturbación)3) ( de la tierra) tremor* * *= upheaval, convulsion, shake.Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.
Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.* * *A ( Med) convulsionB(trastorno, perturbación): su asesinato produjo una gran convulsión en el ejército his assassination caused great agitation in the armylas convulsiones sociales de los años 60 the social upheaval of the sixtieslas convulsiones obreras que se produjeron the violent unrest o disturbances that broke out among the workersC (de la tierra) tremor* * *
convulsión sustantivo femenino (Med) convulsion
convulsión sustantivo femenino
1 Med convulsion
2 fig (agitación social) unrest, upheaval
' convulsión' also found in these entries:
English:
convulsion
* * *convulsión nf1. [de músculos] convulsion2. [de tierra] tremorla subida del dinero produjo convulsiones en la bolsa the rise in interest rates caused chaos o turmoil on the stock exchange;las convulsiones sociales del periodo de entreguerras the social upheaval between the wars* * *f convulsion; figupheaval* * *convulsión nf, pl - siones1) : convulsion2) : agitation, upheaval -
27 corrosión
f.1 corrosion.2 arrosion.* * *1 corrosion, rust2 GEOLOGÍA erosion* * *SF (Quím) corrosion; (Geol) erosion* * *femenino corrosion* * *= corrosion.Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.* * *femenino corrosion* * *= corrosion.Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
* * *corrosion* * *
corrosión sustantivo femenino
corrosion
' corrosión' also found in these entries:
English:
corrosion
- erosion
* * *corrosión nf[desgaste] corrosion; [de metal] rust* * *f corrosion* * * -
28 decisión
f.decision, determination, decisiveness, firmness.* * *1 (resolución) decision2 (determinación) determination, resolution* * *noun f.decision, choice* * *SF1) (=determinación) decision; (Jur) judgmenttomar una decisión — to make o take a decision
2) (=firmeza) decisiveness3) (=voluntad) determination* * *a) ( acción) decisionllegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision
decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave
b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decisionuna mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision
c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision
* * *= choice, decision, determination, resolution.Ex. To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.Ex. However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.Ex. Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.Ex. The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.----* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.* buena decisión = good judgement.* con decisión = decisively.* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* decisión fundada = informed decision.* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.* decisión no unánime = split decision.* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* por decisión propia = by choice.* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.* regir una decisión = govern + decision.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* * *a) ( acción) decisionllegar a una decisión — to decide, to reach a decision
decisión de + inf: su decisión de marcharse — her decision to leave
b) ( cualidad) decisiveness, decisionuna mujer con decisión — a decisive woman, a woman of decision
c) (AmL) ( en boxeo)ganó por decisión — he won on points o by a decision
* * *= choice, decision, determination, resolution.Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.
Ex: However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.* aceptar una decisión = accept + decision.* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.* afectar a una decisión = colour + decision, affect + decision.* alcanzar una decisión = arrive at + decision.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* árbol para la toma de decisiones = decision tree.* buena decisión = good judgement.* con decisión = decisively.* decisión arbitraria = arbitrary decision.* decisión con conocimiento de causa = informed decision.* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.* decisión de última hora = last-minute decision.* decisión fundada = informed decision.* decisión irrevocable = irrevocable decision.* decisión no unánime = split decision.* decisión permanente = permanent arrangement.* decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.* delegar una decisión = delegate + decision.* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones = undecidability.* llegar a una decisión = arrive at + decision.* llevar a la práctica una decisión = implement + decision.* llevar a tomar una decisión = lead (up) to + decision.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones = require + judgement, require + an exercise of + judgement.* persona que toma la última decisión = decider.* por decisión propia = by choice.* posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.* reclamar una decisión = appeal + decision.* regir una decisión = govern + decision.* responsable de tomar decisiones = decision maker [decision-maker].* ser decisión de + Nombre = be down to + Nombre.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* toma de decisiones = decision making [decision-making], decision taking.* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa = informed decision making.* toma de decisiones fundadas = informed decision making.* tomar decisión = make + choices.* tomar decisiones = exercise + judgement.* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones fundadas = make + informed decisions.* tomar decisiones por alguien = take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias = do + the best thing in the circumstances.* tomar las decisiones = call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost, set + the agenda.* tomar otra decisión = decision to the contrary.* tomar una decisión = make + decision, make + judgement, take + decision, reach + decision, make up + Posesivo + (own) mind, adopt + decision.* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos = make + uninformed decision.* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie = take it upon + Reflexivo + to.* * *1 (acción) decisionla decisión está en tus manos the decision is in your handstienes que tomar una decisión you must make o take a decision, you must make your mind upno han podido llegar a una decisión they haven't been able to decide o reach a decisiondecisión DE + INF:su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave2 (cualidad) decisiveness, decisionuna mujer de decisión a decisive woman, a woman of decision3* * *
decisión sustantivo femenino
su decisión de marcharse her decision to leave
c) (AmL) ( en boxeo):◊ ganó por decisión he won on points o by a decision
decisión sustantivo femenino
1 decision: es hora de tomar una decisión, it's time to make a decision
2 (firmeza) decisiveness: entró en el despacho con decisión, he marched into the office
' decisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acertada
- acertado
- cacicada
- competer
- comunicar
- concernir
- condicionante
- contravenir
- debilitar
- decididamente
- declararse
- determinar
- determinación
- detrimento
- ecuánime
- enérgica
- enérgico
- final
- impugnar
- juicio
- madurar
- mando
- pensar
- posponer
- precedente
- prórroga
- prorrogar
- providencia
- provocar
- ratificar
- resolución
- sabia
- sabio
- salomónica
- salomónico
- terminante
- última
- último
- unánime
- unitaria
- unitario
- ventolera
- acierto
- adoptar
- anunciar
- apresurado
- arbitraje
- atinado
- caliente
- demorar
English:
accord
- agonizing
- ambit
- appeal
- arguable
- astute
- breathing space
- clash
- clean-cut
- clear
- contest
- decide
- decision
- decision making
- early
- entail
- far-reaching
- fight
- final
- go against
- govern
- hasty
- hinge on
- ill-advised
- make
- override
- overrule
- pending
- question
- rash
- rationale
- resolve
- reverse
- ruling
- second thought
- sensible
- shrewd
- smart
- snap
- spur
- stand by
- take
- unanimous
- vital
- wise
- withhold
- adamant
- agonize
- altogether
- approve
* * *decisión nf1. [dictamen, resolución] decision;la decisión está en nuestras manos the decision is in our hands;la decisión de expulsarlo no depende de mí whether he should be expelled or not is not my decision;tomar una decisión to make o take a decision;tomó la decisión de no ir she decided not to godecisión judicial court ruling2. [firmeza de carácter] determination, resolve;[seguridad, resolución] decisiveness;actuar con decisión to act decisively;es una persona con muy poca decisión he's a very indecisive person* * *f1 decision;tomar una decisión make o take a decision2 figdecisiveness* * ** * *decisión n1. (en general) decision2. (determinación) determination -
29 depresión
f.1 depression, downheartedness, blue devils, low spirits.2 low-lying land, depressed land, basin, depression.3 recession, depression, decreased business activity, slump.4 embossment, cave, dimple.* * *1 depression■ depresión económica economic depression, slump\depresión nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *noun f.1) depression2) slump, recession* * *SF1) (Med) depression2) (=hondonada) [en terreno] depression; [en horizonte, camino] dip3) (=descenso) [de temperatura, presión] drop, fall (de in)4) (Econ) depression, recession5) (Meteo) depression* * *1) (Psic) depression2) (Meteo) depression•* * *= blues, depression, hollow, pit, trough, divot [divet].Nota: Usado generalmente tanto para la depresión como para la plasta de césped que el jugador de golf a veces hac o levanta al intentar golpear la bola.Ex. Other speakers tackled the financial blues directly, discussing the most effective way of handling serials cancellations.Ex. The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.Ex. It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex. The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.----* depresión de invierno = seasonal depression.* depresión del lunes = Monday blues.* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.* depresión económica = economic depression, economic doldrums.* depresión maníaca = manic depression.* depresión nerviosa = breakdown, nervous breakdown.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* llena de depresiones = pitted.* maniaco-depresión = manic depression.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* * *1) (Psic) depression2) (Meteo) depression•* * *= blues, depression, hollow, pit, trough, divot [divet].Nota: Usado generalmente tanto para la depresión como para la plasta de césped que el jugador de golf a veces hac o levanta al intentar golpear la bola.Ex: Other speakers tackled the financial blues directly, discussing the most effective way of handling serials cancellations.
Ex: The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.* depresión de invierno = seasonal depression.* depresión del lunes = Monday blues.* depresión del lunes por la mañana = Monday-morning blues.* depresión económica = economic depression, economic doldrums.* depresión maníaca = manic depression.* depresión nerviosa = breakdown, nervous breakdown.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* llena de depresiones = pitted.* maniaco-depresión = manic depression.* sufrir una depresión nerviosa = have + a breakdown.* * *A ( Psic) depressionCompuesto:postnatal depressionB (en un terreno) depressionD ( Meteo) depressionCompuestos:● depresión atmosférica or barométricaatmospheric o barometric depressiontropical depression* * *
Multiple Entries:
de presión
depresión
depresión sustantivo femenino
depression
depresión sustantivo femenino
1 (psicológica) depression
depresión nerviosa, nervous breakdown
depresión postparto, postnatal depression
2 (financiera, comercial) depresión económica, economic crisis, slump
3 Meteor depression
4 (del terreno) hollow, depression
' depresión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aplanamiento
- con
- incapacitar
- badén
- desnivel
- hoyo
- salir
English:
depression
- dip
- hollow
- set in
- slump
- spirit
- subject
- trough
- ultimately
* * *depresión nf1. [anímica] depressiondepresión nerviosa nervous breakdown;depresión posparto postnatal o postpartum depression;depresión puerperal postnatal o postpartum depression2. [económica] depression3. [en superficie, terreno] hollow, depressiondepresión barométrica atmospheric depression* * *f MED depression* * *1) : depression2) : hollow, recess3) : drop, fall4) : slump, recession* * *depresión n depression -
30 desilusión
f.disillusionment, disappointment, disenchantment, disillusion.* * *1 disappointment, disillusion, disillusionment* * *SF1) (=decepción) disappointment2) (=pérdida de ilusiones) disillusion, disillusionment* * *qué desilusión! — what a disappointment!, how disappointing!
* * *= disappointment, disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown.Ex. On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.Ex. The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.Ex. Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex. The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex. The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.----* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *qué desilusión! — what a disappointment!, how disappointing!
* * *= disappointment, disenchantment, disillusionment, disillusion, letdown.Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.* llevarse una desilusión = be gutted, feel + gutted.* * *1 (decepción) disappointment¡qué desilusión! what a disappointment!, how disappointing!se llevó una desilusión she was disappointedfue una desilusión no verlo it was disappointing not to see him, I was/we were disappointed not to see him2 (falta de ilusiones) disillusionment* * *
desilusión sustantivo femenino ( decepción) disappointment;
desilusión sustantivo femenino disappointment, disillusionment
' desilusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reprimir
English:
dear
- disappointment
- rue
- disillusionment
* * *desilusión nf1. [estado de ánimo] disillusionment;caer en la desilusión to become disillusioned2. [decepción] disappointment;¡qué desilusión! what a disappointment!* * *f disappointment;llevarse una desilusión be disappointed* * ** * *desilusión n disappointment -
31 difusión
f.diffusion, pervasion, broadcasting, dissemination.* * *1 (de luz, calor) diffusion2 figurado (de noticia, enfermedad, etc) spreading3 RADIO broadcast, broadcasting\tener gran difusión to be widely known, be widespread* * *SF1) [de calor, luz] diffusion2) [de noticia, teoría] dissemination, spreading3) (Periodismo) [de programa] broadcasting; [de periódico] circulation, readership figures pl* * *femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading; (de ideas, doctrina) spreading, diffusion (frml)* * *= dissemination, projection, spread, airing, propagation, diffusion, spreading.Ex. An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.Ex. The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.Ex. With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.Ex. To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.Ex. As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.Ex. Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.Ex. The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.----* difusión de información = information provision, provision of information, dissemination of information.* difusión de la información = information diffusion, information dissemination.* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.* difusión electrónica de documentos (DED) = electronic document delivery (EDD).* difusión por radio y televisión = broadcast, broadcasting.* difusión selectiva de la información = SDI (selective dissemination of information).* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.* * *femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading; (de ideas, doctrina) spreading, diffusion (frml)* * *= dissemination, projection, spread, airing, propagation, diffusion, spreading.Ex: An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.Ex: With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.Ex: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.Ex: The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.* difusión de información = information provision, provision of information, dissemination of information.* difusión de la información = information diffusion, information dissemination.* difusión de rumores = rumour mongering.* difusión electrónica de documentos (DED) = electronic document delivery (EDD).* difusión por radio y televisión = broadcast, broadcasting.* difusión selectiva de la información = SDI (selective dissemination of information).* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información = SDI service.* * *los medios de difusión the mediase ha dado amplia difusión al conflicto the conflict has been given widespread coverageun libro de mucha difusión entre los jóvenes a book which is widely read among the young* * *
difusión sustantivo femenino (de noticia, rumor) spreading;
(de ideas, doctrina, cultura) spreading, diffusion (frml);
difusión sustantivo femenino
1 (de noticias, rumores) spreading, circulation: la difusión de su teoría es nula, his theory is not widely known
2 Rad TV broadcasting
3 Fís Quím diffusion
' difusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
extensión
- generalización
- nacional
English:
democracy
- spread
* * *difusión nf1. [de noticia, rumor] spreading;[de religión, ideología] spread, dissemination; [de cultura, costumbres] spreading, diffusion;el evento tuvo enorme difusión en la prensa escrita the event received extensive press coverage2. [por radio, televisión] broadcasting;los medios de difusión the media3. [de epidemia, olor, calor] spread;[de sonido, ondas] diffusion, spread4. [de periódico, revista] circulation* * *f spread(ing)* * *1) : spreading2) : diffusion (of heat, etc.)3) : broadcast, broadcastinglos medios de difusión: the media -
32 dimensión
f.dimension, size, amplitude, volume.* * *1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) dimension, size2 figurado (importancia) importance\de gran dimensión / de grandes dimensiones very large, large-scaletomar las dimensiones de to measure, take the measurements of* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=magnitud) dimension3) (=importancia) stature, standing* * *1)a) (Fís, Mat) dimensionb) dimensiones femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl)las dimensiones de la habitación — the measurements o (frml) dimensions of the room
2) (alcance, magnitud - de problema) magnitude, scale; (- de tragedia) scale3) ( aspecto) dimension, aspect* * *= dimension.Nota: Elemento del área de descripción física que se utiliza para detallar las dimensiones del material que se está describiendo.Ex. The dimensions of the item may also be important.----* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.* de n dimensiones = n-dimensional.* dimensión de clase = class dimension.* dimensión de género = gender dimension.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* dimensión de raza = racial dimension.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* dimensiones = gauge.* dimensión étnica = ethnic dimension.* dimensión humana = human dimension.* dimensión social = social dimension.* dimensión temporal = time dimension.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* * *1)a) (Fís, Mat) dimensionb) dimensiones femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl)las dimensiones de la habitación — the measurements o (frml) dimensions of the room
2) (alcance, magnitud - de problema) magnitude, scale; (- de tragedia) scale3) ( aspecto) dimension, aspect* * *= dimension.Nota: Elemento del área de descripción física que se utiliza para detallar las dimensiones del material que se está describiendo.Ex: The dimensions of the item may also be important.
* adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.* alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.* añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.* con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.* de n dimensiones = n-dimensional.* dimensión de clase = class dimension.* dimensión de género = gender dimension.* dimensión de la edad = age dimension.* dimensión de raza = racial dimension.* Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.* dimensiones = gauge.* dimensión étnica = ethnic dimension.* dimensión humana = human dimension.* dimensión social = social dimension.* dimensión temporal = time dimension.* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.* para expresar dimensiones = by.* * *Auna figura en tres dimensiones a three-dimensional figurela cuarta/quinta dimensión the fourth/fifth dimension¿cuáles son las dimensiones de la habitación? what are the measurements o ( frml) dimensions of the room?un gasómetro de enormes dimensiones a gasometer of huge dimensions o of enormous size, an enormous o huge gasometerB (alcance, magnitud — de un problema) magnitude, scale, importance; (— de una tragedia) scale; (— de un artista, un líder) stature, standingC (aspecto) dimension, aspect* * *
dimensión sustantivo femenino
1a) (Fís, Mat) dimension;
b)
de enormes dimensiones huge, enormous
2 (alcance, magnitud — de problema) magnitude, scale;
(— de tragedia) scale
dimensión sustantivo femenino
1 dimension, size
de pequeñas dimensiones, of small size o minor
2 (importancia) importance
3 (vertiente, aspecto) aspect
' dimensión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
longitud
- magnitud
- medida
English:
dimension
- measurement
- perspective
- wide
* * *dimensión nf1. [tamaño] dimension;las dimensiones del armario son… the dimensions of the cupboard are…;una habitación de grandes dimensiones a large room;una caja de pequeñas dimensiones a small box2. [en el espacio] dimension;una película en tres dimensiones a 3-D film3. [importancia, magnitud] scale;las dimensiones de la tragedia the extent o scale of the tragedy;la dimensión del problema es tal que… the scale of the problem is such that…4. [faceta, aspecto] dimension;la dimensión humana del entrevistado the human side of the interviewee* * *f1 dimension; fig: de catástrofe size, scale2:dimensiones pl measurements, dimensions;de grandes dimensiones large* * *♦ dimensional adj* * *dimensión n dimension -
33 dimisión
f.1 resignation, abdication, relinquishment.2 act of resignation, resignation.* * *1 resignation\presentar la dimisión to hand in one's resignation* * *noun f.* * *SF resignationpresentar la dimisión — to hand in o submit one's resignation
* * *femenino resignationpresentó su dimisión — he handed in o (frml) tendered his resignation
* * *= resignation.Ex. The deputy librarian's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.* * *femenino resignationpresentó su dimisión — he handed in o (frml) tendered his resignation
* * *= resignation.Ex: The deputy librarian's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
* * *resignationpresentó su dimisión he handed in o tendered o submitted his resignation* * *
dimisión sustantivo femenino
resignation
dimisión sustantivo masculino resignation
presentar la dimisión, to turn in one's resignation
' dimisión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cese
- colear
- detonante
- eco
- golpe
- implicación
- presentar
- propagar
- protagonismo
- salpicar
- segura
- seguro
- renuncia
English:
bolt
- hand in
- notice
- resignation
- tender
- call
* * *dimisión nfresignation;aceptar la dimisión de alguien to accept sb's resignation;presentar la dimisión to hand in one's resignation;la oposición ha solicitado su dimisión the opposition has called for her resignation* * *f resignation;presentar su dimisión hand in one’s resignation* * ** * *dimisión n resignation -
34 discusión
f.1 discussion, talking, confabulation, conversation.2 discussion, debate.3 discussion, altercation, quarrel, dispute.* * *1 (charla) discussion2 (disputa) argument\tener una discusión to argue, have an argument, quarrel* * *noun f.1) argument2) discussion3) dispute* * *SF1) (=riña) argument2) (=debate) discussion* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex. The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.----* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *a) (de asunto, tema) discussionb) (altercado, disputa) argument* * *= debate, discussion, disputation, dispute, thread, argument, spat, war of words.Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.* centrar una discusión = focus + discussion.* discusión acalorada = hand-waving.* discusión bizantina = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusiones sobre gustos y colores = flame war.* discusiones sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument.* discusión + girar en torno a = discussion + centre around.* discusión sin sentido = pointless discussion, pointless argument.* discusión sobre nimiedades = hair-splitting argument, hair-splitting [hairsplitting].* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.* foro de discusión = newsgroup [news group], electronic forum.* generar discusión = generate + discussion.* grupo de discusión = discussion group.* lista de discusión = discussion list.* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.* panel de discusión = discussion panel.* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.* proponer a discusión = moot.* punto de discusión = bone of contention.* retomar una discusión = pick up + discussion.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* tema de discusión = discussion topic.* * *1 (de un asunto, tema) discussioneso no admite discusión alguna that leaves no room for dispute o discussiontras siete horas de discusiones after seven hours of discussionestá en período de discusión it is at the discussion stage2 (altercado, disputa) argumentse enzarzaron or ( AmL) se trenzaron en una violenta discusión they became involved in o got into a violent argument* * *
discusión sustantivo femenino
discusión sustantivo femenino
1 (disputa) argument, dispute: fue una discusión agria, it was an unpleasant argument
2 (debate) discussion, debate
la discusión sobre la conveniencia de estas nuevas medidas, the debate over the need for these new measures
' discusión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscarse
- caliente
- calma
- clara
- claro
- degenerar
- foro
- fragor
- malparada
- malparado
- moderar
- parte
- pelea
- recaer
- regañar
- reñir
- riña
- roce
- saldar
- sumarse
- trapisonda
- zafarrancho
- acalorado
- alegato
- animado
- armar
- áspero
- disgusto
- disputa
- estéril
- excitar
- fin
- fuerte
- interminable
- parado
- pleito
- respaldar
- tener
- terminar
- vano
English:
academic
- argument
- blowup
- breath
- culminate
- disagreement
- discussion
- fierce
- heat up
- heated
- hornet
- limb
- mire
- run-in
- slanging-match
- touch off
- wrangling
- debate
- dispute
- go
* * *discusión nf1. [conversación, debate] discussion;tuvimos una discusión sobre política we had a discussion about politics;en discusión under discussion;eso no admite discusión that's indisputable, there can be no doubt about that;es, sin discusión, el mejor it is, without question, the best2. [pelea] argument;tuvieron una discusión they had an argument* * *f1 discussion2 ( disputa) argument* * *1) : discussion2) altercado, disputa: argument* * *1. (riña) argument2. (debate) discussion -
35 disensión
f.dissension, dissent, separation, dissonance.* * *1 dissension, disagreement2 figurado quarrel* * *SF disagreement, dissension* * *femenino disagreementlas primeras disensiones dentro de la comisión — the first signs of dissension o disagreement within the committee
* * *= strife, dissension.Ex. If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.Ex. One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.* * *femenino disagreementlas primeras disensiones dentro de la comisión — the first signs of dissension o disagreement within the committee
* * *= strife, dissension.Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.* * *disagreementquiero expresar mi disensión I would like to express my disagreementlas primeras disensiones dentro de la comisión the first signs of dissension o disagreement within the committeetoda disensión es ocultada por la prensa oficial all forms of dissent are covered up by the official press* * *disensión nfdisagreement, dissension;había graves disensiones en el seno del partido there were serious internal disagreements within the party;el régimen reprime cualquier disensión the regime quashes any dissent* * *f disagreement;disensiones disagreements, dissension* * * -
36 dispersión
f.dispersion, scatter, disbandment, scattering.* * *1 (separación) dispersion; (esparcimiento) scattering* * *SF1) (=acto) [de grupo, multitud] dispersion; [de manifestación] breaking up; [de energía, neutrones] diffusion2) (=resultado) dispersal* * *a) ( de manifestación) dispersion, breaking up* * *= dispersement, scatter, scattering, dispersal, dispersion, sprawl.Ex. Increasing competition and the 'global economy' is greatly affecting the geographic dispersement of these people and the breadth of their interests.Ex. As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.Ex. All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.Ex. The results of citation studies suggest that the dispersal of political science articles is high.Ex. It was found that the dispersion of citations to periodicals conformed to a general law of distribution described by the Yule curve.Ex. The library has developed a unique system of cooperation and coordination in response to its size and sprawl.----* bomba de dispersión = cluster bomb, cluster munition.* diagrama de dispersión = scattergram.* dispersión alfabética = alphabetical scatter.* dispersión bibliográfica = bibliographic scattering.* dispersión de Bradford, la = Bradford distribution, the.* dispersión de caja = cash float, petty cash.* dispersión de frecuencias = frequency distribution.* dispersión temática = subject dispersion.* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* * *a) ( de manifestación) dispersion, breaking up* * *= dispersement, scatter, scattering, dispersal, dispersion, sprawl.Ex: Increasing competition and the 'global economy' is greatly affecting the geographic dispersement of these people and the breadth of their interests.
Ex: As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.Ex: All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.Ex: The results of citation studies suggest that the dispersal of political science articles is high.Ex: It was found that the dispersion of citations to periodicals conformed to a general law of distribution described by the Yule curve.Ex: The library has developed a unique system of cooperation and coordination in response to its size and sprawl.* bomba de dispersión = cluster bomb, cluster munition.* diagrama de dispersión = scattergram.* dispersión alfabética = alphabetical scatter.* dispersión bibliográfica = bibliographic scattering.* dispersión de Bradford, la = Bradford distribution, the.* dispersión de caja = cash float, petty cash.* dispersión de frecuencias = frequency distribution.* dispersión temática = subject dispersion.* dispersión urbana = suburban sprawl, urban sprawl.* ley de dispersión = law of scattering.* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford = Bradford's distribution law, Bradford's Law of Scatter, Bradford's Law of Scattering.* * *1 (de una manifestación) dispersion, breaking up2 (de la atención) wandering, straying3 ( Fís) diffusion* * *dispersión nf1. [de objetos] scattering;[de luz, sonido, ondas] scattering, dispersal2. [de gentío] dispersal;[de manifestación] breaking up, dispersal; [de un pueblo] scattering3. [de persona] lack of concentration;debemos evitar la dispersión de esfuerzos we mustn't squander our efforts;debes centrarte en algo, tu problema es la dispersión you need to focus on something, you spread yourself too widely4. Fís dispersion* * *f dispersion* * * -
37 distensión
f.1 distension, loosening, distention, slackening.2 distension, bloat, enlarging.* * *1 (acción) slackening2 MEDICINA strain3 figurado easing4 PLÍTICA détente* * *SF1) (=relajación)2) (Med) strain3) (Pol) détente* * ** * *----* distensión abdominal = bloating.* * ** * ** distensión abdominal = bloating.* * *una etapa de distensión entre los dos países a period of goodwill between the two nationsel diálogo a favor de la distensión the talks aimed at bringing about détente o bringing about the easing of tensionun clima de distensión a relaxed atmosphere* * *
distensión f Pol
1 (disminución de la tensión) relaxed atmosphere: los partidos nacionalistas quieren una política de distensión, the nationalist parties want to promote a goodwill policy
2 Med strain
' distensión' also found in these entries:
English:
detente
- sprain
* * *distensión nf1. [entre países] détente;[entre personas] easing of tension;la conferencia de paz favoreció la distensión the peace conference served to ease tensions;la entrevista se produjo en un ambiente de distensión the interview was conducted in a relaxed atmosphere2. [de cuerda, arco] slackening* * *f1 MED strain3 POL détente* * * -
38 distorsión
f.1 distortion, deformation.2 distorsion.3 distorsion.* * *1 distortion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de sonido, imagen] distortion2) [de los hechos] distortion, twisting3) (Med) twisting* * *femenino (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting; ( de las facciones) distortion; (Tec) distortion* * *= distortion, misrepresentation, dithering, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, dither.Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex. The most common settings relate to Grey Scale, Dithering, Brightness, Contrast and Resolution = Las funciones más comunes son las Escala de Grises, Distorsión, Brillo, Contraste y Resolución.Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.Ex. The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.Ex. For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.Ex. This article also discusses dither and/or noise shaping technology = Este artículo también trata de la tecnología para editar el sonido y la distorsión de imágenes.* * *femenino (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting; ( de las facciones) distortion; (Tec) distortion* * *= distortion, misrepresentation, dithering, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, dither.Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.Ex: The most common settings relate to Grey Scale, Dithering, Brightness, Contrast and Resolution = Las funciones más comunes son las Escala de Grises, Distorsión, Brillo, Contraste y Resolución.Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.Ex: This article also discusses dither and/or noise shaping technology = Este artículo también trata de la tecnología para editar el sonido y la distorsión de imágenes.* * *1 (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting2 (de las facciones) distortion3 ( Tec) distortion* * *
distorsión sustantivo femenino
1 (deformación, alteración) distortion
2 Med sprain
' distorsión' also found in these entries:
English:
distortion
* * *distorsión nf1. [de imágenes, sonidos] distortiondistorsión acústica acoustic distortion;distorsión óptica optical distortion2. [de palabras] twisting;[de hechos, realidad] distortion, misrepresentation;en su relato había una clara distorsión de los hechos his account seriously distorted o misrepresented the facts* * *f1 distortion2 MED sprain* * * -
39 disuasión
f.dissuasion, determent, deterrence, discouragement.* * *1 dissuasion* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=convencimiento) dissuasion2) (Mil) deterrencefuerza 8)* * *a) (Mil, Pol) deterrenceb) ( acción de convencer) dissuasion* * *= deterrence, discouragement.Ex. The reduction in theft rate observed was attributed to the psychological deterrence of the security system.Ex. Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.----* disuasión nuclear = nuclear deterrence.* * *a) (Mil, Pol) deterrenceb) ( acción de convencer) dissuasion* * *= deterrence, discouragement.Ex: The reduction in theft rate observed was attributed to the psychological deterrence of the security system.
Ex: Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.* disuasión nuclear = nuclear deterrence.* * *como disuasión contra cualquier agresión as a deterrent against possible attacks2 (acción de convencer) dissuasion* * *
disuasión sustantivo femenino (Mil, Pol) deterrence
disuasión sustantivo femenino dissuasion: habrá que adoptar medidas de disuasión más contundentes, we'll need to adopt more forceful dissuasion techniques
* * *disuasión nfdeterrence;tiene gran capacidad de disuasión he's very good at talking people out of things;política de disuasión policy of deterrence* * *f dissuasion* * * -
40 diversión
f.fun, recreation, entertainment, amusement.* * *1 fun, amusement, entertainment* * *noun f.amusement, diversion* * *SF1) (=entretenimiento) fun2) (=pasatiempo) hobby, pastimediversiones de salón — parlour games, indoor games
3) (Mil) diversion* * *a) ( esparcimiento) funb) (espectáculo, juego)* * *= amusement, entertainment, pleasure, fun, diversion, funmaking.Ex. Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.Ex. In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.Ex. It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.Ex. Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex. Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.Ex. This annual event brings the whole community together for a full night of funmaking.----* lugar de diversión = playground.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* sólo por diversión = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* * *a) ( esparcimiento) funb) (espectáculo, juego)* * *diversión22 = enjoyment.Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
= amusement, entertainment, pleasure, fun, diversion, funmaking.Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.Ex: Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.Ex: This annual event brings the whole community together for a full night of funmaking.* lugar de diversión = playground.* por diversión = for sport, for fun, (just) for the hell of (doing) it, for kicks, (just) for the fun of (doing) it.* por pura diversión = for kicks.* sólo por diversión = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* * *1 (esparcimiento) funse disfrazan por diversión they dress up for funte hace falta un poco de diversión you need a bit of enjoyment o fun2(espectáculo, juego): aquí hay pocas diversiones nocturnas there isn't much night life here, there isn't much entertainment in the eveningsen el pueblo hay pocos lugares de diversión there's hardly anything to do in the village* * *
diversión sustantivo femenino
b) (espectáculo, juego):
diversión sustantivo femenino
1 fun
2 Mil diversion: están realizando maniobras de diversión, they're carrying out diversion strategies
' diversión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animación
- cachondeo
- comecocos
- consistente
- derivación
- desviación
- desvío
- digresión
- entretenimiento
- idea
- marcha
- recreo
- disfrazar
- plan
- vacilón
English:
amusement
- diversion
- entertainment
- fun
- join
- play
- recreation
- idea
* * *diversión nf1. [pasatiempo] entertainment, amusement;mi diversión favorita es el cine my favourite pastime is going to the movies;la ciudad ofrece gran variedad de diversiones the city offers a great variety of entertainment2. [hecho de divertirse] enjoyment;hacer algo por diversión to do sth for enjoyment o fun;tuvimos un rato de diversión we had a bit of fun;un poco de diversión no nos vendría mal we could do with a bit of fun* * *f1 fun2 ( pasatiempo) pastime;aquí no hay muchas diversiones there’s not much to do around here* * ** * *1. (placer) fun2. (pasatiempo) pastime3. (entretenimiento) entertainment
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