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1 copia

f.

1 copy.

sacar una copia to make a copy

copia impresa (computing) hard copy

copia de seguridad (computing) backup

hacer una copia de seguridad de algo to make a backup of something

2 copying.

3 (spitting) image (person).

4 carbon copy, cc.

pres.indicat.

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

imperat.

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

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copia

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) copy

2 (de fotografía) print

3 figurado (persona) image

■ es la copia de su padre he's the image of his father

4 literal (abundancia) abundance

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sacar una copia to make a copy

copia legalizada certified true copy

papel de copia copy paper

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noun f.

1) copy

2) imitation

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SF

1) (=reproducción) [de fotografía, documento] copy; (Econ) duplicate

copia al carbón — carbon copy

copia carbónica — Cono Sur carbon copy

copia certificada — certified copy

copia de calco — Cono Sur carbon copy

copia de respaldo, copia de seguridad — (Inform) back-up copy

hacer una copia de seguridad — to back up, make a back-up copy

copia en color — colour o (EEUU) color copy

copia en limpio — fair copy

copia fotostática — photostat, photocopy

copia impresa — (Inform) hard copy

2) (=imitación) [de obra de arte, edificio] copy

3) liter (=abundancia) abundance, plenty

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femenino

1) (de documento, fotografía) copy

hice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies

- copia autentificada or legalizada

- copia certificada

- copia de respaldo or de seguridad

2) ( imitación) copy, imitation

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= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.

Ex. Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex. The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.

Ex. On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.

Ex. Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.

Ex. It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.

Ex. Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.

Ex. As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.

Ex. The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.

Ex. This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.

Ex. The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.

Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

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* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.

* copia caché = caching.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.

* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.

* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.

* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.

* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.

* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].

* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].

* copia exacta = replica.

* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.

* copia literal = fair copy.

* copia mecanografiada = typescript.

* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.

* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].

* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.

* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.

* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.

* hacer una copia = download.

* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.

* libertad de copia = copyleft.

* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.

* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.

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femenino

1) (de documento, fotografía) copy

hice or saqué dos copias — I made two copies

- copia autentificada or legalizada

- copia certificada

- copia de respaldo or de seguridad

2) ( imitación) copy, imitation

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= copy [copies, -pl.], copying, dump, duplicate, offloading [off-loading], reproduction, single copy [multiple copies, -pl.], transcript, duplicating, download, duplication.

Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.

Ex: The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.

Ex: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one ' dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.

Ex: Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.

Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.

Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.

Ex: As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.

Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.

Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.

Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.

Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

* catalogación por copia = copy cataloguing.

* copia caché = caching.

* copia de archivo = archival print.

* copia de catalogación = derivative cataloguing.

* copia de papel de calco = carbon copy.

* copia de seguridad = backup [back-up], duplicate copy, backup copy.

* copia de seguridad del sistema = system backup.

* copia digitalizada = facsimile image.

* copia electrónica = electrocopying [electro-copying].

* copia en papel = hard copy [hardcopy].

* copia exacta = replica.

* copia impresa = printout [print-out], print copy, print-off.

* copia literal = fair copy.

* copia mecanografiada = typescript.

* copia por ciclostil = cyclostyling.

* copias = multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].

* era de la copia electrónica, la = electrocopying era, the.

* error de copia = clerical error, clerical mistake.

* hacer copias = make + multiple copies.

* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente = spirit duplication.

* hacer más copias de Algo = produce + additional copies.

* hacer una copia = download.

* hacer varias copias de Algo = reproduce in + multiple copies, produce + multiple copies.

* libertad de copia = copyleft.

* ser una copia exacta de = be a dead ringer for.

* sistema de copias de seguridad = backup system.

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copia

feminine

A (de un documento, una fotografía) copy

hice or saqué dos copias del informe I made two copies of the report

Compuestos:

● copia autentificada

legally validated copy

● copia certificada

certified copy

● copia de respaldo or de seguridad

back-up copy

● copia legalizada

legally validated copy

● copia temporal

soft copy

B (imitación) copy, imitation

es una copia del edificio que hay en París it's a copy o replica of the building in Paris

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Del verbo copiar: ( conjugate copiar)

copia es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
copia
copiar
copia sustantivo femenino
copy;
◊ saqué dos copias I made two copies

copiar ( conjugate copiar) verbo transitivo
to copy;
copió el artículo a máquina he typed out a copy of the article;
le copia todo al hermano he copies his brother in everything;
le copié la respuesta a Ana I copied the answer from Ana
verbo intransitivo
to copy
copia sustantivo femenino
1 (reproducción) copy
2 (parecido) imitation: es una mala copia de Elvis, he's a bad Elvis impersonator
3 Inform copia de seguridad, backup
copiar verbo transitivo
1 (una persona, máquina) to copy [de, from]
2 Educ (en un examen) to cheat
3 (imitar) to imitate

' copia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
duplicar
- falsificar
- pirata
- sacar
- trasunto
- adjunto
- calco
- copiar
- exacto
- fiel
- imitación
- plagio
- réplica
English:
backup
- blueprint
- carbon copy
- certify
- copy
- fake
- hard copy
- imitation
- master copy
- minute
- original
- print
- printout
- replica
- score
- back
- carbon
- duplicate
- reprint

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copia nf

1. [reproducción] copy;

hacer una copia de algo to duplicate sth;

sacar una copia to make a copy

Comp
copia certificada certified copy; Informát copia impresa printout;
copia en limpio fair copy

2. [de disco, libro, software] copy;

han vendido 20.000 copias de su último disco they've sold 20,000 copies of their latest record

Comp
copia de evaluación [libro] Br inspection o US examination copy; [software] evaluation copy;
copia maestra master copy;
Informát copia de seguridad backup (copy);
hacer una copia de seguridad de algo to back sth up, to make a backup of sth

3. [imitación] copy;

es una copia de un cuadro de Monet it's a copy of a painting by Monet

4. [acción] copying

5. [persona] (spitting) image

6. [de fotografía] copy;

quería dobles copias de este carrete, por favor I'd like an extra set of prints of this film, please

Comp
Fot copia de contacto contact print
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copia

f copy

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copia nf

1) : copy

2) : imitation, replica

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copia n copy [pl. copies]

Spanish-English dictionary > copia
2 descarga

f.

1 unloading.

2 shock.

descarga eléctrica electric shock

3 firing, shots (disparo).

4 download (computing).

5 relief, unburdening.

6 volley, salvo, barrage.

7 dumping.

8 release.

9 rush.

pres.indicat.

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

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descarga

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) unloading

2 (eléctrica) discharge

3 (de fuego) discharge, firing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

descarga cerrada volley

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noun f.

discharge

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SF

1) [de camión, mercancías] unloading

la descarga de residuos sólidos — the unloading of solid waste

descarga de aduana — customs clearance

2) [de adrenalina, emociones] release

llorar es una buena descarga emocional — crying is a good way to release your emotions o a good form of release

3) (Mil) firing, discharge frm

recibió varias descargas en el pecho — he received several shots in his chest

descarga cerrada — volley

4) (Elec) discharge

recibió una descarga eléctrica — he received an electric shock

- como una descarga

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femenino

1) ( de mercancías) unloading

carga y descarga — loading and unloading

2) (Elec) discharge

una descarga eléctrica — an electric shock

3) ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml); ( de conjunto de armas) volley

recibió la descarga en plena cara — he received the impact of the shot full in the face

4) (Ven fam) ( de insultos) volley of abuse

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= downloading, unloading, download, offloading [off-loading], discharge.

Ex. This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.

Ex. Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex. The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.

Ex. It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.

Ex. In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.

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* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* descarga de música = music download.

* descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.

* descarga estática = static discharge.

* férula de descarga = bite guard, stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard, night guard.

* tiempo de descarga = download time.

* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.

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femenino

1) ( de mercancías) unloading

carga y descarga — loading and unloading

2) (Elec) discharge

una descarga eléctrica — an electric shock

3) ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml); ( de conjunto de armas) volley

recibió la descarga en plena cara — he received the impact of the shot full in the face

4) (Ven fam) ( de insultos) volley of abuse

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= downloading, unloading, download, offloading [off-loading], discharge.

Ex: This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.

Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.

Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.

Ex: In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.

* carga o descarga mediante barcaza = lighterage.

* descarga de música = music download.

* descarga eléctrica = electric shock, electrical discharge.

* descarga estática = static discharge.

* férula de descarga = bite guard, stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard, night guard.

* tiempo de descarga = download time.

* tiempo de descarga de datos = download time, latency.

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descarga

feminine

A (de mercancías) unloading

[ S ] carga y descarga loading and unloading

B ( Elec) discharge

recibió una descarga (eléctrica) muy fuerte he got a powerful electric shock

Compuesto:

descarga de adrenalina

adrenalin rush

C (de un arma) shot, discharge ( frml); (de un conjunto de armas) volley

recibió la descarga en plena cara he received the impact of the shot full in the face

se oyó una descarga a shot was heard, they heard a shot o a gunshot

Compuesto:

descarga cerrada

volley

D ( Ven fam) (de insultos) volley of abuse, string of insults

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Del verbo descargar: ( conjugate descargar)

descarga es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
descarga
descargar
descarga sustantivo femenino
1 ( de mercancías) unloading
2 (Elec) discharge;
◊ una descarga eléctrica an electric shock

3 ( de arma) shot, discharge (frml);
( de conjunto de armas) volley
descargar ( conjugate descargar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹vehículo/mercancías› to unload
2
a) ‹ pistola› ( extraer las balas) to unload;

( disparar) to fire, discharge (frml);
◊ la pistola está descargada the pistol is not loaded

b) ‹ tiro› to fire;

‹ golpe› to deal, land
3 (Inf) to download
4 ‹ira/agresividad› to vent;
‹preocupaciones/tensiones› to relieve
descarga v impers [ aguacero] to pour down;
[ temporal] to break
descargarse verbo pronominal
1 (Elec) [ pila] to run down;
[ batería] to go dead o flat
2 [ tormenta] to break;
[ lluvias] to come down, fall
descarga sustantivo femenino
1 (de mercancías) unloading
2 Elec Mil discharge
descargar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar la carga) to unload
2 Elec Mil to discharge
3 (un golpe) to deal
4 (de trabajo, de una obligación) to relieve o free [de, of]
5 (la ira, el malhumor) to take out [en/sobre, on]
II vi (tormenta) to break
' descarga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calambre
- desahogo
- carga
- sacudida
- toque
- zona
English:
barrage
- chute
- discharge
- electric shock
- shock
- volley
- electric
- landing

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descarga nf

1. [de mercancías] unloading;

zonas de carga y descarga loading and unloading areas

2. [de electricidad] shock;

le dio una descarga eléctrica he got an electric shock

3. [disparos] firing, shots;

se oyó una potente descarga a loud burst of gunfire was heard

4. [liberación brusca]
una descarga de adrenalina a rush o surge of adrenalin

5. Informát download

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descarga

f

1 EL, MIL discharge

2 de mercancías unloading

3 INFOR downloading

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descarga nf

1) : discharge

2) : unloading

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descarga n shock

una descarga eléctrica an electric shock

Spanish-English dictionary > descarga
3 permitir

v.

1 to allow, to permit.

permitir a alguien hacer algo to allow somebody to do something

¿me permite? may I?

¡no te permito que me hables así! I won't have you talking to me like that!

si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting

no se permite fumar no smoking (en letrero)

Le permití su celular I allowed him his cellular phone

Ellos permiten el relajo They permit moral decline.

Ella permite autos viejos She permits old cars.

2 to allow, to enable (hacer posible).

el cable permite enviar información a mayor velocidad cable allows o enables information to be sent faster

El sistema permite la escritura The system enables scripture.

3 to allow to, to enable to.

María le permite a Ricardo firmar Mary allows Richard to sign.

Ellos permiten pintar They allow to paint.

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permitir

► verbo transitivo

1 to allow, let

■ permitió que sus hijas fueran al concierto he let his daughters go to the concert

■ no te permito que hables así I won't allow you to talk to me like that

■ no se permite fumar no smoking

■ el sol me da en los ojos y no me permite ver I can't see because the sun's in my eyes

► verbo pronominal permitirse

1 to allow oneself, afford

■ no me puedo permitir comprarme un coche I can't afford to buy a car

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FRASEOLOGÍA

¿me permite? may I?

si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting

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verb

to allow, permit

- permitirse el lujo de

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1. VT

1) (=autorizar)

a) [+ entrada, movimiento] to allow, permit más frm

no permiten la entrada a menores de 18 años — under-18s are not allowed in

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

no está permitido el uso de teléfonos móviles — the use of mobile phones is not permitted

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

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

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

b) [en preguntas]

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

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

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

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

las nuevas tecnologías permitirán una mayor producción anual — the new technologies will allow o más frm permit a higher annual production

este tejido permite el paso del aire — this material allows the air through

si el tiempo lo permite — weather permitting

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

la televisión nos permite llegar a más público — television lets us reach o allows us to reach a wider audience

todos los datos permiten hablar de una epidemia — all the data points to o indicates an epidemic

• permitir que — + subjun to allow + infin

un marco legal que permita que una persona decida libremente — a legal framework to allow people to choose freely

el buen tiempo permitió que se celebrase el concierto al aire libre — the good weather allowed us to hold the concert outdoors

2.

See:

permitirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( autorizar) to allow, permit (frml)

no van a permitirles la entrada — they're not going to let them in

no le permitieron ver a su esposa — he was not allowed to see his wife

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

¿me permite? — (frml) may I?

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

los indicios permiten hablar de una conspiración — the signs point to o indicate a conspiracy

b) (tolerar, consentir)

no te permito que me hables así — I won't have you talking to me like that

no permitiremos ninguna injerencia — we will not allow anyone to interfere

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

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

c) ( hacer posible) to make... possible

esto permite detectar la enfermedad — this makes it possible to detect the disease

si el tiempo lo permite — weather permitting
2.
permitirse v pron (refl)

puede permitirse ese lujo — she can allow herself that luxury

no puedo permitirme tantos gastos — I can't afford to spend so much money

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

se permite muchas confianzas con el jefe — he's very familiar with the boss

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

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

Ex. It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.

Ex. Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex. If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex. In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.

Ex. The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.

Ex. To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex. Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

Ex. FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.

Ex. Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.

Ex. This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.

Ex. Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.

Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.

Ex. This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.

Ex. In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.

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* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.

* no permitir = disallow.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* permítanme que + Subjuntivo = let me try to + Infinitivo.

* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.

* permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.

* permitir opinar sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.

* permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo = have + Nombre + Verbo.

* permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.

* permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( autorizar) to allow, permit (frml)

no van a permitirles la entrada — they're not going to let them in

no le permitieron ver a su esposa — he was not allowed to see his wife

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

¿me permite? — (frml) may I?

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

los indicios permiten hablar de una conspiración — the signs point to o indicate a conspiracy

b) (tolerar, consentir)

no te permito que me hables así — I won't have you talking to me like that

no permitiremos ninguna injerencia — we will not allow anyone to interfere

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

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

c) ( hacer posible) to make... possible

esto permite detectar la enfermedad — this makes it possible to detect the disease

si el tiempo lo permite — weather permitting
2.
permitirse v pron (refl)

puede permitirse ese lujo — she can allow herself that luxury

no puedo permitirme tantos gastos — I can't afford to spend so much money

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

se permite muchas confianzas con el jefe — he's very familiar with the boss

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

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

Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.

Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.

Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.

Ex: In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.

Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.

Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.

Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.

Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.

Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.

Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.

Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.

Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.

Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.

* cuando el tiempo lo permita = when the weather permits.

* no permitir = disallow.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* permítanme que + Subjuntivo = let me try to + Infinitivo.

* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.

* permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.

* permitir opinar sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.

* permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo = have + Nombre + Verbo.

* permitirse el lujo = have + luxury.

* permitirse el lujo de = afford, splurge on.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* si el tiempo lo permite = weather permitting.

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permitir [I1 ]

vt

1 (autorizar) to allow, permit ( frml)

la ley no lo permite the law does not permit o allow it

no van a permitir la entrada sin invitación they're not going to let people in without invitations

no le permitieron ver a su esposa he was not allowed to see his wife

no está permitido el uso de cámaras fotográficas en la sala the use of cameras is not permitted in the hall

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

su título le permite ejercer la profesión her qualification allows her to practice the profession

¿me permite la palabra? may I say something?

los síntomas permiten hablar de una enfermedad infecciosa the symptoms point to o indicate an infectious disease

la autorización nos permitió tener acceso a los archivos the authorization gave us o allowed us to have access to the files

su salud no le permite hacer ese tipo de viaje her health does not allow o permit her to undertake such a journey

2

(tolerar, consentir): no te permito que me hables en ese tono I won't have you taking that tone with me

no permitiremos ninguna injerencia en nuestros asuntos we will not allow anyone to interfere in our affairs

¿me permite? — sí, por favor, siéntese ( frml); may I? — yes, please, do sit down

permítame que le diga que está equivocado with all due respect o if you don't mind me saying so, I think you're mistaken

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

si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting

■ permitirse

v pron

( refl):

puede permitirse el lujo de no trabajar she can allow herself the luxury of not working

no puedo permitirme tantos gastos I can't afford to spend so much money

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

me permito solicitar a Vd que … ( Corresp) I am writing to request that …

se permite muchas confianzas con el jefe he's very familiar with the boss

¿cómo se permite hablarle así a una señora? how dare you speak to a lady like that?

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

◊ no le permitieron verla he was not allowed to see her;

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

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

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

◊ esto permitirá mejores comunicaciones this will enable better communications;

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

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

' permitir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- admitir
- calar
- consentir
- lujo
- dejar
- manera
English:
allow
- ban
- bar
- enable
- fail
- let
- permit
- admit

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permitir

♦ vt

1. [autorizar] to allow, to permit;

permitir a alguien hacer algo to allow sb to do sth;

¿me permite? may I?;

¿me permite su carnet de conducir, por favor? may I see your Br driving licence o US driver's license, please?;

permítele venir o [m5] que venga con nosotros let her come with us;

permíteme que te ayude let me help you, allow me to help you;

si el tiempo lo permite weather permitting;

no permitas que te tomen el pelo don't let them mess you about;

¡no te permito que me hables así! I won't have you talking to me like that!;

no se permite fumar [en letrero] no smoking;

no se permite la entrada a menores de 18 años [en letrero] no entry for under 18s;

sus padres no le permiten fumar en casa his parents don't allow him to o won't let him smoke at home

2. [hacer posible] to allow, to enable;

la nieve caída permitió abrir la estación de esquí the fallen snow allowed o enabled the ski resort to be opened;

ese tractor permite roturar los campos más rápidamente with this tractor the fields can be ploughed more quickly;

este modelo permite enviar y recibir faxes this model allows you to send and receive faxes;

el cable permite enviar información a mayor velocidad cable allows o enables information to be sent faster

♦ See also the pronominal verb permitirse

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permitir

v/t permit, allow

* * *

permitir vt

: to permit, to allow

♦ See also the reflexive verb permitirse

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permitir vb

1. (autorizar) to allow / to let [pt. & pp. let]

no me permiten fumar I'm not allowed to smoke / they don't let me smoke

2. (posibilitar) to allow / to enable

este mando te permite subir y bajar las persianas this control allows you to raise and lower the blinds

¿me permite? may I?

Spanish-English dictionary > permitir
4 SIG (sistema para información geográfica)

= Geographical Information System (GIS), Geographic Information System (GIS), Geographic Information System (GIS).

Ex. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.

Ex. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.

Ex. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.

Spanish-English dictionary > SIG (sistema para información geográfica)
5 abuela

f.

1 grandmother; (fig.) old woman, old lady.

No tiene abuela he's full of himself

Éramos pocos y parió la abuela and that was the last straw

2 grandmother, grandparent.

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abuela

► nombre femenino

1 grandmother (familiarmente) grandma, granny

2 (vieja) old woman

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

éramos pocos y parió la abuela familiar as if that wasn't enough, that was all we needed

no tener abuela familiar not to be afraid of blowing one's own trumpet

¡tu abuela! familiar rubbish!

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noun f.

grandmother

* * *

= grandmother, granny, gran, grandma.

Ex. If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.

Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.

Ex. Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.

Ex. This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

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* abuela materna = maternal grandmother.

* tía abuela = great-aunt.

* * *

= grandmother, granny, gran, grandma.

Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.

Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.

Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.

Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

* abuela materna = maternal grandmother.

* tía abuela = great-aunt.

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abuela sustantivo femenino
1 grandmother
familiar grandma, granny
2 figurado old woman: las abuelas se reúnen en la plaza a conversar, the elderly ladies gather in the square to have a chat
♦ Locuciones: no tener abuela, to blow one's own trumpet
' abuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dietario
- distraer
- mensual
- ocho
- remotamente
- tía
- yaya
- abuelo
- criar
- nana
- regalonear
English:
blow
- dead
- grandmother
- great-aunt
- inherit
- by
- grand
- great

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abuela

f

1 grandmother;

¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! fam tell me another one fam, Br

pull the other one! fam ;

no tener abuela, no necesitar abuela fam be good at blowing one’s own trumpet

2 fam

persona mayor old lady

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abuela nf

1) : grandmother

2) : old woman

3)

¡tu abuela! fam : no way!, forget about it!

* * *

abuela n grandmother / grandma / granny [pl. grannies]

Spanish-English dictionary > abuela
6 abuelita

f.

1 grandma, granny, grandmother.

2 old girl, elderly woman.

* * *

SF

1) Cono Sur (=gorra) baby's bonnet

2) And (=cuna) cradle

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= granny, gran, grandma.

Ex. An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.

Ex. Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.

Ex. This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

* * *

= granny, gran, grandma.

Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.

Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.

Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

Spanish-English dictionary > abuelita
7 abuelito

m.

granddad, grandpa, grandfather.

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abuelito, -a
* SM / F granddad/granny *, grandpa/grandma *; Méx grandfather/grandmother
* * *

- ta (m) grandpa (colloq), granddad (colloq); (f) grandma (colloq), granny (colloq)

* * *

= granddaddy, granddad.

Ex. Their granddaddy hated black people, and so did their cousins and their friends and neighbors -- ignorance breeds bigotry and bigotry can be dangerous.

Ex. This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

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- ta (m) grandpa (colloq), granddad (colloq); (f) grandma (colloq), granny (colloq)

* * *

= granddaddy, granddad.

Ex: Their granddaddy hated black people, and so did their cousins and their friends and neighbors -- ignorance breeds bigotry and bigotry can be dangerous.

Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

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abuelito -ta

masculine, feminine

A ( masculine) grandpa ( colloq), granddad ( colloq)

B ( feminine) grandma ( colloq), granny ( colloq)

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abuelito
◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino (m) grandpa (colloq), granddad (colloq);

(f) grandma (colloq), granny (colloq)
' abuelito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achacosa
- achacoso
- cascada
- cascado
English:
granddad
- grandpa

* * *

abuelito, -a nm,f
Fam grandpa, f grandma

Spanish-English dictionary > abuelito
8 abuelo

m.

1 grandfather, grandpa, grandparent.

2 old chap, old timer.

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abuelo

► nombre masculino

1 grandfather (familiarmente) granddad, grandpa

2 (viejo) old man

► nombre masculino plural abuelos

1 grandparents

2 figurado ancestors, forbears

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noun m.

grandfather

- abuelos

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abuelo, -a
SM / F
1) (=pariente) grandfather/grandmother

mis abuelos — my grandparents

¡tu abuela! — * rubbish!

- ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela!

- no necesitar abuela

- éramos pocos y parió la abuela

- no tener abuela

2) (=anciano) old man/old woman

está hecho un abuelo — he looks like an old man

3) (=antepasado) ancestor, forbear

* * *

- la masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente) (m) grandfather; (f) grandmother

mis abuelos — my grandparents

abuelo paterno/materno — paternal/maternal grandfather

como éramos pocos, parió la abuela — (fam & hum) that is/was all we needed (colloq)

cuéntaselo a tu abuela! — (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)

no tener abuela — (Méx fam) ( ser muy bueno) to be incredible; ( ser muy malo) to be terrible

tu abuela! — (fam)

¿los lavas tú? - sí, tu abuelita — will you wash them? - like hell I will! (colloq)

2) (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq); (f) old woman, old lady

oiga abuelo! — hey, granddad! (colloq)

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= Grandpa, grandfather, granddad.

Ex. Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.

Ex. Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.

Ex. This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

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* abuelo materno = maternal grandfather.

* abuelos = grandparents.

* bisabuelo = great-grandfather.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* tío abuelo = great-uncle.

* * *

- la masculino, femenino

1) ( pariente) (m) grandfather; (f) grandmother

mis abuelos — my grandparents

abuelo paterno/materno — paternal/maternal grandfather

como éramos pocos, parió la abuela — (fam & hum) that is/was all we needed (colloq)

cuéntaselo a tu abuela! — (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)

no tener abuela — (Méx fam) ( ser muy bueno) to be incredible; ( ser muy malo) to be terrible

tu abuela! — (fam)

¿los lavas tú? - sí, tu abuelita — will you wash them? - like hell I will! (colloq)

2) (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq); (f) old woman, old lady

oiga abuelo! — hey, granddad! (colloq)

* * *

= Grandpa, grandfather, granddad.

Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.

Ex: Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.

Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.

* abuelo materno = maternal grandfather.

* abuelos = grandparents.

* bisabuelo = great-grandfather.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* tío abuelo = great-uncle.

* * *

abuelo -la

masculine, feminine

A (pariente) ( masculine) grandfather; ( feminine) grandmother

mis abuelos my grandparents

abuelo paterno/materno paternal/maternal grandfather

uno de mis abuelos era taxista one of my grandfathers was a taxi driver

como or tras que éramos pocos, parió la abuela ( fam hum); that is/was all we needed ( colloq), as if we didn't have enough problems ( colloq)

y encima perdí el dinero — tras que éramos pocos … and to cap it all I lost the money — that's all we needed! o as if we didn't have enough problems!

¡cuéntaselo or ( Chi) anda a cantarle a tu abuela! ( fam); pull the other one (it's got bells on)! ( colloq), go tell it to the Marines! ( AmE)

no necesitas abuela or no tienes abuela ( Esp fam hum); you are modest! ( iro), you're very full of yourself ( iro), you're always blowing your own trumpet ( colloq)

no tener abuela ( Méx fam) (ser muy bueno) to be incredible; (ser muy malo) to be terrible

¡tu abuela! ( fam): ¿los lavas tú? — sí, tu abuelita will you wash them? — like hell I will! o get lost! ( colloq)

B ( fam) (persona mayor) ( masculine) old man, old guy ( colloq); ( feminine) old woman, old lady ( esp BrE)

el teatro estaba lleno de abuelitos the theater was full of old folk ( colloq)

¡oiga abuelo, por la otra puerta! hey, granddad, use the other door! ( colloq)

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abuelo
◊ -la sustantivo masculino, femenino

1 ( pariente) (m) grandfather;
(f) grandmother;
◊ mis abuelos my grandparents;

¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! (fam) pull the other one! (colloq)
2 (fam) ( persona mayor) (m) old man, old guy (colloq);
(f) old woman, old lady;
◊ ¡oiga abuelo! hey, granddad! (colloq)

abuelo sustantivo masculino
1 grandfather
familiar grandad, grandpa: mis dos abuelos son de Albacete, both my grandfathers are from Albacete
2 figurado old man 3 abuelos, grandparents: sus abuelos maternos están de viaje por China, her grandparents from her mother's side are travelling around China
' abuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigar
- andanzas
- gagá
- nobiliaria
- nobiliario
- tío
- yayo
- paterno
- tata
English:
about
- grandfather
- great-uncle
- maternal
- out
- grandad
- grand
- great
- remind

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abuelo, -a nm,f

1. [familiar] grandfather, f grandmother;

abuelos grandparents;

Comp
Fam
¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! you're pulling my leg!, Br pull the other one!;

Comp
Fam
éramos pocos y parió la abuela that was all we needed;

Comp
Fam
no necesitar abuela to be full of oneself

Comp
abuelo materno maternal grandfather;
abuelo paterno paternal grandfather

2. [anciano] [hombre] old man, old person;
[mujer] old woman, old person;
tenga, abuelo, siéntese aquí here, have this seat

* * *

abuelo

m

1 grandfather

2 fam

persona mayor old man

3

:

abuelos grandparents

* * *

abuelo nm

1) : grandfather

2) : old man

3) abuelos nmpl

: grandparents, ancestors

* * *

abuelo n grandfather / grandad

Spanish-English dictionary > abuelo
9 adquirir importancia histórica

(v.) = make + history, go down in + history

Ex. This online service enables users to view and print out photographs of major current news stories, people, places and events that made history.

Ex. The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.

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(v.) = make + history, go down in + history

Ex: This online service enables users to view and print out photographs of major current news stories, people, places and events that made history.

Ex: The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.

Spanish-English dictionary > adquirir importancia histórica
10 agrandar

v.

1 to make bigger.

2 to enlarge, to add to, to increase, to amplify.

La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.

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agrandar

► verbo transitivo

1 (hacer grande) to enlarge, make larger

2 (exagerar) to exaggerate

► verbo pronominal agrandarse

1 (hacerse grande) to enlarge, become larger

2 (acentuarse) to become more intense

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1.

VT (=hacer más grande) to make bigger, enlarge; (=exagerar) to exaggerate, magnify

2.

See:

agrandarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let out

b) ( exagerar) to exaggerate
2.
agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger

el equipo se agrandó con el triunfo — the team grew in stature after the victory

* * *

= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].

Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.

Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

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* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) < casa> to extend; <agujero/pozo> to make... larger o bigger; < fotocopia> to enlarge, blow up; < vestido> to let out

b) ( exagerar) to exaggerate
2.
agrandarse v pron agujero/bulto to grow larger, get bigger

el equipo se agrandó con el triunfo — the team grew in stature after the victory

* * *

= widen, magnify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].

Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.

Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

* agrandar los horizontes = enlarge + horizons.

* * *

agrandar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹casa› to extend; ‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger, enlarge; ‹original/fotocopia› to enlarge, blow up

no te pongas mi suéter que me lo agrandas ( fam); don't wear my sweater, you'll stretch it

2 (en costura) ‹vestido› to let out

3 (exagerar) to exaggerate

no hay que agrandar la importancia de lo que ha pasado don't get what has happened out of perspective, don't blow these events up out of proportion

■ agrandarse

v pron

«agujero/bulto» to grow larger, get bigger

se había agrandado aún más el abismo que los separaba the gulf between them had widened still further

el equipo se agrandó con aquel triunfo the team grew in stature after that victory

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agrandar ( conjugate agrandar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹ casa› to extend;

‹agujero/pozo› to make … larger o bigger;
‹ fotocopia› to enlarge, blow up;
‹ vestido› to let out
b) ( exagerar) to exaggerate

agrandarse verbo pronominal [agujero/bulto] to grow larger, get bigger
agrandar verbo transitivo to enlarge, make larger
' agrandar' also found in these entries:
English:
enlarge
- let out
- let

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agrandar

♦ vt

to make bigger;

ese maquillaje te agranda los ojos that make-up makes your eyes look bigger

♦ See also the pronominal verb agrandarse

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agrandar

v/t make bigger, enlarge

* * *

agrandar vt

1) : to exaggerate

2) : to enlarge

♦ See also the reflexive verb agrandarse

* * *

agrandar vb to enlarge

Spanish-English dictionary > agrandar
11 altos y bajos

= highs and lows, peaks and valleys

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex. In the music business quite a number of artists have peaks and valleys.

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= highs and lows, peaks and valleys

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

Ex: In the music business quite a number of artists have peaks and valleys.

Spanish-English dictionary > altos y bajos
12 ampliar

v.

1 to expand.

2 to enlarge, to blow up (photography).

La máquina amplió la fotografía The machine enlarged the photograph.

3 to further, to continue (estudios).

4 to increase, to augment, to amplify, to enlarge.

Su estrategia amplía las posibilidades His strategy increases the...

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ampliar

Conjugation model [ DESVIAR], like link=desviar desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 to enlarge, extend

2 ARQUITECTURA to build an extension onto

3 (fotografía) to enlarge

4 (capital) to increase

5 (estudios) to further

6 (tema, idea) to develop, expand on

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verb

1) to expand, extend

2) enlarge

3) widen

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1. VT

1) [en tamaño] to extend

queremos ampliar el salón — we want to extend the living room, we want to make the living room bigger

lee mucho para ampliar su vocabulario — he reads a lot in order to extend o expand his vocabulary

se fue a Inglaterra a ampliar sus estudios — he went to England to broaden his studies

2) [en número] to increase

van a ampliar las plazas de profesor — they are going to increase the number of teaching posts

no ampliarán la plantilla — they are not going to increase o expand the headcount o the payroll

3) [+ prórroga, período] to extend

han ampliado el plazo de matrícula — they have put back the closing date for enrolment, they have extended the period for enrolment

4) (Fot) to enlarge

5) (Com) [+ empresa, compañía] to expand, grow; [+ capital] to increase

deseamos ampliar el campo de acción de la empresa — we want to extend o expand o broaden the company's area of business

6) [+ sonido] to amplify

7) [+ idea, explicación] to elaborate on

8) [+ poderes] to extend, widen

2.

See:

ampliarse

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verbo transitivo

a) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expand

b) <capital/plantilla> to increase

c) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broaden

versión ampliada y corregida — expanded and corrected version

para ampliar sus estudios — to further her studies

d) <plazo/período> to extend

e) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up

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= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].

Ex. These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex. The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.

Ex. The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.

Ex. As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex. The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.

Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex. The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.

Ex. In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex. The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.

Ex. He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

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* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.

* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.

* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.

* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.

* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.

* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.

* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.

* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.

* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.

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verbo transitivo

a) <local/carretera> to extend; < negocio> to expand

b) <capital/plantilla> to increase

c) <conocimientos/vocabulario> to increase; < explicación> to expand (on); < campo de acción> to widen, broaden

versión ampliada y corregida — expanded and corrected version

para ampliar sus estudios — to further her studies

d) <plazo/período> to extend

e) < fotografía> to enlarge, blow up

* * *

= augment, broaden, elaborate on, expand, extend, magnify, widen, add to, amplify, aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].

Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.

Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.

Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.

Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.

Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.

Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.

Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* ampliar el conocimiento = widen + knowledge, broaden + knowledge, deepen + understanding.

* ampliar el horario de apertura = extend + hours.

* ampliar el horizonte = broaden + perspective, widen + the scope.

* ampliar el interés = broaden + interest.

* ampliar la cobertura = broaden + coverage, broaden + the scope.

* ampliar la experiencia = extend + experience, broaden + experience.

* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.

* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.

* ampliar los horizontes = broaden + horizons, extend + horizons, enlarge + horizons, widen + horizons, expand + Posesivo + horizons, expand + views.

* ampliar los recursos = broaden + resources.

* ampliar + Posesivo + educación = extend + Posesivo + education.

* ampliar una búsqueda = broaden + search, expand + Posesivo + search.

* ampliar una fotografía = enlarge + picture.

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ampliar [ A17 ]

vt

1 ‹local/carretera› to extend; ‹negocio› to expand

2 ‹capital/plantilla› to increase

3 ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase, improve; ‹explicación› to expand (on); ‹campo de acción› to widen, broaden, extend

una versión ampliada y corregida an expanded and corrected version

para ampliar sus estudios to further her studies

quiere ampliar sus horizontes he wants to broaden his horizons

4 ‹plazo/período› to extend

5 ‹fotografía› to enlarge, blow up

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ampliar ( conjugate ampliar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹local/carretera› to extend;

‹ negocio› to expand
b) ‹capital/personal› to increase

c) ‹conocimientos/vocabulario› to increase;

‹ explicación› to expand (on);
‹ campo de acción› to widen, broaden;
◊ para ampliar sus estudios to further her studies

d) ‹plazo/período› to extend

e) ‹ fotografía› to enlarge, blow up

ampliar verbo transitivo
1 (hacer más largo un plazo) to extend
2 (hacer más grande un edificio) to enlarge
3 (extender un negocio) to expand
4 (una fotografía) to enlarge, to blow up
5 (el campo de acción) to widen: los sindicatos proponen ampliar las sanciones a los defraudadores, the unions propose greater penalties for those committing fraud
' ampliar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- extender
- refacción
English:
amplify
- blow up
- enlarge
- expand
- expand on
- extend
- magnify
- widen
- add
- blow
- broaden
- develop
- push

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ampliar vt

1. [negocio] to expand;

han ampliado el servicio a todo el país they have extended the service to cover the whole country;

van a ampliar el catálogo de productos they are going to expand o extend their product range;

ampliarán la plantilla del banco they are going to take on additional staff at the bank, they are going to increase staff numbers at the bank;

no quieren ampliar más la Unión Europea they don't want to enlarge the European Union any further

2. [local, vivienda] to extend;
[aeropuerto] to expand;
queremos ampliar el salón we want to make the living-room bigger

3. Econ [capital] to increase

4. [plazo] to extend

5. [fotografía] to enlarge, to blow up;
[fotocopia] to enlarge
6. [estudios] to further, to continue;
[conocimientos] to increase, to expand
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ampliar

v/t

1 plantilla increase; negocio expand; plazo, edificio extend;

ampliar estudios continue one’s education;

ampliar sus horizontes broaden one’s horizons

2 FOT enlarge, blow up

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ampliar {85} vt

1) : to expand, to extend

2) : to widen

3) : to enlarge (photographs)

4) : to elaborate on, to develop (ideas)

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ampliar vb

1. (edificio, plazo) to extend

el plazo de matrícula se ha ampliado the enrolment period has been extended

2. (negocio, mercado) to expand

3. (número, cantidad) to increase

4. (una foto) to enlarge

Spanish-English dictionary > ampliar
13 amplificar

v.

to amplify.

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amplificar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to amplify

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VT (Téc) to amplify; LAm (Fot) to enlarge

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verbo transitivo to amplify

* * *

= magnify, amp up.

Ex. More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex. In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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verbo transitivo to amplify

* * *

= magnify, amp up.

Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

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amplificar [A2 ]

vt

to amplify

* * *

amplificar ( conjugate amplificar) verbo transitivo
to amplify
amplificar verbo transitivo to amplify
' amplificar' also found in these entries:
English:
amplify

* * *

amplificar vt

1. [efecto] to amplify, to increase

2. [onda, señal] to amplify

* * *

amplificar

v/t amplify

* * *

amplificar {72} vt

: to amplify

♦ amplificación nf

Spanish-English dictionary > amplificar
14 aprovechar mejor el dinero

(v.) = get + more for + Posesivo + money

Ex. The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.

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(v.) = get + more for + Posesivo + money

Ex: The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.

Spanish-English dictionary > aprovechar mejor el dinero
15 audiometría

f.

audiometry.

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audiometría

► nombre femenino

1 audiometry

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femenino audiometry (frml)

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= audiometry.

Ex. The determination of human sensitivity to industrial noise by audiometry enables one to discover workers with heightened auditory sensitivity.

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femenino audiometry (frml)

* * *

= audiometry.

Ex: The determination of human sensitivity to industrial noise by audiometry enables one to discover workers with heightened auditory sensitivity.

* * *

audiometría

feminine

audiometry ( frml)

prueba de audiometría hearing test

* * *

audiometría nf

audiometry

Spanish-English dictionary > audiometría
16 ayuda

f.

1 help, assistance (asistencia).

acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to somebody's assistance

nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us

no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me

prestar ayuda to help, to assist

ayuda en carretera breakdown service

2 aid.

ayuda al desarrollo development aid

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid

pres.indicat.

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

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ayuda

► nombre femenino

1 help, aid, assistance

2 (lavativa) enema

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ir en ayuda de alguien to come to somebody's assistance

prestar ayuda to help (a, -)

ayuda de cámara valet

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noun f.

help, assistance, aid

* * *

1. SF

1) (=asistencia) help, assistance más frm

ayuda a domicilio — home help, home helper (EEUU)

ayudas a la navegación — aids to navigation, navigational aids

ayuda compensatoria — ≈ income support, welfare (EEUU)

ayuda económica — economic aid

ayuda humanitaria — humanitarian aid

ayuda visual — visual aid

ayudas audiovisuales — audiovisual aids

ayudas familiares — family allowances

2) (Med) (=enema) enema; LAm (=laxante) laxative

2.

SM (=paje) page

ayuda de cámara — valet

* * *

femenino

1) ( asistencia) help

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

pedir ayuda — to ask for help

ayudas para la inversión — incentives for investment

organizaciones de ayuda internacional — international aid agencies

ha sido de gran ayuda — it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo — every little helps

- ayuda de cámara

2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema

* * *

= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex. Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex. Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.

Ex. The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.

Ex. The entry is first located with the help of searching.

Ex. Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.

Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex. The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.

Ex. The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex. Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex. This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.

Ex. This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex. No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

Ex. Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex. The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.

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* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.

* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.

* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* ayuda de cámara = valet.

* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.

* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.

* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.

* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.

* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.

* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.

* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.

* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.

* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.

* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.

* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.

* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* ayuda visual = visual aid.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.

* material de ayuda = help pack.

* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.

* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.

* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.

* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.

* sistema de ayuda = help system.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.

* * *

femenino

1) ( asistencia) help

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda — nobody went to his aid

pedir ayuda — to ask for help

ayudas para la inversión — incentives for investment

organizaciones de ayuda internacional — international aid agencies

ha sido de gran ayuda — it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo — every little helps

- ayuda de cámara

2) (fam & euf) ( enema) enema

* * *

= aid, assistance, guidance, help, helpfulness, support, relief, enhancer, helper, facilitator, bursary, good offices, jump-start [jumpstart], helping hand, succour [succor, -USA].

Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex: Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.

Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.

Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.

Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.

Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.

Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.

Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.

Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.

Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.

Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.

Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.

Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.

Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.

* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* ayuda alimentaria = food aid.

* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda = income tax assistance.

* ayuda de asistencia = attendance grant.

* ayuda de asistencia a congreso = conference attendance grant.

* ayuda de cámara = valet.

* ayuda de emergencia = emergency relief.

* ayuda del gobierno = state aid, state support.

* ayuda doméstica = domestic help.

* ayuda económica = grant, financial support, fund assistance, financial assistance, grant money, cash grant.

* ayuda educativa = educational aid.

* ayuda en caso de catástrofe = disaster relief.

* ayuda en pantalla = aid page.

* ayuda estatal = state aid, state support.

* ayuda familiar = family income supplement, family worker.

* ayuda financiera = financial assistance, fund assistance.

* ayuda humanitaria = humanitarian aid, disaster relief, humanitarian assistance.

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* ayuda legal = legal assistance.

* ayuda memoria = aide-mémoire.

* ayuda mutua = mutual help, mutual aid.

* ayuda para dormir = sleeping aid.

* ayuda para el desplazamiento = travel grant.

* ayuda para la memoria = memory aid.

* ayuda para recordar = memory aid.

* ayudas = monies [money, -sing.].

* ayuda sensible al contexto = context-sensitive help.

* ayuda social = welfare benefits.

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* ayuda visual = visual aid.

* buscar ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.

* con la ayuda de = under the guidance of.

* con + Posesivo + ayuda = under + Posesivo + guidance.

* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura = reading aid.

* herramientas de ayuda = helper utility.

* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda = searching aid.

* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.

* material de ayuda = help pack.

* mostrador de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk].

* ofrecer ayuda = offer + guidance, offer + assistance, provide + support.

* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el = unaided eye, the.

* pantalla de ayuda = help screen.

* pedir ayuda = seek + assistance, seek + help.

* pedir ayuda a = enlist + the cooperation of.

* política de ayuda = assistance policy.

* prestar ayuda = provide + assistance, render + assistance, offer + guidance, offer + assistance, lend + a (helping) hand.

* proyecto de ayuda = aid project.

* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria = relief project.

* recabar ayuda = solicit + help, solicit + support.

* ser de ayuda = be of assistance.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* servicio de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help facility.

* servir de ayuda = be of assistance.

* sin ayuda = unaided, unassisted.

* sin ayuda de nadie = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.

* sin la ayuda de nadie = single-handedly.

* sistema de ayuda = help system.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* solicitar ayuda = summon + help, seek + assistance, seek + help.

* tecla de ayuda = help key.

* teléfono de ayuda = help desk [helpdesk], help line, telephone help line.

* * *

ayuda

feminine

A (asistencia, auxilio) help

le prestaron toda la ayuda necesaria they gave him all the help he needed

nadie fue or acudió en su ayuda nobody went to help him o went to his aid

no quiso pedir ayuda she didn't want to ask for help

ayudas para los proyectos de inversión incentives for investment projects

ofrecieron ayuda económica a los damnificados they offered financial help o aid o assistance to the victims

organizaciones de ayuda internacional international aid agencies

no tiene ninguna ayuda en casa she has no help at home

ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help

poca ayuda no es estorbo every little helps

con ayuda de un vecino mató mi padre un cochino well, with a little help from my/your/his friends …

Compuestos:

● ayuda a domicilio

( Esp) home-help service

● ayuda audiovisual/visual

audiovisual/visual aid

● ayuda de cámara

masculine valet

● ayuda humanitaria

humanitarian aid

● ayuda memoria

masculine aide-mémoire

● ayuda regional

regional aid

● ayudas familiares

fpl (en Esp) family benefit

B ( fam euf) (enema) enema

* * *

Del verbo ayudar: ( conjugate ayudar)

ayuda es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
ayuda
ayudar
ayuda sustantivo femenino ( asistencia) help;
◊ nadie acudió en su ayuda nobody went to his aid;

ayudas para la inversión incentives for investment;
ha sido de gran ayuda it has been a great help
ayudar ( conjugate ayudar) verbo transitivo
to help;
ayuda al prójimo to help one's neighbor;
¿te ayudo? do you need any help?;
vino a ayudame she came to help me out;
ayúdame a poner la mesa help me (to) set the table
verbo intransitivo
to help;
¿puedo ayuda en algo? can I do anything to help?
ayuda sustantivo femenino help, assistance, aid: un joven vino en ayuda de los accidentados, a young man came to the aid of the injured people
ayudar verbo transitivo to help: ¿puedes ayudarme a mover la mesa?, can you help me to move the table? ➣ Ver nota en help

' ayuda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- acudir
- asistencia
- balón
- beneficio
- blandengue
- colaboración
- confiar
- demanda
- espaldarazo
- estimar
- facilidad
- fortalecimiento
- goteo
- gratificación
- nos
- nunca
- ofrecer
- paliar
- prestación
- prioritaria
- prioritario
- recabar
- retirar
- sola
- solo
- urgir
- utilidad
- vital
- agradecer
- apreciar
- auxilio
- beca
- becar
- contar
- desechar
- desinteresado
- despreciar
- dispensar
- disponer
- espontáneo
- evaporarse
- favor
- gracia
- gritar
- implorar
- inapreciable
- inestimable
- material
English:
aid
- appreciate
- appreciative
- ask for
- assistance
- backing
- bat
- bird
- bootstrap
- by
- canvass
- contribute
- contribution
- deny
- do without
- dramatically
- foreign aid
- forthcoming
- give
- grateful
- greatly
- help
- hesitate
- immediate
- instrumental
- major
- navigate
- own
- quarter
- relief
- seek
- service
- single-handed
- summon
- support
- supportive
- unaided
- valet
- virtually
- volunteer
- without
- afield
- any
- boon
- deserving
- hand
- position
- public
- shape
- single

* * *

ayuda

♦ nf

1. [asistencia] help, assistance;

acudir en ayuda de alguien to come/go to sb's assistance;

nos fuiste de gran ayuda you were a great help to us;

no me sirvió de mucha ayuda it wasn't much help to me;

prestar ayuda to help, to assist

Comp
ayuda en carretera Br breakdown service, US emergency road service; Informát ayuda en línea on-line help; Informát ayuda en pantalla onscreen help
2. [económica, alimenticia] aid;

un paquete de ayudas a la pequeña empresa a package of measures to help small businesses

Comp
ayuda al desarrollo development aid;
ayuda exterior foreign aid;

ayuda extranjera foreign aid;

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid;

un convoy de ayuda humanitaria a relief convoy

3. [limosna]
una ayuda, por favor could you spare me some change, please?

4. [enema] enema

♦ nm
Hist ayuda de cámara royal valet
* * *

ayuda

I f help, assistance;

ayuda financiera financial help o aid o

assistance;

con la ayuda de with the help of;

prestar ayuda help;

pedir ayuda a alguien ask s.o. for help;

venir en ayuda de come to the aid o help of

II m aide

* * *

ayuda nf

1) : help, assistance

2)

ayuda de cámara : valet

* * *

ayuda n

1. (en general) help

no le gusta pedir ayuda he doesn't like asking for help

2. (cosa material) aid

ayuda humanitaria humanitarian aid

Spanish-English dictionary > ayuda
17 bajón

m.

1 drop.

2 bassoon.

* * *

bajón

► nombre masculino

1 sharp fall, sharp drop, slump

■ la bolsa ha dado un considerable bajón there has been a sharp fall in share prices

2 (de ánimos) depression

3 (de salud) relapse

■ tuvo un bajón he suffered a relapse

4 MÚSICA bassoon

* * *

noun m.

slump

* * *

SM

1) (=descenso) [de presión, temperatura] fall, drop; [de salud] decline, worsening; (Com, Econ) sharp fall

dar o pegar un bajón — [persona, salud] to go downhill; [precios] to fall away sharply; [mercado] to slump

bajón de moral — slump in morale

2) (Mús) bassoon

3) ** withdrawal symptoms pl ( after drug use)

* * *

masculino (fam)

a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón — the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre — he has gone downhill this semester

b) ( de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón — he's gone downhill in the last few months

c) ( de salud)

dio un bajón tremendo la semana pasada — she took a turn for the worse last week

* * *

= falling-off, slump, downswing.

Ex. A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.

Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

* * *

masculino (fam)

a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón — the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre — he has gone downhill this semester

b) ( de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón — he's gone downhill in the last few months

c) ( de salud)

dio un bajón tremendo la semana pasada — she took a turn for the worse last week

* * *

= falling-off, slump, downswing.

Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.

Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.

Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.

* * *

bajón

masculine

( fam)

1 (descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

la Bolsa ha dado un bajón the Stock Exchange index has suffered a sharp fall, the Stock Exchange index has dropped o fallen sharply

ha dado un bajón este semestre he has gone downhill this semester

2 (de ánimo) depression

en los últimos meses ha dado un bajón he's gone downhill in the last few months

3

(de salud): ya estaba mejor y de pronto dio un bajón tremendo she was getting better when suddenly she took a turn for the worse

* * *

bajón sustantivo masculino (fam)
a) ( descenso fuerte) sharp drop o fall

b) ( de ánimo) depression

bajón sustantivo masculino
1 (de salud) relapse, weakening
(de estado de ánimo) slump
(de rendimiento) el equipo sufrió un bajón en la segunda parte del partido, the team went downhill in the second half
2 (descenso repentino) sharp fall, decline, slump
' bajón' also found in these entries:
English:
slump

* * *

bajón¹ nm

1. [bajada] slump;

las ventas han dado un bajón sales have slumped;

se produjo un bajón de las temperaturas there was a substantial fall in temperatures;

el año pasado dio un bajón en los estudios last year his schoolwork really went downhill

2. [físico]
su salud ha dado un bajón her health has taken a turn for the worse;

sufrió un bajón en el último kilómetro de la carrera he ran out of steam in the last kilometre of the race

3. Fam [desánimo] downer;

le dio un bajón he had a downer

bajón² nm
Mús dulcian
* * *

bajón

m sharp decline;

dar un bajón decline sharply, slump;

tener un bajón de salud take a turn for the worse

* * *

bajón nm, pl bajones : sharp drop, slump

Spanish-English dictionary > bajón
18 balance bancario

m.

bank balance.

* * *

(n.) = bank balance

Ex. Cash management software enables the manager to obtain instantaneous information about the budgets and bank balances under his control.

* * *

(n.) = bank balance

Ex: Cash management software enables the manager to obtain instantaneous information about the budgets and bank balances under his control.

Spanish-English dictionary > balance bancario
19 búsqueda de palabras clave

(n.) = keyword search

Ex. This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.

* * *

(n.) = keyword search

Ex: This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.

Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda de palabras clave
20 búsqueda de títulos

(n.) = title search

Ex. This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.

* * *

(n.) = title search

Ex: This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.

Spanish-English dictionary > búsqueda de títulos

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