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African-American

  • 1 afroamericano

    adj.
    African-American, Afro-American.
    m.
    African-American, Afro American, black American of African descent.
    * * *
    1 African-American, Afro-American
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 African-American, Afro-American
    * * *
    * * *
    = Afro-American, African-American.
    Ex. For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to Afro-Americans.
    Ex. Virginia Proctor Powell Florence was the first African-American woman to complete a professional education course in librarianship.
    ----
    * estudios afroamericanos = black studies.
    * * *
    = Afro-American, African-American.

    Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to Afro-Americans.

    Ex: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence was the first African-American woman to complete a professional education course in librarianship.
    * estudios afroamericanos = black studies.

    * * *
    afroamericano, -a
    ♦ adj
    Afro-American, African American
    ♦ nm,f
    Afro-American, African American
    * * *
    afroamericano, -na adj & n
    : Afro-American

    Spanish-English dictionary > afroamericano

  • 2 africano

    adj.
    African, Afro.
    m.
    1 African, native or inhabitant of African.
    2 Africano.
    * * *
    1 African
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 African
    * * *
    (f. - africana)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    africano, -a
    ADJ SM / F African
    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino African
    * * *
    Ex. For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
    ----
    * africano de †frica central = Central African.
    * búfalo africano = African Buffalo.
    * cultura africana = African culture.
    * jabalí africano = warthog.
    * temas africanos = Africana.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino African
    * * *

    Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

    * africano de †frica central = Central African.
    * búfalo africano = African Buffalo.
    * cultura africana = African culture.
    * jabalí africano = warthog.
    * temas africanos = Africana.

    * * *
    adj/m,f
    African
    * * *

    africano
    ◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    African
    africano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino African

    ' africano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    africana
    - tamtan
    English:
    African
    - African-American
    * * *
    africano, -a
    ♦ adj
    African
    ♦ nm,f
    African
    * * *
    I adj African
    II m, africana f African
    * * *
    africano, -na adj & n
    : African
    * * *
    africano adj n African

    Spanish-English dictionary > africano

  • 3 coreógrafo

    m.
    choreographer.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 choreographer
    * * *
    coreógrafo, -a
    SM / F choreographer
    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino choreographer
    * * *
    Ex. Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer- choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.
    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino choreographer
    * * *

    Ex: Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer- choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    choreographer
    * * *

    coreógrafo
    ◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino

    choreographer
    coreógrafo,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino choreographer

    ' coreógrafo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coreógrafa
    English:
    choreographer
    * * *
    coreógrafo, -a nm,f
    choreographer
    * * *
    m, coreógrafa f choreographer
    * * *
    coreógrafo, -fa n
    : choreographer

    Spanish-English dictionary > coreógrafo

  • 4 nacido en

    Ex. Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer-choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.
    * * *

    Ex: Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer-choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nacido en

  • 5 americano

    adj.
    1 American, native of America, American-born.
    2 American, North American, native of North America.
    m.
    1 American, native of America.
    2 North American, American, native of North America.
    * * *
    1 American
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 American
    * * *
    (f. - americana)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    americano, -a
    ADJ SM / F (=del continente, de Norteamérica) American; (=de Hispanoamérica) Latin American, South American, Spanish American americana
    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino American
    * * *
    = American, US [U.S.].
    Ex. Under ' American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
    Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).
    ----
    * adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.
    * afroamericano = Afro-American, African-American.
    * águila americana = bald eagle.
    * ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios) = ALA (American Library Association).
    * americano de origen asiático = Asian American.
    * americano de origen mejicano = Mexican American.
    * ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.
    * ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
    * Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.
    * asiático americano = Asian American.
    * Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).
    * Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.
    * Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).
    * blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.
    * de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.
    * empresas americanas, las = corporate America.
    * fútbol americano = American football.
    * GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).
    * indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.
    * Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI) = American Documentation Institute (ADI).
    * japonés americano = Japanese-American.
    * jugador de fútbol americano = footballer, football player.
    * mejicano americano = Mexican American.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no americano = un-American.
    * norteamericano = North American.
    * oso negro americano = black bear.
    * poco americano = un-American.
    * silbón americano = American wigeon.
    * Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.
    * tántalo americano = wood stork.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino American
    * * *
    = American, US [U.S.].

    Ex: Under ' American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.

    Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).
    * adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.
    * afroamericano = Afro-American, African-American.
    * águila americana = bald eagle.
    * ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios) = ALA (American Library Association).
    * americano de origen asiático = Asian American.
    * americano de origen mejicano = Mexican American.
    * ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.
    * ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
    * Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.
    * asiático americano = Asian American.
    * Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).
    * Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.
    * Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).
    * blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.
    * de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.
    * empresas americanas, las = corporate America.
    * fútbol americano = American football.
    * GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).
    * indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.
    * Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI) = American Documentation Institute (ADI).
    * japonés americano = Japanese-American.
    * jugador de fútbol americano = footballer, football player.
    * mejicano americano = Mexican American.
    * NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
    * no americano = un-American.
    * norteamericano = North American.
    * oso negro americano = black bear.
    * poco americano = un-American.
    * silbón americano = American wigeon.
    * Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.
    * tántalo americano = wood stork.

    * * *
    americano1 -na
    americano2 -na
    masculine, feminine
    2 (estadounidense) American
    * * *

    americano
    ◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino

    American
    americano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino American

    ' americano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    americana
    - billar
    - fútbol
    - anotación
    - anotador
    - baño
    - bomba
    - despejar
    - diagonal
    - final
    - golpear
    - juez
    - mariscal
    - periquito
    - placaje
    - placar
    - receptor
    - tanto
    - tener
    - whisky
    English:
    American
    - American Dream
    - AMEX
    - filter coffee
    - pool
    - punt
    - all
    - ball
    - filter
    - football
    - john
    - moose
    - native
    - -style
    - whiskey
    * * *
    americano, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [del continente] American
    2. [de Estados Unidos] American
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [del continente] American
    2. [de Estados Unidos] American
    * * *
    m/adj American
    * * *
    americano, -na adj & n
    : American
    * * *
    americano adj n American

    Spanish-English dictionary > americano

  • 6 reunión familiar

    f.
    familiar get-together.
    * * *
    (n.) = family reunion, family gathering
    Ex. The article ' Family reunion with a professional agenda: a conference of African-American librarians' reports the 2nd National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994.
    Ex. A silver wedding usually means a family gathering -- difficult occasions at the best of times.
    * * *
    (n.) = family reunion, family gathering

    Ex: The article ' Family reunion with a professional agenda: a conference of African-American librarians' reports the 2nd National Conference of African American Librarians in 1994.

    Ex: A silver wedding usually means a family gathering -- difficult occasions at the best of times.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reunión familiar

  • 7 chinoamericano

    Ex. The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.
    * * *

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chinoamericano

  • 8 hablar con ritmo y rima

    (v.) = rap about
    Ex. The article 'African American leaders rap about libraries' reports the views of 6 prominent African Americans on the role of public libraries in their lives.
    * * *
    (v.) = rap about

    Ex: The article 'African American leaders rap about libraries' reports the views of 6 prominent African Americans on the role of public libraries in their lives.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hablar con ritmo y rima

  • 9 mulo

    m.
    mule, hinny.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (macho) mule; (hembra) she-mule
    \
    estar hecho,-a un/una mulo,-a to be as strong as an ox
    ser más terco,-a que una mula to be as stubborn as a mule
    * * *
    SM mule
    * * *
    masculino (male) mule
    * * *
    = mule.
    Ex. The article is entitled ' Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.
    ----
    * mulo de carga = workhorse.
    * * *
    masculino (male) mule
    * * *
    = mule.

    Ex: The article is entitled ' Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.

    * mulo de carga = workhorse.

    * * *
    (male) mule
    estar hecho un mulo ( Esp fam); to be as strong as an ox o as a horse
    ver tb mula1 f A. (↑ mula (1))
    * * *

    mulo sustantivo masculino
    (male) mule
    mulo,-a m,f Zool mule
    ' mulo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mula
    English:
    mule
    * * *
    mulo nm
    1. [animal] mule
    2. Fam [persona fuerte]
    es un mulo he's as strong as a horse
    3. Fam [estúpido] thickhead
    * * *
    m ZO mule
    * * *
    mulo, -la n
    : mule
    * * *
    mulo n mule

    Spanish-English dictionary > mulo

  • 10 selección de textos

    Ex. The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.
    * * *

    Ex: The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > selección de textos

  • 11 africano-americano

    adj.
    African-American, Afro-American.
    m.
    African-American, Afro American.

    Spanish-English dictionary > africano-americano

  • 12 norteamericano

    adj.
    North American, American, native of North America.
    m.
    North American, native of North America.
    * * *
    1 (de América del Norte) North American; (de Estados Unidos) American
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (de América del Norte) North American; (de Estados Unidos) American
    * * *
    (f. - norteamericana)
    noun adj.
    * * *
    norteamericano, -a
    1.
    ADJ North American; [de Estados Unidos] American
    2.
    SM / F North American; [de Estados Unidos] American

    los norteamericanos — the North Americans, the people of North America; [de Estados Unidos] the Americans

    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino
    a) ( de América del Norte) North American
    b) ( estadounidense) American
    * * *
    Ex. Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.
    * * *
    - na adjetivo/masculino, femenino
    a) ( de América del Norte) North American
    b) ( estadounidense) American
    * * *

    Ex: Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.

    * * *
    1 (de América del Norte) North American
    2 (estadounidense) American
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de América del Norte) North American
    2 (estadounidense) American
    * * *

    norteamericano
    ◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de América del Norte) North American;


    ( estadounidense) American
    norteamericano adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 North American
    2 (de EE UU) American
    ' norteamericano' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gringo
    English:
    American
    - Amtrak
    - African-American
    - north
    - robin
    * * *
    norteamericano, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [de América del Norte] North American
    2. [de Estados Unidos] American
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de América del Norte] North American
    2. [de Estados Unidos] American
    * * *
    I adj North American
    II m, norteamericana f North American
    * * *
    norteamericano, -na adj & n
    1) : North American
    2) americano, estadounidense: American, native or inhabitant of the United States

    Spanish-English dictionary > norteamericano

  • 13 compañera

    f., (m. - compañero)
    * * *
    Ex. This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.
    ----
    * compañera sentimental = female partner.
    * * *

    Ex: This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.

    * compañera sentimental = female partner.

    * * *

    compañero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 companion: fuimos compañeros de colegio, we were school friends
    (de piso) flatmate
    (de habitación) roommate
    2 (pareja sentimental) partner
    ' compañera' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    jaña
    English:
    girlfriend
    - live off
    - girl
    * * *
    m, compañera f companion; en una relación, un juego partner

    Spanish-English dictionary > compañera

  • 14 compañera sentimental

    Ex. This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.
    * * *

    Ex: This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.

    Spanish-English dictionary > compañera sentimental

  • 15 decir en voz alta

    (v.) = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice
    Ex. What he said out loud is what African American people had been saying out loud forever, behind closed doors.
    Ex. You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
    * * *
    (v.) = say + out loud, say in + a loud voice

    Ex: What he said out loud is what African American people had been saying out loud forever, behind closed doors.

    Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

    Spanish-English dictionary > decir en voz alta

  • 16 deformación

    f.
    deformation, warping, distortion.
    * * *
    1 deformation, distortion
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=alteración) [de manos, superficie] deformation; [de madera] warping
    2) (Radio) distortion
    3) (Mec) strain
    4)

    deformación profesional, -¡deja ya de hacer preguntas! -soy detective, es deformación profesional — "stop asking questions!" - "I'm a detective, it's a habit you pick up in this job"

    * * *
    a) ( de imagen) distortion; (de marco, riel) distortion
    b) (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion
    c) (Anat, Med) deformity
    * * *
    = distortion, misrepresentation, perversion, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, malformation.
    Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
    Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
    Ex. In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
    Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex. The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
    Ex. For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
    Ex. Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.
    ----
    * deformación física voluntaria = self-mutilation.
    * * *
    a) ( de imagen) distortion; (de marco, riel) distortion
    b) (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion
    c) (Anat, Med) deformity
    * * *
    = distortion, misrepresentation, perversion, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, malformation.

    Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

    Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
    Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
    Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
    Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
    Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.
    * deformación física voluntaria = self-mutilation.

    * * *
    1 (de una imagen) distortion
    2 (de un marco, riel) distortion, twisting
    para evitar la deformación del suéter to stop the sweater losing its shape
    3 (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion
    4 ( Anat, Med) deformity
    Compuesto:
    obsession with one's work
    * * *

    deformación sustantivo femenino

    b) (Anat, Med) deformity

    deformación sustantivo femenino
    1 deformation: tiene una deformación física, he has got a deformity
    2 deformación profesional, an obsession with work and work related matters, and a tendency to view everything from a professional point of view: como tiene deformación profesional, no puede leer un libro sin ir corrigiendo las erratas, she's so obsessed with her work she can't even read a book without picking out the errors
    ' deformación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    distorsión
    English:
    deformation
    - distortion
    - malformation
    - perversion
    * * *
    1. [de huesos, objetos] deformation;
    lávese en agua fría para evitar la deformación de la prenda wash in cold water to prevent the garment from losing shape
    deformación física (physical) deformity
    2. [de imágenes, figuras] distortion
    3. [de la verdad, la realidad] distortion
    4.
    tener deformación profesional to be always acting as if one were still at work
    * * *
    f deformation
    * * *
    1) : deformation
    2) : distortion

    Spanish-English dictionary > deformación

  • 17 desfiguración

    f.
    disfiguration, defacement, distortion, disfigurement.
    * * *
    1 disfigurement
    * * *
    = misrepresentation, defacement, whitewashing.
    Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
    Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
    Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    * * *
    = misrepresentation, defacement, whitewashing.

    Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.

    Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
    Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

    * * *
    disfigurement
    * * *
    1. [de rostro, cuerpo] disfigurement
    2. [de la verdad] distortion
    * * *
    f disfigurement

    Spanish-English dictionary > desfiguración

  • 18 distorsión

    f.
    1 distortion, deformation.
    2 distorsion.
    3 distorsion.
    * * *
    1 distortion
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de sonido, imagen] distortion
    2) [de los hechos] distortion, twisting
    3) (Med) twisting
    * * *
    femenino (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting; ( de las facciones) distortion; (Tec) distortion
    * * *
    = distortion, misrepresentation, dithering, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, dither.
    Ex. To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
    Ex. But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
    Ex. The most common settings relate to Grey Scale, Dithering, Brightness, Contrast and Resolution = Las funciones más comunes son las Escala de Grises, Distorsión, Brillo, Contraste y Resolución.
    Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex. The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
    Ex. For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
    Ex. This article also discusses dither and/or noise shaping technology = Este artículo también trata de la tecnología para editar el sonido y la distorsión de imágenes.
    * * *
    femenino (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting; ( de las facciones) distortion; (Tec) distortion
    * * *
    = distortion, misrepresentation, dithering, whitewashing, buckle, buckling effect, dither.

    Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.

    Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
    Ex: The most common settings relate to Grey Scale, Dithering, Brightness, Contrast and Resolution = Las funciones más comunes son las Escala de Grises, Distorsión, Brillo, Contraste y Resolución.
    Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
    Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
    Ex: This article also discusses dither and/or noise shaping technology = Este artículo también trata de la tecnología para editar el sonido y la distorsión de imágenes.

    * * *
    1 (de la verdad, los hechos) distortion, twisting
    2 (de las facciones) distortion
    3 ( Tec) distortion
    * * *

    distorsión sustantivo femenino
    1 (deformación, alteración) distortion
    2 Med sprain
    ' distorsión' also found in these entries:
    English:
    distortion
    * * *
    1. [de imágenes, sonidos] distortion
    distorsión acústica acoustic distortion;
    distorsión óptica optical distortion
    2. [de palabras] twisting;
    [de hechos, realidad] distortion, misrepresentation;
    en su relato había una clara distorsión de los hechos his account seriously distorted o misrepresented the facts
    * * *
    f
    1 distortion
    2 MED sprain
    * * *
    distorsión nf, pl - siones : distortion

    Spanish-English dictionary > distorsión

  • 19 encubrimiento

    m.
    1 concealment.
    2 cover-up, concealment, covering, covering up.
    * * *
    1 concealment, hiding
    2 DERECHO cover-up
    * * *
    SM [de delito] covering up; [de objeto robado] receiving

    se le acusó de encubrimiento — he was accused of being part of the cover-up operation, he was charged with being an accessory after the fact frm

    * * *
    = concealment, whitewashing, dissimulation, whitewash, dissembling.
    Ex. The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.
    Ex. Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex. In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    Ex. The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.
    Ex. The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.
    ----
    * maniobra de encubrimiento = cover-up.
    * * *
    = concealment, whitewashing, dissimulation, whitewash, dissembling.

    Ex: The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.

    Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
    Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
    Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.
    Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and ' dissembling'.
    * maniobra de encubrimiento = cover-up.

    * * *
    1 harboring*
    2 (de un delito) covering up
    * * *
    está acusado de encubrimiento he is accused of being an accessory
    * * *
    m de delincuente harboring, Br
    harbouring; de delito concealment
    * * *
    : cover-up

    Spanish-English dictionary > encubrimiento

  • 20 esclavo fugitivo

    m.
    maroon.
    * * *
    (n.) = maroon
    Ex. The discussion contributes to the growing body of literature on African-American naming patterns among slave, maroon, and free communities.
    * * *
    (n.) = maroon

    Ex: The discussion contributes to the growing body of literature on African-American naming patterns among slave, maroon, and free communities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > esclavo fugitivo

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