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2 set

set [set]

jeu ⇒ 1 (a) série ⇒ 1 (a) ensemble ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) cercle ⇒ 1 (b) appareil ⇒ 1 (d) poste ⇒ 1 (d) set ⇒ 1 (e) fixe ⇒ 2 (a) arrêté ⇒ 2 (b) figé ⇒ 2 (b) résolu ⇒ 2 (c) prêt ⇒ 2 (d) mettre ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (d) poser ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (c), 3 (e), 3 (i) situer ⇒ 3 (b) régler ⇒ 3 (c) fixer ⇒ 3 (f), 3 (i) établir ⇒ 3 (f) faire prendre ⇒ 3 (h) se coucher ⇒ 4 (a) prendre ⇒ 4 (b)

(pt & pp set, cont setting)

1 noun

(a) (of tools, keys, golf clubs, sails) jeu m; (of numbers, names, instructions, stamps, weights) série f; (of books) collection f; (of furniture) ensemble m; (of cutlery, dishes, glasses) service m; (of lingerie) parure f; (of wheels) train m; (of facts, conditions, characteristics, data) ensemble m; (of events, decisions, questions) série f, suite f; Typography (of proofs, characters) jeu m; Computing (of characters, instructions) jeu m, ensemble m;

∎ a set of matching luggage un ensemble de valises assorties;

∎ a set of table/bed linen une parure de table/de lit;

∎ a set of sheets une parure de lit;

∎ badminton/chess set jeu m de badminton/d'échecs;

∎ they're playing with Damian's train set ils jouent avec le train électrique de Damian;

∎ the cups/the chairs are sold in sets of six les tasses/les chaises sont vendues par six;

∎ I can't break up the set je ne peux pas les dépareiller;

∎ they make a set ils vont ensemble;

∎ to collect the (whole) set rassembler toute la collection, faire la collection;

∎ he made me a duplicate set (of keys) il m'a fait un double des clés; (of contact lenses) il m'en a fait une autre paire;

∎ a full set of the encyclopedia une encyclopédie complète;

∎ a full set of Tolstoy's works les œuvres complètes de Tolstoï;

∎ they've detected two sets of fingerprints ils ont relevé deux séries d'empreintes digitales ou les empreintes digitales de deux personnes;

∎ given another set of circumstances, things might have turned out differently dans d'autres circonstances, les choses auraient pu se passer différemment;

∎ the first set of reforms la première série ou le premier train de réformes;

∎ they ran a whole set of tests on me ils m'ont fait subir toute une série d'examens

(b) (social group) cercle m, milieu m;

∎ he's not in our set il n'appartient pas à notre cercle;

∎ we don't go around in the same set nous ne fréquentons pas le même milieu ou monde;

∎ the riding/yachting set le monde ou milieu de l'équitation/du yachting;

∎ the literary set les milieux mpl littéraires;

∎ the Markham set Markham et ses amis

(c) Mathematics ensemble m

(d) (electrical device) appareil m; (radio, TV) poste m;

∎ a colour TV set un poste de télévision ou un téléviseur couleur

(e) Sport set m, manche f;

∎ first set to Miss Williams set Williams

(f) Cinema & Television plateau m; Theatre (stage) scène f; (scenery) décor m;

∎ on (the) set Cinema & Television sur le plateau; Theatre sur scène

(g) (part of performance → by singer, group)

∎ he'll be playing two sets tonight il va jouer à deux reprises ce soir;

∎ her second set was livelier la deuxième partie de son spectacle a été plus animée

(h) British School groupe m de niveau

(i) (for hair) mise f en plis;

∎ to have a set se faire faire une mise en plis

(j) (posture → of shoulders, body) position f, attitude f; (→ of head) port m;

∎ I could tell he was angry by the set of his jaw rien qu'à la façon dont il serrait les mâchoires, j'ai compris qu'il était en colère

(k) (direction → of wind, current) direction f;

∎ suddenly the set of the wind changed le vent a tourné soudainement

(l) Psychology (tendency) tendance f

(m) Horticulture (seedling) semis m; (cutting) bouture f;

∎ tomato/tulip sets tomates fpl/tulipes fpl à repiquer

(n) (clutch of eggs) couvée f

(o) Hunting (of hound) arrêt m

(p) Building industry (paving stone) pavé m

(q) (of badger) terrier m

2 adjective

(a) (specified, prescribed → rule, price, quantity, sum, wage) fixe;

∎ meals are at set times les repas sont servis à heures fixes;

∎ there are no set rules for raising children il n'y a pas de règles toutes faites pour l'éducation des enfants;

∎ the tasks must be done in the set order les tâches doivent être accomplies dans l'ordre prescrit;

∎ with no set purpose sans but précis

(b) (fixed, rigid → ideas, views) arrêté; (→ smile, frown) figé;

∎ her day followed a set routine sa journée se déroulait selon un rituel immuable;

∎ he has a set way of doing it il a sa méthode pour le faire;

∎ to be set in one's ways avoir ses (petites) habitudes;

∎ to become set in one's views devenir rigide dans ses opinions

(c) (intent, resolute) résolu, déterminé;

∎ to be set on or upon sth vouloir qch à tout prix;

∎ I'm (dead) set on finishing it tonight je suis (absolument) déterminé à le finir ce soir;

∎ he's dead set against it il s'y oppose formellement

(d) (ready, in position) prêt;

∎ are you (all) set to go? êtes-vous prêt à partir?

(e) (likely) probablement;

∎ he seems well set to win il semble être sur la bonne voie ou être bien parti pour gagner;

∎ house prices are set to rise steeply les prix de l'immobilier vont vraisemblablement monter en flèche

(f) British School (book, subject) au programme;

∎ one of our set books is 'Oliver Twist' un des ouvrages au programme est 'Oliver Twist'

3 transitive verb

(a) (put in specified place or position) mettre, poser;

∎ he set his cases down on the platform il posa ses valises sur le quai;

∎ to set sth before sb (dish, glass) placer qch devant qn; (proposal, plan) présenter qch à qn;

∎ she set the steaming bowl before him elle plaça le bol fumant devant lui;

∎ to set a proposal before the board présenter un projet au conseil d'administration;

∎ to set sb on his/her feet again remettre qn sur pied;

∎ to set a match to sth mettre le feu à qch;

∎ to set sb ashore débarquer qn

(b) (usu passive) (locate, situate → building, story) situer;

∎ the house is set in large grounds la maison est située dans un grand parc;

∎ his eyes are set too close together ses yeux sont trop rapprochés;

∎ the story is set in Tokyo l'histoire se passe ou se déroule à Tokyo;

∎ her novels are set in the 18th century ses romans se passent au XVIIIème siècle

(c) (adjust → clock, mechanism) régler; (→ alarm) mettre; Computing (→ tabs, format) poser;

∎ I set my watch to New York time j'ai réglé ma montre à l'heure de New York;

∎ set your watches an hour ahead avancez vos montres d'une heure;

∎ he's so punctual you can set your watch by him! il est si ponctuel qu'on peut régler sa montre sur lui!;

∎ I've set the alarm for six j'ai mis le réveil à (sonner pour) six heures;

∎ how do I set the margins? comment est-ce que je fais pour placer les marges?;

∎ set the timer for one hour mettez le minuteur sur une heure;

∎ first set the control knob to the desired temperature mettez tout d'abord le bouton de réglage sur la température voulue;

∎ the lever was set in the off position le levier était sur "arrêt"

(d) (fix into position) mettre, fixer; (jewel, diamond) sertir, monter;

∎ the handles are set into the drawers les poignées sont encastrées dans les tiroirs;

∎ there was a peephole set in the door il y avait un judas dans la porte;

∎ to set a stake in the ground enfoncer ou planter un pieu dans la terre;

∎ metal bars had been set in the concrete des barres en métal avaient été fixées dans le béton;

∎ the brooch was set with pearls la broche était sertie de perles;

∎ the ruby was set in a simple ring le rubis était monté sur un simple anneau;

∎ Medicine to set a bone réduire une fracture;

∎ figurative his face was set in a frown son visage était figé dans une grimace renfrognée;

∎ she set her jaw and refused to budge elle serra les dents et refusa de bouger;

∎ we had set ourselves to resist nous étions déterminés à résister

(e) (lay, prepare in advance → trap) poser, tendre;

∎ to set the table mettre le couvert ou la table;

∎ to set the table for two mettre deux couverts;

∎ set an extra place at table rajoutez un couvert

(f) (establish → date, price, schedule, terms) fixer, déterminer; (→ rule, guideline, objective, target) établir; (→ mood, precedent) créer;

∎ they still haven't set a date for the party ils n'ont toujours pas fixé de date pour la réception;

∎ you've set yourself a tough deadline or a tough deadline for yourself vous vous êtes fixé un délai très court;

∎ it's up to them to set their own production targets c'est à eux d'établir ou de fixer leurs propres objectifs de production;

∎ a deficit ceiling has been set un plafonnement du déficit a été imposé ou fixé ou décidé;

∎ to set a value on sth décider de la valeur de qch;

∎ figurative they set a high value on creativity ils accordent une grande valeur à la créativité;

∎ the price was set at £500 le prix a été fixé à 500 livres;

∎ the judge set bail at $1,000 le juge a fixé la caution à 1000 dollars;

∎ how are exchange rates set? comment les taux de change sont-ils déterminés?;

∎ to set an age limit at… fixer une limite d'âge à…;

∎ to set a new fashion or trend lancer une nouvelle mode;

∎ to set a new world record établir un nouveau record mondial;

∎ to set the tone for or of sth donner le ton de qch

(g) (indicating change of state or activity)

∎ to set sth alight or on fire mettre le feu à qch;

∎ it sets my nerves on edge ça me crispe;

∎ also figurative she set me in the right direction elle m'a mis sur la bonne voie;

∎ to set sb against sb monter qn contre qn;

∎ he/the incident set the taxman on my trail il/l'incident a mis le fisc sur ma piste;

∎ to set the dogs on sb lâcher les chiens sur qn;

∎ the incident set the family against him l'incident a monté la famille contre lui;

∎ it will set the country on the road to economic recovery cela va mettre le pays sur la voie de la reprise économique;

∎ his failure set him thinking son échec lui a donné à réfléchir;

∎ the scandal will set the whole town talking le scandale va faire jaser toute la ville;

∎ to set the dog barking faire aboyer le chien;

∎ the wind set the leaves dancing le vent a fait frissonner les feuilles;

∎ to set a machine going mettre une machine en marche

(h) (solidify → yoghurt, jelly, concrete) faire prendre;

∎ pectin will help to set the jam la pectine aidera à épaissir la confiture

(i) (pose → problem) poser; (assign → task) fixer;

∎ the strikers' demands set the management a difficult problem les exigences des grévistes posent un problème difficile à la direction;

∎ I set them to work tidying the garden je les ai mis au désherbage du jardin;

∎ I've set myself the task of writing to them regularly je me suis fixé la tâche de leur écrire régulièrement

(j) British School (exam) composer, choisir les questions de; (books, texts) mettre au programme;

∎ she set the class a maths exercise, she set a maths exercise for the class elle a donné un exercice de maths à la classe;

∎ who sets the test questions? qui choisit les questions de l'épreuve?

(k) (hair)

∎ to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn;

∎ and I've just had my hair set! et je viens de me faire faire une mise en plis!;

∎ I set my own hair je me fais moi-même mes mises en plis

(l) Horticulture (plant) planter

(m) Typography (text, page) composer;

∎ to set type composer

(n) Music (poem, words)

∎ to set sth to music mettre qch en musique

4 intransitive verb

(a) (sun, moon, stars) se coucher;

∎ we saw the sun setting nous avons vu le coucher du soleil

(b) (become firm → glue, cement, plaster, jelly, yoghurt) prendre;

∎ her features had set in an expression of determination ses traits s'étaient durcis en une expression de très forte détermination

(c) (bone) se ressouder

(d) (start) se mettre;

∎ he set to work il s'est mis au travail

(e) (plant, tree) prendre racine

(f) (hen) couver

(g) (wind, tide)

∎ the wind looks set fair to the east on dirait un vent d'ouest

(h) Hunting (hound) tomber en arrêt

►► Theatre, Cinema & Television set designer décorateur(trice) m,f;

Grammar set expression expression f figée;

set figures (in skating) figures fpl imposées;

set meal, set menu meal menu m;

Grammar set phrase expression f figée;

set piece

(a) Art, Literature & Music morceau m de bravoure

(b) (fireworks) pièce f (de feu) d'artifice

(c) (of scenery) élément m de décor

(d) Sport combinaison f préparée ou calculée;

Sport set point (in tennis) balle f de set;

Technology set screw vis f de réglage;

Sport set scrum (in rugby) mêlée f fermée;

set square équerre f (à dessiner);

set task tâche f assignée;

∎ to give sb a set task to do assigner à qn une tâche bien précise;

Mathematics set theory théorie f des ensembles

➲ set about inseparable transitive verb

(a) (start → task) se mettre à;

∎ she set about changing the tyre elle s'est mise à changer le pneu;

∎ I didn't know how to set about it je ne savais pas comment m'y prendre;

∎ how does one set about getting a visa? comment fait-on pour obtenir un visa?

(b) (attack) attaquer, s'en prendre à;

∎ he set about the mugger with his umbrella il s'en est pris à son agresseur à coups de parapluie

➲ set against separable transitive verb

(a) (compare)

∎ to set sth against sth comparer qch à qch;

∎ to set the benefits against the costs évaluer les bénéfices par rapport aux coûts;

∎ we must set the government's promises against its achievements nous devons examiner les promesses du gouvernement à la lumière de ses actions

(b) Finance (offset)

∎ some of these expenses can be set against tax certaines de ces dépenses peuvent être déduites des impôts

(c) (friends, family) monter contre;

∎ religious differences have set family against family les différences religieuses ont monté les familles les unes contre les autres;

∎ to set oneself or one's face against sth s'opposer résolument à qch

➲ set ahead separable transitive verb

American

∎ to set the clock ahead avancer l'horloge;

∎ we're setting the clocks ahead tonight on change d'heure cette nuit

➲ set apart separable transitive verb

(a) (place separately → object) mettre à part ou de côté;

∎ there was one deck chair set slightly apart from the others il y avait une chaise longue un peu à l'écart des autres;

∎ they set themselves apart ils faisaient bande à part

(b) (distinguish) distinguer ( from de);

∎ her talent sets her apart from the other students son talent la distingue des autres étudiants

➲ set aside separable transitive verb

(a) (put down → knitting, book) poser;

∎ could you set aside what you're working on for a while? pouvez-vous laisser ce que vous êtes en train de faire un moment?

(b) (reserve, keep → time, place) réserver; (→ money) mettre de côté; (→ arable land) mettre en friche;

∎ I've set tomorrow aside for house hunting j'ai réservé la journée de demain pour chercher une maison;

∎ the room is set aside for meetings la pièce est réservée aux réunions;

∎ can you set the book aside for me? pourriez-vous me mettre ce livre de côté?;

∎ chop the onions and set them aside coupez les oignons et réservez-les

(c) (overlook, disregard) mettre de côté, oublier, passer sur;

∎ they set their differences aside in order to work together ils ont mis de côté leurs différences pour travailler ensemble

(d) (reject → dogma, proposal, offer) rejeter

(e) Law (annul → contract, will) annuler; (→ verdict, judgment) casser

➲ set back separable transitive verb

(a) (situate towards the rear)

∎ the building is set back slightly from the road l'immeuble est un peu en retrait par rapport à la route

(b) (delay → plans, progress) retarder;

∎ his illness set him back a month in his work sa maladie l'a retardé d'un mois dans son travail;

∎ the news may set him or his recovery back la nouvelle risque de retarder sa guérison;

∎ this decision will set the economy back ten years cette décision va faire revenir l'économie dix ans en arrière

(c) familiar (cost) coûter à^□ ;

∎ the trip will set her back a bit le voyage va lui coûter cher

➲ set down separable transitive verb

(a) (tray, bag etc) poser

(b) British (passenger) déposer;

∎ the bus sets you down in front of the station le bus vous dépose devant la gare

(c) (note, record) noter, inscrire;

∎ try and set your thoughts down on paper essayez de mettre vos pensées par écrit

(d) (establish → rule, condition) établir, fixer;

∎ the government has set down a margin for pay increases le gouvernement a fixé une fourchette pour les augmentations de salaire;

∎ permissible levels of pollution are set down in the regulations les taux de pollution tolérés sont fixés dans les réglementations;

∎ to set sth down in writing coucher qch par écrit;

∎ it is clearly set down that drivers must be insured il est clairement signalé ou indiqué que tout conducteur doit être assuré

➲ set forth

1 inseparable transitive verb

formal (expound → plan, objections) exposer, présenter;

∎ the recommendations are set forth in the last chapter les recommandations sont détaillées ou énumérées dans le dernier chapitre

2 intransitive verb

literary partir, se mettre en route

➲ set in

1 intransitive verb

(problems) survenir, surgir; (disease) se déclarer; (winter) commencer; (night) tomber;

∎ if infection sets in si la plaie s'infecte;

∎ the bad weather has set in for the winter le mauvais temps s'est installé pour tout l'hiver;

∎ panic set in (began) la panique éclata; (lasted) la panique s'installa

2 separable transitive verb

Sewing (sleeve) monter

➲ set off

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (alarm) déclencher; (bomb) faire exploser; (fireworks) faire partir

(b) (reaction, process, war) déclencher, provoquer;

∎ their offer set off another round of talks leur proposition a déclenché une autre série de négociations;

∎ it set her off on a long tirade against bureaucracy cela eut pour effet de la lancer dans une longue tirade contre la bureaucratie;

∎ to set sb off laughing faire rire qn;

∎ this answer set them off (laughing) cette réponse a déclenché les rires;

∎ one look at his face set me off again en le voyant, mon fou rire a repris de plus belle;

∎ if you say anything it'll only set him off (crying) again si tu dis quoi que ce soit, il va se remettre à pleurer;

∎ the smallest amount of pollen will set her off la moindre dose de pollen lui déclenche une réaction allergique;

∎ don't mention Maradona or you'll set him off again surtout ne prononce pas le nom de Maradona sinon il va recommencer;

∎ someone mentioned the war and of course that set Uncle Arthur off quelqu'un prononça le mot guerre, et évidemment, oncle Arthur embraya aussitôt sur le sujet;

∎ figurative to set sb off on the wrong track mettre qn sur une fausse piste

(c) (enhance) mettre en valeur;

∎ the vase sets off the flowers beautifully le vase met vraiment les fleurs en valeur

(d) Finance (offset)

∎ some of these expenses can be set off against tax certaines de ces dépenses peuvent être déduites des impôts

2 intransitive verb

partir, se mettre en route;

∎ he set off at a run il est parti en courant;

∎ I set off to explore the town je suis parti explorer la ville;

∎ after lunch, we set off again après le déjeuner, nous avons repris la route

➲ set on

1 inseparable transitive verb

(attack) attaquer, s'en prendre à

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (cause to follow)

∎ to set the police on the tracks of a thief mettre la police aux trousses d'un voleur;

∎ to set sb on his/her way mettre qn sur les rails

(b) (cause to attack)

∎ to set a dog on sb lâcher un chien sur qn

➲ set out

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (arrange → chairs, game pieces) disposer; (→ merchandise) étaler;

∎ the shopping centre is very well set out le centre commercial est très bien conçu

(b) (present → ideas) exposer, présenter;

∎ the information is set out in the table below ces données sont présentées dans le tableau ci-dessous

2 intransitive verb

(a) (leave) se mettre en route, partir;

∎ just as he was setting out au moment de son départ;

∎ to set out for school partir pour l'école;

∎ to set out again repartir;

∎ to set out in pursuit/in search of sb se mettre à la poursuite/à la recherche de qn

(b) (undertake course of action) entreprendre;

∎ he has trouble finishing what he sets out to do il a du mal à terminer ce qu'il entreprend;

∎ I can't remember now what I set out to do je ne me souviens plus de ce que je voulais faire à l'origine;

∎ they all set out with the intention of changing the world au début, ils veulent tous changer le monde;

∎ she didn't deliberately set out to annoy you il n'était pas dans ses intentions de vous froisser;

∎ his theory sets out to prove that… sa théorie a pour objet de prouver que…

➲ set to intransitive verb

(a) (begin work) commencer, s'y mettre;

∎ we set to with a will nous nous y sommes mis avec ardeur

(b) familiar (two people → start arguing) avoir une prise de bec; (→ start fighting) en venir aux mains

➲ set up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (install → equipment, computer) installer; (→ roadblock) installer, disposer; (→ experiment) préparer;

∎ everything's set up for the show tout est préparé ou prêt pour le spectacle;

∎ set the chairs up in a circle mettez ou disposez les chaises en cercle;

∎ he set the chessboard up il a disposé les pièces sur l'échiquier;

∎ the equation sets up a relation between the two variables l'équation établit un rapport entre les deux variables;

∎ the system wasn't set up to handle so many users le système n'était pas conçu pour gérer autant d'usagers;

∎ he set the situation up so she couldn't refuse il a arrangé la situation de telle manière qu'elle ne pouvait pas refuser

(b) (erect, build → tent, furniture kit, crane, flagpole) monter; (→ shed, shelter) construire; (→ monument, statue) ériger;

∎ to set up camp installer ou dresser le camp

(c) (start up, institute → business, scholarship) créer; (→ hospital, school) fonder; (→ committee, task force) constituer; (→ system of government, republic) instaurer; (→ programme, review process, system) mettre en place; (→ inquiry) ouvrir; (→ dinner, meeting, appointment) organiser;

∎ to set up house or home s'installer;

∎ they set up house together ils se sont mis en ménage;

∎ to set up a dialogue entamer le dialogue;

∎ you'll be in charge of setting up training programmes vous serez responsable de la mise en place des programmes de formation;

∎ the medical system set up after the war le système médical mis en place après la guerre

(d) (financially, in business → person) installer, établir;

∎ he set his son up in a dry-cleaning business il a acheté à son fils une entreprise de nettoyage à sec;

∎ she could finally set herself up as an accountant elle pourrait enfin s'installer comme comptable;

∎ the money would set him up for life l'argent le mettrait à l'abri du besoin pour le restant de ses jours;

∎ the army set him up as a dictator l'armée l'installa comme dictateur

(e) (provide)

∎ we're well set up with supplies nous sommes bien approvisionnés;

∎ she can set you up with a guide/the necessary papers elle peut vous procurer un guide/les papiers qu'il vous faut;

∎ I can set you up with a girlfriend of mine je peux te présenter à ou te faire rencontrer une de mes copines

(f) (restore energy to) remonter, remettre sur pied;

∎ have a brandy, that'll set you up prends un cognac, ça va te remonter

(g) familiar (frame) monter un coup contre;

∎ she claims she was set up elle prétend qu'elle est victime d'un coup monté;

∎ he was set up as the fall guy on a fait de lui le bouc émissaire^□, il a joué le rôle de bouc émissaire^□

(h) Typography (text) composer

2 intransitive verb

s'installer, s'établir;

∎ he's setting up in the fast-food business il se lance dans la restauration rapide;

∎ to set up on one's own (business) s'installer à son compte; (home) prendre son propre appartement

➲ set upon inseparable transitive verb

(physically or verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à

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set
1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) poner, colocar

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) poner

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) poner, fijar, acordar

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) mandar

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) provocar

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) ponerse

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) endurecer, cuajar

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) poner

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) marcar

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) montar, engastar

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) componer, encajar

2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fijo, determinado, establecido

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) listo, preparado

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) deliberado

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fijo

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fijo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) engastado

3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) juego, colección, equipo

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparato

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupo, pandilla

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) marcado

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decorado

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon

set¹ n

1. juego / colección

a tea set un juego de té

2. aparato

a television set un televisor

3. decorado / plató

the actors were good and the set was wonderful los actores eran buenos y el decorado era fantástico

4. set

game, set and match juego, set y partido

set² vb

1. poner

the English teacher set us a composition el profesor de inglés nos puso una redacción

have you set the alarm clock? ¿has puesto el despertador?

2. fijar / establecer

they've set a date for their wedding han fijado la fecha de la boda

3. ponerse

the sun was setting se ponía el sol

to set an example dar ejemplo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set someone free dejar a alguien en libertad

to set the table poner la mesa

El pasado y participio pasado de set es set; el gerundio se escribe setting

set sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ sets) set

set m Ten set ' set' also found in these entries: Spanish: acondicionar - ajedrez - ambientar - aparato - azuzar - camino - cartabón - componer - conjunta - conjunto - constituir - constituirse - dar - decorado - decorador - decoradora - dentadura - destinar - determinar - disponer - ejemplo - empeño - emprender - enfrentar - engarzar - equipo - erigirse - escala - escenografía - escuadra - establecer - examen - fijar - fijarse - fraguar - frase - granada - granado - grifería - grupo - hecha - hecho - hombro - hundida - hundido - incendiar - indisponer - inflamar - instalar - jet English: adventure - ascetic - backing - barricade - beset - cassette - cat - dead - deep-set - example - film set - fire - foundation - fund - gather in - goblet - heart - intentionally - jet-set - journey - light - loose - nationalist - odds - pace - paper - pattern - preset - radio set - radiocassette - reset - rest - sail - scene - set - set about - set against - set apart - set aside - set back - set book - set down - set in - set off - set on - set out - set up - set upon - set-up - setting

set

tr[set]

noun

1 (in hairdressing) marcado

■ shampoo and set, please lavar y marcar, por favor

2 (scenery) decorado; (place of filming) plató nombre masculino

■ all actors must be on the set at 9.00 am todos los actores deben estar en el plató a las 9.00

3 (position, posture) postura, posición nombre femenino

adjective

1 (placed) situado,-a

■ a village set on a hill un pueblo situado sobre una colina

■ the cottage is set in beautiful countryside la casita está enclavada en un paisaje precioso

2 (fixed, arranged) fijo,-a, determinado,-a, establecido,-a

■ we've got set hours of work tenemos un horario fijo de trabajo

■ meals are served at set times se sirven las comidas a horas determinadas

■ my day never follows a set pattern no tengo ninguna rutina establecida durante el día

3 (rigid, stiff) rígido,-a, forzado,-a; (opinion) inflexible; (idea) fijo,-a

4 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL (book) prescrito,-a

5 (ready, prepared) listo,-a (for/to, para), preparado,-a (for/to, para); (likely) probable

■ is everyone set to go? ¿todos estáis listos para salir?

■ the Socialists seem set to win again parece que los socialistas volverán a ganar

transitive verb (pt & pp set)

1 (put, place) poner, colocar

■ she set the divorce papers (down) before him le puso los papeles de divorcio delante

2 (prepare - trap) tender, preparar; (- table) poner; (- camera, video) preparar; (- clock, watch, oven, etc) poner

■ set the table for dinner pon la mesa para la cena

■ I've set the alarm clock for 6.00 am he puesto el despertador a las 6.00

3 (date, time) fijar, señalar, acordar; (example) dar; (rule, record, limit) establecer; (precedent) sentar; (fashion) imponer, dictar

■ have you set a date for the wedding? ¿has fijado una fecha para la boda?

■ you should set a good example deberías dar buen ejemplo

4 (price) fijar; (value) poner

■ he sets a minimum price on his services fija un precio mínimo para sus servicios

■ high values are set on safety se valora mucho la seguridad

5 (jewel, stone) montar, engastar

6 (text for printing) componer

7 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (broken bone) componer; (joint) encajar

8 (exam, test, problem) poner; (homework) mandar, poner; (task) asignar; (text) prescribir; (target, aim) fijar, proponer

■ the teacher set them some difficult questions in the exam el profesor les puso unas preguntas difíciles en el examen

9 (story, action) ambientar

■ the novel is set in Madrid la novela está ambientada en Madrid

■ the action is set in 1930s Spain la acción se desarrolla en la España de los años treinta

10 (provoke, start off) poner, hacer

■ you've set me thinking me has hecho pensar

■ this will certainly set tongues wagging esto sí que dará que hablar

11 (provide music for) arreglar, poner música a

12 (hair) marcar

13 (make firm - jelly) cuajar; (- cement) hacer fraguar; (- teeth) apretar

intransitive verb

1 (sun, moon) ponerse

2 (liquid, jelly) cuajar, cuajarse; (cement) fraguarse, endurecerse; (glue) endurecerse; (bone) soldarse

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to be all set estar listo,-a, estar preparado,-a

to be dead set against something oponerse rotundamente a algo

to be set in one's ways tener unas costumbres muy arraigadas, ser reacio,-a al cambio

to be set on doing something estar empeñado,-a en hacer algo, estar resuelto,-a a hacer algo

to set fire to something prender fuego a algo

to set free poner en libertad, liberar

to set one's heart on something querer algo más que nada

to set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguien

to set the ball rolling / to set things in motion poner las cosas en marcha

to set the pace marcar el paso

to set the tone marcar las pautas

set lunch menú nombre masculino del día

set phrase frase nombre femenino hecha

set square cartabón nombre masculino, escuadra

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set

tr[set]

noun

1 (of golf clubs, brushes, tools, etc) juego; (books, poems) colección nombre femenino; (of turbines) equipo, grupo; (of stamps) serie nombre femenino

■ chess set juego de ajedrez

■ set of cutlery cubertería

■ set of dishes vajilla

■ set of saucepans batería de cocina

■ set of teeth dentadura

■ tea set juego de té

■ a boxed set un juego en estuche

2 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (apparatus) aparato

■ they bought a TV set compraron un televisor

■ a wireless set una radio

3 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL conjunto

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) set nombre masculino

5 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (performance) actuación nombre femenino

■ the set included several new songs la actuación incluía varias canciones nuevas

■ the band played a short set la banda tocó pocos temas

6 (of people) grupo; (clique) pandilla, camarilla

7 (of pupils) grupo

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to make a dead set at (attack) emprenderla con 2 (seduce) proponerse ligar con

set ['sɛt] v, set ; setting vt

1) seat: sentar

2) or set down place: poner, colocar

3) arrange: fijar, establecer

to set the date: poner la fecha

he set the agenda: estableció la agenda

4) adjust: poner (un reloj, etc.)

5) (indicating the causing of a certain condition)

to set fire to: prenderle fuego a

she set it free: lo soltó

6) make, start: poner, hacer

I set them working: los puse a trabajar

set vi

1) solidify: fraguar (dícese del cemento, etc.), cuajar (dícese de la gelatina, etc.)

2) : ponerse (dícese del sol o de la luna)

set adj

1) established, fixed: fijo, establecido

2) rigid: inflexible

to be set in one's ways: tener costumbres muy arraigadas

3) ready: listo, preparado

set n

1) collection: juego m

a set of dishes: un juego de platos, una vajilla

a tool set: una caja de herramientas

2) or stage set : decorado m (en el teatro), plató m (en el cine)

3) apparatus: aparato m

a television set: un televisor

4) : conjunto m (en matemáticas)

set

adj.

• fijo, -a adj.

• puesto, -a adj.

• resuelto, -a adj.

• rígido, -a adj.

n.

• conjunto (Matemática) s.m.

• equipo s.m.

• grupo s.m.

• juego s.m.

• muestra s.f.

• partida s.f.

• serie s.m.

• servicio de mesa s.m.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to set")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set) = encasar v.

• engastar v.

• poner v.

(§pres: pongo, pones...) pret: pus-

pp: puesto

fut/c: pondr-•)

set
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noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

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adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

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1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

[set] (vb: pt, pp set)
1. N

1) (=matching series) [of golf clubs, pens, keys] juego m ; [of books, works] colección f ; [of tools] equipo m, estuche m ; [of gears] tren m ; [of stamps] serie f ; (Math) conjunto m

• the sofa and chairs are only sold as a set — el sofá y los sillones no se venden por separado

• a chess set — un ajedrez

• I need one more to make up the complete set — me falta uno para completar la serie

a complete set of Jane Austen's novels — una colección completa de las novelas de Jane Austen

• a set of crockery — una vajilla

• a set of cutlery — una cubertería

• they are sold in sets — se venden en juegos completos

• a set of kitchen utensils — una batería de cocina

• it makes a set with those over there — hace juego con los que ves allá

• set of teeth — dentadura f

• a train set — un tren eléctrico

2) (Tennis) set m

she was leading 5-1 in the first set — iba ganando 5 a 1 en el primer set

3) (Elec) aparato m ; (Rad) aparato m de radio; (TV) televisor m, televisión f

4) (Theat) decorado m ; (Cine) plató m

to be on the set — estar en plató

5) (Hairdressing)

to have a shampoo and set — hacerse lavar y marcar el pelo

6) esp pej (=group) grupo m, pandilla f ; (=clique) camarilla f

we're not in their set — no formamos parte de su grupo

they're a set of thieves — son unos ladrones

they form a set by themselves — forman un grupo aparte

• the fast set — la gente de vida airada

• the literary set — los literatos, la gente literaria

• the smart set — el mundo elegante, los elegantes
jet II, 4.
7) (Brit) (Scol) clase f

the mathematics set — la clase de matemáticas

8)

- make a dead set at sb

9) (=disposition) [of tide, wind] dirección f ; [of fabric] caída f ; [of dress] corte m, ajuste m ; [of head] porte m, manera f de llevar; [of saw] triscamiento m ; mind-set

10) (Hort) planta f de transplantar

onion sets — cebollitas fpl de transplantar

2. ADJ

1) (=fixed) [price, purpose] fijo; [smile] forzado; [opinions] inflexible, rígido; [talk] preparado de antemano; [expression] hecho; [date, time] señalado; (Scol) [books, subjects] obligatorio; [task] asignado

to be set in one's ways/opinions — tener costumbres/opiniones profundamente arraigadas

• set books — (Scol, Univ) lecturas mpl obligatorias

• with no set limits — sin límites determinados

• set menu — menú m, comida f corrida (Mex)

• a set phrase — una frase hecha

• set piece — (Art) grupo m ; (=fireworks) cuadro m ; (Literat etc) escena f importante; (Sport) jugada f ensayada, jugada f de pizarra

• he gave us a set speech — pronunció un discurso preparado de antemano

he has a set speech for these occasions — para estas ocasiones tiene un discurso estereotipado

• at a set time — a una hora señalada

there is no set time for it — para eso no hay hora fija

• there's no set way to do it — no hay una forma establecida or determinada de hacerlo

2) (=determined) resuelto, decidido

• to be (dead) set against (doing) sth — estar (completamente) opuesto a (hacer) algo

• to be set in one's purpose — tener un propósito firme, mantenerse firme en su propósito

• to be (dead) set on (doing) sth — estar (completamente) decidido a or empeñado en (hacer) algo

since you are so set on it — puesto que te empeñas en ello, puesto que estás decidido a hacerlo

3) (=ready) listo

• to be all set to do sth — estar listo para hacer algo

to be all set for — estar listo para

all set? — ¿(estás) listo?

• the scene was set for... — (fig) todo estaba listo para...

4) (Culin)

the fruit is set — el fruto está formado

the jelly is set — la gelatina está cuajada

5) (=disposed)

the tide is set in our favour — la marea fluye para llevarnos adelante; (fig) la tendencia actual nos favorece, llevamos el viento en popa

the wind is set strong from the north — el viento sopla recio del norte

3. VT

1) (=place, put) poner

set the chairs by the window — pon las sillas junto a la ventana

she set the dish before me — puso el plato delante de mí

to set a plan before a committee — exponer un plan ante una comisión

• the film/ scene is set in Rome — la película/escena se desarrolla or está ambientada en Roma

• to set fire to sth, set sth on fire — prender fuego a algo

• a novel set in Madrid — una novela ambientada en Madrid

• to set places for 14 — poner cubiertos para 14 personas

• to set a poem to music — poner música a un poema

• what value do you set on it? — ¿en cuánto lo valoras?; (fig) ¿qué valor tiene para ti?

2) (=arrange) poner, colocar; (=adjust) [+ clock] poner en hora; [+ mechanism] ajustar; [+ hair] marcar, fijar; [+ trap] armar

bricks set in mortar — ladrillos puestos en argamasa

• the alarm clock is set for seven — el despertador está puesto para las siete

I set the alarm for seven o'clock — puse el despertador a las siete

• I'll set your room — (US) voy a limpiar y arreglar su habitación

• to set the table — poner la mesa

• he sets his watch by Big Ben — pone su reloj en hora por el Big Ben; see sail 1., 1)

3) (=mount) [+ gem] engastar, montar

4) (Med) [+ broken bone] encajar, reducir

5) (Typ) [+ type] componer

6) (=fix, establish) [+ date, limit] fijar, señalar; [+ record] establecer; [+ fashion] imponer; [+ dye, colour] fijar

• to set a course for — salir rumbo a

• to set one's heart on sth — tener algo como máximo deseo

• to set limits to sth — señalar límites a algo

• the meeting is set for Tuesday — (US) la reunión se celebrará el martes

• to set a period of three months — señalar un plazo de tres meses

• to set a record of ten seconds — establecer un récord de diez segundos

the world record was set last year — el récord mundial se estableció el año pasado

• to set a time for a meeting — fijar una hora para una reunión
example
7) (=assign) [+ task] dar

to set Lorca for 2001 — poner una obra de Lorca en el programa de estudios para 2001

Cela is not set this year — este año Cela no figura en el programa

• to set an exam in French — preparar un examen de francés

• to set sb a problem — dar a algn un problema que resolver

• to set sb a task — dar a algn una tarea que hacer

8) (=cause to start)

• the noise set the dogs barking — el ruido hizo ladrar a los perros

• to set a fire — (US) provocar un incendio

• to set sth going — poner algo en marcha

• to set sb laughing — hacer reír a algn

• to set everyone talking — dar que hablar a todos

• it set me thinking — me puso a pensar

• to set sb to work — poner a algn a trabajar

9) (=cause to pursue)

• to set a dog on sb — azuzar un perro contra algn

I was set on by three dogs — me atacaron tres perros

• we set the police on to him — le denunciamos a la policía

what set the police on the trail? — ¿qué puso a la policía sobre la pista?

10) (=make solid) [+ cement] solidificar, endurecer; [+ jelly] cuajar

4. VI

1) (=go down) [sun, moon] ponerse

the sun was setting — se estaba poniendo el sol

2) (=go hard) [concrete, glue] endurecerse; (fig) [face] congelarse

3) (Med) [broken bone, limb] componerse

4) (Culin) [jelly, jam] cuajarse

5) (=begin)

to set to work — ponerse a trabajar

5.

CPD

set designer N — (Theat) director(a) m / f de arte, decorador(a) m / f

set point N — (Tennis) punto m de set

set square N — escuadra f ; (with 2 equal sides) cartabón m

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

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[set]
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noun

1)

a) (of tools, golf clubs, bowls, pens, keys) juego m; (of books, records) colección f; ( of stamps) serie f

a set of cutlery — un juego de cubiertos, una cubertería

a set of saucepans — una batería de cocina

a matching set of sheets and pillowcases — un juego de cama

a set of dentures — una dentadura postiza

a boxed set — un juego en estuche

b) ( Math) conjunto m

2) (+ sing o pl vb) (BrE Educ) grupo de estudiantes seleccionados de acuerdo a sus aptitudes

3) (TV) aparato m, televisor m; ( Rad) aparato m, receptor m

4) (in tennis, squash) set m; (before n)

set point — bola f de set, punto m para set (Méx), set point m (CS)

5)

a) ( Theat) ( stage) escenario m; ( scenery) decorado m

b) ( Cin) plató m

6) ( in hairdressing) marcado m

shampoo and set — lavado m y marcado

II

adjective

1) (established, prescribed) <wage/price> fijo

meals are at set times — las comidas son a determinadas horas

there are no set times for visiting — no hay horas de visita establecidas

set book — ( Educ) obra f prescrita or del programa

a set phrase — una frase hecha

we ordered the set menu — (BrE) pedimos el menú del día

2) (pred)

a) (ready, prepared)

to be set — estar* listo, estar* pronto (RPl)

is everything set for the meeting? — ¿está todo preparado or listo or (RPl) pronto para la reunión?

all set (to go)? — ¿listos?

b) (likely, about to) (journ)

to be set to + inf — llevar camino de + inf

c) (determined, resolute)

he was all set to walk out — estaba totalmente decidido or resuelto a irse

she's absolutely set on that bicycle — está empeñada en que tiene que ser esa bicicleta

he's dead set on going to college — está resuelto or decidido a ir a la universidad sea como sea

3)

a) (rigid, inflexible)

to be set in one's ways — tener* costumbres muy arraigadas

b) ( solid) <yoghurt/custard/jelly> cuajado

III
1.

(pres p setting; past & past p set) transitive verb

1) (put, place) poner*, colocar*

he set a pitcher of cider before us — nos puso una jarra de sidra delante

2)

a) (cause to be, become)

to set somebody free — poner* en libertad or liberar a alguien

to set somebody loose — soltar* a alguien

to set fire to something, to set something on fire — prenderle fuego a algo

b) (make solid, rigid) \<\<jelly/cheese\>\> cuajar; \<\<cement\>\> hacer* fraguar

3)

a) ( prepare) \<\<trap\>\> tender*; \<\<table\>\> poner*

set three places for dinner — pon cubiertos para tres para la cena

b) ( Med) \<\<bone\>\> encajar, componer* (AmL)

c) \<\<hair\>\> marcar*

d) ( Print) \<\<type\>\> componer*

4) ( adjust) \<\<oven/alarm clock/watch\>\> poner*

5)

a) (arrange, agree on) \<\<date/time\>\> fijar, acordar*; \<\<agenda\>\> establecer*, acordar*

b) (impose, prescribe) \<\<target\>\> establecer*

c) ( allot) \<\<task\>\> asignar; \<\<homework\>\> mandar, poner*; \<\<exam/test/problem\>\> poner*; \<\<text\>\> prescribir*

d) ( establish) \<\<precedent\>\> sentar*; \<\<record/standard\>\> establecer*; \<\<fashion\>\> dictar, imponer*

to set a good example — dar* buen ejemplo

e) (fix, assign) \<\<price/bail\>\> fijar

6) (cause to do, start)

she set them to work in the garden — los puso a trabajar en el jardín

the news set my pulse racing — la noticia hizo que se me disparara el pulso

to set something going — poner* algo en marcha

7) (usu pass)

a) \<\<book/film\>\> ambientar

the novel is set in Japan — la novela está ambientada en el Japón

b) ( locate) \<\<building\>\> situar*

8)

a) (mount, insert) \<\<gem\>\> engarzar*, engastar; \<\<stake\>\> hincar*, clavar

the posts are set in concrete — los postes están puestos en hormigón

the crown is set with rubies — la corona tiene incrustaciones de rubíes

b)

to set a poem to music — ponerle* música a un poema

9) (turn, direct)

we set our course for the nearest island — pusimos rumbo a la isla más cercana; sail I 1) a)

2.

vi

1) ( go down) \<\<sun/moon\>\> ponerse*

2)

a) (become solid, rigid) \<\<jelly\>\> cuajar(se); \<\<cement\>\> fraguar*

b) \<\<bone\>\> soldarse*

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Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

English-spanish dictionary > set
4 set

set [set]

(verb: preterite, past participle set)

1. noun

   a. [of oars, keys, golf clubs, spanners] jeu m ; [of chairs, saucepans, weights] série f ; [of clothes] ensemble m ; [of dishes, plates] service m

• I need two more to make up the set il m'en manque deux pour avoir le jeu complet

• in sets of three par trois

• you can't buy them separately, they're a set vous ne pouvez pas les acheter séparément ils forment un lot

• a set of dining-room furniture un ensemble de salle à manger

• painting set boîte f de peinture

• chess set jeu m d'échecs

   b. (Tennis) set m

   c. also TV set poste m de télévision

   d. ( = group of people) bande f

   e. (British) ( = class) groupe m de niveau

   f. (Cinema) plateau m ; ( = scenery) décor m

• on the set sur le plateau

2. adjective

   a. ( = unchanging) [price, time, purpose] fixe ; [smile, jaw] figé ; [idea] (bien) arrêté ; [lunch] à prix fixe

• set in one's ways routinier

• the set meal le menu

• the set menu le menu

• set phrase expression f figée

   b. ( = prearranged) [time, date] fixé ; [book, subject] au programme

   c. ( = determined)

► to be set on (doing) sth vouloir (faire) qch à tout prix

► to be (dead) set against sth s'opposer (absolument) à qch

   d. ( = ready) prêt

• on your marks, get set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez !

• to be all set to do sth être prêt à or pour faire qch

3. transitive verb

   a. ( = put) [+ object] placer

• the house is set on a hill la maison est située sur une colline

• his stories, set in the Paris of 1890,... ses histoires, situées dans le Paris de 1890,...

• he set the scheme before the committee il a présenté le projet au comité

• she set a high value on independence elle accordait un grand prix à son indépendance

• we must set the advantages against the disadvantages il faut peser le pour et le contre

   b. ( = adjust) régler ; [+ alarm] mettre

• set your watch to 2pm mettez votre montre à 14 heures

• have you set the alarm clock? est-ce que tu as mis le réveil ?

   c. [+ arm, leg] plâtrer

• to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn

   d. [+ date, deadline, limit] fixer

• let's set a time for the meeting fixons l'heure de la réunion

• he has set a new record il a établi un nouveau record

   e. [+ task, subject] donner ; [+ exam, test] choisir les questions de ; [+ texts] mettre au programme

• I set them a difficult translation je leur ai donné une traduction difficile

• I set him the task of clearing up je l'ai chargé de ranger

   f. ( = cause to be, do, begin) to set sth going mettre qch en marche

• to set sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn

• I set him to work at once je l'ai mis au travail aussitôt

• to set o.s. to do sth entreprendre de faire qch

4. intransitive verb

   a. [sun, moon] se coucher

• the setting sun le soleil couchant

   b. [broken bone, limb] se ressouder ; [jelly, jam, concrete] prendre

   c. ( = start)

► to set to work se mettre au travail

5. compounds

► set-aside noun (European Union) jachère f obligatoire

► set piece noun (in music competition) morceau m imposé ; (Sport) combinaison f calculée

► set point noun (Tennis) balle f de set

► set-to (inf) noun

( = fight) bagarre f ; ( = quarrel) prise f de bec (inf)

► set-top box noun (TV) décodeur m

► set about inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = begin) se mettre à

• to set about doing sth se mettre à faire qch

   b. ( = attack) attaquer

► set against separable transitive verb

   a. [+ argument, fact] opposer

   b. [+ person] monter contre

► set apart separable transitive verb

[+ person] distinguer

► set aside separable transitive verb

   a. ( = keep) mettre de côté

   b. [+ objection] ignorer ; [+ differences] oublier

► set back separable transitive verb

   a. [+ development, progress, clock] retarder

• the disaster set back the project by ten years le désastre a retardé de dix ans la réalisation du projet

   b. ( = cost) (inf) it set me back £1000 ça m'a coûté 1 000 livres

► set down separable transitive verb

   a. ( = put down) [+ object] poser

   b. ( = record) noter ; [+ rules, guidelines] établir

► set forth

1. intransitive verb

= set off

2. separable transitive verb

[+ idea, plan, opinion] exposer

► set in intransitive verb

[complications, difficulties] survenir

• a reaction set in after the war une réaction s'est amorcée après la guerre

• the rain has set in for the night il va pleuvoir toute la nuit► set off

1. intransitive verb

( = leave) se mettre en route

• to set off on a journey partir en voyage

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ bomb] faire exploser ; [+ firework] faire partir ; [+ alarm, riot] déclencher

   b. ( = enhance) mettre en valeur

► set on separable transitive verb

   a. attaquer

   b. ( = order to attack) he set his dogs on us il a lâché ses chiens sur nous

► set out

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = leave, depart) partir ( in search of à la recherche de)

   b. ( = attempt) he set out to explain why it had happened il a essayé d'expliquer pourquoi cela s'était produit

• to set out to do sth tenter de faire qch

2. separable transitive verb

[+ books, goods] exposer ; [+ chessmen, cakes] disposer ; [+ reasons, ideas] exposer

► set to intransitive verb

( = start) commencer ; ( = start work) s'y mettre (inf)

► set up

1. intransitive verb

( = start business) s'établir

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = place in position) mettre en place

• to set up camp établir un camp

   b. [+ organization] fonder ; [+ business, company, fund] créer ; [+ system, procedure] mettre en place ; [+ meeting] organiser

• to set up an inquiry ouvrir une enquête

• to set up house s'installer

• to set up shop s'établir

• to set sb up in business lancer qn dans les affaires

• he's all set up now il est bien lancé maintenant

• I've set it all up for you je vous ai tout installé

   c. ( = pose) I've never set myself up as a scholar je n'ai jamais prétendu être savant

   d. ( = strengthen) [food, drink] mettre d'attaque

   e. ( = equip) munir ( with de)

   f. ( = falsely incriminate) (inf) monter un coup contre

• I've been set up je suis victime d'un coup monté

► set upon inseparable transitive verb se jeter sur

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[set] 1.
noun

1) ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f; ( of cutlery) service m; ( of encyclopedias) collection f; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f

a new set of clothes — des vêtements neufs

they're sold in sets of 10 — ils sont vendus par lots mpl de 10

a set of fingerprints — des empreintes fpl digitales

a set of traffic lights — des feux mpl (de signalisation)

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un jeu d'échecs

a magic set — une mallette de magie

3) ( pair)

a set of sheets — une paire de draps

a set of footprints — l'empreinte des deux pieds

a set of false teeth — un dentier

my top/bottom set — ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada

both sets of parents agreed with us — ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous

4) Sport ( in tennis) set m

5) ( television) poste m

6) ( group) ( social) monde m; ( sporting) milieu m

the smart ou fashionable set — les gens mpl à la mode

7) ( scenery) Theatre décor m; Cinema, Television plateau m

8) Mathematics ensemble m

9) GB School (class, group) groupe m

10) ( hair-do) mise f en plis

to have a shampoo and set — se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis
2.
adjective

1) ( fixed) (épith) [procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé; [time, price] fixe; [menu] à prix fixe; [formula] toute faite; [idea] arrêté

I had no set purpose — je n'avais pas d'objectif précis

set phrase — expression f consacrée

set expression — locution f figée

to be set in one's ideas ou opinions — avoir des idées bien arrêtées

to be set in one's ways — avoir ses habitudes

the weather is set fair — le temps est au beau fixe

2) ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé

3) School, University ( prescribed)

there are five set topics on the history syllabus — il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire

4) ( ready) prêt ( for pour)

to be (all) set to leave — être prêt à partir

5) ( determined)

to be (dead) set against something/doing — être tout à fait contre quelque chose/l'idée de faire

he's really set against my resigning — il est tout à fait contre ma démission

to be set on something/on doing — tenir absolument à quelque chose/à faire

6) ( firm) [jam, honey] épais/épaisse; [cement] dur; [yoghurt] ferme
3.
transitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp set)

1) (place, position) placer [object]; monter [gem]

to set something before somebody — lit placer quelque chose devant quelqu'un; fig présenter quelque chose à quelqu'un

to set something in the ground — enfoncer quelque chose dans le sol

to set something into something — encastrer quelque chose dans quelque chose

to set something straight — lit ( align) remettre quelque chose droit [painting]; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans quelque chose

to set something upright — redresser quelque chose

a house set among the trees — une maison située au milieu des arbres

to set matters ou the record straight — fig mettre les choses au point

his eyes are set very close together — ses yeux sont très rapprochés

2) ( prepare) mettre [table]; tendre [trap]

set three places — mets trois couverts

to set the stage ou scene for something — fig préparer le lieu de quelque chose

the stage is set for the final — tout est prêt pour la finale

to set one's mark ou stamp on something — laisser sa marque sur quelque chose

3) (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lancer [fashion, trend]; donner [tone]; établir [precedent, record]

to set a good/bad example to somebody — montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à quelqu'un

to set one's sights on — viser

4) ( adjust) mettre [quelque chose] à l'heure [clock]; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm, timer]; programmer [magnétoscope]

to set the oven to 180° — mettre le four sur 180°

to set the video to record the film — programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film

set your watch by mine — règle ta montre sur la mienne

I set the heating to come on at 6 am — j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures

5) ( start)

to set something going — mettre quelque chose en marche [machine]

to set somebody laughing/thinking — faire rire/réfléchir quelqu'un

to set somebody to work doing — charger quelqu'un de faire

6) (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay]; poser [problem]; créer [crossword puzzle]

to set an exam — préparer les sujets d'examen

to set a book for study — mettre un texte au programme

to set somebody the task of doing — charger quelqu'un de faire

7) Cinema, Literature, Theatre, Television situer

to set a book in 1960/New York — situer un roman en 1960/à New York

the film is set in Munich — le film se passe à Munich

8) Music

to set something to music — mettre quelque chose en musique

9) ( in printing) composer [text, type] (in en)

10) Medicine immobiliser [broken bone]

11) ( style)

to set somebody's hair — faire une mise en plis à quelqu'un

to have one's hair set — se faire faire une mise en plis

12) ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete]
4.
intransitive verb (p prés - tt-; prét, pp set)

1) [sun] se coucher

2) [jam, concrete] prendre; [glue] sécher

3) Medicine [fracture] se ressouder

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Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

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to be well set-up — (colloq) ( financially) avoir les moyens (colloq)

to make a (dead) set at somebody — (colloq) GB se lancer à la tête de quelqu'un (colloq)

English-French dictionary > set
5 set

set

A n

1 ( collection) (of keys, spanners, screwdrivers) jeu m ; (of golf clubs, stamps, coins, chairs) série f ; ( of cutlery) service m ; ( of encyclopedias) collection f ; fig (of data, rules, instructions, tests) série f ; a set of china un service de table ; a new/clean set of clothes des vêtements neufs/propres ; they're sold in sets of 10 ils sont vendus par lots de 10 ; a set of bills Comm, Fin un jeu de connaissements ; a set of fingerprints des empreintes fpl digitales ; a set of stairs un escalier ; a set of traffic lights des feux mpl (de signalisation) ;

2 (kit, game) a backgammon/chess set un jeu de jacquet/d'échecs ; a magic set une mallette de magie ;

3 ( pair) a set of sheets une paire de draps ; a set of footprints l'empreinte des deux pieds ; a set of false teeth un dentier ; my top/bottom set ( of false teeth) la partie supérieure/inférieure de mon dentier ; one set of grandparents lives in Canada deux de mes grands-parents habitent au Canada ; both sets of parents agreed with us ses parents comme les miens étaient d'accord avec nous ;

4 Sport ( in tennis) set m ; ‘set to Miss Wilson’ ‘set Mademoiselle Wilson’ ;

5 ( television) poste m ; TV set, television set poste de télévision ;

6 ( group) ( social) monde m ; ( sporting) milieu m ; aristocratic/literary set monde aristocratique/littéraire ; the racing/yachting set le milieu des courses/du yachting ; the smart ou fashionable set les gens à la mode ; he's not part of our set il ne fait pas partie de notre groupe ;

7 ( scenery) Theat décor m ; Cin, TV plateau m ; on the set Cin, TV sur le plateau ;

8 Math ensemble m ;

9 GB Sch (class, group) groupe m ; to be in the top set for maths être dans le groupe des meilleurs en maths ;

10 ( hair-do) mise f en plis ; to have a shampoo and set se faire faire un shampooing et une mise en plis ;

11 Mus concert m ;

12 ( position) ( of sails) réglage m ; you could tell by the set of his jaw that he was stubborn ça se voyait à sa tête qu'il était têtu ;

13 ( direction) sens m ; the set of the tide/wind le sens de la marée/du vent ;

14 ( of badger) terrier m ;

15 Hort plante f à repiquer ;

16 Hunt ( of hound) arrêt m.

B adj

1 ( fixed) ( épith) [pattern, procedure, rule, task] bien déterminé ; [time, price] fixe ; [menu] à prix fixe ; [formula] toute faite ; [idea] arrêté ; I had no set purpose in arranging the meeting je n'avais pas d'objectif précis quand j'ai organisé cette réunion ; set phrase, set expression expression f consacrée, locution f figée ; to be set in one's ideas ou opinions avoir des idées bien arrêtées ; to be set in one's ways avoir ses habitudes ; the weather is set fair le temps est au beau fixe ;

2 ( stiff) [expression, smile] figé ;

3 Sch, Univ ( prescribed) [book, text] au programme ; there are five set topics on the history syllabus il y a cinq sujets au programme d'histoire ;

4 ( ready) ( jamais épith) prêt (for pour) ; to be (all) set to leave/start être prêt à partir/commencer ; they're set to win/lose tout laisse à croire qu'ils vont gagner/perdre ;

5 ( determined) to be (dead) set against sth/doing être tout à fait contre qch/l'idée de faire ; he's really set against my resigning/marrying il est tout à fait contre ma démission/mon mariage ; to be set on sth/on doing tenir absolument à qch/à faire ;

6 ( firm) [jam, jelly, honey] épais/épaisse, consistant ; [cement] dur ; [yoghurt] ferme.

C vtr ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 (place, position) placer [chair, ornament] (on sur) ; poster [guard, sentry] ; monter, sertir [gem] (in dans) ; to set sth against a wall mettre qch contre un mur [bike, ladder] ; to set sth before sb lit placer qch devant qn [food, plate] ; fig présenter qch à qn [proposals, findings] ; to set sth in the ground enfoncer qch dans le sol [stake] ; to set sth into sth encastrer qch dans qch ; to set sth straight lit ( align) remettre qch droit [painting] ; fig ( tidy) remettre de l'ordre dans qch [papers, room] ; to set sth upright redresser qch ; a house set among the trees une maison située au milieu des arbres ; to set matters ou the record straight fig mettre les choses au point ; a necklace set with rubies un collier incrusté de rubis ; his eyes are set very close together ses yeux sont très rapprochés ;

2 ( prepare) mettre [table] ; tendre [trap] ; set three places mets trois couverts ; to set the stage ou scene for sth fig préparer le lieu de qch [encounter, match] ; the stage is set for the final tout est prêt pour la finale ; to set one's mark ou stamp on sth laisser sa marque sur qch ;

3 (affix, establish) fixer [date, deadline, place, price, target] ; lancer [fashion, trend] ; donner [tone] ; établir [precedent, record] ; to set a good/bad example to sb montrer le bon/mauvais exemple à qn ; to set one's sights on viser [championship, job] ;

4 ( adjust) mettre [qch] à l'heure [clock] ; mettre [alarm clock, burglar alarm] ; programmer [timer, video] ; to set the oven to 180° mettre le four sur 180° ; to set the controls to manual passer au mode manuel ; to set the video to record the film programmer le magnétoscope pour enregistrer le film ; to set the alarm for 7 am mettre le réveil pour 7 heures ; set your watch by mine règle ta montre sur la mienne ; I set the heating to come on at 6 am j'ai réglé le chauffage pour qu'il se mette en route à six heures ; to set the counter back to zero remettre le compteur à zéro ;

5 ( start) to set sth going mettre qch en marche [machine, motor] ; to set sb laughing/thinking faire rire/réfléchir qn ; to set sb to work doing charger qn de faire ; the noise set the dogs barking le bruit a fait aboyer les chiens ;

6 (impose, prescribe) [teacher] donner [homework, essay] ; poser [problem] ; créer [crossword puzzle] ; to set an exam préparer les sujets d'examen ; to set a book/subject for study mettre un texte/un sujet au programme ; to set sb the task of doing charger qn de faire ;

7 Cin, Literat, Theat, TV situer ; to set a book in 1960/New York situer un roman en 1960/à New York ; the film/novel is set in Munich/in the 1950's le film/roman se passe à Munich/dans les années 50 ;

8 Mus to set sth to music mettre qch en musique [libretto, lyrics] ;

9 Print composer [text, type] (in en) ;

10 Med immobiliser, éclisser spec [bone, broken leg] ;

11 ( style) to set sb's hair faire une mise en plis à qn ; to have one' s hair set se faire faire une mise en plis ;

12 ( cause to harden) faire prendre [jam, concrete] ;

13 ( esteem) to set sb above/below sb placer qn au-dessus/en dessous de qn ;

14 GB Sch grouper [qn] par niveau [pupils].

D vi ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set)

1 [sun] se coucher ;

2 ( harden) [jam, concrete] prendre ; [glue] sécher ;

3 Med [fracture, bone] se ressouder.

E v refl ( p prés - tt- ; prét, pp set) to set oneself sth se fixer qch [goal, target].

Idioms

to be well set-up ○ ( financially) avoir les moyens ○ ; ( physically) [woman] être bien balancé ○ ; to make a (dead) set at sb ○ GB se lancer à la tête de qn ○.

Phrasal verbs

■ set about:

▶ set about [sth] se mettre à [work, duties] ; to set about doing commencer à faire ; to set about the job ou task ou business of doing commencer à faire ; I know what I want to do but I don't know how to set about it je sais ce que je veux faire mais je ne sais pas comment m'y prendre ;

▶ set about [sb] ○ attaquer qn (with avec) ;

▶ set [sth] about faire courir [rumour, story] ; to set it about that… faire courir le bruit que…

■ set against:

▶ set [sb] against monter qn contre [person] ; to set oneself against sth s'opposer à qch ;

▶ set sth against sth ( compare) confronter qch à qch ; you have to set his evidence against what you already know vous devez examiner son témoignage à la lumière de ce que vous savez déjà ; the benefits seem small, set against the risks par rapport aux risques les bénéfices semblent maigres.

■ set apart:

▶ set [sb/sth] apart distinguer [person, book, film] (from de).

■ set aside:

▶ set [sth] aside, set aside [sth]

1 ( put down) poser [qch] de côté [book, knitting] ;

2 ( reserve) réserver [area, room, time] (for pour) ; mettre [qch] de côté [money, stock] ;

3 ( disregard) mettre [qch] de côté [differences, prejudices] ;

4 Admin, Jur ( reject) rejeter [decision, request, verdict] ; casser [judgment, ruling].

■ set back:

▶ set [sth] back

1 ( position towards the rear) reculer [chair, table] ; the house is set back from the road la maison est située un peu en retrait de la route ;

2 ( adjust) retarder [clock, watch] ;

▶ set back [sth], set [sth] back ( delay) retarder [production, recovery, work] ;

▶ set [sb] back ○ coûter les yeux de la tête à ○ ; that car must have set you back a bit cette voiture a dû te coûter les yeux de la tête ; it set me back 2,000 dollars ça m'a coûté 2 000 dollars.

■ set by:

▶ set [sth] by, set by [sth] mettre [qch] de côté.

■ set down:

▶ set [sb/sth] down déposer [passenger] ; poser [suitcases, vase] ;

▶ set down [sth], set [sth] down

1 ( establish) fixer [code of practice, conditions, criteria] ;

2 ( record) enregistrer [event, fact] ; to set down one' s thoughts (on paper) consigner ses pensées par écrit ;

3 ( land) poser [helicopter].

■ set forth:

▶ set forth ( leave) se mettre en route ;

▶ set forth [sth] exposer [findings, facts] ; présenter [argument].

■ set in:

▶ set in [infection, gangrene] se déclarer ; [complications] survenir ; [winter] arriver ; [depression, resentment] s'installer ; the rain has set in for the afternoon la pluie va durer toute l'après-midi ;

▶ set [sth] in Sewing rapporter [sleeve].

■ set off:

▶ set off partir (for pour) ; to set off on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set off to do partir faire ; he set off on a long description/story il s'est lancé dans une longue description/histoire ;

▶ set [off] sth, set [sth] off

1 ( trigger) déclencher [alarm] ; faire partir [firework] ; faire exploser [bomb] ; déclencher [riot, row, panic] ;

2 ( enhance) mettre [qch] en valeur [colour, dress, tan] ;

3 Fin to set sth off against profits/debts déduire qch des bénéfices/des dettes ;

▶ set [sb] off faire pleurer [baby] ; she laughed and that set me off elle a ri et ça m'a fait rire à mon tour ; don't mention politics, you know it always sets him off ne parle pas de politique tu sais bien que quand il est parti on ne peut plus l'arrêter.

■ set on:

▶ set on [sb] attaquer qn ;

▶ set [sth] on sb lâcher [qch] contre qn [dog] ; to set sb onto sb ou sb's track mettre qn sur la piste de qn.

■ set out:

▶ set out ( leave) se mettre en route (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; we set out from Paris/the house at 9 am nous avons quitté Paris/la maison à 9 heures ; to set out on a journey/an expedition partir en voyage/expédition ; to set out to do ( intend) [book, report, speech] avoir pour but de faire ; [person] chercher à faire ; ( start) commencer à faire ;

▶ set [sth] out, set out [sth]

1 ( spread out) disposer [goods] ; disposer [food] ; étaler [books, papers] ; disposer [chairs] ; préparer [board game] ; disposer [chessmen] ; organiser [information] ;

2 (state, explain) présenter [conclusions, ideas, proposals] ; formuler [objections, terms].

■ set to s'y mettre.

■ set up:

▶ set up ( establish oneself) [business person, trader] s'établir ; to set up on one's own s'établir à son compte ; to set up (shop) as a decorator/caterer s'établir en tant que décorateur/traiteur ; to set up in business monter une affaire ;

▶ set [sth] up, set up [sth]

1 ( erect) monter [stand, stall] ; assembler [equipment, easel] ; déplier [deckchair] ; ériger [roadblock] ; dresser [statue] ; to set up home ou house s'installer ; to set up camp installer un campement ;

2 ( prepare) préparer [experiment] ; Sport préparer [goal, try] ;

3 (found, establish) créer [business, company] ; implanter [factory] ; former [support group, charity] ; constituer [committee, commission] ; ouvrir [fund] ; lancer [initiative, scheme] ;

4 ( start) provoquer [vibration] ; susciter [reaction] ;

5 ( organize) organiser [conference, meeting] ; mettre [qch] en place [procedures] ;

6 Print composer [page] ;

▶ set [sb] up

1 ( establish in business) she set her son up (in business) as a gardener elle a aidé son fils à s'installer comme jardinier ;

2 (improve one's health, fortune) remettre [qn] sur pied ; there's nothing like a good vacation to set you up rien de tel que de bonnes vacances pour vous remettre sur pied ; that deal has set her up for life grâce à ce contrat elle n'aura plus à se soucier de rien ;

3 ○ GB ( trap) [police] tendre un piège à [criminal] ; [colleague, friend] monter un coup contre [person] ;

4 Comput installer, configurer ;

▶ set [oneself] up

1 Comm she set herself up as a financial advisor elle s'est mise à son compte comme conseiller financier ; to set oneself up in business se mettre à son compte ;

2 ( claim) I don't set myself up to be an expert je ne prétends pas être expert ; she sets herself up as an authority on French art elle prétend faire autorité en matière d'art français.

■ set upon:

▶ set upon [sb] attaquer qn.

Big English-French dictionary > set
6 set

I [set]
nome

1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

a new set of clothes — un nuovo guardaroba

they're sold in sets of 10 — li vendono in confezioni da 10

a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità

a set of traffic lights — un impianto semaforico

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un gioco di scacchi

a magic set — un set da prestigiatore

3) (pair)

a set of sheets — una parure di lenzuola

a set of false teeth — una dentiera

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — due dei miei nonni abitano in Canada

4) sport (in tennis) set m.

5) (television) apparecchio m.

TV set, television set — televisione, televisore

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

the smart o fashionable set — il bel mondo

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.

8) mat. insieme m.

9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.

10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

to have a shampoo and set — farsi fare uno shampoo e piega

11) mus. pièce f.

12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.

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to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn
II 1. [set]
passato, participio passato set III
2.
aggettivo

1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicato

I had no set purpose — non avevo nessuno scopo preciso

set phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso

3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [ book] previsto dal programma; [ topic] fondamentale

4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto

5) (determined)

to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare

to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [ cement] duro, rappreso

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to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi
III 1. [set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]; montare, incastonare [ gem]

to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]

to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno

to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.

to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [ painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]

to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [ table]; tendere [ trap]

set three places — apparecchia per tre

the stage is set for the final — tutto è pronto per la finale

to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.

to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [ job]

4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°

set your watch by mine — regola il tuo orologio sul mio

5) (start)

to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [ machine]

to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn

6) (impose) [ teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [ problem]

to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma

to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]

8) mus.

to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica

9) tip. comporre [text, type]

10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]

11) (style)

to have one' s hair set — farsi fare la piega

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) [ sun] tramontare

2) (harden) [ jam] rapprendersi; [ concrete] solidificarsi; [ glue] asciugare, asciugarsi

3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi

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- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

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[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) mettere

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) preparare

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fissare, stabilire

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dare

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) (provocare)

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) tramontare

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) indurirsi

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) rimettere, regolare

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) mettere in piega

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incastonare

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) aggiustare
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilito, prestabilito

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) deciso

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) saldo, determinato

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fisso

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fermo

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) tempestato, ornato
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) collezione, raccolta

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparecchio

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) gruppo

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) messa in piega

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenario

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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I [set]
nome

1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.

a new set of clothes — un nuovo guardaroba

they're sold in sets of 10 — li vendono in confezioni da 10

a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità

a set of traffic lights — un impianto semaforico

2) (kit, game)

a chess set — un gioco di scacchi

a magic set — un set da prestigiatore

3) (pair)

a set of sheets — una parure di lenzuola

a set of false teeth — una dentiera

one set of grandparents lives in Canada — due dei miei nonni abitano in Canada

4) sport (in tennis) set m.

5) (television) apparecchio m.

TV set, television set — televisione, televisore

6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.

the smart o fashionable set — il bel mondo

7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.

8) mat. insieme m.

9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.

10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega

to have a shampoo and set — farsi fare uno shampoo e piega

11) mus. pièce f.

12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.

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to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn
II 1. [set]
passato, participio passato set III
2.
aggettivo

1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicato

I had no set purpose — non avevo nessuno scopo preciso

set phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello

2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso

3) scol. univ. (prescribed) [ book] previsto dal programma; [ topic] fondamentale

4) mai attrib. (ready) pronto

5) (determined)

to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare

to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare

6) (firm) [jam, honey, yoghurt] denso; [ cement] duro, rappreso

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to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi
III 1. [set]
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) (place) mettere, porre [ object]; montare, incastonare [ gem]

to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]

to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno

to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.

to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [ painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]

to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati

2) (prepare) preparare, apparecchiare [ table]; tendere [ trap]

set three places — apparecchia per tre

the stage is set for the final — tutto è pronto per la finale

to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs

3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]

to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.

to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [ job]

4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]

to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°

set your watch by mine — regola il tuo orologio sul mio

5) (start)

to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [ machine]

to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn

6) (impose) [ teacher] dare, assegnare [homework, essay]; porre [ problem]

to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma

to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare

7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]

8) mus.

to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica

9) tip. comporre [text, type]

10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]

11) (style)

to have one' s hair set — farsi fare la piega

12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - tt-; pass., p.pass. set)

1) [ sun] tramontare

2) (harden) [ jam] rapprendersi; [ concrete] solidificarsi; [ glue] asciugare, asciugarsi

3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi

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- set about

- set against

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

- set upon

English-Italian dictionary > set
7 set

1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

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3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

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[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) stellen, legen, setzen

2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) decken

3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) festlegen

4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) stellen

5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) veranlassen

6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) untergehen

7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) festwerden

8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) einstellen

9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) herrichten

10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) fassen

11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) richten
2. adjective
1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) das Set

2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.)

3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) wohlüberlegt

4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) starr

5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fest

6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) eingefaßt
3. noun
1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) der Satz

2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) das Gerät

3) (a group of people: the musical set.) der Kreis

4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) das Legen

5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) der Szenenaufbau

6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) der Satz

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- setting
- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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set

[set]

I. ADJECTIVE

1. pred (ready) bereit, fertig

▪ to be [all] \set [for sth] [für etw akk] bereit sein

be \set to leave by 8 a.m. um 8 Uhr solltest du startklar sein

to get \set to do sth sich akk darauf vorbereiten, etw zu tun

ready, get \set, go! auf die Plätze, fertig, los!

we were just getting \set to leave when... wir wollten gerade gehen, als...

2. (fixed) pattern, time fest[gesetzt]

\set expression [or phrase] feststehender Ausdruck

\set meal Stammessen nt, Stammgericht nt ÖSTERR; (dish of the day) Tagesgericht nt

\set menu Tageskarte f

\set price Festpreis m, Fixpreis m

at \set times zu festen Zeiten

3. (expression of face) starr

her face took on a \set expression ihre Miene erstarrte

\set smile aufgesetztes Lächeln

4. (unlikely to change)

to have a \set idea about sth eine feste Vorstellung von etw dat haben

to have become a \set habit zur festen Gewohnheit geworden sein

to be \set in one's ways in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

5. (likely)

Manchester United looks \set for victory es sieht ganz so aus, als würde Manchester United gewinnen

the rain is \set to continue all week der Regen wird wohl noch die ganze Woche andauern

6. attr, inv (assigned) number, pattern vorgegebene(r, s); subject also bestimmte(r, s)

\set book [or text] Pflichtlektüre

7. (determined)

▪ to be [dead] \set against sth [vollkommen] gegen etw akk sein

▪ to be [dead] \set on sth zu etw akk [wild] entschlossen sein

II. NOUN

1. (collection, group) of glasses, stamps etc. Satz m; (of two items) Paar nt; of clothes etc. Set nt, Garnitur f

he's got a complete \set of Joyce's novels er hat eine Gesamtausgabe von Joyce

box[ed] \set Box-Set nt (ein komplettes Set etwa von CDs oder Videokassetten, das in einem Schuber o.Ä. erhältlich ist)

chemistry \set Chemiekasten m

chess \set Schachspiel nt

a \set of chromosomes ein Chromosomensatz m

\set of encyclopaedias Enzyklopädiereihe f

\set of lectures Vortragsreihe f

\set of rules Regelwerk nt

tea \set Teeservice nt

\set of teeth Gebiss nt

tool \set Werkzeugsatz m

\set of twins Zwillingspaar nt

2. + sing/pl vb (group of people) [Personen]kreis m, Clique f fam

she's got in with a very arty \set sie bewegt sich neuerdings in sehr ausgewählten Künstlerkreisen

the fashion \set die Modefreaks pl sl

the literary \set die Literaten pl

the smart \set die Schickeria meist pej

3. BRIT SCH (class) Kurs f

4. THEAT Bühnenbild nt, Bühnenausstattung f; FILM Szenenaufbau m; (film location) Drehort m

on the \set bei den Dreharbeiten; (location) am Set

5. (appliance) Gerät nt; (television) Fernsehgerät nt, Fernseher m; (radio) Radio[gerät] nt

colour \set Farbfernseher m

an electric fondue \set ein elektrisches Fonduegerät

6. SPORT Satz m

to win a \set einen Satz gewinnen

7. MATH Menge f

\set theory Mengenlehre f

8. MUS Block m

9. COMPUT

data \set Datensatz m; (file) Datei f

10. TYPO (width of character) Set nt o m fachspr

11. BOT (young plant) Setzling m; (bulb) Knolle f

12. (coat of plaster) Feinputz m

13. (sett) Bau m

14. no pl of eyes, jaw Stellung f; of shoulders Haltung f

15. no pl (hair arrangement)

to have a shampoo and \set sich dat die Haare waschen und legen lassen

16. no pl see mindset

17. no pl of the current, tide Richtung f, Lauf m

18. no pl AUS, NZ ( fam: grudge)

to get a \set on sb [die] Wut auf jdn kriegen fam

19. no pl HUNT Vorstehen nt fachspr

20. no pl TECH of the teeth of a saw Schränkung f fachspr

21. no pl TECH (in metal, wood, etc.) Durchbiegung f fachspr

22.

▶ to make a \set at sb BRIT sich akk an jdn ranmachen fam

III. TRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (place)

▪ to \set sb/sth somewhere jdn/etw irgendwohin stellen; (on its side) jdn/etw irgendwohin legen

the cat \set a dead mouse in front of us die Katze legte uns eine tote Maus vor

\set the bricks one on top of the other setze einen Klotz auf den anderen

to \set a chair by the bed/window einen Stuhl ans Bett/Fenster stellen

to \set sb on his/her way ( fig) jdn losschicken

I \set her above all others für mich ist sie die Allergrößte

2. usu passive (take place in, be located)

▪ to be \set somewhere:

‘West Side Story’ is \set in New York ‚West Side Story‘ spielt in New York

their house is \set on a hill ihr Haus liegt auf einem Hügel

the novel is \set in the 16th century der Roman spielt im 16. Jahrhundert

3. (cause to be, start)

to \set a boat afloat ein Boot zu Wasser lassen

to \set sth on fire etw in Brand setzen

to \set sth in motion etw in Bewegung setzen [o fig a. ins Rollen bringen]

▪ to \set sb doing sth jdn veranlassen [o dazu bringen], etw zu tun

his remarks \set me thinking seine Bemerkungen gaben mir zu denken

to \set sb loose [or free] jdn freilassen [o auf freien Fuß setzen]

to \set sth right etw [wieder] in Ordnung bringen

to \set sb straight jdn berichtigen

these changes will \set the country on the road to economic recovery diese Änderungen werden das Land zum wirtschaftlichen Aufschwung führen

the noise \set the dog barking wegen des Lärms fing der Hund an zu bellen

4. (release) CHEM

to \set sth free etw freisetzen

5. (adjust, prepare)

▪ to \set sth etw einstellen; (prepare) etw vorbereiten

to \set the alarm for 7.00 a.m. den Wecker auf 07.00 Uhr stellen

to \set a clock/watch eine Uhr/Armbanduhr stellen

to \set the margin TYPO den Rand einstellen

to \set the table den Tisch decken

to \set a thermostat/timer einen Thermostat/Zeitmesser einstellen

to \set a trap eine Falle aufstellen

6. (fix)

▪ to \set sth etw festsetzen

to \set the budget das Budget festlegen

to \set a date/time einen Termin/eine Zeit ausmachen

they still haven't \set a date for their wedding sie haben immer noch keinen Termin für die Hochzeit festgesetzt

to \set a deadline for sb jdm eine Frist setzen

to \set oneself a goal sich dat ein Ziel setzen

to \set a limit eine Grenze setzen

to \set a norm eine Norm festlegen

to \set a price [on sth] einen Preis [für etw akk] festsetzen

to \set one's teeth die Zähne zusammenbeißen

... she said, \setting her jaw firmly... sagte sie mit versteinerter Miene

7. (establish)

to \set a good example to sb jdm ein Vorbild sein

to \set the pace das Tempo angeben [o bestimmen]

to \set a record einen Rekord aufstellen

8. ANAT

▪ to \set sth etw einrenken

to \set a broken bone einen gebrochenen Knochen einrichten fachspr

9. (arrange)

to \set sb's hair jdm die Haare legen

to have one's hair \set sich dat die Haare legen lassen

10. (adorn)

▪ to \set sth with sth etw mit etw dat besetzen

a watch \set with sapphires eine mit Saphiren besetzte Uhr

11. (insert)

▪ to \set sth in[to] sth etw in etw akk einlassen [o fassen]

a bracelet with rubies \set in gold ein Armband mit in Gold gefassten Rubinen

12. MUS

to \set a poem/words etc. to music ein Gedicht/einen Text etc. vertonen

13. esp BRIT, AUS (assign)

to \set sb in charge of sth jdn mit etw dat betrauen

to \set homework Hausaufgaben [o ÖSTERR a. eine Hausübung] aufgeben

to \set a task for sb [or sb a task] jdm eine Aufgabe stellen

to \set sb to work jdm Arbeit zuweisen

14. COMPUT

▪ to \set sth (give variable a value) etw setzen; (define value) etw einstellen

15. TYPO (compose)

to \set a text einen Text setzen

to be \set in Times Roman in Times Roman gesetzt sein

16. (keep watch on)

to \set a guard on sb jdn bewachen lassen

17.

to \set the scene [or stage] for sth (create conditions) die Bedingungen für etw akk schaffen; (facilitate) den Weg für etw akk frei machen

the scene is \set for the summit next week die Vorbereitungen für das Gipfeltreffen nächste Woche sind unter Dach und Fach

18. (sail)

to \set course for sth auf etw akk Kurs nehmen

to \set sail ( also fig) die Segel setzen

to \set sail for/from... nach/von... losfahren

19. (see)

to \set eyes on sb/sth jdn/etw sehen

20. (enter)

to \set foot in [or on] sth etw betreten

21. (calm)

to \set one's mind at ease sich akk beruhigen

22.

to \set one's mind to [or on] sth (concentrate on) sich akk auf etw akk konzentrieren; (approach with determination) etw entschlossen angehen

23.

▶ to \set the world [or the Thames] ablaze [or on fire] [or alight] die Welt aus den Angeln heben

IV. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<set, set>

1. (grow together) bones, limbs zusammenwachsen

2. (become firm) concrete, jelly fest werden

the glue has \set hard der Klebstoff ist ausgehärtet

3. (sink) moon, sun untergehen

4. (have a specified direction) river, stream

to \set to the north/westwards nach Norden/Westen verlaufen

5. HUNT dog vorstehen fachspr

6. (become fixed) eyes verharren; features sich akk versteinern

7. BOT Frucht ansetzen

* * *
(INTERNET) abbr SET m
* * *

set [set]

A s

1. Satz m (Briefmarken, Dokumente, Werkzeuge etc), (Möbel-, Toiletten- etc) Garnitur f, (Speise- etc) Service n:

a set of agreements POL ein Vertragswerk;

a set of colo(u)rs ein Farbensortiment n;

a set of drills ein Satz Bohrer;

set of values Wertanschauung f

2. (Häuser- etc) Gruppe f, (Zimmer) Flucht f:

a set of houses (rooms)

3. WIRTSCH Kollektion f

4. Sammlung f, besonders

a) mehrbändige Ausgabe (eines Autors)

b) (Schriften) Reihe f, (Artikel) Serie f

5. TECH

a) (Maschinen) Satz m, (-)Anlage f, Aggregat n

b) RADIO etc Gerät n, Apparat m

6. a) THEAT Bühnenausstattung f

b) FILM Szenenaufbau m

7. Tennis etc: Satz m

8. MATH

a) Zahlenreihe f

b) Menge f

9. set of teeth Gebiss n

10. (Personen)Kreis m:

a) Gesellschaft(sschicht) f, (literarische etc) Welt

b) pej Clique f

c) SCHULE Unterrichtsgruppe f:

the chic set die Schickeria

11. Sitz m, Schnitt m (von Kleidern)

12. a) Form f

b) Haltung f

13. Richtung f, (Ver)Lauf m (einer Strömung etc):

the set of public opinion der Meinungstrend

14. fig Neigung f, Tendenz f ( beide:

toward[s] zu)

15. PSYCH (innere) Bereitschaft ( for zu)

16. (Sonnen- etc) Untergang m:

the set of day poet das Tagesende

17. TECH Schränkung f (einer Säge)

18. TECH → setting 10

19. ARCH Feinputz m

20. BOT

a) Ableger m, Setzling m

b) Fruchtansatz m

21. Kontertanz:

a) Tänzer(zahl) pl(f), -paare pl

b) Tour f, Hauptfigur f:

first set Quadrille f

22. MUS Serie f, Folge f, Zyklus m

23. JAGD Vorstehen n (des Hundes):

make a dead set at fig

a) jemanden scharf aufs Korn nehmen umg, herfallen über jemanden,

b) es auf einen Mann abgesehen haben (Frau)

24. JAGD (Dachs- etc) Bau m

B adj

1. festgesetzt (Tag etc):

set meal Menü n

2. a) bereit

b) fest entschlossen (on, upon doing zu tun):

all set startklar;

be all set for vorbereitet oder eingestellt sein auf (akk)

3. vorgeschrieben, festgelegt (Regeln etc):

set books pl ( oder reading) SCHULE Pflichtlektüre f

4. wohlüberlegt, einstudiert (Rede etc)

5. feststehend (Redewendungen etc)

6. fest (Meinung): → purpose Bes Redew

7. starr:

a set face ein unbewegtes Gesicht

8. US halsstarrig, stur

9. konventionell, formell (Party etc)

10. zusammengebissen (Zähne)

11. (ein)gefasst (Edelstein)

12. TECH eingebaut (Rohr etc)

13. set fair beständig (auf dem Barometer)

14. → hard-set

15. (in Zusammensetzungen) … gebaut, … gestaltet:

well-set gut gebaut

C v/t prät und pperf set

1. setzen, stellen, legen:

set the glass to one’s lips das Glas an die Lippen setzen;

set a match to ein Streichholz halten an (akk), etwas in Brand stecken (siehe a. die Verbindungen mit anderen entsprechenden Substantiven)

2. in einen Zustand (ver)setzen, bringen:

set sb free jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen, jemanden freilassen; → ease A 2, liberty Bes Redew, right A 5, B 5, etc

3. veranlassen zu:

set a party laughing eine Gesellschaft zum Lachen bringen;

set going in Gang setzen;

set sb thinking

a) jemanden nachdenklich machen, jemandem zu denken geben,

b) jemandem Denkanstöße oder einen Denkanstoß geben; → roar C 1

4. ein-, herrichten, (an)ordnen, zurechtmachen, besonders

a) THEAT die Bühne aufbauen, (Skisport) die Strecke abstecken

b) den Tisch decken

c) TECH (ein)stellen, (-)richten, regulieren

d) die Uhr, den Wecker stellen (by nach dem Radio etc):

set the alarm (clock) for five o’clock den Wecker auf 5 Uhr stellen

e) eine Säge schränken

f) ein Messer abziehen, schärfen

g) MED einen Bruch, Knochen (ein)richten

h) das Haar legen

5. MUS

a) vertonen

b) arrangieren

6. TYPO absetzen

7. AGR

a) Setzlinge (an)pflanzen

b) den Boden bepflanzen

8. a) die Bruthenne setzen

b) Eier unterlegen

9. a) einen Edelstein (ein)fassen

b) mit Edelsteinen etc besetzen

10. eine Wache aufstellen

11. eine Aufgabe, Frage stellen

12. jemanden anweisen ( to do sth etwas zu tun), jemanden an eine Sache setzen

13. a) etwas vorschreiben, bestimmen

b) einen Zeitpunkt festlegen, -setzen, ansetzen

c) ein Beispiel etc geben, eine Regel etc aufstellen

d) einen Rekord aufstellen: → fashion A 1, pace¹ A 1

14. einen Hund etc hetzen (on auf jemanden):

set spies on sb jemanden bespitzeln lassen, auf jemanden Spitzel ansetzen

15. Flüssiges fest werden lassen, Milch gerinnen lassen

16. die Zähne zusammenbeißen

17. den Wert bestimmen, festsetzen

18. einen Preis aussetzen (on auf akk)

19. Geld, sein Leben etc riskieren, aufs Spiel setzen

20. fig legen, setzen:

set one’s hopes on seine Hoffnung setzen auf (akk);

the scene is set in Rome der Schauplatz oder Ort der Handlung ist Rom, das Stück etc spielt in Rom;

the novel is set in Spain der Roman spielt in Spanien

D v/i

1. untergehen (Sonne etc):

his star has set fig sein Stern ist untergegangen

2. a) auswachsen (Körper)

b) ausreifen (Charakter)

3. beständig werden (Wetter etc): → B 13

4. a) fest werden (Flüssiges), erstarren (auch Gesicht, Muskel)

b) TECH abbinden (Zement etc)

c) gerinnen (Milch)

d) sich absetzen (Rahm)

5. brüten (Glucke)

6. gut etc sitzen (Kleidungsstück)

7. fig passen ( with zu)

8. sich bewegen, fließen, strömen:

the current sets to the north die Stromrichtung ist Nord

9. wehen, kommen ( from aus, von) (Wind)

10. sich neigen oder richten:

opinion is setting against him die Meinung richtet sich gegen ihn

11. BOT Frucht ansetzen (Blüte, Baum)

12. ZOOL sich festsetzen (Austern)

13. TECH sich verbiegen

14. JAGD vorstehen (Hund)

15. MED sich einrenken

s. abk

1. second ( seconds pl) s, Sek.

2. section

3. see s.

4. series

5. set

6. HIST Br shilling ( shillings pl)

7. sign

8. signed gez.

9. singular Sg.

10. son

* * *
1.
[set]transitive verb, -tt-, set

1) (put) (horizontally) legen; (vertically) stellen

set somebody ashore — jemanden an Land setzen

set the proposals before the board — (fig.) dem Vorstand die Vorschläge unterbreiten od. vorlegen

set something against something — (balance) etwas einer Sache (Dat.) gegenüberstellen

2) (apply) setzen

set pen to paper — etwas zu Papier bringen

set a match to something — ein Streichholz an etwas (Akk.) halten

3) (adjust) einstellen (at auf + Akk.); aufstellen [Falle]; stellen [Uhr]

set the alarm for 5.30 a.m. — den Wecker auf 5.30 Uhr stellen

4)

be set — (have location of action) [Buch, Film:] spielen

set a book/film in Australia — ein Buch/einen Film in Australien spielen lassen

5) (specify) festlegen [Bedingungen]; festsetzen [Termin, Ort usw.] ( for auf + Akk.)

set the interest rate at 10 % — die Zinsen auf 10 % festsetzen

set limits — Grenzen setzen

6) (bring into specified state)

set something/things right or in order — etwas/die Dinge in Ordnung bringen

set somebody laughing — jemanden zum Lachen bringen

set a dog barking — einen Hund anschlagen lassen

set somebody thinking that... — jemanden auf den Gedanken bringen, dass...

the news set me thinking — die Nachricht machte mich nachdenklich

7) (put forward) stellen [Frage, Aufgabe]; aufgeben [Hausaufgabe]; vorschreiben [Textbuch, Lektüre]; (compose) zusammenstellen [Rätsel, Fragen]

set somebody a task/problem — jemandem eine Aufgabe stellen/jemanden vor ein Problem stellen

set [somebody/oneself] a target — [jemandem/sich] ein Ziel setzen

8) (turn to solid) fest werden lassen

is the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

9) (lay for meal) decken [Tisch]; auflegen [Gedeck]

10) (establish) aufstellen [Rekord, Richtlinien]

11) (Med.): (put into place) [ein]richten; einrenken [verrenktes Gelenk]

12) (fix) legen [Haare]

set eyes on somebody/something — jemanden/etwas sehen

13) (Printing) setzen

14)

set somebody in charge of something — jemanden mit etwas betrauen

set a dog on somebody — einen Hund auf jemanden hetzen

set the police after somebody — die Polizei auf jemanden hetzen

set somebody against somebody — jemanden gegen jemanden aufbringen

15)

be set on a hill — [Haus:] auf einem Hügel stehen
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, set

1) (solidify) fest werden

has the jelly set yet? — ist das Gelee schon fest?

2) (go down) [Sonne, Mond:] untergehen
3. noun
1) (group) Satz, der

set [of two] — Paar, das

a set of chairs — eine Sitzgruppe

a complete set of Dickens' novels — eine Gesamtausgabe der Romane von Dickens

chess set — Schachspiel, das

2) see service 1. 9)

3) (section of society) Kreis, der

racing set — Rennsportfreunde od. -fans

the fast set — die Lebewelt

4) (Math.) Menge, die

5)

set [of teeth] — Gebiss, das

6) (radio or TV receiver) Gerät, das; Apparat, der

7) (Tennis) Satz, der

8) (of hair) Frisieren, das; Einlegen, das

9) (Cinemat., film): (built-up scenery) Szenenaufbau, der; Dekoration, die

10) (acting area for film)

on the set — bei den Dreharbeiten
4. adjective
1) (fixed) starr [Linie, Gewohnheit, Blick, Lächeln]; fest [Absichten, Zielvorstellungen, Zeitpunkt]

be set in one's ways or habits — in seinen Gewohnheiten festgefahren sein

deep-set eyes — tief liegende Augen

2) (assigned for study) vorgeschrieben [Buch, Text]

be a set book — Pflichtlektüre sein

3) (according to fixed menu)

set meal or menu — Menü, das

4) (ready)

something is set to increase — etwas wird bald steigen

be/get set for something — zu etwas bereit sein/sich zu etwas fertig machen

be/get set to leave — bereit sein/sich fertig machen zum Aufbruch

all set? — (coll.) alles klar od. fertig?

be all set to do something — bereit sein, etwas zu tun

5) (determined)

be set on something/doing something — zu etwas entschlossen sein/entschlossen sein, etwas zu tun

be [dead] set against something — [absolut] gegen etwas sein

Phrasal Verbs:

- set about

- set apart

- set aside

- set back

- set by

- set down

- set forth

- set in

- set off

- set on

- set out

- set to

- set up

* * *

(sport) n.

Satz ¨-e m. adj.

festgelegt adj.

festgesetzt adj. n.

Garnitur -en f.

Menge -n (Mathematik) f.

Reihe -n f.

Zusammenstellung f. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: set)

= aufstellen v.

einstellen v.

erstarren v.

fest werden ausdr.

festlegen v.

festsetzen v.

legen v.

setzen v.

stellen v.

veranlassen v.

English-german dictionary > set
8 CPS

1) Общая лексика: Contractor Performance System (USPS Purchasing and Material Management Information Systems WEB based application that allows purchasing personnel within the federal government to have access. It allows purchasing personnel to evaluate suppliers c), Crown Prosecution Service

2) Компьютерная техника: customer premises service, число знаков в секунду (characters per second)

3) Авиация: command power supply

4) Медицина: Child-Pugh Score

5) Военный термин: COMSEC Parent Switch, Collection Problem Set, Collective Protective Equipment, Combat Protection System, Communications Processing System, Competitive Prototyping Strategy, Complete Protection System, Correlation Processing Subsystem, Cost Per Shot, Craft Positioning System, central power system, central processing system, command personnel summary, contractor plant services, crew procedures simulator

6) Техника: calling signaling processing, canister positioning system, communication power supply, communications processor system, computerized procedure system, computerized publishing system, condensate polishing system, containment purge system, control and protection system, conversion program system, conversional program system, core and plant system, прибор, состоящий из преобразователя и сенсора (complete point solution), complete point solution

7) Шутливое выражение: Canon Poor Service

8) Юридический термин: Child Protection Services, Child Protective Services, Corporate Prevention Services

9) Автомобильный термин: cam position sensor, central power supply, crank position sensor

10) Оптика: cathode potential stabilization

11) Телекоммуникации: Carrier Pre Selection, Certification Practice Statement, Customer Premises System

12) Сокращение: Cardinal Points Specification (UK), Cellular Priority Services, Certified Professional Secretary, Covert Penetration System, Current Population Survey, Criminal Protection Society

13) Университет: Classroom Performance System

14) Физика: chemical power source (химический источник энергии)

15) Физиология: Complex Partial Seizure

16) Электроника: Control Points Similar

17) Нефть: centipoise per second

18) Онкология: Cancer Prevention Survey

19) Космонавтика: Contracts and Procurement Service (UN, DTCD)

20) Транспорт: Computerized Piloting System

21) Силикатное производство: cold pressing and sintering

22) Фирменный знак: California Power Systems, Canon Professional Service, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

23) Реклама: cost per sale

24) СМИ: Cycles Pro Second

25) Деловая лексика: Combination Product Set, уголовный суд (Великобритания, Crown Prosecution Service)

26) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cathodic protection station, cathodic protection system, система катодной защиты (cathode protection system)

27) Сетевые технологии: Communication Platform Services, characters per second, символов в секунду

28) Полимеры: critical path schedule

29) Программирование: Cyber Physical System (Киберфизическая система)

30) Автоматика: controlled path system

31) Ядерная физика: CERN Proton Synchrotron

32) Контроль качества: critical path scheduling

33) Сахалин Р: Computational Pipeline System, cathode protection system

34) Сахалин Ю: central power station

35) Химическое оружие: commercial power source

36) Безопасность: collection and processing system

37) Расширение файла: Color PostScript, Conversational Programming System, Cycles Per Second, Backup of startup files (QEMM)

38) Нефть и газ: ЭХЗ, антикоррозийная защита, антикоррозионная защита, защита от коррозии, система защиты от коррозии, электрохимическая защита, corrosion protection, corrosion protection system, condensate pumping station, Condensate Pump Station, КНС

39) Должность: Certified Purchasing Supervisor, Compendium Of Pharmaceutical Specialties

40) NYSE. Choicepoint, Inc.

41) Программное обеспечение: Contacts Publications Software

42) Единицы измерений: Centimetres Per Second, Chips Per Second

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > CPS
9 CPs

1) Общая лексика: Contractor Performance System (USPS Purchasing and Material Management Information Systems WEB based application that allows purchasing personnel within the federal government to have access. It allows purchasing personnel to evaluate suppliers c), Crown Prosecution Service

2) Компьютерная техника: customer premises service, число знаков в секунду (characters per second)

3) Авиация: command power supply

4) Медицина: Child-Pugh Score

5) Военный термин: COMSEC Parent Switch, Collection Problem Set, Collective Protective Equipment, Combat Protection System, Communications Processing System, Competitive Prototyping Strategy, Complete Protection System, Correlation Processing Subsystem, Cost Per Shot, Craft Positioning System, central power system, central processing system, command personnel summary, contractor plant services, crew procedures simulator

6) Техника: calling signaling processing, canister positioning system, communication power supply, communications processor system, computerized procedure system, computerized publishing system, condensate polishing system, containment purge system, control and protection system, conversion program system, conversional program system, core and plant system, прибор, состоящий из преобразователя и сенсора (complete point solution), complete point solution

7) Шутливое выражение: Canon Poor Service

8) Юридический термин: Child Protection Services, Child Protective Services, Corporate Prevention Services

9) Автомобильный термин: cam position sensor, central power supply, crank position sensor

10) Оптика: cathode potential stabilization

11) Телекоммуникации: Carrier Pre Selection, Certification Practice Statement, Customer Premises System

12) Сокращение: Cardinal Points Specification (UK), Cellular Priority Services, Certified Professional Secretary, Covert Penetration System, Current Population Survey, Criminal Protection Society

13) Университет: Classroom Performance System

14) Физика: chemical power source (химический источник энергии)

15) Физиология: Complex Partial Seizure

16) Электроника: Control Points Similar

17) Нефть: centipoise per second

18) Онкология: Cancer Prevention Survey

19) Космонавтика: Contracts and Procurement Service (UN, DTCD)

20) Транспорт: Computerized Piloting System

21) Силикатное производство: cold pressing and sintering

22) Фирменный знак: California Power Systems, Canon Professional Service, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

23) Реклама: cost per sale

24) СМИ: Cycles Pro Second

25) Деловая лексика: Combination Product Set, уголовный суд (Великобритания, Crown Prosecution Service)

26) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cathodic protection station, cathodic protection system, система катодной защиты (cathode protection system)

27) Сетевые технологии: Communication Platform Services, characters per second, символов в секунду

28) Полимеры: critical path schedule

29) Программирование: Cyber Physical System (Киберфизическая система)

30) Автоматика: controlled path system

31) Ядерная физика: CERN Proton Synchrotron

32) Контроль качества: critical path scheduling

33) Сахалин Р: Computational Pipeline System, cathode protection system

34) Сахалин Ю: central power station

35) Химическое оружие: commercial power source

36) Безопасность: collection and processing system

37) Расширение файла: Color PostScript, Conversational Programming System, Cycles Per Second, Backup of startup files (QEMM)

38) Нефть и газ: ЭХЗ, антикоррозийная защита, антикоррозионная защита, защита от коррозии, система защиты от коррозии, электрохимическая защита, corrosion protection, corrosion protection system, condensate pumping station, Condensate Pump Station, КНС

39) Должность: Certified Purchasing Supervisor, Compendium Of Pharmaceutical Specialties

40) NYSE. Choicepoint, Inc.

41) Программное обеспечение: Contacts Publications Software

42) Единицы измерений: Centimetres Per Second, Chips Per Second

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > CPs
10 Cps

1) Общая лексика: Contractor Performance System (USPS Purchasing and Material Management Information Systems WEB based application that allows purchasing personnel within the federal government to have access. It allows purchasing personnel to evaluate suppliers c), Crown Prosecution Service

2) Компьютерная техника: customer premises service, число знаков в секунду (characters per second)

3) Авиация: command power supply

4) Медицина: Child-Pugh Score

5) Военный термин: COMSEC Parent Switch, Collection Problem Set, Collective Protective Equipment, Combat Protection System, Communications Processing System, Competitive Prototyping Strategy, Complete Protection System, Correlation Processing Subsystem, Cost Per Shot, Craft Positioning System, central power system, central processing system, command personnel summary, contractor plant services, crew procedures simulator

6) Техника: calling signaling processing, canister positioning system, communication power supply, communications processor system, computerized procedure system, computerized publishing system, condensate polishing system, containment purge system, control and protection system, conversion program system, conversional program system, core and plant system, прибор, состоящий из преобразователя и сенсора (complete point solution), complete point solution

7) Шутливое выражение: Canon Poor Service

8) Юридический термин: Child Protection Services, Child Protective Services, Corporate Prevention Services

9) Автомобильный термин: cam position sensor, central power supply, crank position sensor

10) Оптика: cathode potential stabilization

11) Телекоммуникации: Carrier Pre Selection, Certification Practice Statement, Customer Premises System

12) Сокращение: Cardinal Points Specification (UK), Cellular Priority Services, Certified Professional Secretary, Covert Penetration System, Current Population Survey, Criminal Protection Society

13) Университет: Classroom Performance System

14) Физика: chemical power source (химический источник энергии)

15) Физиология: Complex Partial Seizure

16) Электроника: Control Points Similar

17) Нефть: centipoise per second

18) Онкология: Cancer Prevention Survey

19) Космонавтика: Contracts and Procurement Service (UN, DTCD)

20) Транспорт: Computerized Piloting System

21) Силикатное производство: cold pressing and sintering

22) Фирменный знак: California Power Systems, Canon Professional Service, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

23) Реклама: cost per sale

24) СМИ: Cycles Pro Second

25) Деловая лексика: Combination Product Set, уголовный суд (Великобритания, Crown Prosecution Service)

26) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cathodic protection station, cathodic protection system, система катодной защиты (cathode protection system)

27) Сетевые технологии: Communication Platform Services, characters per second, символов в секунду

28) Полимеры: critical path schedule

29) Программирование: Cyber Physical System (Киберфизическая система)

30) Автоматика: controlled path system

31) Ядерная физика: CERN Proton Synchrotron

32) Контроль качества: critical path scheduling

33) Сахалин Р: Computational Pipeline System, cathode protection system

34) Сахалин Ю: central power station

35) Химическое оружие: commercial power source

36) Безопасность: collection and processing system

37) Расширение файла: Color PostScript, Conversational Programming System, Cycles Per Second, Backup of startup files (QEMM)

38) Нефть и газ: ЭХЗ, антикоррозийная защита, антикоррозионная защита, защита от коррозии, система защиты от коррозии, электрохимическая защита, corrosion protection, corrosion protection system, condensate pumping station, Condensate Pump Station, КНС

39) Должность: Certified Purchasing Supervisor, Compendium Of Pharmaceutical Specialties

40) NYSE. Choicepoint, Inc.

41) Программное обеспечение: Contacts Publications Software

42) Единицы измерений: Centimetres Per Second, Chips Per Second

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Cps
11 cPs

1) Общая лексика: Contractor Performance System (USPS Purchasing and Material Management Information Systems WEB based application that allows purchasing personnel within the federal government to have access. It allows purchasing personnel to evaluate suppliers c), Crown Prosecution Service

2) Компьютерная техника: customer premises service, число знаков в секунду (characters per second)

3) Авиация: command power supply

4) Медицина: Child-Pugh Score

5) Военный термин: COMSEC Parent Switch, Collection Problem Set, Collective Protective Equipment, Combat Protection System, Communications Processing System, Competitive Prototyping Strategy, Complete Protection System, Correlation Processing Subsystem, Cost Per Shot, Craft Positioning System, central power system, central processing system, command personnel summary, contractor plant services, crew procedures simulator

6) Техника: calling signaling processing, canister positioning system, communication power supply, communications processor system, computerized procedure system, computerized publishing system, condensate polishing system, containment purge system, control and protection system, conversion program system, conversional program system, core and plant system, прибор, состоящий из преобразователя и сенсора (complete point solution), complete point solution

7) Шутливое выражение: Canon Poor Service

8) Юридический термин: Child Protection Services, Child Protective Services, Corporate Prevention Services

9) Автомобильный термин: cam position sensor, central power supply, crank position sensor

10) Оптика: cathode potential stabilization

11) Телекоммуникации: Carrier Pre Selection, Certification Practice Statement, Customer Premises System

12) Сокращение: Cardinal Points Specification (UK), Cellular Priority Services, Certified Professional Secretary, Covert Penetration System, Current Population Survey, Criminal Protection Society

13) Университет: Classroom Performance System

14) Физика: chemical power source (химический источник энергии)

15) Физиология: Complex Partial Seizure

16) Электроника: Control Points Similar

17) Нефть: centipoise per second

18) Онкология: Cancer Prevention Survey

19) Космонавтика: Contracts and Procurement Service (UN, DTCD)

20) Транспорт: Computerized Piloting System

21) Силикатное производство: cold pressing and sintering

22) Фирменный знак: California Power Systems, Canon Professional Service, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

23) Реклама: cost per sale

24) СМИ: Cycles Pro Second

25) Деловая лексика: Combination Product Set, уголовный суд (Великобритания, Crown Prosecution Service)

26) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cathodic protection station, cathodic protection system, система катодной защиты (cathode protection system)

27) Сетевые технологии: Communication Platform Services, characters per second, символов в секунду

28) Полимеры: critical path schedule

29) Программирование: Cyber Physical System (Киберфизическая система)

30) Автоматика: controlled path system

31) Ядерная физика: CERN Proton Synchrotron

32) Контроль качества: critical path scheduling

33) Сахалин Р: Computational Pipeline System, cathode protection system

34) Сахалин Ю: central power station

35) Химическое оружие: commercial power source

36) Безопасность: collection and processing system

37) Расширение файла: Color PostScript, Conversational Programming System, Cycles Per Second, Backup of startup files (QEMM)

38) Нефть и газ: ЭХЗ, антикоррозийная защита, антикоррозионная защита, защита от коррозии, система защиты от коррозии, электрохимическая защита, corrosion protection, corrosion protection system, condensate pumping station, Condensate Pump Station, КНС

39) Должность: Certified Purchasing Supervisor, Compendium Of Pharmaceutical Specialties

40) NYSE. Choicepoint, Inc.

41) Программное обеспечение: Contacts Publications Software

42) Единицы измерений: Centimetres Per Second, Chips Per Second

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > cPs
12 cps

1) Общая лексика: Contractor Performance System (USPS Purchasing and Material Management Information Systems WEB based application that allows purchasing personnel within the federal government to have access. It allows purchasing personnel to evaluate suppliers c), Crown Prosecution Service

2) Компьютерная техника: customer premises service, число знаков в секунду (characters per second)

3) Авиация: command power supply

4) Медицина: Child-Pugh Score

5) Военный термин: COMSEC Parent Switch, Collection Problem Set, Collective Protective Equipment, Combat Protection System, Communications Processing System, Competitive Prototyping Strategy, Complete Protection System, Correlation Processing Subsystem, Cost Per Shot, Craft Positioning System, central power system, central processing system, command personnel summary, contractor plant services, crew procedures simulator

6) Техника: calling signaling processing, canister positioning system, communication power supply, communications processor system, computerized procedure system, computerized publishing system, condensate polishing system, containment purge system, control and protection system, conversion program system, conversional program system, core and plant system, прибор, состоящий из преобразователя и сенсора (complete point solution), complete point solution

7) Шутливое выражение: Canon Poor Service

8) Юридический термин: Child Protection Services, Child Protective Services, Corporate Prevention Services

9) Автомобильный термин: cam position sensor, central power supply, crank position sensor

10) Оптика: cathode potential stabilization

11) Телекоммуникации: Carrier Pre Selection, Certification Practice Statement, Customer Premises System

12) Сокращение: Cardinal Points Specification (UK), Cellular Priority Services, Certified Professional Secretary, Covert Penetration System, Current Population Survey, Criminal Protection Society

13) Университет: Classroom Performance System

14) Физика: chemical power source (химический источник энергии)

15) Физиология: Complex Partial Seizure

16) Электроника: Control Points Similar

17) Нефть: centipoise per second

18) Онкология: Cancer Prevention Survey

19) Космонавтика: Contracts and Procurement Service (UN, DTCD)

20) Транспорт: Computerized Piloting System

21) Силикатное производство: cold pressing and sintering

22) Фирменный знак: California Power Systems, Canon Professional Service, Constellation Power Source, Inc.

23) Реклама: cost per sale

24) СМИ: Cycles Pro Second

25) Деловая лексика: Combination Product Set, уголовный суд (Великобритания, Crown Prosecution Service)

26) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: cathodic protection station, cathodic protection system, система катодной защиты (cathode protection system)

27) Сетевые технологии: Communication Platform Services, characters per second, символов в секунду

28) Полимеры: critical path schedule

29) Программирование: Cyber Physical System (Киберфизическая система)

30) Автоматика: controlled path system

31) Ядерная физика: CERN Proton Synchrotron

32) Контроль качества: critical path scheduling

33) Сахалин Р: Computational Pipeline System, cathode protection system

34) Сахалин Ю: central power station

35) Химическое оружие: commercial power source

36) Безопасность: collection and processing system

37) Расширение файла: Color PostScript, Conversational Programming System, Cycles Per Second, Backup of startup files (QEMM)

38) Нефть и газ: ЭХЗ, антикоррозийная защита, антикоррозионная защита, защита от коррозии, система защиты от коррозии, электрохимическая защита, corrosion protection, corrosion protection system, condensate pumping station, Condensate Pump Station, КНС

39) Должность: Certified Purchasing Supervisor, Compendium Of Pharmaceutical Specialties

40) NYSE. Choicepoint, Inc.

41) Программное обеспечение: Contacts Publications Software

42) Единицы измерений: Centimetres Per Second, Chips Per Second

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > cps
13 conjunto

adj.

united, conjunct, conjoint.

m.

1 set, ensemble, kit, suit.

2 group, aggregate, combo.

3 musical group, group.

4 suit of clothes.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: conjuntar.

* * *

conjunto

► adjetivo

1 (compartido) joint

■ misión conjunta joint mission

2 (combinado) combined

► nombre masculino conjunto

1 (grupo) group, collection

■ un conjunto de libros a collection of books

2 (todo) whole

■ el conjunto de los actores no convence the actors as a whole are not convincing

3 (prenda) outfit, ensemble; (jersey y chaqueta) twinset

4 MÚSICA (clásico) ensemble; (pop) band, group

5 MATEMÁTICAS set

6 DEPORTE team

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de conjunto overall

en conjunto altogether, on the whole

en su conjunto as a whole

base conjunta joint base

conjunto residencial housing estate

conjunto urbanístico housing estate

————————

conjunto

► nombre masculino

1 (grupo) group, collection

■ un conjunto de libros a collection of books

2 (todo) whole

■ el conjunto de los actores no convence the actors as a whole are not convincing

3 (prenda) outfit, ensemble; (jersey y chaqueta) twinset

4 MÚSICA (clásico) ensemble; (pop) band, group

5 MATEMÁTICAS set

6 DEPORTE team

* * *
1. noun m.
1) group

2) ensemble

3) set

•

- en conjunto
2. (f. - conjunta)
adj.

joint

* * *

1.

ADJ joint, combined

operaciones conjuntas — (Mil) combined operations

2. SM

1) (=totalidad) whole

formar un conjunto — to form a whole

impresión de conjunto — overall impression

vista de conjunto — all-embracing view

en conjunto — as a whole, altogether

hay que estudiar esos países en conjunto — you have to study these countries as a whole

en su conjunto — in its entirety

conjunto monumental — collection of historic buildings

2) (=ropa) ensemble

un conjunto de falda y blusa — a matching skirt and blouse

3) (Mús) [de cámara] ensemble; [pop] group

un conjunto de música pop — a pop group

4) (Teat) chorus

chica de conjunto — chorus girl

5) (Dep) (=equipo) team

6) [de muebles] suite

conjunto de baño — bathroom suite

7) (Mat, Inform) set

conjunto integrado de programas — integrated software suite

8) (Mec) unit, assembly

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo joint
II
masculino

1) (de objetos, obras) collection; ( de personas) group

el conjunto de los magistrados ha decidido que... — magistrates as a body o group have decided that...

en conjunto — as a whole

en su conjunto — (referido a - obra, exposición) as a whole; (- comité, partido) as a group

- conjunto monumental

- conjunto residencial

2) (Mús) tb

conjunto musical — ( de música clásica) ensemble; ( de música popular) pop group

3) (Indum) ( de un pulóver y una chaqueta) twinset; ( de prendas en general) outfit

un conjunto de playa — a beach outfit

llevaba un conjunto de chaqueta y pantalón — he was wearing matching jacket and trousers

hacer conjunto con algo — to go well with something

4) (Mat) set

5) ( totalidad)

visto en conjunto or en su conjunto — overall o as a whole

debemos hacernos una visión de conjunto del problema — we must get an overview of the problem

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo joint
II
masculino

1) (de objetos, obras) collection; ( de personas) group

el conjunto de los magistrados ha decidido que... — magistrates as a body o group have decided that...

en conjunto — as a whole

en su conjunto — (referido a - obra, exposición) as a whole; (- comité, partido) as a group

- conjunto monumental

- conjunto residencial

2) (Mús) tb

conjunto musical — ( de música clásica) ensemble; ( de música popular) pop group

3) (Indum) ( de un pulóver y una chaqueta) twinset; ( de prendas en general) outfit

un conjunto de playa — a beach outfit

llevaba un conjunto de chaqueta y pantalón — he was wearing matching jacket and trousers

hacer conjunto con algo — to go well with something

4) (Mat) set

5) ( totalidad)

visto en conjunto or en su conjunto — overall o as a whole

debemos hacernos una visión de conjunto del problema — we must get an overview of the problem

* * *

conjunto¹

¹ = aggregate, aggregation, body, set, cache, ensemble.

Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.

Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa = random fuzzy set.

* conjunto de conocimientos = body of knowledge.

* conjunto de cosas afines, el = whole schmier, the.

* conjunto de datos = data set [dataset].

* conjunto de intereses = set of interests.

* conjunto de lógica difusa = fuzzy set.

* conjunto de modelos = model base.

* conjunto de música = musical band.

* conjunto de programas = workbench.

* conjunto de valores = set of values.

* conjunto difuso = rough set.

* conjunto documental multimedia = kit, multimedia item.

* conjunto hecho por el propio usuario = custom set.

* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.

* conjunto integrado de protocolos = a suite of + protocols.

* conjunto musical = musical band.

* conjunto residencial = estate.

* conjuntos de lógica difusa = fuzzy clustering.

* teoría de conjuntos = set theory.

* teoría de conjuntos difusos = fuzzy set theory.

* un conjunto cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un conjunto de = a set of, a suite of, a pool of, an assembly of, a pattern of, a universe of, a harvest of, a complement of.

conjunto²

² = collaborative, joint, pooled, combined.

Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.

Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.

Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.

Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.

* autoría conjunta = collaborative writing.

* código conjunto = joint code.

* coeficiente de referencia conjunta = cocitation strength.

* de forma conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de manera conjunta con = in partnership with.

* de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.

* diseñado en conjunto = co-designed.

* en conjunto = altogether, on balance, bulk, all in all, overall, overall.

* en su conjunto = overall, together, collective, put together.

* formar en su conjunto = weave + to form.

* funcionamiento conjunto = interworking.

* gráfica de referencias conjuntas = cocitation graph.

* ofrecer una visión de conjunto = provide + a picture, provide + overview.

* presentación conjunta = packaging.

* publicidad conjunta = joint publicity.

* todo en su conjunto = whole affair, the.

* trabajo conjunto = interworking.

* umbral de referencia conjunta = cocitation threshold.

* ver las cosas en su conjunto = see + things as a whole.

* visión de conjunto = overview, sweep.

* * *

conjunto¹ -ta

adjective

joint ( before n)

conjunto²

masculine

A (de objetos, obras) collection; (de personas) group

el conjunto de los magistrados ha decidido que … magistrates as a body o group have decided that …

Compuestos:

● conjunto monumental

historical monuments (pl)

● conjunto residencial

residential complex o development

B ( Mús) tb

conjunto musical (de música clásica) ensemble; (de música popular) pop group

C ( Indum) (de un pulóver y una chaqueta) twinset

(de prendas en general): llevaba un conjunto de chaqueta y pantalón he was wearing matching jacket and trousers

esa nueva blusa te hace conjunto con la falda roja that new blouse goes well with your red skirt

un conjunto de playa/tenis a beach/tennis outfit

D ( Mat) set

E

(totalidad): visto en conjunto or en su conjunto, es un buen trabajo overall o as a whole, it is a good piece of work

debemos hacernos una visión de conjunto del problema we must get an overview of the problem, we must look at the problem as a whole

* * *

Del verbo conjuntar: ( conjugate conjuntar)

conjunto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

conjuntó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
conjuntar
conjunto
conjunto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo ‹esfuerzo/acción› joint before n

conjunto 2 sustantivo masculino
a) (de objetos, obras) collection;

( de personas) group;
◊ en su conjunto ( referido a — obra, exposición) as a whole;

(— comité, partido) as a group;
◊ conjunto residencial residential complex

b) (Mús) tb

◊ conjunto musical ( de música clásica) ensemble;

( de música popular) pop group
c) (Indum) ( de pulóver y chaqueta) twinset;

( de prendas en general) outfit;
◊ un conjunto de chaqueta y pantalón matching jacket and trousers;

hacer conjunto con algo to go well with sth
d) (Mat) set

conjunto,-a
I sustantivo masculino
1 (grupo) group, set
2 (totalidad de algo) whole
3 Mús (grupo de música) group, band
4 Indum ensemble
5 Mat set
6 Dep team
II adjetivo joint
♦ Locuciones: en conjunto, on the whole
' conjunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogacía
- acompañamiento
- alimentación
- bagaje
- banca
- comedor
- comedora
- comparsa
- compra
- concejo
- conducción
- conjunta
- contingente
- credo
- defensa
- derecha
- derecho
- dirección
- discurso
- entre
- equipo
- escribanía
- estatuto
- firma
- fondo
- galería
- ganadería
- ganado
- gestión
- global
- guardarropa
- juego
- paquete
- par
- pensamiento
- plan
- reglamentación
- sala
- servicio
- sillería
- tendedero
- toponimia
- tramitación
- tresillo
- tubería
- vecindario
- vestuario
- administración
- archivo
- cada
English:
aggregate
- altogether
- blend
- body
- by
- concerted
- ensemble
- estate
- ethic
- for
- group
- joint
- law
- lighting
- outfit
- overall
- package
- project
- set
- two-piece
- well-matched
- whole
- band
- bar
- battery
- combined
- comprehensive
- cooperative
- lie
- out

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conjunto, -a

♦ adj
[acción, esfuerzo] joint;
cuenta conjunta joint account

♦ nm

1. [agrupación] collection, group;

un conjunto de circunstancias a number of factors;

un conjunto de maletas a set of suitcases;

se enfrenta el conjunto local contra el líder the local team is playing the leaders

2. [de ciudad] conjunto histórico-artístico:
la ciudad de Cartagena es un conjunto histórico-artístico de gran interés the historical and artistic attributes of Cartagena combine to form a highly interesting whole;

conjunto monumental historical buildings and monuments;

conjunto urbanístico: [m5] un conjunto urbanístico muy heterógeno a cityscape of great variety

3. [de ropa] outfit;

llevaba un conjunto de camisa y pantalón she was wearing matching shirt and trousers;

un conjunto primaveral a spring outfit

4. [de música] group, band;

un conjunto de jazz a jazz band;

un conjunto de música clásica a classical music group

5. [totalidad] whole;

la media en el conjunto de Latinoamérica es de 5,4 in Latin America as a whole, the average is 5.4;

la calidad, en conjunto, es buena, pero le falla algún detalle overall the quality is good, but it falls down on the occasional detail;

los socios, en su conjunto, están en contra de la venta the whole membership is against the sale

6. Mat set

Comp
conjunto vacío empty set
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conjunto

I adj joint

II m

1 de personas, objetos collection;

en conjunto as a whole

2 de prendas outfit

3 MAT set

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conjunto, -ta adj

: joint

conjunto nm

1) : collection, group

2) : ensemble, outfit

conjunto musical: musical ensemble

3) : whole, entirety

en conjunto: as a whole, altogether

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conjunto¹ adj joint

una fiesta conjunta a joint party

en conjunto on the whole

conjunto² n

1. (grupo) group

2. (ropa) outfit

Spanish-English dictionary > conjunto
14 fondo

m.

1 bottom.

doble fondo false bottom

fondos bottom (de embarcación)

bajos fondos (figurative) underworld

sin fondo bottomless

tocar fondo to scrape along the sea/river bed; (embarcación) to bottom out (figurative) (crisis)

su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom

2 back.

al fondo de at the end of; (calle, pasillo) at the back of (sala)

3 depth.

tener un metro de fondo to be one meter deep

4 background.

sobre fondo negro on a black background

al fondo in the background

5 heart, bottom.

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of

el problema de fondo the underlying problem

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue

en el fondo deep down; (en lo más íntimo) basically (en lo esencial)

6 fund (finance) (de dinero).

a fondo perdido non-returnable

fondos funds (capital)

estar mal de fondos to be badly off; (persona) to be short of funds (empresa)

recaudar fondos to raise funds

fondo de amortización sinking fund

fondo de comercio goodwill

fondo común kitty

fondo de garantía de depósito deposit guarantee fund

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de inversión mobiliaria trust fund (British), mutual fund (United States)

fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly

7 catalog, collection.

fondo editorial backlist

8 reason, basis (fundamento).

9 substance.

10 stamina (sport) (resistencia).

de fondo long-distance

de medio fondo middle-distance

11 petticoat (combinación). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

12 core, root, bottom.

13 bed, lowest part.

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fondo

► nombre masculino

1 (parte más baja) bottom

■ en el fondo del pozo at the bottom of the well

■ hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice there is an element of truth in what he says

2 (parte más lejana) end, back

■ al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

■ al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3 (segundo término) background

4 (profundidad) depth

■ tiene poco fondo it's not very deep

5 (aguante) stamina

■ estoy entrenando para coger fondo I'm training to build up my stamina

6 FINANZAS fund

7 (de libros etc) stock

8 (motivo) reason; (raíz) root

■ el fondo de nuestra protesta the reason for our protest

■ esto no toca el fondo de la cuestión this does not get to the root of the question

► nombre masculino plural fondos

1 (dinero) funds, money sing

■ recaudamos fondos a beneficio de los necesitados we raise funds for the needy

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fondo (adjetival) thorough 2 (adverbial) thoroughly

a fondo perdido nonrecoverable, nonreturnable

■ les concedieron una subvención a fondo perdido they were given a grant

de... en fondo... abreast

en el fondo figurado deep down, at heart

reunir fondos to raise funds

tocar fondo (barco) to touch bottom 2 figurado to reach rock bottom

fondo común kitty

fondo de inversión investment fund

fondo de pensiones pension fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund

fondo del mar sea bed

fondo y forma form and substance

fondos bloqueados frozen assets

fondos disponibles available funds, liquid assets

fondos públicos public funds

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noun m.

1) bottom

2) back, rear

3) background

4) fund

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SM

1) [parte inferior] [de caja, botella, lago, mar] bottom; [de río] bed

descendieron al fondo del cráter — they got down to the bottom of the crater

• los bajos fondos — the underworld

• una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case

en todo lo que dice hay un doble fondo — there's a double meaning in everything he says

• irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom

• en el fondo del mar — [gen] at the bottom of the sea; (=en el lecho marino) on the sea bed

• sin fondo — bottomless

- tocar fondo

la economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency

hemos tocado fondo y todo indica que la recuperación está muy próxima — the market has bottomed out and all the indications are that a recovery is just around the corner

2) [parte posterior] [de pasillo, calle, nave] end; [de habitación, armario] back

llegaron hasta el fondo de la gruta — they got to the back of the cave

• al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left

al fondo del pasillo — at the end of the corridor

la barra está al fondo de la cafetería — the bar is at the (far) end of the cafe

había unas cortinas al fondo del escenario — at the back of the stage there were some curtains

3) (=profundidad) [de cajón, edificio, bañera] depth

¿cuánto tiene de fondo el armario? — how deep is the wardrobe?

• tener mucho fondo — to be deep

• tener poco fondo — [bañera] to be shallow; [cajón, armario] not to be deep enough

4) (=lo fundamental)

en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change

• la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issue

el problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem

• la forma y el fondo — form and content

• llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter
artículo 2)
5) (=segundo plano) background

verde sobre fondo rojo — green on a red background

la historia transcurre sobre un fondo de creciente inquietud social — the story takes place against a background of growing social unrest

• música de fondo — background music

• ruido de fondo — background noise

fondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper

6)

• a fondo —

a) [como adj]

• una investigación a fondo — [policial] a thorough investigation; [de estudio] an in-depth study

• una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una vez al mes hacemos una limpieza a fondo — once a month we do a really thorough clean

una limpieza a fondo de las fuerzas de seguridad — a thorough clean-up of the security forces

b) [como adv]

no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation

la policía investigará a fondo lo ocurrido — the police will conduct a thorough investigation of what happened

he estudiado a fondo a los escritores del Siglo de Oro — I have studied Golden Age writers in great depth

aseguró que estudiaría a fondo nuestra propuesta — he promised to look closely at our proposal

• emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade them

el equipo deberá emplearse a fondo para derrotar a sus adversarios — the team will have to draw on all its resources to beat their opponents

• pisar a fondo el acelerador — to put one's foot down ( on the accelerator)

7)

• en el fondo —

a) (=en nuestro interior) deep down

en el fondo, es buena persona — deep down he's a good person, he's a good person at heart

• en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep down

b) (=en realidad) really

lo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company

la verdad es que en el fondo, no tengo ganas — to be honest, I really don't feel like it

en el fondo no quiere irse — when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to leave

c) (=en lo fundamental) fundamentally, essentially

en el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar

8) (Dep)

• carrera de fondo — long-distance race

• esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing

• corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner

• pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events

fondo en carretera — long-distance road-racing

9) (=dinero) (Com, Econ) fund; [en póker, entre amigos] pot, kitty

tenemos un fondo para imprevistos — we have a contingency fund

contamos con un fondo de 150.000 euros para becas — we have at our disposal a budget of 150,000 euros for grants

hemos puesto un fondo para la comida — we have a kitty for the food

• a fondo perdido — [crédito, inversión] non-recoverable, non-refundable

subvención a fondo perdido — capital grant

su padre le ha prestado bastante dinero a fondo perdido — his father has given him quite a lot of money on permanent loan

fondo común — common fund

fondo consolidado — consolidated fund

fondo de amortización — sinking fund

Fondo de Ayuda al Desarrollo — Development Aid Fund

Fondo de Cohesión — Cohesion Fund

fondo de comercio — goodwill

Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain

fondo de empréstitos — loan fund

fondo de inversión — investment fund

fondo de pensiones — pension fund

fondo de previsión — provident fund

fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund

Fondo Monetario Internacional — International Monetary

fondo mutualista — mutual fund

10) pl fondos (=dinero) funds

• recaudar fondos — to raise funds

• estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *

cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)

el cheque no tenía fondos — the cheque bounced

fondos bloqueados — frozen assets

fondos públicos — public funds

fondos reservados — secret funds

11) (=reserva) [de biblioteca, archivo, museo] collection

el fondo de arte del museo — the museum's art collection

hay un fondo de verdad en lo que dice — there is a basis of truth in what he is saying

tiene un buen fondo de energías — he has boundless energy

fondo de armario — basic wardrobe

fondo editorial — list of titles

12) (=carácter) nature, disposition

de fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured

tiene un fondo de alegría — he is irrepressibly cheerful

tener buen fondo — to be good-natured

13) (Dep) (=resistencia) stamina

tener mucho fondo — to have a lot of stamina

tener poco fondo — to have no staying power

14) Chile, Méx, Ven [de comida, espectáculo]

como plato de fondo servirán pavo relleno — the main dish will be stuffed turkey

de fondo actuó el orfeón de carabineros — the main attraction was the police choir

15) Méx

• con o de fondo — serious

una película de fondo — a serious film

16) Méx, Ven (=combinación) petticoat

• medio fondo — slip

17) And (=finca) country estate

18) Chile (Culin) large pot ( to feed a large number of people)

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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masculino

1)

a) ( parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar — the bottom of the sea

una maleta de doble fondo — a suitcase with a false bottom

no toco fondo — I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón — deep down (in his heart)

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión — I'll get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en eso — there is an element of truth in that

b) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) back

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo — go to the end of the corridor

estaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad)

tiene poco fondo — it is not very deep

un cajón con más fondo — a deeper drawer

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2)

a) (Lit) ( contenido) content

el fondo y la forma — the form and content

b) (Der)

una cuestión de fondo — a question of law

3) (Fin)

a) ( de dinero) fund

hacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b) fondos masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos — to raise money

un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos — the check he gave me bounced

estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)

c)

a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable

- fondo de amortización/inversión/pensiones/previsión

- Fondo Monetario Internacional

- fondos públicos

4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)

de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance

5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection

- fondo editorial

6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt

7) (en locs)

a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly

una limpieza a fondo — a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo — a sweeping reform

conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well

de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

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fondo¹

¹ = background, backing, quid, crux, fundus.

Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.

Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.

Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.

Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.

* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.

* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).

* artículo de fondo = feature article.

* corredor de fondo = long-distance runner.

* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.

* en el fondo de = at the root of.

* esquiador de fondo = cross-country skier.

* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.

* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].

* fondo del océano = ocean bed, ocean floor.

* fondo marino = deep-sea floor.

* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.

* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.

* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.

* limpieza a fondo = spring cleaning.

* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.

* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of.

* mar de fondo = groundswell.

* material de fondo = backing.

* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.

* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.

* pez de fondo = groundfish, bottom fish.

* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.

* ruido de fondo = background noise.

* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.

* sin fondo = bottomless.

* telón de fondo = background, backdrop.

* teniendo como telón de fondo = against + background of.

* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.

* tocar fondo = bottom out, hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.

fondo³

³ = backlist, stock, collection, stocking.

Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').

Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.

Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.

Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.

* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].

* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.

* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.

* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.

* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.

* exceso de fondos = overstock.

* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.

* fondo antiguo = antiquarian materials.

* fondo bibliográfico = bookstock [book stock].

* fondo circulante = circulating collection.

* fondo de acceso restringido = reserve collection.

* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.

* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.

* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.

* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.

* fondo de registros bibliográficos = bibliographic pool, bibliographic record pool.

* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.

* fondo documental = document collection.

* fondo local = local material.

* fondos bibliográficos = holdings, stock.

* fondos de acceso libre = open stacks.

* fondos de acceso restringido = closed access collection, closed stacks, closed access stacks.

* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.

* fondos de libre acceso = open access stacks.

* fondos de material audiovisual = AV holdings.

* fondos de publicaciones periódicas = serial holdings.

* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.

* fondos indioamericanos = American Indian materials.

* fondos integrados = integrated stock.

* fondos locales = local history material.

* fondos patrimoniales = heritage collection.

* ingresar en los fondos = accession.

* mención de fondos = holdings statement.

* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.

* renovación de fondos = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.

* renovar fondos = turn over.

* replanteamiento de los fondos = stock revision.

* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.

* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.

* selección de fondos = stock selection.

* * *

fondo

masculine

A

1 (parte más baja) bottom

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea

el fondo de la cacerola/bolsa the bottom of the saucepan/bag

es muy profundo, no consigo tocar fondo it's very deep, I can't touch the bottom

en el fondo de su corazón deep down (in his heart)

tenemos que llegar al fondo de esta cuestión we must get to the bottom of this matter

hay un fondo de verdad en esa historia there is an element of truth in that story

hay en él un fondo de maldad there's a streak of maliciousness in him

bajo¹ (↑ bajo (1)), doble¹ (↑ doble (1))

2 (de un pasillo, una calle) end; (de una habitación) back

al fondo, a la derecha at the end, on the right

siga hasta el fondo del pasillo go to the end of the corridor

yo vivo justo al fondo de la calle I live right at the end of the street

encontró la carta al fondo del cajón he found the letter at the back of the drawer

estaban sentados al or en el fondo de la sala they were sitting at the back of the room

3

(profundidad): esta piscina tiene poco fondo this pool is not very deep o is quite shallow

necesito un cajón con más fondo I need a deeper drawer

4 (de un edificio) depth

el edificio tiene poca fachada pero mucho fondo the building has a narrow frontage but it goes back a long way

5 (en un cuadro, una fotografía) background

estampado blanco sobre fondo gris white print on gray background

Compuesto:

fondo de escritorio or pantalla

( Inf) wallpaper

B

1 ( Lit) (contenido) content

el fondo y la forma de una novela the form and content of a novel

2 ( Der):

una cuestión de fondo a question of law

C ( Fin)

1 (de dinero) fund

un fondo para las víctimas del siniestro a fund for the disaster victims

tenemos un fondo común para estas cosas we have a joint fund o ( colloq) a kitty for these things

2 fondos mpl (dinero) money, funds (pl)

recaudar fondos to raise money

reunió los fondos para la operación he raised the funds o money for the operation

no dispone de fondos suficientes en la cuenta he does not have sufficient funds o money in his account

un cheque sin fondos a dud o ( AmE) rubber check ( colloq)

me dio un cheque sin fondos the check he gave me bounced, he gave me a dud check, the bank would not honor the check he gave me ( frml)

el departamento no dispone de fondos para este fin the department does not have funds o money available for this purpose

los fondos están bloqueados the funds have been frozen

estoy mal de fondos ( fam); I'm short of cash ( colloq)

3

a fondo perdido ‹inversión/préstamo› non-refundable, non-recoverable

lo que pagas de alquiler es dinero a fondo perdido the money you spend on rent is money wasted o ( colloq) money down the drain

Compuestos:

● fondo de amortización

sinking fund

● fondo de capital inversión

venture capital fund

● fondo de capital (de) riesgo

venture capital fund

● fondo de comercio

goodwill

● fondo de fondos

( Fin) fund of funds

● fondo de garantía de depósitos

deposit guarantee fund

● fondo de huelga

strike fund

● fondo de inversión

investment fund

● fondo de inversión inmobiliaria

Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT

● fondo de inversión libre

hedge fund

● fondo de investigación

research fund

● fondo de pensiones

pension fund

● fondo de previsión

provident fund

● fondo de reptiles

slush fund

● fondo de solidaridad

fighting fund

● fondo referenciado

tracker fund

● Fondo de Cohesión

(UE) Cohesion Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo

(UE) European Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional

(UE) European Regional Development Fund

● Fondo Europeo de Orientación y de Garantía Agrícola

(UE) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund

● Fondo Monetario Internacional

International Monetary Fund, IMF

● Fondo Social Europeo

(UE) European Social Fund

● fondos estructurales

mpl (UE) structural funds (pl)

● fondos públicos

mpl public funds (pl)

● fondos reservados

mpl secret funds (pl)

D ( Dep)

1

(en atletismo): de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

2 (en gimnasia) push-up, press-up ( BrE)

E (de una biblioteca, un museo) collection

Compuesto:

fondo editorial

list (of titles)

F (de una alcachofa) heart

G ( Méx) ( Indum) petticoat, underskirt

H ( en locs):

a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/análisis/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly

esto necesita una limpieza a fondo this needs a thorough clean

una reforma a fondo de las instituciones a sweeping reform of the institutions

estudiar a fondo un problema to study a problem in depth

los próximos días deben ser aprovechados a fondo you/we must make full use of the next few days, you/we must use the next few days to the full

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);

‹error/discrepancia› fundamental maquillaje

en fondo ( Mil) abreast

de cuatro en fondo four abreast

en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person

discutimos mucho, pero en el fondo nos llevamos bien we quarrel a lot but basically we get on all right o but we get on all right, really

¡fondo blanco! ( AmL fam); bottoms up! ( colloq)

tener buen fondoor no tener mal fondo to be a good person at heart, to have one's heart in the right place

tocar fondo: en el mes de abril el precio tocó fondo in April the price bottomed out

ya hemos tocado fondo y las cosas empiezan a ir mejor we seem to be past the worst now and things are beginning to go better

su credibilidad ha tocado fondo his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom

me voy a tener que volver porque ya estoy tocando fondo I'm going to have to go back because I'm down to my last few dollars ( o pesos etc)

I ( Chi) (olla grande) cauldron, large pot

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fondo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( parte más baja) bottom;

◊ el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión I'll get to the bottom of this matter
b) ( parte de atrás — de pasillo, calle) end;

(— de habitación) back;
◊ al fondo de la sala at the back of the room

c) ( profundidad):

◊ tiene poco fondo it is not very deep

d) ( de edificio) depth

e) (en cuadro, fotografía) background

2 (Lit) ( contenido) content
3 (Fin)
a) ( de dinero) fund;

◊ hacer un fondo común to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty

b)

◊ fondos sustantivo masculino plural ( dinero) money, funds (pl);

recaudar fondos to raise money;
un cheque sin fondos a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
4 (Dep) ( en atletismo):
◊ de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance ( before n)

5 (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt
6 ( en locs)
◊ a fondo ( loc adj) ‹estudio/investigación› in-depth ( before n);

‹ limpieza› thorough;
( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly;
◊ conoce el tema a fondo she knows the subject really well;

de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);
en el fondo: en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really;
en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person
fondo sustantivo masculino
1 (parte más profunda) bottom
un doble fondo, a false bottom
2 (interior de una persona) en el fondo es muy tierno, deep down he's very gentle
3 (extremo opuesto) (de una habitación) back
(de un pasillo) end
4 (segundo plano) background
música de fondo, background music
mujer sobre fondo rojo, woman on a red background
5 (núcleo, meollo) essence, core
el fondo del asunto, the core of the matter
6 Prensa artículo de fondo, leading article
7 Dep corredor de fondo, long-distance runner
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
8 Fin fund: nos dio un cheque sin fondos, he gave us a bad cheque
familiar fondo común, kitty 9 bajos fondos, underworld
10 (conjunto de documentos, libros etc.) batch: los fondos documentales están en el sótano, the batches of documents are in the basement
♦ Locuciones: tocar fondo, Náut to touch bottom
figurado to reach rock bottom
a fondo, thoroughly
a fondo perdido, non-recoverable funds
' fondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- F.M.I.
- FMI
- FSE
- lecho
- revolverse
- sentar
- telón
- artículo
- barril
- bien
- carrera
- corredor
- crear
- cuestión
- doble
- maquillaje
- mar
English:
back
- backdrop
- background
- bed
- blunder
- board
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottomless
- clean out
- clear out
- cross-country
- dappled
- depth
- end
- extensive
- floor
- fund
- going-over
- groundswell
- heart
- IMF
- inch
- International Monetary Fund
- kitty
- long-distance
- mutual fund
- pool
- scrub down
- seabed
- sink
- spring-clean
- stuff away
- thoroughly
- thrash out
- underneath
- unit trust
- abreast
- clean
- closely
- deep
- deeply
- disaster
- float
- full
- further
- good
- heavy
- in-depth
- international

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fondo nm

1. [parte inferior] bottom;

el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;

fondos [de embarcación] bottom;

dar fondo [embarcación] to drop anchor;

echar a fondo [embarcación] to sink;

irse a fondo [embarcación] to sink, to founder;

sin fondo bottomless;

Comp
RP Fam
¡fondo blanco! bottoms up!;

Comp

tocar fondo [embarcación] to hit the bottom (of the sea/river);
[crisis] to bottom out;
su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom;

mi paciencia ha tocado fondo my patience has reached its limit

2. [de habitación, escenario] back;

al fondo de [calle, pasillo] at the end of;
[sala] at the back of;
el fondo de la pista the back of the court;

los baños están al fondo del pasillo, a la derecha the toilets are at the end of the corridor, on the right

3. [dimensión] depth;

un río de poco fondo a shallow river;

tener un metro de fondo to be one metre deep

4. [de cuadro, foto, tela] background;

quiero una tela de flores sobre fondo negro I'd like some material with a pattern of flowers on a black background;

al fondo in the background

5. [de alcachofa] heart

6. [de asunto, problema] heart, bottom;

el problema de fondo the underlying problem;

la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue;

llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of;

el gobierno quiere llegar al fondo de la cuestión the government wants to get to the bottom of the matter;

en el fondo [en lo más íntimo] deep down;
[en lo esencial] basically;
en el fondo está enamorada de él deep down, she loves him;

en el fondo, no es mala persona deep down, she's not a bad person;

en el fondo tus problemas son los mismos basically, you have the same problems

7. [de una persona]
tener buen fondo to have a good heart;

tener mal fondo to be a Br nasty o US real piece of work

8. [de obra literaria] substance

9. [de dinero] fund;

a fondo perdido [préstamo] non-returnable;

no estamos dispuestos a invertir a fondo perdido we're not prepared to pour money down the drain;

fondos [capital] funds;

nos hemos quedado sin fondos our funds have run out;

un cheque sin fondos a bad cheque;

estar mal de fondos [persona] to be badly off;
[empresa] to be short of funds;
recaudar fondos to raise funds

Comp
Econ fondo de amortización sinking fund;
fondos bloqueados frozen funds;

fondo de cohesión cohesion fund;
Fin fondo de comercio goodwill;
fondo de compensación interterritorial interterritorial compensation fund;

fondo común kitty;

poner un fondo (común) to set up a kitty;
Fin fondo de crédito permanente evergreen fund;
fondo de emergencia contingency fund;
UE fondos estructurales structural funds; Fin fondo ético ethical fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo European Development Fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional European Regional Development Fund;
fondo de fideicomiso trust fund;
Fin fondo de garantía de depósitos deposit guarantee fund; Fin fondo de inversión investment fund; Fin fondo de inversión ético ethical investment fund;
fondo de inversión inmobiliaria real estate investment fund;

fondo de inversión mobiliaria Br trust fund, US mutual fund;

Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund;

Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza World Wildlife Fund;
Econ fondo de pensiones pension fund;
fondos públicos public funds;
Fin fondo de renta fija non-equity fund, bond fund; Fin fondo de renta variable equity fund;
fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly;
Fin fondo rotativo revolving fund; UE Fondo Social Europeo European Social Fund;
fondo vitalicio life annuity

10. [fundamento] reason, basis;

sus acciones tienen siempre un fondo humanitario everything she does is for humanitarian reasons

11.
hacer algo a fondo [en profundidad] to do sth thoroughly;

hicimos una lectura a fondo we read it through carefully;

hacer una limpieza a fondo to have a thorough clean;

el juez ha ordenado una investigación a fondo the judge has ordered a full enquiry o an in-depth investigation;

emplearse a fondo to do one's utmost

12. [de biblioteca, archivo] catalogue, collection

Comp
fondo editorial backlist
13. Dep [resistencia física] stamina

14. Dep [larga distancia] long-distance running;

medio fondo middle-distance running;

carrera de fondo long-distance race;

esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;

de medio fondo middle-distance

Comp
fondo en carretera [ciclismo] road racing
15. Dep [ejercicio] push-up, Br press-up

16. Carib, Méx [prenda] petticoat

17. Cuba [caldero] cauldron

18. RP [patio] back patio

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fondo

m

1 bottom;

doble fondo false bottom;

fondo marino seabed;

tocar fondo fig reach bottom;

los bajos fondos the underworld sg

2 ( profundidad) depth;

hacer una limpieza a fondo de algo give sth a thorough clean, clean sth thoroughly;

emplearse a fondo fig give one’s all;

ir al fondo de algo look at sth in depth;

en el fondo deep down

3 de sala, cuarto etc back; de pasillo end

4 PINT, FOT background;

música de fondo background music

5 de un museo etc collection

6 COM fund;

fondos pl money sg, funds;

a fondo perdido non-refundable;

sin fondos cheque dud

7 DEP

:

de medio fondo middle distance atr

8 ( disposición)

:

tiene buen fondo he’s got a good heart

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fondo nm

1) : bottom

2) : rear, back, end

3) : depth

4) : background

5) : sea bed

6) : fund

fondo de inversiones: investment fund

7) Mex : slip, petticoat

8) fondos nmpl

: funds, resources

cheque sin fondos: bounced check

9)

a fondo : thoroughly, in depth

10)

en fondo : abreast

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fondo n

1. (en general) bottom

en el fondo del mar at the bottom of the sea

2. (de calle, pasillo) end

al fondo del pasillo at the end of the corridor

3. (de habitación) back

al fondo de la sala at the back of the hall

4. (segundo término) background

a fondo in detail

estudiaremos el tema a fondo we'll study the subject in detail

en el fondo (en lo esencial) deep down (en realidad) basically

fondo marino seabed

Spanish-English dictionary > fondo
15 presentar

v.

1 to present.

Ella presenta soluciones She presents solutions.

Ella le presenta a Ricardo un regalo She presents Richard a gift.

Ellos presentan a los candidatos They present=field the candidates.

2 to make (ofrecer) (disculpas, excusas).

3 to introduce (person).

me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friends

me parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introduced

Juan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmen

permítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our manager

Ella presenta a los invitados She introduces the guests.

4 to have, to show (tener) (aspecto).

presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solve

Ella le presenta al público una obra She shows the public a play.

5 to host, to be the host of, to act as a compere for, to compere.

Ella presenta el programa She hosts the program.

* * *

presentar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to present; (mostrar) to show

■ hay que presentar la identificación you have to show your identification

■ me ha presentado sus disculpas he has apologized

■ presentó a concurso su primera novela she entered her first novel in a competition

2 (entregar) to hand in

3 (sacar al mercado) to launch

4 (personas) to introduce

■ ¿te han presentado ya? have you been introduced yet?

■ os presento a mi novia this is my girlfriend

5 TELEVISIÓN to present

6 (ofrecer) to offer, show

■ esta cicatriz no presenta buen aspecto that scar doesn't look good

► verbo pronominal presentarse

1 (comparecer) to turn up

■ nos presentamos en su casa sin previo aviso we turned up at her house without prior warning

■ se presentó a la policía inmediatamente he went straight to the police

2 (para elección) to stand; (en un concurso) to enter

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

presentar una denuncia to lodge a complaint

presentar una ponencia to present a paper

* * *

verb

1) to present

2) introduce

3) submit

4) make a gift

•

- presentarse

* * *

1. VT

1) (=enseñar, exponer) [gen] to present; [+ moción, candidato] to propose, put forward; [+ pruebas, informe] to submit; [+ documento, pasaporte] to show

presentar una propuesta — to make o present a proposal

presentar algo al cobro o al pago — (Com) to present sth for payment

2) (=entregar) to hand in

mañana tengo que presentar un trabajo — I have to hand in an essay tomorrow

presentó la dimisión — he handed in his resignation, he resigned

3) (=mostrar) [+ señal, síntoma] to show

presenta señales de deterioro — it is showing signs of wear

4) (=exponer al público) [+ producto, disco, libro] to launch

presentó su obra en la Galería Mons — she showed her work at the Galería Mons

5) [en espectáculo] [+ obra] to perform; [+ actor, actriz] to present, feature

el grupo presentó una obra en un solo acto — the group performed a one-act play

6) (=ser presentador de) [+ programa televisivo] to present, host

J. Pérez presenta el programa — the programme is presented o hosted by J. Pérez

¿quién presenta ahora las noticias de las nueve? — who presents o reads the nine o'clock news now?

7) (=tener) to have

este año el examen presenta novedades — this year the exam has some new features

el ferrocarril presenta ventajas evidentes — the train offers o has obvious advantages

el cadáver presentaba varios impactos de bala — the body had several bullet wounds

el coche presenta ciertas modificaciones — the car has had certain changes made to it

8) [+ persona] to introduce

me presentó a sus padres — he introduced me to his parents

permítanme presentarles a don Narciso Gómez — allow me to introduce Mr Narciso Gómez (to you)

te presento a Carlos — this is Carlos

a ver si te presento a mi amiga Jacinta — you must meet my friend Jacinta, I must introduce you to my friend Jacinta

ser presentada en sociedad — to come out, make one's début

9) (=ofrecer) [+ disculpa] to offer, make

presentó sus respetos — she paid her respects

le presento mis consideraciones — [en carta] yours faithfully

10) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

presentar batalla — (lit) to draw up in battle array; (fig) to offer resistance

2.

See:

presentarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado — a well-presented product

b) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibit

c) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submit

le presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him

d) ( enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar — you have to show your membership card to get in

e) <disculpas/excusas> to make; < dimisión> to hand in, submit; < queja> to file, make

fui a presentar mis respetos — I went to pay my respects

presentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas — to present evidence

presentar cargos — to bring charges

presentar una demanda — to bring a lawsuit

f) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce

3) < persona> to introduce

te presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show
2.
presentarse v pron

1)

a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear

presentarse (como) voluntario — to volunteer

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía — he turned himself in to the police

presentarse ante el juez — to appear before the judge

b) (a concurso, examen)

se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso — I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent

presentarse para un cargo — to apply for a post

2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)

si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor — the future looks promising

3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

presentarse en sociedad — to make one's debut (in society)

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= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.

Ex. Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex. The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex. For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex. These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex. The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex. Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex. The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

Ex. Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex. This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex. Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.

Ex. Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex. A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.

Ex. Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex. The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.

Ex. The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex. This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.

Ex. Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex. Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

Ex. Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex. The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.

Ex. There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex. I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.

Ex. It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex. This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex. Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex. They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex. The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

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* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.

* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.

* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentar detalladamente = spread out.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.

* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.

* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.

* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.

* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.

* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.

* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.

* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.

* presentarse a = stand for.

* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.

* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.

* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.

* presentar una factura = submit + bill.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.

* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar una visión = present + a picture.

* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.

* presentar un frente común = present + common front.

* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* presentar un programa = present + programme.

* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.

* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado — a well-presented product

b) ( exponer por primera vez) <libro/disco> to launch; < obra de arte> to present; < colección de moda> to present, exhibit

c) ( entregar) <informe/solicitud> to submit

le presenté el pasaporte — I gave him my passport, I presented my passport to him

d) ( enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar — you have to show your membership card to get in

e) <disculpas/excusas> to make; < dimisión> to hand in, submit; < queja> to file, make

fui a presentar mis respetos — I went to pay my respects

presentaron una denuncia — they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas — to present evidence

presentar cargos — to bring charges

presentar una demanda — to bring a lawsuit

f) (Mil)

presentar armas — to present arms

2) (TV) < programa> to present, introduce

3) < persona> to introduce

te presento a mi hermana — I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4) <novedad/ventaja> to offer; < síntoma> to show
2.
presentarse v pron

1)

a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear

presentarse (como) voluntario — to volunteer

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía — he turned himself in to the police

presentarse ante el juez — to appear before the judge

b) (a concurso, examen)

se presentó al examen — she took o (BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso — I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente — he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent

presentarse para un cargo — to apply for a post

2) dificultad/problema to arise, come up, crop up (colloq)

si se me presenta la oportunidad — if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor — the future looks promising

3) ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

presentarse en sociedad — to make one's debut (in society)

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presentar (según)

(v.) = cast (in/into)

Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.

= bring to + the attention, display, draw, exhibit, expose, feature, introduce, open up, pose, present, provide with, set out, subject, throw up, render, put before, produce, table, submit, unveil, showcase, surrender, lay out, roll out, construct, tender, come up with, report, bring forward, deliver.

Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.

Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.

Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.

Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.

Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.

Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.

Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.

Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.

Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.

Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.

Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.

Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.

Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.

Ex: The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.

Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.

Ex: This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.

Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.

Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.

Ex: The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.

Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.

Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.

Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.

Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.

Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex: They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.

Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* oportunidad + presentarse = opportunity + knock, opportunity + present + Reflexivo.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica = throw + Nombre + in a new light, throw + new light on.

* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo = throw + new light on.

* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.

* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.

* presentar como = make + Nombre + out to be.

* presentar conclusiones = provide + conclusions.

* presentar conocimiento = package + knowledge.

* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.

* presentar de manera esquemática = give + overview.

* presentar dentro de = package.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentar detalladamente = spread out.

* presentar dificultad = present + difficulty.

* presentar en forma de tabla = tabulate.

* presentar en pantalla = call up, print + online, bring up, screen.

* presentar evidencia a favor de = present + case for.

* presentar información = submit + information, package + information.

* presentar información de varios modos = repackage + information.

* presentar la evolución de Algo = chart + the history.

* presentar la oportunidad = allow + the opportunity to.

* presentar las pruebas ante = lay + evidence before.

* presentar peligro = present + danger.

* presentar + Posesivo + respetos = pay + Posesivo + respects.

* presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.

* presentar problemas = present + problems.

* presentar pruebas = give + evidence.

* presentar resultados = report + findings, report + results.

* presentar reto = defy.

* presentarse = come in, manifest + Reflexivo, turn up, show up, unfold, come forward, come with.

* presentarse a = stand for.

* presentarse a una elección = stand for + election, run for + election.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* presentar (según) = cast (in/into).

* presentarse una ocasión = occasion + arise.

* presentar similitudes = share + similarities.

* presentar una amenaza = pose + threat.

* presentar una comunicación = deliver + paper, give + paper, present + paper.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* presentar una demanda = file + suit against, file + lawsuit against.

* presentar una demanda judicial = take + legal action, take + legal proceedings.

* presentar una denuncia = file + police report.

* presentar una factura = submit + bill.

* presentar una idea = make + point, put forward + idea, offer + perspective, present + idea.

* presentar una imagen = present + picture, paint + a picture, present + an image.

* presentar una oportunidad = afford + opportunity.

* presentar una petición = submit + petition.

* presentar una ponencia = give + paper, read + paper.

* presentar una propuesta = submit + proposal.

* presentar una queja = register + complaint, lodge + complaint, file + complaint, file + grievance.

* presentar una reclamación = enter + complaint, place + claim, file + complaint.

* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.

* presentar una solicitud = submit + application.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar una visión = present + a picture.

* presentar una visión global = give + overview, present + an overview, present + an overall picture, give + an overall picture, overview.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* presentar un dilema = present + dilemma.

* presentar un frente común = present + common front.

* presentar un informe = give + a report, present + report.

* presentar un obstáculo = pose + obstacle.

* presentar un peligro = pose + danger.

* presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.

* presentar un programa = present + programme.

* presentar un proyecto = submit + project, present + project.

* presentar un resumen = give + summary.

* presentar un reto = present + challenge, provide + challenge.

* presentar un riesgo = pose + risk.

* presentar vestigios de = bear + traces of.

* seleccionar y presentar en un documento = package.

* volver a presentar = resubmit [re-submit].

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presentar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mostrar) to present

un producto bien presentado a well-presented product

2 (exponer por primera vez) ‹libro/disco› to launch

presentó sus nuevos cuadros she presented her new paintings

presentará su colección de otoño en Londres he will present o exhibit his autumn collection in London

el nuevo XS34 se presentará al público en el salón de Turín the new XS34 will be on display (to the public) for the first time at the Turin show

3 (entregar) ‹informe/solicitud› to submit

le presenté el pasaporte para que me lo sellara I gave him my passport for stamping, I presented my passport to him for stamping

tengo que presentar los planes mañana I have to submit o present the plans tomorrow

4 (enseñar) to show

hay que presentar el carné para entrar you have to show your membership card to get in

5 ‹disculpas/excusas› to make

fui a presentar mis respetos I went to pay my respects

presentó su dimisión she handed in o submitted her resignation, she resigned

pienso presentar una queja I intend filing o making a complaint

presentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint

presentar pruebas to present evidence

presentar cargos to bring charges

presentar una demanda to bring a lawsuit

6 ( Mil):

presentar armas to present arms

B (TV) ‹programa› to present, introduce

C [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ‹persona› to introduce

el director presentó al conferenciante the director introduced the speaker

me presentó a su familia he introduced me to his family

te presento a mi hermana I'd like you to meet my sister/this is my sister

D

(mostrar, ofrecer): el nuevo modelo presenta algunas novedades the latest model has o offers some new features

presenta muchas ventajas para el consumidor it offers the consumer many advantages

el paciente no presentaba síntomas de intoxicación the patient showed no signs of food poisoning

el cadáver presenta un impacto de bala en el costado ( frml); there is a bullet wound in the side of the body, the body has a bullet wound in the side

■ presentarse

v pron

A

1 (en un lugar) to turn up, appear

se presentó en casa sin avisar he turned up o showed up o appeared at the house unexpectedly

se presentó (como) voluntario he volunteered

se presentó voluntariamente a la policía he turned himself in to the police

tendrá que presentarse ante el juez he will have to appear before the judge

2

(a un concurso, examen): se presentó al examen she took o ( BrE) sat the exam

me presenté al concurso I entered the competition

se presenta como candidato independiente he's an independent candidate, he's running as an independent ( AmE), he's standing as an independent ( BrE)

se presentó para el cargo de director he applied for the post of director

B «dificultad/problema» to arise, come up, crop up ( colloq)

estaré allí salvo que se presente algún impedimento I'll be there unless something crops up o comes up

si se me presenta la oportunidad if I get the opportunity, if the opportunity arises

el futuro se presenta prometedor the future looks promising

el asunto se presenta muy mal things are looking very bad

C (darse a conocer) to introduce oneself

permítame que me presente allow me to introduce myself

presentarse en sociedad to make one's debut (in society)

* * *

presentar ( conjugate presentar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( mostrar) to present

b) ( exponer por primera vez) ‹libro/disco› to launch;

‹ obra de arte› to present;
‹ colección de moda› to present, exhibit
c) ( entregar) ‹informe/solicitud› to submit;

‹ trabajo› to hand in;
‹ renuncia› to hand in, submit
d) ( enseñar) ‹carnet/pasaporte› to show

e) ‹disculpas/excusas› to make;

‹ queja› to file, make;
‹ cargos› to bring;
◊ presentaron una denuncia they reported the matter (to the police), they made an official complaint;

presentar pruebas to present evidence
f) (Mil):

◊ presentar armas to present arms

2 (TV) ‹ programa› to present, introduce
3 ‹ persona› to introduce;
◊ te presento a mi hermana I'd like you to meet my sister, this is my sister

4 ‹novedad/ventaja› to offer;
‹ síntoma› to show
presentarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( en lugar) to turn up, appear;

◊ presentarse (como) voluntario to volunteer

b) presentarse a algo ‹ a examen› to take sth;

‹ a concurso› to enter sth;
‹ a elecciones› to take part in sth;
◊ se presenta como candidato independiente he's running (AmE) o (BrE) he's standing as an independent;

presentarse para un cargo to apply for a post
2 [dificultad/problema] to arise, come up;
[ oportunidad] to arise
3 ( darse a conocer) to introduce oneself
presentar verbo transitivo
1 (un programa, pruebas, etc) to present
2 (un producto) to launch
3 (a una persona) to introduce
4 (síntomas, características, etc) to have, show
5 (disculpas) to give, present
(condolencias) to give, pay
6 (la dimisión) to hand in
7 (una queja) to file, make
' presentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alegar
- compeler
- convenir
- dimisión
- esquema
- revestir
- dar
- demanda
- denuncia
- introducir
- licitar
- moción
- queja
- querella
- renuncia
English:
bring forward
- charge
- claim
- field
- file
- hand in
- host
- introduce
- lay
- lodge
- make out
- model
- pay
- present
- press
- produce
- put in
- put on
- put up
- register
- render
- replay
- report
- represent
- rerun
- respect
- serve up
- set out
- show
- slant
- star
- submit
- table
- this
- bring
- come
- display
- enter
- exhibit
- float
- hand
- notice
- propose
- put
- retake
- sponsor
- tender

* * *

presentar

♦ vt

1. [mostrar, entregar] to present;
[dimisión] to tender, to hand in; [tesis] to hand in, to submit; [pruebas, propuesta] to submit; [recurso, denuncia] to lodge; [solicitud] to make; [moción] to propose;
presente su pasaporte en la ventanilla show your passport at the window;

presentar cargos/una demanda contra alguien to bring charges/an action against sb;

¡presenten armas! [en ejército] present arms!;

es un trabajo muy bien presentado it is a very well presented piece of work

2. [dar a conocer] to introduce;

me presentó a sus amigos she introduced me to her friends;

Juan, te presento a Carmen Juan, this is Carmen;

me parece que no nos han presentado I don't think we've been introduced;

permítame que le presente a nuestra directora allow me to introduce you to our manager, I'd like you to meet our manager;

no se conocían, pero yo los presenté they didn't know each other, but I introduced them (to each other)

3. [anunciar] [programa de radio o televisión] to present;
[espectáculo] to compere;
la mujer que presenta el telediario the woman who reads the news on TV

4. [proponer para competición] [obra] to enter;

presentar una novela a un premio literario to enter a novel for a literary prize;

presentar una película a concurso to enter a film at a film festival;

presentar a alguien para algo to propose sb for sth, to put sb forward for sth;

el partido presentará a la señora Cruz para la alcaldía the party is putting Mrs Cruz forward for the office of mayor, Mrs Cruz will be the party's candidate for the office of mayor

5. [exhibir por primera vez] [planes, presupuestos] to present;
[película] to premiere; [libro, disco] to launch;
el club presentó a su último fichaje ante la prensa the club introduced its new signing to the press

6. [ofrecer] [disculpas, excusas] to make;
[respetos] to pay;
nos presentó (sus) disculpas he made his excuses to us

7. [tener] [aspecto, características, novedades] to have;

este fondo de inversión presenta grandes ventajas this investment fund offers o has big advantages;

la playa presenta un aspecto deplorable the beach is in a terrible state;

presenta difícil solución it's going to be difficult to solve;

el paciente presentaba síntomas de deshidratación the patient presented symptoms of dehydration

♦ See also the pronominal verb presentarse

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presentar

v/t

1 TV present

2 a alguien introduce

3 producto launch

4 solicitud submit

* * *

presentar vt

1) : to present, to show

2) : to offer, to give

3) : to submit (a document), to launch (a product)

4) : to introduce (a person)

♦ See also the reflexive verb presentarse

* * *

presentar vb

1. (personas) to introduce

me presentó a su marido she introduced me to her husband

te presento a Iván this is Iván / meet Iván

2. (programa, idea, propuesta) to present

3. (un producto) to launch

el escritor presenta su nuevo libro the writer is launching his new book

4. (señales, aspecto) to have / to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

el paciente presenta muy buen aspecto the patient looks quite well

Spanish-English dictionary > presentar
16 resaltar

v.

1 to highlight.

Ella destaca sus logros She highlights his achievements.

2 to stand out.

3 to stick out (en edificios) (balcón).

4 to project out, to stand out, to jut out, to project.

La cornisa sobresale mucho The cornice juts out too much.

5 to flatter.

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resaltar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sobresalir) to project, jut out

■ dos balcones resaltan de la fachada principal two balconies jut out from the main façade

2 figurado (distinguirse) to stand out (de, from)

► verbo transitivo

1 to highlight, stress, emphasize

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer resaltar to emphasize, stress, highlight

* * *

verb

1) to stand out

2) stress

* * *

1. VI

1) (=destacarse) to stand out

lo escribí en mayúsculas para que resaltara — I wrote it in capitals to make it stand out

entre sus cualidades resalta su elegancia — her most striking quality is her elegance

hacer resaltar algo — to set sth off; (fig) to highlight sth

este maquillaje hace resaltar sus delicadas facciones — this makeup sets off her delicate features

la encuesta hace resaltar el descontento con el sistema educativo — the survey highlights the dissatisfaction with the education system

2) (=sobresalir) to jut out, project

2.

VT (=destacar) to highlight

el conferenciante resaltó el problema del paro — the speaker highlighted the problem of unemployment

quiero resaltar la dedicación de nuestros empleados — I would like to draw particular attention to the dedication of our staff

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out

resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros — her big dark eyes were her most striking feature

2)

hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
2.
resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

* * *

= bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.

Ex. The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex. These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.

Ex. One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

Ex. Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex. However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.

Ex. All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex. This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex. However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

Ex. A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.

Ex. Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.

Ex. His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex. Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex. Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

Ex. As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.

Ex. This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.

Ex. This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.

Ex. This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.

Ex. The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.

Ex. This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.

Ex. The course gives information technology a very high profile.

Ex. Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..

Ex. In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

Ex. Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.

Ex. This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.

Ex. Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.

Ex. If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.

Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.

Ex. Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.

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* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* hacer resaltar = set off.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.

* modo de resaltar = spotlight.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out

resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros — her big dark eyes were her most striking feature

2)

hacer resaltar — < color> to bring out; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress
2.
resaltar vt <cualidad/rasgo> to highlight; <importancia/necesidad> to highlight, stress

* * *

= bring into + focus, bring out, conspicuousness, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], enhance, highlight, stress, underscore, illuminate, accentuate, heighten, play up, attract + attention, stand out, foreground, be to the fore, bring to + the fore, come to + the fore, give + highlights, spotlight, bring to + the forefront, point up, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, have + high profile, bring + attention to, make + a point of + Gerundio, point to, make + Reflexivo + conspicuous, flag + Nombre + up, celebrate, stand + proud.

Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.

Ex: These should be used to speed up our processing, but the important thing is that we bring out the essential parts of a work and give all the possible entries to identify the work.

Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.

Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.

Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.

Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.

Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

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Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.

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Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.

Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.

Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.

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Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.

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* es de resaltar que = significantly.

* hacer resaltar = set off.

* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de = bring out + the best in.

* instrumento para resaltar = spotlight.

* modo de resaltar = spotlight.

* resaltar con mucho sobre = stand out + head and shoulders (above/over), be head and shoulder (above/over).

* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.

* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.

* resaltar la necesidad = stress + the need.

* resaltar la necesidad de = imprint + the need for.

* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir = drive + home + Posesivo + point.

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resaltar [A1 ]

vi

A (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out

resaltaban sus grandes ojos negros the most striking thing about her was her big dark eyes

B

hacer resaltar ‹color› to bring out;

‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize

■ resaltar

vt

‹cualidad/rasgo› to highlight; ‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress, emphasize

quiso resaltar que … he wanted to stress o emphasize (the fact) that …

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resaltar ( conjugate resaltar) verbo intransitivo (sobresalir, destacarse) to stand out;
◊ hacer resaltar ‹ color› to bring out;

‹importancia/necesidad› to highlight, stress
verbo transitivo ‹cualidad/importancia/necesidad› to highlight
resaltar
I verbo intransitivo
1 (destacar) to stand out: resalta entre sus amigos por su sensatez, he stands out from his friends because of his good sense
2 (en una construcción) to project, jut out: la nueva torre resalta entre las casas bajas, the new building stands out above the houses
II verbo transitivo
1 (realzar) to enhance, bring out: este vestido resalta tu figura, this dress shows off your figure
2 (acentuar, hacer más visible) to emphasize: su inmadurez resalta la diferencia de edad, his immaturity accentuates the difference in age
es preciso resaltar sus rasgos originales, we should stress her unusual features
' resaltar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcar
- acentuar
- pronunciar
- sobresalir
English:
emphasize
- set off
- show off
- show up
- stick out
- accentuate
- bring
- set
- show
- stand
- stick

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resaltar

♦ vi

1. [destacar] to stand out;

resalta en el equipo por su velocidad he stands out as one of the fastest players in the team

2. [en edificios] [cornisa, ventana] to stick out

♦ vt
[destacar] to highlight;
hacer resaltar algo to emphasize sth, to stress sth;

el orador resaltó la contribución del difunto a la ciencia the speaker highlighted the contribution to science made by the deceased

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resaltar

I v/t highlight, stress

II v/i ARQUI jut out; fig

stand out

* * *

resaltar vi

1) sobresalir: to stand out

2)

hacer resaltar : to bring out, to highlight

resaltar vt

: to stress, to emphasize

* * *

resaltar vb

1. (sobresalir) to stand out [pt. & pp. stood]

el rojo resalta entre los colores claros red stands out among light colours

2. (hacer destacar) to bring out [pt. & pp. brought]

esa camisa resalta tus ojos azules that shirt brings out your blue eyes

3. (subrayar) to stress

resaltó los puntos más importantes he stressed the most important points

Spanish-English dictionary > resaltar
17 grande

adj.

1 big, large.

este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for me

un gran artista a great artist

el gran favorito the firm favorite

una gran figura a big name

una gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…

una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibility

a lo grande in a big way, in style

grandes almacenes department store

gran angular (photography) wide-angle lens

Gran Bretaña Great Britain

el Gran Cañón the Grand Canyon

gran danés great Dane

gran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes

la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)

el gran público the general public

gran superficie (commerce) hypermarket (peninsular Spanish)

2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)

3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)

4 magnus, Mag, magnum.

5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.

m.

grandee (noble).

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grande

► adjetivo

1 (tamaño) large, big

■ esta casa es demasiado grande para ellos dos this house is too big for the two of them

2 (fuerte, intenso) great

■ su partida les produjo una pena muy grande his departure caused them great sorrow

3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big

► nombre masculino

1 (de elevada jerarquía) great

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big way

estar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebody

pasarlo en grande familiar to have a great time

vivir a lo grande figurado to live in style

Grande de España grandee Table 1 NOTA See also gran/Table 1

* * *

adj.

1) big

2) large

3) great

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1. ADJ
( antes de sm sing gran)
1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, great

viven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house

¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?

los zapatos le están muy grandes — the shoes are too big for her

en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities

grandísimo — enormous, huge

un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort

un coche grandísimo — a whacking great car *

¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!

el gran Buenos Aires — greater Buenos Aires

- a lo grande

hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *

vivir a lo grande — to live in style

- quedarle algo grande a algn

- pasarlo en grande

2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] big

un gran pintor — a great painter

un gran desastre — a great disaster

es una ventaja muy grande — it's a great advantage

hay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference

los grandes bancos internacionales — the big international banks

las grandes empresas multinacionales — the big multinationals

la gran mayoría — the great majority

3) (=mucho, muy) great

con gran placer — with great pleasure

fueron grandes amigos — they were great friends

he sentido una gran pena — I felt very sad

me llevé una alegría muy grande — I felt very happy

comer con gran apetito — to eat hungrily

un mes de gran calor — a very hot month

un programa de gran éxito — a very successful programme

se estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well

4) [en edad]
(=mayor)
ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl

¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?

5)

¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!

2. SMF

1) (=personaje importante)

los grandes de la industria — the major companies in the industry

uno de los grandes de la pantalla — one of the screen greats

los siete grandes — the Big Seven

Grande de España — grandee

2) LAm (=adulto) adult

3. SF

1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize

2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail

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I
adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

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- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

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- Grande de España

* * *

= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.

Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.

Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

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Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

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

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

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

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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adjetivo [ gran is used before singular nouns]

1)

a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> big

un tipo grande — a big guy

b) ( en demasía) too big

me queda or me está grande — it's too big for me

quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody

2) ( alto) tall

qué grande está Andrés! — isn't Andrés tall!

3) (Geog)

el Gran Santiago — Greater Santiago

4) ( en edad)

los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own

cuando sea grande — when I grow up

ya son grandes — they are all grown up now

5) (delante del n)

a) (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine

b) ( poderoso) big

los grandes bancos — the big banks

los grandes señores feudales — the great feudal lords

a lo grande — in style

6)

a) (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena — it caused me great sadness

un día de gran calor — a very hot day

me llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!

una gran explosión — a powerful explosion

es un gran honor — it is a great honor

una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season

son grandes amigos — they're great friends

b) ( uso enfático)

eso es una gran verdad — that is absolutely true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza — you're a real swine (colloq)

qué mentira más grande! — that's a complete lie!

7)

a) ( en número) < familia> large, big; < clase> big

la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters

b) ( elevado)

a gran velocidad — at high o great speed

volar a gran altura — to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura — a very tall building

un gran número de personas — a large number of people

objetos de gran valor — objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)

•

- grandes almacenes

- gran danés

- Gran Guerra

- gran ópera

- Gran Premio

- gran público
II
masculino, femenino

1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name

2)

a) ( mayor)

quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada — their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto)

los grandes — the grown-ups

•

- Grande de España

* * *

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* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

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

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

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

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

grande¹

adjective

[ gran is used before singular nouns]

A

1 (en dimensiones) large, big

se mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger house

sus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyes

un tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guy

una chica grandota, fortachona ( fam); a big, strong girl, a strapping lass ( BrE colloq)

tiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/nose

abra la boca más grande open wider

2 (en demasía) too big

¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?

estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for me

quedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sb

B (alto) tall

¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!

C ( Geog):

el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/Bilbao

D

1

( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their own

ya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourself

cuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancer

mis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now

2

( Arg) (maduro, mayor): es una mujer grande she isn't a young woman o she's a mature woman

está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guy

E ( delante del n)

1 (notable, excelente) great

un gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/wine

la gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater

2 (poderoso) big

los grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialists

los grandes señores feudales the great feudal lords

a lo grande in style

3

(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friends

grandes fumadores heavy smokers

F ( fam)

(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!

¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)

G

1 (en intensidad, grado) great

me causó una gran pena it caused me great sadness

me has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happy

comió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartily

un día de gran calor a very hot day

los grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47

me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a fright

para mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassment

se produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosion

es un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for me

ha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful season

no corre gran prisa it is not very urgent

las paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint

2

(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very true

eres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)

ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heard

¡qué gran novedad! ( iró); you don't say! o what a surprise! ( iro)

H

1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› big

la gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the voters

dedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to research

esto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …

2

(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speed

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height

un edificio de gran altura a very tall building

un gran número de personas a large number of people

objetos de gran valor objects of great value

en grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● gran angular

masculine wide-angle lens

● gran capital

masculine:

el gran capital big business

● gran danés

masculine Great Dane

● Gran Depresión

feminine:

la Gran Depresión the Great Depression

● gran explosión

( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bang

● Gran Guerra

feminine:

la Gran Guerra the Great War

● gran hermano

masculine Big Brother

el gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching you

● Gran Maestre

masculine Grand Master

● gran maestro

masculine grand master

● gran maestro internacional

masculine international grand master

● gran ópera

feminine grand opera

● Gran Premio

masculine Grand Prix

● gran público

masculine:

el gran público the general public

● gran reserva

feminine gran reserva (↑ grana a1)

● gran simpático

masculine ( Anat):

el gran simpático the sympathetic nervous system

● gran superficie

feminine ( Esp) large supermarket, hypermarket ( BrE)

● grandes almacenes

mpl department store

grande²

masculine, feminine

A (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading player

uno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industry

B ( esp AmL)

1

(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girls

la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

2 (adulto) grown-up

Compuesto:

Grande de España

(Spanish) grandee o nobleman

grande³

feminine

( RPl)

la grande the big prize, the jackpot

sacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpot

se sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband

* * *

grande adjetivo
◊ gran is used before singular nouns

1
a) ( en dimensiones) ‹casa/área/nariz› big, large;

◊ un tipo grande a big guy;

unos grande almacenes a department store
b) ( en demasía) too big;

◊ me queda grande it's too big for me

c) ( en número) ‹ familia› large, big;

‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
a) ( alto) tall;

◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!

b) ( en edad):

◊ cuando sea grande when I grow up;

ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
◊ el Ggrande Santiago Greater Santiago

4 ( delante del n)
a) (notable, excelente) great;

◊ un gran hombre a great man

b) ( poderoso) big;

◊ los grandes bancos the big banks;

a lo grande in style
5
a) (en intensidad, grado) ‹pena/honor/ventaja› great;

‹ explosión› powerful;
◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!
b) ( elevado):

◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;

volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
a) ( mayor):

◊ la grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married

b) ( adulto):

◊ los grandes the grown-ups

grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub

* * *

grande gran is used instead of grande before singular nouns (e.g. gran hombre great man).

♦ adj

1. [de tamaño] big, large;

este traje me está o [m5] me queda grande this suit is too big for me;

el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;
Fig
el cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;
Fam
pagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large note

Comp
grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;
la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;

Gran Bretaña Great Britain;

el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;

gran danés Great Dane;
Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;
gran ducado grand duchy;

la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;

la Gran Guerra the Great War;

los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;

gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;
Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;
la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);
Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;
gran simio antropoide great ape;

gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;
Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket
2. [de altura] tall;

¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!

3. [en importancia] great;

una gran mujer a great woman;

los grandes bancos the major banks;

la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;

el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts

4. [en intensidad] great;

es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;

¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!

5. Fam [adulto]
cuando sea grande quiere ser doctora she wants to be a doctor when she grows up;

me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yet

6. Méx, RP [de edad]
cuando se casó ya era grande she was already quite old when she got married;

siempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older people

7. RP Fam [fantástico] fantastic, Br brilliant

8. RP Irónico [genial] great;

ayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!

9. Comp
Fam
hacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;

vivir a lo grande to live in style;

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

♦ nm

1. [noble] grandee

Comp
Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility
2. [persona, entidad importante]
uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;

los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;

uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature

3. Fam
grandes [adultos] grown-ups

♦ nf
RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;
sacarse la grande [en lotería] to win first prize o the jackpot;

se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;

con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that

♦ interj
RP Fam [fantástico] great!
* * *

grande

I adj

1 big, large;

el vestido me está o

me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;

el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him

2

:

a lo grande in style;

pasarlo en grande have a great time

II m/f

1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;

grandes y pequeños young and old

2 ( mayor) eldest

* * *

grande adj, ( gran before singular nouns)

1) : large, big

un libro grande: a big book

2) alto: tall

3) notable: great

un gran autor: a great writer

4) (indicating intensity) : great

con gran placer: with great pleasure

5) : old, grown-up

hijos grandes: grown children

* * *

grande adj

1. (tamaño) big [comp. bigger; superl. biggest]

¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?

se mudaron a un piso más grande they moved to a bigger flat

2. (número, cantidad) large

una gran cantidad de dinero a large sum of money

3. (importante) great

un gran arquitecto a great architect

hoy es un gran día today is a great day

a lo grande in style

pasarlo en grande to have a great time

grandes almacenes department store

Spanish-English dictionary > grande
18 série

série [seʀi]

feminine noun

   a. ( = suite) series ; [de clés, casseroles, volumes] set

• fabrication or production en série mass production

• fabriqué or produit en série mass-produced

• numéro de série [de véhicule] serial number

• article/voiture de série standard article/car

• modèle de série production model

• numéro hors série (Press) special issue

• (ouvrages de) série noire crime thrillers

• c'est la série noire (figurative) it's one disaster after another

• toute une série de... a series of...

► en série

• meurtres/tueur en série serial killings/killer

• monté en série connected in series

   b. ( = émission) series

• série télévisée television series

   c. ( = catégorie) (Nautical) class ; (Sport) ( = épreuve de qualification) qualifying heat

• joueur de deuxième série second-rank player

• film de série B B movie

• les différentes séries du baccalauréat the different baccalauréat options → BACCALAURÉAT

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seʀi
nom féminin

1) ( suite) series (+ v sg)

catastrophes en série — a series of catastrophes

avoir des problèmes en série, avoir toute une série de problèmes — to have one problem after another

2) ( de production)

numéro de série — serial number

série limitée — limited edition

modèle de série — gén mass-produced model; ( voiture) production model

fabriqués or faits en série — mass-produced

production en série — mass production

voiture hors série — custom-built car

numéro hors série — special issue; grand

3) ( collection) set

4) Télévision series (+ v sg)

5) Cinéma

(film de) série B — B movie

6) Sport ( catégorie) division; ( épreuve) heat

tête de série numéro un — ( au tennis) number one seed

7) Chimie, Mathématique, Musique series (sg)

8) École option

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Phrasal Verbs:

- série noire

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seʀi nf
1) [questions, accidents] series

en série; des vols en série — a series of thefts

des accidents en série — a series of accidents

2) TV series inv

3) [clés, casseroles, outils] set

4) SPORT heat

séries qualificatives — qualifying heats

5) NAVIGATION class

6) COMMERCE

modèle de série — standard model

air conditionné en série — with air conditioning as standard

numéro de série — serial number

production en série; fabrication en série — mass production

fait en série; fabriqué en série — mass-produced

hors série (modèle) — custom-built, fig (personnage, exploit) outstanding

soldes de fin de séries — end of line special offers

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série nf

1 ( suite) series (sg) (de qch of sth); une série de mesures/réactions a series of measures/reactions; catastrophes/meurtres en série a series of catastrophes/murders; avoir des problèmes en série, avoir toute une série de problèmes to have one problem after another; série d'attentats wave of attacks;

2 ( de production) numéro de série serial number; série limitée limited edition; modèle de série gén mass-produced model; ( voiture) production model; fabriqués or faits en série mass-produced; production en série mass production; voiture hors série custom-built car; numéro hors série special issue; ⇒ grand;

3 ( collection) set; une série de casseroles/bandes dessinées a set of saucepans/comics;

4 ( programme télévisé) series (sg); une série américaine an American series; une série sur la Chine a series on China; un film de série B a B movie;

5 Sport ( catégorie) division; ( épreuve) heat; tête de série numéro un ( au tennis) number one seed;

6 Chimie, Math, Mus series (sg);

7 Électrotech montage en série series connection; batteries montées en série batteries connected in series;

8 Scol ( au baccalauréat) option; série A/C literature/maths GB ou math US option;

9 Ordinat en série serial.

Composé

série noire Cin, Littérat thriller; fig ( catastrophes) series of disasters (pl); ( malchance) run of bad luck.

[seri] nom féminin

1. [suite - de questions, d'articles] series (singulier) ; [ - d'attentats] series, spate, string ; [ - d'échecs] series, run, string ; [ - de tests] series, battery

il y a eu récemment une série de descentes de police there's been a spate of police raids recently

2. [ensemble - de clefs, de mouchoirs] set ; [ - de poupées russes, de tables gigognes] nest

COMMERCE & INDUSTRIE (production) batch

série limitée limited run

série de prix rates, list of charges

3. [catégorie] class, category

dans la série "scandales de l'été", tu connais la dernière? (humoristique) have you heard the latest in the line of summer scandals?

4. CINÉMA

film de série B B-movie

5. TÉLÉVISION

série (télévisée) television series

6. SPORT [classement] series

[épreuve] qualifying heat ou round

7. GÉOLOGIE & MATHÉMATIQUES & MUSIQUE & PHYSIQUE NUCLÉAIRE series (singulier)

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de série locution adjectivale

1. INDUSTRIE mass-produced

2. COMMERCE [numéro] serial (modificateur)

3. AUTOMOBILE [modèle] production (modificateur)

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en série locution adjectivale

1. INDUSTRIE [fabrication] mass (modificateur)

2. ÉLECTRICITÉ [couplage, enroulement] series (modificateur)

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en série locution adverbiale

1. INDUSTRIE

fabriquer quelque chose en série to mass-produce something

2. ÉLECTRICITÉ

monté en série connected in series

3. [à la file] one after the other

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série B nom masculin

B-movie

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série noire nom féminin

1. LITTÉRATURE crime thriller

c'est un vrai personnage de série noire he's like something out of a detective novel

2. (figuré) catalogue of disasters

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > série
19 rechazar

v.

1 to reject.

el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption

Ellos rechazan el grano malo They reject the bad grain.

2 to push away (repeler) (a una persona).

3 to reject (medicine) (órgano).

4 to clear (sport).

el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play

5 to refuse, to pass up, to decline, to disregard.

Ellos rechazan el café They refuse the coffee.

6 to refuse to.

Ellos rechazan comprar eso They refuse to buy that.

7 to turn one's back on.

8 to dishonor, to refuse to accept, to repudiate, to disavow.

Ellos rechazan el reconocimiento They dishonor the recognition.

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rechazar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to reject, turn down, refuse

2 (ataque) to repel, repulse, drive back

3 MEDICINA to reject

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verb

1) to reject, decline

2) refuse

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VT

1) [+ persona] to push away; [+ ataque] to repel, beat off; [+ enemigo] to drive back

2) [+ acusación, idea] to reject; [+ oferta] to turn down, refuse; [+ tentación] to resist

3) [+ luz] to reflect; [+ agua] to throw off

4) (Med) [+ órgano] to reject

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verbo transitivo

a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down

b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse

c) (Med) < órgano> to reject

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= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex. The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

Ex. The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.

Ex. Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.

Ex. It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex. In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.

Ex. Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.

Ex. Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.

Ex. Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.

Ex. It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex. 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.

Ex. Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex. This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex. The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.

Ex. Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.

Ex. There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex. Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex. The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex. The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.

Ex. These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex. During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex. They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

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* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.

* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.

* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.

* rechazarse = go by + the board.

* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.

* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.

* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.

* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.

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verbo transitivo

a) <invitación/propuesta/individuo> to reject; <moción/enmienda> to defeat; <oferta/trabajo> to turn down

b) <ataque/enemigo> to repel, repulse

c) (Med) < órgano> to reject

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= condemn, decline, discard, eschew, reject, set + aside, flinch at/from, refuse, negative, discountenance, repulse, shun, be hostile to, ditch, renounce, snub, nix, defeat, disavow, deselect, turn down, spurn, repudiate, fight off, hold off, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fend off, overrule, push aside, turn + Nombre + away.

Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.

Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.

Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.

Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.

Ex: Bough negatived the suggestion instantly.

Ex: Balzac discountenanced virtually every idea Hernandez and children's librarian, Kate Lespran, had the courage to suggest.

Ex: Leforte blew forth a long breath, as if trying to repulse the oppressive heat of the September morning.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan.

Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.

Ex: 'Classification by attraction', i.e. the placing of a subject as the most concrete element represented in it, without regard to the basic discipline concerned, is renounced = Se rechaza la "Clasificación por atracción", es decir, la asignación de una materia según el elemento más concreto representado en ella, sin tener en cuenta la disciplina en cuestión.

Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.

Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.

Ex: The author focuses on the campaign of the Idaho Library Association to defeat this initiative.

Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.

Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.

Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.

Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.

Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.

Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.

* cheque + ser rechazado = cheque + bounce.

* rechazar Algo/Alguien = turn + Nombre + down.

* rechazar la responsabilidad = disclaim + responsibility.

* rechazarse = go by + the board.

* rechazar sin más = dismiss + out of hand.

* rechazar una hipótesis = reject + hypothesis, negate + hypothesis.

* rechazar una idea = turn + idea + down.

* rechazar una ley = defeat + legislation.

* rechazar una moción = defeat + motion.

* rechazar una sugerencia = turn + idea + down.

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rechazar [A4 ]

vt

1 ‹invitación/propuesta› to reject; ‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down

la moción fue rechazada the motion was defeated

rechazó su proposición de matrimonio she rejected o turned down his proposal of marriage

se sienten rechazados por la sociedad they feel rejected by society

2 ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse

3 ‹luz› to reflect

4 ( Med) ‹órgano› to reject

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rechazar ( conjugate rechazar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹invitación/propuesta/individuo› to reject;

‹moción/enmienda› to defeat;
‹oferta/trabajo› to turn down
b) ‹ataque/enemigo› to repel, repulse

c) (Med) ‹ órgano› to reject

rechazar verbo transitivo
1 (una idea, un plan, a una persona) to reject
(oferta, contrato) to turn down
2 Med (un órgano) to reject
3 Mil to repel
' rechazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- declinar
- negar
- definitivamente
- desechar
- despreciar
- plano
English:
beat off
- brush off
- decline
- defeat
- deny
- disallow
- dismiss
- fend off
- fight off
- head-hunt
- offer
- refuse
- reject
- repudiate
- repulse
- shun
- snub
- spurn
- stave off
- sweep aside
- turn away
- turn down
- ward off
- wave aside
- fend
- fight
- hand
- over
- parry
- rebuff
- repel
- throw
- turn
- ward
- wave

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rechazar vt

1. [no aceptar] to reject;
[oferta, invitación] to turn down, to reject
2. [negar] to deny;

el gobierno rechazó las acusaciones de corrupción the government rejected o denied the accusations of corruption;

rechazó que vaya a presentarse a la presidencia he denied that he was going to run for the presidency

3. [órgano] to reject;

el paciente rechazó el órgano the patient rejected the organ

4. [repeler] [a una persona] to push away;
[a atacantes] to drive back, to repel;
rechazaron el ataque de los enemigos they repelled the enemy attack

5. Dep to clear;

el portero rechazó la pelota y la mandó fuera the goalkeeper tipped the ball out of play

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rechazar

v/t reject; MIL repel

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rechazar {21} vt

1) : to reject

2) : to turn down, to refuse

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rechazar vb to reject / to turn down

Spanish-English dictionary > rechazar
20 dato

m.

1 piece of information, fact (hecho, cifra).

datos information, data; (información) data (computing)

datos (personales) (personal) details

2 Dato.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: datar.

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dato

► nombre masculino

1 (información) fact, piece of information, datum

■ no pudimos resolver el problema por falta de datos we couldn't solve the problem due to lack of information

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

datos personales personal details

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noun m.

fact, piece of information

- datos

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SM

1) (=información) piece of information

un dato interesante — an interesting fact o piece of information

no tenemos todos los datos — we don't have all the facts

otro dato que tener en cuenta es... — another thing to bear in mind is...

datos de entrada — input data

datos de salida — output data

datos estadísticos — statistics

datos personales — personal details, particulars

2) (Mat) datum

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masculino

a) ( elemento de información) piece of information

no dispongo de todos los datos — I don't have all the information

alguien le pasó el dato a la policía — (CS) somebody informed o (colloq) tipped off the police

darle un dato a alguien — (CS) to give somebody a tip

b) datos masculino plural (Inf) data (pl), information

- datos personales

* * *

= attribute value, data element, data item, datum [data, -pl.], fact, value, piece of information.

Ex. Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

Ex. The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex. Information is held in files or databases, which are comprise of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex. Thus, having entered the authority datum correctly once, we could be sure that no matter how many bibliographic records used it they would all do so with mechanical consistency.

Ex. Other data bases, which may be described as non-bibliographic, and are sometimes known as data banks, store actual facts and figures and text.

Ex. A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.

Ex. On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.

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* alimentar datos = populate.

* almacenamiento de datos = data storage.

* añadir datos = make + additions.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* auditoría de datos = data auditing, data audit.

* banco de datos = data bank [databank], factual data bank.

* banco de datos factual = factual data bank.

* banco de datos terminológico = terminological data bank.

* basado en los datos = data-driven.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* bloque de datos = data bloc.

* bloque funcional de datos codificados = coded information block.

* búfer de datos = data buffer.

* bus de datos = databus.

* búsqueda de datos = fact-finding.

* campo de datos = datafield.

* capturar datos = capture + data.

* centro de datos = data centre.

* codificación de datos = data-coding [data coding].

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* conjunto de datos = data set [dataset].

* contaminación de datos = data contamination.

* corrupción de datos = data corruption.

* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dato concreto = hard fact.

* datos = data [datum, -sing.], details, figure.

* datos bibliográficos = bibliographic data, bibliodata.

* datos biográficos = biodata.

* datos concretos = specifics, the.

* datos concretos y reales = hard data.

* datos de contacto = contact details.

* datos de entrada = input data.

* datos de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card details.

* datos demográficos = demographics.

* datos desagregados por sexo = gender-disaggregated data.

* datos empíricos = empirical data.

* datos en bruto = raw data.

* datos en estado bruto = raw facts.

* datos en propiedad = property data.

* datos erróneos = dirty data.

* datos estadísticos = statistics, statistical data.

* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.

* datos factuales = factual data.

* datos legibles por máquina = machine-readable data.

* datos numéricos = numerical data.

* datos personales = personal details.

* datos privados = property data.

* de lectura de datos = data-capture.

* depósito de datos = data warehouse.

* depuración de datos = data cleaning.

* descubrimiento de datos = data mining.

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = host system.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.

* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.

* estructura de datos = data structure.

* extracción inteligente de datos = data mining.

* fichero de salida de datos = communication output file.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestor de bases de datos = DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* hoja con los datos básicos para Hacer Algo = data sheet [datasheet].

* hoja de toma de datos = checklist [check-list], data sheet [datasheet].

* impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* inserción de datos = input.

* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.

* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.

* introducir datos = key + data.

* introducir datos en el ordenador = input.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.

* limpieza de datos = data cleaning.

* lista de datos = fact finder.

* localización de datos = addressing.

* manipulación de datos = data manipulation.

* memoria intermedia de datos = data buffer.

* memorizar datos = memorise + facts.

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* migración de datos = data migration.

* minería de datos = data mining.

* modo de introducción de datos = input mode.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.

* operación sobre datos = data manipulation.

* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.

* pérdida de datos = data loss.

* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.

* preparación de los datos = data preparation.

* procesamiento de datos = data processing.

* procesamiento de datos numéricos = number-crunching.

* proceso de datos = data processing, transaction processing.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* protección de datos = data protection.

* prototipo para el proceso de datos = data modelling.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* recabar datos = solicit + data.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recogida de datos = data collection, data gathering [data-gathering], fact-gathering, reporting, data collecting.

* salida de datos = output.

* sistema de proceso de datos = data processing system.

* Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas (ISDS) = ISDS (International Serials Data System).

* suministrar datos = furnish + details.

* suministro de datos = reporting.

* tecla de borrado de datos = ERASE INPUT key.

* tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.

* técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.

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

* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.

* transformación de datos = data transformation.

* transmisión de datos = data-flow, data transfer, data transmission.

* tratamiento de datos = transaction processing.

* unidad de datos = unit of data.

* verificación de los datos = fact checking.

* vía de transmisión de datos = data pathway, pathway.

* * *

masculino

a) ( elemento de información) piece of information

no dispongo de todos los datos — I don't have all the information

alguien le pasó el dato a la policía — (CS) somebody informed o (colloq) tipped off the police

darle un dato a alguien — (CS) to give somebody a tip

b) datos masculino plural (Inf) data (pl), information

- datos personales

* * *

= attribute value, data element, data item, datum [data, -pl.], fact, value, piece of information.

Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.

Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprise of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.

Ex: Thus, having entered the authority datum correctly once, we could be sure that no matter how many bibliographic records used it they would all do so with mechanical consistency.

Ex: Other data bases, which may be described as non-bibliographic, and are sometimes known as data banks, store actual facts and figures and text.

Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.

Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.

* alimentar datos = populate.

* almacenamiento de datos = data storage.

* añadir datos = make + additions.

* archivo de datos = database [data base].

* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.

* área de datos matemáticos = mathematical data area.

* auditoría de datos = data auditing, data audit.

* banco de datos = data bank [databank], factual data bank.

* banco de datos factual = factual data bank.

* banco de datos terminológico = terminological data bank.

* basado en los datos = data-driven.

* basado en un gestor de bases de datos = DBMS-based.

* base de datos = data bank [databank], database [data base], database software.

* base de datos automatizada = computer database, computer-held database, computerised database, machine-readable database.

* base de datos bibliográfica = bibliographic database.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* base de datos catalográfica = catalogue database.

* base de datos completa = full-provision database.

* base de datos con información confidencial = intelligence database.

* base de datos cruzada = cross database.

* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción = subscription database.

* base de datos de autoridades = authority database.

* base de datos de carburantes = TULSA.

* base de datos de documentos primarios = source database.

* base de datos de documentos secundarios = reference database.

* base de datos de dominio público = public domain database.

* base de datos de educación = ERIC.

* base de datos de imágenes = image database, image bank.

* base de datos de investigación = research database.

* base de datos del gobierno de USA = CRECORD, FEDREG.

* base de datos de lógica difusa = fuzzy database.

* base de datos de medicina = MEDLINE.

* base de datos de negocios = business database.

* base de datos de pago = subscription database.

* base de datos de patentes = WPI.

* base de datos de propiedades = properties database.

* base de datos de referencia = reference database.

* base de datos de referencia a especialistas = referral database.

* base de datos de registros de catálogo = catalogue record database.

* base de datos de texto = text-oriented database, text database.

* base de datos de texto completo = full text database.

* base de datos de texto libre = free text database.

* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico = niche database.

* base de datos distribuida = distributed database.

* base de datos en CD-ROM = CD-ROM database.

* base de datos en disco óptico = optical disc database.

* base de datos en estado original = raw database.

* base de datos en línea = online database.

* base de datos estadística = statistical database.

* base de datos externa = external database.

* base de datos factual = factual database.

* base de datos interna = in-house database.

* base de datos jurídica = legal database.

* base de datos multimedia = multimedia database.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database, numerical database.

* base de datos relacional = relational database.

* base de datos residente = resident database.

* base de datos terminológica = terminology database.

* bloque de datos = data bloc.

* bloque funcional de datos codificados = coded information block.

* búfer de datos = data buffer.

* bus de datos = databus.

* búsqueda de datos = fact-finding.

* campo de datos = datafield.

* capturar datos = capture + data.

* centro de datos = data centre.

* codificación de datos = data-coding [data coding].

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* conjunto de datos = data set [dataset].

* contaminación de datos = data contamination.

* corrupción de datos = data corruption.

* creación de depósitos de datos = data warehousing.

* creador de bases de datos = database producer.

* dar datos de = give + details of.

* dato concreto = hard fact.

* datos = data [datum, -sing.], details, figure.

* datos bibliográficos = bibliographic data, bibliodata.

* datos biográficos = biodata.

* datos concretos = specifics, the.

* datos concretos y reales = hard data.

* datos de contacto = contact details.

* datos de entrada = input data.

* datos de la tarjeta de crédito = credit card details.

* datos demográficos = demographics.

* datos desagregados por sexo = gender-disaggregated data.

* datos empíricos = empirical data.

* datos en bruto = raw data.

* datos en estado bruto = raw facts.

* datos en propiedad = property data.

* datos erróneos = dirty data.

* datos estadísticos = statistics, statistical data.

* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.

* datos factuales = factual data.

* datos legibles por máquina = machine-readable data.

* datos numéricos = numerical data.

* datos personales = personal details.

* datos privados = property data.

* de lectura de datos = data-capture.

* depósito de datos = data warehouse.

* depuración de datos = data cleaning.

* descubrimiento de datos = data mining.

* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos = knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).

* directorio de empresas en base de datos = company directory database.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* distribuidor de bases de datos = host system.

* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea = online vendor.

* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos) = EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).

* entrada de datos = data entry, input, inputting.

* entrada de datos sólo una vez = one-time entry.

* estructura de datos = data structure.

* extracción inteligente de datos = data mining.

* fichero de salida de datos = communication output file.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestor de bases de datos = DBMS system.

* gestor de bases de datos relacionales = relational database management system.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* hoja con los datos básicos para Hacer Algo = data sheet [datasheet].

* hoja de toma de datos = checklist [check-list], data sheet [datasheet].

* impreso de recogida de datos = enquiry form, inquiry form.

* industria de las bases de datos = database industry.

* inserción de datos = input.

* instrumento de recogida de datos = data collection instrument.

* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.

* introducir datos = key + data.

* introducir datos en el ordenador = input.

* introducir datos partiendo de cero = enter from + scratch.

* introductor de datos en un ordenador = inputter.

* limpieza de datos = data cleaning.

* lista de datos = fact finder.

* localización de datos = addressing.

* manipulación de datos = data manipulation.

* memoria intermedia de datos = data buffer.

* memorizar datos = memorise + facts.

* meta base de datos = meta-database.

* migración de datos = data migration.

* minería de datos = data mining.

* modo de introducción de datos = input mode.

* montar una base de datos = mount + database.

* norma de entrada de datos = input standard.

* operación sobre datos = data manipulation.

* operario de entrada de datos = data entry operator.

* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos = data entry and validation package.

* pérdida de datos = data loss.

* personal de proceso de datos = operation staff.

* preparación de los datos = data preparation.

* procesamiento de datos = data processing.

* procesamiento de datos numéricos = number-crunching.

* proceso de datos = data processing, transaction processing.

* productor de bases de datos = database producer.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* protección de datos = data protection.

* prototipo para el proceso de datos = data modelling.

* proveedor de bases de datos = database provider.

* recabar datos = solicit + data.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recogida de datos = data collection, data gathering [data-gathering], fact-gathering, reporting, data collecting.

* salida de datos = output.

* sistema de proceso de datos = data processing system.

* Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas (ISDS) = ISDS (International Serials Data System).

* suministrar datos = furnish + details.

* suministro de datos = reporting.

* tecla de borrado de datos = ERASE INPUT key.

* tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.

* técnico encargado del proceso de datos = data-processing professional.

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

* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.

* transformación de datos = data transformation.

* transmisión de datos = data-flow, data transfer, data transmission.

* tratamiento de datos = transaction processing.

* unidad de datos = unit of data.

* verificación de los datos = fact checking.

* vía de transmisión de datos = data pathway, pathway.

* * *

dato

masculine

1 (elemento de información) piece of information

no tengo más datos que el título de la obra the only thing I know about the work is its title, the only information I have about the work is its title

no dispongo de todos los datos I don't have all the information o details o facts

alguien le pasó el dato a la policía (CS); somebody informed o ( colloq) tipped off the police

me han dado un dato muy interesante (CS); I've been given a very interesting piece of information o ( colloq) a hot tip

te voy a dar un dato, si no lo enchufas no funciona (CS hum); let me give you a tip: it won't work unless you plug it in

2 datos mpl ( Inf) data (pl), information

Compuesto:

datos personales

mpl particulars (pl), personal details (pl)

* * *

Del verbo datar: ( conjugate datar)

dato es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

dató es:

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

Multiple Entries:
datar
dato
datar ( conjugate datar) verbo intransitivo
to date;
◊ data del siglo XII it dates from the 12th century;

data de hace muchos años it goes back many years
dato sustantivo masculino
a) ( elemento de información) piece of information;

◊ no dispongo de todos los datos I don't have all the information;

datos personales personal details (pl)
b)

◊ datos sustantivo masculino plural (Inf) data (pl), information

datar
I verbo transitivo to date, put a date on
II verbo intransitivo datar de, to date back to o from: este libro data de la Edad Media, this book dates back to the Middle Ages
dato sustantivo masculino
1 piece of information 2 datos, Inform data
(pormenores) information: no tengo más datos sobre este autor, I don't have any more details about his author
datos personales, personal details
La traducción de dato es datum, pero solo se usa en situaciones muy formales. La traducción de datos es data (plural irregular). El singular más común de data es a piece of information.
' dato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
filtrar
- filtración
- informativa
- informativo
- relevante
- consignar
- consultar
- equivocado
- falso
English:
data
- information
- tip

* * *

dato nm

1. [hecho, cifra] piece of information, fact;

lo que necesitamos son datos concretos what we need is hard facts;

el alto desempleo es un dato que hay que tener en cuenta the high level of unemployment is a factor which has to be borne in mind;

datos [información] information, data;

si no me das más datos, no voy a poderte aconsejar unless you give me more information, I won't be able to advise you;

el ministerio aún no cuenta con todos los datos the ministry does not yet have all the information at its disposal;

datos (personales) (personal) details;

déjenos sus datos y nos pondremos en contacto con usted leave us your details and we will get in touch with you

Comp
datos bancarios bank details;
datos estadísticos statistical data

2.
datos Informát data

* * *

dato

m piece of information;

datos pl information sg, data sg

* * *

dato nm

1) : fact, piece of information

2) datos nmpl

: data, information

* * *

dato n (información) piece of information

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