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1 cartera
f.1 wallet (for money).2 briefcase.3 portfolio (commerce, Fin & Pol).cartera de valores portfolio4 handbag (British), purse (United States). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)5 purse, pannier bag, pocketbook.6 attaché case, letter-case, briefcase, document case.7 saddlebag.* * *1 (monedero) wallet2 (de colegial) satchel, school bag3 (de ejecutivo) briefcase4 figurado portfolio5 COMERCIO portfolio\tener algo en cartera figurado to be planning somethingcartera de clientes client portfoliocartera de pedidos order book* * *noun f.1) wallet, billfold2) portfolio* * *SF1) (=monedero) [de hombre] wallet, billfold (EEUU); [de mujer] purse, billfold (EEUU)2) LAm (=bolso) handbag, purse (EEUU)3) [de colegial] satchel, schoolbag4) [para documentos] briefcase5) (Pol)6) (Com, Econ)cartera de acciones — stock portfolio, share portfolio
7) (Cos) [en bolsillo] pocket flapcartero* * *1)a) ( billetera) wallet, billfold (AmE)b) ( para documentos) document case, briefcase; ( de colegial) satchel; ( de cobrador) money bag; ( de cartero) sack, bagc) (AmS) ( bolso de mujer) purse (AmE), handbag (BrE)2) (Com, Fin) portfolio3) (period) (Pol) ( cargo) portfolio (journ); ( departamento) department* * *= briefcase, wallet, portfolio, pocketbook.Ex. He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.Ex. On the next park bench, a student pulls out a wallet containing several small silver discs.Ex. Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.Ex. Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.----* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.* * *1)a) ( billetera) wallet, billfold (AmE)b) ( para documentos) document case, briefcase; ( de colegial) satchel; ( de cobrador) money bag; ( de cartero) sack, bagc) (AmS) ( bolso de mujer) purse (AmE), handbag (BrE)2) (Com, Fin) portfolio3) (period) (Pol) ( cargo) portfolio (journ); ( departamento) department* * *= briefcase, wallet, portfolio, pocketbook.Ex: He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.
Ex: On the next park bench, a student pulls out a wallet containing several small silver discs.Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.* * *A2 (para documentos) document case, briefcase; (de un colegial) schoolbag, satchel; (de un cobrador) money bag; (de un cartero) sack, bagtener algo en cartera to have sth in the pipeline o lined up o plannedCompuestos:stock o share portfolioclient portfolioorder booksecurities portfoliole ofrecieron la cartera de defensa he was offered the post of defense secretary, he was offered the defense portfolioel titular de la cartera de Salud the head of the Department of Health, the Minister for Health, ≈ the Health Secretary ( in UK)en la sede de la cartera laboral at the headquarters of the Department of EmploymentD2 ( Chi) (bolsillo) patch pocket* * *
cartera sustantivo femenino
1
( de colegial) satchel;
( de cobrador) money bag;
( de cartero) sack, bag
2 (Com, Fin) portfolio
cartero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino (hombre) postman
(mujer) postwoman
cartera sustantivo femenino
1 (billetera, monedero) wallet
2 (para llevar documentos) briefcase
(de niño) satchel, schoolbag
3 Pol portfolio
la cartera de Economía, the Finance portfolio
4 Com (de clientes) client list
cartera de pedidos, order book
5 LAm (bolso) handbag, US purse
' cartera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afanar
- desaparecer
- guardarse
- señor
- ver
- abultado
- encontrar
- hurguetear
- oír
- quitar
- sobre
English:
billfold
- flash
- leave
- minister
- pick
- portfolio
- retrace
- satchel
- schoolbag
- tuck
- wallet
- wrestle
- bag
- bill
- gone
- hand
- pocket
- purse
- shoulder
* * *cartera nf1. [para dinero] wallet, US billfold2. [para documentos] briefcase;[sin asa] portfolio; [de colegial] satchel;tener algo en cartera to have sth in the pipeline3. Com & Fin portfoliocartera de acciones share portfolio;cartera de clientes client portfolio;cartera de inversiones investment portfolio;cartera de pedidos [pedidos pendientes] orders in hand;[pedidos atrasados] backlog;cartera de valores investment portfolioocupa la cartera de Defensa he is the Minister of Defence, he has the Defence portfolio5. Andes, RP [bolso] Br handbag, US purse* * *f1 wallet2 L.Am.purse, Brhandbagsatchel4 COM, POL portfolio5 mujer mailwoman, Brpostwoman* * *cartera nf1) billetera: wallet, billfold2) bolso: pocketbook, purse3) : portfoliocartera de acciones: stock portfolio* * *cartera n1. (billetera) wallet2. (monedero) purse3. (maletín) briefcase4. (de colegio) school bag / satchel -
2 embargo
m.1 seizure (law).2 embargo.el embargo a Cuba de Estados Unidos the United States' embargo against Cubaembargo comercial trade embargopres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: embargar.* * *1 (de bienes) seizure of property, sequestration2 (prohibición) embargo\sin embargo nevertheless, however* * *noun m.1) embargo2) seizure* * *SM1) (Jur) seizure, distraint2) (Pol)3)sin embargo — still, however, nonetheless
4) (Med) indigestion* * *1)a) (Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration (frml)b) (Mil, Pol) embargo2)sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages; sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though; es difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo — it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anyway
* * *= embargo [embargoes, -pl.], seizure, sequestration.Ex. The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.Ex. Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex. Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.----* embargo comercial = trade embargo.* embargo temporal = time embargo.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.* y sin embargo = but then again.* * *1)a) (Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration (frml)b) (Mil, Pol) embargo2)sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages; sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though; es difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo — it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anyway
* * *= embargo [embargoes, -pl.], seizure, sequestration.Ex: The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.* embargo comercial = trade embargo.* embargo temporal = time embargo.* levantar un embargo = lift + embargo.* sin embargo = however, nevertheless, still, yet, that being said, all this said.* y sin embargo = but then again.* * *A1 ( Der) (incautación, decomiso) seizure, sequestration ( frml), attachment ( frml), distraint ( frml)el juez ordenó el embargo de sus bienes the judge ordered the seizure of his assetslevantar un embargo to lift a seizure orderhacer efectivo un embargo de armas to enforce an arms embargoBsin embargo: dice que está gordo, sin embargo sigue comiendo mucho he says he's too fat and yet he still goes on eating a lotsin embargo, este método tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, this method has some disadvantages, this method does, nevertheless o however, have some disadvantagessin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, thoughes difícil, sin embargo disfruto haciéndolo it's difficult but I enjoy doing it all the same o anywayC ( Med) indigestion* * *
Del verbo embargar: ( conjugate embargar)
embargo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
embargó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
embargar
embargo
embargar ( conjugate embargar) verbo transitivo ‹ bienes› to seize, to sequestrate (frml);
‹ vehículo› to impound
embargo sustantivo masculino
1
b) (Mil, Pol) embargo
2◊ sin embargo: sin embargo, tiene algunas desventajas however o nevertheless, it has some disadvantages;
sin embargo, ayer no decías eso you weren't saying that yesterday, though;
tiene de todo y sin embargo se queja he has everything and yet he still complains
embargar verbo transitivo
1 Jur (una propiedad, cuenta) to seize, impound
2 (arrebatar, poseer) to fill, overcome: al oírla cantar, me embargó la emoción, when I heard her singing, I was overwhelmed with emotion
embargo sustantivo masculino
1 Jur seizure of property
2 Com Pol embargo
♦ Locuciones: sin embargo, however, nevertheless
' embargo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahora
- ahorcarse
- alquilar
- asesinar
- baja
- bajo
- bien
- como
- cordera
- cordero
- delgada
- delgado
- embargar
- entre
- fresca
- fresco
- gritar
- gustar
- hablarse
- histórica
- histórico
- igual
- infante
- levantarse
- llevar
- mucha
- mucho
- para
- pequeña
- pequeño
- poder
- levantamiento
- levantar
- obstante
- sin
English:
accustom
- agree
- anyhow
- attachment
- begin
- deserve
- embargo
- excuse
- fast
- forget
- however
- intend
- lien
- mention
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- notwithstanding
- opposed
- propose
- remember
- repossesion
- seizure
- shall
- should
- start
- still
- though
- trade embargo
- want
- whom
- yet
- never
* * *♦ nm[de vehículo] impounding; [de cuenta bancaria] freezing;sobre su casa pesa un embargo judicial the house is the subject of a seizure order o Espec distrainment orderel embargo a Cuba de Estados Unidos the United States' embargo against Cuba;embargo de armamento arms embargo♦ sin embargo loc conj1. [no obstante] however, nevertheless;es, sin embargo, uno de los mejores jugadores del equipo nevertheless, he's one of the best players in o on the team;te engaña y, sin embargo, te quiere she cheats on you, and yet she still loves you;sin embargo, es un buen chico he's a good lad though2. [por el contrario] on the other hand;los ingresos han aumentado y, sin embargo, los gastos se han mantenido al mismo nivel income has increased, while on the other hand expenses have remained largely the same* * *m1 embargo2 JUR seizure3:sin embargo however* * *embargo nm1) : seizure2) : embargo3)sin embargo : however, nevertheless* * *embargo n -
3 interior
adj.1 inside, inner.ropa interior underwear2 domestic (politics) (comercio, política).3 inland (geography).4 interior, inside, indoor, inland.5 internal.f. & m.central midfielder (sport) (jugador).interior derecho/izquierdo inside right/leftm.1 interior (parte de dentro).el interior del edificio the inside of the buildingen el interior de inside2 interior, inland area (geography).3 inner self, heart.en mi interior deep down4 underpants (calzoncillos). (Colombian Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)5 inside, interior.6 indoor scene.7 provinces.* * *► adjetivo■ es un piso muy oscuro porque es todo interior it's a very dark flat as none of the rooms has an outside window2 (del país) domestic, internal3 GEOGRAFÍA inland1 (en una vivienda) inside2 (conciencia) inside3 GEOGRAFÍA interior4 Interior Ministry of the Interior, ≈ GB Home Office, ≈ US Department of the Interior1 (en cine) interiors, interior shots\patio interior inner courtyard* * *1. adj.1) interior2) inner3) internal4) indoor2. noun m.1) inside2) interior3) inland* * *1. ADJ1) [espacio] interior; [patio] inner, interior; [escalera] internal, interior; [bolsillo] inside; [paz, fuerza] innerla parte interior de la casa — the inside o interior of the house
en la parte interior — inside, on the inside
habitación/piso interior — room/flat without a view onto the street
ropapista interior — (Dep) inside lane
2) (=nacional) [comercio, política, mercado] domestic3) (Geog) inland2. SM1) (=parte interna) inside, interiorel interior quedó destrozado por el fuego — the inside o interior was destroyed by the fire
el interior de la cueva — the inside o interior of the cave
2) (=alma) soul3) (Geog) interiorno soy de la costa, soy del interior — I'm not from the coast, I'm from inland
4)(Ministerio del) Interior — (Pol) ≈ Home Office, ≈ Justice Department (EEUU)
5) (Dep) inside-forward6) pl interiores (Cine) interiors* * *Ia) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patiob) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)en la parte interior — inside o on the inside
c) <vida/mundo> innerd) <política/comercio> domestic, internalII1)a) ( parte de dentro)b) ( de un país) interiorc) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)d) ( de una persona)2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear* * *= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.Ex. The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.Ex. The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.Ex. If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex. However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.----* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decorador de interiores = interior designer.* del interior = inland.* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.* diseño de interiores = interior design.* en su interior = between its covers.* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.* jardín interior = internal garden.* la voz interior = the voice within.* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* planta de interior = houseplant.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda interior = undergarment.* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* zona del interior = hinterland.* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *Ia) <patio/escalera> interior, internal, inside (before n); <habitación/piso> with windows facing onto a central staircase or patiob) <bolsillo/revestimiento> inside (before n)en la parte interior — inside o on the inside
c) <vida/mundo> innerd) <política/comercio> domestic, internalII1)a) ( parte de dentro)b) ( de un país) interiorc) (Méx, RPl, Ven) ( provincias) provinces (pl)d) ( de una persona)2) Interior masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈Home Office ( in UK)3) interiores masculino plural (Cin) interior shots (pl)4) interiores masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear* * *= interior, intra- + Nombre, indoor, inland.Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra- Community trade.Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment ( indoor...) a secondary feature.Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* decoración de interiores = interior landscaping, interior decoration, interior design.* decorador de interiores = interior designer.* del interior = inland.* desierto interior de Australia, el = outback, the.* diseño de interiores = interior design.* en su interior = between its covers.* escuchar la voz interior = listen to + the voice within.* hacia el interior y el exterior de = in and out of.* interior de la cubierta = inside cover.* jardín interior = internal garden.* la voz interior = the voice within.* Ministerio del Interior, el = Home Office, the.* Ministro del Interior = Minister of Internal Affairs, Home Secretary.* mobiliario y decoración interior = furnishings, home furnishings.* patio interior = enclosed courtyard.* paz interior = peace of mind, inner peace.* planta de interior = houseplant.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda interior = undergarment.* ropa interior = undies, underclothes.* sólo con la ropa interior puesta = in + Posesivo + underclothes.* vaciar el interior de Algo = gut.* vuelo interior = domestic flight.* zona del interior = hinterland.* zona interior despoblada = backcountry.* zonas inhabitadas del interior = back country.* zonas salvajes del interior = back country.* * *1 ‹patio/escalera› interior, internal, inside ( before n); ‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio2 ‹bolsillo/revestimiento› inside ( before n)la parte interior del colchón the inside o interior of the mattressen la parte interior inside o on the inside3 ‹vida/mundo› inneroyó una voz interior que la recriminaba she heard an inner voice reproaching her4 ‹política/comercio› domestic, internalA1(parte de dentro): el interior del cajón estaba vacío the drawer was emptyveía lo que ocurría en el interior de la habitación she could see what was happening inside the roomel interior estaba en perfectas condiciones the interior was in perfect condition, inside it was in perfect condition2 (de un país) interiorel interior es muy montañoso the interior is very mountainous, inland it is very mountainousen el interior in the provinces, away from the capital4(de una persona): en su interior estaba muy intranquilo inside o inwardly he was very worrieden el interior de su alma la amaba deep down he really loved herCompuestos:masculine and feminine inside rightmasculine and feminine inside leftBInterior masculine ( period) (Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)* * *
interior adjetivo
‹habitación/piso› with windows facing onto a central staircase or patio
◊ en la parte interior inside o on the inside
■ sustantivo masculino
1
( de edificio) interior, inside;
( de un país) interior;
c) ( de una persona):
allá en su interior la amaba deep down he really loved her
2◊ Interior sustantivo masculino (period) ( Ministerio del Interior) Ministry of the Interior, ≈ Department of the Interior ( in US), ≈ Home Office ( in UK)
3◊ interiores sustantivo masculino plural (Col, Ven) (Indum) underwear
interior
I adjetivo
1 inner, inside, interior: es un piso interior, the flat doesn't overlook the street
ropa interior, underwear
2 (espiritual) inward, interior
monólogo interior, interior monologue
3 Pol domestic, internal
comercio interior, inland o domestic trade
4 Geography inland
II sustantivo masculino
1 inside, interior
figurado en mi interior estaba arrepentida, deep down I was sorry
2 Geography interior
3 Pol Ministerio del Interior, Home Office, US Department of the Interior ➣ Ver nota en ministerio 4 Cine (usu pl) están rodando interiores, they are filming interiors
' interior' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baldosa
- camiseta
- chimenea
- combinación
- comercio
- corral
- decoración
- decorador
- decoradora
- dentro
- destripar
- faja
- fondo
- forrar
- forro
- homóloga
- homólogo
- iluminación
- interiorismo
- interiorista
- lencería
- linterna
- ministerio
- ministra
- ministro
- nacional
- PIB
- prenda
- producto
- revocar
- ropa
- seno
- vacía
- vacío
- corpiño
- enagua
- franela
- galería
- planta
- política
- relleno
- retrovisor
- secretario
- slip
English:
affair
- bodice
- brassiere
- corner
- design
- emptiness
- GDP
- gut
- home
- Home Secretary
- inboard
- indoor
- inland
- inner
- inside
- interior
- internal
- inward
- offshore
- passage
- passageway
- shadow cabinet
- slip
- small
- sparsely
- stream
- trade
- underclothes
- underwear
- unspoken
- wall
- within
- house
- ledge
- out
- pith
- quadrangle
- revamp
- under
* * *♦ adj1. [de dentro] inside, inner;[patio, jardín] interior, inside; [habitación, vida] inner;ropa interior, prendas interiores underwear;adelantó por la calle interior he overtook on the inside2. [nacional] domestic;comercio interior domestic trade;un asunto de política interior a domestic (policy) issue3. Geog inland♦ nm1. [parte de dentro] inside, interior;desalojaron el interior del edificio they evacuated the (inside of the) building;pintaron el interior de la habitación they painted the room;en el interior del hotel se agolpaban las admiradoras his admirers formed a crowd inside the hotel;en el interior de la botella había un mensaje there was a message inside the bottle2. [de país] interior, inland area3. [de una persona] inner self, heart;en mi interior deep down4. Col, Ven [calzoncillos] underpants♦ nmfDep [jugador] central midfielder interior izquierdo inside left;interior derecho inside right* * *I adj1 interior; bolsillo inside atr2 COM, POL domesticII m1 interior;en su interior fig inwardly2 DEP inside-forward, central midfielder3:* * *interior adj: interior, innerinterior nm1) : interior, inside2) : inland region* * *interior1 adj1. (jardín, patio) interior2. (habitación, piso) inner3. (bolsillo) inside4. (comercio, política) domesticinterior2 n interior / insideen el interior de inside / in -
4 balanza
f.scales.balanza de cocina kitchen scalesbalanza de precisión precision balancela balanza se inclinó a nuestro favor the balance o scales tipped in our favor* * *2 COMERCIO balance\inclinar la balanza a favor de... to tip the scales in favour (US favor) of...balanza comercial trade balance, balance of tradebalanza de pagos balance of payments* * *noun f.1) balance2) scales* * *SF1) (=instrumento) scales pl ; (Quím) balance2) (Com, Pol) balancebalanza comercial, balanza de pagos — balance of payments
balanza de poder, balanza política — balance of power
3) frm (=sensatez) judgment* * *femenino scales (pl); ( de dos platillos) scales (pl), balanceinclinar la balanza a favor de alguien — to tip the balance in favor of somebody
poner en la balanza — to weigh (AmE), to weigh up (BrE)
* * *= scales, beamed scale, balance, weighing scales.Ex. It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.Ex. If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.Ex. Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.Ex. Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.----* balanza de pagos = balance, balance of payments.* déficit de la balanza comercial = trade deficit.* déficit de la balanza de pagos = trade deficit.* desequilibrar la balanza = tip + the scales.* equilibrar la balanza = adjust + the balance, redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.* * *femenino scales (pl); ( de dos platillos) scales (pl), balanceinclinar la balanza a favor de alguien — to tip the balance in favor of somebody
poner en la balanza — to weigh (AmE), to weigh up (BrE)
* * *= scales, beamed scale, balance, weighing scales.Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
Ex: If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.* balanza de pagos = balance, balance of payments.* déficit de la balanza comercial = trade deficit.* déficit de la balanza de pagos = trade deficit.* desequilibrar la balanza = tip + the scales.* equilibrar la balanza = adjust + the balance, redress + imbalance, redress + the balance.* * *esto inclinaría la balanza a favor de los visitantes this would tip the scales o tip the balance in favor of the visitorshay que poner los pros y los contras en la balanza we must weigh (up) the pros and consCompuestos:balance of trade, trade balanceel desequilibrio de la balanza comercial the imbalance in the trade figuresbathroom scales (pl)kitchen scales (pl)spring balancebalance of paymentsprecision balance, precision scales (pl)balance on current account* * *
balanza sustantivo femenino
scales (pl);
( de dos platillos) scales (pl), balance;◊ balanza comercial/de pagos balance of trade/of payments;
poner en la balanza to weigh (AmE), to weigh up (BrE)
balanza sustantivo femenino scales pl
balanza comercial, balance of trade
balanza de pagos, balance of payments
♦ Locuciones: figurado inclinar(se) la balanza a favor de alguien, to tip the scales in someone's favor: los dos tenían la misma experiencia, pero el padre de Juan inclinó la balanza a su favor, they both had the same experience, but Juan's father tipped the balance in his favour
' balanza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- plato
- aguja
- equilibrar
- pesa
- platillo
English:
balance
- balance of payments
- scale
- trade gap
* * *♦ nf1. [báscula] scales;la balanza se inclinó a nuestro favor the balance o scales tipped in our favourbalanza de cocina kitchen scales;balanza de cruz beam balance scale(s);balanza de precisión precision balancebalanza por cuenta corriente current account balance;balanza de pagos balance of payments;balanza de pagos por cuenta corriente balance of payments on current account♦ nf inv[signo] Libra♦ nmf inv[persona] Libra* * *f scales pl ;balanza para cartas letter scales pl ;inclinar la balanza fig tip the balance oscales* * *balanza nfbáscula: scales pl, balance* * *balanza n (para pesar) scales -
5 castigar
v.1 to punish (imponer castigo a).castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinnerlo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penaltyElsa castiga a los chicos Elsa punishes the kids.Dios castiga la maldad God punishes evil.2 to penalize (sport).3 to damage.una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods4 to seduce.5 to ravage.6 to recur to punishment.* * *1 (aplicar una pena) to punish2 (dañar) to damage, ruin3 (una cabalgadura) to ride hard* * *verb* * *VT1) [por delito, falta]a) [+ delincuente, pecador, culpable] to punish ( por for)[+ niño] [gen] to punish; [sin salir] to ground, keep ines un delito que puede ser castigado con 15 años de prisión — it is a crime punishable by 15 years' imprisonment
la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school
castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh
b) (Dep) to penalize ( por for)c) (Com, Pol) to punish2) (=perjudicar) [guerra, crisis] to afflict, affect; [calor] to beat down on; [frío] to bite into3) [físicamente] (=maltratar) to damage, harmcastigamos a nuestro cuerpo con los excesos en la bebida — we harm our bodies with excessive drinking
castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver
4) [+ caballo] to ride hard5) (=corregir) [+ estilo] to refine; [+ texto] to correct, revise6) (=enamorar) to seduce7) (Com) [+ gastos] to reduce* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex. They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.Ex. I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex. In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex. The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex. It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.----* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) < criminal> to punishb) < niño> ( a quedarse en el colegio) to keep... in detention; ( a quedarse en casa) to keep... in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq)se quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor — he was kept in detention for answering the teacher back
mi padre me ha castigado — my father's keeping me in, my father's grounded me
2) crisis/enfermedad to affect* * *= punish, slap, victimise [victimize, -USA], put + Nombre + on the rack, discipline, chastise, smite.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con un sentido religioso o bíblico.Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.Ex: The article ' Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.* castigar con la prisión = punish with + prison.* castigar con todo el peso de la ley = punish + to the full extent of the law.* castigar duramente = smite.* castigar severamente = blast.* * *castigar [A3 ]vtA1 ‹criminal› to punishserán castigados de acuerdo a la ley they will be punished according to the lawfueron castigados con la pena máxima they received the maximum sentencecrímenes que son castigados con la pena de muerte crimes punishable by death2 ‹niño›lo castigaron sin postre as a punishment he was made to go without dessert o they wouldn't let him have any dessertme castigaron a aprendérmelo de memoria as a punishment I was made to learn it off by heart o they made me learn it off by heartse quedó castigado por contestarle al profesor he was kept in detention for answering the teacher backmi padre me ha castigado por llegar tarde my father's keeping me in o my father's grounded me for being lateB1«crisis/enfermedad»: castigó duramente su ya débil organismo it severely affected her already weakened bodyla zona más castigada por la sequía the area hardest hit o worst affected by the drought2 ‹caballo› to ride … hard3 ‹toro› to inflict a great deal of punishment on4 ‹motor/frenos› to work … hard* * *
castigar ( conjugate castigar) verbo transitivo
( a quedarse en casa) to keep … in as a punishment, to ground (esp AmE colloq);
castigar verbo transitivo
1 to punish
2 (hacer sufrir, hacer padecer) to harm, ruin
3 Jur Dep to penalize
' castigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enterarse
- sancionar
English:
book
- cane
- deal with
- penalize
- punish
- chastise
* * *♦ vt1. [imponer castigo a] to punish;castigaron a los niños sin cena they punished the children by sending them to bed without dinner;lo castigaron con la pena capital he was given the death penalty;los castigaron a copiar la lección diez veces they had to write out the lesson ten times as a punishment2. Dep to penalize;el árbitro castigó la acción con penalti the referee awarded a penalty for the foul3. [dañar] [piel, salud] to damage;[sujeto: sol, viento, epidemia] to devastate;una zona castigada por las inundaciones a region severely hit by the floods;las nuevas medidas castigan a los pequeños inversores the new measures are prejudicial to small investors4. [enamorar] to seduce5. [caballo] [con espuelas] to spur;[con látigo] to whip6. Taurom to wound♦ See also the pronominal verb castigarse* * *v/t punish* * *castigar {52} vt: to punish* * *castigar vb to punish -
6 constituirse
1 to set oneself up as, become* * *VPR1) (=formarse) [sociedad, empresa] to be set up; [estado] to be constituted¿en qué fecha se constituyó la sociedad? — when was the company set up?
2) (=convertirse) to becomese han constituido en una amenaza para el proceso de paz — they have become a threat to the peace process
constituirse como o en >: la factoría se constituirá en empresa autónoma — (Com, Pol) the factory will be set up as o will become an independent company
el país tiene derecho a constituirse en estado independiente — the country has the right to constitute itself as o to become an independent state
3) frm (=personarse)constituirse en un lugar — to present o.s. at a place
* * *
■constituirse verbo reflexivo to set oneself up [en, as]: se constituyó en juez, he set himself up as judge
* * *vpr2.constituirse en [erigirse] to set oneself up as;constituirse en sociedad anónima to become a limited company;se constituyó en defensor de los inmigrantes he became a defender of the immigrants* * *v/r1 ( reunirse) meet2:constituirse en algo ( convertirse) become sth* * *vrconstituirse en : to set oneself up as, to become -
7 líder
m.1 leader, guide, honcho.2 front man.* * *1 leader* * *1. noun mf. 2. adj.* * *1.ADJ INV top, leading, foremostmarca líder — leading brand, brand leader
2.SMF (Pol) leader; (Dep) leader, league leader, top club* * *Imasculino y femenino1)a) (Dep, Pol) leaderb) (Com) leader2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)IIlideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader* * *= leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex. The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.Ex. This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.Ex. The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.Ex. Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex. Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.----* líder actual, el = defending champion.* líder civil = civilian leader.* líder de la comunidad = community leader.* líder del mercado = market leader.* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.* líder de opinión = opinion leader.* líder espiritual = spiritual leader.* líder militar = military leader, military leader.* líder mundial = world leader.* líder político = political leader.* líder religioso = religious leader.* líder sindicalista = union leader.* líder social = community leader.* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* sin líder = leaderless.* * *Imasculino y femenino1)a) (Dep, Pol) leaderb) (Com) leader2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)IIlideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader* * *= leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.* líder actual, el = defending champion.* líder civil = civilian leader.* líder de la comunidad = community leader.* líder del mercado = market leader.* líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.* líder de opinión = opinion leader.* líder espiritual = spiritual leader.* líder militar = military leader, military leader.* líder mundial = world leader.* líder político = political leader.* líder religioso = religious leader.* líder sindicalista = union leader.* líder social = community leader.* mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.* ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.* sin líder = leaderless.* * *A1 (de un partido, país) leader2 (en una carrera) leaderel Valencia es líder con 48 puntos Valencia leads the division with 48 points, Valencia is the leader with 48 points3 ( Com) leaderCompuestos:leader of the oppositionmasculine, feminine* * *
líder 1 sustantivo masculino y femeninoa) (Com, Dep, Pol) leader
líder 2
líder
I mf leader: es el líder de la oposición, he's the opposition leader
II adjetivo leading, top: el equipo líder es el Estudiantes, Estudiantes is the top team
' líder' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- cabeza
- comecocos
- imán
- interpelar
- jefa
- jefe
- nata
- nato
- caudillo
- destronar
- indiscutible
English:
born
- ethical
- lead
- leader
- natural
- pacemaker
- stand down
- chief
- leading
- pace
- then
* * *♦ adjleading;el equipo líder the leading team;la empresa es líder en el sector it is the leading company in the industry♦ nmf1. [de partido político, país] leader;un líder sindical a union boss o leaderPol el líder de la oposición the leader of the opposition2. [de clasificación, mercado] leader;el Deportivo es el líder de la liga Deportivo are top of the league o are the current league leaders* * *I m/f leaderII adj leading* * *líder adj: leading, foremostlíder nmf: leader* * *líder n leader -
8 cámara
f.1 camera, photographic camera.2 chamber, empty chamber.3 chamber, hall, room, saloon.4 chamber.5 camera, television transmitting camera.6 camera, motion-picture camera.7 cameraman, cinematographer, cinematographist.8 House.9 inner tube of the tire.* * *1 (sala, pieza) chamber, room2 (institución) chamber3 (para el grano) granary4 (de parlamento) house5 (de rueda) inner tube6 TÉCNICA chamber7 (fotográfica, de cine) camera8 ANATOMÍA cavity\a cámara lenta in slow motioncámara acorazada strongroomcámara alta PLÍTICA upper housecámara baja PLÍTICA lower housecámara de aire air chambercámara de cine cine camera, (US movie camera)cámara de comercio chamber of commercecámara de gas gas chamberCámara de los Comunes House of CommonsCámara de los Diputados Chamber of DeputiesCámara de los Lores House of Lordscámara fotográfica cameracámara frigorífica cold-storage roomcámara mortuoria funeral chambercámara nupcial bridal suite* * *noun f.1) camera2) chamber3) house•- cámara fotográfica* * *1. SF1) [de fotos, televisión] camerachupar 1., 1)2) † (=habitación) chambercámara acorazada — [de archivo] strongroom, vaults pl ; [de banco] vaults pl
cámara de gas — [de ejecución] gas chamber
cámara frigorífica — cold-storage room, refrigerated container
3) (Pol) house, chamberCámara Alta — Upper House, Upper Chamber
Cámara Baja — Lower House, Lower Chamber
4) ( Hist) [de palacio] royal chamberayuda 2.5) (Náut) (=camarote) cabin; [de oficiales] wardroom6) [de neumático] (inner) tubecubierta sin cámara — tubeless tyre, tubeless tire (EEUU)
7) (Mec)8) (Anat) cavity2.SMF camera operator, cameraman/camerawoman* * *1) (arc) ( aposento) chamber (frml)2) (Gob, Pol) house3) (Com, Fin) association4) ( aparato) cameraen or (Esp) a cámara lenta — in slow motion
5) cámara masculino y femenino (Esp) ( camarógrafo) (m) cameraman; (f) camerawoman6)a) (Fís, Mec) chamberb) ( de un arma) chamber7) ( de un neumático) inner tube* * *1) (arc) ( aposento) chamber (frml)2) (Gob, Pol) house3) (Com, Fin) association4) ( aparato) cameraen or (Esp) a cámara lenta — in slow motion
5) cámara masculino y femenino (Esp) ( camarógrafo) (m) cameraman; (f) camerawoman6)a) (Fís, Mec) chamberb) ( de un arma) chamber7) ( de un neumático) inner tube* * *cámara11 = vault, chamber, house.Nota: De congreso, parlamento u otro organismo de gobierno.Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: In the central chamber about 100 sheets (130 litres) of A4 paper can be treated so as to imitate and accelerate their exposure to highly polluted air.Ex: The first committee involving both houses of Congress in the new capital of Washington, D.C., was the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, founded in 1802.* ayuda de cámara = valet.* cámara al vacío = vacuum chamber.* cámara de combustión = combustion chamber.* cámara de comercio = chamber of commerce.* Cámara de Delegados = House of Delegates.* cámara de gas = gas chamber.* Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.* Cámara de los Lores, la = House of Lords, the.* Cámara de Representantes = House of Representatives.* cámara de seguridad = storage vault.* cámara de tortura = torture chamber.* cámara de vapor = steam chamber.* cámara frigorífica = cold vault, cool vault.* cámara humidificadora = humidity chamber, humidifying chamber.* música de cámara = chamber music.* orquesta de cámara = chamber orchestra.* pared con cámara de aire = cavity wall.* rueda sin cámara = tubeless tyre.cámara22 = camera, cam.Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
Ex: They were seen posing on cam showing their boobies and wearing gee-strings.* cámara de rodar películas = movie camera.* cámara de seguridad = security camera, surveillance camera.* cámara digital = digital camera.* cámara fotográfica = photographic camera.* cámara lenta = slow motion.* cámara oculta = hidden camera.* móvil con cámara = cameraphone.cámara33 = cinematographer.Ex: Film, a new medium of communication 100 years ago, developed into an art form for directors, cinematographers, and a new breed of actors.
* * *Compuestos:strongroom, vaultfuneral chamberstrongroom, vaultisolation roomgas chamber( Méx) cold storetorture chambercold storefuneral chamber(CS) septic tankCompuestos:● cámara alta/bajaupper/lower houseHouse of CommonsChamber of DeputiesHouse of LordsHouse of RepresentativesSenate( Arg) Federal Appeal CourtCompuestos:● cámara agraria or agrícolafarmers' unionchamber of commerceclearing houseaudit commissionchamber of tourismD (aparato) camerafilmar/pasar una secuencia en or ( Esp) a cámara lenta to film/show a sequence in slow motionCompuestos:camera, film camerafilm cameraspeed cameradisk cameratelevision/video cameraCCTV camera● cámara de vigilancia o de seguridadvideo surveillance; CCTVinfrared cameradigital camerapinhole cameracamerareflex camerawebcamE( feminine) camerawomanF2 (de un arma) chamberCompuestos:air chambercombustion chambercompression chamberdecompression chamberoxygen tentvacuum chamberG(de un neumático) tb cámara de aire inner tube* * *
cámara sustantivo femenino
1
cámara de gas gas chamber;
cámara frigorífica cold store
2 (Gob, Pol):
Ccámara de los Comunes/de los Lores House of Commons/of Lords;
Ccámara de Representantes House of Representatives
3 (Com, Fin) association;
4 ( aparato) camera;
en or (Esp) a cámara lenta in slow motion;
cámara de video or (Esp) vídeo video camera;
cámara fotográfica camera
cámara
I sustantivo femenino
1 Fot TV camera
2 (habitación, reservado) room, chamber
cámara acorazada, vault
cámara de gas, gas chamber
3 (refrigerador industrial) cold-storage room
4 Pol Chamber, House
cámara alta, (senado) upper house
cámara baja, (congreso) lower house
Cámara de los Diputados, Chamber of Deputies
5 Com Cámara de Comercio, Chamber of Commerce
cámara de compensación, clearing house
6 Auto (de un neumático) inner tube
7 Mús música de cámara, chamber music
II sustantivo masculino y femenino (hombre) cameraman
(mujer) camerawoman
♦ Locuciones: a cámara lenta, in slow motion
' cámara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
boquete
- descompresión
- enfocar
- enseñar
- frigorífica
- frigorífico
- lord
- operador
- operadora
- orquesta
- resonancia
- rollo
- simple
- sumergible
- traerse
- visor
- cargar
- espía
- mover
English:
camcorder
- camera
- cameraman
- chamber
- chamber music
- Chamber of Commerce
- common
- crew
- damage
- face
- focus
- gas chamber
- house
- House Lords
- House of Commons
- House of Representatives
- loaded
- lord
- photo finish
- representative
- saloon
- slow-motion
- speaker
- strap
- strongroom
- train
- tube
- Upper House
- valet
- vault
- cinecamera
- Commons
- digital
- gas
- inner
- movie camera
- pan
- slow motion
- steady
- strong
* * *♦ nf1. [de fotos, cine] cameracámara cinematográfica movie o Br cine camera;cámara de control de velocidad speed camera;cámara digital digital camera;cámara fotográfica camera;cámara lenta slow motion;también Figa cámara lenta in slow motion;si miras la repetición de la jugada a cámara lenta podrás fijarte en todos los detalles if you watch the slow-motion replay, you'll be able to see all the details;TV cámara oculta candid camera;cámara oscura camera obscura;cámara réflex reflex o SLR camera;cámara de televisión television camera;[de aficionado] camcorder;cámara web web camera2. [sala] chambercámara acorazada strongroom, vault;cámara de gas gas chamber;cámara mortuoria funeral chamber;cámara de torturas torture chamber3. [receptáculo] chamber;cámara (de aire) [de balón] bladder;[de neumático] inner tube cámara de combustión combustion chamber;cámara de descompresión decompression chamber;cámara frigorífica cold-storage room;Fís cámara de niebla cloud chamber;cámara de resonancia echo chamber;RP cámara séptica septic tank;cámara de vacío vacuum chamber4. [de arma] chamber, breech5. [asamblea] chambercámara alta upper house; Esp cámara autonómica autonomous regional parliament;cámara baja lower house;Cámara de los Comunes House of Commons;cámara legislativa legislative chamber;Cámara de los Lores House of Lords;Cámara de Representantes House of Representatives;cámara territorial = chamber of parliament where members represent a region, rather than electoral constituencies of roughly equal sizecámara agrícola farmers' association;cámara de Comercio Chamber of Commerce;cámara de compensación clearing house;cámara de la propiedad property owners' association7.de cámara [del rey] court, royal;pintor de cámara court painter♦ nmf[persona] cameraman, f camerawoman* * *I f1 FOT, TV camera;chupar cámara famTV hog the limelight fam ;a cámara lenta in slow motion2 ( sala) chamber;II m/f cameraman; mujer camerawoman* * *cámara nf1) : camera2) : chamber, room3) : house (in government)4) : inner tube* * *cámara n1. (fotográfica, de televisión) camera3. (de bicicleta) inner tube -
9 propaganda
f.1 advertising.2 publicity leaflets (prospectos).repartir propaganda to distribute advertising leaflets; to hand out advertising leaflets (en la calle)propaganda electoral election literature; (folletos) election campaign advertising (anuncios, emisiones)3 propaganda.4 commercial, blurb, build-up, advertisement.* * *1 (publicidad) advertising2 (electoral) propaganda* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Pol) propaganda2) (Com) (=publicidad) advertising3) (=panfletos, octavillas) advertising leaflets pl* * *a) (Pol) ( para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising; ( en prensa)hacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo — to advertise a product/show
* * *= propaganda, promotional literature.Ex. Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.Ex. The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.----* de propaganda = promotional.* hacer propaganda = give + publicity, propagandise [propagandize, -USA].* propaganda política = political propaganda.* * *a) (Pol) ( para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising; ( en prensa)hacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo — to advertise a product/show
* * *= propaganda, promotional literature.Ex: Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.
Ex: The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.* de propaganda = promotional.* hacer propaganda = give + publicity, propagandise [propagandize, -USA].* propaganda política = political propaganda.* * *1 ( Pol) (para promover o desprestigiar una causa) propagandael aparato de propaganda de la dictadura the propaganda apparatus of the dictatorshiplo que prometieron en su propaganda electoral what they promised in their election material ( o advertisements etc)el discurso del primer ministro fue pura propaganda electoral the prime minister's speech was pure electoral propagandahacer propaganda de un producto/espectáculo to advertise a product/showme regalaron un llavero de propaganda they gave me a key ring with their name ( o logo etc) on itla revista no trae más que propaganda the magazine has nothing but advertisements in itrepartía propaganda de la agencia de viajes she was handing out advertising leaflets o fliers for the travel agent'sa ver cuando lo conocemos, le has hecho tanta propaganda ( fam); when are we going to meet him? you've talked so much about him* * *
propaganda sustantivo femeninoa) (Pol) propagandab) (Com, Marketing) advertising;
repartir propaganda to hand out advertising leaflets
propaganda sustantivo femenino
1 (política) propaganda
propaganda electoral, election propaganda
2 (comercial) advertising: el buzón siempre está lleno de propaganda, my mailbox is always full of junk mail
' propaganda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
octavilla
- prospecto
- publicidad
- cartel
- repartir
- volante
English:
advertising
- build-up
- direct-mail advertising
- junk mail
- mail
- plug
- propaganda
- propagandize
- sales brochure
- build
- junk
* * *propaganda nf1. [publicidad] advertising;hacer propaganda de algo to advertise sth;un folleto de propaganda an advertising leaflet2. [prospectos] publicity leaflets;[por correo] junk mail;repartir propaganda to distribute advertising leaflets;[en la calle] to hand out advertising leaflets propaganda electoral [folletos] election literature; [anuncios, emisiones] election campaign advertising3. [política, religiosa] propaganda* * *f1 de producto advertising2 POL propaganda* * *propaganda nf1) : propaganda2) publicidad: advertising* * *1. (publicidad) advertisingel municipio no necesita propaganda para atraer a los turistas the village doesn't need advertising to attract tourists2. (material) leaflets3. (política) propaganda -
10 consejero
adj.counselling, advisory.m.adviser, assessor, mentor, advisor.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (asesor) adviser, advisor, counsellor2 PLÍTICA councillor3 (de un consejo de administración) member (of a board of directors)\ser buen,-na consejero,-a familiar to give sound adviceconsejero delegado managing directorconsejero técnico technical adviser* * *(f. - consejera)nounadviser, counselor* * *consejero, -aSM / F1) (=asesor) adviser2) (Téc) consultant; (Com) director; [en comisión] member of a board etcconsejero/a de publicidad — advertising consultant
consejero/a delegado/a — managing director, chief executive officer (EEUU)
consejero/a militar — military adviser
3) [de autonomía] minister in a regional government* * *- ra masculino, femenino1) ( asesor) adviser2) (Adm, Com) director3) (Gob, Pol) ( en Esp) minister ( in certain autonomous governments)4) ( en embajada) counselor** * *= adviser [advisor, -USA], counsellor [counselor, -USA], mentor.Ex. Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.Ex. Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.----* consejero del consejo privado = privy councillor.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* consejero sobre salidas profesionales = career advisor, career counsellor.* * *- ra masculino, femenino1) ( asesor) adviser2) (Adm, Com) director3) (Gob, Pol) ( en Esp) minister ( in certain autonomous governments)4) ( en embajada) counselor** * *= adviser [advisor, -USA], counsellor [counselor, -USA], mentor.Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.* consejero del consejo privado = privy councillor.* consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.* consejero sobre salidas profesionales = career advisor, career counsellor.* * *consejero -ramasculine, feminineA (asesor) advisermi hermano es buen consejero my brother gives sound adviceconsejero matrimonial marriage guidance counselorCompuesto:chief executiveD (en una embajada) counselor** * *
consejero◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino
b) (Adm, Com) director
consejero,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Pol councillor
2 Com consejero delegado, managing director
3 (consultor) adviser
' consejero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
consejera
- consejería
- guía
English:
adviser
- counselor
- guide
* * *consejero, -a nm,f1. [en asuntos personales] adviser, counsellor;[en asuntos técnicos] adviser, consultant;es buena/mala consejera she gives sound/bad adviceconsejero matrimonial marriage guidance counsellor2. [de un consejo de administración] member of the board, directorCom consejero delegado chief executive, esp Br managing director, US chief executive officerel consejero de prensa the press officer* * *m, consejera f1 adviser3 Espminister* * *consejero, -ra n: adviser, counselor* * *consejero n adviser -
11 contra
adv.athwart.prep.1 against.un jarabe contra la tos a cough syrupen contra againstestar en contra de algo, estar contra algo to be opposed to somethingeso va contra el reglamento that's against regulations2 versus.f.opposing view, con.* * *1 against2 for3 (enfrente) facing, opposite1 familiar drawback, snag1 gosh!, good grief!\en contra againsten contra de lo que... contrary to...llevar la contra a alguien to contradict somebody, disagree with somebodyopinar en contra to disagree* * *prep.* * *SF* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *I1)a) (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo puso contra la pared/la ventana — he put it against the wall/by the window
b) ( con sentido de oposición) againstuna vacuna contra la gripe — a flu o an anti-flu vaccine
c) (en locs)un gol en contra — (RPl) an own goal
en contra de — ( opuesto a) against; ( contrariamente a) contrary to
2)a) (Fin)b) (Com) ( a cambio de)II1) (esp AmL fam) ( dificultad) snagllevar la contra — contrario I 3)
2) (Col) ( antídoto) antidote3) (Pol, Hist)a) ( grupo)IIIla contra — the Contras (pl)
* * *contra1= against, versus (vs - abreviatura), anti.Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.* acción contra el fuego = fire response.* a favor y en contra = pro and con.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* carrera contra el tiempo = race against time, race against the clock.* carrera contra reloj = race against time, race against the clock.* contra el cáncer = anticancer.* contra el deseo de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra el reumatismo = anti-rheumatism.* contra el viento = upwind.* contra fuerzas superiores = against (all/the) odds.* contra la ansiedad = anti-anxiety.* contra la pared = up against the wall, with + Posesivo + back against the wall, against a/the wall.* contra las cuerdas = against the ropes.* contra la voluntad de Alguien = against + Posesivo + will.* contra los dioses = against (all/the) odds.* contra (todo) pronóstico = against (all/the) odds.* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo = against all risks.* contra una pared = against a/the wall.* contra viento y marea = at all costs, against (all/the) odds, at any cost, at any price, come hell or high water.* en contra = counterpoint, against.* en contra de la guerra = antiwar [anti-war].* en contra de la opinión general = contrary to popular belief.* en contra de la raza blanca = anti-white [antiwhite].* en contra de la raza negra = antiblack [anti-black].* en contra de las circunstancias = against circumstances.* estar a favor o en contra = be for or against.* estar en contra de = be against.* hablar en contra de = speak against.* hacer objeciones contra = urge against.* ir a contra reloj = race against + time, race against + the clock.* ir en contra de = contravene, fly in + the face of, go against, militate against, stand in + contrast to, tell against, be at odds with, work at + cross purposes, be at cross purposes, be contrary to, set against, run + counter to, run + contrary to, be at loggerheads with, argue against, stand in + sharp contrast to, run up against, turn against, speak against, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* ir en contra del reloj = race against + the clock.* ir en contra del tiempo = race against + the clock.* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios = violate + principle.* luchar contra corriente = labour + against the grain.* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.* militar contra = militate against.* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = stay on + the right side of, keep on + the right side of.* no tener nada en contra de Algo = have + no quarrel about + Nombre.* ponerse en contra de = turn against.* por contra = in contrast.* predispuesto en contra de = disposed against.* probabilidades en contra de = odds against.* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo = take + sides.* pros y contras = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], ins and outs, pros and cons.* pros (y/o) contras = merits (and/or) demerits, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* pruebas en contra = evidence to the contrary.* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas = electrical security.* tener pros y contras = be a mixed blessing.* utilizar en contra = set against.* viento en contra = headwind.* volverse en contra de = turn against.* * *A1 (indicando posición, dirección) againstlo estrellaron contra la puerta they threw him against the doornos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a treenadar contra la corriente to swim against the currentpuso el escritorio contra la ventana he put the desk under o by o in front of o next to the window2 (con sentido de oposición) againstdos contra uno two against onela lucha contra la tiranía/la ignorancia the struggle against tyranny/ignoranceuna vacuna contra la gripe a flu o an anti-flu vaccineuna política contra la discriminación racial a policy to combat racial discriminationcontra lo que opinan todos contrary to what everyone thinks3 ( en locs):en contra againstyo estoy en contra I'm against it40 votos a favor y 23 en contra 40 votes for and 23 againstun gol en contra ( RPl); an own goalen contra de: está en contra de mis principios it's against my principlesen contra nuestra or de nosotros against usse pronunciaron en contra de estas medidas they announced that they were opposed to these measuresB1 ( Fin):un cheque girado contra el Banco de Pando a check drawn on the Banco de Pando2 ( Com)(a cambio de): contra presentación/entrega de este vale on presentation/surrender of this voucherenvíos contra reembolso parcels sent cash on deliveryllevarle la contra a algn: a ella no le gusta que le lleven la contra she doesn't like to be contradictedsiempre tiene que llevarme la contra she always has to disagreelo hace sólo por llevar la contra he does it just to be difficultB ( Col) (antídoto) antidote12* * *
contra preposición
against;
nos estrellamos contra un árbol we crashed into a tree;
dos contra uno two against one;
yo estoy en contra I'm against it;
40 votos en contra 40 votes against;
en contra de ( opuesto a) against;
( contrariamente a) contrary to
■ sustantivo femenino
◊ llevarle la contra a algn to contradict sb
c) (Pol, Hist) ( grupo):
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( individuo) Contra rebel
■ sustantivo masculino See Also→◊ pro
contra
I preposición
1 (oposición) against
estar en contra de algo, to be against sthg
nadie dijo nada en contra, no one disagreed
2 (apoyado en) against
3 (cuando indica colisión física) into
II f Pol (grupo contrarrevolucionario) contra
♦ Locuciones: los pros y los contras, the pros and cons
' contra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominar
- animosidad
- apelar
- atentar
- atentado
- azuzar
- blasfemar
- bloque
- cabeza
- cargar
- chocar
- combatir
- conjurarse
- corriente
- cuerda
- darse
- declararse
- defender
- derecha
- despotricar
- efectiva
- efectivo
- eficaz
- embestir
- empotrar
- enfrente
- envío
- estampar
- estamparse
- estrellar
- estrellarse
- exaltada
- exaltado
- impacto
- imponer
- indisponer
- injuria
- inoculación
- interponer
- juventud
- legal
- manifestarse
- mutar
- mutarse
- oponerse
- oposición
- pared
- predisponer
- preservar
- prevenir
English:
accusation
- against
- agitate
- aid
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- argue
- argument
- attack
- attempt
- avoid
- back
- barge into
- belief
- bias
- biased
- blast
- blitz
- bump
- bump into
- campaign
- cannon
- career
- cash
- charge
- charity
- claim
- clamp down
- clash
- clock
- clutch
- combat
- come out
- con
- contra
- contrary
- counter
- crack
- crack down
- crackdown
- crash
- crime
- decide
- demonstrate
- discriminate
- fight
- find
- for
- foul
- from
* * *♦ nfla Contra the Contras♦ nmfContra (rebel)* * *I prp against;en contra de against;en contra againstII f fig:llevar ohacer la contra a alguien contradict s.o.* * *contra nf2)llevar la contra a : to oppose, to contradictcontra nm: conlos pros y los contras: the pros and conscontra prep: against* * *contra1 n drawbackcontra2 prep1. (en general) against2. (con chocar, etc) into3. (con tirar, etc) at4. (con caerse, etc) on5. (tratamiento) for6. (en deportes) versus -
12 propagandístico
adj.propaganda, advertising, publicity, propagandist.* * *ADJ1) (Pol) propaganda antes de s2) (Com) advertising antes de s* * *- ca adjetivoa) (Pol) propaganda (before n)b) (Com, Marketing) publicity (before n), advertising (before n)* * *- ca adjetivoa) (Pol) propaganda (before n)b) (Com, Marketing) publicity (before n), advertising (before n)* * *propagandístico -ca* * *propagandístico, -a adj1. [de producto] advertising;campaña propagandística advertising campaign2. [de ideas políticas o religiosas] propaganda;actividad propagandística propaganda activity -
13 jefe
adj.chief, top.m.1 boss, principal, chief, manager.2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.4 boss.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 boss, head, chief3 PLÍTICA leader4 MILITAR officer in command5 (de una tribu) chief► interjección ¡jefe!1 familiar waiter!1 familiar the old lady, the wife\jefe de cocina chefjefe de estación station masterjefe de Estado Head of Statejefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staffjefe de redacción editor in chiefjefe de taller foremanjefe de ventas sales managerjefe supremo commander-in-chief* * *(f. - jefa)noun1) boss2) head3) chief* * *jefe, -aSM / F1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?
jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar
jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress
jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer
jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess
jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress
jefe/a de cocina — head chef
jefe/a de equipo — team leader
jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager
jefe/a de estado — head of state
jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff
jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies
jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader
jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer
jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager
jefe/a de obras — site manager
jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress
jefe/a de personal — personnel manager
jefe/a de pista — ringmaster
jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager
jefe/a de producción — production manager
jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol
jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager
jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief
jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress
jefe/a de taller — foreman
jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)
jefe/a de ventas — sales manager
jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive
jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief
2) [como apelativo]¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *
sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss
* * *a) ( superior) bossb) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leaderd) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.----* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.* jefe de cocina = chef.* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.* jefe de espías = spymaster.* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.* jefe de milicia = warlord.* jefe de oficina = office manager.* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* jefe de prensa = press officer.* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.* jefe de sección = section head.* jefe de taller = overseer.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *a) ( superior) bossb) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leaderd) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)* * *= boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.* editor jefe = editor-in-chief.* jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.* jefe de cocina = chef.* jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.* jefe de espías = spymaster.* jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.* jefe de facturación = billing clerk.* jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.* jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).* jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).* jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.* jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.* jefe de milicia = warlord.* jefe de oficina = office manager.* jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.* jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.* jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.* jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.* jefe de prensa = press officer.* jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.* jefe de sección = section head.* jefe de taller = overseer.* jefe militar = army official, army officer.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.* * *jefe -famasculine, feminine1 (superior) boss2 (de una sección, un departamento) head3 (de una tribu) chief4 (de un partido, una banda) leaderCompuestos:● jefe/jefa de bomberosfire chief● jefe/jefa de cocinachef● jefe/jefa de departamentohead of department● jefe/jefa de estaciónstationmaster● jefe/jefa de Estadohead of state● jefe/jefa de Estado MayorChief of Staff● jefe/jefa de estudiosdirector of studies● jefe/jefa de filasgroup leader● jefe/jefa de gobierno(primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president● jefe/jefa de la guerrillaguerrilla leader● jefe/jefa de la oposiciónleader of the opposition● jefe/jefa de la policíachief of police● jefe/jefa de los espíasspymaster● jefe/jefa de máquinaschief engineer● jefe/jefa de negociadohead of section, head of department● jefe/jefa de oficinachief clerk, office manager● jefe/jefa de personalpersonnel manager● jefe/jefa de plantafloor manager● jefe/jefa de producciónproduction manager● jefe/jefa de productoproduct manager● jefe/jefa de redaccióneditor-in-chief● jefe/jefa de secciónsection head● jefe/jefa de seguridadchief of security● jefe/jefa de tallersupervisor, foreman● jefe/jefa de trenhead conductor, train manager ( BrE)● jefe/jefa de ventassales manager* * *
jefe◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino
jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
jefe de redacción editor-in-chief
( de sección) head;
( de tribu) chiefc) (Pol) leader;◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government
jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 boss
Com manager
jefe de estación, station master
jefe de informativos, news editor
jefe de personal, personnel manager
jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
jefe de ventas, sales manager
2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
jefe de Estado, Head of State
3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
' jefe' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arder
- bailar
- bebida
- cabestro
- congraciarse
- definitivamente
- encima
- faltar
- gastar
- gusano
- jefa
- mondarse
- patrón
- patrona
- patrono
- quemada
- quemado
- redactor
- redactora
- sapo
- sheriff
- tal
- trinar
- abajo
- canciller
- citar
- comandante
- condición
- enfermero
- facultar
- mandar
- pensar
- plantear
- quedar
- rabiar
- robar
- salir
- ver
English:
absence
- abuse
- anybody
- approachable
- around
- ask for
- bluster
- boss
- busywork
- by
- by-product
- chancellor
- chief
- chieftain
- clear
- comeback
- cow
- deal with
- departmental
- deputy
- discount
- doormat
- edit
- even
- expect
- forceful
- foreman
- forge
- frustrated
- grievance
- guard
- head
- higher-up
- imagine
- in
- initially
- leader
- manager
- marshal
- mate
- of
- pass over
- pat
- pool
- postmaster
- promise
- Secretary of State
- sister
- staff nurse
- take over
* * *jefe, -a nm,f1. [persona al mando] boss;[de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Milen jefe in-chief;Méx Famcomo jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the placejefe de bomberos fire chief;jefe de cocina chef;jefe de compras purchasing manager;jefe de estación stationmaster;jefe de Estado head of state;jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;jefe de estudios director of studies;Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];jefe de gabinete chief of staff;jefe de gobierno prime minister;una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;jefe de prensa press officer;jefe de producción production manager;jefe de producto product line manager;jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;jefe de proyecto project manager;jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;jefe de sección departmental head o chief;jefe de ventas sales managerjefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac* * *3 Méx fam:mi jefe my dad fam ;mi jefa my mom fam* * *jefe, -fa n1) : chief, head, leaderjefe de bomberos: fire chief2) : boss* * *jefe n2. (de un grupo) head3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader4. (de una tribu) chief -
14 tratado
adj.processed.m.1 treaty (convenio).tratado de Libre Comercio NAFTA Treaty (entre EE.UU., Canadá y México)tratado de paz peace treaty2 treatise (escrito).past part.past participle of spanish verb: tratar.* * *1 (pacto) treaty2 (estudio) treatise* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Com) agreement; (Pol) treaty, pact2) (=libro) treatise* * *1) (Der, Pol) treaty2) ( libro) treatise* * *= tract, treatise, treaty.Ex. This volume was written as a tract to promote the use of microcards.Ex. The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.Ex. Form headings are sometimes suggested -- for example, in the case of laws and treaties.----* bien tratado = well represented.* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte) = NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).* ratificar un tratado = ratify + treaty.* tratado armamentístico = arms treaty.* Tratado de Ginebra, el = Geneva Convention, the.* tratado de paz = peace treaty.* Tratado de Roma, el = Treaty of Rome, the, Rome Treaty, the.* tratado matemático = mathematical treatise.* * *1) (Der, Pol) treaty2) ( libro) treatise* * *= tract, treatise, treaty.Ex: This volume was written as a tract to promote the use of microcards.
Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.Ex: Form headings are sometimes suggested -- for example, in the case of laws and treaties.* bien tratado = well represented.* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte) = NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).* ratificar un tratado = ratify + treaty.* tratado armamentístico = arms treaty.* Tratado de Ginebra, el = Geneva Convention, the.* tratado de paz = peace treaty.* Tratado de Roma, el = Treaty of Rome, the, Rome Treaty, the.* tratado matemático = mathematical treatise.* * *A (Der, Pol) treatyfirmar un tratado to sign a treatyel Tratado de Roma the Treaty of RomeCompuestos:trade agreementfree trade treaty, free trade agreementpeace treatyB (libro) treatise* * *
Del verbo tratar: ( conjugate tratar)
tratado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
tratado
tratar
tratado sustantivo masculino
1 (Der, Pol) treaty;
2 ( libro) treatise
tratar ( conjugate tratar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( intentar) to try;
tratadoé de que no vuelva a suceder I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen again
2 [obra/libro/película] tratado de algo to be about sth;
tratado sobre algo to deal with sth;◊ la conferencia tratadoá sobre medicina alternativa the lecture will deal with alternative medicine
3 (tener contacto, relaciones) tratado con algn to deal with sb;
verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal/instrumento› to treat;
2 ( frecuentar):
3 ‹tema/asunto› to discuss, to deal with
4a) (Med) to treat
tratarse verbo pronominal
1 tratadose con algn ( ser amigo de) to be friendly with sb;
( alternar) to socialize o mix with sb;
2 (+ compl) ( recípr):
3 (Med) to have o undergo treatment
4◊ tratarse de (en 3a pers)
◊ ¿de qué se trata? what's it about?
◊ se trata de participar, no de ganar it's a question of taking part, not of winning;
solo porque se trata de ti just because it's you
tratado sustantivo masculino
1 (ensayo, libro) treatise
2 (acuerdo, pacto) treaty
tratar
I verbo transitivo
1 (portarse) to treat
2 (cuidar) to look after, care: trátame el libro bien, look after my book
3 (dirigirse a una persona) address: nos tratamos de tú, we call each other "tú" o we're on first name terms
4 (considerar, llamar) me trató de tonto, he called me stupid
5 (someter a un proceso) to treat
6 (someter a tratamiento médico) to treat: le tienen que tratar la artritis, they have to treat his arthritis
7 (tener relación social) la he tratado muy poco, I don't know her very well
8 (considerar, discutir) to deal with: no hemos tratado la cuestión, we haven't discussed that subject
II verbo intransitivo 1 tratar de, (un libro, una película) to be about: ¿de qué trata?, what is it about?
2 (intentar) to try [de, to]
3 Com tratar en, to trade in o with 4 tratar con, (negociar) to negotiate with
' tratado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
firma
- marcar
- OTAN
- ratificar
- suscribir
- tratar
- concluir
- redacción
- redactar
- violar
English:
claim
- confirm
- confirmation
- discourse
- final
- NATO
- peace
- stir
- treatise
- treaty
- ultimately
- deal
- hard
- tract
* * *tratado nm1. [convenio] treatyTratado de Libre Comercio [en general] free trade agreement; [entre EE.UU., Canadá y México] NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement;el Tratado de Maastricht the Maastricht Treaty;tratado de paz peace treaty;tratado de no proliferación non-proliferation treaty;el Tratado de Roma the Treaty of Rome2. [escrito] treatise* * *m espPOL treaty* * *tratado nm1) : treatise2) : treaty* * * -
15 junta
f.1 committee.junta directiva board of directorsjunta de gobierno = government and administrative body in certain autonomous regionsjunta militar military junta2 meeting.junta (general) de accionistas shareholders' meetingjunta general extraordinaria extraordinary general meeting3 joint (juntura).junta de culata gasket4 board, junta.5 autonomous government.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: juntar.* * *1 (reunión) meeting, assembly, conference2 (conjunto de personas) board, council, committee3 (sesión) session, sitting4 (militar) junta5 (punto de unión) joint\junta administrativa administrative boardjunta de accionistas shareholders' meetingjunta de empresa works counciljunta directiva board of directorsjunta militar military juntajunta de culata gasket* * *1. noun f.1) board2) meeting, assembly3) joint2. f., (m. - junto)* * *SF1) (=reunión) meetingcelebrar o convocar una junta — to hold a meeting
junta general extraordinaria — extraordinary general meeting, special meeting (EEUU)
2) (=comité) [gen] council, committee; (Com, Econ) boardjunta de portavoces — (Parl) House business committee
3) (Mil) junta4) Esp (Pol) name given to the governments of some autonomous areas in Spain5) (Téc) (=acoplamiento) joint; (=arandela) washer, gasketjunta cardán, junta universal — universal joint
6) LAm (=amistad)* * *1)a) (comité, comisión) board, committee; ( de empresa) board; ( reunión) meetingcelebrar/convocar una junta de accionistas — to hold/call a shareholders' meeting
b) ( de militares) junta2) (Mec) ( acoplamiento) joint; ( para cerrar herméticamente) gasket3) (CS pey) ( amistad) association* * *= board, bond, joint, seal.Ex. The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.Ex. Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.Ex. Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.Ex. It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.----* junta de dirección = board of directors.* junta de facultad = faculty board.* junta estanca = seal.* junta militar = military junta, junta.* reparación de la junta de culata = head work.* reparación de las juntas de los ladrillos = pointing.* reunión de la junta directiva = board meeting.* * *1)a) (comité, comisión) board, committee; ( de empresa) board; ( reunión) meetingcelebrar/convocar una junta de accionistas — to hold/call a shareholders' meeting
b) ( de militares) junta2) (Mec) ( acoplamiento) joint; ( para cerrar herméticamente) gasket3) (CS pey) ( amistad) association* * *= board, bond, joint, seal.Ex: The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.* junta de dirección = board of directors.* junta de facultad = faculty board.* junta estanca = seal.* junta militar = military junta, junta.* reparación de la junta de culata = head work.* reparación de las juntas de los ladrillos = pointing.* reunión de la junta directiva = board meeting.* * *Junta Autonómica (↑ junta a1)A1 (comité, comisión) board, committee2 (de una empresa) board3 (reunión) meeting4 (de militares) juntajunta militar military juntaCompuestos:stockholders’ o shareholders’ meetingcelebraron/convocaron una junta de accionistas they held/called a shareholders' meetingdistrict councilnuclear energy commission(en Ur) provincial governmentmembers' meetingboard of directorsCompuestos:universal jointcompensation jointhead gasket● junta de dilatación or de expansiónexpansion jointuniversal jointlas malas juntas bad company* * *
Del verbo juntar: ( conjugate juntar)
junta es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
junta
juntar
junta sustantivo femenino
1
( de empresa) board;
( reunión) meeting;
2 (Mec) ( acoplamiento) joint;
( para cerrar herméticamente) gasket
juntar ( conjugate juntar) verbo transitivo
‹ dinero› to save (up);◊ junta sellos (esp AmL) to collect stamps
juntarse verbo pronominal
1 [ personas]
c) ( como pareja) to live together;
2
junto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (reunido, acompañado, a un tiempo) together: vivimos juntos, we live together
todos juntos, all together
2 (próximos) tiene los ojos muy juntos, his eyes are very close together
dos mesas juntas, two tables side by side
II adverbio junto
1 (cerca de) junto a, next to
2 (en colaboración con, además de) junto con, together with
junta sustantivo femenino
1 (reunión) meeting, assembly
Pol junta de gobierno, cabinet meeting
2 (grupo de dirección) board, committee
junta directiva, board of directors
3 Mil junta
4 Téc joint
junta de dilatación, expansion joint
juntar verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join, put together: juntaremos las sillas, we'll put the chairs together
(ensamblar) to assemble
2 (reunir a personas) quiere juntar a toda la familia, she wants to get all her family together
(reunir animales) to round up
4 (coleccionar) to collect
5 (una cantidad de dinero) to raise
' junta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
directiva
- directivo
- enfrente
- sanedrín
- sesión
- vocal
- comité
- director
- junto
- reunir
- seleccionador
English:
board
- directorate
- district council
- fellow
- joint
- meeting
- member
- universal joint
- federal
- gasket
- get
- junta
- washer
* * *junta nf1. [grupo, comité] committee;[de empresa, examinadores] board junta arbitral arbitration panel; Urug junta departamental provincial government;junta directiva board of directors;junta electoral electoral board;junta de gobierno [de universidad] senate, governing body;junta militar military junta;junta municipal town o local council2. [reunión] meetingjunta de accionistas shareholders' meeting;junta general de accionistas shareholders' meeting;junta general anual annual general meeting;junta general extraordinaria extraordinary general meeting;junta de portavoces = meeting of the party spokespersons in a parliament or council to discuss a particular issue;junta de vecinos residents' meeting4. [juntura] jointjunta cardánica universal joint;junta de culata gasket;junta de dilatación expansion joint;junta esférica ball joint;junta de solape lap joint;junta universal universal joint* * *f1 POL (regional) government2 militar junta3 COM board4 ( sesión) meeting5 TÉC joint* * *junta nf1) : board, committeejunta directiva: board of directors2) reunión: meeting, session3) : junta4) : joint, gasket* * *junta n1. (reunión) meeting2. (comité) committee -
16 ejecutivo
adj.executive.m.executive, exec, business executive, officer.* * *► adjetivo1 executive2 (rápido) prompt► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 executive1 (gobierno) the government■ las propuestas del Ejecutivo han sido rechazadas por los sindicatos the Government's proposals have been rejected by the unions\poder ejecutivo the executive* * *(f. - ejecutiva)noun adj.* * *ejecutivo, -a1. ADJ1) [función, poder] executive2) (=urgente) [petición] pressing, insistent; [respuesta] prompt; [negocio] urgent, immediate2.SM (Pol) executive3.SM / F (Com) executiveejecutivo/a de cuentas — account executive
ejecutivo/a de ventas — sales executive
* * *I- va adjetivo <función/comisión> executiveII- va masculino, femenino1) (Adm, Com) executive2) ejecutivo masculino (Gob) executive* * *= executive, business executive, administrative, administrator, corporate executive, exec, executive.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.Ex. The trustee was generally male, 'past his prime', white, Protestant, well educated, wealthy, a member of the social elite, and usually a member of a profession or a business executive.Ex. There is now the highest number of women in top administrative positions than there has been before: 54 women out of a total of 111 directorships.Ex. With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.Ex. There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.Ex. Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.----* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunting, executive search.* director ejecutivo = chief executive.* ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.* ejecutivo superior = top executive.* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunter.* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.* secretario ejecutivo = executive secretary.* * *I- va adjetivo <función/comisión> executiveII- va masculino, femenino1) (Adm, Com) executive2) ejecutivo masculino (Gob) executive* * *el ejecutivo= Executive, theEx: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire.
= executive, business executive, administrative, administrator, corporate executive, exec, executive.Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
Ex: The trustee was generally male, 'past his prime', white, Protestant, well educated, wealthy, a member of the social elite, and usually a member of a profession or a business executive.Ex: There is now the highest number of women in top administrative positions than there has been before: 54 women out of a total of 111 directorships.Ex: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.Ex: There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunting, executive search.* director ejecutivo = chief executive.* ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.* ejecutivo superior = top executive.* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos = headhunter.* poder ejecutivo = chief executive, executive arm, executive power.* poder ejecutivo, el = Executive, the.* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.* secretario ejecutivo = executive secretary.* * *masculine, feminineejecutivo de ventas sales executiveBel jefe del ejecutivo the head of the government o the executive* * *
ejecutivo 1◊ -va adjetivo ‹función/comisión› executive
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (Bot, Com) executive
ejecutivo 2 sustantivo masculino (Gob) executive
ejecutivo,-a
I adjetivo executive
el consejo ejecutivo, the executive council
II sustantivo masculino executive
' ejecutivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejecutiva
- alto
English:
executive
- high-powered
- hotshot
- MD
- managing director
- take
* * *ejecutivo, -a♦ adjexecutive♦ nm,f[persona] executive;ejecutivo agresivo thrusting executive;un alto ejecutivo de la compañía a top executive of the companyejecutivo de cuentas account executive;ejecutivo de marketing marketing executive;ejecutivo de ventas sales executive♦ nmPolfuentes del ejecutivo government sources* * *I adj executive;el poder ejecutivo POL the executiveII m1 executive;alto ejecutivo top executive2:el Ejecutivo the government* * *ejecutivo, -va adj & n: executive* * *ejecutivo adj n executive -
17 derecha
f.1 right, right-hand side (contrario de izquierda).a la derecha (de) to the right (of)a mi/vuestra derecha on my/your right(-hand side)girar a la derecha to turn right2 right (wing) (politics).3 right wing.* * *1 (mano) right hand2 (lugar) right3 la derecha PLÍTICA the right, the right wing► interjección ¡derecha!1 MILITAR right turn!\ser de derechas to be right-wing* * *1. noun f. 2. f., (m. - derecho)* * *SF1) (=lado derecho)se sentó a la derecha del embajador — he sat on the right o to the right of the ambassador
3) Esp(Pol) extremo II, 2.* * *1)a) ( lado derecho) rightpor la derecha — <conducir/caminar> on the right
no hago/hace nada a derechas — (Esp fam) I/he can't do anything right
b) ( mano derecha) right hand2) (Pol)un político de derecha or (Esp) derechas — a right-wing politician
* * *= right hand.Ex. The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.----* a la derecha = at the right.* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* alinear a la derecha = justify + right.* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* comillas de la derecha = right-hand quotation mark.* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de derechas = right-wing.* derecha, la = right, the, right wing, the.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* esquina inferior derecha = right bottom corner, bottom right.* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.* extrema derecha = far right.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* hemisferio cerebral derecho = right cerebral hemisphere.* hemisferio derecho = right hemisphere.* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* lado derecho = right-hand side.* lado derecho, el = right side, the.* mano derecha = right hand.* parte inferior derecha = lower right.* partido de derechas = right wing party.* retrovisor derecho = side-view mirror.* truncamiento hacia la derecha = right-hand truncation.* * *1)a) ( lado derecho) rightpor la derecha — <conducir/caminar> on the right
no hago/hace nada a derechas — (Esp fam) I/he can't do anything right
b) ( mano derecha) right hand2) (Pol)un político de derecha or (Esp) derechas — a right-wing politician
* * *la derecha= right, the, right wing, theEx: The functions on the left side are used more frequently than those on the right.
Ex: Politically, the right wing favours private cultural initiative; the left wing wants state involvement in the arts.= right hand.Ex: The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
* a la derecha = at the right.* a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* alinear a la derecha = justify + right.* a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.* comillas de la derecha = right-hand quotation mark.* dar el brazo derecho = give + Posesivo + right arm.* dar la mano derecha = give + Posesivo + right arm.* de derechas = right-wing.* derecha, la = right, the, right wing, the.* desplazar hacia la derecha = inset.* esquina inferior derecha = right bottom corner, bottom right.* esquina superior derecha = upper right corner, upper right-hand corner.* extrema derecha = far right.* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha = left/right arrows.* hemisferio cerebral derecho = right cerebral hemisphere.* hemisferio derecho = right hemisphere.* jugar de extremo derecho = play + the left wing.* justificar a la derecha = justify + right.* lado derecho = right-hand side.* lado derecho, el = right side, the.* mano derecha = right hand.* parte inferior derecha = lower right.* partido de derechas = right wing party.* retrovisor derecho = side-view mirror.* truncamiento hacia la derecha = right-hand truncation.* * *A1 (lado derecho) rightla primera calle a la derecha the first street on the rightgira or tuerce a la derecha turn right, take a right ( colloq)el de la derecha the one on the right2 (mano derecha) right handcon la derecha with my/your/his right handB ( Pol):la derecha the Right* * *
derecha sustantivo femenino
1
dobla a la derecha turn right;
por la derecha ‹conducir/caminar› on the right;
mantenga su derecha keep to the right
2 (Pol):
un político de derecha or (Esp) derechas a right-wing politician
derecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (lado, acera, etc) right
2 (recto, erguido) upright, straight
3 (parte del cuerpo) right: le dolía el brazo derecho, her right arm was hurting
II sustantivo masculino
1 (petición o exigencia legítima) right: está usted en su derecho, you are within your rights
no tienes derecho a decirme eso, you have no the right to tell me that
derecho de admisión, right to refuse admission
los derechos del niño, children's rights
2 Jur (conjunto de leyes) law
derecho laboral/procesal, labour/procedural law
derecho penal, criminal law
3 (justicia) no hay derecho a que nos traten así, it's not fair to treat people like that
4 Com derechos, duties
derechos de autor, royalties
III adv (en línea recta) sigue todo derecho, go straight ahead
derecha sustantivo femenino
1 (mano) right hand
2 (lugar) right, right-hand side: giraron a la derecha, they turned to the right
3 Pol la derecha, the right: la derecha votó en contra de la propuesta, the right wing voted against the proposal
♦ Locuciones: a derechas, right, properly: últimamente no hago nada a derechas, I can't do anything right lately
a la derecha, to o on the right, on the right-hand side
Pol de derechas, right-wing: su familia es muy de derechas, his family has firm right-wing views
' derecha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- antepenúltima
- antepenúltimo
- bifurcación
- dcha.
- doblar
- embestir
- ir
- girar
- mano
- tirar
- a
- bocacalle
- derecho
- extremo
- giro
- próximo
- tomar
English:
bear
- end
- extreme
- far
- female
- give
- hand
- on
- right
- right-handed
- right-wing
- take
- to
- veer
- wing
- along
- branch
- filter
- fork
- inside
- keep
- next
- one
- outside
- sharp
- straight
- turn
* * *♦ nf1. [contrario de izquierda] right, right-hand side;el de la derecha es mi primo the one on the right is my cousin;a la derecha (de) to the right (of);la primera bocacalle a la derecha the first street on the right;a mi/vuestra derecha on my/your right(-hand side);girar a la derecha to turn right;prohibido girar a la derecha [en letrero] no right turn;Espno hacer nada a derechas to do nothing right2. [en política] right (wing);la derecha the right;3. [mano] right hand;[pierna] right leg;marcó con la derecha he scored with his right foot4. [en tenis] forehand5. [puerta]♦ interj[orden militar] right wheel!* * *f tbPOL right;de derechas POL right-wing, of the right;la derecha the right(-hand);a derechas right* * *derecha nf1) : right2) : right hand, right side3) : right wing, right (in politics)* * *derecha n1. (en general) right2. (mano) right hand3. (pie) right foot -
18 presidente
adj.president.f. & m.1 president, Head of State, president of the nation.2 president, chairperson, chairman, director general.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 PLÍTICA president2 (de una empresa - hombre) chairman, US president; (- mujer) chairwoman, US president3 (de un club, sociedad) president4 (de una reunión - hombre) chairman; (- mujer) chairwoman* * *(f. - presidenta)noun1) president2) chairperson, chairman / chairwoman* * *presidente, -aSM / F (SF a veces presidente)1) (Pol, Com) [de país, asociación] president; [de comité, reunión] chair, chairperson, chairman/chairwoman; Esp (Pol) (tb: Presidente del Gobierno) prime minister; [de la cámara] speakercandidato a presidente — (Pol) presidential candidate
es candidato a presidente de Cruz Roja/del Real Madrid — he is a candidate for the presidency of the Red Cross/he is a candidate to be chairman of the board of Real Madrid
presidente/a de honor — honorary president
presidente/a vitalicio/a — president for life
2) (Jur) (=magistrado) presiding magistrate; (=juez) presiding judge3) LAm (=alcalde) mayorPRESIDENTE DEL GOBIERNO The head of the Spanish government, or Presidente del Gobierno, is elected not just by the winning party but by the entire Congreso de los Diputados following a general election. The Presidente is appointed for a four-year term and called upon by the King to form a cabinet. As in Britain, he has the power to call an early election, and can be forced to do so by a censure motion in the Congreso.* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Gob, Pol) presidentel presidente del gobierno — the premier, the prime minister
b) (de compañía, banco) president (AmE), chairman/-woman (BrE)c) (de reunión, comité, acto) chairperson, chaird) (Der) ( de tribunal) presiding judge/magistratee) ( de jurado) chairman/-woman* * *= chairman [chairmen, pl.], president, chief executive officer (CEO), Director-General, chief executive, chair, chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.].Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.Ex. Professor Freedman is president of the Library and Information Technology Association (formerly the Information Science and Automation Division) and a member of the ALA Council.Ex. The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.Ex. The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.Ex. The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.----* presidente del tribunal = presiding judge.* presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.* presidente de tribunal = chief justice.* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].* vicepresidente = vice-president.* * *- ta masculino, femeninoa) (Gob, Pol) presidentel presidente del gobierno — the premier, the prime minister
b) (de compañía, banco) president (AmE), chairman/-woman (BrE)c) (de reunión, comité, acto) chairperson, chaird) (Der) ( de tribunal) presiding judge/magistratee) ( de jurado) chairman/-woman* * *= chairman [chairmen, pl.], president, chief executive officer (CEO), Director-General, chief executive, chair, chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.].Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
Ex: Professor Freedman is president of the Library and Information Technology Association (formerly the Information Science and Automation Division) and a member of the ALA Council.Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.Ex: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.* presidente del tribunal = presiding judge.* presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.* presidente de tribunal = chief justice.* presidente electo = president-elect [president elect].* vicepresidente = vice-president.* * *masculine, feminineel presidente del gobierno the premier, the prime ministerPresidente de la Comisión Europea President of the European Commission3 (de una reunión, un comité, acto) chair, chairpersonpresidente de honor honorary president o chairman4 ( Der) (de un tribunal) presiding judge/magistrate5 (de un jurado) chairmanCompuesto:(en elecciones) chief canvasser ( AmE), chief scrutineer ( BrE); ( RPl) ( Educ) chairman ( of a panel of examiners)* * *
presidente◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) (Gob, Pol) president;
presidente,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Pol president
presidente del Gobierno, prime minister, premier
2 (de una empresa, reunión) (hombre) chairman, (mujer) chairwoman
' presidente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acosar
- actual
- dimitir
- electa
- electo
- función
- investir
- legislatura
- mesa
- presidenta
- propia
- propio
- protagonismo
- salva
- sanear
- señor
- argentino
- atentado
- autonómico
- calidad
- cargo
- entrante
- facultar
- mismo
- vitalicio
English:
amen
- articulate
- assistant
- assume
- austerity
- care
- chairman
- chairperson
- conspire
- contrive
- drastic
- dynamism
- elect
- entertain
- escort
- foreman
- honorary
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- intercede
- likelihood
- make
- mimic
- office
- oust
- override
- patron
- president
- propose
- report
- speaker
- chair
- chief
- first
- go
* * *presidente, -a nm,f1. [de nación] president;presidente (del Gobierno) prime minister2. [de asamblea, jurado] chairman, f chairwoman;[de empresa] chairman, f chairwoman, US president presidente de honor honorary president o chairman; RP [en exámenes] chairman, f chairwoman [of the panel]3. [del parlamento] speaker4. [de tribunal] presiding judgepresidente del tribunal supremo chief justice* * *chairman, Brmujer chairwoman; de comité chair* * *presidente, -ta n1) : president2) : chair, chairperson3) : presiding judge* * *1. (del estado) president -
19 centro
m.1 center.centro de atracción center of attractioncentro de gravedad center of gravitycentro de interés center of interestcentro de mesa centerpiececentro nervioso nerve centercentro óptico optic center2 center (establecimiento).centro de cálculo computer centercentro cívico community centercentro docente o de enseñanza educational institutioncentro recreativo leisure center3 city/town center.me voy al centro I'm going to towncentro ciudad o urbano city/town center (en letrero)4 center of the city, downtown, city centre.5 Centro.6 centrum.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: centrar.* * *1 centre (US center), middle2 (de ciudad) town centre, city centre, US downtown area■ me voy al centro I'm going into town, US I'm going downtown3 (asociación) centre (US center), association, institution4 DEPORTE cross, centre (US center)5 PLÍTICA centre (US center)\centro benéfico charitable organizationcentro ciudad city centre, US downtown areacentro comercial shopping centre, US mallcentro cultural cultural centre (US center)centro de atracción centre (US center) of attractioncentro de enseñanza educational institutioncentro de gravedad centre of gravitycentro de interés centre (US center) of interestcentro de mesa centrepiece (US centerpiece)centro docente educational institutioncentro sanitario hospital, clinicmedio centro DEPORTE centre (US center) halfpartido de centro PLÍTICA centre (US center) party* * *noun m.1) center2) downtown* * *1. SM1) (=medio) centre, center (EEUU)las regiones del centro del país — the central areas of the country, the areas in the centre of the country
pon el jarrón en el centro de la mesa — put the vase in the middle o centre of the table
2) [de ciudad] centre, center (EEUU)no se puede aparcar en el centro — you can't park in the centre (of town), you can't park downtown (EEUU)
un edificio del centro de Madrid — a building in the centre of Madrid o in Madrid town centre o (EEUU) in downtown Madrid
centro ciudad — city centre, town centre
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ir al centro — to go into town, go downtown (EEUU)3) (Pol) centre, center (EEUU)ser de centro — [persona] to be a moderate; [partido] to be in the centre
los partidos de centro izquierda — the parties of the centre left, the centre-left parties
4) (=foco) [de huracán] centre, center (EEUU); [de incendio] seatha sido el centro de varias polémicas últimamente — he has been at the centre o heart of various controversies lately
el gobierno se ha convertido en el centro de las críticas — the government has become the target of criticism
Zaire fue el centro del interés internacional — Zaire was the focus of o was at the centre of international attention
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ser el centro de las miradas, Roma es estos días el centro de todas las miradas — all eyes are on Rome at the moment5) (=establecimiento) centre, center (EEUU)dos alumnos han sido expulsados del centro — two students have been expelled from the school o centre
centro comercial — shopping centre, shopping mall
centro cultural — [en un barrio, institución] (local) arts centre; [de otro país] cultural centre
centro de abasto — Méx market
centro de acogida, centro de acogida de menores — children's home
centro de coordinación — [de la policía] operations room
centro (de determinación) de costos — (Com) cost centre
centro de enseñanza — [gen] educational institution; (=colegio) school
centro de enseñanza media, centro de enseñanza secundaria — secondary school
centro de jardinería — garden centre, garden center (EEUU)
centro de rastreo — (Astron) tracking centre
centro médico — [gen] medical establishment; (=hospital) hospital
centro penitenciario — prison, penitentiary (EEUU)
centro recreacional — Cuba, Ven sports centre, leisure centre
centro sanitario — = centro médico
centro universitario — (=facultad) faculty; (=universidad) university
6) (=población)centro turístico — (=lugar muy visitado) tourist centre; [diseñado para turistas] tourist resort
centro urbano — urban area, city
7) (=ropa) CAm (=juego) trousers and waistcoat, pants and vest (EEUU); And, Caribe (=enaguas) underskirt; And (=falda) thick flannel skirt2.SMF (Ftbl) centre•
delantero centro — centre-forward•
medio centro — centre-half* * *I1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•II1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•* * *= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.Ex. Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.Ex. The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex. And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex. The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.Ex. The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.----* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.* centro administrativo = administrative centre.* centro artístico = art(s) centre.* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).* centro cívico = civic centre.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.* centro comunitario = village hall.* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* centro de actividad = focal point.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* centro de audio = audio centre.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* centro de belleza = beauty centre.* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.* centro de computación = computing centre.* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.* centro de datos = data centre.* centro de deportes = sports centre.* centro de detención = detention centre.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* centro de distribución = distribution centre.* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* centro de, el = centre of, the.* centro de enseñanza = education centre.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* centro de estudios = study centre.* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.* centro de información = information agency, information centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).* centro de información laboral = job information centre.* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* centro de jardinería = garden centre.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* centro del campo = halfway line.* centro de Londres = Inner London.* centro del pueblo = town centre.* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro de mesa = epergne.* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.* centro deportivo = sports centre.* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.* centro de recursos = resource centre.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).* centro de referencia = reference centre.* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.* centro de salud = health centre.* centro de trabajo = workplace.* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro de veraneo = summer resort.* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.* centro educativo = educational centre.* centro electoral = polling district.* centro financiero = financial centre.* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.* centro informático = computing centre.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* centro litúrgico = church centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.* centro piloto = pilot centre.* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro regional = regional centre.* centro religioso = church centre.* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* del centro = middle.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* ir al centro = go + downtown.* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesita de centro = coffee table.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* un centro único = one stop shop.* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *I1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•II1)a) (Mat) center*b) ( área central) center*ir al centro de la ciudad — to go downtown (AmE), to go into town o into the town centre (BrE)
centro ciudad/urbano — downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE)
2) ( foco)a) ( de atención) center*b) (de actividades, servicios) center*un gran centro cultural/industrial — a major cultural/industrial center
un centro turístico — an tourist resort o center
3) (establecimiento, institución) center*4) (Pol) center*5) ( en fútbol) cross, center*•* * *= centre [center, -USA], core, hub, office, locus [loci, -pl.], focal point, operation, centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA], pivot.Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.* centro accesible mediante Telnet = Telnet-accesible site.* centro administrativo = administrative centre.* centro artístico = art(s) centre.* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC) = OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).* centro cívico = civic centre.* centro comercial = shopping centre, shopping precinct, mall of shops, shopping mall, mall, outlet mall, plaza.* centro comunitario = village hall.* centro coordinador = focal point, switching point, coordinating centre, hub.* centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro cultural = cultural centre, cultural institution, cultural venue.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* centro de actividad = focal point.* centro de adquisiciones = acquisition centre.* centro de análisis de la información = information analysis centre.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* centro de asesoramiento = counselling centre.* centro de asistencia social = welfare facility.* centro de atención = centre of attention, limelight, centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], centre stage, focus of concern, focus of interest, focus of attention, focus.* centro de atención al ciudadano = advice centre.* centro de audio = audio centre.* centro de ayuda al empleo = job-help centre.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* centro de belleza = beauty centre.* centro de cálculo = computer centre, computing centre, central computing facility.* centro de catalogación = cataloguing department.* centro de computación = computing centre.* centro de comunicaciones = communications hub.* centro de congresos = conference centre, convention centre.* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.* centro de coordinación = re-routing centre.* centro de datos = data centre.* centro de deportes = sports centre.* centro de detención = detention centre.* centro de día = day care centre, day centre.* centro de día para mayores = day centre for the elderly.* centro de distribución = distribution centre.* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).* centro de documentación = clearinghouse [clearing house], documentation centre, information centre, information unit, research centre.* centro de educación de adultos = adult learning centre, adult learner centre.* centro de educación infantil = early education centre.* centro de educación sanitaria = consumer health centre, consumer health information centre.* centro de, el = centre of, the.* centro de enseñanza = education centre.* centro de esquí artificial = dry ski centre.* centro de estudios = study centre.* Centro de Europa = Mitteleurope.* centro de gravedad = centre of gravity.* centro de información = information agency, information centre.* Centro de Información al Ciudadano = Public Information Center (PIC).* centro de información ciudadana = community information centre, neighbourhood information centre (NIC).* centro de información laboral = job information centre.* centro de información sectorial = sectoral information centre.* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.* centro de investigación = research centre, research unit.* centro de jardinería = garden centre.* centro de la ciudad = central city, downtown, city centre.* centro de las ciencias = science centre.* centro del campo = halfway line.* centro de Londres = Inner London.* centro del pueblo = town centre.* centro del visitante = visitor's centre.* centro de material didáctico escolar = school resource centre.* centro de menores = young offender institution.* centro de mesa = epergne.* centro de ocio = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro de orientación = referral centre.* centro de planificación familiar = family planning clinic, planned parenthood centre.* centro deportivo = sports centre.* centro de proceso de información = clearinghouse [clearing house].* centro de recepción de ovejas = sheep station.* centro de recepción y envío = shipping point.* centro de reciclado = recycling centre.* centro de recursos = resource centre.* centro de recursos multimedia = media resource centre.* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA) = learning hub, learning resource centre (LRC).* centro de referencia = reference centre.* centro de rehabilitación = rehabilitation clinic, rehabilitation centre.* centro de reinserción social = half-way house.* centro de salud = health centre.* centro de trabajo = workplace.* centro de vacaciones = resort, tourist resort.* centro de vacaciones costero = coastal resort, seaside resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro de veraneo = summer resort.* centro de veraneo costero = seaside resort, coastal resort.* centro educativo = educational centre.* centro electoral = polling district.* centro financiero = financial centre.* centro industrial = manufacturing centre.* centro informático = computing centre.* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.* centro litúrgico = church centre.* centro multimedia = library media centre, media centre.* centro multimedia escolar = school media centre, school library media centre.* centro municipal de información = local authority information outlet.* Centro Nacional de Préstamos = National Lending Centre.* centro neurálgico = powerhouse, power engine.* centro neurálgico, el = nerve centre, the.* centro penitenciario = penitentiary.* centro piloto = pilot centre.* centro recreativo = recreation centre, recreational centre.* centro regional = regional centre.* centro religioso = church centre.* centro social = community centre, village hall, social centre, drop-in centre, community hall.* centro social para veteranos de guerra = Veterans' centre.* centro turístico = tourist resort, resort, summer resort.* centro turístico costero = beachside resort, seaside resort, coastal resort, seaside tourist resort.* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.* centro urbano = downtown, city centre, town centre.* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.* del centro = middle.* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.* en el centro de = at the heart of.* en el mismo centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* hacia el centro de la ciudad = townward.* ir al centro = go + downtown.* justo en en centro (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* material del centro de recursos = resource centre material.* mesa de centro = coffee table.* mesita de centro = coffee table.* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia = ex-centric [excentric].* pasar a ser el centro de atención = take + centre stage.* pasar a ser el centro de atención = come into + focus.* período de prácticas en centros = practicum.* personal de un centro multimedia escolar = school media staff.* poner el centro de atención = put + focus.* ser el centro de atención = steal + the limelight, steal + the show, cut + a dash.* ser el centro de todas las miradas = cut + a dash.* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia = centric.* un centro único = one stop shop.* visita a centros profesionales = study tour.* zona del centro = midsection [mid-section].* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* * *A1 ( Mat) center*2 (área central) center*en el centro de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel terremoto afectó al centro del país the earthquake affected the central region o the center of the countrylos países del centro de Europa the countries of Central Europevive en pleno centro de la ciudad she lives right in the center of the town/citytengo que ir al centro a hacer unas compras I have to go downtown to do some shopping ( AmE), I have to go into town o into the town centre to do some shopping ( BrE)Compuestos:center* of gravitymidfieldcenterpiece*nerve center*center* of power(de una organización) nerve center*; (de una ciudad) heartB (foco)1 (de atención) center*ha sido el centro de todos los comentarios it has been the main talking pointfueron el centro de todas las miradas all eyes were on themse ha convertido estos días en el centro de interés it has become the focus of attention recentlyfue el centro de atracción durante la fiesta she was the center of attention at the partyha hecho de su marido el centro de su existencia she has centered her life around her husband2 (de actividades, servicios) center*centro administrativo administrative centerun gran centro cultural/industrial a major cultural/industrial centerCompuestos:center* of interest to touristscall center*operations center*, operations room ( BrE)urban center*, population center*holiday center*( AmL) leisure center*tourist resort o center*C (establecimiento, institución) center*el centro anglo-peruano the Anglo-Peruvian centerCompuestos:civic center*(en Esp) private school o college ( which receives a state subsidy)( Méx) marketcentro de acogidade animales abandonados animal sanctuarycentro de acogida de menores abandonados children's refugecentro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered womencentro de acogida de refugiados reception center* for refugeessupport center*primary care center*call center*user support center*help center*computer center*control center*conference center*coordination center*cost center*cultural center*detention center*spy headquartersprivate school, academymanagement center*information center*detention center*research center*, research establishmentspeech therapy clinic( Esp) high-tech leisure center*family planning clinicsports center*detention center*health center*service center*telecommunications center*space center*( frml); hospitalmedical center*( AmL) leisure center*leisure center*( frml); hospitalD ( Pol) center*E (en fútbol) tbcentro chut cross, center*F* * *
Del verbo centrar: ( conjugate centrar)
centro es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
centró es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
centrar
centro
centrar ( conjugate centrar) verbo transitivo
c) ‹atención/investigación/esfuerzos› centro algo en algo to focus sth on sth
verbo intransitivo (Dep) to center( conjugate center), cross
centrarse verbo pronominal centrose en algo [investigación/atención/esfuerzos] to focus o center( conjugate center) on sth
centro sustantivo masculino
◊ centro ciudad/urbano downtown (AmE), city/town centre (BrE);
ser el centro de atención to be the center of attention;
se convirtió en el centro de interés it became the focus of attention;
centro turístico tourist resort o center;
centro comercial shopping mall (AmE), shopping centre (BrE);
centro de llamadas call center (AmE) o centre (BrE);
centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( jugador) center( conjugate center);
centrar verbo transitivo
1 to centre, US center
2 (los esfuerzos, la atención) to concentrate, centre, US center
centro sustantivo masculino
1 middle, centre, US center
2 (de una ciudad) town centre
3 (institución) institution, centre, US center
4 Pol centre party
5 centro comercial, shopping centre
' centro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- Cesid
- CIS
- ciudad
- consejo
- delantera
- delantero
- docente
- foco
- gravedad
- media
- medio
- mitad
- neurálgica
- neurálgico
- ombligo
- retención
- almendra
- base
- blanco
- comercial
- deportivo
- diana
- hacia
- hípico
- lejos
- mesa
- mismo
- para
- polo
- posta
- preescolar
- rematar
- retirado
- señalización
- señalizar
- trámite
English:
accessible
- barrage
- central
- centre
- centre forward
- city
- community centre
- core
- delay
- downtown
- garden centre
- heart
- hub
- inner city
- institute
- leisure centre
- mall
- middle
- out
- revolve
- ROTC
- run across
- shopping centre
- slap
- space-centre
- spotlight
- teaching centre
- town
- village hall
- walk about
- welfare centre
- call
- center
- clinic
- coffee
- community
- conference
- control
- facility
- focal
- focus
- garden
- health
- holiday
- home
- inner
- leisure
- midtown
- plaza
- polling
* * *centro nm1. [área, punto central] centre;en el centro de la vía in the middle of the track;estaba en el centro de la muchedumbre she was in the middle of the crowd;las lluvias afectarán al centro del país the rain will affect the central region o centre of the country;la jardinería es el centro de su existencia her life revolves around gardeningcentro de atención centre of attention;centro de atracción centre of attraction;las playas son el centro de atracción para el turismo beaches are the main tourist attraction;centro de gravedad centre of gravity;centro de interés centre of interest;Fís centro de masa centre of mass;centro de mesa centrepiece;centro nervioso nerve centre;también Fig centro neurálgico nerve centre; Fís centro óptico optical centre2. [de ciudad] town centre;me voy al centro I'm going to town;tengo una casa en pleno centro I have a house right in the town centre;centro histórico = old (part of) town3. [económico, administrativo] centre;un importante centro financiero/cultural an important financial/cultural centrecentro turístico tourist resort4. [establecimiento, organismo] centre;[planta] plant, factory; [tienda] branch; [colegio] school Esp centro de acogida reception centre; Esp centro de acogida para mujeres maltratadas refuge for battered women;centro asistencial de día day care centre;centro de atención telefónica call centre;centro de cálculo computer centre;centro cívico community centre;Am centro comunal community centre; Am centro comunitario community centre;centro concertado state-subsidized (private) school;centro de control control centre;centro cultural cultural centre;centro demográfico centre of population;centro deportivo sports centre;centro de desintoxicación detoxification centre o clinic;centro de detención detention centre;centro docente educational institution;centro educativo educational institution;centro de enseñanza educational institution;centro espacial space centre;centro de estudios academy, school;centro excursionista hill-walking club;centro hospitalario hospital;centro de información information centre;centro de investigación research institute;Esp Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas = government body responsible for conducting opinion polls, sociological surveys etc;centro de llamadas call centre;Mil centro de mando command centre;centro médico medical centre;centro meteorológico weather centre;centro de negocios business centre;centro penitenciario prison, US penitentiary;centro de planificación familiar family planning clinic;centro regional regional office;centro de rehabilitación rehabilitation centre;centro de salud clinic, Br health centre;centro sanitario clinic, Br health centre;centro social community centre;centro de trabajo workplace;Am centro de tratamiento intensivo intensive care unit5. [en política] centre;un partido de centro a centre party;ser de centro to be at the centre of the political spectrumjuega en el centro del campo he plays in midfieldenvió un centro al área contraria he crossed the ball into the opposition's penalty area;consiguió un espectacular gol con un centro chut he scored a spectacular goal with what was intended more as a cross than a shot* * *m1 center, Brcentre2 DEP cross* * *centro nmf: center (in sports)centro nm1) medio: centercentro de atención: center of attentioncentro de gravedad: center of gravity2) : downtown3)centro de mesa : centerpiece* * *centro n centre -
20 vicepresidente
f. & m.vice-president, vice-chairman, V. P., Veep.* * *► nombre masculino,nombre femenino2 PLÍTICA vice president* * *vicepresidente, -aSM/ F (Pol) vice-president; [de comité, empresa] vice-chairman* * *- ta masculino, femenino, vicepresidente masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president; ( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)* * *= vice-president, deputy head, deputy chair.Ex. The vice-president in charge of creative services is responsible for the overall effectiveness of the advertising produced by the agency.Ex. He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.Ex. This annual workshop is designed to provide a forum where new chairs and deputy chairs of governing bodies can meet in an informal setting.* * *- ta masculino, femenino, vicepresidente masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president; ( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)* * *= vice-president, deputy head, deputy chair.Ex: The vice-president in charge of creative services is responsible for the overall effectiveness of the advertising produced by the agency.
Ex: He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.Ex: This annual workshop is designed to provide a forum where new chairs and deputy chairs of governing bodies can meet in an informal setting.* * *vicepresidente -tamasculine, feminine* * *
Multiple Entries:
vice presidente
vicepresidente
vicepresidente◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino, vicepresidente sustantivo masculino y femenino (Gob, Pol) vice president;
( de empresa) vice president (AmE), deputy chairman/chairwoman (BrE)
vicepresidente,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 Pol vice-president
Esp deputy prime minister
2 (en una empresa: hombre) deputy chairman
(: mujer) deputy chairwoman, US vice-president
' vicepresidente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vicepresidenta
English:
vice
* * *vicepresidente, -a nm,f[de país, asociación] vice-president; [de comité, empresa] vice-chairman, US vice-president* * *m, vicepresitenta f1 POL vice-president2 COM vice-president, Brdeputy chairman* * *vicepresidente, -ta n: vice president♦ vicepresidencia nf
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