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1 the
ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə) el, la, los, las1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) el, la3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).) el, la4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) el, la, los, las5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) el, la, los, las6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) mucho•- the...- the...
the det el / laTuesday the fifth of May martes, cinco de mayotr[ðə] (Delante de una vocal se pronuncia tr[ðɪ]; con enfasis tr[ðiː])1 el, la (plural) los, las2 (per) por3 (emphasis) el, la, los, las■ you're not the Paul Newman, are you? no serás el auténtico Paul Newman, ¿verdad?■ the more you have, the more you want cuanto más se tiene, más se quiere■ the less said, the better cuanto menos digas, mejor■ the more the merrier cuantos más seamos, más nos divertiremosthe sooner the better: cuanto más pronto, mejorshe likes this one the best: éste es el que más le gustathe more I learn, the less I understand: cuanto más aprendo, menos entiendothe art: el, la, los, lasthe gloves: los guantesthe suitcase: la maletaforty cookies to the box: cuarenta galletas por cajan.• Roma s.f.adv.• cuánto adv.art.• el art.• la art.• las art.• lo art.• los art.art.def.• la art.def.
I before vowel ði, ðɪ; before consonant ðə, strong form ðiː1) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las2) (emphatic use)do you mean the Dr Black? — ¿te refieres al famoso Dr Black?
3)a) ( with names)b) (in abstractions, generalizations) (+ sing vb)the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime
the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos
4) ( per) por5) ( used instead of possessive pron) (colloq) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, lashow's the family? — ¿qué tal la familia? (fam)
II before vowel ði; before consonant ðəadverb (+ comp)a) (as conj) cuantothe more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres
the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor
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Cultural note:
En Estados Unidos, el sueño americano es la creencia que cualquier persona que trabaje duro puede alcanzar el éxito económico o social. Para los inmigrantes y las minorías, este sueño también incluye libertad e igualdad de derechos(strong form) [ðiː] (weak form) [ˌðǝ]1. DEF ART1) (singular) el/la; (plural) los/lasdo you know the Smiths? — ¿conoce a los Smith?
how's the leg? — ¿cómo va la pierna?
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all the... — todo el.../toda la..., todos los.../todas las...•
I'll meet you at the bank/station — quedamos en el banco/la estación•
the cheek of it! — ¡qué frescura!•
he's the man for the job — es el más indicado para el puesto•
from the — del/de la, de los/lasit's ten miles from the house/village — está a diez millas de la casa/del pueblo
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of the — del/de la, de los/las•
oh, the pain! — ¡ay qué dolor!•
he hasn't the sense to understand — no tiene bastante inteligencia para comprender•
to the — al/a la, a los/las2) (+ adjective)a) (denoting plural) los(-las)b) (denoting sing) lo3) (+ noun) (denoting whole class) el(-la)to play the piano/flute — tocar el piano/la flauta
in this age of the computer... — en esta época del ordenador...
4) (+ comparative) el(-la)•
eggs are usually sold by the dozen — los huevos se venden normalmente por docena•
25 miles to the gallon — 25 millas por galón6) (emphatic)you don't mean the professor Bloggs? — ¿quieres decir el profesor Bloggs del que tanto se habla?
7) (in titles)2.ADV•
she looks all the better for it — se la ve mucho mejor por eso•
the more he works the more he earns — cuanto más trabaja más gana(all) the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...
the more... the less — mientras más... menos...
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the sooner the better — cuanto antes mejor* * *
I before vowel [ði, ðɪ]; before consonant [ðə], strong form [ðiː]1) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, las2) (emphatic use)do you mean the Dr Black? — ¿te refieres al famoso Dr Black?
3)a) ( with names)b) (in abstractions, generalizations) (+ sing vb)the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime
the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos
4) ( per) por5) ( used instead of possessive pron) (colloq) (sing) el, la; (pl) los, lashow's the family? — ¿qué tal la familia? (fam)
II before vowel [ði]; before consonant [ðə]adverb (+ comp)a) (as conj) cuantothe more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres
the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor
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Cultural note:
En Estados Unidos, el sueño americano es la creencia que cualquier persona que trabaje duro puede alcanzar el éxito económico o social. Para los inmigrantes y las minorías, este sueño también incluye libertad e igualdad de derechos -
2 code
kəud
1. noun1) (a collection of laws or rules: a code of behaviour.) código2) (a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.) código3) (a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.) código
2. verb(to put into (secret, computer etc) code: Have you coded the material for the computer?) codificarcode n código / clavetr[kəʊd]1 (set of laws, rules, principles) código2 (system of words, letters, signs, numbers) clave nombre femenino, código3 (telephone) prefijo; (postal) código (postal)1 (message etc) poner en clave, cifrar2 (mark) codificar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto break a code / crack a code / decipher a code descifrar una clave, descifrar un códigocode name nombre nombre masculino en clavehighway code código de la circulacióncode ['ko:d] n1) : código mcivil code: código civil2) : código m, clave fsecret code: clave secretan.• código (Informática) s.m.n.• cifra s.f.• código s.m.• recopilación s.f.v.• codificar (Informática) v.
I kəʊd1)a) c u ( cipher) clave f, código min code — en clave, cifrado
b) c ( for identification) código mc) u ( Comput) código md) c ( Telec) código m, prefijo m2) ca) (social, moral) código mb) ( Law) código m
II
a) ( encipher) cifrar, poner* en claveb) (give identifying number, mark) codificar*; ( Comput) codificar*[kǝʊd]1. N1) (=cipher) clave f, cifra fin code — en clave, cifrado
it's written in code — está cifrado or escrito en clave
2) (Telec) prefijo m, código m ; (Comput) código mwhat is the code for London? — ¿cuál es el prefijo or código de Londres?
postal code — código m postal, distrito m postal
3) [of laws] código mcode of behaviour — código m de conducta
highway 2.code of practice — código m profesional
2.VT [+ message] poner en clave, cifrar3.CPDcode dating N — fechación f en código
code-namecode letter N — letra f de código
code number N — (Tax) ≈ número m de identificación fiscal
code of conduct N — código m de conducta
code of honour N — código m de honor
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I [kəʊd]1)a) c u ( cipher) clave f, código min code — en clave, cifrado
b) c ( for identification) código mc) u ( Comput) código md) c ( Telec) código m, prefijo m2) ca) (social, moral) código mb) ( Law) código m
II
a) ( encipher) cifrar, poner* en claveb) (give identifying number, mark) codificar*; ( Comput) codificar* -
3 computerize
verb (to put (information etc) into a form suitable for use by a computer: Are you intending to computerize your book-ordering system?) computarizar, computerizar, informatizartr[kəm'pjʊːtəraɪz]1 (data) computarizar, computerizar; (system, business) informatizarcomputerize (US/UK)v.• informatizar v.kəm'pjuːtəraɪztransitive verb computarizar*, computerizar*; \<\<company/department\>\> informatizar*[kǝm'pjuːtǝraɪz]VT [+ company, hospital, system, accounts] informatizar; [+ data, information, records] computerizar, computarizar, informatizar* * *[kəm'pjuːtəraɪz]transitive verb computarizar*, computerizar*; \<\<company/department\>\> informatizar* -
4 computerise
verb (to put (information etc) into a form suitable for use by a computer: Are you intending to computerize your book-ordering system?) computarizar, computerizar, informatizartr[kəm'pjʊːtəraɪz]1→ link=computerize computerize{v.• informatizar v.
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