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  • 1 generaciones tras generaciones

    • generations upon generations

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > generaciones tras generaciones

  • 2 futuro

    adj.
    future, forthcoming, unborn.
    m.
    1 future, future time, future-to-be.
    2 future, future tense.
    3 prospect, future possibilities.
    * * *
    1 future
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (prometido) fiancé, intended; (prometida) fiancée, intended
    1 future
    1 (financieros) futures
    \
    en un futuro próximo in the near future
    futuro perfecto future perfect
    ————————
    1 future
    * * *
    1. noun m. 2. (f. - futura)
    adj.
    * * *
    futuro, -a
    1.
    ADJ future
    2.
    SM / F * fiancé/fiancée
    3. SM

    en lo futuro, en un futuro — some time in the future

    a futuro — Chile in the future

    2) (Ling) future (tense)
    3) pl futuros (Com) futures
    futura
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)
    II
    1) ( porvenir) future

    ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?

    en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future

    en el or en lo futuro — in future

    un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects

    2) (Ling) future (tense)
    III
    - ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    = forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.
    Ex. The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
    Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
    Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex. I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
    Ex. Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".
    Ex. The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.
    Ex. If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.
    Ex. The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
    Ex. In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
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    * acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.
    * adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.
    * adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.
    * anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * con futuro = up-and-coming.
    * con miras al futuro = forward-looking.
    * con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].
    * con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.
    * ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.
    * del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.
    * determinar el futuro = shape + the future.
    * donación futura = planned giving.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.
    * en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.
    * en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.
    * en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.
    * en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.
    * en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.
    * en el futuro lejano = further in the future.
    * enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.
    * en un futuro cercano = in the near future.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.
    * en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.
    * en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.
    * en un futuro próximo = in the near future.
    * esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.
    * falto de visión de futuro = myopic.
    * forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.
    * futura generación = future generation.
    * futuro + aguardar = future + hold.
    * futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.
    * futuro cercano, el = near future, the.
    * futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.
    * futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.
    * futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
    * futuro incierto = uncertain future.
    * futuro inmediato = immediate future.
    * futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.
    * futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.
    * futuro previsible = foreseeable future.
    * futuro profesional = professional future.
    * futuro prometedor = bright future.
    * hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.
    * hacia el futuro = onward(s).
    * hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.
    * labrar el futuro = shape + the future.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.
    * Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.
    * ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.
    * para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.
    * para futuras consultas = for future reference.
    * para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.
    * perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.
    * planificación para el futuro = future proofing.
    * por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.
    * posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.
    * predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.
    * preparación para el futuro = future proofing.
    * preparado para el futuro = future-proof.
    * preparar para el futuro = future-proof.
    * prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.
    * previsión de futuro = future proofing.
    * previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).
    * pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.
    * proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.
    * repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.
    * salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.
    * salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.
    * tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.
    * visión del futuro = insight into the future.
    * * *
    I
    - ra adjetivo < presidente> future (before n)
    II
    1) ( porvenir) future

    ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? — what will the future bring?

    en un futuro cercano or próximo — in the near future

    en el or en lo futuro — in future

    un empleo con/sin futuro — a job with good prospects/with no prospects

    2) (Ling) future (tense)
    III
    - ra masculino, femenino (fam & hum) intended (colloq & hum)
    * * *
    el futuro
    (n.) = years ahead, the, road ahead, the

    Ex: It is believed that the years ahead will see an increase in such programs.

    Ex: The conference topic, the future of library and information studies education, was a means for determining the road ahead through the three Cs of continuity, culture and competition.

    = forthcoming, future, intending, prospect, would-be + Nombre, outlook, coming, horizon, long haul, prospective, yet-to-be, future ahead, intended.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.
    Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
    Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
    Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
    Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
    Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
    Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".
    Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.
    Ex: If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.
    Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
    Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
    * acondicionado para el futuro = future-proof.
    * adivinación del futuro = fortune telling.
    * adivinar el futuro = fortune telling.
    * anticipar el futuro = anticipate + the future.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * con futuro = up-and-coming.
    * con miras al futuro = forward-looking.
    * con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].
    * con visión de futuro = far-sighted, forward-thinking, far-seeing, long-sighted.
    * ¿cuál es el futuro de? = quo vadis.
    * del futuro = of the years to come, yet to come.
    * determinar el futuro = shape + the future.
    * donación futura = planned giving.
    * el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.
    * el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.
    * encarar el futuro = face up to + the future.
    * en cualquier momento en el futuro = at some stage.
    * en el futuro = Número + Tiempo + ahead, down the road, in future, in time(s) to come, at + future date, in (the) years to come, at some future time, in the years to come, in the years ahead, in years to come, at some future point, in the future, for future reference, for the years to come.
    * en el futuro a largo plazo = in the long-term future.
    * en el futuro cercano = in the foreseeable future.
    * en el futuro inmediato = in the offing, in the foreseeable future.
    * en el futuro lejano = further in the future.
    * enfrentarse al futuro = face up to + the future, face + the future.
    * en un futuro cercano = in the near future.
    * en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.
    * en un futuro muy cercano = in the very near future.
    * en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.
    * en un futuro no muy lejano = in the not too distant future, in the near future.
    * en un futuro próximo = in the near future.
    * esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * falta de visión de futuro = shortsightedness, nearsightedness [near-sightedness], myopia.
    * falto de visión de futuro = myopic.
    * forjar el futuro = forge + the future, shape + the future.
    * futura generación = future generation.
    * futuro + aguardar = future + hold.
    * futuro a largo plazo = long-term future.
    * futuro cercano, el = near future, the.
    * futuro + deparar = future + hold, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * futuro, el = years ahead, the, road ahead, the.
    * futuro esposo = bridegroom, husband-to-be.
    * futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos = future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
    * futuro incierto = uncertain future.
    * futuro inmediato = immediate future.
    * futuro inmediato, el = near future, the.
    * futuro marido = bridegroom, husband-to-be.
    * futuro previsible = foreseeable future.
    * futuro profesional = professional future.
    * futuro prometedor = bright future.
    * hacer frente al futuro = face up to + the future.
    * hacia el futuro = onward(s).
    * hay que mirar hacia el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hay que pensar en el futuro = the show must go on.
    * hipotecar el futuro = mortgage + the future.
    * labrar el futuro = shape + the future.
    * lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.
    * mirar hacia el futuro = look forward, look + ahead.
    * Nombre + futuro = further + Nombre.
    * ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.
    * para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.
    * para futuras consultas = for future reference.
    * para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.
    * para un futuro mejor = for a better future.
    * perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.
    * perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.
    * planificación para el futuro = future proofing.
    * por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro = for future reference.
    * posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.
    * predecir el futuro = gaze into + crystal ball.
    * preparación para el futuro = future proofing.
    * preparado para el futuro = future-proof.
    * preparar para el futuro = future-proof.
    * prepararse para el futuro = embrace + the future.
    * previsión de futuro = future proofing.
    * previsiones para el futuro = future development(s).
    * pronósticos de futuro = future predictions.
    * proyectar hacia el futuro = project + ahead.
    * repercutir en el futuro = shape + the future.
    * salto hacia el futuro = leap into + the future.
    * salvaguardar el futuro = safeguard + the future.
    * tener futuro = have + potential, there + be + a future for/in, have + a future.
    * vida futura = future life.
    * visión de futuro = foresight, future vision, farsightedness [far-sightedness], vision, vision into the future.
    * visión del futuro = insight into the future.

    * * *
    futuro1 -ra
    ‹presidente› future ( before n)
    iré a verlo en un futuro viaje I'll call on him another time o on another trip o on a future trip
    las futuras generaciones future generations
    todo para la futura mamá everything for the mother-to-be
    mi futura esposa my bride-to-be
    A (porvenir) future
    ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?
    en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future
    en el or en lo futuro, llama antes de venir in future o another time, call before you come over
    un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects
    su relación no tiene ningún futuro there's no future in their relationship, their relationship has no future
    a futuro ( Chi); in the future
    B ( Ling) future, future tense
    C futuros mpl ( Econ, Fin) futures (pl)
    futuro3 -ra
    masculine, feminine
    ( fam hum); intended ( colloq hum)
    todavía no me has presentado a tu futura you still haven't introduced me to your intended, you still haven't introduced me to the future Mrs Moffatt ( o Mrs Britton etc)
    * * *

     

    futuro 1
    ◊ -ra adjetivo

    future ( before n);
    las futuras generaciones future generations;
    la futura mamá the mother-to-be
    futuro 2 sustantivo masculino
    1 ( porvenir) future;
    ◊ ¿qué nos deparará el futuro? what will the future bring?;

    en un futuro cercano or próximo in the near future;
    en el or en lo futuro in future;
    un empleo con/sin futuro a job with good prospects/with no prospects;
    su relación no tiene futuro their relationship has no future
    2 (Ling) future (tense)
    futuro,-a
    I adjetivo future
    II sustantivo masculino future
    ' futuro' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amenaza
    - auspiciar
    - esplendorosa
    - esplendoroso
    - futura
    - halagüeña
    - halagüeño
    - labrarse
    - poder
    - preocupar
    - visión
    - ya
    - augurar
    - buenaventura
    - clarividente
    - después
    - encarar
    - enfrentar
    - esperar
    - inseguro
    - ir
    - lejano
    - lejos
    - luego
    - mientras
    - previsor
    - resolver
    - ser
    English:
    affect
    - ahead
    - be
    - bleak
    - brighten
    - certain
    - definite
    - dim
    - dismal
    - doubtful
    - early
    - employ
    - far
    - finished
    - foreseeable
    - foretell
    - future
    - gonna
    - hereafter
    - hold
    - immediate
    - improbable
    - near
    - nowhere
    - prospect
    - prospective
    - remind
    - shall
    - shape
    - short-sighted
    - site
    - stake
    - store
    - tense
    - think ahead
    - to
    - vision
    - will
    - yet
    - beyond
    - dead
    - look
    - perfect
    - scrap
    - time
    - -to-be
    * * *
    futuro, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [venidero] future;
    el futuro sucesor del rey the king's heir;
    su futura esposa his wife-to-be;
    no cree que haya una vida futura he doesn't believe in an afterlife;
    mi futura cuñada my future sister-in-law;
    generaciones futuras future generations
    2. Gram future
    ♦ nm
    1. [tiempo] future;
    en el futuro… in future…;
    en un futuro cercano in the near future;
    sin futuro with no future, without prospects;
    ese negocio no tiene futuro there's no future in that business
    2. Gram future;
    en futuro in the future (tense)
    futuro imperfecto (simple) future (tense);
    futuro perfecto future perfect
    3. Fin
    futuros futures
    futuros financieros financial futures
    ♦ nm,f
    Fam [novio] intended;
    ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a tu futura? when are you going to introduce me to your intended?
    ♦ a futuro loc adv
    CSur, Méx in the future;
    eso lo veremos a futuro we'll see about that in the future o at some future date
    * * *
    I adj future atr
    II m future;
    en el futuro in (the) future
    * * *
    futuro, -ra adj
    : future
    futuro nm
    porvenir: future
    * * *
    futuro1 adj future
    futuro2 n future

    Spanish-English dictionary > futuro

  • 3 durante

    prep.
    during (mientras).
    por favor, desconecten sus teléfonos móviles durante la proyección please insure mobile phones are switched off during the film
    durante la guerra during the war
    estuvo sin beber durante un año he went (for) a year without drinking
    durante el verano mejoró su situación económica his financial situation improved over the summer
    durante una hora for an hour
    durante toda su vida throughout her life
    m.
    Durante, Jimmy Durante.
    * * *
    1 during, in, for
    * * *
    prep.
    during, for
    * * *
    PREP [con espacio de tiempo] during; [expresando la duración] for

    ¿qué hiciste durante las vacaciones? — what did you do in o during the holidays?

    ¿ha llovido durante el fin de semana? — did it rain at o over the weekend?

    durante toda la noche — all through the night, all night long

    DURANTE Para traducir durante tenemos que diferenciar si hace referencia a cuándo ocurre la acción o a cuánto dura. ¿Cuándo ocurre la acción? ► Traducimos durante por during si nos referimos al intervalo de tiempo en que ocurre la acción, cuando la referencia temporal la indica un suceso o actividad determinados: Se conocieron durante la guerra They met during the war Se puso enferma durante una visita a Madrid She became ill during a visit to Madrid La bomba hizo explosión durante la entrega de premios The bomb went off during the prize-giving ceremony ► También se traduce por during cuando la referencia temporal viene indicada por un periodo de tiempo concreto: El tráfico es peor durante el verano The traffic is worse during the summer Durante los años treinta la economía se hallaba en dificultades The economy was in difficulties during the 1930s Si se trata de una acción progresiva, o que continúa o que se repite durante todo el periodo de tiempo que se indica, es preferible traducir durante por over: La situación ha empeorado durante los últimos años The situation has worsened over the last few years Durante el fin de semana el actor ha sido visto en varias ocasiones There have been several sightings of the actor over the weekend ¿Cuánto dura la acción? ► Si nos referimos a la duración de la acción, durante se traduce generalmente por for: Llevo sufriendo dolores de cabeza durante más de treinta años I've been having headaches for more than 30 years Fue periodista durante cuatro años He was a journalist for four years Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *

    durante 1980 — during o in 1980

    los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre — prices rose by 0.3% in December

    * * *
    = at the stage of, during, throughout.
    Ex. At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.
    Ex. This article singles out four trends which have influenced the work of UNESCO during the last decade.
    Ex. Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
    ----
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.
    * durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.
    * durante años = for years.
    * durante años y años = for years and years (and years).
    * durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.
    * durante cuánto tiempo = how long.
    * durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.
    * durante días = for days.
    * durante días y días = for days on end.
    * durante el año pasado = over the past year.
    * durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * durante el auge de = at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * durante el descanso = at breaktime.
    * durante el día = by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.
    * durante el entrenamiento = in practice.
    * durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.
    * durante el próximo año = over the next year.
    * durante el transcurso de = over the course of.
    * durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.
    * durante el transporte = in transit.
    * durante el último año = over the last year.
    * durante el vuelo = in-flight.
    * durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * durante este tiempo = in this time.
    * durante + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal, over + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal + on end.
    * durante generaciones = for generations.
    * durante la bajamar = at low tide.
    * durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.
    * durante la década de = through + Década.
    * durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.
    * durante la mayor parte de = for much of.
    * durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.
    * durante la noche = overnight, night-time.
    * durante la Pascua = at Christmas time.
    * durante la pleamar = at high tide.
    * durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.
    * durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.
    * durante los primeros años = during the early years.
    * durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.
    * durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.
    * durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.
    * durante meses y meses = for months on end.
    * durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante muchas horas = for many long hours.
    * durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).
    * durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.
    * durante siglos = for aeons, for centuries, over the centuries.
    * durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.
    * durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.
    * durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durante todo = all the way through, throughout.
    * durante todo el día = all day long.
    * durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.
    * durante todo el verano = all summer long.
    * durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.
    * durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.
    * durante unos instantes = for a bit.
    * durante un período de + Expresión Temporal = over a period of + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante un período de prueba = on a trial basis.
    * durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.
    * durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.
    * durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.
    * durante un período indefinido = for an indefinite period.
    * durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durante un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come.
    * durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.
    * esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.
    * trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.
    * * *

    durante 1980 — during o in 1980

    los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre — prices rose by 0.3% in December

    * * *
    = at the stage of, during, throughout.

    Ex: At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.

    Ex: This article singles out four trends which have influenced the work of UNESCO during the last decade.
    Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
    * aprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong education.
    * ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal = not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
    * autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida = lifelong learning.
    * durante algunos años = for some years, over a period of years.
    * durante algún tiempo = for a while, for some time, for some while, for some time to come, for days.
    * durante años = for years.
    * durante años y años = for years and years (and years).
    * durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.
    * durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante cierto tiempo = over a period of time.
    * durante cuánto tiempo = how long.
    * durante demasiado tiempo = for too long.
    * durante días = for days.
    * durante días y días = for days on end.
    * durante el año pasado = over the past year.
    * durante el apogeo de = during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * durante el auge de = at the height of, during the height of, during the heyday of.
    * durante el descanso = at breaktime.
    * durante el día = by day, daytime [day-time], in the daytime, during the daytime, during daytime.
    * durante el entrenamiento = in practice.
    * durante el fin de semana = over the weekend.
    * durante el próximo año = over the next year.
    * durante el transcurso de = over the course of.
    * durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * durante el transcurso de muchos años = over many years.
    * durante el transporte = in transit.
    * durante el último año = over the last year.
    * durante el vuelo = in-flight.
    * durante este período = in the course of events, during the course of events.
    * durante este tiempo = in this time.
    * durante + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal, over + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal = for + Expresión Temporal + on end.
    * durante generaciones = for generations.
    * durante la bajamar = at low tide.
    * durante la búsqueda = at the search stage.
    * durante la década de = through + Década.
    * durante la guerra = during wartime, wartime [wart-time], war years, the.
    * durante la mayor parte de = for much of.
    * durante la mayor parte del año = for the best part of the year.
    * durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.
    * durante la noche = overnight, night-time.
    * durante la Pascua = at Christmas time.
    * durante la pleamar = at high tide.
    * durante largos períodos de tiempo = over long periods of time.
    * durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.
    * durante las horas puntas = at peak periods.
    * durante la tira de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durante los dos últimos meses = over the last couple of months.
    * durante los primeros años = during the early years.
    * durante los próximos años = for the next few years, over the next few years, during the next few years.
    * durante los últimos años = over the past few years, over recent years.
    * durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal = over the past + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante los últimos + Número + años = over the last + Número + years.
    * durante meses y meses = for months on end.
    * durante miles de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante millones de años = for aeons and aeons, for aeons.
    * durante muchas horas = for many long hours.
    * durante muchísimo tiempo = for ages and ages (and ages), in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durante muchos años = for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years).
    * durante mucho tiempo = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages).
    * durante + Posesivo + madurez = in later life.
    * durante siglos = for aeons, for centuries, over the centuries.
    * durante tanto tiempo = for so long, so long.
    * durante tanto tiempo como sea posible = for as long as possible.
    * durante toda la noche = all-night, all night long.
    * durante toda la vida = lifelong [life-long].
    * durante toda una vida = over a lifetime.
    * durante todo = all the way through, throughout.
    * durante todo el día = all day long.
    * durante todo el trimestre = semester-long.
    * durante todo el verano = all summer long.
    * durante todo + Tiempo = all through + Tiempo.
    * durante un largo período de tiempo = over a long time scale, over a long period of time, for a long period of time, over a long period.
    * durante unos instantes = for a bit.
    * durante un período de + Expresión Temporal = over a period of + Expresión Temporal.
    * durante un período de prueba = on a trial basis.
    * durante un período de tiempo = for a number of years.
    * durante un periodo de tiempo determinado = over a period of time.
    * durante un período de tiempo indefinido = over an indefinite period of time, over an indefinite span of time.
    * durante un período indefinido = for an indefinite period.
    * durante un porrón de tiempo = for donkey's years.
    * durante un tiempo indefinido = for an indefinite time to come.
    * durante varios años = for a number of years, for several years.
    * esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad = long-and-expectantly-awaited.
    * fue durante mucho tiempo = long remained.
    * observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo = maintain + vigil.
    * trabajar durante un período de tiempo = serve + stint.

    * * *
    durante mi ausencia/su reinado during my absence/his reign
    durante 1980 during o in 1980
    gobernó el país durante casi dos décadas she governed the country for almost two decades
    normalmente no salimos durante la semana we don't normally go out during the week
    trabajé en casa durante toda esa semana I worked at home all that week o for the whole of that week
    los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre prices rose by 0.3% in December
    cuando estas drogas se toman durante un período largo when these drugs are taken over o for a long period
    su condición ha empeorado durante los últimos días his condition has worsened over the last few days
    durante estos días realiza una gira por Italia she is at present o currently on tour in Italy
    * * *

     

    durante preposición ( en el transcurso de) during;
    ( cuando se especifica la duración) for;
    ◊ durante 1980 during o in 1980;

    gobernó el país durante casi dos décadas she governed the country for almost two decades;
    los precios aumentaron un 0,3% durante el mes de diciembre prices rose by 0.3% in December;
    durante todo el invierno throughout the winter
    durante preposición during: caminamos durante dos horas, we walked for two hours
    hablaremos durante la cena, we'll talk over dinner
    se durmió durante la conferencia, she fell asleep during the lecture
    estuvo llorando durante toda la noche, she was crying all night long
    Recuerda que during se usa con el "nombre" de un período (la guerra, el concierto, el día) y responde a la pregunta ¿cuándo ocurrió? For expresa duración ( tres días, un par de segundos) y responde a la pregunta ¿cuánto tiempo duró?

    ' durante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amiga
    - amigo
    - arrojadiza
    - arrojadizo
    - cada
    - cañón
    - cesar
    - clásica
    - clásico
    - cola
    - como
    - contienda
    - continuismo
    - corrillo
    - desarrollo
    - desnaturalizar
    - día
    - empeorar
    - encierro
    - exilio
    - extracorpórea
    - extracorpóreo
    - filmación
    - herida
    - legislatura
    - mes
    - mientras
    - novelón
    - pajolera
    - pajolero
    - por
    - seguida
    - seguido
    - ver
    - adolescencia
    - bajada
    - callado
    - cartearse
    - cartelera
    - cierto
    - crecimiento
    - detenido
    - empatar
    - guardar
    - lactancia
    - meditar
    - reemplazar
    - reemplazo
    - zarandear
    English:
    all
    - allege
    - almost
    - antsy
    - appal
    - appall
    - assistant
    - badly
    - besiege
    - blackout
    - blow
    - canvasser
    - climate
    - collapse
    - composed
    - course
    - craving
    - crib
    - deliberate
    - detention
    - diving
    - during
    - ensue
    - ferment
    - flatten
    - fluster
    - fold
    - for
    - forceps
    - go on
    - go-between
    - guffaw
    - haggle
    - hold against
    - homesick
    - hooligan
    - hound
    - in
    - in-flight
    - injure
    - intermission
    - intermittent
    - interrogate
    - keep in
    - major
    - monstrosity
    - neutrality
    - observation
    - outage
    - over
    * * *
    durante prep
    [en todo el tiempo de] for; [mientras] during;
    estuvo sin beber durante un año he went (for) a year without drinking;
    durante una hora for an hour;
    durante todo el mes de febrero for the whole of February, throughout the month of February;
    durante las vacaciones during the Br holidays o US vacation;
    llovió varias veces durante la semana it rained several times during the week;
    por favor, desconecten sus teléfonos móviles durante la proyección please ensure cellphones o Br mobile phones are switched off during the movie;
    durante un año se produjeron tres seísmos en la zona there were three earthquakes in the area in the space of a year;
    durante su estancia en Londres visitó varios museos he visited several museums while he was in London;
    durante el verano mejoró su situación económica his financial situation improved over the summer;
    llovió durante toda la semana it rained all week;
    * * *
    durante seis meses for six months
    * * *
    durante prep
    : during
    durante todo el día: all day long
    trabajó durante tres horas: he worked for three hours
    * * *
    durante prep
    1. during
    2. for

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante

  • 4 durante generaciones

    Ex. To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
    * * *

    Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante generaciones

  • 5 durante mucho tiempo

    = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages)
    Ex. Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production.
    Ex. To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
    Ex. The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
    Ex. So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.
    Ex. Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
    Ex. High quality work is cited for a long period of time.
    Ex. These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex. They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.
    Ex. I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
    Ex. I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
    * * *
    = long [longer -comp., longest -sup.], for generations, long-time [longtime], for a long time to come, for long periods of time, for a long period of time, lastingly, for a very long time, for a very long time, for many long hours, for a long time, in ages (and ages and ages)

    Ex: Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production.

    Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
    Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
    Ex: So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.
    Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
    Ex: High quality work is cited for a long period of time.
    Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time.
    Ex: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.
    Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
    Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.

    Spanish-English dictionary > durante mucho tiempo

  • 6 generacional

    adjetivo
    generacional
    generacional [xeneraθjo'nal]
    Generations-

    Diccionario Español-Alemán > generacional

  • 7 Irlandesa

    adj.
    irish, relating to Ireland.
    f.
    1 irish woman.
    2 the Irish language.
    3 irishwoman.
    * * *
    f., (m. - irlandés)
    * * *
    = Irishwoman [Irishwomen, -pl.].
    Ex. His legacy continue to inspire generations of Irishmen, Irishwomen, and Americans of all walks of life.
    ----
    * República Irlandesa, la = Irish Republic, the.
    * * *
    = Irishwoman [Irishwomen, -pl.].

    Ex: His legacy continue to inspire generations of Irishmen, Irishwomen, and Americans of all walks of life.

    * República Irlandesa, la = Irish Republic, the.

    * * *

    irlandés,-esa
    I adjetivo Irish
    II m,f (hombre) Irishman
    (mujer) Irishwoman
    los irlandeses, the Irish
    III m (idioma) Irish
    ' irlandesa' also found in these entries:
    English:
    Irishwoman
    - Irish
    - punt
    * * *
    f Irishwoman

    Spanish-English dictionary > Irlandesa

  • 8 a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal

    = as + Expresión Temporal + go by
    Ex. As months and years and generations go by, later printings will be based sometimes upon earlier printings.
    * * *
    = as + Expresión Temporal + go by

    Ex: As months and years and generations go by, later printings will be based sometimes upon earlier printings.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal

  • 9 abrir una cerradura con ganzúa

    (v.) = pick + lock
    Ex. The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas.
    * * *
    (v.) = pick + lock

    Ex: The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrir una cerradura con ganzúa

  • 10 abuelos

    m.pl.
    grandparents.
    * * *
    1 grandparents
    2 figurado ancestors, forbears
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = grandparents
    Ex. The study comprises three generations of readers/users: children aged about 12 years, their parents and grandparents.
    * * *

    Ex: The study comprises three generations of readers/users: children aged about 12 years, their parents and grandparents.

    * * *
    abuelos npl grandparents

    Spanish-English dictionary > abuelos

  • 11 acicalar

    v.
    1 to do up.
    2 to embellish, to dress, to brush up, to adorn.
    * * *
    1 to smarten up
    1 to dress up, smarten up
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ persona] to dress up, bedeck
    2) [+ metal] to polish, burnish, shine
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    = spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.
    Ex. The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex. Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
    Ex. Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
    Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
    * * *
    = spruce up, embellish, tart up, groom, smarten up, smarten.

    Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
    Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
    Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.

    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to do up, to spruce up
    * * *
    1) pulir: to polish
    2) : to dress up, to adorn

    Spanish-English dictionary > acicalar

  • 12 acogedor

    adj.
    1 comfortable, inviting, cosy, cozy.
    2 friendly, cordial, welcoming.
    m.
    harborer, protector.
    * * *
    1 (persona) welcoming, friendly
    2 (lugar) cosy, warm
    * * *
    (f. - acogedora)
    adj.
    cozy, friendly
    * * *
    ADJ (=hospitalario) welcoming; [ambiente] friendly, cosy, cozy (EEUU), warm; [cuarto] snug, cosy, cozy (EEUU)
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    a) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendly
    b) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm
    * * *
    = hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].
    Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.
    Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
    Ex. Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
    Ex. An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
    Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex. Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
    Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
    * * *
    - dora adjetivo
    a) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendly
    b) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm
    * * *
    = hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].
    Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.

    Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.

    Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
    Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
    Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
    Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
    Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

    * * *
    1 ‹casa/habitación› cozy*; ‹ambiente› warm, friendly
    2 ‹persona/actitud› friendly, warm
    me recibió de una manera nada acogedora he didn't give me a very friendly o warm welcome
    * * *

    acogedor
    ◊ - dora adjetivo ‹casa/habitación› cozy( conjugate cozy), welcoming;


    ‹ ambiente› warm, friendly
    acogedor,-ora adj (lugar, casa) cosy
    (persona, ambiente) warm
    ' acogedor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acogedora
    - gélida
    - gélido
    - hospitalaria
    - hospitalario
    - maravilla
    - Y
    English:
    cosy
    - cozy
    - friendly
    - homely
    - hospitable
    - snug
    - unwelcoming
    - welcoming
    - homey
    * * *
    acogedor, -ora adj
    1. [país, persona] friendly, welcoming
    2. [casa, ambiente] cosy
    * * *
    adj welcoming; lugar cozy, Br
    cosy
    * * *
    acogedor, - dora adj
    : cozy, warm, friendly
    * * *
    acogedor adj (lugar) cosy [comp. cosier; superl. cosiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > acogedor

  • 13 adecentar

    v.
    1 to tidy up.
    2 to make decent, to make presentable.
    * * *
    1 to tidy (up), clean (up)
    1 (uso reflexivo) to tidy oneself up
    * * *
    1.
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < habitación> to tidy up
    * * *
    = spruce up, manicure, smarten up, smarten.
    Ex. The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
    Ex. Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.
    Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < habitación> to tidy up
    * * *
    = spruce up, manicure, smarten up, smarten.

    Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.

    Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.
    Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.

    * * *
    adecentar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹habitación› to straighten up, tidy up
    una reforma que pretende adecentar este sistema corrupto a reform aimed at cleaning up this corrupt system
    * * *

    adecentar ( conjugate adecentar) verbo transitivo ‹ habitación› to tidy up
    adecentar verbo transitivo to tidy (up), clean (up)
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to tidy up;
    van a adecentar la fachada del edificio they're going to give the building a facelift
    * * *
    v/t straighten up, tidy up
    * * *
    : to tidy up

    Spanish-English dictionary > adecentar

  • 14 aderezar

    v.
    2 to liven up, to spice up.
    3 to season, to flavor, to flavour, to prepare.
    El cocinero adereza el guiso The cook seasons the stew.
    4 to adorn, to decorate, to garnish, to bedizen.
    María adereza el auditorio Mary adorns the auditorium.
    * * *
    1 (condimentar) to season; (ensalada) to dress; (bebida) to prepare, mix
    2 (preparar) to prepare
    3 figurado (personas) to make beautiful; (cosas) to embellish
    1 (arreglarse) to dress up, get ready
    * * *
    verb
    to season, dress
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready; (=vestir) to dress up; (=adornar) to embellish, adorn
    2) (Culin) (=sazonar) to season, garnish; [+ ensalada] to dress; [+ bebidas] to prepare, mix; [+ vinos] to blend
    3) [+ máquina] to repair; [+ tela] to gum, size
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < guiso> to season; < ensalada> to dress
    b) < pieles> to cure
    * * *
    = lard, season, flavour [flavor, -USA], smarten up, smarten.
    Ex. This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
    Ex. The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
    Ex. Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
    Ex. Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex. Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) < guiso> to season; < ensalada> to dress
    b) < pieles> to cure
    * * *
    = lard, season, flavour [flavor, -USA], smarten up, smarten.

    Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

    Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
    Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
    Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
    Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.

    * * *
    aderezar [A4 ]
    vt
    1 ‹guiso› to season; ‹ensalada› to dress
    2 ‹pieles› to cure, pickle
    * * *

    aderezar ( conjugate aderezar) verbo transitivo ‹ guiso› to season;
    ‹ ensalada› to dress
    aderezar verbo transitivo
    1 Culin (condimentar una comida) to season
    (salpimentar una ensalada) to dress
    2 (amenizar) to liven up
    ' aderezar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    sazonar
    English:
    garnish
    * * *
    1. [sazonar] [ensalada] to dress;
    [comida] to season
    2. [tejidos] to size
    3. [conversación] to liven up, to spice up
    * * *
    v/t con especias season; ensalada dress; fig
    liven up
    * * *
    aderezar {21} vt
    1) sazonar: to season, to dress (salad)
    2) : to embellish, to adorn

    Spanish-English dictionary > aderezar

  • 15 administración de recursos

    Ex. This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.
    * * *

    Ex: This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.

    Spanish-English dictionary > administración de recursos

  • 16 administrador

    adj.
    administrating, managerial, administrative, executive.
    m.
    administrator, supervisor, manager, administrant.
    * * *
    1 administrating
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 administrator
    2 (manager) manager
    \
    administrador,-ra de fincas estate agent
    * * *
    (f. - administradora)
    noun
    administrator, manager
    * * *
    administrador, -a
    SM / F [de bienes, distrito] administrator; [de organización, empresa] manager; [de tierras] agent, land agent

    administrador(a) de aduanas — chief customs officer, collector of customs

    administrador(a) de correos — postmaster/postmistress

    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino ( de empresa) manager, administrator; ( de bienes) administrator

    es buen administrador — (fam) he's good with money

    * * *
    = administrator, manager [manageress, -fem.], housekeeper [house-keeper], office manager, steward, business manager, caretaker, bursar.
    Ex. Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.
    Ex. Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex. A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.
    Ex. This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex. Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex. Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
    Ex. A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
    ----
    * administradora = manageress [manager, -masc.].
    * administrador delegado = administrative officer.
    * administrador del sistema = system administrator.
    * administrador de página web = webmaster.
    * administrador de servidor web = Web developer, webmaster.
    * administrador de sitio web = Web manager, webmaster.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * admnistrador de empresa = firm administrator.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino ( de empresa) manager, administrator; ( de bienes) administrator

    es buen administrador — (fam) he's good with money

    * * *
    = administrator, manager [manageress, -fem.], housekeeper [house-keeper], office manager, steward, business manager, caretaker, bursar.

    Ex: Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.

    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.
    Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
    Ex: A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
    * administradora = manageress [manager, -masc.].
    * administrador delegado = administrative officer.
    * administrador del sistema = system administrator.
    * administrador de página web = webmaster.
    * administrador de servidor web = Web developer, webmaster.
    * administrador de sitio web = Web manager, webmaster.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * admnistrador de empresa = firm administrator.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de una empresa, organización) manager, administrator; (de bienes) administrator
    es buen administrador ( fam); he's good with money
    2 ( Inf) tb
    Compuesto:
    administrador judicial, administradora judicial
    administrator
    * * *

     

    administrador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de empresa) manager, administrator;


    ( de bienes) administrator
    administrador,-ora
    I sustantivo masculino y femenino administrator
    II adjetivo administrating
    ' administrador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    administradora
    English:
    administrator
    - file server
    - steward
    - bursar
    - manager
    * * *
    administrador, -ora
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de empresa] manager
    Informát administrador de red network administrator; Informát administrador de (sitio) web webmaster
    2. [de bienes ajenos] administrator
    administrador de fincas land agent
    ♦ nm
    Informát administrador de archivos file manager
    * * *
    m, administradora f administrator; de empresa manager
    * * *
    : administrator, manager

    Spanish-English dictionary > administrador

  • 17 aferrarse a

    v.
    1 to cling to, to fasten upon, to fasten on, to fasten on to.
    María se aferró al marco de la ventMaría Mary clung to the window sill.
    2 to stick to.
    El chiquito se aferró a su madre The little boy stuck to his mother.
    * * *
    1 to clutch to, cling to
    * * *
    (v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast to
    Ex. It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
    Ex. Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
    Ex. Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.
    Ex. Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.
    Ex. This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.
    Ex. The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex. In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.
    * * *
    (v.) = cling to, fixate on, latch on to, stick fast to, hold to, cleave to, hold fast to

    Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.

    Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
    Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.
    Ex: Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books.
    Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment.
    Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
    Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aferrarse a

  • 18 alimentar

    v.
    1 to feed (dar comida).
    tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed
    La madre alimenta al chico The mother feeds the boy.
    La bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.
    2 to feed.
    la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind
    3 to fuel.
    4 to be nourishing.
    los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious
    * * *
    1 (dar alimento) to feed
    2 (mantener) to keep, support
    3 figurado (alentar) to encourage, foster, nurture; (pasiones) to feed, fuel, nurture
    4 (uso técnico) to feed
    1 (servir de alimento) to nourish, be nutritious
    1 to live (de/con, on)
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=dar de comer a) to feed
    2) (=nutrir) to be nutritious o nourishing
    3) [+ imaginación] to fire, fuel; [+ esperanzas, pasiones] to feed, fuel; [+ sentimiento, idea] to foster
    4) [+ hoguera, horno doméstico, fuego] to feed, add fuel to; [+ horno industrial] to stoke

    el operario alimenta la máquina de o con combustible — the operator feeds fuel into the machine

    5) (Elec) to supply
    2.
    VI to be nutritious, be nourishing
    - huele que alimenta
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed
    2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost
    3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke
    2.
    alimentar vi to be nourishing
    3.
    alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

    alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

    * * *
    = feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.
    Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.
    Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex. The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.
    Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    ----
    * alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.
    * alimentar datos = populate.
    * alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.
    * alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.
    * alimentarse = graze (on).
    * alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed
    2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost
    3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke
    2.
    alimentar vi to be nourishing
    3.
    alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneself

    alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something

    * * *
    = feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.

    Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.

    Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
    Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
    Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.
    Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
    * alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.
    * alimentar datos = populate.
    * alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.
    * alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.
    * alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.
    * alimentarse = graze (on).
    * alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.

    * * *
    alimentar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (nutrir) ‹persona/animal› to feed
    tengo tres hijos que alimentar I have three children to feed
    alimentan a los animales con piensos the animals are fed on pellets
    estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones my family lived off this land for generations, this land supported my family for generations
    Extremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrants
    B
    1 ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish
    varios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sides
    alimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia the story she told fed my curiosity
    2 ‹ego› to boost
    contribuyó a alimentar su ego it helped to boost his ego
    C ‹máquina/motor› to feed; ‹caldera› to stoke
    algodón para alimentar la industria textil cotton to supply the textile industry, cotton for the textile industry
    ■ alimentar
    vi
    to be nourishing
    «persona/animal» to feed oneself
    este chico no se alimenta bien this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right ( AmE), this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly ( BrE)
    alimentarse CON or DE algo to live ON sth
    se alimenta con frutas y verduras she lives on fruit and vegetables
    se alimenta de energía solar it runs on solar energy
    * * *

     

    alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
    1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
    2
    a) ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherish;

    ‹ ego› to boost
    b) ‹odio/pasión› to fuel

    3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
    ‹ caldera› to stoke
    verbo intransitivo
    to be nourishing
    alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
    alimentarse con or de algo to live on sth
    alimentar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (dar de comer) to feed
    2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
    3 Inform to feed
    Téc to supply
    II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
    ' alimentar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mantener
    - suero
    English:
    feed
    - nourish
    - support
    - bottle
    - force
    - fuel
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [dar comida] to feed;
    alimentan a los tigres con carne they feed the tigers meat;
    tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed;
    el hijo mayor trabaja y alimenta a toda la familia the eldest son goes to work so that the whole family can eat
    2. [dar energía, material] to feed;
    la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind;
    esa actitud alimenta la intolerancia that attitude fuels intolerance;
    trabajar con él le ha alimentado el ego working with him has boosted her ego
    3. [motor, coche] to fuel;
    [caldera] to stoke;
    alimentar una batería to charge o recharge a battery
    ♦ vi
    [nutrir] to be nourishing;
    los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious
    * * *
    I v/t tb TÉC, fig
    feed; EL power
    II v/i be nourishing
    * * *
    1) nutrir: to feed, to nourish
    2) mantener: to support (a family)
    3) fomentar: to nurture, to foster
    * * *
    1. (dar alimento) to feed [pt. & pp. fed]
    2. (mantener) to keep [pt. & pp. kept] / to support
    3. (servir de alimento) to be good for you

    Spanish-English dictionary > alimentar

  • 19 amorfo

    adj.
    amorphous, indeterminate, amorph, formless.
    * * *
    1 amorphous
    2 figurado (persona) characterless, insipid, weak
    * * *
    ADJ amorphous, shapeless
    * * *
    - fa adjetivo
    a) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapeless
    b) < persona> characterless, insipid
    * * *
    = unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.
    Ex. The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.
    Ex. Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
    Ex. This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    * * *
    - fa adjetivo
    a) <cuerpo/masa> amorphous, shapeless
    b) < persona> characterless, insipid
    * * *
    = unleavened, indeterminate, amorphous, formless.

    Ex: The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.

    Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
    Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
    Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

    * * *
    amorfo -fa
    1 ‹cuerpo/masa› amorphous, shapeless
    2 ‹mineral/sustancia› amorphous
    3 ‹persona› characterless, insipid
    * * *

    amorfo,-a adjetivo
    1 (sin forma definida) amorphous
    2 fam (sin carácter, sin interés) insipid
    ' amorfo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amorfa
    English:
    amorphous
    - shapeless
    * * *
    amorfo, -a adj
    1. [sin forma] amorphous
    2. [débil de carácter] lacking in character
    3. Fam [contrahecho] misshapen
    * * *
    adj shapeless
    * * *
    amorfo, -fa adj
    : shapeless, amorphous

    Spanish-English dictionary > amorfo

  • 20 boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca

    (v.) = leave + a bitter aftertaste
    Ex. The strike left a bitter aftertaste: many unionists were fired and blacklisted, and the memory of the defeat lingered for generations.
    * * *
    (v.) = leave + a bitter aftertaste

    Ex: The strike left a bitter aftertaste: many unionists were fired and blacklisted, and the memory of the defeat lingered for generations.

    Spanish-English dictionary > boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca

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