Money is the best incentive to work

1 to obtain, to get.

consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do

conseguir hacer algo to manage to do something

no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed

María consiguió un descuento grande Mary got a huge discount.

2 to get hold of, to get over here.

María consiguió a Ricardo al fin Mary got hold of Richard at last.

3 to manage to, to be able to, to get to, to find a way to.

María consiguió llegar a tiempo Mary mMaríaged to arrive on time.

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Conjugation model [ SEGUIR], like link=seguir seguir

► verbo transitivo

1 (cosa) to obtain, get; (objetivo) to attain, achieve

2 (lograr) to manage, succeed in

■ conseguí abrirlo I managed to open it

■ ¡lo conseguí! I did it!

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1) to achieve, attain

2) get

3) manage (to)

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VT [+ meta, objetivo] to achieve; [+ resultado] to obtain, achieve; [+ premio, campeonato] to win; [+ entradas, empleo, dinero] to get; [+ documento, visado, beca, permiso] to get, obtain; [+ acuerdo] to reach

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verbo transitivo

a) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to get

b)

c)

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= accomplish, achieve, attain, cultivate, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, work out, yield, effect, galvanise [galvanize, -USA], come by, get (a)round to, get + hold of, land, acquire, line up, win over.

Ex. If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.

Ex. The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).

Ex. A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.

Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.

Ex. In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex. This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.

Ex. Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.

Ex. The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.

Ex. This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.

Ex. The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.

Ex. It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.

Ex. For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.

Ex. Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.

Ex. The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

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* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* conseguir acceso = gain + access, gain + admittance.

* conseguir admiración = gain + respect.

* conseguir algo = get + anywhere.

* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo = hack.

* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico = beat + the odds.

* conseguir algo de = get + something out of.

* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible = beat + the odds.

* conseguir Algo fácilmente = coast.

* conseguir Algo, lograr Algo = pull + Nombre + off.

* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.

* conseguir ayuda = secure + help.

* conseguir beneficio = accrue + benefit.

* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.

* conseguir con dificultad = eke out.

* conseguir con esfuerzo = mine.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.

* conseguir el dinero = come up with + the money.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* conseguir éxito = achieve + success.

* conseguir éxitos y fracasos = encounter + problems and successes.

* conseguir fondos = win + funds.

* conseguir hablar con = catch up with.

* conseguir la reconciliación = bring about + reconciliation.

* conseguir liberarse de = secure + relief from.

* conseguirlo = pull it off, nail it.

* conseguir localizar = get + hold of.

* conseguir lo imposible = achieve + the impossible, accomplish + the impossible, shoot (for) + the moon.

* conseguir lo que Uno quiere = have + Posesivo + way (with).

* conseguir mediante engaño = bluff + Posesivo + way into.

* conseguir mucho = do + much.

* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico = secure + a niche.

* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación = win + Posesivo + approval.

* conseguir que = galvanise into.

* conseguir realizarse plenamente = achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

* conseguir reconocimiento = win + recognition.

* conseguir recursos = mobilise + resources.

* conseguir respeto = gain + respect.

* conseguirse = accrue.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = grab + the limelight.

* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight.

* conseguir ser el centro de atención = capture + spotlight, grab + the spotlight, grab + the limelight.

* conseguir tiempo = buy + time.

* conseguir una buena formación en = get + a good grounding on.

* conseguir una meta = accomplish + goal.

* conseguir una solución = achieve + solution.

* conseguir un equilibrio = strike + a balance.

* conseguir un estándar = attain + standard.

* conseguir un fin = secure + end.

* conseguir un ideal = attain + ideal, achieve + ideal.

* conseguir unir = rally.

* conseguir un objetivo = accomplish + objective, achieve + objective, attain + goal.

* conseguir un premio = earn + an award, win + award, win + prize.

* conseguir un puesto de trabajo = obtain + position.

* conseguir un trabajo = enter + job, land + job.

* difícil de conseguir = difficult to come by.

* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo = push for.

* esforzarse por conseguir = strive for, work toward(s).

* estar en vías de conseguir = be on the road to.

* fácil de conseguir = easy-to-get, easy to come by.

* forma de conseguir Algo = lever.

* intentar conseguir = aim for, work toward(s).

* intentar conseguir Algo = take + a swing at.

* modo de conseguir Algo = lever.

* muy lejos de conseguir = a long way toward.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* para conseguir = in pursuit of.

* pero sin conseguirlo = but no dice.

* presionar para conseguir Algo = press for.

* que no se puede conseguir = unobtainable.

* resultar difícil de conseguir = prove + elusive.

* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir = be there for the taking.

* ser difícil de conseguir = be hard to get.

* ser fácil de conseguir = be readily available.

* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.

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verbo transitivo

a) <objetivo/fin/resultado> to achieve, obtain; <entrada/permiso/empleo> to get

b)

c)

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conseguir [ I30 ]

1 ‹objetivo/fin/resultado› to achieve, obtain; ‹entrada/plaza/empleo› to get

no conseguirás nada de él you won't get anything out of him

siempre consigue lo que se propone she always achieves what she sets out to do

si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end

un artista que ha conseguido un estilo propio an artist who has developed o achieved his own style

al final consiguió un permiso de trabajo he finally got o managed to get a work permit

todavía no ha conseguido trabajo she still hasn't got a job o found work

consiguió el primer premio en el concurso she won first prize in the competition

la película consiguió un gran éxito de crítica the film was very well received by the critics

consiguieron una mayoría aplastante they obtained an overwhelming majority

consiguió la victoria con su último lanzamiento she won with her last throw

2 conseguir + INF to manage to + INF

no consigo entenderlo I can't work it out

al final conseguí convencer a mis padres I finally managed to talk my parents round

consiguió clasificarse para la final she managed to qualify o she qualified for the final

3 conseguir QUE + SUBJ:

si sigues así vas a conseguir que me enfade if you carry on like that, you're going to get me annoyed

al final conseguí que me dejaran pasar I finally got them to let me through, I finally managed to persuade them to let me through

conseguí que me lo prestara I got him o I managed to get him to lend it to me

( RPl) conseguir CON algn/algo; to get through TO sb/sth

no puedo conseguir con él/con ese número I can't get through to him/to that number

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◊ si lo intentas, al final lo conseguirás if you try, you'll succeed in the end;

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conseguir vt

conseguir un premio Nobel/dos Óscars to win o get a Nobel Prize/two Oscars;

consiguieron un aumento de sueldo they got a pay Br rise o US raise;

consiguió la mayoría absoluta he won o got an absolute majority;

consiguió todo lo que se propuso she achieved everything she set out to do;

con esa actitud no conseguirás nada you won't get anywhere with that attitude;

conseguir hacer algo to manage to do sth;

tras un disputado esprint consiguió alzarse con el triunfo she won a very closely contested sprint;

no consiguieron encontrar el camino they didn't manage to find the way;

no consiguió que me enfadara she didn't (manage to) get me annoyed;

al menos conseguimos que nos escucharan at least we got them to listen to us

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1 get; objetivo achieve

conseguir hacer algo manage to do sth

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conseguir {75} vt

1) : to get, to obtain

2) : to achieve, to attain

3) : to manage to

consiguió acabar el trabajo: she managed to finish the job

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conseguir vb

1. (obtener) to obtain / to get

2. (lograr) to achieve

3. (ganar) to win [pt. & pp. won]

1. adv more (di, che than)

superlativo most

mathematics plus

più grande bigger

il più grande the biggest

di più more

non più no more

tempo no longer

più o meno more or less

per di più what's more

mai più never again

al più presto as soon as possible

al più tardi at the latest

2. adj more

superlativo most

più volte several times

3. m most

mathematics plus sign

per lo più mainly

i più, le più the majority

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più agg.compar.invar.

1 more: occorre più pane oggi, we need more bread today; il sabato c'è più gente in giro, there are more people around on Saturdays; loro hanno più problemi di noi, they have more problems than we have; ci sono più stranieri quest'anno, there are more foreigners this year; all'andata abbiamo impiegato più tempo che al ritorno, it took us longer going than coming back // porta più amici che puoi, bring as many friends as you can // avere più sonno che fame, to be more tired than hungry // la più parte, the most part // di più, ( in maggior numero) more: oggi le auto sono molte di più di una volta, there are many more cars now than there used to be // meno parole e più fatti!, stop talking and get on with it! // a più (+ s.), multi-: (econ.) a più stadi, ( multifase) multistage; a più prodotti, ( a produzione diversificata) multi-product

2 ( parecchi, parecchie) several: te l'ho detto più volte, I've told you several times; mi fermerò più giorni, I'll stay several days

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) more: più di così non posso fare, I can't do more than this; ha bevuto più del solito, he drank more than usual; ci vorranno non più di tre giorni per ottenere l'autorizzazione, it won't take more than three days to get permission

2 (con valore di superl.) (the) most: il più è fatto, most of it is done; il più è incominciare, the most important thing is to get started // il più è che..., and what is more... (o and moreover...) // vorrei ricavare il più possibile da quella vendita, I'd like to get as much as possible out of the sale // parlare del più e del meno, to talk about nothing in particular

3 (mat.) plus: il segno del più, the plus sign

4 ( la maggioranza) the majority: i più approvarono la proposta, the majority approved of the proposal; seguire il parere dei più, to follow the majority // passare nel numero dei più, to pass away.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: più di una volta, more than once // al più, tutt'al più, at the most // né più né meno, neither more nor less: è né più né meno che la verità, it's neither more nor less than the truth (o it's the absolute truth) // per lo più, ( per la maggior parte) mostly (o for the most part); ( di solito) usually: per lo più la domenica sto in casa, I usually stay at home on Sundays; erano per lo più asiatici, they were mostly Asians // per di più, besides, moreover; furthermore; what's more: non mi aiuta e per di più mi impedisce di lavorare, he doesn't help me and, what's more, he stops me working // tanto più che, all the more so because: ti conviene accettare, tanto più che il lavoro ti piace, you had better accept, all the more so because you like the work // e che dire di più?, what more (o what else) can I say? // ha più di vent'anni, he's over twenty // per non dir di più, to say the least.

più avv.compar.

1 ( in maggior quantità o grado) more; ( in frasi negative) no more; ( in presenza di altra negazione) any more: dovresti dormire di più, you should sleep more; questo mese abbiamo speso di più, we've spent more this month; abbiamo solo due posti liberi, non di più, we only have two seats free, no more; tacque e non disse di più, he said no more; ''Vuoi ancora un po' di tè?'' ''No, grazie, non ne voglio più'', ''Will you have some more tea?'' ''No, thanks, I don't want any more'' // niente (di) più, nothing more (o nothing else) // un po' di più, some more // più o meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): chi più chi meno, tutti lo hanno criticato, everyone more or less criticized him

2 (nel compar. di maggioranza) more (con agg. e avv. polisillabi in inglese, nella maggior parte dei casi; nella comparazione tra due agg., siano essi polisillabi o monosillabi);...er (aggiunto come suffisso alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi in ingl. o con bisillabi uscenti in y, er, ow, le): più lungo, longer; più facile, easier; più difficile, more difficult (o harder); più tardi, later; più lontano, più oltre, further (o farther) on; più presto, more quickly (o faster); più stretto, narrower; è più alto e più grosso di me, he's taller and bigger than I am (o than me); è più furbo che intelligente, he's more crafty than intelligent; sono stati più gentili di quanto pensassi, they were kinder than I expected; Londra è più grande di Parigi, London is bigger than Paris; non potresti trattarlo più gentilmente?, couldn't you treat him more kindly? (o couldn't you be nicer to him?); il viaggio è stato molto più lungo del previsto, the journey was much longer than expected; io lavoro molto più di lui, I work much harder than he does; ha dieci anni più della moglie, he is ten years older than his wife; entrambi i progetti sono validi, ma questo mi piace di più, both schemes are good, but I like this one better // due volte più grande di..., twice as big as...: mi occorre una casa due volte più grande di questa, I need a house twice as big as this // un risultato più che soddisfacente, a most satisfactory result; si è comportato in modo più che corretto, he behaved most correctly // più che mai, more than ever // sempre più, more and more;...er and...er: sempre più interessante, more and more interesting; sempre più ricco, richer and richer

3 (correl.) ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) più..., the more..., the more...; the... er, the...er; ( quanto) più..., ( tanto) meno..., the more..., the less...; the...er, the less...: più lo guardo, più mi piace, the more I look at it, the more I like it; più lo si sgrida, meno si ottiene, the more you shout (o scold), the less you get out of him; più lo vedo, meno mi piace, the more I see of him, the less I like him; più si studia, più s'impara, the more you study, the more you learn; più difficile è l'avversario, più interessante sarà l'incontro, the harder the opponent, the more interesting the match

4 (nel superl. rel.) the most; ( tra due) the more (usati con agg. e avv. polisillabi in ingl., nella maggior parte dei casi) the...est, ( tra due) the...er (uniti come suffissi alla forma positiva di agg. e avv. monosillabi): il giorno più lungo, the longest day; la via più facile, the easiest way; è la più bella, la più carina, she is the most beautiful (o the best-looking), the nicest (o the prettiest); è l'uomo più generoso che conosca, he is the most generous man I know; la città più grande del mondo, the biggest city in the world; l'attore più famoso del momento, the most famous actor of the moment; è il più intelligente dei due fratelli, he's the cleverer of the (two) brothers; il più agguerrito dei due avversari, the tougher of the (two) opponents; tra tutti i televisori ha scelto quello più costoso, out of all the television sets he chose the most expensive one // cercherò di tornare il più presto possibile, I'll try to get back as soon as possible // ciò che più importa, the most important thing (o what is most important)

5 (in frasi negative, per indicare che un'azione o un fatto è cessato o cesserà, con valore di non più) no longer, not any longer, not any more; (letter.) no more: era una donna non più giovane, she was no longer young; non voglio vederlo ( mai) più, I don't want to see him any more (o I never want to see him again); non c'è più tempo per riflettere, there's no more time to think about it; non abitano più qui, si sono trasferiti, they don't live here any longer (o any more), they've moved; non frequenta più l'università, he doesn't go to university any more; vedi di non farlo più, see you don't do it again // non è più, he has passed away // mai più!, never again! // non ne posso più, ( sono sfinito) I'm exhausted; ( sono al limite della sopportazione) I'm at the end of my tether (o I can't take any more o I can't stand it any more) // a più non posso, all out: correre a più non posso, to run all out

6 (mat.) plus: due più due fa quattro, two plus two is four (o two and two are four); il termometro segna più 18, the thermometer reads plus 18 // ho speso dieci euro in più, I spent ten euros more // eravamo (in) più di cento, there were more than (o over) a hundred of us // uno più uno meno, one more one less // giorno più giorno meno, one day more or less

◆ prep. ( oltre a) plus: eravamo in cinque più il cane, there were five of us plus the dog; 1000 euro più le spese, 1000 euros, plus expenses.

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1. avv

1)

2)

3) (uso comparativo) more, aggettivo corto +...er

4)

5) (uso superlativo) most, aggettivo corto +...est

6) Mat plus

7)

2. agg

1) (comparativo) more, (superlativo) the most

2) (molti, parecchi) several

3. prep

4. sm inv

1) Mat plus (sign)

2)

3)

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1) (comparativo di maggioranza) more

2) (superlativo relativo)

3) (piuttosto)

4) (in costruzioni correlative)

5) non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more

6) di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore)

7) non di più

8) niente di più

9) in più

10) per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

11) tutt'al più at the most

12) più che

aggettivo invariabile

1) (in maggiore quantità) more

2) (parecchi)

3) (con valore di superlativo relativo) most

1) (oltre a) plus, besides

2) mat. plus

sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la maggior parte) most

2) mat. (segno) plus (sign)

sostantivo maschile plurale i più (la maggioranza) most people

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più

/pju/

I avverbio

 1 (comparativo di maggioranza) more; è più vecchio di me he's older than me; è più bello di Luca he's more handsome than Luca; non è più onesto di lei he is no more honest than her; molto più difficile much more difficult; sempre più veloce faster and faster; sempre più interessante more and more interesting; tre volte più lungo di three times longer than o as long as; mangia più di me she eats more than I do o more than me; mangia due volte più di lui she eats twice as much as he does

 2 (superlativo relativo) (il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più the most; è il più caro it's the most expensive; è il più simpatico di tutti he's the nicest of all; al più presto possibile as early as possible; quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? which part of the book did you like most?

 3 (piuttosto) più che uno stimolo è un freno it's more of a discouragement than an incentive; più che un avvertimento è una minaccia it isn't so much a warning as a threat

 4 (in costruzioni correlative) si è comportato più o meno come gli altri he behaved much the way the others did; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this; più o meno piace a tutti everybody likes it more or less; né più, né meno neither more, nor less; più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes; più lo vedo e meno mi piace the more I see him, the less I like him

 5 non... più (tempo) no longer, no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any longer, any more; (quantità) no more; (in presenza di altra negazione) any more; non fuma più he doesn't smoke any more o any longer; non abitano più qui they no longer live here; non più di 5 persone per volta no more than 5 people at any one time; non più tardi delle 6 no later than 6; non c'è più pane there is no more bread, there's no bread left; non ne voglio più I don't want any more; non lo farò mai più I'll never do it again

 6 di più (in quantità, qualità maggiore) una volta di più once more o again; allontanarsi sempre di più to get farther and farther away; spazientirsi sempre di più to grow more and more impatient; me ne serve di più I need more of it; è attivo quanto lei, se non di più he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo) loro soffrono di più they suffer (the) worst; quel che mi manca di più what I miss most

 7 non di più cinque minuti, non di più five minutes, no longer; non un soldo di più not a penny more

 8 niente di più è carina, niente di più she's nice looking but nothing special

 9 in più mi dia due mele in più give me two more apples; ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta it took us 2 hours longer than last time

 10 per di più moreover, furthermore, what's more

 11 tutt'al più at the most

 12 più che pratico più che decorativo practical rather than decorative; ce n'è più che a sufficienza there's more than enough; più che mai more than ever before

II aggettivo invariabile

 1 (in maggiore quantità) more; più... che, più... di more... than; mangia più pane di me he eats more bread than me; offrire più possibilità to offer more opportunities

 2 (parecchi) più volte, persone several times, people

 3 (con valore di superlativo relativo) most; è quello che ha più esperienza he is the one with the most experience; chi prenderà più voti? who will get (the) most votes?

III preposizione

 1 (oltre a) plus, besides

 2 mat. plus; due più sei fa otto two plus six is eight

IV m.inv.

 1 (la maggior parte) most; il più è fatto most (of it) is done; il più è convincerlo the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

 2 mat. (segno) plus (sign)

V i più m.pl.

  (la maggioranza) most people

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that.

to convince.

convencer a alguien de algo to convince somebody of something

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party

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Conjugation model [ MECER], like link=mecer mecer

► verbo transitivo

1 (de algo) to convince; (para hacer algo) to persuade

■ lo convencieron de su error they convinced him of his mistake

■ me han convencido para ir a un restaurante japonés they've persuaded me to go to a Japanese restaurant

2 familiar (en frases negativas) to like, be keen on

■ la película no me convenció I didn't like the film very much

■ ese color no me acaba de convencer I'm not sure about that colour

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be convincing

■ el equipo local no convenció con su actuación the local team's performance was not very convincing

► verbo pronominal convencerse

1 to become convinced, be convinced, convince oneself

■ se convenció de que era guapo he convinced himself that he was good-looking

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1. VT

1)

2)

3) (=satisfacer)

convencerse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

convencerse v pron

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= convince, persuade, sell + idea, sell + notion, win over, coax.

Ex. I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.

Ex. Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.

Ex. The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.

Ex. We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.

Ex. It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.

Ex. Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

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* convencer a Alguien = prevail on/upon + Alguien.

* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo = talk + Nombre + into.

* estar convencido = there + be + strong feeling.

* estar convencido de la idea de que = be committed to the idea that.

* estar muy convencido de = have + strong feelings about.

* intentar convencer = work on + Persona.

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) (de hecho, idea) to convince

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade

2) (en frases negativas) ( satisfacer)

convencerse v pron

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convencer [E2 ]

1 (de un hecho, una idea) to convince

no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced o persuaded

convencer a algn DE algo to convince sb OF sth

la convenció de la necesidad de tomar medidas he convinced her of the need to take action

no logré convencerlo de lo contrario I couldn't persuade him otherwise

los convencí de que hablaba en serio I persuaded o convinced them that I was serious

el artículo me convenció de que era verdad lo que se rumoreaba the article convinced me that the rumors were true

me costó convencerla de que no tenía razón I had difficulty convincing her that she was wrong

2 (para hacer algo) to persuade

yo no quería ir pero mi hermana me convenció I didn't want to go but my sister persuaded me to o persuaded me o talked me into it

convencer a algn PARA or DE QUE + SUBJ to persuade sb to + INF

a ver si la convences para que nos dé las llaves do you think you can talk her into giving us o persuade her to give us the keys?

no logramos convencerlo de que apoyara nuestra moción we couldn't persuade him to support our motion, we couldn't convince him that he should support our motion

no pude convencerlo de que me prestara dinero I couldn't persuade him to lend me any money

B ( en frases negativas)

(satisfacer): es simpático, pero no me acaba de convencer he's nice enough but there's something about him I don't like o something about him I'm not sure about

no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure o completely convinced about the idea

la explicación que dio no convenció a nadie his explanation wasn't at all convincing

me cuesta decidirme porque ninguno me convence demasiado I can't decide because I'm not really sure about any of them o because none of them is really what I was after

será muy buena actriz, pero en ese papel no me convence she may be a very good actress, but I don't like her in that role

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no se convence I've told him hundreds of times but he won't be convinced o he won't believe it

¡convéncete, estás equivocado! believe me, you're wrong!

¿ahora te convences de que tenía razón? now do you believe I was right?

te tienes que convencer de que tu madre tiene razón you have to accept that your mother is right

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a) (de hecho, idea) to convince;

◊ no se dejó convencer she wouldn't be convinced;

b) ( para hacer algo) to persuade;

c) ( en frases negativas) ( satisfacer):

◊ no me convence del todo la idea I'm not absolutely sure about the idea;

◊ ¿te convenciste? are you convinced?;

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♦ vt

1. [persuadir] to convince;

si convenzo a mi hermano, iré con su moto I'll take my brother's motorbike, if I can persuade him to lend me it o if I can talk him into lending me it;

convencer a alguien de algo to convince sb of sth;

no la convencieron de que era la mejor idea they were unable to convince o persuade her that it was the best idea;

lo convencí para que me dejara ir a la fiesta I convinced o persuaded him to let me go to the party;

quisimos animarle a que viniera con nosotros, pero no se dejó convencer we tried to encourage him to come with us but were unable to convince him

2. [satisfacer]

su última película no ha convencido a la crítica her latest movie o Br film didn't impress the critics, the critics didn't think much of her latest movie o Br film;

esta manera de hacer las cosas no me convence lo más mínimo I'm not at all sure that this is the right way to go about it;

es barato, pero no me acaba de convencer o [m5] no me convence del todo it's certainly cheap, but I'm not too sure about it;

tus amigos no me convencen I'm not too keen on your friends

♦ vi

su explicación no convenció his explanation wasn't convincing;

allá donde va, convence wherever she goes, she creates a good impression;

a pesar de ganar, el equipo no convenció although they won, the team failed to impress

♦ See also the pronominal verb convencerse

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v/t convince

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convencer {86} vt

: to convince, to persuade

♦ See also the reflexive verb convencerse

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convencer vb

1. (de algo) to convince

2. (persuadir) to persuade

3. (agradar) to like

la exposición no me acabó de convencer I didn't like the exhibition very much

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accrual rate коэффициент накопления (характеризует скорость накопления) accuracy rate показатель точности activity rate степень активности activity rates коэффициент активности (процент экономически активных детей и взрослых соответственно в возрастных группах 10-14 и 15-64 года) actual interest rate реальная процентная ставка actual rate фактическая ставка ad valorem rate фрахтовая ставка со стоимости товара add-on rate дополнительная ставка adjusted rate скорректированный коэффициент adjusted rate стандартизованный коэффициент advertising rate стоимость рекламы advertising rate цена рекламы advised rate ставка, о которой клиент официально уведомлен after tax real rate of return реальная норма прибыли после уплаты налога alternative rate of return альтернативная процентная ставка amortization rate норма амортизационного списания annual percentage rate (APR) годовая процентная ставка annualized rate процентная ставка в годовом исчислении arrival rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока arrival rate частота поступления at a guaranteed rate по гарантированному курсу average rate of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли; at an easy rate дешево; легко; to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях attractive rate привлекательная ставка average exchange rate средний валютный курс average exchange rate средний вексельный курс average exchange rate средний обменный курс average rate средняя ставка average tax rate средняя ставка налога bank deposit rate банковская ставка по депозитам bank discount rate банковская учетная ставка bank rate учетная ставка банка base rate базовая ссудная ставка банков base rate базовая ставка base rate тарифная ставка basic interest rate основная ставка процента basic rate базисная ставка basic rate основная ставка baud rate вчт. скорость передачи информации в бодах benchmark rate исходная ставка bill rate процент по государственным облигациям bill rate ставка по казначейским векселям birth and death rates уровни рождаемости и смертности birth rate полит.эк. коэффициент рождаемости birth rate полит.эк. рождаемость birth rate уровень рождаемости, рождаемость bit rate вчт. скорость передачи данных в битах bit rate вчт. скорость передачи информации в бит/сек bond interest rate процент по облигации bonus rate ставка дополнительного дивиденда broker's loan rate процентная ставка банков по ссудам до востребования фондовым брокерам building interest rate строительная процентная ставка bulk rate фрахтовая ставка для перевозки большой партии груза burden rate отношение накладных расходов к затратам на оплату труда buying rate закупочная расценка buying rate курс покупателя call money rate ставка процента по онкольной ссуде call rate онкольная ставка call rate процентная ставка по ссудам до востребования capitalization rate норма капитализации carload rate повагонная тарифная ставка carload rate тариф для повагонных грузов carrying-over rate бирж. курс репорта ceiling rate предельная норма процента central bank lending rate ставка ссудного процента центрального банка central rate центральный курс central reference rate центральный контрольный курс certificate-of-deposit rate ставка депозитного сертификата check rate чековый курс cheque rate курс покупки чеков church rate церковный налог clock rate вчт. тактовая частота closing rate курс на момент закрытия биржи closing rate of exchange валютный курс на момент закрытия сальдо commission rate ставка комиссионного вознаграждения commodity rate специальный тариф на перевозку массовых грузов common reduced rate единый льготный тариф completion rate процент выполненных работ consensus rate согласованная процентная ставка consolidated rate полная почасовая ставка constant rate постоянный коэффициент constructions rate темпы строительных работ contract rate договорная расценка contribution rate размер взноса conversion rate коэффициент пересчета conversion rate скорость преобразования rate оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать; the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости crude rate общий коэффициент cumulative rate суммарный коэффициент current account rate ставка процента на текущем счете current coupon rate текущий уровень процентных ставок купона current exchange rate текущий валютный курс current exchange rate текущий обменный курс current rate курс дня current rate текущий курс cut rate сниженный курс data rate вчт. скорость передачи данных data transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи данных death rate смертность declining rate снижающийся курс dependency rate коэффициент иждивенчества (показывает число детей до 14 лет и лиц старше 65 лет в процентах от потенциально работопособной части населения) deposit rate ставка по депозитам depreciation rate норма амортизации depreciation rate степень обесценивания discount rate ставка дисконта discount rate учетная ставка, учетный процент, учетный курс discount rate учетная ставка discount rate учетный процент discounted cash flow rate оборот дисконтированных поступлений наличности dividend rate норма дивидендов dollar rate курс доллара dollar rate increase повышение курса доллара dollar's exchange rate обменный курс доллара drawdown rate норма использования кредита dropping rate понижающийся курс entrance rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока error rate вчт. частота ошибок error rate частота появления ошибок eurointerest rate процентная ставка по еврооблигациям exceptional rate исключительный тариф exchange rate валютный курс exchange rate курс обмена валюты exchange rate обменный курс exchange rates валютные курсы, курсы обмена валют excise rate ставка акцизного сбора exorbitant rate чрезмерно высокий курс express freight rate тариф на срочную доставку грузов extortionate rate грабительский курс falling dollar rate понижающийся курс доллара federal discount rate федеральная учетная ставка (США) fertility rate общий коэффициент фертильности fertility rate специальный коэффициент рождаемости fixed exchange rate фиксированный валютный курс fixed interest rate фиксированная процентная ставка fixing rate твердая ставка flexible exchange rate плавающий валютный курс floating interest rate плавающая процентная ставка floor rate нижний предел вмешательства fluctuating rate колеблющийся курс foreign exchange rate валютный курс forgetting rate рекл. забываемость товара forward rate бирж. срочный курс forward rate бирж. форвардный курс freight rate ставка фрахта full-time unemployment rate коэффициент полной безработицы general rate общий коэффициент going rate действующая ставка going rate обычная ставка growth rate относительный прирост growth rate темп прироста growth rate темп роста guaranteed rate гарантированная ставка rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной hourly rate рын.тр. почасовая ставка hourly rate рын.тр. почасовой тариф hourly wage rate рын.тр. почасовая ставка заработной платы hurdle rate эк.произ. минимально приемлемая ставка rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной import rate импортный тариф import rate тариф для импортных грузов incentive freight rate поощрительная фрахтовая ставка increment rate коэффициент прироста indexed interest rate индексированная ставка процента inflation rate темпы инфляции input rate вчт. интенсивность входящего потока insurance rate ставка страховой премии interbank bid rate межбанковская ставка процента покупателя interbank offered rate межбанковская ставка процента продавца interest rate норма процента interest rate ставка процента international rate международный тариф interruption rate вчт. частота прерывания обслуживания intervention rate интервенционный курс investment rate норма инвестирования investment rate темп роста капиталовложений issue rate эмиссионный курс landing rate плата за перегрузку с судна на сухопутный транспорт legal minimum wage rates установленная законом минимальная ставка заработной платы lending interest rate ставка ссудного процента lending rate кредитная ставка liquidity rate коэффициент ликвидности average rate of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли; at an easy rate дешево; легко; to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу loading rate суд. норма погрузки loading rate тариф на погрузочные работы loan rate процентная ставка по ссуде lombard rate ломбардная ставка lombard rate ставка ломбардного кредита long rate курс покупки долгосрочных векселей long rate ставка процента по долгосрочным кредитным обязательствам long-term interest rate долгосрочная процентная ставка long-term prime rate долгосрочная базисная ставка long-term prime rate долгосрочная учетная ставка для первоклассных денежных обязательств (США) long-term rate долгосрочная ставка low mortality rate низкий коэффициент смертности lump sum rate процентная ставка с общей суммы machine hour rate норма издержек на станко-час malfunction rate вчт. частота сбоев marginal tax rate предельная налоговая ставка market exchange rate рыночный валютный курс market exchange rate рыночный обменный курс market interest rate рыночная ставка процента market rate биржевой курс market rate рыночная норма market rate рыночная ставка market rate рыночный курс maximum interest rate максимальная ставка процента medium rate средний курс medium-term rate ставка процента по среднесрочным кредитным обязательствам middle rate средний курс middle rate средняя ставка mileage rate плата за перевозки, исчисляемые в милях minimum interest rate минимальная ставка процента minimum lending rate (MLR) минимальная ставка ссудного процента minimum rate минимальная ставка minimum rate минимальный курс money rate ставка процента по денежным операциям rate соответственная часть; пропорция; коэффициент, степень, процент; доля; mortality rate смертность mortality rate коэффициент смертности mortality rate показатель смертности mortgage rate ставка процента по закладной night rate точной тариф nominal interest rate номинальная процентная ставка nominal rate номинальный курс notional central rate условный центральный курс occupancy rate коэффициент занятости; коэффициент заполнения (рабочих мест, мест в гостинице и т. п.) output rate вчт. интенсивность выходящего потока overflow rate вчт. интенсивность избыточного потока paging rate вчт. интенсивность страничного обмена parcel post rate расценки почтово-посылочной службы parity rate паритетный курс participation rate доля рабочей силы в общей численности данной половозрастной группы peg the rate фиксировать курс национальной валюты относительно иностранных валют pegged exchange rate твердый валютный курс pegged exchange rate фиксированный валютный курс piece rate сдельная ставка piece-work rate цена сдельной работы placement rate коэффициент размещения postal rate почтовый тариф preferential rate льготный таможенный тариф premium rate норма премиальной выплаты premium rate размер премии premium rate ставка страхового взноса prime lending rate прайм-рейт prime lending rate публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщикам prime rate базисная ставка prime rate прайм-рейт prime rate публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщиком printout rate вчт. скорость вывода на печать projected expenditure rate планируемая скорость расходования ресурсов quotation rate бирж. котировка курса quote a rate назначать ставку quoted exchange rate котировочный валютный курс quoted exchange rate котировочный обменный курс rallying dollar rate повышающийся курс доллара rallying rate растущая ставка rallying rate увеличивающийся курс rate = ret rate бранить; задавать головомойку rate интенсивность rate интенсивнось rate класс rate коммунальный налог rate коэффициент rate курс rate местный налог rate местный налог; коммунальный налог rate местный налог rate мощность rate налог на землю rate норма; ставка, тариф; расценка, цена; the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы rate норма rate нормировать rate (преим. pass.) облагать (местным) налогом rate облагать налогом rate мор. определять класс, категорию (корабля) rate определять тариф rate оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать; the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости rate оценивать; исчислять; таксировать; тарифицировать; устанавливать rate оценивать rate оценка rate паек, порция rate поземельный налог rate показатель rate пропорция rate процент rate размер; норма; ставка; тариф; такса; цена; курс; процент rate размер rate разряд, класс; сорт rate разряд rate тех. расход (воды); at any rate во всяком случае; по меньшей мере; at this (или that) rate в таком случае; при таких условиях rate расход rate расценивать rate скорость rate соответственная часть; пропорция; коэффициент, степень, процент; доля; mortality rate смертность rate сорт rate ставка таможенной пошлины rate степень rate считать; расценивать; рассматривать; he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи; I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной rate такса rate таксировать rate тариф rate тарифицировать rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate темп rate учетная ставка rate цена rate частота rate of activity уровень активности rate of change темп изменения rate of company tax ставка налогового обложения компании rate of contango бирж. размер надбавки по репортным операциям rate of conversion вал.-фин. конверсионный курс rate of conversion вал.-фин. коэффициент перевода rate of corporation tax ставка налогового обложения корпорации rate of depreciation норма амортизации rate of depreciation степень обесценивания rate of development темп развития rate of drawdown темп снижения rate of duty ставка таможенной пошлины rate of earnings норма дохода rate of expansion степень расширения rate of expansion темп роста rate of fire воен. скорость стрельбы, режим огня; rate of climb ав. скороподъемность rate of growth темп прироста rate of growth темп роста rate of growth темп увеличения rate темп; ход, скорость; rate of increase темп роста, прироста; at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час rate of increase темп прироста rate of increase темп роста rate of increase темп увеличения rate of increase in lending темп увеличения объема кредитования rate of inflation темп инфляции rate of inflation уровень инфляции rate of interest норма (ссудного) процента, процентная ставка rate of interest норма процента rate of interest ставка процента rate of interest for overdraft facilities ставка процента по овердрафту rate of interest on deferred payments ставка процента по отсроченным платежам rate of interest paid by bank ставка процента, выплачиваемая банком rate of inventory turnover скорость движения товарных запасов rate of inventory turnover скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of inventory turnover скорость оборота акций rate of investment норма инвестиций rate of investment норма капиталовложений rate of issue бирж. курс выпуска rate of issue бирж. эмиссионный курс rate of levy ставка налога rate of levy ставка сбора rate of loading норма погрузки rate of loss норма потерь rate of natural increase процент естественного прироста rate of natural increase темп естественного прироста rate of occurence вчт. интенсивность потока rate of occurrence стат. интенсивность потока событий rate of pay increases темп роста ставок заработной платы rate of postage within postal zone размер зональных почтовых сборов rate of price increases темп роста цен rate of profit норма прибыли rate of profitability степень рентабельности rate of return коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений rate of return норма прибыли rate of return on investment коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений rate of return on investment норма прибыли на инвестированный капитал rate of return on investment норма прибыли от капиталовложений rate of shrinkage норма усушки rate of stockturn норма оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of stockturn скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов rate of exchange валютный курс; rate of surplus value полит.-эк. норма прибавочной стоимости rate of tax налоговая ставка rate of tax ставка налогового обложения rate of taxation налоговая ставка rate of taxation ставка налогового обложения rate of throughput производительность rate of throughput пропускная способность rate of turnover скорость оборачиваемости rate of turnover скорость оборота rate of unemployment уровень безработицы rate of unionization процент охвата профсоюзами rate of VAT норма налога на добавленную стоимость rate норма; ставка, тариф; расценка, цена; the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы rate of wastage норма отходов rate of work интенсивность работы rate of work мощность rate of work производительность работы read rate вчт. скорость чтения real interest rate реальная ставка процента redemption rate ставка погашения rediscount rate ставка переучета reduced rate льготный тариф reduced rate пониженный тариф reference interest rate исходная ставка процента refinancing interest rate ставка процента при рефинансировании refresh rate вчт. частота регенерации reinvestment rate норма реинвестирования repeat rate частота повторения resend rate вчт. скорость возврата response rate доля ответивших при обследовании safe-deposit rate ставка по депозитам sagging rate оценка падения курсов savings rate норма сбережений schedule rate установленный тариф selling rate курс продавцов service rate вчт. интенсивность обслуживания service rate вчт. скорость обслуживания sewerage rate нагрузка канализационной системы short rate краткосрочная процентная ставка short rate курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) short sterling rate стерлинговый курс покупки краткосрочных векселей short-term interest rate краткосрочная процентная ставка short-term rate краткосрочная ставка процента short-term rate курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) sickness rate процент больных sight rate валютный курс по предъявительским траттам sight rate валютный курс по предъявительским чекам soaring dollar rate растущий курс доллара soaring rate растущая ставка space rate норма площади (для рекламы) special rate специальная норма special rate специальная ставка special rate специальный курс specific rate специальный коэффициент specific rate частный коэффициент spot market rate курс по кассовым сделкам spot rate курс, по которому расчеты по сделке проводятся на второй рабочий день после ее заключения spot rate курс по кассовым сделкам spot rate наличный кус валюты standard rate обычная ставка standard rate основная ставка (заработной платы) standard rate основной тариф standard rate стандартная тарифная сетка оплаты (за услуги) standard tax rate основная налоговая ставка standard tax rate основная ставка налогообложения sterling interest rate курс фунта стерлингов straight piece rate сдельная ставка оплаты труда striking rate цена, по которой удовлетворяются заявки участников аукциона новых ценных бумаг striking rate цена исполнения (фиксированная цена, по которой покупатель опциона может использовать свое право купить или продать определенные финансовые документы) subsidized rate доля затрат, покрываемых за счет субсидирования switch rate курсовая разница tariff rate тарифная ставка tax collection rate уровень налоговых поступлений tax rate налоговая ставка tax rate ставка налога tax rate ставка налогового обложения taxable rate ставка налогообложения through rate сквозной тариф through rate тариф прямой перевозки грузов through rate тариф сквозной перевозки грузов time rate курс форвард (курс валюты по срочным сделкам) time rate повременная плата top rate высшая ставка top rate высший курс ценных бумаг transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи transfer rate вчт. скорость передачи данных transmission rate вчт. скорость передачи данных turnover rate отношение объема сделок с конкретным видом акций в течение года к общей сумме акций в обращении unemployment rate доля безработных unemployment rate процент безработных unemployment rate число безработных uniform rate единая ставка unpeg the rate прекращать искусственную поддержку курса unquoted exchange rate незарегистрированный валютный курс usurious rate ростовщическая ставка процента utilization rate коэффициент загрузки utilization rate коэффициент использования variable interest rate плавающая процентная ставка variable service rate переменная интенсивность обслуживания wage rate ставка заработной платы wage rate тарифная расценка wage rates ставки заработной платы wastage rate норма отходов water rate тариф на воду weekly rate недельная ставка withholding rate норма вычетов word rate устная оценка year-end exchange rate валютный курс на конец года yield rate ставка дохода zero rate нулевая ставка zone rate зональный тариф

1) (money, eg a percentage of a person's income or of the price of goods etc taken by the government to help pay for the running of the state: income tax; a tax on tobacco.) impuesto

2) (a strain or burden: The continual noise was a tax on her nerves.) carga

1) (to make (a person) pay (a) tax; to put a tax on (goods etc): He is taxed on his income; Alcohol is taxed.) gravar, imponer contribuciones

2) (to put a strain on: Don't tax your strength!) cargar, abrumar

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- taxable

tax n impuesto

El plural de tax se escribe taxes

tr[tæks]

noun

1 impuesto, contribución nombre femenino

■ everyone must pay taxes todo el mundo debe pagar los impuestos

■ taxes deducted at source retenciones fiscales

■ she earns £900 before/after tax gana novecientas libras brutas/netas

2 figurative use (burden, strain) carga (on, sobre), esfuerzo (on, para)

transitive verb

1 (impose a tax on - goods, profits) gravar; (- business, person) imponer contribuciones a

2 figurative use (strain, test) poner a prueba

■ he taxes my patience pone a prueba mi paciencia

\

to be a tax on something ser una carga para alguien

to tax somebody with something acusar a alguien de algo

tax allowance desgravación nombre femenino fiscal

tax avoidance evasión nombre femenino fiscal

tax collector recaudador,-ra de impuestos

tax cut reducción nombre femenino de impuestos

tax disc pegatina que acredita el pago del impuesto de circulación

tax evasion fraude nombre masculino fiscal

tax exile persona que fija su residencia en un país extranjero para evitar los impuestos

tax haven paraíso fiscal

tax inspector inspector,-ra de Hacienda

tax rebate devolución nombre femenino de impuestos

tax relief desgravación nombre femenino fiscal

tax return declaración nombre femenino de renta

tax year año fiscal

tax ['tæks] vt

1) : gravar, cobrar un impuesto sobre

2) charge: acusar

they taxed him with neglect: fue acusado de incumplimiento

to tax someone's strength : ponerle a prueba las fuerzas (a alguien)

tax n

1) : impuesto m, tributo m

2) burden: carga f

• carga s.f.

• contribución s.f.

• exacción s.f.

• gabela s.f.

• gravamen s.m.

• imposición s.f.

• impuesto (Gobierno) s.m.

• tasa (Gobierno) s.f.

• tributo s.m.

• poner impuestos a v.

• poner impuestos sobre v.

• tasar v.

1) \<\<company/goods/earnings\>\> gravar

2) ( strain) \<\<resources/health/strength\>\> poner* a prueba

1. N

1) (Econ) (=contribution) impuesto m, tributo m frm

2) (=strain)

2. VT

1) (Econ) [+ income, profit] gravar; [+ person] cobrar impuestos a, imponer cargas fiscales a

2) (Brit)

3) (=place a burden on) poner a prueba

4) frm (=accuse)

5) (Jur) [+ costs] tasar

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1) \<\<company/goods/earnings\>\> gravar

2) ( strain) \<\<resources/health/strength\>\> poner* a prueba