Перевод: с испанского на английский

с английского на испанский

С английского на:
Испанский
С испанского на:
Английский

Output measures

Толкование Перевод

1 indicador de rendimiento

(n.) = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure

Ex. Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

Ex. A performance indicator is the formula which management uses to measure the progress of a programme towards achieving the organization's goals and objectives.

Ex. Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = benchmark, performance indicator, performance measure, output measure

Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.

Ex: A performance indicator is the formula which management uses to measure the progress of a programme towards achieving the organization's goals and objectives.

Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > indicador de rendimiento
2 medida de rendimiento

(n.) = performance measure, output measure

Ex. Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = performance measure, output measure

Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > medida de rendimiento
3 índice de rendimiento

(n.) = performance rating, performance measure, output measure

Ex. A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.

Ex. Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = performance rating, performance measure, output measure

Ex: A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.

Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > índice de rendimiento
4 índice de uso

(n.) = performance measure, output measure

Ex. Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = performance measure, output measure

Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization.

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > índice de uso
5 medida de productividad

(n.) = output measure

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = output measure

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > medida de productividad
6 índice de productividad

(n.) = output measure

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = output measure

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > índice de productividad
7 servicio público

m.

public utility, public service.

* * *

public service

* * *

(n.) = amenity, public service, public utility, utility service

Ex. Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Ex. It was generally agreed that knowledge is power, information must be a genuine public utility, libraries have an important role to play in making information more accessible.

Ex. Local authorities are studying methods of repricing utility services.

* * *

public service

* * *

(n.) = amenity, public service, public utility, utility service

Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Ex: It was generally agreed that knowledge is power, information must be a genuine public utility, libraries have an important role to play in making information more accessible.

Ex: Local authorities are studying methods of repricing utility services.

Spanish-English dictionary > servicio público
8 ubicación relativa

(n.) = relative location

Ex. Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

* * *

(n.) = relative location

Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.

Spanish-English dictionary > ubicación relativa
9 medida

f.

1 measurement.

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?

a (la) medida custom-built; (mueble) made-to-measure (ropa)

medidas measurements (del cuerpo)

tomar las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure (liquid or dry)

2 measure, step.

adoptar o tomar medidas to take measures o steps

medida preventiva preventive measure

medidas de seguridad safety measures

3 moderation.

sin medida without moderation

4 extent, degree (grado).

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

5 course of action.

6 quantity, amount.

7 scoop, scoopful.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: medir.

* * *

medida

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) measuring; (dato, número) measurement

■ ¿qué medidas tienes? what are your measurements?

2 (disposición) measure

■ habrá que tomar medidas cuanto antes measures will have to be taken as soon as possible

3 (grado) extent

■ en cierta medida to a certain extent

■ en mayor medida to a greater extent

4 (prudencia) moderation

5 LITERATURA measure, metre

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a (la) medida (traje) made-to-measure

a medida que as

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible

tomar/adoptar medidas to take steps, take measures

tomarle las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements

medida de capacidad measure of capacity

medida de longitud measure of length

medida de seguridad security measure

medida de volumen measure of volume

* * *

noun f.

1) measure, measurement

2) step

3) extent

* * *

SF

1) (=unidad de medida) measure

una medida de harina y dos de azúcar — one measure of flour and two of sugar

puedes usar un vaso como medida — you can use a glass as a measure

la libra es una medida de peso — the pound is a measure of weight

- esto colma la medida

medida agraria — land measure

medida de capacidad — cubic measure

medida de superficie — square measure

medida de volumen — cubic measure

medida para áridos — dry measure

medida para líquidos — liquid measure

2) (=medición) measuring, measurement

la medida del tiempo se realizará con unos cronómetros especiales — time will be measured using some special chronometers

3) pl medidas (=dimensiones) measurements

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? — what are the measurements of the table?

¿cuáles son tus medidas? — what are your measurements?

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

tómale bien las medidas antes de proponerle nada — make sure you've got him well sized up before you propose anything

4) (=proporción)

no sé en qué medida nos afectará la nueva ley — I don't know to what extent the new law will affect us

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

a medida que vaya bajando el nivel — as the level goes down

a medida que van pasando los días — as the days go by

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

el relato era bueno en la medida en que reflejaba el ambiente de la época — the story was good in that it reflected the atmosphere of the time

solo cambiarán el tratamiento en la medida en que los resultados sean negativos — the treatment will only be altered if the results are negative

5) (Cos)

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

un traje (hecho) a la medida — a made-to-measure suit

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

un papel hecho a su medida — a tailor-made role

le respondió a la medida de las circunstancias — she replied as the circumstances required

lo hice a la medida de tus deseos — I did it according to your wishes

un hotel a la medida de tus necesidades — a hotel that suits all your needs

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

este pantalón me viene a medida — these trousers are just the right size

este trabajo me viene a la medida — this job is tailor-made for me

6) LAm (=talla) size

¿cuál es su medida? — what size do you take?

¿qué medida de cuello tiene usted? — what collar size are you?, what is your collar measurement?

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

7) (=disposición) measure

medidas destinadas a reducir el desempleo — measures aimed at reducing unemployment

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medida cautelar, medida de precaución — precautionary measure

medida de presión — form of pressure

medida preventiva — preventive measure

medida represiva — form of repression

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

medidas represivas — repressive measures
paquete 1., 3)
8) (=moderación)

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

bebía sin medida — he drank to excess

gastos sin medida — excessive spending

9) [de versos] (=medición) measuring, scansion; (=longitud) measure

* * *

femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

* * *

femenino

1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement

tomarle las medidas a alguien — to take somebody's measurements

tomar las medidas de algo — to measure something

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?

2) (en locs)

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

servicios diseñados a la medida — tailor-made services

a medida que — as

a medida que vaya pasando el tiempo — as time goes on

a medida que fue creciendo — as he grew up

3) ( objeto) measure; ( contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao — one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

4) (grado, proporción)

en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent

en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible

irá en la medida en que le sea posible — he'll go if it's at all possible

5) ( moderación)

come con medida — he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida — they spend money like water

6) (Lit) measure

7) ( disposición) measure

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

fue una medida demasiado drástica — it was too drastic a step

la huelga y otras medidas de presión — the strike and other forms of pressure

* * *

medida¹

¹ = measure, scale, metric.

Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.

Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

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

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

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

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en igual medida = similarly.

* en la medida de lo posible = so far as possible.

* en la medida en que = in that, so long as, to the extent that, insofar as [in so far as], to the degree that.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.

* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* medida cuantitativa = quantitative measure.

* medida de productividad = output measure.

* medida de rendimiento = performance measure, output measure.

* medidas y colindancias = metes and bounds.

* sistema anglosajón de medidas = imperial measures.

* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.

medida²

² = arrangement, countermeasure [counter measure], measure.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.

Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.

* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.

* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.

* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.

* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.

* medida de austeridad = austerity measure.

* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.

* medida de control = control measure.

* medida de emergencia = emergency measure.

* medida defensiva = line of defence.

* medida de fuerza = crackdown.

* medida de precaución = security precaution, precautionary measure.

* medida de protección = safeguard.

* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.

* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.

* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.

* medida disciplinaria = disciplinary measure.

* medida draconiana = draconian measure.

* medida económica = economic measure.

* medida enérgica = crackdown.

* medida estructural = structural measure.

* medida extrema = dire measure.

* medida paliativa = palliative measure.

* medida preventiva = preventative measure, precautionary measure, preventive measure, preemptive measure, safeguard.

* medida provisional = stop gap measure, stopgap [stop-gap], stopgap measure, stopgap measure.

* medidas = action.

* medidas correctivas = corrective action, remedial action.

* medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.

* medidas disciplinarias = disciplining.

* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).

* medidas preventivas = preventive care, ounce of prevention, preventative care.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* primera medida = initial step.

* proponer medidas = propose + measures.

* toma de medidas = action.

* tomar medida = take + action step.

* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.

* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).

* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.

* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water.

* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.

* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.

* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.

* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.

* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.

medida³

* a medida que = as.

* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.

* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).

* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.

* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.

* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.

* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.

* * *

medida

feminine

A ( Mat) (dimensión) measurement

anota las medidas de la lavadora make a note of the measurements of the washing machine

¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? what are the dimensions of the room?

¿cuáles son las medidas reglamentarias de una piscina olímpica? what's the regulation size of an olympic pool?

la modista me tomó las medidas the dressmaker took my measurements

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something

Compuesto:

medida de superficie

surface measurement

B ( en locs):

a (la) medida: un traje (hecho) a medida a custom-made suit ( AmE), a made-to-measure suit ( BrE)

usa zapatos a medida he wears made-to-measure shoes

servicios diseñados a la medida custom-designed services

a la medida de algo: fabricamos muebles a la medida de su exigencia we manufacture furniture to meet all your requirements

éste es un proyecto a la medida de su ambición this is a project in keeping with o which matches his ambitions

necesita una actividad a la medida de su talento he needs a job which will suit o which is commensurate with his abilities

a medida que as

a medida que va pasando el tiempo uno se va adaptando as time goes on, one (gradually) adapts

a medida que se acercaba la fecha se ponía más y más nervioso as the date drew closer he got more and more nervous

a medida que la fue conociendo se fue desengañando the more he got to know her o the better he got to know her o as he got to know her the more disillusioned he became

C

1 (objeto) measure

2 (contenido) measure

un vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao one glass of milk per measure of cocoa

llenar or colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida, ya no estaba dispuesto a aguantar más that was the last straw, I wasn't going to take any more

Compuestos:

● medida de capacidad

cubic measure

● medida (de capacidad) para áridos/líquidos

dry/liquid measure

D

(grado, proporción): en buena or gran medida to a great o large extent

en cierta/menor medida to a certain/lesser extent

intentaremos, en la medida de lo posible, satisfacer a todo el mundo insofar as it is possible o as far as possible we will try to satisfy everyone

intentará hacer algo por ti en la medida en que le sea posible she'll try and do whatever she can for you

E

(moderación): come con medida he eats moderately

gastan dinero sin medida they spend money like water, they're very extravagant (with money)

F ( Lit) measure

G (disposición) measure

la huelga y otras medidas de presión the strike and other forms of pressure

expulsarlo me parece una medida demasiado drástica I think expelling him is too drastic a step o is a rather drastic measure

tomar medidas to take steps o measures

me veré en la obligación de tomar medidas más estrictas I will be obliged to adopt more severe measures

tomaré todas las medidas necesarias para que no vuelva a suceder I will take all the necessary steps to see that this does not happen again

es conveniente tomar estas pastillas como medida preventiva it's advisable to take these pills as a preventive measure

Compuestos:

● medida cautelar

preventative o precautionary measure

● medidas de seguridad

security measures

● medidas prontas de seguridad

(en Ur) emergency security measures

* * *

medida sustantivo femenino
1 (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement;
◊ tomarle las medidas a algn to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure something
2 ( en locs)
◊ a (la) medida ‹traje/zapato› custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE);

a medida que as;
a medida que fue creciendo as he grew up
3 ( utensilio) measure;
( contenido) measure
4 (grado, proporción):
◊ en gran/cierta medida to a large/certain extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible
5 ( disposición) measure;
◊ tomar medidas to take steps o measures

medida sustantivo femenino
1 (medición) measurement
(unidad) measure
una medida de peso, a measure of weight
la medida del tiempo, the measurement of time
2 (grado, intensidad) extent: no sé en qué medida nos afectará, I don't know to what extent it will affect us
3 Pol measure
una medida injusta, a unfair measure
' medida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusiva
- abusivo
- acre
- afectar
- área
- arroba
- braza
- carácter
- concertar
- conforme
- conveniente
- corpulencia
- desatar
- desesperación
- efectividad
- eficacia
- eficaz
- encaminada
- encaminado
- gratuita
- gratuito
- impracticable
- incidencia
- justa
- justo
- Libra
- malestar
- metro
- onza
- patrón
- patrona
- perjudicar
- pertinencia
- pie
- pinta
- polemizar
- providencia
- punto
- quintal
- repercusión
- resistencia
- saludar
- según
- sentida
- sentido
- solidaria
- solidario
- superflua
- superfluo
English:
acre
- check off
- custom
- depth
- dessertspoon
- dishonest
- extent
- far
- fitted
- foot
- gauge
- give
- importantly
- ineffective
- insofar
- lesser
- linear measure
- lorry
- made-to-measure
- measure
- measurement
- pint
- push through
- quart
- severe
- severity
- step
- stone
- strike off
- tailor-made
- temporary
- ton
- unit
- waist
- way
- yard
- as
- fitting
- gill
- insofar as
- made
- move
- tailor
- walk

* * *

medida nf

1. [dimensión, medición] measurement;

¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?;

unidades de medida units of measurement;

a (la) medida [mueble] custom-built;
[ropa, calzado] made-to-measure;
es una casa/un trabajo a tu medida it's the ideal house/job for you, it's as if the house/job were made for you;

a (la) medida de mi deseo just as I would have wanted it;

medidas [del cuerpo] measurements;

tomar las medidas a alguien to take sb's measurements;

tomar las medidas de algo to measure sth;
Fig
le tengo tomada la medida al jefe I know what the boss is like;
Fig
ya le voy tomando la medida al nuevo trabajo I'm getting the hang of the new job

Comp
medida de capacidad measure [liquid or dry]
2. [cantidad específica] measure;

el daiquiri lleva una medida de limón por cada tres de ron a daiquiri is made with one part lemon to three parts rum

3. [disposición] measure, step;

adoptar o [m5] tomar medidas to take measures o steps;

yo ya he tomado mis medidas I'm prepared, I've made my preparations;

tomar medidas disciplinarias (contra) to take disciplinary action (against);

ejercer medidas de presión contra alguien to lobby sb;

tomar medidas represivas (contra) to clamp down (on)

Comp
medidas de choque emergency measures;
medidas de seguridad [contra accidentes] safety precautions;
[contra delincuencia] security measures
4. [moderación] moderation;

con/sin medida in/without moderation

5. [grado] extent;

¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?;

en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent;

en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent;

en la medida de lo posible as far as possible;

a medida que iban entrando as they were coming in;
Formal
en la medida en que insofar as

6. Lit [de verso] measure

* * *

medida

f

1 ( unidad) measure; acto measurement;

hecho a medida made to measure;

está hecho a medida de mis necesidades it’s tailor-made for me;

tomar las medidas a alguien take s.o.’s measurements;

tomar medidas fig take measures o

steps

2 ( grado) extent;

en mayor medida to a greater extent

3

:

a medida que as

* * *

medida nf

1) : measurement, measure

hecho a medida: custom-made

2) : measure, step

tomar medidas: to take steps

3) : moderation, prudence

sin medida: immoderately

4) : extent, degree

en gran medida: to a great extent

* * *

medida n

1. (extensión) measurement

te vamos a tomar las medidas we're going to take your measurements / we're going to measure you

¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? how big is the table?

2. (unidad, acción) measure

medidas para prevenir incendios fire prevention measures

Spanish-English dictionary > medida
10 controlar

v.

1 to control.

Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.

María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.

2 to check.

3 to watch, to keep an eye on.

4 to take over, to control.

María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.

* * *

controlar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to control

2 (comprobar) to check

► verbo pronominal controlarse

1 (moderarse) to control oneself

* * *

verb

1) to control

2) monitor

* * *

1. VT

1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to control

los rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country

mis padres quieren controlarme la vida — my parents want to control my life

no pudo controlar el impulso de pegarle — he couldn't control the urge to hit him

medidas para controlar la calidad — quality-control measures

los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control

no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *

2) (=vigilar)

inspectores para controlar el proceso electoral — observers to monitor the electoral process

deberías controlar tu peso — you should watch your weight

contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out

estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well

controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil

3) (=regular) to control

este termostato controla la temperatura — this thermostat controls the temperature

2.

VI *

he bebido tanto que ya no controlo — I've drunk so much I can't see straight *

3.

See:

controlarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control

controlamos la situación — we are in control of the situation

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado — the fire was quickly brought under control

pasaron a controlar la empresa — they took control of the company

2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitor

controlar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline

deja de controlar todos mis gastos — stop checking up on how much I spend

me tienen muy controlada — they keep a close watch on me

controlar las entradas y salidas — to keep a check on everyone who comes in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó — I timed how long it took me

3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control
2.
controlarse v pron

1) ( dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor

* * *

= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.

Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.

Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.

Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.

Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.

Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.

Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.

Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.

Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.

Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.

Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.

Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

----

* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.

* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control

controlamos la situación — we are in control of the situation

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado — the fire was quickly brought under control

pasaron a controlar la empresa — they took control of the company

2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitor

controlar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline

deja de controlar todos mis gastos — stop checking up on how much I spend

me tienen muy controlada — they keep a close watch on me

controlar las entradas y salidas — to keep a check on everyone who comes in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó — I timed how long it took me

3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control
2.
controlarse v pron

1) ( dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor

* * *

= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.

Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.

Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.

Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.

Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.

Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.

Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.

Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.

Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.

Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.

Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.

Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.

Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.

Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.

Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.

Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.

Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.

Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.

Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.

Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.

Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.

Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.

Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.

Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.

* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.

* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.

* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.

* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.

* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.

* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.

* * *

controlar [A1 ]

vt

A (dominar)

1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to control

controlamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under control

el incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under control

controlan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole area

pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company

2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know about

estos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)

B

(vigilar): tiene que controlar su peso he has to watch o check o ( frml) monitor his weight

deja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole time

me tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight rein

el portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or out

controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took me

C (regular) to control

este mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressure

medidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under control

D ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test to

fue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victory

lo controlaron negativo he was tested negative

■ controlarse

v pron

A (dominarse) to control oneself

si no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholic

B (vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, watch, monitor ( frml)

se controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight

* * *

Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
◊ controlamos la situación we are in control of the situation;

pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;
◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;

controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly

* * *

controlar

♦ vt

1. [dominar] to control;

controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;

la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;

los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;

medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices

2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;

controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;

controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure

3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;

la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;

nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;

controla que no se cuele nadie see o make sure that no one Br jumps the queue o US cuts in line

♦ vi
Fam [saber] to know;
Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry

♦ See also the pronominal verb controlarse

* * *

controlar

v/t

1 control

2 ( vigilar) check

* * *

controlar vt

1) : to control

2) : to monitor, to check

* * *

controlar vb

1. (dominar) to control [pt. & pp. controlled]

controló la situación he controlled the situation

2. (comprobar) to check

un programa que controla los errores de ortografía a program that checks spelling mistakes

Spanish-English dictionary > controlar
11 medida1

¹ = measure, scale, metric.

Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.

Ex. One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex. The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.

Ex. The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.

----

* a medida = custom, bespoke.

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

* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.

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

* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.

* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en igual medida = similarly.

* en la medida de lo posible = so far as possible.

* en la medida en que = in that, so long as, to the extent that, insofar as [in so far as], to the degree that.

* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.

* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.

* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.

* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.

* medida cuantitativa = quantitative measure.

* medida de productividad = output measure.

* medida de rendimiento = performance measure, output measure.

* medidas y colindancias = metes and bounds.

* sistema anglosajón de medidas = imperial measures.

* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.

Spanish-English dictionary > medida1
12 dispositivo

adj.

dispositive.

m.

device.

dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD

* * *

dispositivo

► nombre masculino

1 device, gadget

* * *

SM

1) (Mec) (=aparato) device; (=mecanismo) mechanism

dispositivo de alimentación — hopper

dispositivo de arranque — starting mechanism

dispositivo de seguridad — (=mecanismo) safety catch, safety (EEUU); (=medidas) security measures pl

dispositivo intrauterino — intrauterine device, coil

dispositivo periférico — peripheral device

2) pl dispositivos (Mil) forces

dispositivos de seguridad — security forces

* * *

masculino

1) ( mecanismo) mechanism; ( aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque — the starting mechanism

- dispositivo intrauterino

- dispositivo de seguridad

2) (frml) ( destacamento)

han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial — a large police presence

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased

* * *

= device, unit, rig.

Ex. The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex. Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex. An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

----

* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.

* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.

* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.

* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.

* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.

* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.

* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.

* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.

* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* driver de dispositivo = device driver.

* * *

masculino

1) ( mecanismo) mechanism; ( aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque — the starting mechanism

- dispositivo intrauterino

- dispositivo de seguridad

2) (frml) ( destacamento)

han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona — they have reinforced their military presence in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial — a large police presence

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras — the number of highway patrols will be increased

* * *

= device, unit, rig.

Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.

Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.

Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.

* activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.

* controlador de dispositivo = device driver.

* dispositivo de alarma = alarm device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento = storage device.

* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos = store.

* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales = assistive device.

* dispositivo de cierre = fixing arrangement.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* dispositivo de conexión = linking device.

* dispositivo de conmutación = toggle switch.

* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor = cursor-control device.

* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado = time out mechanism.

* dispositivo de detección de robos = theft detection device.

* dispositivo de detección electrónica = electronic detection device.

* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz = voice input device.

* dispositivo de lectura = reading device.

* dispositivo de lectura digital = scanning device.

* dispositivo de perforación = punching device.

* dispositivo de presentación visual = VDU (Visual Display Unit), display device.

* dispositivo de préstamo = checkout unit.

* dispositivo de salida = output equipment.

* dispositivo de señalización = pointing device.

* dispositivo de vídeo = video playback unit.

* dispositivo electrónico = electronic device.

* dispositivo motorizado = motorised device.

* dispositivo para interceptar al lector = trapping.

* dispositivos = armoury [armory, -USA].

* dispositivos de entrada = input equipment.

* driver de dispositivo = device driver.

* * *

dispositivo

masculine

A (mecanismo) mechanism; (aparato) device

el dispositivo de arranque the starting mechanism

Compuestos:

● dispositivo de almacenamiento

( Inf) storage device

● dispositivo de seguridad

( Tec) safety device o mechanism; (medidas de seguridad) security measures (pl)

● dispositivo intrauterino

intrauterine device, IUD

B ( frml)

(destacamento): han reforzado el dispositivo militar en la zona they have reinforced their military presence in the area, they have deployed more troops in the area

un fuerte dispositivo policial a large contingent of police

aumentará el dispositivo de vigilancia en las carreteras the number of highway patrols will be increased

* * *

dispositivo sustantivo masculino
1 ( mecanismo) mechanism;
( aparato) device
2 (frml) ( destacamento):
◊ un fuerte dispositivo policial/militar a large police/military presence

dispositivo sustantivo masculino device
dispositivo intrauterino, intrauterine device (IUD)
' dispositivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- artefacto
- DIU
- intrauterina
- intrauterino
- reflector
- reflectora
- accionar
- activar
- alarma
- chivato
- espiral
- estallar
- instalación
- luz
English:
appliance
- contraption
- intrauterine device
- IUD
- timing mechanism
- device
- dispenser
- guard

* * *

dispositivo nm

1. [mecanismo] device

Comp
Informát dispositivo de almacenamiento storage device; Informát dispositivo de entrada input device;
dispositivo intrauterino intrauterine device, IUD;
Informát dispositivo periférico peripheral device; Informát dispositivo de salida output device;
dispositivo de seguimiento tracking device;

dispositivo de seguridad safety device

2. [grupo de personas]
un fuerte dispositivo policial a large contingent of police;

un impresionante dispositivo de seguridad impressive security arrangements;

se desplegó un dispositivo militar a lo largo de la frontera troops were deployed along the border

* * *

dispositivo

m device

* * *

dispositivo nm

1) aparato, mecanismo: device, mechanism

2) : force, detachment

* * *

dispositivo n device

Spanish-English dictionary > dispositivo
13 efecto

m.

1 effect (consecuencia, resultado).

con efecto desde with effect from

hacer efecto to take effect

surtir efecto to have an effect

tener efecto to come into o take effect (vigencia)

efecto dominó domino effect

efecto invernadero greenhouse effect

efecto óptico optical illusion

efectos secundarios side effects

2 aim, purpose.

al efecto, a dicho efecto, a tal efecto to that end

a efectos de algo as far as something is concerned

a efectos legales,… as far as the law is concerned,…, in the eyes of the law,…

a todos los efectos for all practical purposes

3 impression.

producir buen/mal efecto to make a good/bad impression

4 spin.

dar efecto a to put spin on

5 bill (commerce) (document).

efecto de comercio commercial paper

efecto de favor accommodation bill

6 effectiveness, striking quality.

* * *

efecto

► nombre masculino

1 (resultado) effect, result, end

■ aquel jarabe no produjo ningún efecto that cough syrup had no effect

2 (impresión) impression

■ la escena le hizo un gran efecto the scene made a great impression on her

3 (fin) aim, object

4 DEPORTE spin

■ dio efecto a la pelota he put some spin on the ball

5 COMERCIO bill, draft

► nombre masculino plural efectos

1 (bienes) effects, possessions; (mercancías) goods; (personales) effects, belongings

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a efectos de... with the object of...

a tal efecto to that end

causar efecto to make an impression

chutar con efecto to curl the ball, swerve the ball

en efecto quite, yes indeed

hacer buen efecto to be impressive, look good

hacer efecto to make an impression, take effect, work

ser de efecto retardado figurado to be slow on the uptake

surtir efecto to work, be effective

tener efecto (celebrarse) to take place 2 (entrar en vigor) to take effect

efecto interbancario bank draft, bank bill

efectos de escritorio stationery sing

efectos especiales special effects

efectos personales personal belongings

efectos públicos public bonds

efectos secundarios side effects

* * *

noun m.

effect

- efectos personales
- en efecto
* * *

SM

1) (=consecuencia) effect

los efectos devastadores de la crisis — the devastating effects of the crisis

ya empiezo a notar los efectos de la anestesia — I'm starting to feel the effect of the anaesthetic now

los cambios no produjeron ningún efecto — the changes did not have o produce frm any effect

la reforma tuvo por efecto el aumento de los ingresos — the reform had the effect of increasing revenue

conducía bajo los efectos del alcohol — he was driving under the influence of alcohol

• hacer efecto — to take effect

el calmante no le ha hecho ningún efecto — the sedative has had no effect on him o has not taken effect

• por efecto de — (=por acción de) by; (=a consecuencia de) as a result of

nos movíamos por efecto del viento — we were being driven by the wind

la producción de vino se estancó por efecto de la crisis — wine production came to a halt as a result of the crisis

• de efecto retardado — [bomba] delayed-action antes de s

es de efectos retardados — hum he's a bit slow on the uptake *

• surtir o tener o causar efecto — to have an effect

el truco no surtió el efecto deseado — the trick did not have the desired effect

las picaduras de avispas pueden tener efectos graves — wasp stings can have serious effects

efecto 2000 — (Inform) millennium bug, Y2K

efecto bumerán — boomerang effect

efectos colaterales — collateral damage sing

efecto dominó — domino effect

efecto embudo — funnel effect

efecto invernadero — greenhouse effect

efecto óptico — optical illusion

efectos especiales — special effects

efectos secundarios — side effects

efectos sonoros — sound effects

efecto túnel — tunnel effect

efecto útil — (Mec) efficiency, output

2)

• en efecto — indeed

nos encontramos, en efecto, ante un invento revolucionario — we are indeed faced with a revolutionary invention

en efecto, así es — yes, indeed o that's right

y en efecto, el libro estaba donde él dijo — sure enough, the book was where he had said it would be

3) (=vigencia)
[de ley, reforma]
una ley con efecto desde 1950 — a law that has been in force since 1950

• efecto retroactivo, esas medidas tendrán efecto retroactivo — those measures will be applied retroactively o retrospectively

una subida con efectos retroactivos desde primeros de año — an increase backdated to the beginning of the year

• tener efecto — to take effect, come into effect

4) frm (=objetivo) purpose

• a efectos fiscales/prácticos — for tax/practical purposes

a estos efectos se convocó una nueva reunión — a new meeting was called for this purpose

a efectos legales — for legal purposes, in legal terms

a efectos de contrato, los dos cónyuges son copropietarios — for the purposes of the contract, husband and wife are co-owners

a efectos de máxima seguridad — in order to ensure the tightest security

• al efecto — for the purpose

una comisión designada al efecto — a specially established commission, a commission set up for the purpose

• a efectos de hacer algo — in order to do sth

a efectos de conseguir una rebaja de su condena — in order to achieve a reduction of his sentence

• llevar a efecto — [+ acción, cambio] to carry out; [+ acuerdo, pacto] to put into practice; [+ reunión, congreso] to hold

llevaron a efecto sus amenazas — they carried out their threats

la reunión se llevará a efecto en Bruselas — the meeting is to be held in Brussels

• a tal efecto — to this end, for this purpose

a tal efecto, han convocado un referéndum — to this end o for this purpose, a referendum has been called

una habitación habilitada a tal efecto — a room fitted out for this purpose

• a todos los efectos — to all intents and purposes

lo reconoció como hijo suyo a todos los efectos — he recognized him to all intents and purposes as his son

5) (=impresión) effect

no sé qué efecto tendrán mis palabras — I don't know what effect o impact my words will have

les has causado un efecto sorprendente a mis padres — you've made quite an impression on my parents

• ser de buen/mal efecto — to create o give a good/bad impression

es de mal efecto llegar tarde a una reunión — being late for a meeting creates o gives a bad impression

6) (Dep) [gen] spin; (Ftbl) swerve

sacó la pelota con efecto — she put some spin on her service, she served with topspin

dar efecto a la pelota, lanzar la pelota con efecto — (Tenis) to put spin on the ball; (Ftbl) to put a swerve on the ball

7) pl efectos (Com) (=bienes) stock sing, goods; (=documentos) bills

efectos a cobrar — bills receivable

efectos a pagar — bills payable

efectos bancarios — bank bills

efectos de consumo — consumer goods

efectos de escritorio — writing materials

efectos descontados — bills discounted

efectos navales — chandlery sing

efectos personales — personal effects

8) (Numismática)

efecto postal — postage stamp

* * *

masculino

1) (resultado, consecuencia) effect

el castigo surtió efecto — the punishment had the desired effect

un calmante de efecto inmediato — a fast-acting painkiller

hacer efecto — to take effect

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

llevar a efecto una operación — to carry out an operation

de efecto retardado — < mecanismo> delayed-action (before n)

- efecto bumerán

- efecto invernadero/secundario

- efecto óptico

- efecto retroactivo

- efectos especiales/sonoros

2) ( impresión)

su conducta causó muy mal efecto — his behavior made a very bad impression o (colloq) didn't go down at all well

no sé qué efecto le causaron mis palabras — I don't know what effect my words had o what impression my words made on him

3) (Der) ( vigencia)

la nueva ley tendrá efecto a partir de... — the new law will take effect o come into effect from...

con efecto a partir de... — with effect from...

4) (frml) ( fin)

construido expresamente al or a tal or a este efecto — specially designed for this purpose

a efectos legales — legally (speaking) o in the eyes of the law

a todos los efectos es un adulto — to all intents and purposes he is an adult

5) (Dep)

a) ( movimiento rotatorio) spin

le dio a la bola con efecto — she put some spin on the ball

b) ( desvío) swerve

tiró la pelota con efecto — he made the ball swerve

6)

a) (Fin) ( valores) bill of exchange, draft

efectos negociables — commercial paper

b) efectos masculino plural (frml) ( de comercio) stock; ( de local) contents (pl)

•

- efectos bancarios

- efectos personales

* * *

masculino

1) (resultado, consecuencia) effect

el castigo surtió efecto — the punishment had the desired effect

un calmante de efecto inmediato — a fast-acting painkiller

hacer efecto — to take effect

bajo los efectos del alcohol — under the influence of alcohol

llevar a efecto una operación — to carry out an operation

de efecto retardado — < mecanismo> delayed-action (before n)

- efecto bumerán

- efecto invernadero/secundario

- efecto óptico

- efecto retroactivo

- efectos especiales/sonoros

2) ( impresión)

su conducta causó muy mal efecto — his behavior made a very bad impression o (colloq) didn't go down at all well

no sé qué efecto le causaron mis palabras — I don't know what effect my words had o what impression my words made on him

3) (Der) ( vigencia)

la nueva ley tendrá efecto a partir de... — the new law will take effect o come into effect from...

con efecto a partir de... — with effect from...

4) (frml) ( fin)

construido expresamente al or a tal or a este efecto — specially designed for this purpose

a efectos legales — legally (speaking) o in the eyes of the law

a todos los efectos es un adulto — to all intents and purposes he is an adult

5) (Dep)

a) ( movimiento rotatorio) spin

le dio a la bola con efecto — she put some spin on the ball

b) ( desvío) swerve

tiró la pelota con efecto — he made the ball swerve

6)

a) (Fin) ( valores) bill of exchange, draft

efectos negociables — commercial paper

b) efectos masculino plural (frml) ( de comercio) stock; ( de local) contents (pl)

•

- efectos bancarios

- efectos personales

* * *

efecto¹

¹ = effect, action.

Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.

Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

* a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* a tal efecto = to this effect.

* a tales efectos = hereto.

* atenuar el efecto = mitigate + effect.

* a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* causa-efecto = causal.

* con efecto desde + Fecha = with effect from + Fecha.

* dar el efecto de = give + the effect of.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* diluir el efecto = dissipate + effect.

* efecto adverso = ill effect [ill-effect], adverse effect.

* efecto bola de nieve = snowball effect.

* efecto coercitivo = chilling effect.

* efecto de halo = halo effect.

* efecto de la guerra = effect of war.

* efecto del santo = halo effect.

* efecto desastroso = chilling effect.

* efecto dominó = knock-on effect, chain reaction.

* efecto dominó, el = ripple effect, the, domino effect, the.

* efecto duradero = lasting effect, long-lasting effect.

* efecto especial = special effect.

* efecto final = net effect.

* efecto invernadero, el = greenhouse effect, the.

* efecto látigo, el = whip effect, the.

* efecto moderador = toned effect.

* efecto multiplicador = multiplier effect.

* efecto nefasto = deleterious effect.

* efecto negativo = ill effect [ill-effect], chilling effect, blowback.

* efecto nocivo = damaging effect, toxic effect, harmful effect.

* efecto óptico = optical illusion.

* efecto perjudicial = damaging effect, harmful effect.

* efecto positivo = beneficial effect, positive effect.

* efecto profundo = profound effect.

* efecto represivo = chilling effect.

* efecto secundario = side effect [side-effect], spillover effect, after effect [after-effect].

* efecto sicológico = psychological effect.

* efecto sonoro = sound effect.

* efectos secundarios = knock-on effect.

* efecto tóxico = toxic effect.

* efecto visual = visual.

* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero = carbon emission.

* en efecto = to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes.

* estropear el efecto = spoil + effect.

* gas que produce el efecto invernadero = greenhouse gas.

* intensificar el efecto de algo = intensify + effect.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* luchar con los efectos adversos de = combat + the effects of.

* mitigar el efecto = mitigate + effect.

* mitigar el efecto de Algo = minimise + effect.

* paliar el efecto = mitigate + effect.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* profundo efecto = profound effect.

* protegerse de los efectos de Algo = ward off + effects.

* relación causa-efecto = cause-effect relation, causal relationship.

* sentir los efectos de = feel + the effects of.

* sufrir el efecto de Algo = suffer + effect.

* surtir efecto = take + effect, have + effect, pay off, pay, come into + effect.

* tener efecto = take + effect.

* tener efecto sobre = impinge on/upon.

* tener su efecto = take + Posesivo + toll (on).

* tener un efecto adverso sobre = have + an adverse effect on.

efecto²

* efecto bancario = bank draft, banker's draft, banker's cheque.

* efectos negociables = commercial paper.

* efectos personales = personal belongings, belongings.

* tienda de efectos navales = chandlery.

efecto³

³ = topspin.

Ex: In order to be effective with passing shots, you need to be able to impart a lot of topspin on the ball.

* * *

efecto

masculine

A

1 (resultado, consecuencia) effect

el castigo surtió efecto the punishment had the desired effect

las medidas no han producido el efecto deseado ( frml); the measures have not had the desired effect

un calmante de efecto inmediato a fast-acting painkiller

ya ha empezado a hacerle efecto la anestesia the anesthetic has begun to work o to take effect

bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol

medidas para paliar los efectos de la sequía measures to alleviate the effects of the drought

la operación se llevó a efecto con gran rapidez ( frml); the operation was carried out extremely swiftly

de efecto retardado ‹bomba/mecanismo› delayed-action ( before n)

soy de efectos retardados ( hum); I'm a bit slow on the uptake ( hum)

2

en efecto indeed

en efecto, así ocurrió it did indeed happen like that

estamos, en efecto, presenciando un hecho único we are indeed witnessing an extraordinary event

¿es usted el doctor? — en efecto are you the doctor? —I am indeed

Compuestos:

● efecto bumerán

puede tener un efecto bumerán it may boomerang o backfire

● efecto dominó

domino effect

● efecto invernadero

greenhouse effect

● efecto 2000

( Hist, Inf) millennium bug

● efecto óptico

optical illusion

● efecto retroactivo

la ley no tendrá efecto retroactivo the law will not be retroactive o retrospective

el aumento se aplicará con efecto retroactivo the increase will be backdated

● efecto secundario

side effect

● efectos escénicos

mpl stage effects (pl)

● efectos especiales

mpl special effects (pl)

● efectos sonoros

mpl sound effects (pl)

● efectos visuales

mpl visual effects (pl)

● efectos visuales digitales

mpl videographics (pl)

B

(impresión): su conducta causó muy mal efecto his behavior gave a very bad impression o ( colloq) didn't go down at all well

no sé qué efecto le causaron mis palabras I do not know what effect my words had o what impression my words made on him

C ( Der) (vigencia) effect

la nueva ley tendrá efecto a partir de octubre the new law will take effect o come into effect from October

D ( frml)

(fin): el edificio ha sido construido expresamente al or a tal or a este efecto the new building has been specially designed for this purpose

debe rellenar el formulario que se le enviará a estos efectos you must fill in the relevant form which will be sent to you

a efectos legales tal matrimonio es inexistente legally (speaking) o in the eyes of the law o for legal purposes such a marriage does not exist

se trasladó a Bruselas a (los) efectos de firmar el acuerdo she traveled to Brussels to sign o in order to sign the agreement

estos gastos se admiten a efectos de desgravación de impuestos these expenses are tax-deductible

tendrá que comparecer ante el juez a los efectos oportunos he must appear before the judge to complete the necessary formalities

a todos los efectos un joven de 18 años es un adulto to all intents and purposes a youth of 18 is an adult

E

(fenómeno científico): el efecto de Barnum the Barnum effect

F ( Dep)

1 (movimiento rotatorio) spin

le dio a la bola con efecto she put some spin on the ball

2 (desvío) swerve

tiró la pelota con efecto he made the ball swerve

G

1 ( Fin) (valores) bill of exchange, draft

efectos negociables commercial paper

2 efectos mpl ( frml) (de un comercio) stock; (de un local) contents (pl)

Compuestos:

● efecto cambiario

bill of exchange

● efecto postal

( frml); postage stamp

● efectos bancarios

mpl bank bills (pl), bank paper

● efectos navales

mpl chandlery

● efectos personales

mpl personal effects (pl)

* * *

efecto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (resultado, consecuencia) effect;

◊ hacer efecto to take effect;

un calmante de efecto inmediato a fast-acting painkiller;
mecanismo de efecto retardado delayed-action mechanism;
bajo los efectos del alcohol under the influence of alcohol;
efecto dos mil (Inf) millennium bug;
efecto invernadero greenhouse effect;
efecto óptico optical illusion;
efecto secundario side effect;
efectos especiales special effects;
efectos sonoros sound effects
b)

◊ en efecto in fact;

( así es) indeed
2 ( impresión):
◊ su conducta causó mal efecto his behavior made a bad impression o (colloq) didn't go down well;

no sé qué efecto le causaron mis palabras I don't know what effect my words had on him
3 (Dep) ( desvío) swerve;
( movimiento rotatorio) spin;
◊ le dio a la bola con efecto she put some spin on the ball

4
◊ efectos personales personal effects (pl)

efecto sustantivo masculino
1 (consecuencia, resultado) effect: no tiene efectos secundarios, it has no side effects
se marea por efecto de la medicación, she feels ill because of the medicine
2 (impresión) impression: su discurso no me causó el menor efecto, his speech made no impression on me
hace mal efecto, it makes a bad impression
efectos especiales, special effects
3 (fin, propósito) purpose: se le comunica al efecto de que.., you are informed that... 4 efectos personales, personal belongings o effects
5 Meteor efecto invernadero, greenhouse effect
6 Dep spin
♦ Locuciones: a efectos de..., for the purposes of...
su firma es válida a todos los efectos, his signature is valid for any purpose
surtir efecto, to take effect: nuestro plan no surtió efecto, our plan didn't work out
' efecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ambiente
- consecuencia
- deberse
- destructor
- destructora
- difusor
- difusora
- ser
- estabilizador
- estabilizadora
- fulminante
- golpe
- imagen
- impresión
- imprimir
- incidir
- influencia
- invernadero
- mella
- mirada
- obra
- prohibición
- resultado
- retardada
- retardado
- retroactiva
- retroactivo
- surtir
- swing
- afectar
- agradable
- compensar
- denominar
- disuasivo
- enfoque
- impactante
- inmediato
- pasar
- recorte
- relación
- simular
- soporífero
- surrealista
- trascendental
English:
act
- actually
- adverse
- aerial
- after-effect
- bite
- boomerang
- cause
- domino effect
- effect
- effectively
- enough
- evil
- fall
- flourish
- fuck
- greenhouse effect
- heighten
- leverage
- ripple effect
- send
- side
- some
- special
- spin
- void
- wear off
- work
- after
- draft
- effective
- green
- indeed
- millennium
- sedation
- succeed
- sure

* * *

efecto

♦ nm

1. [consecuencia, resultado] effect;

los efectos del terremoto fueron devastadores the effects of the earthquake were devastating;

sus declaraciones causaron el efecto que él esperaba his statements had the desired effect;

el analfabetismo es un efecto de la falta de escuelas illiteracy is a result of the lack of schools;

la decisión de bajar los tipos de interés tuvo un efecto explosivo the decision to lower interest rates had an explosive impact;

un medicamento de efecto inmediato a fast-acting medicine;

un mecanismo de efecto retardado a delayed-action mechanism;
Esp
conducía o Am [m5] manejaba bajo los efectos del alcohol she was driving under the influence (of alcohol);

hacer efecto to take effect;

todavía no me ha hecho efecto la aspirina the aspirin still hasn't taken effect;

llevar algo a efecto to put sth into effect, to implement sth;

el desalojo de las viviendas se llevará a efecto mañana the evacuation of the homes will be carried out tomorrow;

llevaron a efecto sus promesas/amenazas they made good o carried out their promises/threats;

surtir efecto to have an effect, to be effective;

las medidas contra el desempleo no han surtido efecto the measures against unemployment haven't had any effect o haven't been effective;

por efecto de as a result of;

el incendio se declaró por efecto de las altas temperaturas the fire broke out as a result of the high temperatures

Comp
Informát el efecto 2000 the millennium bug;
efecto bumerán boomerang effect;

efecto dominó domino effect;
Fís efecto Doppler Doppler effect;
efecto fotoeléctrico photoelectric effect;

efecto invernadero greenhouse effect;

efecto mariposa butterfly effect;

efecto óptico optical illusion;

efecto placebo placebo effect;

efectos secundarios side effects;
Fís efecto túnel tunnel effect
2. [finalidad] aim, purpose;

al efecto, a dicho efecto, a tal efecto to that end;

rogamos contacte con nosotros, a tal efecto le adjuntamos… you are requested to contact us, and to that end please find attached…;

un andamio levantado al efecto scaffolding erected for the purpose;

las medidas propuestas a dicho efecto the measures proposed to this end;

a estos efectos, se te suministrará el material necesario you will be provided with the necessary materials for this purpose;

a efectos o [m5] para los efectos de algo as far as sth is concerned;

a efectos fiscales, estos ingresos no cuentan this income is not counted for tax purposes, this income is not taxable;

a efectos legales, esta empresa ya no existe as far as the law is concerned o in the eyes of the law, this company no longer exists;

a todos los efectos el propietario es usted for all practical purposes you are the owner

3. [impresión] impression;

sus declaraciones causaron gran efecto his statements made a great impression;

nos hizo mucho efecto la noticia the news came as quite a shock to us;

producir buen/mal efecto to make a good/bad impression

4. [vigencia] effect;

con efecto desde with effect from;

con efecto retroactivo retroactively;

con efecto inmediato with immediate effect;

un juez ha declarado sin efecto esta norma municipal a judge has declared this by-law null and void;

tener efecto [vigencia] to come into o take effect;

¿desde cuándo tiene efecto esa norma? how long has that law been in force?

5. [de balón, bola] spin;

lanzó la falta con mucho efecto he put a lot of bend on the free kick;

dar efecto a la pelota, golpear la pelota con efecto [en tenis] to put spin on the ball, to spin the ball;
[en fútbol] to put bend on the ball, to bend the ball;
dar a la bola efecto de la derecha/izquierda [en billar] to put right-hand/left-hand side on the ball;

dar a la bola efecto alto [en billar] to put topspin on the ball

6. Com [documento] bill

Comp
efecto bancario bank bill;
efectos a cobrar bills receivable;

efecto de comercio commercial paper;

efectos del estado government securities;

efecto de favor accommodation bill;

efecto interbancario bank draft;

efectos a pagar bills payable;

efectos públicos government securities

♦ efectos nmpl

1. Cine & TV efectos especiales special effects;

efectos sonoros sound effects;

efectos visuales visual effects

2. [posesiones] efectos personales personal possessions o effects

3. [mercancías] goods

Comp
efectos de consumo consumer goods
♦ en efecto loc adv

indeed;

y, en efecto, fuimos a visitar la ciudad and we did indeed visit the city;

¿lo hiciste tú? – en efecto did you do it? – I did indeed o indeed I did

* * *

efecto

m

1 effect;

surtir efecto take effect, work;

efecto a largo plazo long-term effect;

aplicarse con efecto retroactivo be applied retroactively;

la subida con efecto retroactivo de las pensiones the retroactive increase in pensions;

llevar a efecto carry out;

dejar sin efecto negate, undo

2

:

hacer buen/mal efecto give o create a good/bad impression

3

:

al efecto for the purpose;

en efecto indeed

* * *

efecto nm

1) : effect

2)

en efecto : actually, in fact

3) efectos nmpl

: goods, property

efectos personales: personal effects

* * *

efecto n

1. (en general) effect

efectos especiales special effects

efecto invernadero greenhouse effect

2. (pelota) spin

golpeó la pelota con mucho efecto he put a lot of spin on the ball

en efecto indeed

hacer efecto to take effect [pt. took; pp. taken] / to work

surtir efecto to work

efecto secundario side effect

Spanish-English dictionary > efecto
14 relativo

adj.

1 relative, pertaining, relating, relevant.

2 non absolute.

* * *

relativo

► adjetivo

1 relative

■ problemas relativos a la economía problems relating to the economy, problems related to the economy

► nombre masculino relativo

1 LINGÚÍSTICA relative

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en lo relativo a with regard to, referring to, concerning

————————

relativo

► nombre masculino

1 LINGÚÍSTICA relative

* * *

(f. - relativa)

adj.

1) relative

2) comparative

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=no absoluto) relative

una humedad relativa del 60% — a relative humidity of 60%

todo es relativo — everything is relative

un problema de una importancia muy relativa — a relatively unimportant problem

fueron momentos de relativa riqueza — it was a time of relative prosperity

sus conocimientos son muy relativos — his knowledge is very limited

2) (=referente)

relativo a algo — relating to sth

cuestiones relativas a la economía — matters relating to the economy

en lo relativo a la educación... — as regards education..., with regard to education...

3) (Ling) relative

2.

SM relative

* * *
I
- va adjetivo

1) ( no absoluto) relative

eso es muy relativo — that depends

una dolencia de relativa gravedad — a relatively serious illness

2) ( concerniente)

relativo A algo — relating to something

todo lo relativo a la política — anything to do with o anything related to politics

en lo relativo a este problema — with regard to this problem
II
masculino (Ling) relative

* * *

= comparative, relative.

Ex. Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.

Ex. In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.

----

* en lo relativo a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* exhaustividad relativa = relative recall.

* índice relativo = relative index.

* relativo a = concerning, pertaining to, relating to, relative to, appertaining to, attending.

* relativo a acrónimos = acronymic.

* relativo a la alfabetización = alphabetising [alphabetizing, -USA].

* relativo a la conservación = curational.

* relativo a la conversación = conversationally.

* relativo a la definición = definitional.

* relativo a la dirección = directorial.

* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

* relativo a la jurisprudencia = jurisprudential.

* relativo a la metalurgia = metallurgical.

* relativo a la moda = modal.

* relativo a la musicología = musicological.

* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.

* relativo a la normativa = constitutional.

* relativo a la ortodoncia = orthodontic.

* relativo a la productividad = output-oriented.

* relativo a la programación = programmatic.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

* relativo a las aves = avian.

* relativo a la sinestesia = synesthetic.

* relativo a las patentes = patenting.

* relativo a la termoquímica = thermochemical.

* relativo a la tonalidad = tonal.

* relativo a la zoología = zoological.

* relativo al cerebro = cerebral.

* relativo al desfile militar = marching.

* relativo al diálogo = conversationally.

* relativo al espacio físico = spatial.

* relativo al genoma = genomic.

* relativo a los consorcios = consortial.

* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura = undergrad (undergraduate).

* relativo a los estudios de licenciatura = grad (graduate), postgraduate [post-graduate].

* relativo a los obreros no manuales = white collar.

* relativo al procedimiento = procedural.

* relativo al tono = tonal.

* relativo al trabajo = occupational.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* relativo a un precedente = precedential.

* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.

* * *
I
- va adjetivo

1) ( no absoluto) relative

eso es muy relativo — that depends

una dolencia de relativa gravedad — a relatively serious illness

2) ( concerniente)

relativo A algo — relating to something

todo lo relativo a la política — anything to do with o anything related to politics

en lo relativo a este problema — with regard to this problem
II
masculino (Ling) relative

* * *

= comparative, relative.

Ex: Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.

Ex: In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.

* en lo relativo a = as far as + Nombre + be + concerned.

* exhaustividad relativa = relative recall.

* índice relativo = relative index.

* relativo a = concerning, pertaining to, relating to, relative to, appertaining to, attending.

* relativo a acrónimos = acronymic.

* relativo a la alfabetización = alphabetising [alphabetizing, -USA].

* relativo a la conservación = curational.

* relativo a la conversación = conversationally.

* relativo a la definición = definitional.

* relativo a la dirección = directorial.

* relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

* relativo a la jurisprudencia = jurisprudential.

* relativo a la metalurgia = metallurgical.

* relativo a la moda = modal.

* relativo a la musicología = musicological.

* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico = navigational.

* relativo a la normativa = constitutional.

* relativo a la ortodoncia = orthodontic.

* relativo a la productividad = output-oriented.

* relativo a la programación = programmatic.

* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios = cost-benefit.

* relativo a las algas = algal.

* relativo a las aves = avian.

* relativo a la sinestesia = synesthetic.

* relativo a las patentes = patenting.

* relativo a la termoquímica = thermochemical.

* relativo a la tonalidad = tonal.

* relativo a la zoología = zoological.

* relativo al cerebro = cerebral.

* relativo al desfile militar = marching.

* relativo al diálogo = conversationally.

* relativo al espacio físico = spatial.

* relativo al genoma = genomic.

* relativo a los consorcios = consortial.

* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura = undergrad (undergraduate).

* relativo a los estudios de licenciatura = grad (graduate), postgraduate [post-graduate].

* relativo a los obreros no manuales = white collar.

* relativo al procedimiento = procedural.

* relativo al tono = tonal.

* relativo al trabajo = occupational.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* relativo a un precedente = precedential.

* relativo a varias edades = cross-age [cross age].

* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes = Holmesiana.

* * *

relativo¹ -va

adjective

A (no absoluto) relative

eso es muy relativo that depends

una dolencia de relativa gravedad a fairly o relatively serious illness

viven en un estado de relativo bienestar they're relatively o reasonably well-off

B (concerniente) relativo A algo relating TO sth

datos relativos a la mortalidad infantil data relating to infant mortality

todo lo relativo a la política anything to do with o anything related to politics

en lo relativo a este problema es necesario adoptar medidas urgentes urgent measures are needed to deal with this problem, urgent measures are needed with regard to this problem

relativo²

masculine

relative

* * *

relativo
◊ -va adjetivo

1 ( no absoluto) relative;
◊ eso es muy relativo that depends;

una enfermedad de relativa gravedad a relatively serious illness
2 ( concerniente) relativo A algo relating to sth;
◊ todo lo relativo a la política anything to do with o related to politics;

en lo relativo a este problema with regard to this problem
relativo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una cualidad, un valor) relative: es un asunto de relativa importancia, it's a relatively important matter
2 (que se refiere a algo o alguien) relating to, regarding: es algo relativo a un accidente, it's something to do with an accident
II adjetivo & m,f Ling relative
' relativo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
económica
- económico
- férrea
- férreo
- filial
- fiscal
- formalmente
- humana
- humano
- monumental
- que
- real
- relativa
- sabatina
- sabatino
- selvática
- selvático
- sindicalista
- hispánico
- sentimental
- temporal
English:
as
- comparative
- fictional
- relative
- what
- when
- where
- which
- who
- whom
- whose
- why
- with
- comprehensive
- relate

* * *

relativo, -a

♦ adj

1. [no absoluto] relative;

mayoría relativa relative majority;

todo es relativo it's all relative;

su estudio tiene un relativo valor científico her study's scientific value is relative

2. [relacionado, tocante]
relativo a relating to;

un debate relativo al problema del desempleo a debate on the problem of unemployment;

el precio debería ser relativo a la calidad the price should be in proportion to the quality;

en lo relativo a… regarding…, in relation to…

3. Gram [pronombre, adjetivo, adverbio] relative

4. Gram [oración] relative

♦ nm
Gram relative
* * *

relativo

adj relative;

relativo a regarding, about;

pronombre relativo GRAM relative pronoun

* * *

relativo, -va adj

1) : relative

2)

en lo relativo a : with regard to, concerning

♦ relativamente adv

* * *

relativo adj relative

la belleza es relativa beauty is relative

una suma de relativa importancia a relatively large sum of money

relativo a relating to / concerning

todo lo relativo a la cultura popular everything to do with popular culture

los problemas relativos a la familia problems concerning our families

Spanish-English dictionary > relativo
15 pertinencia

f.

1 appropriateness.

2 relevance (relevancia).

3 pertinence, concernment, pertinency, relevance.

* * *

pertinencia

► nombre femenino

1 (conveniencia) appropriateness

2 (relevancia) relevance, pertinence

* * *

noun f.

relevance

* * *

SF (=relevancia) relevance, pertinence; (=idoneidad) appropriateness

* * *

femenino

a) ( lo adecuado) appropriateness

b) ( relevancia) pertinence, relevance

* * *

= appropriateness, precision, relevance, relevancy, responsiveness, aptness, pertinence.

Ex. The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.

Ex. As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.

Ex. Searching can be tedious and prone to error, and relevance judgements can only be made by reference to a second list or index.

Ex. Software has been developed which orders citations retrieved from an on-line data base in terms of relevancy.

Ex. Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.

Ex. This article considers current management theory and its aptness for libraries in a period of rapid change.

Ex. Selection then takes place based on the pertinence of the information.

----

* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia = ranking algorithm.

* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* coeficiente de pertinencia = precision ratio, precision ratio, relevance rating, relevance ranking.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* índice de pertinencia = relevance rating, relevance ranking.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* ordenación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia = rank + document output.

* pertinencia con respecto al género = gender relevance.

* tasa de pertinencia = precision ratio.

* valoración de pertinencia = relevance judgement.

* valor de pertinencia = estimation of relevance.

* * *

femenino

a) ( lo adecuado) appropriateness

b) ( relevancia) pertinence, relevance

* * *

= appropriateness, precision, relevance, relevancy, responsiveness, aptness, pertinence.

Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.

Ex: As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.

Ex: Searching can be tedious and prone to error, and relevance judgements can only be made by reference to a second list or index.

Ex: Software has been developed which orders citations retrieved from an on-line data base in terms of relevancy.

Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.

Ex: This article considers current management theory and its aptness for libraries in a period of rapid change.

Ex: Selection then takes place based on the pertinence of the information.

* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia = ranking algorithm.

* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* coeficiente de pertinencia = precision ratio, precision ratio, relevance rating, relevance ranking.

* falta de pertinencia = irrelevance.

* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.

* índice de pertinencia = relevance rating, relevance ranking.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* ordenación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia = rank + document output.

* pertinencia con respecto al género = gender relevance.

* tasa de pertinencia = precision ratio.

* valoración de pertinencia = relevance judgement.

* valor de pertinencia = estimation of relevance.

* * *

pertinencia

feminine

1 (lo adecuado) appropriateness

2 (relevancia) pertinence, relevance

* * *

pertinencia sustantivo femenino appropriateness: no fue capaz de justificar la pertinencia de la medida, he wasn't able to justify the appropriateness of the measures
2 (relevancia) pertinence

* * *

pertinencia nf

1. [adecuación] appropriateness

2. [relevancia] relevance

* * *

pertinencia

f relevance, pertinence

* * *

pertinencia nf

: pertinence, relevance

♦ pertinente adj

Spanish-English dictionary > pertinencia
16 puesta

f.

1 laying.

2 setting, laying.

3 bet, stake.

4 higher bid.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: poner.

* * *

puesta

► nombre femenino

1 (colocación) setting

2 (de huevos) laying

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

puesta a punto (de vehículo) tuning, tune-up

puesta al día updating

puesta de largo coming out

puesta de sol sunset

puesta en escena staging

puesta en marcha (de vehículo) starting 2 (de proyecto, empresa etc) starting-up

* * *

noun f.

setting

- puesta de sol

* * *

SF

1) (=acto)

puesta a cero — (Inform) reset

puesta al día — updating

puesta a punto — fine tuning

puesta de largo — coming-out (in society)

puesta en antena — (TV) showing, screening

puesta en común — idea-sharing session

puesta en escena — staging

puesta en libertad — freeing, release

puesta en marcha — (=acto) starting; (=dispositivo) self-starter

puesta en práctica — putting into effect, implementation

2) (Astron) setting

puesta del sol — sunset

3) [de huevos] egg-laying

una puesta anual de 300 huevos — an annual lay o output of 300 eggs

4) (Naipes) stake, bet

5) Cono Sur

¡puesta! — it's a tie!, it's a draw!; [en carrera] it's a dead heat!

* * *

femenino

1) ( acción de poner)

la puesta en práctica del plan no fue fácil — putting the plan into practice wasn't easy

hasta la puesta en servicio de los autobuses — until the buses come into service

la puesta en libertad de los prisoneros — the freeing o release of the prisoners

la fiesta de su puesta de largo — her coming-out party

puesta al día — updating

- puesta a punto

- puesta de sol

- puesta en escena

- puesta en marcha

2) ( de huevos) lay

* * *

= egg-laying.

Ex. Among the best studied behaviors is egg-laying, the process by which hermaphrodites deposit developing embryos into the environment.

----

* avicultura ecológica de puesta = free-range egg farming.

* de puesta al día = top-up.

* en la puesta en práctica = in implementation.

* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* puesta a prueba = trying, piloting.

* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.

* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.

* puesta de(l) sol = sundown.

* puesta de sol = sunset.

* puesta en común = sharing.

* puesta en escena = staging.

* puesta en funcionamiento = activation, deployment, realisation [realization, -USA], setting up, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], startup [start-up].

* puesta en libertad = discharge, manumission.

* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].

* puesta en peligro = endangerment.

* puesta en práctica = enforcement, execution, implementation, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA].

* puesta en vigor = enforcement.

* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.

* * *

femenino

1) ( acción de poner)

la puesta en práctica del plan no fue fácil — putting the plan into practice wasn't easy

hasta la puesta en servicio de los autobuses — until the buses come into service

la puesta en libertad de los prisoneros — the freeing o release of the prisoners

la fiesta de su puesta de largo — her coming-out party

puesta al día — updating

- puesta a punto

- puesta de sol

- puesta en escena

- puesta en marcha

2) ( de huevos) lay

* * *

= egg-laying.

Ex: Among the best studied behaviors is egg-laying, the process by which hermaphrodites deposit developing embryos into the environment.

* avicultura ecológica de puesta = free-range egg farming.

* de puesta al día = top-up.

* en la puesta en práctica = in implementation.

* larga puesta de sol = lingering sunset.

* puesta al corriente = update [up-date].

* puesta al día = catch-up [catchup], updatability, update [up-date].

* puesta al día del personal = staff development.

* puesta a prueba = trying, piloting.

* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.

* puesta de huevos = egg-laying.

* puesta de(l) sol = sundown.

* puesta de sol = sunset.

* puesta en común = sharing.

* puesta en escena = staging.

* puesta en funcionamiento = activation, deployment, realisation [realization, -USA], setting up, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], startup [start-up].

* puesta en libertad = discharge, manumission.

* puesta en marcha = implementation, startup [start-up].

* puesta en peligro = endangerment.

* puesta en práctica = enforcement, execution, implementation, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA].

* puesta en vigor = enforcement.

* sesión de puesta al día = briefing session.

* * *

puesta

feminine

A

(acción de poner): la puesta en práctica del plan no va a ser fácil putting the plan into practice o implementing the plan is not going to be easy

la puesta en práctica de la campaña de vacunación implementation of the vaccination campaign

hasta la puesta en servicio de los nuevos autobuses until the new buses come into service

la puesta en libertad de los prisioneros the freeing o release of the prisoners

la fiesta de su puesta de largo her coming-out party

la puesta en vigor de la nueva ley se prevé para enero it is anticipated that the new law will come into effect in January

la puesta al día de los archivos va a llevar mucho tiempo updating the records is going to be a lengthy business

Compuestos:

● puesta a punto

(de un vehículo) tune-up; (de una máquina) adjustment

tengo que llevar el coche a que le hagan una puesta a punto I have to take my car in for a tune-up o for tuning

la puesta a punto de los partidos políticos de cara a los comicios the final preparations by the political parties for the elections

el sistema no es del todo fiable, necesita una puesta a punto the system isn't altogether reliable, it needs fine tuning o it needs some adjustments made

están empeñados en hacer una puesta a punto de la industria they are determined to overhaul the industry o to bring the industry up to date

● puesta de sol

sunset

● puesta en escena

production

● puesta en marcha

(de un vehículo, motor) starting (up)

la puesta en marcha de la programación de verano de Radio Sur the launch of Radio Sur's summer programs o schedules

se prevé la puesta en marcha de nuevas medidas de seguridad it is anticipated that new security measures will be put into effect

B (de huevos) lay

* * *

puesta sustantivo femenino
1 ( acción de poner):
◊ hasta la puesta en servicio de los autobuses until the buses come into service;

la puesta en libertad de los prisoneros the freeing o release of the prisoners;
puesta a punto ( de vehículo) tune-up;

( de máquina) adjustment;
◊ puesta de sol sunset;

puesta en escena production;
puesta en marcha (de vehículo, motor) starting (up);
puesta al día updating
2 ( de huevos) lay
puesto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (la mesa) set, laid: la mesa está puesta, the table is laid
2 (prenda de vestir) to have on
con el abrigo puesto, with one's coat on
familiar ir muy puesto, to be all dressed up
3 fam (saber mucho) está muy puesto en filosofía, he's very well up in philosophy
4 fam (borracho) drunk
II sustantivo masculino
1 (lugar) place
2 (empleo) position, post: es un puesto fijo, it's a permanent job
3 (tienda) stall, stand
4 Mil post
puesto de mando, command post
III conj puesto que, since, as
puesta sustantivo femenino
1 (de huevos) laying 2 puesta a punto, tuning
3 puesta al día, updating
4 puesta de Sol, sunset
5 Teat puesta en escena, staging
6 puesta de largo, coming-out (in society)
' puesta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anquilosar
- antena
- escena
- esperanza
- ocaso
- puesto
- salida
- sobretodo
- sorprender
- alineación
- estreno
- mira
English:
direction
- on
- overhaul
- release
- setting
- sunset
- tuning
- updating
- discharge
- have
- implementation
- off
- ooh
- production
- sight
- straight
- sun
- watch

* * *

puesta nf

1. [acción] [de un motor] tuning

Comp
puesta al día updating;
puesta en circulación [de moneda] introduction;

puesta en común pooling;

hacer una puesta en común de algo to pool sth;

puesta en escena staging, production;

una puesta en escena muy tradicional a very traditional production;

puesta en funcionamiento [de máquina] start-up;

puesta de largo debut (in society);

puesta en marcha [de máquina] starting, start-up;
[de acuerdo, proyecto] implementation;
la puesta en marcha del euro the introduction of the euro;

puesta en órbita putting into orbit;

puesta a punto [de una técnica] perfecting;
[de un motor] tuning;
este coche necesita una puesta a punto this car needs tuning;

puesta en servicio [de máquina, tren] introduction;

con la puesta en servicio de trenes más rápidos la duración del viaje se reducirá the journey time will be cut when the new trains come into service o when the new trains are introduced

2. [de ave] laying

3. [de un astro] setting

Comp
puesta de sol sunset
* * *

puesta

f

:

puesta al día update;

puesta en libertad freeing

* * *

puesta nf

1) : setting

puesta del sol: sunset

2) : laying (of eggs)

3)

puesta a punto : tune-up

4)

puesta en marcha : start, starting up

* * *

puesta n

puesta de sol sunset

Spanish-English dictionary > puesta

См. также в других словарях:

Measures of national income and output — A variety of measures of national income and output are used in economics to estimate total economic activity in a country or region, including gross domestic product (GDP), gross national product (GNP), and net national income (NNI). All are… … Wikipedia
Output (economics) — Output in economics is the quantity of goods or services produced in a given time period, by a firm, industry, or country, [1] whether consumed or used for further production.[2] The concept of national output is absolutely essential in the field … Wikipedia
Output lag — is a phenomenon associated with some types of LCD displays, and nearly all types of HDTVs, that refers to latency, or lag measured by the difference between the time a signal is output into a display and the time it is shown by the display. This… … Wikipedia
Output contract — Contract law Part … Wikipedia
Measures of pollutant concentration — NOEL redirects here. For other uses, see Noel (disambiguation). Measures of pollutant concentration are used to determine risk assessment in public health. Industry is continually synthesizing new chemicals, the regulation of which requires… … Wikipedia
output meter — device which measures electric output … English contemporary dictionary
output controls — Management measures directly limiting fish catch or landings (e.g. by quota); see also input controls … Fisheries — dictionary
Cardiac output — (Q or or CO ) is the volume of blood being pumped by the heart, in particular by a left or right ventricle in the time interval of one minute. CO may be measured in many ways, for example dm3/min (1 dm3 equals 1000 cm3 or 1 litre). Q is… … Wikipedia
Potential output — In economics, potential output (also referred to as natural gross domestic product ) refers to the highest level of real Gross Domestic Product output that can be sustained over the long term. The existence of a limit is due to natural and… … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Public library ratings — There are several national systems for rating the quality of public librariesUnited StatesThe basic public library statistics (not rankings) are published by the National Center for Educational Statistics; the most recent version was published in … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с испанского на английский

Output measures

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с испанского на английский

Output measures

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: