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1 budget-programme

programme budget

Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > budget-programme
2 Low-Budget-Sendung

Low-Bud|get-Sen|dung
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low-budget programme (Brit) or program (US)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Low-Budget-Sendung
3 смета расходов целевого назначения

programme budget

Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > смета расходов целевого назначения
4 presupuesto

adj.

presupposed, estimated.

m.

1 budget, estimate.

2 presupposition.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: presuponer.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: presupuestar.

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presupuesto

► nombre masculino

1 (en finanzas, política) budget; (de una obra, reparación) estimate

2 (supuesto) assumption

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presupuesto

► participio pasado

1→ link=presuponer presuponer

► nombre masculino presupuesto

1 (en finanzas, política) budget; (de una obra, reparación) estimate

2 (supuesto) assumption

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FRASEOLOGÍA

los presupuestos generales del Estado the national budget sing

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noun m.

budget

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SM

1) (Econ) budget

presupuesto de ventas — sales budget

los Presupuestos Generales (del Estado) — the national budget

presupuesto operante — operating budget

2) [para obra, encargo etc] estimate

pedir presupuesto — to ask for an estimate

presupuesto sin compromiso — free estimates - no obligation

3) (=supuesto) premise, assumption

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masculino

1)

a) (Fin) budget

presupuestos generales del Estado — state/national budget

b) ( precio estimado) estimate

pedir/hacer un presupuesto — to ask for/give an estimate

2) ( supuesto) assumption, supposition

parten de unos presupuestos falsos — they are basing their theory on false assumptions o premises

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= assumption, budget, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition], quotation, financial statement, budget dollar, purse strings, budget allocation, budgetary allocation, quote.

Ex. Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex. Factors here may be: total budget available for the production of abstracts.

Ex. Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.

Ex. Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.

Ex. When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.

Ex. These include an explanatory memorandum which sets out the background of the proposal, and usually also a financial statement of likely budget expenditure.

Ex. The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.

Ex. The problem is spreading rapidly, affecting people at all levels of society some of whom control the fate and purse strings of libraries.

Ex. If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation.

Ex. The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.

Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.

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* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.

* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.

* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.

* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.

* basarse en + presupuesto = assumption + undergird.

* confección del presupuesto = budgeting.

* congelación de los presupuestos = budget freeze.

* congelar el presupuesto = freeze + budget.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* con un presupuesto limitado = low-budget.

* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).

* con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.

* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.

* elaboración de presupuesto = budgeting.

* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.

* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.

* exceso en el presupuesto = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrun.

* hacer un presupuesto = cost.

* inflar un presupuesto = pad + a budget.

* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.

* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula = formula budget.

* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.

* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.

* presupuesto congelado = stagnant budget, frozen budget.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

* presupuesto detallado = line item budget.

* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.

* presupuesto extraordinario = capital grant.

* presupuesto global = lump sum budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.

* presupuesto público = public funding.

* presupuestos = funding.

* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.

* presupuestos públicos = state finance.

* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.

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masculino

1)

a) (Fin) budget

presupuestos generales del Estado — state/national budget

b) ( precio estimado) estimate

pedir/hacer un presupuesto — to ask for/give an estimate

2) ( supuesto) assumption, supposition

parten de unos presupuestos falsos — they are basing their theory on false assumptions o premises

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= assumption, budget, presumption, presupposition [pre-supposition], quotation, financial statement, budget dollar, purse strings, budget allocation, budgetary allocation, quote.

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

Ex: Factors here may be: total budget available for the production of abstracts.

Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.

Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.

Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.

Ex: These include an explanatory memorandum which sets out the background of the proposal, and usually also a financial statement of likely budget expenditure.

Ex: The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.

Ex: The problem is spreading rapidly, affecting people at all levels of society some of whom control the fate and purse strings of libraries.

Ex: If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation.

Ex: The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.

Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.

* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.

* agotar el presupuesto = drain + budget.

* asignación de presupuesto = budgeting.

* asignar un presupuesto = allocate + funds.

* aumentar el presupuesto = add + monies to + budget.

* austeridad de los presupuestos = budgetary stringency.

* basarse en + presupuesto = assumption + undergird.

* confección del presupuesto = budgeting.

* congelación de los presupuestos = budget freeze.

* congelar el presupuesto = freeze + budget.

* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* con un presupuesto limitado = low-budget.

* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).

* con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.

* dado a recortar presupuestos = budget-cutting.

* elaboración del presupuesto = budgeting process.

* elaboración de presupuesto = budgeting.

* encargado de hacer el presupuesto = budgetmaker.

* encargarse del presupuesto = control + the purse strings.

* equilibrar el presupuesto = balance + the budget.

* exceso en el presupuesto = budget overrun, overrun [over-run], cost overrun.

* hacer un presupuesto = cost.

* inflar un presupuesto = pad + a budget.

* limitación del presupuesto = budget constraint.

* partir de presupuestos = make + assumption.

* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.

* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula = formula budget.

* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño = shrinking budget.

* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.

* presupuesto congelado = stagnant budget, frozen budget.

* presupuesto de adquisiciones = acquisitions budget.

* presupuesto de base cero = zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB), zero-base(d) budget.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

* presupuesto detallado = line item budget.

* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.

* presupuesto extraordinario = capital grant.

* presupuesto global = lump sum budget.

* presupuesto para adquisición de material = capital budget.

* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para la compra de material = materials budget.

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* presupuesto precario = shoestring budget.

* presupuesto público = public funding.

* presupuestos = funding.

* presupuestos de la mayoría = majority assumptions.

* presupuestos públicos = state finance.

* proceso de asignación de presupuestos = budgetary process.

* recortar el presupuesto = cut back + budget, cut + budget, squeeze + budget.

* recorte del presupuesto = budgetary constraint, funding cut.

* recorte de presupuesto = cut in budget.

* recorte en el presupuesto = funding cut.

* reducir el presupuesto = cut + monies from + budget.

* sin exceder el presupuesto = budgetable.

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presupuesto

masculine

A

1 ( Fin) budget

presupuestos generales del Estado state/national budget

2 (precio estimado) estimate

pedir/hacer un presupuesto to ask for/give an estimate

B (supuesto) assumption, supposition

parten de unos presupuestos falsos they are basing their theory on false assumptions o premises

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Del verbo presuponer: ( conjugate presuponer)

presupuesto es:

el participio

Del verbo presupuestar: ( conjugate presupuestar)

presupuesto es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

presupuestó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
presuponer
presupuestar
presupuesto
presuponer ( conjugate presuponer) verbo transitivo
to presuppose (frml), assume
presupuesto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Fin) budget

b) ( precio estimado) estimate;

◊ hacer un presupuesto to give an estimate

2 ( supuesto) assumption, supposition
presuponer verbo transitivo to presuppose, assume
presupuestar verbo transitivo
1 (incluir en un presupuesto) to budget for
2 (calcular gastos, ingresos) to estimate for
presupuesto sustantivo masculino
1 Fin budget
2 (cálculo aproximado) estimate, (más detallado) quote
3 (presuposición) supposition, assumption
Estimate es el presupuesto que pides antes de encargar algún trabajo en un taller, tienda, etc. Budget es el presupuesto que te sirve para planificar tus gastos.
' presupuesto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustada
- ajustado
- compromiso
- consignar
- contrapartida
- dar
- estiramiento
- hinchar
- holgada
- holgado
- inflar
- militar
- nivelar
- partida
- presupuestar
- reforma
- cotización
- reducido
- salir
English:
allocate
- balance
- budget
- estimate
- low-budget
- quotation
- quote
- sales budget
- B
- leeway

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presupuesto, -a

♦ participio
ver presuponer
♦ nm

1. [dinero disponible] budget

Comp
presupuestos (generales) del Estado state budget, national budget
2. [cálculo de costes] estimate;

pedir (un) presupuesto to ask for an estimate;

me han dado un presupuesto de dos millones they've given me an estimate of two million

3. [suposición] assumption

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presupuesto

I part → presuponer

II m POL budget

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presupuesto nm

1) : budget, estimate

2) : assumption, supposition

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presupuesto n

1. (dinero asignado) budget

gastan la mitad del presupuesto en comida they spend half their budget on food

2. (cálculo anticipado) estimate

antes de pintar el piso, pidió varios presupuestos before having the flat painted, she got several estimates

Spanish-English dictionary > presupuesto
5 presupuesto desglosado por partidas

(n.) = programme budget, programme budgetting

Ex. The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format.

Ex. This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.

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(n.) = programme budget, programme budgetting

Ex: The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format.

Ex: This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.

Spanish-English dictionary > presupuesto desglosado por partidas
6 presupuesto asignado por actividades

(n.) = performance budget

Ex. 5 common types of budget are defined: line item budget (consisting of a series of 'lines', each representing a different item of expenditure); lump sum budget; formula budget; performance budget; programme budget.

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(n.) = performance budget

Ex: 5 common types of budget are defined: line item budget (consisting of a series of 'lines', each representing a different item of expenditure); lump sum budget; formula budget; performance budget; programme budget.

Spanish-English dictionary > presupuesto asignado por actividades
7 partida

f.

1 departure (marcha).

2 game.

echar una partida to have a game

3 certificate (document).

partida de bautismo/defunción baptismal/death certificate

partida de matrimonio/nacimiento marriage/birth certificate

4 consignment (commerce) (mercancía).

5 match, contest, game.

6 group of items, parcel of things.

7 entry, record, item.

8 budget item.

9 allotment.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: partir.

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partida

► nombre femenino

1 (remesa) consignment, lot

2 (documento) certificate

3 FINANZAS entry, item

4 (juego) game

■ una partida de naipes a game of cards

5 (grupo - de soldados) squad, gang; (- de cazadores) party

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jugar una partida to play a game

jugarle una mala partida a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebody

por partida doble twice over

partida de caza (de caza mayor) hunting party 2 (de caza menor) shooting party

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

partida doble double entry

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noun f.

1) departure

2) game

3) certificate

4) item

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SF

1) (=documento) certificate

partida bautismal, partida de bautismo — baptismal certificate

partida de defunción — death certificate

partida de matrimonio — marriage certificate

partida de nacimiento — birth certificate

2) (Econ) [de cuenta] entry, item; [de presupuesto] item, heading

partida doble — double entry

por partida doble — on two accounts

partida simple — single entry

3) (Com) (=envío) consignment

han enviado una partida de 10.000 euros — they have sent a consignment worth 10,000 euros

4) (Naipes, Ajedrez) game

echar una partida — to have a game

- jugarle una mala partida a algn

5) (=salida) departure

6) (=grupo) party; (Mil) band, group

partida de campo — picnic (party)

partida de caza — hunting party

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femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

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femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

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partida¹

¹ = departure, leaving.

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* de partida = from the beginning, from the outset, from the start.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

partida²

² = appropriation.

Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.

* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.

* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.

* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* partida presupuestaria = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head.

* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

partida³

³ = game.

Nota: Material diseñado para jugar con él según unas reglas preestablecidas.

Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

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partida

feminine

A ( Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards

¿nos echamos otra partidita? shall we have another game?

B

1 (en un registro) entry

2 (en contabilidad) entry

3 (en un presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero large sums of money

4 (de mercancías) consignment, batch

Compuestos:

● partida bautismal or de bautismo

certificate of baptism

● partida de nacimiento

birth certificate

● partida doble

( Fin) double entry

por partida doble twice over

C ( frml) (salida) departure, leaving

D (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida ( Per fam); to be game ( colloq)

esta noche vamos a bailar — ¡yo soy partida! we're going dancing tonight — I'm game o I'll come o you can count me in! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● partida de caza

(de caza menor) shooting party; (de caza mayor) hunting party

● partida de reconocimiento

reconnaissance party

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partida sustantivo femenino
1 (Jueg) game;
◊ una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards;

echar una partida to have a game
2 (en registro, contabilidad) entry;
( en presupuesto) item
3 ( certificado) certificate;
◊ partida de defunción/nacimiento death/birth certificate

4 (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch
♦ Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partida sustantivo femenino
1 (del tren, de una persona) departure
2 Com (cargamento, lote) batch, consignment
3 (de ajedrez) game
4 (de caza) party
5 Jur (documento oficial) certificate
partida de defunción/nacimiento, death/ birth certificate
6 Fin (de un presupuesto) item
' partida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ida
- jornada
- jugar
- marcha
- múltiple
- regresar
- timba
- entablar
- entrega
- envío
- partido
- retrasar
- salida
English:
appropriate
- birth certificate
- circle
- departure
- exhausting
- game
- one-upmanship
- party
- point
- sailing
- shooting-party
- starting point
- birth
- delivery
- going
- hunt
- meet
- pack
- posse
- round
- search
- starting
- while

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partida nf

1. [marcha] departure

2. [en juego] game;

una partida de ajedrez a game of chess;

echar una partida to have a game

3. [documento] certificate

Comp
partida de bautismo baptismal certificate;
partida de defunción death certificate;

partida de matrimonio marriage certificate;

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

4. Com [mercancía] consignment

5. Com [entrada] item, entry

Comp
partida presupuestaria budget allocation
6. [expedición] party;
[militar] squad
Comp
partida de caza hunting party;
partida de reconocimiento reconnaissance party

7. Comp

por partida doble: hacer algo por partida doble to do sth twice;

nos engañaron por partida doble they fooled us twice over;

la familia real es hoy noticia por partida doble the royal family is in the news today on two accounts;

un producto que es beneficioso para la salud por partida doble a product which is doubly beneficial to health

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partida

f

1 en juego game;

tenemos la partida ganada fig it’s in the bag

2 ( remesa) consignment

3 documento certificate

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partida nf

1) : departure

2) : item, entry

3) : certificate

partida de nacimiento: birth certificate

4) : game, match, hand

5) : party, group

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partida n

1. (juego) game

echamos una partida de ajedrez we played a game of chess

2. (salida, marcha) departure

el día antes de su partida the day before her departure

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

Spanish-English dictionary > partida
8 partida2

² = appropriation.

Ex. As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.

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* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.

* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.

* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* partida presupuestaria = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head.

* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

Spanish-English dictionary > partida2
9 aufstellen

(trennb., hat -ge-)

I v/t

1. (hinstellen) set up, put up; (anordnen); in einer Reihe: line up; (stapeln) stack; (Wachposten) post, station

2. (aufrichten) (Umgefallenes) ( wieder) aufstellen stand up (again); (Kragen) turn up (one’s collar); (Ohren, Stacheln) prick up; (Fell) bristle

3. (aufbauen) (Falle) set; (Leiter) stand up; (montieren) assemble, mount; (Gerät, Maschine) install, put in ( oder up), fit; (Baracke) construct, set up; (Gerüst) erect, put ( oder set) up; (Zelt) pitch; (Denkmal, Schild etc.) erect, put up; MIL. (Raketen etc.) deploy

4. (zusammenstellen) (Mannschaft) pick, select, put together; (Truppen) raise

5. (benennen) (Kandidaten) put forward, field; jemanden als Kandidaten aufstellen nominate s.o. as a candidate; sich für eine Wahl aufstellen lassen run (oder Brit. stand) (as a candidate) for election

6. (ausarbeiten) (Liste, Tabelle, Bilanz) draw up

7. (formulieren) (Grundsatz) lay down, establish; (Regel) make, put forward; (Theorie) propose, advance; MATH. (Problem) state, pose; (Gleichung) form, set up; eine Behauptung aufstellen make an assertion, claim ( oder maintain) s.th.; eine Forderung aufstellen put forward a claim, make a demand

8. WIRTS. die Kosten aufstellen state the charges, itemize the costs; eine Statistik aufstellen draw up statistics Pl.; eine Rechnung aufstellen draw ( oder make) up a bill

9. SPORT: (Rekord) set (up), establish

10. Dial. (Essen auf den Herd) put on

II v/refl

1. Person: position o.s., take one’s stand ( vor in front of); in Reihen: get into line; Pl. line up; MIL. fall in; (hintereinander) form a queue (Am. line); sich im Kreis aufstellen form a circle

2. Fell, Haare: bristle, rise; Ohren, Stacheln: prick up

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to set; to plant; to arrange; to station; to situate; to position; to embattle; to dispose; to put up;

sich aufstellen

to line up

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auf|stel|len sep
1. vt

1) (= aufrichten, aufbauen) to put up (
auf +dat on); etw Liegendes to stand up; Zelt to pitch, to put up; Schild, Mast, Denkmal to erect, to put up; Kegel to set up; Maschine to put in, to install; Falle to set; (MIL) to deploy; (= postieren) Wachposten to post, to station; Wagen to line up; (= hochstellen) Kragen to turn up; (= aufrichten) Ohren, Stacheln to prick up
2) Essen etc ( auf Herd) to put on

3) (fig = zusammenstellen) Truppe to raise; (SPORT ) Spieler to select, to pick; Mannschaft to draw up

4) (= benennen) Kandidaten to nominate

5) (= erzielen) Rekord to set (up)

6) Forderung, Behauptung, Vermutung to put forward; System to establish; Programm, Satzungen, Rechnung to draw up; Liste to make, to draw up

7)

See:

→ aufgestellt

2. vr

1) (= sich postieren) to stand; (hintereinander) to line up; (Soldaten) to fall into line

sich im Karree/Kreis etc áúfstellen — to form a square/circle etc

2) (Ohren etc) to prick up

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1) (to arrange in an acceptable form or order: They drew up the soldiers in line; The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.) draw up

2) (to set upright (a mast etc).) erect

3) (to arrange or construct: He set up the apparatus for the experiment.) set up

4) (to arrange soldiers in order: The colonel paraded his soldiers.) parade

5) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) range

6) (to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) station

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auf|stel·len

I. vt

1. (aufbauen)

▪ etw \aufstellen to put up sth sep

eine Anlage/Maschine \aufstellen to install a system/machine [or sep put in]

ein Denkmal \aufstellen to erect [or raise] a monument

eine Falle \aufstellen to set [or lay] a trap

einen Mast/eine Wand \aufstellen to erect [or put up] a mast/wall

ein Schild \aufstellen to put up a plaque

2. (erheben)

▪ etw \aufstellen to put forward [or form forth] sth sep

3. (ausarbeiten)

▪ etw \aufstellen to draw up sth sep

eine Theorie \aufstellen to elaborate a theory a. form

4. (erstellen)

▪ etw \aufstellen to draw up sep [or make [out sep]] sth

eine Rechnung \aufstellen to make out [or up] sep an invoice

eine Tabelle \aufstellen to compile [or sep make up] a table

5. (nominieren)

▪ jdn [als etw/für etw akk] \aufstellen to nominate sb [sth/for [or as] sth]

6. (postieren)

▪ jdn \aufstellen to post [or station] sb

7. (formieren)

eine Mannschaft \aufstellen to organize a team [or to field a team]

Truppen \aufstellen to raise [or muster] troops

8. (aufsetzen)

▪ etw \aufstellen to put on sth sep

9. (erzielen)

▪ etw \aufstellen to set sth

10. (wieder hinstellen)

▪ etw \aufstellen to stand up sth sep, to set sth upright

11. (aufrichten)

▪ etw \aufstellen to prick up sth sep

12. SCHWEIZ (aufmuntern)

▪ jdn \aufstellen to pick [or perk] up sb sep

▪ aufgestellt [sein] [to be] perky

II. vr

1. (sich hinstellen)

▪ sich akk \aufstellen to stand; Wachen to be posted

sich akk vor dem Tor \aufstellen to stand [or a. hum plant oneself] in front of the goal

sich akk hintereinander \aufstellen to line up; Soldaten to fall into line

sich akk im Kreis \aufstellen to form a circle

2. (sich hochstellen) Haare to raise, to bristle; Ohren to prick up; Katzenfell to bristle

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (hinstellen) put up (auf + Akk. on); set up < skittles>; (aufrecht stellen) stand up

2) (postieren) post; station

3) (bilden) put together < team>; raise < army>; (Sport) select, pick < team>

4) (nominieren) nominate; put up; (Sport): (auswählen) select, pick < player>

5) (errichten) put up; put up, erect <scaffolding, monument>; put in, install < machine>

6) (hochstellen) erect < spines>; turn up < collar>; prick up < ears>

7) (ausarbeiten) work out <programme, budget, plan>; draw up <statute, balance sheet>; make [out], draw up < list>; set up < hypothesis>; establish < norm>; prepare < statistics>; devise < formula>

8) (erzielen) set up, establish < record>

9) (formulieren) put forward <theory, conjecture, demand>
2.
reflexives Verb position or place oneself; take up position; (in einer Reihe, zum Tanz) line up

sich im Kreis aufstellen — form a circle

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aufstellen (trennb, hat -ge-)

A. v/t

1. (hinstellen) set up, put up; (anordnen); in einer Reihe: line up; (stapeln) stack; (Wachposten) post, station

2. (aufrichten) (Umgefallenes)

(wieder) aufstellen stand up (again); (Kragen) turn up (one’s collar); (Ohren, Stacheln) prick up; (Fell) bristle

3. (aufbauen) (Falle) set; (Leiter) stand up; (montieren) assemble, mount; (Gerät, Maschine) install, put in ( oder up), fit; (Baracke) construct, set up; (Gerüst) erect, put ( oder set) up; (Zelt) pitch; (Denkmal, Schild etc) erect, put up; MIL (Raketen etc) deploy

4. (zusammenstellen) (Mannschaft) pick, select, put together; (Truppen) raise

5. (benennen) (Kandidaten) put forward, field;

jemanden als Kandidaten aufstellen nominate sb as a candidate;

sich für eine Wahl aufstellen lassen run (oder Br stand) (as a candidate) for election

6. (ausarbeiten) (Liste, Tabelle, Bilanz) draw up

7. (formulieren) (Grundsatz) lay down, establish; (Regel) make, put forward; (Theorie) propose, advance; MATH (Problem) state, pose; (Gleichung) form, set up;

eine Behauptung aufstellen make an assertion, claim ( oder maintain) sth;

eine Forderung aufstellen put forward a claim, make a demand

8. WIRTSCH

die Kosten aufstellen state the charges, itemize the costs;

eine Statistik aufstellen draw up statistics pl;

eine Rechnung aufstellen draw ( oder make) up a bill

9. SPORT: (Rekord) set (up), establish

10. dial (Essen auf den Herd) put on

B. v/r

1. Person: position o.s., take one’s stand (

vor in front of); in Reihen: get into line; pl line up; MIL fall in; (hintereinander) form a queue (US line);

sich im Kreis aufstellen form a circle

2. Fell, Haare: bristle, rise; Ohren, Stacheln: prick up

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1.
transitives Verb

1) (hinstellen) put up (auf + Akk. on); set up < skittles>; (aufrecht stellen) stand up

2) (postieren) post; station

3) (bilden) put together < team>; raise < army>; (Sport) select, pick < team>

4) (nominieren) nominate; put up; (Sport): (auswählen) select, pick < player>

5) (errichten) put up; put up, erect <scaffolding, monument>; put in, install < machine>

6) (hochstellen) erect < spines>; turn up < collar>; prick up < ears>

7) (ausarbeiten) work out <programme, budget, plan>; draw up <statute, balance sheet>; make [out], draw up < list>; set up < hypothesis>; establish < norm>; prepare < statistics>; devise < formula>

8) (erzielen) set up, establish < record>

9) (formulieren) put forward <theory, conjecture, demand>
2.
reflexives Verb position or place oneself; take up position; (in einer Reihe, zum Tanz) line up

sich im Kreis aufstellen — form a circle

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n.

deployment n.

placement n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > aufstellen
10 последствия для бюджета по программам

UN: programme-budget implications

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > последствия для бюджета по программам
11 расходов по программе

Accounting: programme budget

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > расходов по программе
12 смета для целевой программы

Economy: programme budget

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > смета для целевой программы
13 смета по программе

Accounting: programme budget

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > смета по программе
14 специальная смета

Economy: programme budget

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > специальная смета
15 бюджет по программам

( ООН) Programme Budget

Русско-английский политический словарь > бюджет по программам
16 программа финансирования

programme of financing, budget programme

Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > программа финансирования
17 бюджетная программа

budget (budgeting) programme

Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > бюджетная программа
18 бюджетный план

budget (budgeting) programme, budgetary arrangement

Banks. Exchanges. Accounting. (Russian-English) > бюджетный план
19 Plan

Plan m 1. FIN estimates; 2. GEN blueprint, plan, (AE) program, (BE) programme, schedule, budget; 3. RW budget layout • auf den Plan treten MEDIA, POL appear on the scene • der Plan hat weder Hand noch Fuß GEN the plan makes no sense, the plan has no substance • der Plan ist nicht hieb- und stichfest GEN (infrml) the plan does not hold water • der Plan ist nicht stichhaltig GEN the plan is not sound • die Pläne fielen ins Wasser GEN (infrml) the plans came unstuck • einen Plan ausarbeiten GEN blueprint • einen Plan realisieren GEN put a plan into effect • einen Plan umsetzen GEN put a plan into action • im Plan liegen GEN be on schedule • nach Plan GEN according to schedule, as scheduled
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m 1. < Finanz> estimates; 2. < Geschäft> blueprint, plan, program (AE), programme (BE), schedule; 3. < Rechnung> budget layout ■ auf den Plan treten <Medien, Pol> appear on the scene ■ der Plan hat weder Hand noch Fuß infrml < Geschäft> the plan makes no sense, the plan has no substance ■ der Plan ist nicht hieb- und stichfest infrml < Geschäft> the plan does not hold water infrml ■ der Plan ist nicht stichhaltig < Geschäft> the plan is not sound ■ die Pläne fielen ins Wasser infrml < Geschäft> the plans came unstuck infrml ■ einen Plan realisieren < Geschäft> put a plan into effect ■ einen Plan umsetzen < Geschäft> put a plan into action ■ im Plan liegen < Geschäft> be on schedule ■ nach Plan < Geschäft> according to schedule, as scheduled

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Plan
plan, arrangement, (Absicht) design, intent, intention, (grafische Darstellung) diagram, (Entwurf) device, draft, design, drawing, plot, blueprint, (Lageplan) groundplan, layout, (Tabelle) chart, (Vorhaben) scheme, project, contrivance, (Zeitplan) timetable, schedule;
• nach vorgefasstem Plan designedly;
• abänderungsfähiger Plan plan liable to modification;
• gut ausgearbeiteter Plan well-worked plan;
• ausgereifter Plan mature plan;
• fester Plan organized plan;
• gebilligter Plan approved plan;
• gedruckter Plan prospectus;
• Grüner Plan farm program(me);
• möglicher Plan feasible plan;
• umfassender Plan master plan;
• undurchführbarer Plan impracticable scheme;
• utopischer Plan utopian scheme;
• verwässerter Plan watered-down scheme;
• Plan für die Beschaffung billiger Wohnungen low-cost housing program(me);
• Plan der Fertigungsgemeinkosten manufacturing expense budget;
• Plan für den Notfall contingency plan;
• Plan für vorgezogene Pensionierungen early-retirement scheme;
• Plan abändern to modify a plan;
• nach Plan abfahren (Zug) to start on time (after schedule, US);
• Plan ausarbeiten to draw up a scheme;
• Plan ausführen (durchführen) to implement a project;
• Plan beeinträchtigen to mar a plan;
• Plan beschleunigen to step up a scheme;
• sich zu einem festen Plan entwickeln to crystallize into a definite plan;
• Plan skizzieren (umreißen) to outline a scheme;
• Plan unterstützen to promote a scheme;
• hinter einem Plan zurückbleiben to fall behind schedule;
• Planabweichung plan deviation;
• Planansatz budget estimate;
• Planberichtsbogen production slip;
• Planbestand target inventory;
• Plandaten planned data;
• Plandefizit budget deficit.

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20 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
*
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

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= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

* * *

poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

* * *

poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

* * *

poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

* * *

poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

* * *

poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco

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