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1 nińos escolares

• schoolchildren

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > nińos escolares
2 colegial

adj.

collegiate, school, collegial.

m.

schoolboy, schoolchild, collegian, student.

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colegial

► adjetivo

1 collegial, collegiate

2 (escolar) school

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (gen) schoolchild; (chico) schoolboy; (chica) schoolgirl

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colegial, -a
1. ADJ

1) (Escol) school antes de s

2) (Rel) collegiate

3) Méx (=inexperto) raw, green *, inexperienced

2.

SM / F schoolboy/schoolgirl

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- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl

los colegiales — (the) schoolchildren

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= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.

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- giala masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy; (f) schoolgirl

los colegiales — (the) schoolchildren

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= school child [school children, -pl.], schoolboy [school-boy].

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.

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colegial¹ - giala

adjective

‹asociación/reunión/resolución› of or relating to a professional association, body or society; college ( before n)

colegial² - giala

masculine, feminine

1 (de un colegio) ( masculine) schoolboy, schoolchild; ( feminine) schoolgirl, schoolchild

un grupo de colegiales a group of schoolchildren

2 (de un colegio mayor) resident

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colegial
◊ - giala sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de colegio) (m) schoolboy;

(f) schoolgirl;
◊ los colegiales (the) schoolchildren

colegial
I adjetivo (escolar) school
II sustantivo masculino y femenino student
colegiales, schoolchildren

' colegial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartera
English:
look
- satchel
- school

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colegial¹ adj

1. [de colegio] school;

las instalaciones colegiales the school premises

2. [de colegio profesional]
el estatuto colegial the association's statutes;

una organización colegial a professional association

colegial², -ala nm,f

schoolboy, f schoolgirl;

cartera/uniforme de colegial school bag/uniform

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colegial

I adj school atr

II m student, Br tb

schoolboy

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colegial, - giala adj

1) : school, collegiate

2) Mex fam : green, inexperienced

colegial, - giala n

: schoolboy m, schoolgirl f

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colegial n schoolboy

Spanish-English dictionary > colegial
3 jura

f.

1 oath (promesa solemne).

jura de bandera (military) oath of allegiance to the flag

2 cops.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: jurar.

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jura

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) oath; (ceremonia) swearing-in, pledge

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jura de bandera oath of allegiance to the flag

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I
SF (=juramento) oath, pledge

jura de (la) bandera — (taking the) oath of loyalty o allegiance
II **
1.

SM CAm, Caribe cop *

2.

SF

la jura — the cops * pl, the fuzz **

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femenino swearing in

tuvo lugar la jura del cargo de los nuevos ministros — the new ministers were sworn in

la jura de (la) bandera or (AmL) la jura a la bandera — the ceremony at which recruits (o schoolchildren etc) swear allegiance to the flag

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femenino swearing in

tuvo lugar la jura del cargo de los nuevos ministros — the new ministers were sworn in

la jura de (la) bandera or (AmL) la jura a la bandera — the ceremony at which recruits (o schoolchildren etc) swear allegiance to the flag

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jura

feminine

swearing in

ayer tuvo lugar la jura del cargo de los nuevos ministros the new ministers were sworn in yesterday

la jura de bandera or ( AmL) la jura a la bandera or ( RPI) la jura de la bandera the ceremony at which recruits ( o schoolchildren etc) swear allegiance to the flag

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Del verbo jurar: ( conjugate jurar)

jura es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
jura
jurar
jurar ( conjugate jurar) verbo transitivo
to swear;
◊ juró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22;

juraon (la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the flag;
juró vengarse he swore to get his revenge;
no lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand
verbo intransitivo
a) ( maldecir) to curse, swear

b) ( prometer): jura en falso or vano to commit perjury

jura sustantivo femenino oath of allegiance: mañana es la jura de mi hermano, tomorrow my brother takes his oath of allegiance
jurar
I vi Jur Rel to swear, take an oath
II verbo transitivo to swear
jurar el cargo, to take the oath of office
♦ Locuciones: jurar en vano/en falso, to commit perjury
' jura' also found in these entries:
English:
oath

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jura nf
[promesa solemne] oath; [de un cargo] swearing-in;
la ceremonia de jura del nuevo presidente the inauguration o swearing-in of the new president

Comp
jura de bandera, Am jura a la bandera, RP jura de la bandera oath of allegiance to the flag
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jura

f

1 ( promesa) oath

2 ceremonia swearing (of an oath)

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jura nf

: oath, pledge

jura de bandera: pledge of allegiance

Spanish-English dictionary > jura
4 alfabeto

m.

alphabet.

alfabeto Morse Morse code

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alfabeto

► nombre masculino

1 (abecedario) alphabet

2 (código) code

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FRASEOLOGÍA

alfabeto Morse Morse code

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noun m.

alphabet

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SM alphabet

alfabeto Morse — Morse code

alfabeto romano — Roman alphabet

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masculino alphabet

en el alfabeto Morse — in Morse (code)

el alfabeto de los sordomudos — sign language

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= alphabet, character set, script.

Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.

Ex. Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

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* alfabeto en información = information literate [information-literate].

* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.

* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.

* alfabeto romano = Roman alphabet, latin alphabet.

* en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].

* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.

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masculino alphabet

en el alfabeto Morse — in Morse (code)

el alfabeto de los sordomudos — sign language

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= alphabet, character set, script.

Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.

Ex: Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

* alfabeto en información = information literate [information-literate].

* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.

* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.

* alfabeto romano = Roman alphabet, latin alphabet.

* en varios alfabetos = multiscript [multi-script].

* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.

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alfabeto

masculine

alphabet

en el alfabeto Morse in Morse (code)

el alfabeto griego/cirílico the Greek/Cyrillic alphabet

el alfabeto de los sordomudos sign language

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alfabeto sustantivo masculino
alphabet
alfabeto sustantivo masculino alphabet
' alfabeto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
Morse
English:
alphabet
- letter
- script

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alfabeto nm

alphabet

Comp
alfabeto braille Braille alphabet;
Alfabeto Fonético Internacional International Phonetic Alphabet;

alfabeto latino Roman alphabet;

alfabeto morse Morse code

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alfabeto

m alphabet

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alfabeto nm

: alphabet

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alfabeto n alphabet

Spanish-English dictionary > alfabeto
5 alumno

m.

pupil, student.

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alumno

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 (de colegio) pupil; (de universidad) student

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FRASEOLOGÍA

alumno externo day pupil

alumno interno boarder

antiguo alumno (de colegio) old boy, former pupil 2 (de universidad) old student, former student

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(f. - alumna)

noun

1) student

2) pupil, schoolboy, schoolgirl

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alumno, -a
SM / F
1) (Escol) pupil; (Univ) student

antiguo alumno — (Escol) old boy, former pupil, alumnus (EEUU); (Univ) old student, former student, alumnus (EEUU)

alumno/a externo/a — day pupil

alumno/a interno/a — boarder

2) (Jur) ward, foster child

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- na masculino, femenino ( de colegio) pupil; ( de universidad) student

antiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad — ex-students o (AmE) alumni of the university

- alumno interno, -na interna

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= pupil, student, learner.

Ex. It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.

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* alumna de un colegio de educación mixta = co-ed.

* alumno de autoescuela = learner driver.

* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer año = first grader.

* alumno de primer curso = first grader.

* alumno de primero = first grader.

* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.

* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.

* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo = second grader.

* alumno de segundo año = second grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo = seventh grader.

* alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.

* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto = sixth grader.

* alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.

* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer año = third grader.

* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.

* alumno de tercero = third grader.

* alumno de un año = grader.

* alumno de un curso = grader.

* alumno no aplicado = underachiever.

* alumno que hace novillos = school truant, truant.

* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.

* alumnos = taught.

* alumno trabajador = student staff.

* antiguo alumno = alum.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.

* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = alumni reunion, class reunion.

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- na masculino, femenino ( de colegio) pupil; ( de universidad) student

antiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad — ex-students o (AmE) alumni of the university

- alumno interno, -na interna

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= pupil, student, learner.

Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.

* alumna de un colegio de educación mixta = co-ed.

* alumno de autoescuela = learner driver.

* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer año = first grader.

* alumno de primer curso = first grader.

* alumno de primero = first grader.

* alumno de quinto = fifth grader.

* alumno de quinto año = fifth grader.

* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo = second grader.

* alumno de segundo año = second grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo = seventh grader.

* alumno de séptimo año = seventh grader.

* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto = sixth grader.

* alumno de sexto año = sixth grader.

* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer año = third grader.

* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.

* alumno de tercero = third grader.

* alumno de un año = grader.

* alumno de un curso = grader.

* alumno no aplicado = underachiever.

* alumno que hace novillos = school truant, truant.

* alumno que hace rabona = school truant, truant.

* alumnos = taught.

* alumno trabajador = student staff.

* antiguo alumno = alum.

* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.

* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA) = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* asociación de padres de alumnos = Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).

* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.

* número de alumnos matriculados = enrolment [enrollment, -USA].

* reunión de antiguos alumnos = alumni reunion, class reunion.

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alumno -na

masculine, feminine

(de un colegio) pupil; (de una universidad) student

un antiguo alumno or un ex-alumno del colegio one of the school's old boys

antiguos alumnos or ex-alumnos de la universidad ex-students o ( AmE) alumni of the university

Compuestos:

● alumno externo, alumna externa

( masculine) day student ( AmE), day boy o pupil ( BrE); ( feminine) day student ( AmE), day girl o pupil ( BrE)

● alumno interno, alumna interna

boarder

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alumno
◊ -na sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de colegio) pupil;

( de universidad) student;
◊ alumno interno boarder

alumno,-a m,f (escolar) pupil
Univ student
alumno interno, boarder

' alumno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alumna
- aventajada
- aventajado
- escabechar
- interna
- interno
- atento
- bueno
- calificar
- distinguido
- evaluar
- externo
- indisciplinado
- jalar
- peor
- pizarra
- pupilo
- readmitir
- rendir
- suspender
- tronar
- volar
English:
alumnus
- junior
- pupil
- scholar
- school-leaver
- schoolboy
- schoolchild
- senior
- student
- disruptive
- prefect
- worst

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alumno, -a nm,f
[de escuela, profesor particular] pupil; [de universidad] student;
ex alumno [de escuela] ex-pupil, former pupil, US alumnus;
[de universidad] former student, US alumnus
Comp
alumno externo day pupil;
alumno de intercambio exchange student;

alumno interno boarder

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alumno

m, alumna f student

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alumno, -na n

1) : pupil, student

2)

ex-alumno, -na : alumnus, alumna f

3) ex-alumnos, -nas npl

: alumni, alumnae f

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alumno n

1. (de colegio) pupil

2. (de universidad) student

Spanish-English dictionary > alumno
6 barrera

f.

1 barrier.

poner barreras a algo (figurative) to erect barriers against something, to hinder something

barreras arancelarias tariff barriers

barrera del sonido sound barrier

2 wall (sport) (de jugadores).

3 obstacle, hindrance, wall.

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barrera

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) barrier

2 (en plaza de toros - valla) barrier; (asientos) front row

3 figurado obstacle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

poner barreras to hinder (a, -)

mirar los toros desde la barrera to sit on the fence

barrera aduanera customs barrier

barrera del sonido sound barrier

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noun f.

barrier

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SF

1) (=obstáculo) barrier

levantó la barrera para dejarnos pasar — he lifted the barrier to let us through

crema barrera — barrier cream

contraconcepción o anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier contraception

método anticonceptivo de barrera — barrier method

ya ha traspasado la barrera de los treinta — he has passed the 30-year-old mark

barrera aduanera, barrera arancelaria — tariff barrier

barrera comercial — trade barrier

barrera coralina — coral reef

barrera de color — colour o (EEUU) color bar

barrera de contención — containing wall

barrera del sonido — sound barrier

este avión supera o traspasa o rompe la barrera del sonido — this plane can break the sound barrier

barrera de seguridad — safety barrier

barrera generacional — generation gap

barrera protectora — safety barrier

barrera racial — colour o (EEUU) color bar

2) [en carretera] roadblock

barrera de peaje, barrera de portazgo — toll gate, turnpike

3) (Ferro) crossing gate

4) (Taur) (=valla) barrier; (=primera fila) first row
toro 3)
5) (Dep) [de jugadores] wall

6) (Mil) (=barricada) barricade; (=parapeto) parapet

barrera de fuego — barrage

barrera de fuego móvil — creeping barrage

7) (=impedimento) barrier, obstacle

poner barreras a algo — to hinder sth, obstruct sth

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femenino

a) barrier

barrera psicológica — psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark

b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

c) (Taur) ( valla) barrier; ( localidad) front row

- barrera aduanera or arancelaria

- barrera del sonido

- barrera de peaje

- barrera generacional

- barrera idiomática or del idioma

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= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex. While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex. They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.

Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

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* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.

* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.

* barrera comercial = trade barrier.

* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* barrera de protección = crash barrier.

* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.

* barrera física = physical barrier.

* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.

* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.

* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.

* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.

* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.

* barrera racial = colour bar.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.

* barrera temporal = time barrier.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

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femenino

a) barrier

barrera psicológica — psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% — it has gone above the 10% mark

b) (Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

c) (Taur) ( valla) barrier; ( localidad) front row

- barrera aduanera or arancelaria

- barrera del sonido

- barrera de peaje

- barrera generacional

- barrera idiomática or del idioma

* * *

= hurdle, wall, barrier, curtain, hindrance.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.

Ex: They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.

Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

* al otro lado de la barrera = on the other side of the fence.

* atravesar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* barrera arancelaria = trade barrier, tariff barrier.

* barrera arquitectónica = architectural barrier.

* barrera comercial = trade barrier.

* barrera cultural = cultural barrier.

* barrera del sonido = sound barrier.

* barrera de paso a nivel = level-crossing gate.

* barrera de protección = crash barrier.

* barrera de seguridad = crush barrier.

* barrera espacio-temporal = space-time barrier.

* barrera ficticia = glass ceiling.

* barrera física = physical barrier.

* barrera fluctuante = moving wall.

* barrera geográfica = geographic barrier.

* barrera institucional = institutional barrier.

* barrera invisible = glass ceiling, invisible barrier.

* barrera lingüística = language barrier, linguistic barrier.

* barrera racial = colour bar.

* barreras + desaparecer = boundaries + dissolve.

* barrera sicológica = psychological barrier.

* barrera temporal = time barrier.

* derribar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* eliminar barreras = flatten + barriers, tackle + barriers, erase + boundaries.

* eliminar las barreras = break down + barriers.

* eliminar una barrera = topple + barrier.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* encontrarse con una barrera = face + barrier.

* enfrentarse a una barrera = face + barrier.

* levantar barreras = erect + boundaries.

* levantar una barrera = build + wall.

* penetrar una barrera = break through + barrier.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar la barrera del tiempo = cross + time barriers.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

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barrera

feminine

1 (para separar) barrier; (obstáculo) barrier

barrera psicológica psychological barrier

ha superado la barrera del 10% it has gone above the 10% mark

no logró superar la barrera del idioma he was unable to overcome the language barrier

una barrera infranqueable or insalvable an insurmountable barrier o obstacle

métodos anticonceptivos de barrera barrier methods of contraception

2 ( Ferr) barrier, crossing gate

3 ( Taur) (valla) barrier; (localidad) front row

Compuestos:

● barrera aduanera or arancelaria

customs barrier

● barrera comercial

trade barrier

● barrera de control de billetes

( Esp) ticket barrier

● barrera de control de boletos

( AmL) ticket barrier

● barrera del sonido

sound barrier

superar or romper la barrera del sonido to break the sound barrier

● barrera de peaje

toll barrier

● barrera de seguridad

safety barrier

● barrera generacional

generation gap

● barrera natural

natural barrier

● barrera protectora

safety barrier

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Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)

barrerá es:

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

Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrera
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
a) ( arrastrar) to sweep away

b) ‹ rival› to thrash, trounce

verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrera con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
◊ la inundación barrió con todo the flood swept everything away;

barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrera sustantivo femenino
barrier;
◊ barrera de peaje toll barrier;

barrera generacional generation gap;
barrera idiomática language barrier
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrera sustantivo femenino barrier: hay entre ellos una barrera, there's a barrier between them
barrera arquitectónica, architectonic barrier/hindrance
barrera del sonido, sound barrier
barrera lingüística, language barrier

' barrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traspasar
- arancelario
- lingüístico
English:
barrier
- sound barrier
- tariff barrier
- ticket barrier
- tollgate
- crash
- guard
- sound
- wall

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barrera nf

1. [para controlar acceso] barrier;
[de campo, casa] fence
Comp
barreras arancelarias tariff barriers;
barreras no arancelarias non-tariff barriers;

barreras arquitectónicas [para silla de ruedas] obstructions for wheelchair users;

barreras comerciales trade barriers

2. Ferroc crossing gate

3. [dificultad, obstáculo] barrier;

la barrera del idioma le impedía integrarse the language barrier made it difficult for her to integrate;

el índice bursátil superó la barrera psicológica de los 1.000 puntos the stock market index crossed the psychological barrier of 1,000 points;

superaron la barrera del millón de discos vendidos sales of their album went over the million mark;

poner barreras a algo to erect barriers against sth, to hinder sth;

se casaron saltándose las barreras sociales they married despite the huge difference in their social backgrounds

Comp
barrera del sonido sound barrier
4. Dep [de jugadores] wall

5. Taurom [valla] = barrier around the edge of a bullring;
[localidad] = front row of seats immediately behind the barrier around the edge of the bullring
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barrera

f

1 barrier;

sin barreras (arquitectónicas) readily accessible (to the disabled), with easy disabled access;

barreras comerciales pl trade barriers

2 DEP jump; de carreras hurdle; en fútbol wall

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barrera nf

obstáculo: barrier, obstacle

barrera de sonido: sound barrier

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barrera n

1. (en general) barrier

la policía cerró la zona con barreras the police closed off the area with barriers

la barrera del sonido the sound barrier

2. (valla) barrier / fence

el toro saltó la barrera the bull jumped over the fence

3. (primera fila) front row

asientos de barrera front row seats

4. (en fútbol) wall

cinco jugadores formaban la barrera five players formed the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > barrera
7 criatura del espacio

(n.) = space monster

Ex. His attractive design, featuring buildings and sights of Bradford plus a generous supply of space monsters, was executed with the help of twenty schoolchildren.

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(n.) = space monster

Ex: His attractive design, featuring buildings and sights of Bradford plus a generous supply of space monsters, was executed with the help of twenty schoolchildren.

Spanish-English dictionary > criatura del espacio
8 de entretenimiento

(adj.) = recreational

Ex. It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

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(adj.) = recreational

Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

Spanish-English dictionary > de entretenimiento
9 de ocio

(adj.) = recreational

Ex. It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

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(adj.) = recreational

Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.

Spanish-English dictionary > de ocio
10 empollar

v.

1 to incubate (huevo).

2 to bone up on(informal) (study). (peninsular Spanish)

3 to swot (informal). (peninsular Spanish)

4 to brood on, to brood, to hatch.

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empollar

► verbo transitivo

1 (huevos) to hatch

2 familiar (estudiar) to swot, swot up, US bone up on

■ tendrías que empollar historia you'll have to swot up your history

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verb

to incubate

* * *

1. VT

1) (Zool) to incubate, sit on

2) * [+ asignatura] to swot up *

2. VI

1) [gallina] to sit, brood

2) [abejas] to breed

3) * [estudiante] to swot *, grind away (EEUU), cram

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1.
verbo intransitivo

1) gallina to brood

2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
2.
empollar vt

1) < huevos> to hatch, sit on

2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)

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= cram for, hatch, swot.

Ex. This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

Ex. The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.

Ex. Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

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* libro para empollar = crammer.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

1) gallina to brood

2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
2.
empollar vt

1) < huevos> to hatch, sit on

2) (Esp fam) estudiante to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)

* * *

= cram for, hatch, swot.

Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.

Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

* libro para empollar = crammer.

* * *

empollar [A1 ]

vi

A «gallina» to brood

B ( Esp fam) «estudiante» to cram ( colloq), to swot ( BrE colloq)

■ empollar

vt

A ‹huevos› to hatch, sit on

B ( Esp fam) «estudiante» to cram ( colloq), to swot up (on) ( BrE colloq)

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empollar ( conjugate empollar) verbo intransitivo
1 [ gallina] to brood
2 (Esp fam) [ estudiante] to cram (colloq), to swot (BrE colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ‹ huevos› to hatch, sit on
2 (Esp fam) ‹ lección› to cram (colloq), to swot up (on) (BrE colloq)
empollar verbo transitivo
1 (la gallina: huevos) to sit on
2 fam (estudiar mucho) to swot (up), US bone up on
' empollar' also found in these entries:
English:
bone up on
- brood
- cram
- hatch
- learn up
- swot
- swot up
- incubate

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empollar

♦ vt

1. [huevo] to incubate

2. Esp Fam [estudiar] to bone up on, Br to swot up (on)

♦ vi
Fam Br to swot, US to grind
♦ See also the pronominal verb empollarse

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empollar

I v/i fam

cram fam, Br

swot fam

II v/t

1 ZO sit on, incubate

2 fam ( estudiar) cram fam, Br

swot up on fam

* * *

empollar vi

: to brood eggs

empollar vt

: to incubate

* * *

empollar vb

1. (estudiar mucho) to swot [pt. & pp. swotted]

en junio, se pasa los días empollando in June, she spends all the time swotting

2. (aves) to sit on [pt. & pp. sat]

la gallina empolla los huevos the hen sits on her eggs

Spanish-English dictionary > empollar
11 enfermo crónico

(adj.) = chronically ill

Ex. Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.

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(adj.) = chronically ill

Ex: Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.

Spanish-English dictionary > enfermo crónico
12 escritura

f.

1 writing.

2 script (sistema de signos).

escritura hebrea Hebrew script

3 deed, indenture.

4 handwriting, script.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escriturar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escriturar.

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escritura

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) writing

■ escritura fonética phonetic script

2 (caligrafía) handwriting, writing

3 DERECHO deed, document

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

escritura de propiedad title deed

escritura de venta bill of sale

escritura notarial notarial deed

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noun f.

1) writing, handwriting

2) deed

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SF

1) (=sistema de comunicación) writing; [de individuo] writing, handwriting

tiene malísima escritura — her writing o handwriting is terrible

no acierto a leer su escritura — I can't read his writing o handwriting

escritura a máquina — typing

escritura aérea — skywriting

escritura automática — automatic writing

escritura corrida — longhand

escritura fonética — phonetic script

escritura normal — longhand

2) (=tipo de código) writing, script

escritura china — Chinese writing, Chinese script

3)

Sagrada Escritura — Scripture, Holy Scripture

4) (Jur) deed

escritura de aprendizaje — indenture

escritura de propiedad — title deed

escritura de seguro — insurance certificate

escritura de traspaso — conveyance, deed of transfer

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femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

* * *

= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex. Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex. A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex. This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex. As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

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* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

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femenino

1) ( sistema de signos) writing; ( letra) writing, handwriting; ( obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl)

2) (Der) ( documento) deed

la escritura de la casa — the deeds to o of the house

•

- escritura privada/pública

* * *

= deeds, script, scripture, title deeds, writing, conveyance.

Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.

Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.

Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.

* ahorrar tiempo de escritura = save + typing.

* anterior a la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* anterior a la invención de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].

* ayudas para la escritura = writing tools.

* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura = handwriting recognition notepad.

* de escritura a máquina = typing.

* de una sola escritura = write-once.

* error de escritura = mistyping.

* escritura a mano = handwriting.

* escritura a máquina = typewriting.

* escritura barata = hack writing.

* escritura cursiva = cursive hand.

* escritura de cartas = letter writing.

* escritura libraria = book hand.

* escrituras = deeds.

* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura = writing aid.

* objetos y utensilios de escritura = stationery.

* papel de escritura = bond paper.

* posterior a la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* posterior a la invención de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].

* sagrada escritura = sacred scripture.

* sistema de escritura = writing system.

* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme = cuneiform tablet.

* * *

escritura

feminine

A

1 (sistema de signos) writing

2 (letra) writing, handwriting

3 (obra escrita) writings (pl), works (pl) sagrado

B ( Der) (documento) deed

la escritura de la casa the title deed(s) to the house, the deeds to o of the house

Compuesto:

escritura privada/pública

private/public instrument o deed

* * *

Del verbo escriturar: ( conjugate escriturar)

escritura es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
escritura
escriturar
escritura sustantivo femenino
1 ( sistema de signos) writing;
( letra) writing, handwriting
2 (Der) ( documento) deed;
◊ la escritura de la casa the deeds to o of the house

escritura sustantivo femenino
1 writing
(manera de escribir) mejora tu escritura, improve your handwriting
2 Jur deed, document: perdí la escritura del piso, I lost the title deeds of my apartment
3 Rel las (Sagradas) Escrituras, the (Holy) Scriptures
escriturar verbo transitivo to register: voy a escriturar la casa a tu nombre, I'm going to register the house in your name
' escritura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caligrafía
- diabólica
- diabólico
- jeroglífica
- jeroglífico
- ligado
- tinta
- árabe
- descifrar
- disfrazar
- extender
- garabato
English:
basic
- deed
- handwriting
- longhand
- screenwriting
- script
- writing
- long
- write-protected

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escritura nf

1. [técnica] writing

2. [sistema de signos] script;

escritura jeroglífica hieroglyphic writing, hieroglyphics

3. [caligrafía] handwriting

4. Der deed;

firmar una escritura to sign a deed

Comp
escritura de compraventa bill of sale;
escritura de hipoteca mortgage deed;

escritura hipotecaria mortgage deed;

escritura de propiedad title deed;

la escritura de propiedad de la casa the title deeds of o to the house;

escritura pública public instrument

5.
(Sagradas) Escrituras Holy Scripture

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escritura

f

1 writing

2 JUR deed

3

:

Sagradas Escrituras Holy Scripture sg

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escritura nf

1) : writing, handwriting

2) : deed

* * *

escritura n writing

Spanish-English dictionary > escritura
13 estudiante

adj.

student.

f. & m.

student.

estudiante de enfermería student nurse

estudiante universitario university student

* * *

estudiante

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 student

* * *

noun mf.

student

* * *

SMF student

estudiante de derecho — law student

estudiante de medicina — medical student

estudiante de ruso — student of Russian

* * *

masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student; ( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)

estudiante de Derecho/Inglés — law/English student

* * *

= student.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

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* atención al estudiante = student services.

* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.

* centrado en el estudiante = student-centred.

* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.

* estudiante a distancia = distance student.

* estudiante adulto = mature student.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.

* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.

* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.

* estudiante de doctorado = doctoral student, Ph.D. candidate, Ph.D. student, doctoral candidate, doctoral graduate.

* estudiante de empresariales = business student.

* estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.

* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.

* estudiante de licenciatura = graduate student.

* estudiante de magisterio = student teacher.

* estudiante de matrícula libre = external student.

* estudiante de medicina = medical student.

* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.

* estudiante de primaria = elementary student.

* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.

* estudiante de recuperación = remedial.

* estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.

* estudiante destacado = achiever.

* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante de un día a la semana = day release student.

* estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere = valedictorian.

* estudiante externo = off campus student.

* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange student.

* estudiante fracasado = dropout, high-school dropout, school dropout.

* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.

* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.

* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate, high school leaver.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* estudiantes = school population, student body.

* estudiante superdotado = gifted achiever.

* estudiante trabajador = student worker.

* estudiante universitario = university student, college student.

* estudiante universitario de primer año = college freshman.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* estudiante universitario externo = off-campus university student.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* estudiante virtual = e-learner (electronic learner).

* generación de estudiantes = cohort of students.

* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.

* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.

* precio para estudiantes = student rate.

* promoción de estudiantes = cohort of students.

* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.

* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.

* sala de estudiantes = student common room.

* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.

* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.

* sindicato de estudiantes = students' union.

* * *

masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student; ( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)

estudiante de Derecho/Inglés — law/English student

* * *

= student.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

* atención al estudiante = student services.

* basado en el estudiante = student-centred.

* centrado en el estudiante = student-centred.

* descuento por ser estudiante = student rate.

* estudiante a distancia = distance student.

* estudiante adulto = mature student.

* estudiante con buenas notas = high achiever.

* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios = high-school dropout.

* estudiante de ciencias de la educación = education student, student teacher.

* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.

* estudiante de diplomatura = undergraduate, undergraduate student, honours student.

* estudiante de doctorado = doctoral student, Ph.D. candidate, Ph.D. student, doctoral candidate, doctoral graduate.

* estudiante de empresariales = business student.

* estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.

* estudiante de intercambio = exchange student.

* estudiante de licenciatura = graduate student.

* estudiante de magisterio = student teacher.

* estudiante de matrícula libre = external student.

* estudiante de medicina = medical student.

* estudiante de penúltimo año = junior student, junior.

* estudiante de primaria = elementary student.

* estudiante de primer año = freshman [freshmen, -pl.], first-year student.

* estudiante de recuperación = remedial.

* estudiante de segundo año = sophomore.

* estudiante destacado = achiever.

* estudiante de último año = senior student, senior.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante de un día a la semana = day release student.

* estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere = valedictorian.

* estudiante externo = off campus student.

* estudiante extranjero = foreign student, overseas student, international student, exchange student.

* estudiante fracasado = dropout, high-school dropout, school dropout.

* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura = postgraduate student.

* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad = transfer student.

* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios = high school graduate, high school leaver.

* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar = student assistant, student aid.

* estudiantes = school population, student body.

* estudiante superdotado = gifted achiever.

* estudiante trabajador = student worker.

* estudiante universitario = university student, college student.

* estudiante universitario de primer año = college freshman.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* estudiante universitario externo = off-campus university student.

* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios = college dropout.

* estudiante virtual = e-learner (electronic learner).

* generación de estudiantes = cohort of students.

* habitación de residencia de estudiantes = dorm room.

* intercambio de estudiantes = student exchange.

* precio para estudiantes = student rate.

* promoción de estudiantes = cohort of students.

* representante de los estudiantes = student representative.

* residencia de estudiantes = dormitory [dorm, -abbr.], dorm, students' home, hall of residence, residence hall, student residence.

* sala de estudiantes = student common room.

* servicios a los estudiantes = student services.

* servicios de atención al estudiante = student services.

* sindicato de estudiantes = students' union.

* * *

estudiante

masculine and feminine

(de universidad) student, college student ( AmE), university student ( BrE); (de secundaria) (high-school) student ( AmE), (secondary school) pupil ( BrE)

estudiante de Derecho/Inglés law/English student

no trabaja, es estudiante she doesn't have a job, she's a student o she's at university ( o college etc)

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estudiante sustantivo masculino y femenino ( de universidad) student;
( de secundaria) (high-school) student (AmE), (secondary school) pupil (BrE)
estudiante mf student
' estudiante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnet
- expediente
- también
- tiempo
- universitaria
- universitario
- aplazar
- aplicado
- aprobar
- aprovechado
- asiduo
- bochar
- carné
- concienzudo
- de
- empollar
- encaminar
- flojo
- licenciar
- mechón
- modelo
- provecho
- remitir
- reprobar
- torpedo
English:
advanced
- appreciative
- apt
- erase
- exchange
- expel
- go up
- learner
- mark
- medic
- medical
- most
- progress
- scholar
- senior
- serious
- student
- undergraduate
- year
- fresh
- junior
- postgraduate
- sophomore
- under
- -year

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estudiante nmf
[de universidad, secundaria] student; [de primaria] schoolchild, pupil;
una estudiante de Medicina a medical student;

un bar de estudiantes a student bar

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estudiante

m/f student

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estudiante nmf

: student

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estudiante n student

Spanish-English dictionary > estudiante
14 granja

f.

farm.

granja avícola poultry farm

granja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals

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granja

► nombre femenino

1 farm

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noun f.

1) farm

2) farmhouse

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SF farm

animales de granja — farm animals

huevos de granja — free-range eggs

pollo de granja — free-range eggs

granja avícola — chicken farm, poultry farm

granja colectiva — collective farm

granja de multiplicación — factory farm

granja de pollos — chicken farm

granja escuela — educational farm

granja marina — fish farm

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femenino (Agr) farm

- granja agrícola

- granja avícola

- granja escuela

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= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.

Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.

Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.

Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.

Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.

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* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.

* cría en granja = free-range farming.

* de granja = free-range.

* en la propia granja = on-farm.

* gallina de granja = free-range hen.

* granja de cerdos = piggery.

* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.

* granja ecológica = free-range farm.

* granja escuela = animal farm.

* granja pequeña = croft.

* patio de granja = farmyard.

* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.

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femenino (Agr) farm

- granja agrícola

- granja avícola

- granja escuela

* * *

= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.

Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.

Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.

Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.

Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.

* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.

* cría en granja = free-range farming.

* de granja = free-range.

* en la propia granja = on-farm.

* gallina de granja = free-range hen.

* granja de cerdos = piggery.

* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.

* granja ecológica = free-range farm.

* granja escuela = animal farm.

* granja pequeña = croft.

* patio de granja = farmyard.

* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.

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granja

feminine

A ( Agr) farm

Compuestos:

● granja agrícola

arable farm

● granja avícola

poultry farm

● granja de cría intensiva

(de aves) battery farm; (de otros animales) factory farm

● granja escuela

farm school

B

1 (en Cataluña) small café or teashop

2 (Ur) (tienda) shop selling farm produce

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granja sustantivo femenino (Agr) farm;
◊ granja avícola poultry farm

granja sustantivo femenino farm

' granja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
collado
- explotación
- animal
- chacra
- corral
- masía
- producto
English:
battery farm
- dairy
- dairy farm
- farm
- farmhouse
- free-range
- tenant
- down
- free
- homestead

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granja nf

1. [en el campo] farm

Comp
granja agropecuaria agricultural and livestock farm;
granja avícola poultry farm;

granja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals;

granja marina marine farm

2. Urug [tienda] = shop selling farm produce

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granja

f farm

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granja nf

: farm

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granja n

1. (de campo) farm

2. (cafetería, lechería)

No existe nada equivalente a la granja, pero se podría traducir como coffee shop o cafe

Spanish-English dictionary > granja
15 hacer un examen

hacer un examen

to do an exam

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(v.) = take + test, sit + a paper, sit + an exam

Ex. The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read.

Ex. Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

Ex. Your application should be submitted by this date if you wish to sit exams in December.

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(v.) = take + test, sit + a paper, sit + an exam

Ex: The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read.

Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

Ex: Your application should be submitted by this date if you wish to sit exams in December.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer un examen
16 huida blanca

(n.) = white flight

Ex. There is some evidence that racism toward minority schoolchildren may contribute to white flight.

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(n.) = white flight

Ex: There is some evidence that racism toward minority schoolchildren may contribute to white flight.

Spanish-English dictionary > huida blanca
17 impedimento

m.

1 obstacle.

no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it

2 disablement, handicap.

3 impediment, snag, difficulty, obstacle.

4 delay.

5 estoppel.

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impedimento

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) impediment; (obstáculo) hindrance, obstacle; (problema) hitch

■ no hay ningún impedimento para que salga del país there is no reason why he should not leave the country

■ hicimos el viaje hasta Sigüenza sin ningún impedimento we reached Sigüenza without a hitch

2 DERECHO (a un matrimonio) impediment

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SM

1) (=dificultad) impediment, hindrance

pidieron a los republicanos que no pusieran impedimentos al nombramiento — they asked the republicans not to block the appointment

nos ponen impedimentos para evitar que lo hagamos — they are putting obstacles in our way to prevent us doing it

2) (Med) disability, handicap

impedimento del habla — speech impediment

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masculino obstacle, impediment

si no surge ningún impedimento — if there are no hitches

- impedimento físico

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= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, albatross.

Ex. Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex. A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex. In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.

Ex. This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.

Ex. Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.

Ex. These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex. Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex. The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex. The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.

Ex. The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex. The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

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* creación de impedimentos = fence building.

* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* impedimento legal = estoppel.

* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.

* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.

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masculino obstacle, impediment

si no surge ningún impedimento — if there are no hitches

- impedimento físico

* * *

= encumbrance, handicap, hurdle, impediment, limiting factor, inhibition, obstruction, stumbling block, bar, blockage, roadblock, hindrance, impairment, albatross.

Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.

Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.

Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.

Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.

Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.

Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.

Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.

Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.

Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.

Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.

Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

* creación de impedimentos = fence building.

* impedimento colateral por sentencia = collateral estoppel.

* impedimento del habla = speech impediment.

* impedimento legal = estoppel.

* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las = housebound, the.

* sin impedimentos = unimpeded.

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impedimento

masculine

1 (obstáculo) obstacle, impediment

un importante impedimento para la expansión a major impediment o obstacle to expansion

saldremos mañana si no surge ningún impedimento if there are no hitches o problems, we'll leave tomorrow

2 ( Der) impediment

Compuesto:

impedimento físico

physical handicaps

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impedimento sustantivo masculino
obstacle, impediment;
◊ si no surge ningún impedimento if there are no hitches;

impedimento físico physical handicap
impedimento m (dificultad) hindrance, obstacle
Jur impediment

' impedimento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
traba
- remover
English:
bar
- impediment
- liability
- obstacle
- handicap

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impedimento nm

1. [obstáculo] obstacle;

no hay ningún impedimento para hacerlo there's no reason why we shouldn't do it;

no nos puso ningún impedimento para la celebración de la fiesta he didn't put any obstacles in the way of our having the party, he in no way tried to stop us having the party;

si no surge ningún impedimento llegaremos a las ocho all being well, we'll be there at eight o'clock

2. [para el matrimonio] impediment

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impedimento

m impediment

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impedimento nm

1) : impediment, obstacle

2) : disability

Spanish-English dictionary > impedimento
18 inadaptado

adj.

unadapted, misfit, maladjusted.

m.

misfit.

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inadaptado

► adjetivo

1 maladjusted

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 misfit

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inadaptado, -a
1.

ADJ maladjusted (a to)

2.

SM / F misfit, maladjusted person

inadaptado/a social — social misfit

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I
- da adjetivo maladjusted
II
- da masculino, femenino misfit

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= maladjusted, ill-adapted.

Ex. Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.

Ex. She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.

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* inadaptado social = misfit, social misfit.

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I
- da adjetivo maladjusted
II
- da masculino, femenino misfit

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= maladjusted, ill-adapted.

Ex: Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.

Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.

* inadaptado social = misfit, social misfit.

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inadaptado¹ -da

adjective

maladjusted

jóvenes inadaptados youngsters who fail to adapt o who have problems fitting in, maladjusted youngsters

inadaptado² -da

masculine, feminine

los drogadictos son considerados unos inadaptados sociales drug addicts are seen as social misfits

toda la vida fue un inadaptado all his life he had problems fitting in

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inadaptado
◊ -da adjetivo

maladjusted
inadaptado,-a
I adjetivo maladjusted
II sustantivo masculino y femenino misfit

' inadaptado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inadaptada
English:
misfit
- maladjusted

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inadaptado, -a

♦ adj

maladjusted

♦ nm,f

misfit;

es un inadaptado social he is a social misfit

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inadaptado

adj maladjusted

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inadaptado, -da adj

: maladjusted

inadaptado, -da n

: misfit

Spanish-English dictionary > inadaptado
19 lengua nativa

f.

native language.

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(n.) = native language, native tongue

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. This database is suitable for use by people with a variety of native tongues.

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(n.) = native language, native tongue

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: This database is suitable for use by people with a variety of native tongues.

Spanish-English dictionary > lengua nativa
20 letra

f.

1 letter.

2 handwriting.

no entiendo su letra I can't read his writing o handwriting

3 type, typeface.

leer la letra pequeña (figurative) to read the small print

mandar cuatro letras a alguien (figurative) to drop somebody a line

letra cursiva italic type, italics

letra de imprenta print; (impresa) block capitals (en formulario)

escriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitals

letra itálica italic type, italics

letra de molde print; (impresa) block capitals (en formulario)

letra negrita bold (face)

4 lyrics.

5 literal meaning.

seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the letter

6 bank bill, bill of exchange, letter.

7 hand, script.

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letra

► nombre femenino

1 (del alfabeto) letter

2 (de imprenta) character

3 (escritura) handwriting

■ tiene muy buena letra she has very nice handwriting

4 (de canción) lyrics plural, words plural

5 (de cambio) bill of exchange

► nombre femenino plural letras

1 EDUCACIÓN arts (literatura) letters

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a la letra to the letter

al pie de la letra to the letter

aprender las primeras letras to learn to read and write

con la letra clara clearly, neatly

la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the child

letra por letra word for word

ponerle a alguien unas letras to write to somebody, drop a line to somebody

letra de cambio bill of exchange, draft

letra de imprenta block capitals plural

letra de molde print

letra del tesoro treasury bond

letra gótica Gothic script

letra mayúscula capital letter

letra menuda small print

letra pequeña small print

letra minúscula small letter

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noun f.

1) letter

2) lyrics

3) type

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SF

1) (Tip) letter

- decir a una mujer las cuatro letras

- poner unas o dos o cuatro letras a algn

- la letra con sangre entra

letra bastardilla, letra cursiva — italics pl, italic type (EEUU)

letra de imprenta, letra de molde — print

escriba su nombre en letras de imprenta o de molde — please print your name in block letters

letra gótica — Gothic script

letra inicial — initial letter

letra mayúscula — capital letter

letra menuda — small print

letra minúscula — small letter

letra muerta — dead letter

letra negrilla, letra negrita — bold type, heavy type

letra pequeña — small print

letra redonda — roman, roman type (EEUU)

letras sagradas — Scripture

letra versal — capital letter

letra versalita — small capital

letra voladita — superscript (type)

2) (=escritura) handwriting, writing

no le entiendo la letra — I can't read his handwriting o writing

- despacito y buena letra

3) (=sentido literal) letter, literal meaning

a la letra — to the letter

atarse a la letra — frm to stick to the literal meaning
pie 4)
4) (Com) (=pago) instalment, installment (EEUU)

le faltan cinco letras para acabar de pagar el coche — she still has five instalments to make on the car

pagar a letra vista — to pay on sight

letra abierta — letter of credit

letra aceptada — accepted letter

letra a la vista — sight draft

letra bancaria — banker's draft, bank draft

letra de cambio — bill (of exchange), draft

letra de crédito — letter of credit

letra del Tesoro — Treasury bill

letra de patente — letters patent pl

5) [de canción] words pl, lyrics pl

6) pl letras (=cultura) letters, learning sing

un hombre de letras — a man of letters

primeras letras — elementary education, the three Rs

7) pl letras (Escol, Univ) (=humanidades) arts

voy a hacer dos asignaturas de letras — I'm going to study two arts subjects

Filosofía y Letras — humanities

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femenino

1)

a) (Impr, Ling) letter

aprender las primeras letras — to learn how to read and write

la letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child

b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwriting

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

despacito y buena letra — slowly and carefully

c) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)

sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...

- letra bastardilla or cursiva

- letra de molde or imprenta

- letra mayúscula/minúscula

- letra negrita or negrilla

- letra pequeña or chica

2) ( sentido)

la letra de la ley — the letter of the law

3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)

4) (Fin) tb

letra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft

me quedan tres letras por pagar — I still have three payments to make

5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)

licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate

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= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.

Ex. A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex. There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.

Ex. Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex. Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

Ex. They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.

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* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.

* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.

* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.

* hombre de letras = man of letters.

* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.

* juego de letras = letter set.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* letra adornada = swash letter.

* letra a letra = letter-perfect.

* letra bastarda = bastarda.

* letra bastardilla = italics.

* letra contraccional = contraction.

* letra cursiva = italics.

* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.

* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.

* letra de canción = song lyrics.

* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.

* letra de madera = wood letter.

* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.

* letra desbordante = kerned letter.

* letra de signatura = signature-letter.

* letra egipcia = slab serif.

* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.

* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.

* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.

* letra, la = lyrics, the.

* letra ligada = diagraph.

* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.

* letra mecana = slab serif.

* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.

* letra moderna = modern face.

* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.

* letra normal = light type, light face type.

* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.

* letra por letra = literatim.

* letra romana = roman, roman type.

* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.

* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.

* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* letras adornadas = swash sorts.

* letra saliente = kerned letter.

* letras conjuntas = tied letters.

* letras, las = arts, the.

* letra versalita = small capital.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.

* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.

* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.

* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* tamaño de letra = font size.

* texto con letras grandes = large print.

* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

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femenino

1)

a) (Impr, Ling) letter

aprender las primeras letras — to learn how to read and write

la letra con sangre entra — spare the rod, spoil the child

b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwriting

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

despacito y buena letra — slowly and carefully

c) letras femenino plural ( carta breve)

sólo unas letras para decirte que... — just a few lines to let you know that...

- letra bastardilla or cursiva

- letra de molde or imprenta

- letra mayúscula/minúscula

- letra negrita or negrilla

- letra pequeña or chica

2) ( sentido)

la letra de la ley — the letter of the law

3) (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)

4) (Fin) tb

letra de cambio — bill of exchange, draft

me quedan tres letras por pagar — I still have three payments to make

5) letras femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)

licenciado en Filosofía y Letras — ≈arts graduate

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la letra

= lyrics, the

Ex: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.

= character, letter, script, sorts, sort, letter-form.

Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.

Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.

Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.

Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.

Ex: They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.

* al pie de la letra = to the letter.

* de dos letras = two-letter.

* de puño y letra = in black and white, in handwriting.

* dominado por la letra impresa = print-dominated.

* filosofía y letras = arts and humanities, the, arts and letters.

* hombre de letras = man of letters.

* imprimir en letra realzada = print in + double density.

* juego de letras = letter set.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* letra adornada = swash letter.

* letra a letra = letter-perfect.

* letra bastarda = bastarda.

* letra bastardilla = italics.

* letra contraccional = contraction.

* letra cursiva = italics.

* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa = broken letter.

* letra de cambio = bill of exchange.

* letra de canción = song lyrics.

* letra de imprenta = block capital, block letter.

* letra del alfabeto = alphabet letter, alphabetic letter.

* letra de la música = music lyrics.

* letra del Tesoro = Treasury bill.

* letra de madera = wood letter.

* letra de molde = block capital, block letter.

* letra desbordante = kerned letter.

* letra de signatura = signature-letter.

* letra egipcia = slab serif.

* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.

* letra inicial decorada = decorated capital, swash capital.

* letra itálica = italic fount, italic type.

* letra, la = lyrics, the.

* letra ligada = diagraph.

* letra mayúscula = capital letter, upper case letter, block capital, block letter.

* letra mecana = slab serif.

* letra minúscula = lower case letter, small, small letter.

* letra moderna = modern face.

* letra negrita = bold print, bold type, bold letters.

* letra normal = light type, light face type.

* letra pequeñita, la = fine detail(s), fine points, the.

* letra por letra = literatim.

* letra romana = roman, roman type.

* letra romana aldina = Aldine roman.

* letra romana cursiva = sloped roman.

* letra romana de Caslon = Caslon roman.

* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.

* letras adornadas = swash sorts.

* letra saliente = kerned letter.

* letras conjuntas = tied letters.

* letras, las = arts, the.

* letra versalita = small capital.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* método de ordenación letra a letra = letter by letter method, all-through method.

* mundo de la letra impresa, el = print world, the.

* mundo de las letras, el = world of letters, the.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* ordenación alfabética letra a letra = letter by letter alphabetisation.

* ordenación letra a letra = letter-by-letter filing, all through filing, letter by letter arrangement, all through arrangement.

* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.

* remate de una letra = serif.

* revoltijo de letras = jumbled letters.

* seguir Algo al pie de la letra = follow + Nombre + to the letter.

* seguir al pie de la letra = keep + strictly to the letter.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* tamaño de letra = font size.

* texto con letras grandes = large print.

* tipo de letra = type face [typeface], typing, type font [typefont], fount, type specimen [type-specimen], fount of type.

* uso de la letra cursiva = italicisation [italicization, -USA].

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letra

feminine

A

1 ( Impr, Ling) letter

aprender/saber las primeras letras to learn/know how to read and write

la letra con sangre entra spare the rod, spoil the child

2 (caligrafía) writing, handwriting

escríbelo con buena letra write it neatly

tienes una letra muy clara your writing o handwriting is very clear

no entiendo tu letra I can't read your writing o handwriting

despacito y buena letra slowly and carefully

3 letras fpl

(carta breve): sólo cuatro or unas letras para decirte que … just a note o just a few lines to let you know that …

Compuestos:

● letra bastardilla or cursiva

italic script, italics (pl)

● letra chica

( RPl) small print

● letra de molde or imprenta

print

escriba el nombre completo en letra de molde or imprenta please print your full name

● letra doble

double letter

● letra gótica

Gothic script

● letra itálica

italic script, italics (pl)

● letra mayúscula

capital letter, uppercase letter

con or en letras mayúsculas in capital letters, in upper case ( tech)

● letra minúscula

lowercase letter, small letter

con or en letras minúsculas in small letters, in lower case ( tech)

● letra muerta

dead letter

● letra negrita or negrilla

boldface, bold type

● letra pequeña

small print

● letra redonda

roman type

B

(sentido): la letra de la ley the letter of the law

ateniéndonos a la letra, el texto dice que … if we read it absolutely literally, the text appears to say that …

C ( Mús) (de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)

D ( Fin) tb

letra de cambio bill of exchange, draft

aceptar/girar una letra to accept/present a bill of exchange o a draft

devolver/protestar una letra to dishonor/protest a bill of exchange o a draft

me quedan tres letras por pagar ≈ I still have three installments to pay o three payments to make

E letras fpl ( Educ) arts (pl)

licenciado en Filosofía y Lletras ≈ arts graduate

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letra sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Impr, Ling) letter;

letra bastardilla or cursiva italic script, italics (pl);
◊ letra de imprenta print;

letra negrita boldface, bold type;
letra pequeña or (AmS) chica small print
b) ( caligrafía) writing, handwriting;

◊ no entiendo tu letra I can't read your writing

c)

◊ letras sustantivo femenino plural ( carta breve): solo unas letras para decirte que … just a few lines to let you know that …

2 (Mús) ( de canción) words (pl), lyrics (pl)
3 (Fin) tb
◊ letra de cambio bill of exchange, draft;

me quedan tres letras por pagar I still have three payments to make
4
◊ letras sustantivo femenino plural (Educ) arts (pl), liberal arts (pl) (AmE)

letra sustantivo femenino
1 letter
letra de molde, print letter
letra pequeña, small print
2 (manera de escribir) (hand) writing: me gusta tu letra, I like your writing
3 Mús lyrics pl: no se sabe la letra, he hasn't learnt the words
4 Fin letra (de cambio), bill of exchange
(de un pago aplazado) instalment: aún nos quedan varias letras por pagar, we've still got a few instalments left to pay
5 Univ mi hermana es de Letras, my sister is studing Arts o my sister did an Arts degree
♦ Locuciones: al pie de la letra, literally: sigue mis instrucciones al pie de la letra, follow my instructions precisely
ser letra muerta, to be a dead letter
' letra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- B
- C
- cursiva
- D
- desojarse
- E
- ese
- F
- G
- girar
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- muda
- mudo
- N
- Ñ
- O
- P
- pie
- puño
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- tilde
- tipo
- trazo
- U
- V
- vencer
- vencida
- vencido
- vencimiento
- W
- X
- Y
- Z
- comer
- delta
- descontar
- descuento
- desigual
- devolver
English:
A
- B
- book
- C
- capital
- carve
- close
- cramped
- cursive
- D
- draft
- E
- F
- feminine
- G
- H
- handwriting
- I
- initial
- italicize
- J
- K
- L
- lest
- letter
- lower case
- lyric
- M
- manage
- masculine
- N
- neat
- O
- P
- print
- q
- R
- read
- S
- salt
- silent
- small print
- T
- typeface
- U
- unintelligible
- upper case
- V
- W
- word

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letra nf

1. [signo] letter

Comp
letra doble double letter
2. [escritura, caligrafía] handwriting;

escribe la carta con buena letra write the letter in neat handwriting;

no entiendo su letra I can't read her writing o handwriting;

mandar cuatro letras a alguien to drop sb a line;

Prov

la letra con sangre entra spare the rod and spoil the child

Comp
Am letra chica small print;
letra pequeña small print

3. [en imprenta] type, typeface

Comp
letra bastardilla italic type, italics;
letra capitular drop cap;

letra cursiva italic type, italics;

letra de imprenta [impresa] print;
[en formulario] block capitals;
escriba en letra de imprenta please write in block capitals;

letra itálica italic type, italics;

letra mayúscula capital letter, Espec upper-case letter;

en letra(s) mayúscula(s) in capitals o capital letters, Espec in upper case;

letra minúscula small letter, Espec lower-case letter;

en letra(s) minúscula(s) in small letters, Espec in lower case;

letra de molde [impresa] print;
[en formulario] block capitals;
letra muerta dead letter;

letra negrita bold (face);

letra redonda roman type;

letra redondilla roman type;

letra versalita small capital

4. [texto de canción] lyrics

5. Com
letra (de cambio) bill of exchange;

girar una letra to draw a bill of exchange;

protestar una letra to protest a bill

Comp
letra avalada guaranteed bill of exchange;
letra de cambio a la vista sight bill;

letra del Tesoro treasury bill

6. [sentido] literal meaning;

nos atuvimos a la letra del contrato we abided by the contract word for word;

seguir instrucciones al pie de la letra to follow instructions to the letter

7. Educ
letras arts;

soy de letras I studied arts;

una asignatura de letras an arts subject

Comp
letras mixtas = secondary school course comprising mainly arts subjects but including some science subjects;
letras puras = secondary school course comprising arts subjects only

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letra

f

1 letter;

escribir en letras de molde print;

la letra pequeña o

menuda fig the fine print, Br

the small print;

al pie de la letra word for word

2 de canción lyrics pl

3

:

letras pl ( literatura) literature sg ; EDU arts

4

:

tener buena/mala letra have good/bad handwriting

* * *

letra nf

1) : letter

2) caligrafía: handwriting, lettering

3) : lyrics pl

4)

al pie de la letra : word for word, by the book

5) letras nfpl

: arts (in education)

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letra n

1. (signo) letter

la palabra "mosca" tiene cinco letras the word "mosca" has five letters

2. (manera de escribir) handwriting

tiene una letra horrible he's got terrible handwriting

3. (de canción) lyrics / words

¿entiendes la letra? do you understand the words?

letra de imprenta block capitals

Spanish-English dictionary > letra

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