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(skilless)ناشي ، بي مهارت -
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less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que2. adverba. moins► less... than• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
less and less adverbial phrase de moins en moins -
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{les}
I. a сравн. cm. от little за брой, количество и степен по-малък
of LESS value/importance с по-малка стойност, от по-малко значение
no LESS a person than the Prime Minister (не друг, а) самият министър-председател
II. n по-малко количество/брой/време и пр.
he is LESS of a fool than he looks не e толкова глупав, колкото изглежда
LESS of your nonsense! стига с твоите глупости! it is nothing LESS than monstrous това e просто чудовищно
I expected no LESS from you очаквах това от теб
to see LESS of someone по-рядко виждам някого
III. adv сравн. cm. от little по-малко, не толкова
he was LESS frightened than his brother той не се уплаши толкова, колкото брат му
I was the LESS surprised as I had been warned не бях толкова изненадан, тъй като бях предупреден
the LESS you worry about it, the better колкото по-малко се тревожиш за това, толкоба по-добре
I don't think any the LESS of him because of his failure не го ценя по-малко заради неуспеха му
he won no LESS than USD 100/USD 100, no LESS, in the lottery той спечели цели 100 долара на лотарията
they fought with no LESS daring than skill те се биха колкото умело, толкова и храбро
much/even/still LESS още по-малко
none the LESS въпреки това, никак, не по-малко
he was LESS than honest in his replies не беше съвсем честен в отговорите си* * *{les} I. а сравн. cm. от littleЄ за брой, количество и степен по(2) {les} adv сравн. cm. от little" по-малко; не толкова; he was* * *1 a по-малък;2 adv по-малко; none the LESS въпреки това;less; I. а сравн. cm. от littleЄ за брой, количество и степен по-малък; of less value/importance* * *1. he is less of a fool than he looks не e толкова глупав, колкото изглежда 2. he was less frightened than his brother той не се уплаши толкова, колкото брат му 3. he was less than honest in his replies не беше съвсем честен в отговорите си 4. he won no less than $100/$100, no less, in the lottery той спечели цели 100 долара на лотарията 5. i don't think any the less of him because of his failure не го ценя по-малко заради неуспеха му 6. i expected no less from you очаквах това от теб 7. i was the less surprised as i had been warned не бях толкова изненадан, тъй като бях предупреден 8. i. a сравн. cm. от little за брой, количество и степен по-малък 9. ii. n по-малко количество/брой/време и пр 10. iii. adv сравн. cm. от little по-малко, не толкова 11. less of your nonsense! стига с твоите глупости! it is nothing less than monstrous това e просто чудовищно 12. much/even/still less още по-малко 13. no less a person than the prime minister (не друг, а) самият министър-председател 14. none the less въпреки това, никак, не по-малко 15. of less value/importance с по-малка стойност, от по-малко значение 16. the less you worry about it, the better колкото по-малко се тревожиш за това, толкоба по-добре 17. they fought with no less daring than skill те се биха колкото умело, толкова и храбро 18. to see less of someone по-рядко виждам някого* * *less [les] I. adj (сравн. ст. от little) по-малък; to grow \less намалявам се; no \less a person than... не друг, а самият...; the \less time is taken, the better колкото по-бързо, толкова по-добре; nobody \less than a bishop will do for the wedding никой с ранг по-малък от епископ не е подходящ да извърши венчавката; II. prep минус, без; III. adv по-малко; my head aches \less now сега главата ме боли по-слабо; IV. n по-малко (количество); \less of a fool than he looks не толкова глупав, колкото изглежда; none the \less въпреки това; though lame he is none the \less active макар и куц, той е много подвижен; • he will take nothing \less than five shillings не приема ни стотинка по-малко от пет шилинга; it was nothing \less than criminal това е просто престъпно; I expected no \less from you от тебе друго и не очаквах; Napoleon the L. малкият Наполеон; the remark was s.th. \less than polite забележката далеч не беше учтива. -
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les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre (enn)2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre (enn)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre; det minste- no less a person thanmindreIsubst. \/les\/lite beløp, liten mengdeIIdeterm. \/les\/mindrein a less degree i mindre gradto a less extent i mindre utstrekningIIIadv. \/les\/mindredesto mindre som sies om den saken, desto bedrebut less so men i mindre gradeven less enda mindrefight with no less daring than skill kjempe med like mye mot som evnerin less than no time i en håndvending, på et øyeblikkless and less mindre og mindreless than perfect alt annet enn perfekta little less than litt mindre enn, nesten, knaptmore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad• we are all alike, more or lessvi er alle like, mer eller mindreomtrent, cirkano\/not\/nothing less det minste, ikke mer, ikke mindre, så mye som• they have six cars, no less!• he got no less than £1000• we can guarantee you an income of not less than £25,000so much the less så mye mindreIVprep. \/les\/minus, så nær som på• £300 a week less rates and taxes -
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(skill less)ناشي ، بي مهارت -
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1) Общая лексика: single line diagrams, Second Life ( virtual alternative universe)2) Компьютерная техника: Source Statement Library3) Американизм: State Library4) Спорт: Sport Light, Sporting Lisbon, Starting Line5) Латинский язык: Sine Loco6) Военный термин: Sea Launch, Security Level, Sensitivity Level, Silenced Liberators, Slow Loader, Sniper Lords, Staged Loading, Steel And Lead, Strategic Logistics, System Layer, safety level, safety limit, sea landing, second lieutenant, section leader, service letter, shelf life, ship-launched, shoulder-launched, signal level, skill level, sound locator, squad leader, squadron, squadron leader, start line, stick leave, stock level, stock list, storage location, structures laboratory, sub-lieutenant, supplementary list, supplier letter, support line, surface launch7) Техника: Self Locking, Subscriber's Lines, satellite link, satellite-borne laser, semiclassical linearization theory, shrinkage limit, slew rate, slightly soluble, space laser, square-law, stationary low, straight-line depreciation8) Шутливое выражение: Spirit Lady9) Химия: Short Lived, ВК ( водорастворимый концентрат) (название препаративной формы согласно коду GIFAP)10) Математика: символическая логика (symbolic logic)11) Религия: Satan's Lovers12) Железнодорожный термин: Salt Lake City Southern Railroad, Short Line13) Фармакология: под язык14) Грубое выражение: Sexy Lady, Sexy Lookin, Slow Loser, Sucker Love15) Политика: Sierra Leone16) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Slovenia), Salvage Loss, Slovenian, Slovenian/Slovene, Soft Landing, Source Level, Space Launch, Space Launcher, SpaceLab, Streamlined (boat-tailed), safe locker, sand-loaded, sea level, slide, sliding, south latitude, sublingual17) Университет: Student Life, Student Loan, Swift Lecture18) Физика: Super Lattice19) Физиология: Sensation Level, Sensory Level20) Электроника: Specification Limit21) Вычислительная техника: Space Launch (Space), SpaceLab (Space)22) Нефть: liquid saturation, section line, sonic log, south line23) Транспорт: Same Lane, Spoiler Lover, Sport Luxury, Steam Locomotive, Superstar Limo24) Холодильная техника: suction line25) Экология: sea level observations26) СМИ: Scottish Lass, Small Letters, Spot Light27) Деловая лексика: Sold28) Бурение: южная граница (south line), южная линия (south line)29) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: scattering layer30) Образование: Supervised Learning31) Полимеры: space laboratory, straight line32) Программирование: Save Layout, Short Length, Source Language, Speak Language33) Сахалин Ю: steam low, steam low pressure (3-5 bar)34) Химическое оружие: site location35) Авиационная медицина: sluggishness36) Расширение файла: S-Lang language source code file37) SAP.тех. системный журнал38) Нефть и газ: scale low limit, seal liquid, seismic log, AL39) Алюминиевая промышленность: spent liquor40) Электротехника: separately leaded, stability limit41) Фантастика Sith Lord42) Должность: Service Learning, Skill Less, Software Laborer43) Чат: Scots Lass44) NYSE. S L Industries, Inc.45) Программное обеспечение: Second Life, Standard Library, System Library46) Единицы измерений: Step Length -
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1) Общая лексика: single line diagrams, Second Life ( virtual alternative universe)2) Компьютерная техника: Source Statement Library3) Американизм: State Library4) Спорт: Sport Light, Sporting Lisbon, Starting Line5) Латинский язык: Sine Loco6) Военный термин: Sea Launch, Security Level, Sensitivity Level, Silenced Liberators, Slow Loader, Sniper Lords, Staged Loading, Steel And Lead, Strategic Logistics, System Layer, safety level, safety limit, sea landing, second lieutenant, section leader, service letter, shelf life, ship-launched, shoulder-launched, signal level, skill level, sound locator, squad leader, squadron, squadron leader, start line, stick leave, stock level, stock list, storage location, structures laboratory, sub-lieutenant, supplementary list, supplier letter, support line, surface launch7) Техника: Self Locking, Subscriber's Lines, satellite link, satellite-borne laser, semiclassical linearization theory, shrinkage limit, slew rate, slightly soluble, space laser, square-law, stationary low, straight-line depreciation8) Шутливое выражение: Spirit Lady9) Химия: Short Lived, ВК ( водорастворимый концентрат) (название препаративной формы согласно коду GIFAP)10) Математика: символическая логика (symbolic logic)11) Религия: Satan's Lovers12) Железнодорожный термин: Salt Lake City Southern Railroad, Short Line13) Фармакология: под язык14) Грубое выражение: Sexy Lady, Sexy Lookin, Slow Loser, Sucker Love15) Политика: Sierra Leone16) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Slovenia), Salvage Loss, Slovenian, Slovenian/Slovene, Soft Landing, Source Level, Space Launch, Space Launcher, SpaceLab, Streamlined (boat-tailed), safe locker, sand-loaded, sea level, slide, sliding, south latitude, sublingual17) Университет: Student Life, Student Loan, Swift Lecture18) Физика: Super Lattice19) Физиология: Sensation Level, Sensory Level20) Электроника: Specification Limit21) Вычислительная техника: Space Launch (Space), SpaceLab (Space)22) Нефть: liquid saturation, section line, sonic log, south line23) Транспорт: Same Lane, Spoiler Lover, Sport Luxury, Steam Locomotive, Superstar Limo24) Холодильная техника: suction line25) Экология: sea level observations26) СМИ: Scottish Lass, Small Letters, Spot Light27) Деловая лексика: Sold28) Бурение: южная граница (south line), южная линия (south line)29) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: scattering layer30) Образование: Supervised Learning31) Полимеры: space laboratory, straight line32) Программирование: Save Layout, Short Length, Source Language, Speak Language33) Сахалин Ю: steam low, steam low pressure (3-5 bar)34) Химическое оружие: site location35) Авиационная медицина: sluggishness36) Расширение файла: S-Lang language source code file37) SAP.тех. системный журнал38) Нефть и газ: scale low limit, seal liquid, seismic log, AL39) Алюминиевая промышленность: spent liquor40) Электротехника: separately leaded, stability limit41) Фантастика Sith Lord42) Должность: Service Learning, Skill Less, Software Laborer43) Чат: Scots Lass44) NYSE. S L Industries, Inc.45) Программное обеспечение: Second Life, Standard Library, System Library46) Единицы измерений: Step Length -
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1) Общая лексика: single line diagrams, Second Life ( virtual alternative universe)2) Компьютерная техника: Source Statement Library3) Американизм: State Library4) Спорт: Sport Light, Sporting Lisbon, Starting Line5) Латинский язык: Sine Loco6) Военный термин: Sea Launch, Security Level, Sensitivity Level, Silenced Liberators, Slow Loader, Sniper Lords, Staged Loading, Steel And Lead, Strategic Logistics, System Layer, safety level, safety limit, sea landing, second lieutenant, section leader, service letter, shelf life, ship-launched, shoulder-launched, signal level, skill level, sound locator, squad leader, squadron, squadron leader, start line, stick leave, stock level, stock list, storage location, structures laboratory, sub-lieutenant, supplementary list, supplier letter, support line, surface launch7) Техника: Self Locking, Subscriber's Lines, satellite link, satellite-borne laser, semiclassical linearization theory, shrinkage limit, slew rate, slightly soluble, space laser, square-law, stationary low, straight-line depreciation8) Шутливое выражение: Spirit Lady9) Химия: Short Lived, ВК ( водорастворимый концентрат) (название препаративной формы согласно коду GIFAP)10) Математика: символическая логика (symbolic logic)11) Религия: Satan's Lovers12) Железнодорожный термин: Salt Lake City Southern Railroad, Short Line13) Фармакология: под язык14) Грубое выражение: Sexy Lady, Sexy Lookin, Slow Loser, Sucker Love15) Политика: Sierra Leone16) Сокращение: Civil aircraft marking (Slovenia), Salvage Loss, Slovenian, Slovenian/Slovene, Soft Landing, Source Level, Space Launch, Space Launcher, SpaceLab, Streamlined (boat-tailed), safe locker, sand-loaded, sea level, slide, sliding, south latitude, sublingual17) Университет: Student Life, Student Loan, Swift Lecture18) Физика: Super Lattice19) Физиология: Sensation Level, Sensory Level20) Электроника: Specification Limit21) Вычислительная техника: Space Launch (Space), SpaceLab (Space)22) Нефть: liquid saturation, section line, sonic log, south line23) Транспорт: Same Lane, Spoiler Lover, Sport Luxury, Steam Locomotive, Superstar Limo24) Холодильная техника: suction line25) Экология: sea level observations26) СМИ: Scottish Lass, Small Letters, Spot Light27) Деловая лексика: Sold28) Бурение: южная граница (south line), южная линия (south line)29) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: scattering layer30) Образование: Supervised Learning31) Полимеры: space laboratory, straight line32) Программирование: Save Layout, Short Length, Source Language, Speak Language33) Сахалин Ю: steam low, steam low pressure (3-5 bar)34) Химическое оружие: site location35) Авиационная медицина: sluggishness36) Расширение файла: S-Lang language source code file37) SAP.тех. системный журнал38) Нефть и газ: scale low limit, seal liquid, seismic log, AL39) Алюминиевая промышленность: spent liquor40) Электротехника: separately leaded, stability limit41) Фантастика Sith Lord42) Должность: Service Learning, Skill Less, Software Laborer43) Чат: Scots Lass44) NYSE. S L Industries, Inc.45) Программное обеспечение: Second Life, Standard Library, System Library46) Единицы измерений: Step Length -
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adj.clumsy, awkward, lumbering, skill-less.m.clumsy person, butterfingers.* * *► adjetivo1 clumsy, awkward* * *ADJ1) (=torpe) clumsy2) (=lento) slow* * *- da adjetivo clumsy, awkward* * *= gauche, gawky.Ex. But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.Ex. His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.* * *- da adjetivo clumsy, awkward* * *= gauche, gawky.Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.* * *desmañado -daclumsy, awkward* * *desmañado, -a adjclumsy, awkward* * *adj clumsy* * *desmañado, -da adj: clumsy, awkward -
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f. & m.1 art.arte abstracto abstract artarte dramático dramaarte figurativo figurative artarte floral flower arrangingbellas artes fine artsartes gráficas graphic artsartes interpretativas performing artsartes liberales liberal artsartes marciales martial arts(escuela de) artes y oficios = college for the study of arts and craftsartes plásticas visual artsarte pop pop art2 artistry.el arte de la la conversación the art of conversation3 artfulness, cunning (astucia).malas artes trickery4 artifice, craftiness, deceitful cleverness, foxiness.* * *1 art2 (habilidad) craft, skill3 (astucia) cunning4 (pesca) fishing gear\con malas artes by evil means* * *noun mf.1) art2) skill* * *SM ó SF[gen m en sing, f en pl]1) (=pintura, música) artartes — (Univ) arts
el séptimo arte — the cinema, film
amor 1)por arte de magia — by magic, as if by magic
2) (=habilidad) skill; (=astucia) craftiness3) (=artificio) workmanship, artistrysin arte — [como adj] clumsy; [como adv] clumsily
4) (Literat)arte mayor — Spanish verse of eight lines each of twelve syllables dating from the 15th century
arte menor — Spanish verse usually of four lines each of six or eight syllables
5) (Pesca)arte de pesca — (=red) fishing net; (=caña etc) fishing tackle
* * *(gen m en el singular y f en el plural)1) (Art) artno trabajo por amor al arte — (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum)
no tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto — I had nothing whatsoever to do with it
2)a) (habilidad, destreza)tiene arte para arreglar flores — she has a flair o gift for flower arranging
b) artes femenino plural (astucias, artimañas) trickempleé todas mis artes para... — I used every trick I could think of to...
* * *= art, craft.Ex. In less well structured schemes, the application of chain indexing is more of an art.Ex. He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.----* apreciación del arte = art appreciation.* arte abstracto = abstraction, abstract art.* arte conceptual = conceptual art.* arte contemporáneo = contemporary art.* arte culinario = cuisine.* arte de escribir = penmanship.* arte de gobernar = statesmanship.* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* arte de la guerra = warfare.* arte del libro = bookmanship.* arte del metal = metal art.* arte del vídeo = video art.* arte de tejer = weaving.* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.* arte dramático = performance art, performing arts.* arte folclórico = folk art.* arte islámico = Islamic art.* arte moderno = modern art.* arte pop = pop art.* arte popular = popular art, folk art.* arte publicitario = commercial art.* arte renacentista = Renaissance art.* arte rupestre = rock art.* artes aplicadas = applied arts.* artes decorativas, las = decorative arts, the.* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.* artes gráficas, las = graphic arts, the.* artes interpretativas = performing arts.* artes liberales, las = liberal arts, the.* artes marciales = martial arts.* artes plásticas = fine art.* artes plásticas, las = plastic arts, the.* artes visuales, las = visual arts, the.* arte topiario = topiary.* arte tradicional = folk art.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* aula de arte = art-room.* bellas artes = fine arts.* biblioteca de arte = art library.* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.* crítico de arte = art critic.* diapositiva de arte = art slide.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.* estado del arte = state of the art.* estado de las artes = state of the arts.* exposición de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.* galería de arte = art gallery.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* historia del arte = art history.* historiador de arte = art historian.* libro de arte = art book.* material de arte = art material.* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.* museo de arte = art museum.* objeto de arte = art object.* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work.* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.* original de una obra de arte = art original.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* un arte = a fine art.* un arte en extinción = a dying art.* * *(gen m en el singular y f en el plural)1) (Art) artno trabajo por amor al arte — (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum)
no tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto — I had nothing whatsoever to do with it
2)a) (habilidad, destreza)tiene arte para arreglar flores — she has a flair o gift for flower arranging
b) artes femenino plural (astucias, artimañas) trickempleé todas mis artes para... — I used every trick I could think of to...
* * *= art, craft.Ex: In less well structured schemes, the application of chain indexing is more of an art.
Ex: He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.* apreciación del arte = art appreciation.* arte abstracto = abstraction, abstract art.* arte conceptual = conceptual art.* arte contemporáneo = contemporary art.* arte culinario = cuisine.* arte de escribir = penmanship.* arte de gobernar = statesmanship.* arte de hacer nudos = knotting.* arte de herrar caballos = farriery.* arte de la guerra = warfare.* arte del libro = bookmanship.* arte del metal = metal art.* arte del vídeo = video art.* arte de tejer = weaving.* arte de vender = salesmanship, specsmanship.* arte de vivir, el = art of living, the.* arte dramático = performance art, performing arts.* arte folclórico = folk art.* arte islámico = Islamic art.* arte moderno = modern art.* arte pop = pop art.* arte popular = popular art, folk art.* arte publicitario = commercial art.* arte renacentista = Renaissance art.* arte rupestre = rock art.* artes aplicadas = applied arts.* artes decorativas, las = decorative arts, the.* artes de creación literaria y artística, las = creative arts, the.* artes gráficas, las = graphic arts, the.* artes interpretativas = performing arts.* artes liberales, las = liberal arts, the.* artes marciales = martial arts.* artes plásticas = fine art.* artes plásticas, las = plastic arts, the.* artes visuales, las = visual arts, the.* arte topiario = topiary.* arte tradicional = folk art.* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro = playwriting.* aula de arte = art-room.* bellas artes = fine arts.* biblioteca de arte = art library.* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.* colección de arte = art collection.* colección de arte pictórico = pictorial art collection.* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas = theatre arts collection.* como por arte de magia = magically, into thin air.* crítico de arte = art critic.* diapositiva de arte = art slide.* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.* enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.* estado del arte = state of the art.* estado de las artes = state of the arts.* exposición de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* fotografía de obra de arte = art photograph.* galería de arte = art gallery.* hacer algo por amor al arte = labour of love.* historia del arte = art history.* historiador de arte = art historian.* libro de arte = art book.* material de arte = art material.* muestra de arte = art exhibit, art exhibition.* mundo del arte, el = art world, the.* museo de arte = art museum.* objeto de arte = art object.* obra de arte = work of art, masterpiece, artistic work, art work.* obra de arte musical = musical masterpiece.* original de una obra de arte = art original.* poner en práctica un arte = practise + art.* por amor al arte = (just) for the fun of (doing) it, (just) for the hell of (doing) it.* un arte = a fine art.* un arte en extinción = a dying art.* * *A ( Art) artel arte medieval/abstracto/contemporáneo medieval/abstract/contemporary artlas artes the artsel arte por el arte art for art's sake¿te crees que trabajo por amor al arte? ( hum); do you think I'm working for the good of my health o for the fun of it? ( hum)(como) por arte de magia as if by magicno tener arte ni parte: no tuve arte ni parte en el asunto I had nothing whatsoever to do with itCompuestos:kinetic artdramatic arts (pl)poetics (pl)fpl graphic arts (pl)fpl (liberal) arts (pl)fpl martial arts (pl)fpl crafts (pl)fpl plastic arts (pl)fpl arts and crafts (pl)B1(habilidad, destreza): es maestro en el arte de mentir/de la diplomacia he's an expert in the art of lying/of diplomacytiene mucho arte para arreglar flores she has a real flair o gift for flower arrangingtengo muy poco arte para convencer a la gente I'm no good at persuading people(astucias, artimañas): usó todas sus artes para seducirlo she used (all) her feminine wiles to seduce himtuve que usar todas mis artes para convencerlo I had to use every trick I could think of to win him over* * *
arte ( gen m en el singular y f en el plural)
1 (Art) art;
no trabajo por amor al arte (hum) I'm not working for the good of my health (hum);
artes gráficas graphic arts;
(como) por arte de magia as if by magic
2 (habilidad, destreza) art;
tiene arte para arreglar flores she has a flair o gift for flower arranging
arte sustantivo masculino & sustantivo femenino art
1 (habilidad) skill
2 artes, (trucos, mañas) tricks
3 artes de pesca, fishing equipment
bellas artes, fine arts
♦ Locuciones: familiar como por arte de magia, as if by magic
no tener arte ni parte, to have nothing to do with
' arte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aborigen
- aguafuerte
- amor
- arábiga
- arábigo
- bicha
- boceto
- caligrafía
- canto
- carpintería
- cine
- clásica
- clásico
- cuadro
- cubismo
- dadaísmo
- de
- decadencia
- desnuda
- desnudo
- dialéctica
- dibujante
- encuadernación
- escorzo
- espátula
- estilo
- estofar
- exposición
- expresionismo
- fascinar
- figurativa
- figurativo
- fresca
- fresco
- galería
- género
- grabar
- iluminar
- ilusión
- imagen
- impresionismo
- labrada
- labrado
- lienzo
- litografía
- lobulada
- lobulado
- magia
- marchante
- marina
English:
amateurish
- appreciation
- art
- art gallery
- artistry
- avant-garde
- brush
- bust
- charcoal
- cookery
- corps
- craft
- cubism
- cuisine
- curator
- depict
- design
- designer
- diplomacy
- draw
- dying
- early
- elaborate
- exhibit
- facsimile
- figurative
- forte
- gallery
- graphics
- halo
- life
- magic
- magically
- mime
- mimicry
- motif
- movement
- naive
- nude
- oarsmanship
- oil
- one-upmanship
- oratory
- paintbrush
- patron
- piece
- plaster
- plastic
- portray
- pose
* * *arte nm o nf Usually masculine in the singular and feminine in the plural.1. [creación estética] art;una obra de arte a work of art;el arte gótico/barroco Gothic/baroque art;arte abstracto abstract art;artes audiovisuales audiovisual arts;arte conceptual conceptual art;artes decorativas decorative arts;arte dramático drama;artes escénicas performing arts;arte figurativo figurative art;artes gráficas graphic arts;artes interpretativas performing arts;artes liberales liberal arts;artes marciales martial arts;arte naïf naive art;artes y oficios arts and crafts;artes plásticas plastic arts;arte religioso religious art;arte rupestre cave paintings2. [habilidad, estilo] artistry;con (buen) arte with (great) style;tiene mucho arte para recitar she's got a real talent for reciting poetry3. [astucia] artfulness, cunning;emplearon todas sus artes para timarla they used all their cunning o wiles to cheat her;malas artes trickery;no tener arte ni parte en algo to have nothing whatsoever to do with sth4.artes (de pesca) [instrumentos] fishing tacklede arte menor = comprising lines of eight syllables or fewer* * *m (pl f)1 art;bellas artes pl fine art sg ;el séptimo arte cinema, the movies pl ;(como) por arte de magia as if by magic;no tener arte ni parte have absolutely no say2 ( argucia):malas artes pl guile sg* * *arte nmf, (usually m in singular, f in plural)1) : artartes y oficios: arts and craftsbellas artes: fine arts2) habilidad: skill3) : cunning, cleverness* * *arte n1. (en general) art2. (habilidad) skill -
13 asequible
adj.1 accessible.2 affordable.3 reachable, friendly.* * *► adjetivo1 accessible■ a un precio asequible at a reasonable price, at an affordable price■ la casa que ha comprado no es asequible para todo el mundo the house he bought is not within everybody's reach* * *ADJ (=alcanzable) attainable; [plan] feasible; [precio] reasonable, within reach* * *adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible* * *= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.Ex. Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.Ex. Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.Ex. Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.Ex. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.----* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.* * *adjetivo < precio> affordable, reasonable; < meta> attainable, achievable; < proyecto> feasible; < persona> approachable; <obra/estilo> accessible* * *= approachable, readable, affordable, acquirable.Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.* asequible en establecimiento comercial = over the counter.* hacer asequible = make + amenable.* ser asequible = be amenable to, be available, become + available.* * *1 ‹precio› affordable, reasonable; ‹meta› attainable, achievable; ‹proyecto› feasiblela educación debe ser asequible a todos education must be accessible to allestos tratamientos no son asequibles para nosotros these treatments are not available to us2 ‹persona› approachable3 ‹obra/estilo/concepto› accessible* * *
asequible adjetivo ‹ precio› affordable, reasonable;
‹ meta› attainable, achievable;
‹ proyecto› feasible;
‹ persona› approachable;
‹obra/estilo› accessible
asequible adjetivo
1 (barato) affordable
2 (fácil de comprender) easy to understand
(alcanzable) attainable
' asequible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mano
English:
accessible
- affordable
- unapproachable
* * *asequible adj1. [razonable] [precio, producto] affordable;[objetivo] attainable;un precio asequible para el consumidor medio a price within reach of the average consumer2. [comprensible] [concepto] accessible3. [sencillo] [persona] approachable* * *adj1 precio affordable2 obra accessible* * *asequible adjaccesible: accessible, attainable -
14 ser nada más y nada menos que
(v.) = be nothing less thanEx. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.* * *(v.) = be nothing less thanEx: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.
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15 Können
I Modalv.; kann, konnte, hat können1. (vermögen) be able to (+ Inf.) (fähig sein zu) be capable of (+ Ger.), be in a position to (+ Inf.) kannst du nicht aufpassen? can’t you look (at) what you’re doing?; er hätte es tun können he could have done it; sie kann mit ihm machen, was sie will she can do what she likes with him, she’s got him twisted round her little finger; du kannst machen, was du willst, es nützt nichts whatever you do it doesn’t make any difference, it’s like banging your head on a brick wall; ich kann das nicht mehr hören I can’t take it any more; er tut, was er kann he does his best; man kann nie wissen you never know; das Stück war ein Reinfall, kann ich dir sagen the play was a real flop, believe you me ( oder I don’t mind telling you)2. (dürfen) be allowed to (+ Inf.) er kann gehen he can go; Sie können es mir glauben you can take my word for it; kannst du machen! umg. go ahead; I don’t mind; das kannst du doch nicht machen! you can’t ( oder mustn’t) do that!3. (Möglichkeit, Wahrscheinlichkeit) das kann ( schon) sein it’s possible; (es kann stimmen) that may be true; kann sein umg. maybe, perhaps; das kann nicht sein (that’s) impossible; wer kann es gewesen sein? who could it have been?; ich kann mich auch täuschen I may be wrong, of course; du könntest Recht haben you may (well) be right; es kann oder könnte etwas länger dauern it could ( oder might) take a while longer; sie kann jeden Augenblick kommen she could be here any moment; die Idee könnte von mir sein that idea could have been mine4. (eine Fertigkeit besitzen) er kann schwimmen he can ( oder knows how to) swim; kannst du Schach spielen? can you ( oder do you) play chess?II v/t (hat gekonnt)1. ich kann es ( nicht) I can(‘t) do it; er kann es ( gut) he can do it (well); er kann gar nichts he’s useless; sie kann viel, sie kann was umg. she can do a lot of things, she’s very capable; das habe ich früher alles gekonnt I used to be able to do all that; man kann alles, wenn man will you can do anything if you put your mind to it; ich kann nichts dafür I can’t help it; er kann nichts dafür, dass er... he can’t help (+ Ger.); er kann’s mit ihm umg. he gets on (Am. along) all right with him; du kannst mich mal umg. you know what you can do2. (Sprache) speak, know; (Gedicht etc.) know; er kann Spanisch he knows ( oder speaks) Spanish; sie kann gut Englisch she speaks good English; kannst du das Gedicht auswendig? do you know the poem by heart?III v/i (hat gekonnt) wir können nicht ins Haus we can’t go ( oder get) into the house; so schnell sie konnte as fast as she could; ich kann nicht mehr (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on, I’m whacked (Am. wiped out); (bin satt) I can’t eat any more; betont: I couldn’t eat another thing; psychisch: I can’t take any more; wir konnten nicht mehr ( vor Lachen) umg. we were helpless with laughter; ( erst einmal) können vor Lachen! wouldn’t that be nice (if I could)!; wie konntest du! how could you!* * *das Könnenknowledge* * *Kọ̈n|nennt -s, no plability, skill* * *2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) can3) may4) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) might5) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) might* * *Kön·nen<-s>[ˈkœnən]nt kein pl ability, skillspielerisches/schauspielerisches \Können sportsmanship/acting ability [or skill]* * *das; Könnens ability; (Kunstfertigkeit) skill* * *sportliches Können sporting ability ( oder prowess)* * *das; Könnens ability; (Kunstfertigkeit) skill* * *n.intellectual capacity n.know-how n.savvy (US) n. -
16 können
I Modalv.; kann, konnte, hat können1. (vermögen) be able to (+ Inf.) (fähig sein zu) be capable of (+ Ger.), be in a position to (+ Inf.) kannst du nicht aufpassen? can’t you look (at) what you’re doing?; er hätte es tun können he could have done it; sie kann mit ihm machen, was sie will she can do what she likes with him, she’s got him twisted round her little finger; du kannst machen, was du willst, es nützt nichts whatever you do it doesn’t make any difference, it’s like banging your head on a brick wall; ich kann das nicht mehr hören I can’t take it any more; er tut, was er kann he does his best; man kann nie wissen you never know; das Stück war ein Reinfall, kann ich dir sagen the play was a real flop, believe you me ( oder I don’t mind telling you)2. (dürfen) be allowed to (+ Inf.) er kann gehen he can go; Sie können es mir glauben you can take my word for it; kannst du machen! umg. go ahead; I don’t mind; das kannst du doch nicht machen! you can’t ( oder mustn’t) do that!3. (Möglichkeit, Wahrscheinlichkeit) das kann ( schon) sein it’s possible; (es kann stimmen) that may be true; kann sein umg. maybe, perhaps; das kann nicht sein (that’s) impossible; wer kann es gewesen sein? who could it have been?; ich kann mich auch täuschen I may be wrong, of course; du könntest Recht haben you may (well) be right; es kann oder könnte etwas länger dauern it could ( oder might) take a while longer; sie kann jeden Augenblick kommen she could be here any moment; die Idee könnte von mir sein that idea could have been mine4. (eine Fertigkeit besitzen) er kann schwimmen he can ( oder knows how to) swim; kannst du Schach spielen? can you ( oder do you) play chess?II v/t (hat gekonnt)1. ich kann es ( nicht) I can(‘t) do it; er kann es ( gut) he can do it (well); er kann gar nichts he’s useless; sie kann viel, sie kann was umg. she can do a lot of things, she’s very capable; das habe ich früher alles gekonnt I used to be able to do all that; man kann alles, wenn man will you can do anything if you put your mind to it; ich kann nichts dafür I can’t help it; er kann nichts dafür, dass er... he can’t help (+ Ger.); er kann’s mit ihm umg. he gets on (Am. along) all right with him; du kannst mich mal umg. you know what you can do2. (Sprache) speak, know; (Gedicht etc.) know; er kann Spanisch he knows ( oder speaks) Spanish; sie kann gut Englisch she speaks good English; kannst du das Gedicht auswendig? do you know the poem by heart?III v/i (hat gekonnt) wir können nicht ins Haus we can’t go ( oder get) into the house; so schnell sie konnte as fast as she could; ich kann nicht mehr (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on, I’m whacked (Am. wiped out); (bin satt) I can’t eat any more; betont: I couldn’t eat another thing; psychisch: I can’t take any more; wir konnten nicht mehr ( vor Lachen) umg. we were helpless with laughter; ( erst einmal) können vor Lachen! wouldn’t that be nice (if I could)!; wie konntest du! how could you!* * *das Könnenknowledge* * *Kọ̈n|nennt -s, no plability, skill* * *2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) can3) may4) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) might5) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) might* * *Kön·nen<-s>[ˈkœnən]nt kein pl ability, skillspielerisches/schauspielerisches \Können sportsmanship/acting ability [or skill]* * *das; Könnens ability; (Kunstfertigkeit) skill* * *A. v/mod; kann, konnte, hat könnener hätte es tun können he could have done it;sie kann mit ihm machen, was sie will she can do what she likes with him, she’s got him twisted round her little finger;du kannst machen, was du willst, es nützt nichts whatever you do it doesn’t make any difference, it’s like banging your head on a brick wall;ich kann das nicht mehr hören I can’t take it any more;er tut, was er kann he does his best;man kann nie wissen you never know;das Stück war ein Reinfall, kann ich dir sagen the play was a real flop, believe you me ( oder I don’t mind telling you)er kann gehen he can go;Sie können es mir glauben you can take my word for it;kannst du machen! umg go ahead; I don’t mind;das kannst du doch nicht machen! you can’t ( oder mustn’t) do that!kann sein umg maybe, perhaps;das kann nicht sein (that’s) impossible;wer kann es gewesen sein? who could it have been?;ich kann mich auch täuschen I may be wrong, of course;du könntest recht haben you may (well) be right;könnte etwas länger dauern it could ( oder might) take a while longer;sie kann jeden Augenblick kommen she could be here any moment;die Idee könnte von mir sein that idea could have been mine4. (eine Fertigkeit besitzen)er kann schwimmen he can ( oder knows how to) swim;kannst du Schach spielen? can you ( oder do you) play chess?B. v/t (hat gekonnt)1.ich kann es (nicht) I can(’t) do it;er kann es (gut) he can do it (well);er kann gar nichts he’s useless;sie kann viel, sie kann was umg she can do a lot of things, she’s very capable;das habe ich früher alles gekonnt I used to be able to do all that;man kann alles, wenn man will you can do anything if you put your mind to it;ich kann nichts dafür I can’t help it;er kann nichts dafür, dass er … he can’t help ( +ger);du kannst mich mal umg you know what you can doer kann Spanisch he knows ( oder speaks) Spanish;sie kann gut Englisch she speaks good English;kannst du das Gedicht auswendig? do you know the poem by heart?C. v/i (hat gekonnt)so schnell sie konnte as fast as she could;ich kann nicht mehr (bin erschöpft) I can’t go on, I’m whacked (US wiped out); (bin satt) I can’t eat any more; betont: I couldn’t eat another thing; psychisch: I can’t take any more;wir konnten nicht mehr (vor Lachen) umg we were helpless with laughter;wie konntest du! how could you!* * *das; Könnens ability; (Kunstfertigkeit) skill* * *n.intellectual capacity n.know-how n.savvy (US) n. -
17 alcanzable
adj.1 attainable.2 reachable, attainable, come-at-able, get-at-able.* * *► adjetivo1 within reach, attainable* * *= attainable, achievable, acquirable, reachable.Ex. This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.Ex. It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.Ex. Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.Ex. I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system.* * *= attainable, achievable, acquirable, reachable.Ex: This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.
Ex: It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.Ex: I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system. -
18 continuar
v.1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their waycontinuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do somethingcontinúa lloviendo it's still rainingtodavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the companycontinuará to be continued (historia, programa)El suplicio continuó The torture continued.María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.2 to keep on, to continue to.Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.3 to continue to be.* * *1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on1 (extenderse) to extend, run\'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"* * *verbto continue, go on* * *1.VT to continuecontinuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow
continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before
2. VI1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go onla búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night
continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on
"continuará" — "to be continued"
pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on
2) [en una situación]la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm
continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm
continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm
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continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sthcontinuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work
continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm
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continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on readingla policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case
a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind
en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic
3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry onel camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast
* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.----* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *vtto continueva a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroadcontinuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happenedsus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her workcontinuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued■ continuarvi1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continuesi las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this[ S ] continuará to be continuedla película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showingcontinúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continuecontinuar CON algo to continue WITH sthno pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the workcontinuar + GER:su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak conditioncontinúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statementsi continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like thiscontinuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …2 «carretera» to continuela carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain( frml); to continueel camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow pathsu obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples* * *
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;
( on signs) continuará to be continued;
continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear
* * *♦ vtto continue, to carry on with;los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow♦ vito continue, to go on;continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;continúa lloviendo it's still raining;¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast* * *I v/t continueII v/i continue;continuará to be continued;continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;continuó nevando it kept on snowing* * *continuar {3} v: to continue* * *continuar vb1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch2. (estar todavía) to be still -
19 disminuir
v.1 to reduce.2 to decrease.El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.5 to have less.Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.* * *1 (gen) to decrease2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce1 (gen) to diminish2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall* * *verb1) to decrease2) drop, fall* * *1. VT1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampenalgunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%
disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend
esta medicina me disminuye las fuerzas — this medicine is making me weaker o sapping my strength
2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease2. VI1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindleha disminuido la tasa de natalidad — the birth rate has decreased o dropped o fallen
el número de asistentes ha disminuido últimamente — attendance has decreased o dropped o fallen recently
ya le está disminuyendo la fiebre — his temperature is dropping o falling now
el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%
con esta pastilla te disminuirá el dolor — this tablet will relieve o ease your pain
2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.----* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessendisminuyó la intensidad del viento — the wind died down o dropped
2) ( al tejer) to decrease2.disminuir vt1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish* * *= decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.* atención + disminuir = attention + wane.* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.* disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.* disminuir el valor de = belittle.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* disminuir la marcha = slow down.* disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.* disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.* disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.* sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.* * *viA (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall offel número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreasedlos impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxeslos casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria casesdisminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o droppedla agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with ageB (al tejer) to decrease■ disminuirvtA (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cutdisminuimos la velocidad we reduced speedes un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played downel alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactionsB (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease* * *
disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- atenuar
- bajar
- descender
- enfriar
- perder
- rebajar
- reducir
- reducirse
- velocidad
English:
cut back
- decline
- decrease
- die down
- diminish
- drop
- dwindle
- ease off
- ease up
- lessen
- lower
- odds
- reduce
- shrink
- sink
- slacken
- slacken off
- taper off
- thin out
- abate
- ease
- flag
- go
- let
- tail
- taper
- wane
* * *♦ vtto reduce, to decrease;disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball♦ vi[cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;disminuye el número de matriculaciones en la universidad university enrolments are down;medidas para que disminuyan los costes cost-cutting measures;no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated* * *II v/i decrease, diminish* * *disminuir {41} vtreducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lowerdisminuir vi1) : to lower2) : to drop, to fall* * *disminuir vb1. (reducir) to reduce -
20 muy + Adjetivo
(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx. Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.Ex. It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex. If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex. Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex. Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex. Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex. School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex. We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex. Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex. The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex. For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex. Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex. Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex. The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex. A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex. The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex. Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex. But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex. One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex. The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex. This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex. People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex. I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.* * *(adj.) = extremely + Adjetivo, grossly + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, severely + Adjetivo, tightly + Adjetivo, wildly + Adjetivo, extraordinarily + Adjetivo, incredibly + Adjetivo, ludicrously + Adjetivo, seriously + Adjetivo, disappointingly + Adjetivo, not least + Adjetivo, heavily + Adjetivo, much + Adjetivo, mighty + Adjetivo, prohibitively + Adjetivo, sorely + Adjetivo, supremely + Adjetivo, vastly + Adjetivo, vitally + Adjetivo, immensely + Adjetivo, hugely + Adjetivo, significantly + Adjetivo, most + Adjetivo, impressively + Adjetivo, bloody + AdjetivoEx: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed.Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use.Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise.Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect.Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results.Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'.Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries.Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
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Skill-less — Skill less, a. Wanting skill. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skill-less — skill less; skill less·ness; … English syllables
skill-less — should be spelt with a hyphen to avoid the awkward collision of three ls. The form skilless is archaic … Modern English usage
skill-less — or skilless [[t]ˈskɪl lɪs[/t]] adj. without skill; unskilled or unskillful • Etymology: 1150–1200 skill′ less•ness, n … From formal English to slang
skill´-less|ness — skill less «SKIHL lihs», adjective. = skilless. (Cf. ↑skilless) –skill´ less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
skill-less — skill lessness, n. /skil lis/, adj. 1. without skill; unskilled or unskillful. 2. Archaic. a. without knowledge; ignorant. b. (of things) done or made in a clumsy or unskilled manner. Also, skilless. [1150 1200; ME; see SKILL1, LESS] * * * … Universalium
skill-less — adjective see skill II … New Collegiate Dictionary
skill less — Synonyms and related words: artless, half assed, inadept, inapt, inattentive, inefficient, inept, inexpert, mediocre, pedestrian, poor, thoughtless, unapt, undeft, undexterous, undextrous, unfacile, unintelligent, unproficient, unskillful … Moby Thesaurus
skill-less — … Useful english dictionary
skill-lessness — skill less·ness … English syllables
skill — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English skilen, from Old Norse skilja to separate, divide; akin to Old Norse skil distinction Date: 13th century archaic to make a difference ; matter, avail II. noun Etymology: Middle English skil … New Collegiate Dictionary