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1 the greatest advantage of this method is ...
• величайшим преимуществом этого метода является...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > the greatest advantage of this method is ...
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advantage, US [transcription][-"v_nt-"]A n1 ( favourable position) avantage m ; economic/political/psychological/competitive advantage avantage m en termes économiques/politiques/psychologiques/de compétition ; to have an advantage over avoir un avantage sur [person, system, theory, model, method] ; to give sb an advantage over sb donner à qn un avantage sur or par rapport à qn ; to put sb at an advantage avantager qn ; to gain the advantage prendre l'avantage ;2 ( beneficial aspect) avantage m ; there are several advantages il y a plusieurs avantages ; there is an advantage in doing il y a avantage à faire ; the advantage is that… l'avantage est que… ; the advantage that l'avantage que ; there is some/no advantage in doing il est intéressant/il n'est pas intéressant de faire ;3 ( asset) avantage m ; to have the advantage of an education/of living near the sea avoir l'avantage d'avoir fait des études/d'habiter près de la mer ; their big advantage is to have… leur grand avantage est qu'ils ont… ; ‘computing experience an advantage’ ( in job ad) ‘expérience en information atout supplémentaire’ ;4 ( profit) it is to his/their advantage to do il est dans son/leur intérêt de faire ; to do/use sth to one's (own) advantage faire/utiliser qch à son avantage ; it's to everyone's advantage that tout le monde profite du fait que ; to turn a situation to one's advantage transformer une situation à son avantage ;5 ( best effect) to show sth to (best) advantage montrer qch sous un jour avantageux ;6 to take advantage of utiliser, profiter de [situation, facility, offer, service] ; ( exploit unfairly) utiliser, exploiter [person] ;7 ( in tennis) avantage m ;8 Sport France's 3-point advantage l'avantage de 3 points de la France. -
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( over smb) преиму́щество с (перед кем-л.)- to smb's advantagethey have the advantage of the new method — у них преиму́щество но́вого ме́тода (в том, что они́ по́льзуются но́вым ме́тодом)
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4 A more exact method for measuring real time takes advantage of the PC's real-time clock
Общая лексика: Б (см. Auslander D.M., Ridgely J.R., Ringgenberg J.D. Control Software for Mechanical Systems. Object-Oriented Design in a Real-Time World)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > A more exact method for measuring real time takes advantage of the PC's real-time clock
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method, process, procedure, approach, technique, practice, tool, strategy• Безо всяких изменений данный метод подходит для... - The method lends itself readily to...• Более подходящим методом является... - A better technique is to...• Более прямой метод получения величины F рассматривается в главе 9. - A more direct procedure for obtaining F is considered in Chapter 9.• Более подходящим методом является определение... - A more satisfactory method is to establish...• Большинство из этих более продвинутых методов требует... - Most of these more advanced methods require...• Были предложены несколько методов. - Several techniques have been suggested.• Было довольно нелегко разработать метод для... - It was fairly difficult to develop a method for...• Было довольно сложно разработать метод для... - It was quite difficult to develop a method for...• Было легко разработать метод для... - It was easy to develop a method for...• Было относительно легко (= просто) разработать метод для... - It was relatively easy to develop a method for... (not easy on an absolute scale, but less challenging than other tasks)• Было почти невозможно разработать метод для... - It was almost impossible to develop a method for... (so hard that we nearly failed)• В альтернативном методе мы вычисляем... - In the alternative method we calculate...• В данной главе мы представим метод для... - In this chapter, we shall formulate the procedure for...• В данном приближенном методе существенно... - In this approximation procedure it is essential to...• В качестве примера применения описанного выше метода мы показываем, что... - As an example of the method described above we show that...• В недавние годы этот метод был улучшен посредством использования (чего-л). - In recent years the subject has been enriched by the use of...• В основном мы следуем методу... - In essence we follow the procedure of...• В последние годы несколько авторов отказались от этого метода. - Several authors have, in recent years, departed from this procedure.• В своих основных чертах это был метод, использовавшийся Смитом [1]. - In essence, this was the method employed by Smith [1].• В соответствии с методом, намеченным в Главе 1, мы... - In accordance with the method outlined in Chapter 1, we...• В этой главе мы даем эффективный метод... - In this chapter we give an efficient method for...• Вместо этого давайте разработаем (один) общий метод, посредством которого... - Instead, let us develop a general method whereby...• Во многих случаях необходимо обращаться за помощью к приближенным методам. - In many cases it is necessary to resort to approximate methods.• Возможно, безопасно применить метод... к... - It is probably safe to apply the method of... to...•Возможно, наилучшим методом является... - Perhaps the best approach is to...• Все вышеупомянутые методы не применимы для малых х. - The foregoing methods all fail for small x.• Второй метод вывода уравнения (1) формулируется следующим образом. - A second method of obtaining (1) is as follows.• Второй метод точно согласуется с... - The latter method agrees precisely with...• Вышеуказанным методом обнаружено (= найдено), что... - By the above method it is found that...• Геометрически метод состоит в следующем. - Geometrically, the procedure is as follows.• Главное преимущество данного метода заключается в том, что... - The chief advantage of the method is that...• Главным преимуществом данного метода является его общность. - The principal advantage of the method is its generality.• Главным преимуществом данного метода по сравнению с традиционными является то, что... - The major advantage of this procedure over the traditional method is that...• Главным преимуществом данного метода является его простота. - The principal virtue of the method is its simplicity.• Далее, в данном методе заранее предполагается, что... - Further, the method presupposes...• Данное свойство является основой одного метода нахождения... - This property provides one method of determining...• Данный метод был предложен в статье [1]. - The method was suggested by Smith, et al. [1].• Данный метод намного точнее, чем... - The present method is much more precise than...• Данный метод не применим для/в... - The method does not apply to...• Данный метод невозможно применить, когда/ если... - The method is not applicable when...• Данный метод одинаково успешно можно применять к... - The method can equally well be applied to...• Данный метод особенно подходит в случае, когда... - The method is particularly appropriate when...• Данный метод позволяет... - The method enables one to...• Данный метод позволяет исследователю... - The method allows an investigator to...• Данный метод применим к широкому классу (в широком классе)... - The method is applicable to a large class of...• Данный метод прост и довольно интересен, однако... - This method is simple and quite interesting, but...• Данный отчет описывает новый метод... - This report describes a new method of...• Данным методом можно решить ряд важных практических задач. - This method enables us to solve several problems of practical importance.• Детали этого метода можно найти в [1]. - Details of the method can be found in Smith [1].• Для... можно применить несколько методов. - Several methods are available for...• Для получения... был использован ряд методов. - A number of methods have been used to obtain...• Для преодоления этой трудности был разработан один метод. - One method has been advanced for overcoming this difficulty.• Должны быть развиты методы для измерения... - Methods should be developed for measuring...• Достоинство этого метода состоит в том, что... - The advantage of the method is that...• Другим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The other disadvantage of this procedure is that...; Another disadvantage of this procedure is that...• Его метод доказательства весьма оригинален. - The method of proof is quite ingenious.• Единственный доступный нам в настоящее время метод - это... - The only method available to us so far is...• Единственным известным недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The only known disadvantage of this procedure is that...• Еще одним методом является... - Still another approach is to...• Здесь рассматривается (один) общий метод получения этих решений. - A general method of obtaining these solutions is considered here.• Важность наших методов состоит в том, что они будут давать... - The significance of our methods is that they will yield...• Значительно более удобный метод состоит в том, что... - A far more convenient approach is to...• Имеются два обычно используемых метода для... - There are two commonly used methods for...• Имеются три метода решения такой задачи. - There are three ways of attacking such a problem.• Интересным альтернативным методом является следующий. - An interesting alternative procedure is as follows.• Используя данный метод, следует помнить, что... - In using this method it is well to remember that...• Используя любой подобный метод, необходимо (помнить и т. п.)... - With any method such as this it is necessary to...• Используя этот метод, они нашли, что... - Using the method, they found that...; Using the method, they learned that...; Using the method, they determined that...; Using the method, they discovered that...• Используя этот новый метод, мы можем... - By this new method it will be possible to...• Итак, мы наметим несколько методов, которые могут использоваться для того, чтобы... - We therefore outline some procedures which can be used to...• К сожалению, этот метод оказался неприменим. - Unfortunately, the method was not applicable; The method, unfortunately, was not applicable.• К счастью, имеется один простой и подходящий для этого метод. - Fortunately, there is a simple technique available for doing this.• Каков недостаток этого метода? - What is the disadvantage of this procedure?• Каковы преимущества данного метода? - What are the advantages of this procedure?• Конечно, это могло бы быть следствием неподходящих методов. - Of course, this could reflect the use of inappropriate methods.• Конечно, этот метод не всегда применим. - Of course, this method will not always work.• Коротко, мы будем интересоваться методами, которые... - In short, we will inquire into the ways in which...• Кратко опишем метод для его оценки. - A method for estimating this will be given shortly.• Метод... должен быть применен к/в... - The method of... should apply to...• Метод... мог бы быть надежно применен для... - The method of... could safely be applied to,..• Метод анализа, намеченный в предыдущем абзаце, показывает... - The method of analysis outlined in the last paragraph shows...• Метод может использоваться для оценки... - The method can be used to estimate...• Метод обладает очевидным преимуществом... - The method possesses the obvious advantage of...• Метод основывается на принципе, что... - This method is based on the principle that...• Метод перестает быть достаточно точным, если... - The method ceases to be reasonably accurate if...• Метод состоит в следующем. - The procedure is as follows.• Метод состоит из двух шагов. - The approach is in two steps.• Метод требует от пользователя обеспечить... - The method requires the user to provide...• Метод, который здесь описывается, требует... - The method to be described here involves...• Метод, который мы описали, в общем случае не подходит для... - The procedure we have described is not, in general, suitable for...• Метод, приведенный в этом параграфе, подобным образом может быть применен к... - The method of sections may be applied in a similar way to...• Метод, с помощью которой это было получено, известен как... - The technique by which this is achieved is known as...• Методы, которые мы рассмотрели, позволяют нам... - The methods we have considered enable us to...• Можно использовать множество методов. Например,... - A variety of methods may be employed, e. g.,...• Можно ожидать, что метод обеспечит нахождение по меньшей мере одного корня. - The method can be expected to provide at least one root.• Мы будем придерживаться этого метода. - We shall follow this method.• Мы ввели широкий класс методов решения... - We have introduced a wide range of procedures for solving...• Мы можем обратить метод и вывести, что... - We can reverse the process and deduce that...• Мы наметим в общих чертах метод, основанный на... - We will outline a procedure based on...• Мы откладываем обсуждение подобных методов до параграфа 5. - We defer the discussion of such methods to Section 5.• Мы принимаем полностью отличный от данного метод. - We adopt an entirely different method.• Мы проиллюстрируем данный метод для случая... - We shall illustrate the procedure for the case of...• Мы считаем, что метод... можно применять к/в... - We believe that the method of... is applicable to...• Мы увидим, что эти методы могут использоваться лишь тогда, когда... - It will be observed that these methods are only applicable when...• Мы упоминаем лишь два таких метода... - We mention only two such methods of...• На данный метод часто ссылаются как на... - This process is often referred to as...• На самом деле оба метода используются на практике. - Both methods are in fact used in practice.• На сегодняшний день важность этого метода заключается в том, что... - For the present, the significance of this process lies in the fact that...• Наиболее важным преимуществом данного метода является то, что... - The primary advantage of this procedure is that...• Наиболее просто следовать этому методу в случае... - The procedure is most simply followed for the case of...• Наиболее часто используемые методы перечислены ниже:... - The methods that are most often used follow:...• Наиболее широко используемые методы основываются на... - The techniques most widely used are based on...• Наиболее широко используемый метод это тот, что был введен Смитом [1]. - The method most commonly employed is that introduced by Smith [1].• Наш метод будет весьма существенно отличаться от данного. - Our procedure will be quite different from this.• Нашей основной целью является описание систематических методов для... - Our first concern is to describe systematic methods for...• Не существует систематического метода определения... - There is no systematic way of determining...• Недостатком данного метода является то, что он требует... - The disadvantage of this procedure is that it requires...• Недостаток этого метода можно видеть... - The flaw in this approach can be seen by...• Несколько методов анализа были введены с помощью... - Several methods of analysis are introduced by means of...• Ни один из этих методов не требует... - Neither of these methods requires...• Ниже описываются два подобных метода. - Two such methods are described below.• Обнаружилось, что данный метод (здесь) не приложим. - It turned out that the method was not applicable.• Обнаружилось, что данный метод успешно используется в широкой области... - The method is found to be successful on a wide range of...• Обычно считают, что Смит [1] положил начало этому методу. - Smith [1] is usually credited with originating this method.• Обычным методом является измерение... - A common procedure is to measure...• Один такой несколько искусственный метод занимается... - One such trick is concerned with...• Одна элегантная версия данного метода использует... - An elegant version of this method employs...• Однако данный метод требует предварительного знания... - However, this method presupposes a knowledge of...• Однако лучше всего ввести этот метод, рассматривая... - However, the method is best introduced by considering...• Однако метод может не сработать даже при отсутствии... - However, the procedure may fail even in the absence of...• Однако мы воспользуемся здесь более общим методом, разработанным Воровичем [1]. - But we shall follow here a more general method due to Vorovich [1].• Однако мы легко можем разработать метод для... - We can, however, easily devise a means for...• Однако решения все еще могут быть получены при помощи чисто численных методов. - Solutions can still be obtained, however, by resorting to purely numerical methods.• Однако существует стандартный метод работы с... - However, there is a standard method of dealing with...• Однако этот метод не работает, будучи примененным к... - This approach, however, breaks down when applied to...• Однако этот метод совершенно не удовлетворяет нашим целям. - This procedure, however, falls far short of our goal.• Одним из преимуществ этого метода является то, что... - One advantage of this procedure is that...• Одним общим недостатком данного метода является наличие... - One common drawback of this method is the presence of...• Оказывается, данный метод первоначально появился в работах Смита [1]. - The method appears to have originated in the works of Smith [1].• Описанная выше процедура представляет один строгий метод... - The procedure described above represents a rigorous method of...• Описанный выше метод может быть использован для построения... - The procedure described above can be used to construct...• Описанный здесь метод всегда приводит... - The procedure described here always yields...• Основной слабостью метода является... - The main weakness of the method is...• Отличительным преимуществом данного метода является то, что... - A distinct advantage of the procedure is that...• Отличный от вышеупомянутого метод был предложен Джонсом [1]. - A different method has been given by Jones [1].• Перед этим не имелось общепризнанного метода... - Prior to this, there was no generally accepted method of...• Подобные методы могут использоваться в более сложных ситуациях. - Similar methods may be employed in more complicated cases.• Подобный метод был рассмотрен Смитом [1], который... - Such a procedure has been considered by Smith [1], who...• Подобный метод может быть принят, когда... - A similar method may be adopted when...• Подобный метод применяется к/в... - A similar method applies to...• Пользуясь такими методами, мы можем избежать... - By such expediencies we can avoid...• Потенциальное преимущество данного метода состоит в том, что... - A potential advantage of this procedure lies in the fact that...• Поэтому мы применяем слегка модифицированный метод. - We therefore adopt a slightly different method.• Предпочтительным, однако, является метод... - The preferred method, however, is to...• Преимущество этого метода заключается в том, что... - The advantage of this method lies in the fact that...• Преимущество этого метода, следовательно, состоит в том, что он обеспечивает простой... - The advantage < this procedure, therefore, is that it provides a simple...• Применение данного метода ограничено... - The application of this method is confined to...• Применение данного метода показывает... - An application of this process shows...• Применение данного специального метода оправдано (чем-л). - The adoption of this particular method is justified by...• Проиллюстрируем общий метод, рассматривая... - We illustrate the general method by considering...• Рассматриваемые до сих пор методы касаются... - The methods considered so far have been concerned with...• Результаты всех этих методов согласуются с... - The results of all these methods are consistent with...• Решающим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - The crucial disadvantage of this procedure is that...• С другой стороны, этот метод даст... - On the other hand, this method will give...• Открытие Смита сделало возможным новый метод... - Smith's discovery made possible a new method of...• Самым простым из таких методов является (метод)... - The simplest such method is...• Следовательно, необходимо развить общий метод для... - It is, therefore, necessary to devise a general method for...• Следует подчеркнуть, что этот метод должен использоваться только если... - It is to be emphasized that this method should be used only; if...• Следует уделить внимание методам... - Attention should be given to methods of...• Следующее рассуждение иллюстрирует метод... - The following treatment illustrates the method of...• Следующим недостатком этого метода является то, что... - A further disadvantage of this procedure is that...• Смит [lj обнаружил метод для... - Smith [1] discovered a method for...• Смит [1] предложил метод вычисления... - Smith [l] has proposed a method of calculating...• Смит [1] применил этот метод к... - Smith [1] has applied this method to.,.• Стандартным методом является следующий. - The standard procedure is as follows.• Таким образом, мы имеем метод, который позволяет... - Thus we have a method which yields...• Тем не менее, развитые нами методы обеспечивают основу для... - However, the methods we have developed provide a basis for...• Теперь мы (полностью) готовы использовать методы, разработанные во втором параграфе. - We are now ready to use the methods of Section 2.• Теперь мы обсудим систематические методы, которые f можно использовать в/ при... - We now discuss systematic methods which can be applied to...• Теперь мы применим метод Римана, чтобы... - We now apply Riemann's method in order to...• Только что описанный метод известен как... - The procedure we have described is known as...• Тот же метод можно применять в/к... - The same method may be applied to...• Удобным методом достижения необходимой цели является... - A convenient way to accomplish this is to...• Усовершенствованные экспериментальные методы сделали возможным... - Refined experimental methods have made it possible to...• Фундаментальным преимуществом этого метода является то, что... - A fundamental advantage of this procedure is that...• Хотя этот метод и несколько необычен, он справедлив (= работает) как и любой из известных методов. - Although this method is somewhat unorthodox, it is as valid as any of the more familiar methods.• Центральной идеей, на которой основывался подход Смита [1], была... - The essential idea behind Smith's approach was that...• Чтобы воспользоваться преимуществами данного метода, необходимо... - In order to take advantage of this procedure, one must...• Чтобы проиллюстрировать применение метода, мы... - То illustrate the process we...• Эдисон изобрел новый метод для... - Edison invented a new method for...• Эдисон обдумывал новый метод для... - Edison devised a new method for...• Эти методы вводятся в следующем параграфе. - These methods are introduced in the next section.• Эти методы весьма громоздки. - These processes are tedious.• Эти методы настолько чувствительны, что... - These methods are so sensitive that...• Эти методы нельзя применять в случае, когда... - These methods are not applicable in the case of...• Эти методы очень чувствительны к малым изменениям в... - These methods are very sensitive to small changes in...• Эти методы получают своих сторонников, так как... - These methods attract proponents because...• Этим методом (= На этом пути) мы можем получить (вывести и т. п.)... - In this way we can arrive at...• Это будет объяснено примерами, когда мы будем изучать метод... - This point will be clarified by examples when we study the method of...• Это известный метод, принятый во многих работах... - This is a familiar procedure, undertaken in many studies of...• Это иллюстрирует важный метод... - This illustrates an important method of...• Это можно увидеть двумя методами. - This can be seen in two ways.• Это несущественный недостаток метода, поскольку... - This is not a serious defect of the method because...• Это приводит к полезным методам обращения с... - This leads to useful ways of dealing with...• Это простой метод, который можно проиллюстрировать, рассматривая... - This is a simple procedure which can be illustrated by considering...• Этот метод аналогичен использованному в... - The procedure is similar to that used in...• Этот метод был описан Смитом [1]. - The method has been described by Smith [1].• Этот метод был последовательно доведен до полной эффективности Смитом [3]. - This method was subsequently brought to full fruition by Smith [3].• Этот метод вполне очевиден. - This procedure is quite straightforward.• Этот метод доказательства довольно общий и применим к... - The method of proof is quite general and applies to...• Этот метод известен как... - The procedure is known as...• Этот метод имеет следующие недостатки. - The procedure has the following disadvantages.• Этот метод интересен по следующей причине. - This method is of interest for the following reason.• Этот метод легко адаптируется к/ для... - This procedure is readily adaptable to...• Этот метод легко понять, замечая, что... - The process is easily understood by noting that...• Этот метод лучше всего иллюстрируется примером. - The procedure is best illustrated by an example.• Этот метод наиболее успешен в случае, когда он применяется в... - The method is most successful when applied to...• Этот метод очевидным образом может быть распространен на (случай)... - This process can clearly be extended to...• Этот метод принимается, поскольку... - This approach is adopted because...• Этот метод являлся стандартным в течение многих лет. Несмотря на более новые разработки он будет использоваться и далее. - This approach has been standard for many years, and will continue to be of great use regardless of newer developments.• Этот технически простой метод действительно требует... - This technically simple method does require... -
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•The advantage of this method becomes even greater when fixture costs are also considered.
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8 преимущество
(см. также достоинство, недостаток) advantage, preference, the benefits of, the advantages of• ... имеют многочисленные преимущества. - The advantages of... are manifold/numerous/many.• Важное преимущество (3.7) по отношению (3.3) состоит в том, что... - The important advantage of (3.7) over (3.3) is that...• Важное преимущество такой переформулировки состоит в том, что... - An important advantage of this reformulation is that...• Возможно, лишь небольшое преимущество будет достигнуто (путем)... - There is perhaps little advantage to be gained by...• Главное преимущество данного метода заключается в том, что... - The chief advantage of the method is that...• Главное преимущество данной процедуры по сравнению с традиционными методами состоит в том, что... - The major advantage of this procedure over the traditional method is that...• Главное преимущество соотношения (5) состоит в том, что... - The principal advantage of (5) is that...• Главным преимуществом данного метода имеется его общность. - The principal advantage of the method is its generality.• Главным преимуществом данного метода является его простота. - The principal virtue of the method is its simplicity.• Данный метод имеет много важных преимуществ. - The method has many important advantages.• Как мы увидим, такое обозначение имеет несколько преимуществ, особенно когда... - This notation has several advantages, as we shall see, especially when...• Каковы преимущества данной процедуры? - What are the advantages of this procedure?• Метод обладает очевидным преимуществом... - The method possesses the obvious advantage of...• Мы не видим никаких существенных преимуществ в использовании... - There would seem to be little advantage in using...• Мы проиллюстрируем преимущества и недостатки (чего-л). - We will illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of...• Наиболее важным преимуществом данной процедуры является то, что... - The primary advantage of this procedure is that...• Наконец, для некоторых целей могло бы принести преимущества... - Finally, it might be advantageous for some purposes to...• Находится под вопросом, может ли эта процедура дать какие-либо реальные преимущества. - It is doubtful that this procedure can be used to any real advantage.• Нет никаких особых преимуществ в использовании... - There is no special merit in using...• Одним из преимуществ этой процедуры является то, что... - One advantage of this procedure is that...• Основное преимущество метода состоит в его простоте. - The main advantage of the procedure lies in its simplicity.• Отличительным преимуществом данной процедуры является то, что... - A distinct advantage of the procedure is that...• Очевидно, это было бы огромным преимуществом, если... - It would obviously be a great advantage if...• Первым преимуществом данной процедуры является то, что становится легче... - The first advantage of this procedure is that it is easier to...• Перед тем, как использовать его (метода) преимущество, мы должны... - Before taking advantage of this, we must...• Потенциальное преимущество данной процедуры состоит в том, что... - A potential advantage of this procedure lies in the fact that...• Преимущество этого выбора состоит в том, что... - The advantage of this choice is that...• Преимущество этого метода заключается в том, что... - The advantage of this method lies in the fact that...• Преимущество этой процедуры состоит в том, что... - The advantage of this procedure is that...• Преимущество этой процедуры, следовательно, состоит в том, что она обеспечивает простой... - The advantage of this procedure, therefore, is that it provides a simple...• Преимуществом уравнения (3) является то, что оно позволяет... - The advantage of (3) is that it permits...• Преимуществом этого (метода) является то, что... - The advantage of this is...• Третье практическое преимущество этой формы состоит в том, что... - A third practical advantage of this form lies in the fact that...• Фундаментальным преимуществом этой процедуры является то, что... - A fundamental advantage of this procedure is that...• Использование альтернативной формулы (2) часто имеет свои преимущества. - It is often advantageous to use the alternative formula (2).• Чтобы воспользоваться преимуществами данной процедуры, необходимо... - In order to take advantage of this procedure, one must...• Это имеет то преимущество, что становится вполне понятно, что... - This has the advantage of making it quite clear that...• Это не обязательно является преимуществом, так как... - This is not necessarily an advantage, since...• Это соотношение имеет то преимущество, что... - This relation has the advantage that...• Этот подход имеет то преимущество, что... - This approach has the advantage that...• Этот подход предлагает существенные математические преимущества, потому что... - This approach offers considerable mathematical advajitages, because... -
9 достоинство
(см. также преимущество, недостаток) merit, dignity, merits, advantage• Главное достоинство этой системы состоит в том, что... - The main advantage of this system is that...• Главным достоинством данного метода является его простота. - The principal virtue of the method is its simplicity.• Данная процедура имеет следующие достоинства. - The merits of this procedure are as follows.• Достоинство этого метода состоит в том, что... - The advantage of the method is that...• Достоинство этой процедуры состоит в том, что... - The advantage of this procedure is that...• Одно особое достоинство данной процедуры состоит в том факте, что... - One special merit of the procedure lies in the fact that...• Пожалуйста, объясните достоинства и недостатки данной процедуры. - Please explain the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure.• Эти достоинства (= преимущества) (метода) привели к широкому использованию... - These advantages have led to the widespread use of... -
10 causar
v.1 to cause.el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accidentel huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coastel terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand peopleEl ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.2 to be caused to.Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.* * *1 (provocar) to cause, bring about2 (proporcionar) to make, give* * *verb1) to cause2) make* * *VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to makela explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured
sus declaraciones han causado el efecto esperado — her statements have produced o had the desired effect
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causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb•
causar emoción a algn — to move sb•
causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb•
causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *causar [A1 ]vt‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouseel incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great uneaseverlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like thatme causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on meeste premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prizeme causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that* * *
causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
‹ placer› to give;
me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy
' causar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- alborotar
- caer
- cobrarse
- dar
- darse
- deslumbrar
- determinar
- embarazar
- embriagar
- emocionar
- encandilar
- engordar
- espantar
- estragos
- estropear
- fastidiar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- impresión
- impresionar
- incomodar
- meter
- molestar
- molestia
- montar
- obrar
- parecer
- pesar
- plantear
- producir
- provocar
- repeler
- repercutir
- revolver
- salar
- sembrar
- traer
- trastornar
- turbar
- furor
- motivar
- propiciar
- saber
English:
bother
- cause
- derive
- foul up
- impression
- inflict
- painlessly
- riot
- sensation
- set
- start
- trouble
- wreak
- fire
- mischief
- rise
* * *causar vt[daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation* * ** * *causar vt1) : to cause2) : to provoke, to arouseeso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny* * *causar vb1. (provocar) to cause2. (proporcionar) to make -
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to give rise to* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* * *(v.) = cause, generate, give + rise to, mean, result (in), leave + room for, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. -
12 dar pie a
to give occasion for* * *(v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* * *(v.) = spark off, give + rise to, bring about, lead to, cause, open + the door to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. -
13 ocasionar
v.to cause.El ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.* * *1 (causar) to cause, bring about* * *verb* * *VT to causelamento ocasionarle tantas molestias — I'm sorry to cause you o to be so much trouble
* * *verbo transitivo to cause* * *= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.* * *verbo transitivo to cause* * *= cause, occasion, precipitate, trigger, bring about, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* ocasionar molestias = cause + disruption.* ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* ocasionar una guerra = precipitate + war.* ocasionar un cambio = bring about + change, trigger + change.* * *ocasionar [A1 ]vtto causesu comportamiento me ocasionó grandes problemas his behavior caused o brought me a lot of problemsespero no ocasionarle demasiadas molestias I do hope it doesn't put you to o cause you too much troubleel incendio ocasionó grandes pérdidas the fire caused o ( frml) occasioned severe losses* * *
ocasionar ( conjugate ocasionar) verbo transitivo
to cause
ocasionar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about
' ocasionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
producir
- traer
English:
bring about
- inflict
- occasion
- rise
- result
* * *ocasionar vtto cause;los rumores ocasionaron su dimisión the rumours brought about his resignation;no quiero ocasionar molestias I don't want to put you to any trouble* * *v/t cause* * *ocasionar vtcausar: to cause, to occasion* * *ocasionar vb to cause -
14 provocar
v.1 to provoke.El golpe provocó su muerte The blow brought about her death.Sus comentarios provocaron al borracho His comments provoked the drunk.2 to cause, to bring about (causar) (accidente, muerte).provocar las iras de alguien to anger somebodyprovocó las risas de todos he made everyone laughel polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze3 to lead on (excitar sexualmente).* * *1 to provoke\provocar el parto to induce birth* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=causar) [+ protesta, explosión] to cause, spark off; [+ fuego] to cause, start (deliberately); [+ cambio] to bring about, lead to; [+ proceso] to promote2) [+ parto] to induce, bring on3) [+ persona] [gen] to provoke; (=incitar) to rouse, stir up (to anger); (=tentar) to tempt, invite¡no me provoques! — don't start me!
provocar a algn a cólera o indignación — to rouse sb to fury
4) [sexualmente] to rouse2. VI1) LAm (=gustar, apetecer)¿te provoca un café? — would you like a coffee?, do you fancy a coffee?
¿qué le provoca? — what would you like?, what do you fancy?
no me provoca la idea — the idea doesn't appeal to me, I don't fancy the idea
-¿por qué no vas? -no me provoca — "why aren't you going?" - "I don't feel like it"
no me provoca estudiar hoy — I'm not in the mood for studying today, I don't feel like studying today
2) * (=vomitar) to be sick, throw up ** * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex. Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex. In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex. The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex. He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex. This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex. The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex. Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex. His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex. Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (Med)provocar el parto — to induce labor*
las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea — the pills caused o brought on a skin reaction
2) < persona> ( al enfado) to provoke; ( sexualmente) to lead... on2.¿le provoca un traguito? — do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
* * *= provoke, spark off, trigger, induce, bring on, elicit, instigate, tease, evoke, titillate, ignite, rouse, stir up, spark, twit, taunt, tantalise [tantalize, -USA], touch off, set off, hit + a (raw) nerve, strike + a nerve, bring about, precipitate, incite, touch + a (raw) nerve, give + rise to, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles.Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* provocar cambios = wreak + changes.* provocar controversia = arouse + controversy.* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.* provocar escarnio = evoke + response.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* provocar la controversia = court + controversy.* provocar la ira de Alguien = incur + Posesivo + wrath.* provocar menosprecio = evoke + scorn.* provocar sospechas = stir + suspicion.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* provocar una guerra = ignite + war, precipitate + war.* provocar una protesta = call forth + protest.* provocar una reacción = cause + reaction, provoke + reaction.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* provocar un cambio = bring about + change.* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.* provocar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* * *provocar [A2 ]vtA1 (causar, ocasionar) to causeun cigarrillo pudo provocar la explosión the explosion may have been caused by a cigaretteuna decisión que ha provocado violentas polémicas a decision which has sparked off o prompted violent controversyno se sabe qué provocó el incendio it is not known what started the fire2 ( Med):provocar el parto to induce labor*las pastillas le provocaron una reacción cutánea the pills caused o brought on a skin reactionel antígeno provoca la formación de anticuerpos the antigen stimulates the production of antibodiesB ‹persona›1 (al enfado) to provoke2 (en sentido sexual) to lead … on■ provocarvi( Andes) (apetecer): ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? ( BrE colloq)( refl):se disparó un tiro provocándose la muerte he shot (and killed) himself* * *
provocar ( conjugate provocar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ incendio› to start;
‹ polémica› to spark off, prompt;
‹ reacción› to cause
2 ‹ persona› ( al enfado) to provoke;
( sexualmente) to lead … on
verbo intransitivo (Andes) ( apetecer):◊ ¿le provoca un traguito? do you want a drink?, do you fancy a drink? (BrE colloq)
provocar verbo transitivo
1 (causar) to cause: su decisión fue provocada por..., his decision was prompted by..., provocar un incendio, to start a fire
2 (un parto, etc) to induce: tuvieron que provocarle el vómito, they had to make her vomit
3 (irritar, enfadar) to provoke: no lo provoques, don't provoke him
4 (la ira, etc) to rouse
(un aplauso) to provoke
5 (excitar el deseo sexual) to arouse, provoke
' provocar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
campanada
- desatar
- engendrar
- hacer
- motivar
- organizar
- pinchar
- chulear
- dar
- meter
- parto
- reclamo
- torear
English:
bait
- bring
- bring about
- bring on
- cause
- excite
- fight
- incur
- induce
- instigate
- invite
- prompt
- provoke
- raise
- rouse
- roust
- short-circuit
- spark off
- start
- stir up
- tease
- trigger
- disturbance
- draw
- elicit
- evoke
- short
- spark
- stir
- taunt
- whip
- wreck
* * *♦ vt1. [incitar] to provoke;¡no me provoques! don't provoke me!2. [causar] [accidente, muerte] to cause;[incendio, rebelión] to start; [sonrisa, burla] to elicit;una placa de hielo provocó el accidente the accident was caused by a sheet of black ice;provocar las iras de alguien to anger sb;provocó las risas de todos he made everyone laugh;el polvo me provoca estornudos dust makes me sneeze;su actitud me provoca más lástima que otra cosa her attitude makes me pity her more than anything else3. [excitar sexualmente] to lead on;le gusta provocar a los chicos con su ropa she likes to tease the boys with her clothes♦ viCarib, Col, Méx Fam [apetecer]¿te provoca ir al cine? would you like to go to the movies?, Br do you fancy going to the cinema?;¿te provoca un vaso de vino? would you like a glass of wine?, Br do you fancy a glass of wine?;¿qué te provoca? what would you like to do?, Br what do you fancy doing?* * *v/t1 cause2 el enfado provoke3 sexualmente lead on4 parto induce5:¿te provoca un café? S.Am. how about a coffee?* * *provocar {72} vt1) causar: to provoke, to cause2) irritar: to provoke, to pique* * *provocar vb1. (en general) to cause2. (incendio) to start3. (una persona) to provoke -
15 suscitar
v.1 to give rise to.2 to provoke, to bring about, to arouse, to cause to happen.* * *1 (gen) to cause, provoke2 (rebelión) to stir up, arouse; (discusión) to start; (problemas) to cause, raise; (interés) to arouse* * *verbto provoke, arise* * *VT [+ rebelión] to stir up; [+ escándalo, conflicto] to cause, provoke; [+ discusión] to start; [+ duda, problema] to raise; [+ interés, sospechas] to arouse; [+ consecuencia] to cause, give rise to, bring with it* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex. This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex. The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *verbo transitivo (frml) <curiosidad/interés> to arouse; < dudas> to raise; <escándalo/polémica> to provoke, cause; < debate> to give rise to* * *= fuel, spark off, whip up, elicit, spark, give + rise to, conjure up, arouse, bring about, give + cause to, give + occasion to.Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* suscitar controversia = arouse + controversy.* suscitar crítica = arouse + criticism, raise + criticism.* suscitar duda = shed + doubt.* suscitar dudas = raise + doubts.* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.* suscitar el diálogo = spark + dialogue.* suscitar la curiosidad = excite + attention.* suscitar la discusión = spark + discussion.* suscitar la polémica = spark + controversy.* suscitar una cuestión = evoke + issue, open up + issue.* suscitar una pregunta = raise + question.* suscitar una respuesta = evoke + response, elicit + response.* suscitar una sugerencia = elicit + suggestion.* suscitar un comentario = elicit + comment.* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.* suscitar un diálogo = elicit + dialogue.* suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.* * *suscitar [A1 ]vt( frml); ‹curiosidad/interés› to arouse; ‹dudas› to raise; ‹escándalo/polémica› to provoke, causesuscitó un acalorado debate it gave rise to a heated debate* * *
suscitar vtr (originar) to cause, arouse: su postura suscitará polémica, his attitude will provoke controversy
' suscitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
decir
- imponer
- infundir
- intrigar
- llamar
- tinta
- interesar
English:
excite
- antagonize
- draw
- raise
- rise
- spark
* * *suscitar vt[discusión] to give rise to; [dificultades] to cause, to create; [interés, simpatía, sospechas] to arouse; [dudas] to raise* * ** * *suscitar vt: to provoke, to give rise to -
16 главный
(= основной) principal, essential, main, major, key, predominant, leading• В данной главе мы, главным образом, занимаемся... - We are concerned mainly in this chapter with...• Главное преимущество данного метода заключается в том, что... - The chief advantage of the method is that...• Главное преимущество соотношения (5) состоит в том, что... - The principal advantage of (5) is that...• Главной характерной чертой предыдущего примера является... - A central feature of the previous example is...• Главным доводом является... - The chief reason is that...• Главным преимуществом (= достоинством) данного метода является его простота. - The principal virtue of the method is its simplicity.• Их главные недостатки состоят в том, что проблемы, связанные с... - The main disadvantages are the problems associated with...• Одной из главных целей данного обсуждения является... - One of the main goals of the discussion is...• Самое главное, мы не можем предположить в общем случае, что... - Above all, we cannot assume in general that...• Это одна из главных причин, почему... - This is one of the main reasons why... -
17 dar origen a
to give rise to* * *(v.) = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* * *(v.) = give + rise to, bring about, lead to, give + cause to, give + occasion toEx: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. -
18 позволять
(= позволить) permit, allow, enable, afford, make it possible• Данные результаты все еще недостаточны, чтобы позволить сделать четкое заключение. - The results are not yet sufficient to allow definite conclusions.• Данный метод позволяет... - The method enables one to...• Данный метод позволяет достичь хороших результатов. - This method permits one to get good results.• Данный метод позволяет исследователю... - The method allows an investigator to...• Данный метод позволяет нам решить несколько практических задач. - This method enables us to solve several problems of practical importance.• Заметьте, что мы не можем позволить себе пренебречь... - Notice that we could not afford to neglect...• Методы, которые мы рассмотрели, позволяют нам... - The methods we have considered enable us to...• Мы должны иметь другое правило, которое позволит нам (определить и т. п.)... - We must have another rule which will enable us to...• Недостаток места не позволяет нам (обсудить и т. п.)... - Lack of space prevents us from...• Новая методика позволила нам преодолеть указанные выше трудности. - The new procedure enabled us to overcome the above difficulties.• По крайней мере в принципе это позволяет нам (доказать и т. п.)... - At least in principle, this enables us to...• Понятно, что правила, выведенные в предыдущем параграфе, позволят нам... - It is clear that the rules of the previous section will enable us to...• Преимуществом уравнения (3) является то, что оно позволяет... - The advantage of (3) is that it permits...• Результаты данной главы позволяют нам... - The results of the present chapter enable us to...• Следующая теорема позволяет нам показать, что... - The following theorem enables us to show that...• Таким образом, мы имеем метод, который позволяет... - Thus we have a method which yields...• Такое преобразование позволяет... - Such an arrangement permits...• Целью следующего параграфа являетря нахождение условий, которые позволят нам... - The aim of the next section is to establish conditions which enable us to...• Эта дополнительная информация позволяет нам (вычислить и т. п.)... - This additional information allows us to...• Эта теорема позволяет нам... - This theorem provides us with...• Эти равенства позволяют нам показать, что... - These identities enable us to show that...• Эти факты позволяют нам... - These facts allow us to...• Это позволило изучить... - This has made it possible to study...• Это позволит нам определить... - This will enable us to identify...• Это позволяет избежать необходимости решать, действительно ли... - This avoids the problem of having to decide whether...• Это позволяет нам использовать (метод и т. п.)... - This allows us to make use of...• Это позволяет нам привести уравнение (1) к следующему виду... - This enables us to reduce (1) to the form...• Это позволяет нам установить естественное и полезное соотношение между... - This allows us to establish a natural and useful connection between...• Это свойство позволяет найти... - This property enables one to find...• Это чрезвычайно важный результат, поскольку он позволяет нам... - This is an exceedingly important result, as it enables us to...• Этот результат мог бы нам позволить... - This result may allow us to... -
19 основной
(= центральный, определяющий, доминирующий) basic, basis, fundamental, principal, main, key, primary, essential, general, major, dominant, chief• Безусловно, это следует сделать точно, однако в основном это означает, что... - This has to be made precise of course, but essentially it means that...• В основном мы следуем процедуре (= методу)... - In essence we follow the procedure of...• В основном он используется в/ при... - It is principally used in...• В основном имеется лишь один способ, чтобы... - There is essentially only one way to...• В основном мы занимаемся (чем-л). - We are concerned, for the most part, with...• В основном существуют два типа... - There are basically two types of...• В основном это обобщение (чего-л). - This is essentially a generalization of...• В основном это проблема (чего-л). - - This is essentially a matter of...• В третьей главе мы увидим/встретим другое обобщение той же самой основной идеи. - In Chapter 3 we shall meet another generalization of the same basic idea.• В этой книге мы будем заниматься в основном... - In this book we shall be concerned essentially with...• Возвращаясь теперь к доказательству основной теоремы, мы... - Returning now to the proof of the main theorem, we...• Основная часть вопрос... все еще остается без ответа, хотя... - The question of... is still largely unanswered, although...• Вычисления в основном являются такими же, как... - The calculations are essentially the same as...• Здесь мы, в основном, интересуемся... - Here we are mainly interested in...• Имеется много других примеров, иллюстрирующих основную идею (чего-л). - There are many other examples which illustrate the basic idea of...• Имеются два основных типа (уравнений и т. п.). - There are two major types of...• Кажется, имеются две основные причины (для)... - There seem to be two principle causes for...• Напротив, метеоролог рассуждает в основном в терминах... - The meteorologist, on the other hand, thinks mainly in terms of...• Наш основной результат состоит в следующем. - Our main result is the following.• Наш основной результат состоит в том, что... - Our main result will be that...• Нашей основной целью является описание систематических методов для... - Our first concern is to describe systematic methods for...• Однако в приложениях в основном более полезно думать о... - In application, however, it is generally more useful to think of...• Основная проблема состоит в том, чтобы определить... - The main problem is to determine...• Основное (= существенное) требование, предъявляемое к... состоит в том, чтобы... - The essential feature required of... is that...• Основное преимущество данного метода заключается в том, что... - The chief advantage of the method is that...• Основной идеей здесь является то, что... - The essential idea here is that...• Основной идеей этого параграфа является то, что... - The main idea of this section is that...• Основной слабостью метода является... - The main weakness of the method is...• Основной упор в данном параграфе будет сделан на... - The main emphasis in this section will be on...• Основной целью данной книги является... - The principal aim of the present book is to...• Основным вопросом данной главы является... - Our main business in this chapter is to...• Основным моментом (здесь) является то, что... - The fundamental point is that...• Основным пунктом является то, что... - The main point is that...• Пример 3 иллюстрирует основной принцип... - Example 3 illustrates the general principle that...• Существует несколько основных причин для... - There are several basic reasons for...• Существуют три основных критерия, управляющих... - There are three major criteria governing...• Существуют три основных способа сделать это. - There are three principal ways in which this can be done.• Таким образом, важно узнать основные свойства... - Thus, it is important to understand the basic properties of...• Таким образом, получен следующий основной результат:... - The following key results are therefore obtained:...• Элегантное доказательство, которое мы здесь приводим, в основном принадлежит Гильберту. - The elegant proof we give is essentially due to Hilbert• Эти две основные возможности иллюстрируются на рис. 1. - The two main possibilities are illustrated in Figure 1.• Это делается в основном потому, что... - This is done, essentially, because...• Этот результат в основном согласуется с... - This result is broadly consistent with... -
20 grande
adj.1 big, large.este traje me está o me queda grande this suit is too big for meun gran artista a great artistel gran favorito the firm favoriteuna gran figura a big nameuna gran parte de mi trabajo implica… a large part of my job involves…una gran responsabilidad a heavy responsibilitya lo grande in a big way, in stylegrandes almacenes department storeGran Bretaña Great Britainel Gran Cañón the Grand Canyongran danés great Danegran éxito smash (hit) (disco, libro)los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakesla Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China)el gran público the general public2 old (de edad). (Mexican Spanish, River Plate)3 fantastic(informal). ( River Plate)4 magnus, Mag, magnum.5 grand, formidable, majestical, stately.m.grandee (noble).* * *► adjetivo1 (tamaño) large, big2 (fuerte, intenso) great3 (mayor) grown-up, old, big1 (de elevada jerarquía) great\a lo grande on a grand scale, in a big wayestar grande una cosa a alguien to be too big on somebodypasarlo en grande familiar to have a great timevivir a lo grande figurado to live in style* * *adj.1) big2) large3) great* * *1. ADJ( antes de sm sing gran)1) [de tamaño] big, large; [de estatura] big, tall; [número, velocidad] high, greatviven en una casa muy grande — they live in a very big o large house
¿cómo es de grande? — how big o large is it?, what size is it?
en cantidades más grandes — in larger o greater quantities
grandísimo — enormous, huge
un esfuerzo grandísimo — an enormous effort, a huge effort
¡grandísimo tunante! — you old rogue!
hacer algo a lo grande — to do sth in style, make a splash doing sth *
2) (=importante) [artista, hazaña] great; [empresa] bighay una diferencia no muy grande — there is not a very big o great difference
3) (=mucho, muy) greatse estrenó con gran éxito — it was a great success, it went off very well
4) [en edad](=mayor)ya eres grande, Raúl — you are a big boy now, Raúl
¿qué piensas hacer cuando seas grande? — what do you want to do when you grow up?
5)¡qué grande! — Arg * how funny!
2. SMF1) (=personaje importante)2) LAm (=adulto) adult3. SF1) Arg [de lotería] first prize, big prize2) And ** (=cárcel) clink **, jail* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex. If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.Ex. Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex. Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex. The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex. The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex. The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex. Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex. In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex. Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex. A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex. Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex. It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex. There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex. The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex. However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex. The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex. Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex. In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex. I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.----* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *I1)a) ( en dimensiones) large, big; <boca/nariz> bigb) ( en demasía) too bigme queda or me está grande — it's too big for me
quedarle grande a alguien — puesto/responsabilidad to be too much for somebody
2) ( alto) tall3) (Geog)4) ( en edad)los más grandes pueden ir solos — the older o bigger ones can go on their own
5) (delante del n)a) (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/vino — a great man/wine
b) ( poderoso) big6)a) (en intensidad, grado) greatme llevé un susto más grande...! — I got such a fright!
una temporada de gran éxito — a very o a highly successful season
b) ( uso enfático)7)la gran parte or mayoría de los votantes — the great o vast majority of the voters
b) ( elevado)a gran velocidad — at high o great speed
en grande: lo pasamos en grande — we had a great time (colloq)
•IImasculino, femenino1) (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name2)a) ( mayor)quiero ir con los grandes — I want to go with the big boys/girls
b) ( adulto)•* * *= vast [vaster -comp., vastest -sup.], big [bigger -comp., biggest -sup.], bulky, considerable, deep [deeper -comp., deepest -sup.], extensive, great [greater -comp., greatest -sup.], heavy [heavier -comp., heaviest -sup.], high [higher -comp., highest -sup.], huge, large [larger -comp., largest -sup.], large scale [large-scale], tremendous, wide [wider -comp., widest -sup.], goodly [goodlier -comp., goodliest -sup.], abysmal, heavyweight [heavy weight], broad [broader -comp., broadest -sup.], of the highest order.Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.* a gran velocidad = at great speed.* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.* bastante grande = largish.* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.* con gran capacidad = capacious.* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.* con gran esplendor = grandly.* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* con una gran cultura = well-read.* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.* con una gran tradición = long-standing.* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* crear con gran destreza = craft.* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.* de gran belleza = scenic.* de gran calibre = high-calibre.* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.* de gran corazón = big-hearted.* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.* de gran formato = oversized.* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].* de gran influencia = seminal.* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.* de gran lujo = top-class.* de gran potencia = high-powered.* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.* de gran talento = talented.* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.* de gran venta = high selling.* demasiado grande = oversized.* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.* el gran hermano = big brother.* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en gran número = numerously.* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.* extra grande = extra-large.* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.* gran altura = high altitude.* gran aumento = heavy increase.* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.* gran belleza = scenic beauty.* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.* gran calidad = high standard.* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.* gran categoría = high standard.* gran cosa = big deal.* gran danés = Great Dane.* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.* grandes almacenes = department store.* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.* grandes y pequeños = great and small.* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.* gran ducado = grand-duchy.* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.* gran grupo = constellation.* gran mentira = big fat lie.* gran nivel = high standard.* gran número de = great numbers of.* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.* gran parte = much.* gran parte de = much of.* gran peso = heavy weight.* gran placer = great pleasure.* gran potencia = great power.* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.* gran titular = headline banner.* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.* más grande = greater.* muy grande = big time.* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.* pensar a lo grande = think + big.* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.* producir con gran destreza = craft.* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.* taza grande = mug.* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.* una gran extensión de = a sea of.* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.* una gran pérdida = a great loss.* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).* * *A1 (en dimensiones) large, bigse mudaron a una casa más grande they moved to a larger o bigger housesus grandes ojos negros her big dark eyesun tipo grande, ancho de hombros a big, broad-shouldered guytiene la boca/nariz grande she has a big mouth/noseabra la boca más grande open wider2 (en demasía) too big¿esto será grande para Daniel? do you think this is too big for Daniel?estos zapatos me quedan or me están grandes these shoes are too big for mequedarle or ( Esp) venirle grande a algn «puesto/responsabilidad» to be too much for sbB (alto) tall¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!, hasn't Andrés gotten* tall!C ( Geog):el Gran Buenos Aires/Bilbao Greater Buenos Aires/BilbaoD1( esp AmL) ‹niño/chico› (en edad): los más grandes pueden ir solos the older o bigger ones can go on their ownya eres grande y puedes comer solito you're a big boy now and you can feed yourselfcuando sea grande quiero ser bailarina when I grow up I want to be a ballet dancermis hijos ya son grandes my children are all grown up now2está saliendo con un tipo grande she's going out with an older guyE ( delante del n)1 (notable, excelente) greatun gran hombre/artista/vino a great man/artist/winela gran dama del teatro the grande dame of the theater2 (poderoso) biglos grandes bancos/industriales the big banks/industrialistslos grandes señores feudales the great feudal lordsa lo grande in style3(en importancia): son grandes amigos they're great friendsgrandes fumadores heavy smokersF ( fam)(increíble): ¡qué cosa más grande! ¡ya te he dicho 20 veces que no lo sé! this is unbelievable! I've told you 20 times already that I don't know!¿no es grande que ahora me echen la culpa a mí? ( iró); and now they blame me; great, isn't it? ( iro)G1 (en intensidad, grado) greatme causó una gran pena it caused me great sadnessme has dado una gran alegría you have made me very happycomió con gran apetito she ate hungrily o heartilyun día de gran calor a very hot daylos grandes fríos del 47 the great o big freeze of '47me llevé un susto más grande … I got such a frightpara mi gran vergüenza to my great embarrassmentse produjo una gran explosión there was a powerful explosiones un gran honor para mí it is a great honor* for meha sido una temporada de gran éxito it has been a very o a highly successful seasonno corre gran prisa it is not very urgentlas paredes tienen gran necesidad de una mano de pintura the walls are very much in need of a coat of paint2(uso enfático): eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely o very trueeres un grandísimo sinvergüenza you're a real swine ( colloq)ésa es la mentira más grande que he oído that's the biggest lie I've ever heardH1 (en número) ‹familia› large, big; ‹clase› bigla gran mayoría de los votantes the great o vast majority of the votersdedican gran parte de su tiempo a la investigación they devote much of o a great deal of their time to researchesto se debe en gran parte a que … this is largely due to the fact that …2(elevado): a gran velocidad at high o great speedvolar a gran altura to fly at a great heightun edificio de gran altura a very tall buildingun gran número de personas a large number of peopleobjetos de gran valor objects of great valueen grande: lo pasamos or nos divertimos en grande we had a great time ( colloq)Compuestos:masculine wide-angle lensel gran capital big businessmasculine Great Danela Gran Depresión the Great Depression( Astron): la gran explosión the Big Bangla Gran Guerra the Great Warmasculine Big Brotherel gran hermano te observa or te vigila Big Brother is watching youmasculine Grand Mastermasculine grand mastermasculine international grand masterfeminine grand operamasculine Grand Prixel gran público the general publicel gran simpático the sympathetic nervous systemmpl department storemasculine, feminineA (de la industria, el comercio) big o leading name, leading playeruno de los tres grandes de la industria automovilística one of the big three names o one of the big three in the car industryB ( esp AmL)1(mayor): quiero ir con los grandes I want to go with the big boys/girlsla grande ya está casada their eldest (daughter) is already married2 (adulto) grown-upCompuesto:(Spanish) grandee o nobleman( RPl)la grande the big prize, the jackpotsacarse la grande (literal) to win the big prize o the jackpotse sacó la grande con ese marido she hit the jackpot with that husband* * *
grande adjetivo◊ gran is used before singular nouns
1
unos grande almacenes a department store
‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2
◊ ¡qué grande está Andrés! isn't Andrés tall!b) ( en edad):
ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):
4 ( delante del n)
a lo grande in style
5
‹ explosión› powerful;◊ ¡me llevé un susto más grande … ! I got such a fright!;
una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!b) ( elevado):◊ a gran velocidad at high o great speed;
volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femeninoa) ( mayor):
b) ( adulto):
grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
- to
- tub
* * *♦ adj1. [de tamaño] big, large;el gran Buenos Aires/Santiago greater Buenos Aires/Santiago, the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires/Santiago;Figel cargo le viene grande he's not up to the job;Fampagó con un billete de los grandes he paid with a large notegrandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens;la Gran Barrera de Coral the Great Barrier Reef;Gran Bretaña Great Britain;el Gran Cañón (del Colorado) the Grand Canyon;gran danés Great Dane;Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression;gran ducado grand duchy;la Gran Explosión the Big Bang;la Gran Guerra the Great War;los Grandes Lagos the Great Lakes;gran maestro [en ajedrez] grand master;Hist Gran Mogol Mogul;la Gran Muralla (China) the Great Wall (of China);Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward;gran simio antropoide great ape;gran slam [en tenis] grand slam;Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket2. [de altura] tall;¡qué grande está tu hermano! your brother's really grown!3. [en importancia] great;una gran mujer a great woman;los grandes bancos the major banks;la gran mayoría está a favor del proyecto the great o overwhelming majority are in favour of the project;el éxito se debe en gran parte a su esfuerzo the success is largely due to her efforts, the success is in no small measure due to her efforts4. [en intensidad] great;es un gran mentiroso he's a real liar;¡qué alegría más grande! what joy!me dijeron que todavía no soy grande como para salir solo they told me I'm not big enough to go out on my own yetsiempre se llevó bien con gente más grande he always got on well with older peopleayer le hice un favor y hoy me vuelve la espalda, ¡grande! great! I did him a favour and now he doesn't want to know!9. CompFamhacer algo a lo grande to do sth in a big way o in style;vivir a lo grande to live in style;pasarlo en grande to have a great time♦ nm1. [noble] grandeeGrande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility2. [persona, entidad importante]uno de los grandes del sector one of the major players in the sector;los tres grandes de la liga the big three in the league;uno de los grandes de la literatura mexicana one of the big names in Mexican literature♦ nfRP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot;se sacó la grande con ese trabajo [tuvo buena suerte] she hit the jackpot with that job;con esa nuera que tiene le tocó la grande [tuvo mala suerte] you've got to feel sorry for her having a daughter-in-law like that♦ interjRP Fam [fantástico] great!* * *I adj1 big, large;me viene grande the jacket is too big for me;el cargo le viene grande the job is too much for him2:a lo grande in style;pasarlo en grande have a great timeII m/f1 L.Am. ( adulto) grown-up, adult;grandes y pequeños young and old2 ( mayor) eldest* * *1) : large, bigun libro grande: a big book2) alto: tall3) notable: greatun gran autor: a great writercon gran placer: with great pleasure5) : old, grown-uphijos grandes: grown children* * *grande adj¿es muy grande el jardín? is the garden very big?2. (número, cantidad) large3. (importante) great
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