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1 уклоняется

avoids

hedged

shirked

shirks

Новый русско-английский словарь > уклоняется
2 uniká

avoids

eludes

escapes

Czech-English dictionary > uniká
3 vyhýbá se

avoids

Czech-English dictionary > vyhýbá se
4 vermeidet

avoids

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > vermeidet
5 huir

v.

1 to avoid.

2 to flee (escapar) (de enemigo).

huir del país (de cárcel) to flee the country

3 to flee from.

Me huyeron los criminales The criminals fled from me.

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HUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(i changes to y before a, e, and o)

Present Indicative

huyo, huyes, huye, huimos, huís, huyen.

Past Indicative

huí, huiste, huyó, huimos, huisteis, huyeron.

Present Subjunctive

huya, huyas, huya, huyamos, huyáis, huyan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

huyera, huyeras, huyera, huyéramos, huyerais, huyeran;

huyese, huyeses, huyese, huyésemos, huyeseis, huyesen.

Future Subjunctive

huyere, huyeres, huyere, huyéremos, huyereis, huyeren.

Imperative

huye (tú), huya (él/Vd.), huyamos (nos.), huid (vos.), huyan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to flee

2) fly

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1. VI

1) (=escapar) to run away, flee liter

huyó despavorido cuando comenzaron los disparos — he ran away o liter fled in terror when the shooting started

los ladrones huyeron en un vehículo robado — the robbers made their getaway o liter fled in a stolen vehicle

huyeron a Chipre — they escaped o liter fled to Cyprus

huir de — [+ enemigo, catástrofe, pobreza] to flee from; [+ cárcel, peligro] to escape from; [+ familia] to run away from

los refugiados que huyeron de la guerra civil — the refugees who fled the civil war

huir de su casa — [refugiados, civiles] to flee (from) one's home; [adolescente] to run away from home

huir de la justicia — to fly from justice, fly from the law

huyó del país — he fled the country

2) (=evitar)

huir de — [+ protagonismo, publicidad, tópicos] to avoid; [+ calor, frío] to escape, escape from

huye de los periodistas como de la peste — she avoids journalists like the plague

se metió en una iglesia huyendo del calor — he went into a church to escape (from) the heat

se drogan para huir de la realidad — they take drugs to escape (from) reality

3) frm [tiempo] to fly, fly by

los años huyen sin darse uno cuenta — the years fly by without you realizing

2.

VT (=esquivar) to avoid

parece como si tu hijo te huyera — your son seems to be avoiding you

3.

See:

huirse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( escapar) to flee (liter or journ), escape

huyó de la cárcel/la policía — he escaped from prison/the police

esperó la ocasión propicia para huir — he waited for the right moment to make his escape o to get away

en cuanto los vió salió huyendo — he ran away o fled when he saw them

huir del país/de las llamas — to flee the country/from the flames

b) ( tratar de evitar)

huir de algo — to avoid something

huirle a alguien — to avoid somebody
2.
huirse v pron (Méx)

huirse CON alguien — to run away o off with somebody

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= flee, escape, flee + the scene, get away, abscond, make off, lam (it), do + a bunk, flee away, make + a quick getaway.

Ex. The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Ex. Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex. Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.

Ex. Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex. Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.

Ex. To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex. Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.

Ex. As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex. For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.

Ex. Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.

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* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.

* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.

* hacer huir en batalla = route.

* huir a = run off to.

* huir de la justicia = lam (it).

* huir de la opresión = escape + the oppression.

* huir de la realidad = escape + reality.

* huir en desbandada = stampede.

* huir en estampida = stampede.

* huir en tropel = stampede.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( escapar) to flee (liter or journ), escape

huyó de la cárcel/la policía — he escaped from prison/the police

esperó la ocasión propicia para huir — he waited for the right moment to make his escape o to get away

en cuanto los vió salió huyendo — he ran away o fled when he saw them

huir del país/de las llamas — to flee the country/from the flames

b) ( tratar de evitar)

huir de algo — to avoid something

huirle a alguien — to avoid somebody
2.
huirse v pron (Méx)

huirse CON alguien — to run away o off with somebody

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= flee, escape, flee + the scene, get away, abscond, make off, lam (it), do + a bunk, flee away, make + a quick getaway.

Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.

Ex: Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.

Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.

Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.

Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.

Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.

Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.

Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.

Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.

* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera = boat people.

* hacer huir = drive away, chase + Nombre + off.

* hacer huir en batalla = route.

* huir a = run off to.

* huir de la justicia = lam (it).

* huir de la opresión = escape + the oppression.

* huir de la realidad = escape + reality.

* huir en desbandada = stampede.

* huir en estampida = stampede.

* huir en tropel = stampede.

* salir huyendo = make off, do + a bunk.

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huir [ I20 ]

vi

1 (escapar) to flee ( literor journ), to escape

estaba esperando la ocasión propicia para huir he was waiting for the right moment to make his escape o to run away o to escape

en cuanto vio aparecer a la policía salió huyendo he ran away o fled when he saw the police

huir DE algo/algn to flee FROM sth/sb

huyó de las llamas she fled from the flames

lograron huir de la policía they managed to escape o get away from the police

huyó de la cárcel/del país he escaped from prison/fled the country

2 (tratar de evitar) huir DE algo to avoid sth

huye de las aglomeraciones she avoids crowds

huye de cualquier situación que suponga un enfrentamiento she runs away from any confrontational situation

huirle A algn to avoid sb

me huye como a la peste he avoids me like the plague

■ huirse

v pron

( Méx) huirse CON algn; to run away o off WITH sb

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huir ( conjugate huir) verbo intransitivo
a) ( escapar) to flee (liter or journ), escape;

◊ huyó de la cárcel he escaped from prison;

huir del país to flee the country
b) ( tratar de evitar) huir de algo to avoid sth;

huirle a algn to avoid sb
huir verbo intransitivo
1 (escapar) to run away [de, from], flee: huyeron a Méjico, they fled to México
está huyendo de la justicia, he's on the run from the law ➣ Ver nota en escape
2 (esquivar, rehuir) to avoid: huye de las personas, she avoids people
huyo de esas situaciones, I avoid that kind of situation
' huir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
quema
- ahuyentar
- arrancar
- evitar
- fugarse
- huya
- justicia
English:
defect
- flee
- getaway
- run
- desert
- get

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huir

♦ vi

1. [escapar] [de enemigo, peligro] to flee (de from);
huir del país to flee the country;

huyó a Francia she fled to France;

los jóvenes que huyen de sus hogares young people who run away from home;

los aldeanos huían del incendio the villagers were fleeing from the fire;

el tesorero huyó con varios millones the treasurer ran off with several million;

se metieron en un taxi huyendo de los periodistas they got into a taxi in an attempt to get away from the journalists

2. [evadirse] [de cárcel] to escape (de from)

3.
huir de algo [evitar] to avoid sth, to keep away from sth;

siempre huyo de las grandes masas de gente I always try to avoid o stay away from large crowds of people;

huye de la polémica she steers clear of controversy

4. [tiempo] to fly by

♦ vt

to avoid;

me está huyendo últimamente he's been avoiding me lately

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huir

I v/i

1 flee, escape (de from)

2

:

huir de algo avoid sth

II v/t avoid

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huir {41} vi

1) escapar: to escape, to flee

2)

huir de : to avoid

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huir vb

1. (escaparse) to escape

un preso ha huido de la cárcel a prisoner has escaped from prison

2. (evitar) to avoid

los famosos intentan huir de la prensa celebrities try to avoid the press

huir del país to flee the country [pt. & pp. fled]

Spanish-English dictionary > huir
6 evitar

v.

1 to avoid, to prevent (impedir) (desastre, accidente).

podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe this disaster could have been avoided o prevented

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent somebody from doing something

Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.

María se guarda de decir mentiras Mary takes care not to tell lies.

2 to avoid (eludir) (cuestión, persona).

no puede evitarlo he can't help it

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me

3 to save.

esto me evita tener que ir this saves me (from) having to go

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evitar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to avoid

■ evitó una confrontación he avoided a confrontation

2 (impedir) to prevent, avoid

■ no pudo evitar que lo hiciera he couldn't prevent him (from) doing it

3 (ahorrar) to spare, save

■ intenté evitarle la molestia I tried to save him the trouble

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verb

1) to avoid

2) prevent

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1. VT

1) (=eludir) to avoid

quiero evitar ese riesgo — I want to avoid that risk

intento evitar a Luisa — I'm trying to avoid Luisa

no pude evitarlo — I couldn't help it

evitar hacer algo — to avoid doing sth

María evita a toda costa encontrarse con él — María avoids bumping into him at all costs

2) (=ahorrar) to save

esto nos evitará muchos problemas — this will save us a lot of problems

me evita (el) tener que... — it saves me having to...

2.

See:

evitarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

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= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex. This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex. She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex. However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex. The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex. In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex. Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex. Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex. Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex. Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex. This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex. This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex. This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex. The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex. I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex. This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex. They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex. While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex. Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex. Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex. Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

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* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él — avoid getting into arguments with him

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( ahorrar)

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something
2.
evitarse v pron < problemas> to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda — avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

me evitaría tener que pintarlo — it would save me having to paint it

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= avoid, bypass [by-pass], eschew, guard against, impede, prevent, shy away from, deflect, forestall, avert, preempt [pre-empt], shun, be shy of + Gerundio, sidestep [side-step], steer + clear of, steer away from, get (a)round, shy from, stay away from, stave off, baulk [balk, -USA], hamstring, ward off, head off, skirt, give + Nombre + a wide berth.

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.

Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.

Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.

Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.

Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.

Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.

Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.

Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.

Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.

Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.

Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.

Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.

Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.

Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.

Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.

Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.

Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.

Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.

Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.

Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.

Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.

* acto de evitar = avoidance.

* agacharse para evitar = duck out of + harm's way.

* el evitar = avoidance.

* evitar discutir una cuestión = circumvent + issue.

* evitar el desastre = ward off + disaster.

* evitar el encuentro con = steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* evitar el enfrentamiento = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar el mal = shun + evil.

* evitar la confrontación = avoid + confrontation.

* evitar la fama = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar la publicidad = shun + the public eye, keep out of + the public eye.

* evitar + Nombre = get (a)round + Nombre.

* evitar polémicas = eschew + issues.

* evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.

* evitar que = keep from.

* evitar que + entrar = keep + Nombre + out.

* evitar que + escapar = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo = save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.

* evitar que + salir = keep + Nombre + in.

* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.

* evitar temas delicados = eschew + issues.

* evitar una cuestión = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* evitar una infección = prevent + infection.

* evitar un error = avoid + error.

* evitar un problema = avoid + problem.

* evitar un riesgo = duck + risk.

* evitar un tema = skirt + issue, tiptoe around + issue.

* forma de evitar Algo = way round + Algo.

* forma de evitar una dificultad = way (a)round + difficulty.

* forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.

* intentar evitar = fight + shy of.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

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evitar [A1 ]

vt

1 (eludir, huir de) to avoid

evita entrar en discusiones con él avoid getting into arguments with him

para evitar problemas decidí no ir to avoid problems I decided not to go

¿por qué me estás evitando? why are you avoiding me?

2 (impedir) to avoid, prevent

se podría haber evitado la tragedia the tragedy could have been avoided o averted o prevented

haremos lo posible para evitarlo we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

3 (ahorrar) to save

una simple llamada nos habría evitado muchas molestias a simple phone call would have saved us a lot of trouble

así les evitarás muchos quebraderos de cabeza that way you'll save them a lot of worry

por esta ruta evitas tener que pasar por el centro if you go this way you avoid going through o it saves you going through the center

■ evitarse

v pron

‹problemas› to save oneself

evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

si aceptas, te evitarás muchos problemas if you accept, you'll save yourself a lot of problems

me evitaría tener que pintarlo it would save me having to paint it

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Multiple Entries:
evitar
evitar algo
evitar ( conjugate evitar) verbo transitivo
a) (eludir, huir de) to avoid;

◊ evitar hacer algo to avoid doing sth

b) ( impedir) to avoid, prevent;

◊ para evitar que sufran to avoid o prevent them suffering

c) ( remediar):

◊ me puse a llorar, no lo puede evitar I started to cry, I couldn't help it

d) ( ahorrar) evitarle algo a algn ‹molestia/preocupación› to save o spare sb sth

evitarse verbo pronominal ‹ problemas› to save oneself;
◊ evítese la molestia de ir a la tienda avoid the inconvenience of going to the store

evitar verbo transitivo
1 to avoid: no pude evitar reírme, I couldn't help laughing
2 (una enfermedad, etc) to prevent
(una desgracia) to avert
3 (a una persona) to avoid ➣ Ver nota en avoid

' evitar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ahorrar
- alarde
- carcajada
- contemporizar
- hincapié
- mortificar
- mortificarse
- murmuración
- para
- remediar
- aglomeración
- huir
English:
avert
- avoid
- breath
- bypass
- cheat
- clampdown
- clear
- deny
- get round
- harm
- head off
- hedge
- help
- loophole
- miss
- pair off
- prevent
- pussyfoot
- save
- scandal
- should
- stave off
- steer
- step in
- way
- get
- guard
- keep
- rat
- shun
- stave
- unavoidably

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evitar

♦ vt

1. [impedir] [desastre, accidente] to avoid, to prevent;

¿podría haberse evitado esta catástrofe ecológica? could this environmental disaster have been avoided o prevented?;

evitar que alguien haga algo to stop o prevent sb from doing sth;

no pude evitar que se pelearan I couldn't stop o prevent them from having a fight;

hemos de evitar que se extienda el incendio we have to stop the fire spreading

2. [eludir] [problema, cuestión, persona] to avoid;

siempre me está evitando she's always trying to avoid me;

Javier siempre evita encontrarse conmigo Javier always avoids meeting me;

yo evité hablar del tema I kept o steered clear of the subject;

no puede evitarlo he can't help it;

no puedo evitar ser como soy I can't help (being) the way I am

3. [ahorrar] to save;

esta máquina nos evitaría mucho trabajo this machine would save us a lot of work;

esto me evita tener que ir this gets me out of going, this saves me (from) having to go

♦ See also the pronominal verb evitarse

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evitar

v/t

1 avoid;

no puedo evitarlo I can’t help it

2 ( impedir) prevent

3 molestias save

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evitar vt

1) : to avoid

2) prevenir: to prevent

3) eludir: to escape, to elude

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evitar vb

1. (en general) to avoid

el político quiso evitar un escándalo the politician wanted to avoid a scandal

2. (impedir) to prevent

limpia la herida para evitar que se infecte clean the wound to prevent it from getting infected

3. (ahorrar) to save

eso me evitará muchos problemas that will save me a lot of problems

no poder evitar hacer algo not to be able to help doing something

no lo pude evitar I couldn't help it

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar
7 бояться, как черт ладана

General subject: avoid somebody like the devil avoids holy water, avoid something as the devil avoids holy water

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > бояться, как черт ладана
8 в статье отсутствуют обычные недостатки

1) General subject: the article avoids the usual pitfalls

2) Makarov: article avoids the usual pitfalls

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > в статье отсутствуют обычные недостатки
9 Hund

m; -(e)s, -e

1. dog; (Jagdhund) auch hound; ZOOL. canine; junger Hund puppy; streunender Hund stray (dog); bissig 1

2. (Rüde) dog, male

3. umg., fig.: ( gemeiner) Hund pej. (rotten) swine Sl.; er ist ein armer Hund he’s a poor devil; blöder Hund! pej. idiot!, cretin!; so ein blöder Hund! pej. auch what a stupid bastard vulg.; du fauler Hund! you lazy sod!; krummer Hund Zigarre: culebras (cigar); (zwielichtiger Kerl) crafty devil; scharfer oder harter Hund (strenger Lehrer) strict bastard vulg.; (harter Trainer) demanding sod Sl., Am. slavedriver; sturer Hund stubborn bastard vulg.; verrückter Hund crazy sod (Am. bastard) Sl.; kein Hund not a soul

4. ZOOL.: Fliegender Hund flying fox

5. ASTRON.: Großer / Kleiner Hund Great / Little ( oder Lesser) Dog, Canis Major / Minor

6. GASTR.: Kalter Hund cake made out of layers of biscuits (Am. cookies) and chocolate

7. BERGB. tub

8. in Wendungen: auf den Hund bringen / kommen umg. ruin / go to pot; ( ganz) auf dem Hund sein umg. be in a real mess; gesundheitlich: auch be a wreck; mit den Nerven auf dem Hund sein umg. be a nervous wreck; vor die Hunde gehen umg. go to the dogs; da liegt der Hund begraben umg. that’s why; er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt umg. he knows all the tricks of the trade; er ist bekannt wie ein bunter oder scheckiger Hund everybody knows him; das ist ein dicker Hund! umg. (eine Frechheit) that’s a bit thick!, Am. what nerve!; (grober Fehler) that’s a real boo-boo!; wie ein geprügelter Hund like a whipped cur; frieren wie ein junger Hund umg. be frozen to the core, be chilled to the bone; müde wie ein Hund umg. be dog-tired; wie ein Hund leben umg. live like a dog; wie Hund und Katze leben oder sein umg. fight like cat and dog; damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken umg. who’s interested in that?; bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen you wouldn’t turn a dog out in weather like this; von dem nimmt kein Hund einen Bissen oder Brocken etc. Brot umg. no one will have anything to do with him; er wird von ihnen behandelt, dass es ( sogar) einen Hund jammert oder dauert umg. they treat him pitifully badly; da wird ja der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt! umg. it’s unbelievable!; ein getroffener Hund bellt umg. it’s always the guilty party who makes the loudest noise; das ist ja zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen! umg. it’s enough to drive you to despair; Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht barking dogs seldom bite; viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod Sprichw. the one stands little chance against the many; man kann den Hund nicht zum Jagen tragen Sprichw. you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink; letzt... 4, schlafen

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der Hund

dog; hound

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Hụnd [hʊnt]
m -(e)s, -e
[-də]
1) dog; (esp Jagdhund) hound; (inf = Schurke) swine (inf), bastard (sl)

der Große/Kleine Hund (Astron) — Great( er)/Little or Lesser Dog

junger Hund — puppy, pup

die Familie der Hunde — the dog or canine family

Hunde, die (viel) bellen, beißen nicht (Prov) — empty vessels make most noise (Prov)

getroffene Hunde bellen (inf) — if the cap fits, wear it

viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod (Prov) — there is not much one person can do against many

wie Hund und Katze leben — to live like cat and dog, to lead a cat-and-dog life

ich würde bei diesem Wetter keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen — I wouldn't send a dog out in this weather

damit kann man keinen Hund hinterm Ofen hervorlocken (inf) — that's not going to tempt anybody

müde wie ein Hund sein (inf) — to be dog-tired

er ist bekannt wie ein bunter Hund (inf) — everybody knows him

kein Hund nimmt ein Stück Brot von ihm — everyone avoids him like the plague

das ist ( ja) zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen (inf) — it's enough to give you kittens

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt (inf) — it's enough to drive you crazy (inf) or round the twist (Brit inf)

da liegt der Hund begraben (inf) — (so) that's what is/was behind it all; (Haken, Problem etc) that's the problem

er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt (inf) — he knows all the tricks, there are no flies on him (Brit inf)

er ist ein armer Hund — he's a poor soul or devil (inf)

er ist völlig auf dem Hund (inf) — he's really gone to the dogs (inf)

auf den Hund kommen (inf) — to go to the dogs (inf)

jdn auf den Hund bringen (inf) — to ruin sb; (gesundheitlich) to ruin sb's health

die Weiber haben/der Suff hat ihn auf den Hund gebracht (inf) — women have/drink has been his ruin or downfall

vor die Hunde gehen (inf) — to go to the dogs (inf)

du blöder Hund (inf) — you silly or stupid bastard (sl)

du gemeiner Hund (inf) — you rotten bastard (sl)

du schlauer or gerissener Hund (inf) — you sly or crafty devil or old fox

schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken (prov) — let sleeping dogs lie (Prov)

2) (MIN = Förderwagen) truck, tub

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der

(a domestic, meat-eating animal related to the wolf and fox.) dog

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Hund

<-[e]s, -e>

[hʊnt, pl ˈhʊndə]

m

1. (Tier) dog; (Jagdhund) hound

„[Vorsicht,] bissiger \Hund!“ “beware of the dog!”

„\Hunde müssen draußen bleiben“ “no dogs allowed”

zur Familie der \Hunde gehören to be a canine

fliegender \Hund flying fox

junger \Hund puppy

2. (Mensch: mitfühlend) poor devil; (verächtlich) swine, bastard fam!

ein armer \Hund sein (fam) to be a poor soul [or fam devil] [or sl sod]

blöder \Hund! (sl) stupid idiot, dickhead fam!

[du] falscher \Hund! (sl) [you] dirty rat!

[du] gemeiner [o (sl) räudiger] \Hund [you] dirty [or low-down] dog

krummer \Hund (sl) rogue, villain

räudiger \Hund mang[e]y dog

wie ein räudiger \Hund like a mad dog

ein scharfer \Hund sein (fam) to be a tough customer [or cookie]

[du] schlauer [o gerissener] \Hund (sl) [you] sly dog sl [or fam crafty devil

3. ASTROL

der Große/Kleine \Hund Canis Major/Minor, the Great/Little Dog

4.

▶ auf dem \Hund sein (in Notlage) to be in a mess; (gesundheitlich) to be a wreck

▶ jdn wie einen \Hund behandeln (fam) to treat sb like a dog

▶ bekannt sein wie ein bunter \Hund (fam) to be known far and wide

▶ \Hunde, die [viel] bellen, beißen nicht (prov) barking dogs seldom bite

er droht damit, die Sache vor Gericht zu bringen — Hunde die bellen, beißen nicht he threatens with taking the case to court — his bark is worse than his bite

▶ jdn auf den \Hund bringen (fam) to be sb's ruin fam, to bring about sb's downfall

▶ das ist ja ein dicker \Hund (sl) that is absolutely outrageous

▶ vor die \Hunde gehen (sl) to go to the dogs

▶ er ist mit allen \Hunden gehetzt (fam) he knows all the tricks

▶ viele \Hunde sind des Hasen Tod (prov) as one against many you don't stand a chance

▶ wie \Hund und Katze leben (fam) to be at each other's throats, to fight like cats and dogs

▶ auf den \Hund kommen (fam) to go to the dogs

▶ den Letzten beißen die \Hunde the last one [out] has to carry the can BRIT

▶ das ist [ja] zum Junge-\Hunde-Kriegen (fam) that's maddening, that's enough to drive one around the bend [or AM to go off of the deep end]

▶ da liegt der \Hund begraben (fam) that's the crux of the matter, that's what's behind it

▶ kein \Hund nimmt ein Stückchen Brot von ihm (fam) everyone avoids him like the plague

▶ mit etw dat keinen \Hund hinterm Ofen hervorlocken können (fam) to not be able to tempt a single soul with sth

▶ da wird der \Hund in der Pfanne verrückt (fam) it's enough to drive a person mad [or BRIT sb round the twist]

▶ schlafende \Hunde wecken (fam) to wake sleeping dogs

▶ schlafende \Hunde soll man nicht wecken one should let sleeping dogs lie

▶ bei diesem Wetter jagt man keinen \Hund vor die Tür one wouldn't send a dog out in this weather

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der; Hundes, Hunde

1) dog; (JagdHund) hound; dog

bekannt sein wie ein bunter Hund — (ugs.) be a well-known figure

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund vor die Tür schicken — I wouldn't turn a dog out in weather like this

da liegt der Hund begraben — (fig. ugs.) (Ursache) that's what's causing it; (Grund) that's the real reason

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — (salopp) it's quite incredible

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht — (Spr.) barking dogs seldom bite

den letzten beißen die Hunde — (fig.) late-comers must expect to be unlucky

ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (grober Fehler) a real bloomer (Brit. sl.) or (sl.) goof

das ist ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (Frechheit) that's a bit thick (coll.)

wie Hund und Katze leben — (ugs.) lead a cat-and-dog life

damit kannst du keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken — that won't tempt anybody

auf den Hund kommen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.)

vor die Hunde gehen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.); (sterben) die; kick the bucket (fig. sl.)

2) (salopp): (Mann) bloke (Brit. coll.); (abwertend) bastard (sl.)

so ein blöder Hund! — [what a] stupid bastard!

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Hund m; -(e)s, -e

1. dog; (Jagdhund) auch hound; ZOOL canine;

junger Hund puppy;

streunender Hund stray (dog); → bissig 1

2. (Rüde) dog, male

3. umg, fig:

(gemeiner) Hund pej (rotten) swine sl;

er ist ein armer Hund he’s a poor devil;

blöder Hund! pej idiot!, cretin!;

so ein blöder Hund! pej auch what a stupid bastard vulg;

du fauler Hund! you lazy sod!;

krummer Hund Zigarre: culebras (cigar); (zwielichtiger Kerl) crafty devil;

scharfer oder

harter Hund (strenger Lehrer) strict bastard vulg; (harter Trainer) demanding sod sl, US slavedriver;

sturer Hund stubborn bastard vulg;

verrückter Hund crazy sod (US bastard) sl;

kein Hund not a soul

4. ZOOL:

Fliegender Hund flying fox

5. ASTRON:

Großer/Kleiner Hund Great/Little ( oder Lesser) Dog, Canis Major/Minor

6. GASTR:

Kalter Hund cake made out of layers of biscuits (US cookies) and chocolate

7. BERGB tub

8. in Wendungen:

auf den Hund bringen/kommen umg ruin/go to pot;

(ganz) auf dem Hund sein umg be in a real mess; gesundheitlich: auch be a wreck;

mit den Nerven auf dem Hund sein umg be a nervous wreck;

vor die Hunde gehen umg go to the dogs;

da liegt der Hund begraben umg that’s why;

er ist mit allen Hunden gehetzt umg he knows all the tricks of the trade;

er ist bekannt wie ein bunter oder

scheckiger Hund everybody knows him;

das ist ein dicker Hund! umg (eine Frechheit) that’s a bit thick!, US what nerve!; (grober Fehler) that’s a real boo-boo!;

wie ein geprügelter Hund like a whipped cur;

frieren wie ein junger Hund umg be frozen to the core, be chilled to the bone;

müde wie ein Hund umg be dog-tired;

wie ein Hund leben umg live like a dog;

wie Hund und Katze leben oder

sein umg fight like cat and dog;

damit kann man keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken umg who’s interested in that?;

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund auf die Straße jagen you wouldn’t turn a dog out in weather like this;

von dem nimmt kein Hund einen Bissen oder

Brocken etc

Brot umg no one will have anything to do with him;

er wird von ihnen behandelt, dass es (sogar) einen Hund jammert oder

dauert umg they treat him pitifully badly;

da wird ja der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt! umg it’s unbelievable!;

ein getroffener Hund bellt umg it’s always the guilty party who makes the loudest noise;

das ist ja zum Junge-Hunde-Kriegen! umg it’s enough to drive you to despair;

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht barking dogs seldom bite;

viele Hunde sind des Hasen Tod sprichw the one stands little chance against the many;

man kann den Hund nicht zum Jagen tragen sprichw you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink; → letzt… 4, schlafen

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der; Hundes, Hunde

1) dog; (JagdHund) hound; dog

bekannt sein wie ein bunter Hund — (ugs.) be a well-known figure

bei diesem Wetter würde man keinen Hund vor die Tür schicken — I wouldn't turn a dog out in weather like this

da liegt der Hund begraben — (fig. ugs.) (Ursache) that's what's causing it; (Grund) that's the real reason

da wird der Hund in der Pfanne verrückt — (salopp) it's quite incredible

Hunde, die bellen, beißen nicht — (Spr.) barking dogs seldom bite

den letzten beißen die Hunde — (fig.) late-comers must expect to be unlucky

ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (grober Fehler) a real bloomer (Brit. sl.) or (sl.) goof

das ist ein dicker Hund — (ugs.): (Frechheit) that's a bit thick (coll.)

wie Hund und Katze leben — (ugs.) lead a cat-and-dog life

damit kannst du keinen Hund hinter dem Ofen hervorlocken — that won't tempt anybody

auf den Hund kommen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.)

vor die Hunde gehen — (ugs.) go to the dogs (coll.); (sterben) die; kick the bucket (fig. sl.)

2) (salopp): (Mann) bloke (Brit. coll.); (abwertend) bastard (sl.)

so ein blöder Hund! — [what a] stupid bastard!

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-e m.

dog n.

hound n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Hund
10 konfliktscheu

Adj.: er ist konfliktscheu he avoids any sort of conflict ( oder confrontation)

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kon|flịkt|scheu
adj

konfliktscheu sein — to be afraid of conflict

ein konfliktscheuer Mensch — someone who is afraid of dealing with conflict

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Kon·flikt·scheu

f fear of conflict

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konfliktscheu adj:

er ist konfliktscheu he avoids any sort of conflict ( oder confrontation)

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > konfliktscheu
11 Ministro de Economía

(n.) = Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ex. At the other extreme from AA is BM, which avoids prescribing entry under the real name for pseudonymous or anonymous documents unless the designation is an official one such as 'The Chancellor of the Exchequer'.

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(n.) = Chancellor of the Exchequer

Ex: At the other extreme from AA is BM, which avoids prescribing entry under the real name for pseudonymous or anonymous documents unless the designation is an official one such as 'The Chancellor of the Exchequer'.

Spanish-English dictionary > Ministro de Economía
12 aventajar

v.

1 to overtake.

aventajar a alguien en algo to surpass somebody in something

El auto aventajó a su contrincante The car overtook its rival.

2 to surpass, to beat out, to excel, to outwit.

María aventaja a los demás estudiantes Mary surpassed the other students.

3 to score over, to outdo.

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aventajar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, beat

■ nadie lo aventaja en amabilidad nobody can be kinder than him

2 (ir en cabeza) to lead, be ahead; (llegar) to come first, come ahead (a, of)

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verb

1) to surpass, excel

2) lead

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1. VT

1) (=superar) to surpass, excel (en in)
[en carrera] to outstrip; CAm (Aut) to overtake
aventajar con mucho a algn — to beat sb easily, be far better than sb, leave sb standing *

Juan aventaja a Pablo por cuatro puntos — Juan leads Pablo by four points

2) (=mejorar) to improve, better

3) (=preferir) to prefer

2.

See:

aventajarse

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verbo transitivo ( estar por delante de) to be ahead of; ( adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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= outstrip, score over, outpace.

Ex. The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community.

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verbo transitivo ( estar por delante de) to be ahead of; ( adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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= outstrip, score over, outpace.

Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community.

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aventajar [A1 ]

vt

1 (estar por delante de) to be ahead of

2 (adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of

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aventajar ( conjugate aventajar) verbo transitivo ( estar por delante de) to be ahead of;
( adelantarse) to overtake, get ahead of
aventajar verbo transitivo to be ahead [a, of]
' aventajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sobrepasar
- exceder
- ganar
- llevar
English:
excel
- lead

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aventajar

♦ vt

1. [rebasar] to overtake

2. [estar por delante de] to be ahead of;

aventajar a alguien en algo to surpass sb in sth

♦ See also the pronominal verb aventajarse

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aventajar

v/t be ahead of

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aventajar vt

1) : to be ahead of, to lead

2) : to surpass, to outdo

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aventajar vb to be ahead of / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

el Español aventaja al Betis en un punto Español leads Betis by one point

Spanish-English dictionary > aventajar
13 de frente

de frente

(hacia adelante) straight ahead 2 (sin rodeos) straight

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(adj.) = head-on, frontal

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex. The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

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(adj.) = head-on, frontal

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

Spanish-English dictionary > de frente
14 evitar el enfrentamiento

(v.) = avoid + confrontation

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

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(v.) = avoid + confrontation

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar el enfrentamiento
15 evitar la confrontación

(v.) = avoid + confrontation

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

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(v.) = avoid + confrontation

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Spanish-English dictionary > evitar la confrontación
16 frontal

adj.

1 frontal (ataque).

la parte frontal the front, the front part

2 front, front-end, frontal.

3 face-to-face, eyeball-to-eyeball.

m.

1 frontal.

2 frontal bone.

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frontal

► adjetivo

1 ANATOMÍA frontal

2 (choque etc) head-on

3 (delantero) front

► nombre masculino

1 ANATOMÍA frontal bone

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adj.

frontal, head-on

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1. ADJ

1) [parte, posición] front; (Inform) front-end

choque frontal — head-on collision

2) [enfrentamiento] direct, frontal; [rechazo] outright

2.

SM front, front part

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adjetivo

a) < colisión> head-on; < ataque> direct, frontal (frml); < oposición> direct

b) ( delantero)

la parte frontal — the front

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= head-on, frontal.

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex. The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

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* frontal de la tienda = shop-front [shopfront].

* lóbulo frontal = frontal lobe.

* ordenador frontal = head-end computer.

* procesador frontal = front end [front-end].

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adjetivo

a) < colisión> head-on; < ataque> direct, frontal (frml); < oposición> direct

b) ( delantero)

la parte frontal — the front

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= head-on, frontal.

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

* frontal de la tienda = shop-front [shopfront].

* lóbulo frontal = frontal lobe.

* ordenador frontal = head-end computer.

* procesador frontal = front end [front-end].

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frontal¹

adjective

1 ‹colisión› head-on; ‹ataque› direct, frontal ( frml); ‹oposición› direct

2

(delantero): la parte frontal del vehículo the front of the vehicle

frontal²

masculine

1 ( Auto) hood ( AmE), bonnet ( BrE)

2 ( Anat) frontal bone

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frontal adjetivo ‹ colisión› head-on;
‹ ataque› direct, frontal (frml);
‹ oposición› direct
frontal
I adjetivo frontal
choque frontal, head-on crash
perspectiva frontal, front view
II sustantivo masculino
1 (de un edificio) façade
2 (hueso) frontal bone
' frontal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
choque
- página
English:
front-load
- head-on
- head
- home

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frontal

♦ adj

1. [ataque] frontal;
[colisión] head-on;
la parte frontal the front, the front part;

cuenta con mi oposición frontal I am totally opposed to it

2. Anat frontal

♦ nm

1. Anat [hueso] frontal bone

2. Anat [músculo] frontal muscle

3. [de automóvil] front

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frontal

I adj

1 frontal; ataque etc head-on

2 ( delantero) front atr

II m

1 ANAT frontal bone

2 de coche front end

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frontal adj

: frontal, head-on

un choque frontal: a head-on collision

Spanish-English dictionary > frontal
17 gestión del comportamiento

(n.) = behaviour management

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

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(n.) = behaviour management

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Spanish-English dictionary > gestión del comportamiento
18 mejorar

v.

to improve, to get better.

María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.

Ricardo mejoró Richard got better.

Las perspectivas mejoraron The outlook got better.

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer

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mejorar

► verbo transitivo

1 to improve

► verbo intransitivo

1 to improve, get better

► verbo pronominal mejorarse

1 to get better

■ ¡que te mejores! I hope you get better

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verb

1) to improve

2) make better

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1. VT

1) [+ servicio, resultados] to improve; [+ enfermo] to make better; (=realzar) to enhance; [+ oferta] to raise, improve; [+ récord] to break; (Inform) to upgrade

- mejorando lo presente

2)

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

2. VI

1) [situación] to improve, get better; (Meteo) to improve, clear up; (Econ) to improve, pick up; [enfermo] to get better

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

2) [en subasta] to raise one's bid

3.

See:

mejorarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

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= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex. These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex. Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex. The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex. She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex. The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex. Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex. This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex. At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex. The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex. His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex. Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex. Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex. There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex. We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex. David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex. Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex. After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex. Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

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* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <condiciones/situación> to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

intentó mejorar su marca — she tried to improve on o beat her own record

b) < oferta> ( en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta — the management improved their offer o made a better offer
2.
mejorar vi tiempo to improve, get better; resultados/calidad/situación to improve, get better; persona (Med) to get better

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

han mejorado de posición — they've come o gone up in the world
3.
mejorarse v pron

a) enfermo to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

b) (Chi fam & euf) ( dar a luz) to give birth

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= ameliorate, boost, cultivate, enhance, improve, optimise [optimize, -USA], scale up, score over, upgrade, give + improvement (in), better, bring + Nombre + up to par, get + better, gain + confidence (with/in), do + a better job, pump up, ease, outdo, jazz up, take + a turn, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better, turn + Nombre + (a)round, polish up, best, trump, buff up, go + one better, move it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch, look up.

Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.

Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.

Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.

Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.

Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.

Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.

Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.

Ex: The article ' Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.

Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.

Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.

Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.

Ex: The article ' Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.

Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.

Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.

Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.

Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: As a general rule, you can ' buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.

Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.

Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.

Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.

Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.

Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.

Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.

* cosas + mejorar = things + get better.

* empezar a mejorar = turn + a corner, take + a turn, take + a turn for the better.

* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.

* mejorar con respecto a = be an improvement on.

* mejorar considerablemente = raise to + greater heights, take + Nombre + to greater heights.

* mejorar el pasado = improve on + the past.

* mejorar la autoestima = improve + self-esteem.

* mejorar la calidad = raise + standard, raise + quality.

* mejorar la calidad de vida = improve + living standards, raise + living standards.

* mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.

* mejorar la exhaustividad = improve + recall.

* mejorar la pertinencia = improve + precision.

* mejorar la precisión = improve + precision.

* mejorar la productividad = improve + productivity.

* mejorar las destrezas = sharpen + Posesivo + skills.

* mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.

* mejorar las probabilidades = shorten + the odds.

* mejorar la suerte = improve + the lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia = smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.

* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima = enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida = raise + Posesivo + quality of living.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = raise + Posesivo + profile, smarten up + Posesivo + image, enhance + Posesivo + image, buff up + Posesivo + image.

* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen = enhance + Posesivo + identity.

* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte = improve + Posesivo + lot.

* mejorar + Posesivo + vida = improve + Posesivo + life.

* mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.

* que mejora la calidad de vida = life-enhancing.

* situación + mejorar = situation + ease.

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mejorar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹condiciones/situación› to improve

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida this treatment will make you better right away

tienes que mejorar las notas/la letra you must improve your grades/your handwriting

intentó mejorar su marca she tried to improve on o beat her own record

2 ‹oferta› (en subastas) to increase

los empresarios mejoraron la propuesta the management improved their offer o made a better offer

■ mejorar

vi

«tiempo» to improve, get better; «resultados/calidad» to improve, get better; «persona» ( Med) to get better

mi situación económica no ha mejorado nada my financial situation hasn't improved at all o got any better

ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

tus notas no han mejorado mucho your grades haven't improved much o got(ten) any better

han mejorado de posición they've come o gone up in the world

el paciente sigue mejorando the patient is making a steady improvement

■ mejorarse

v pron

1 «enfermo» to get better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? have you got over the flu?

que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon

2 ( Chi fam euf) (dar a luz) to give birth

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mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
◊ el tratamiento la mejoró the treatment made her a lot better

verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;

[ persona] (Med) to get better;
◊ ha mejorado de aspecto he looks a lot better

mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejorar
I verbo transitivo
1 to improve: han mejorado la educación, education has been improved
2 Dep (un tiempo, una marca) to break
II verbo intransitivo to improve, get better: espero que el tiempo mejore, I hope the weather gets better
su salud no mejora, his health is not improving

' mejorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enriquecer
- ganar
- perfeccionar
- potenciar
- refacción
- superar
English:
ameliorate
- better
- existence
- get along
- improve
- improve on
- improvement
- look up
- pick up
- progress
- raise
- security
- technique
- turn
- upgrade
- brighten
- enhance
- go
- look
- matter
- out
- perk
- pick
- rise
- room
- smarten up
- up

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mejorar

♦ vt

1. [hacer mejor] to improve;

mejoraron las condiciones de trabajo working conditions were improved;

su principal objetivo es mejorar la economía their main aim is to improve the economy's performance

2. [enfermo] to make better;

estas pastillas lo mejorarán these tablets will make him better

3. [superar] to improve;

mejorar una oferta to make a better offer;

mejoró el recórd mundial she beat the world record

♦ vi

1. [ponerse mejor] to improve, to get better;

el paciente está mejorando the patient's condition is improving, the patient is getting better;

necesita mejorar en matemáticas he needs to improve o do better in mathematics

2. [tiempo, clima] to improve, to get better;

tan pronto como mejore, salimos a dar un paseo as soon as the weather improves o gets better we'll go out for a walk;

después de la lluvia el día mejoró after the rain it cleared up

♦ See also the pronominal verb mejorarse

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mejorar

I v/t improve

II v/i improve

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mejorar vt

: to improve, to make better

mejorar vi

: to improve, to get better

♦ See also the reflexive verb mejorarse

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mejorar vb to improve

sus notas han mejorado his marks have improved

mañana mejorará el tiempo the weather will be better tomorrow

Spanish-English dictionary > mejorar
19 sin rodeos

adv.

directly, in plain English, bluntly, in plain language.

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= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly

Ex. Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex. The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.

Ex. In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex. Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.

* * *

= head-on, baldly, bluntly, outspokenly

Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.

Ex: The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.

Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.

Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.

Spanish-English dictionary > sin rodeos
20 superar

v.

1 to beat.

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat something/somebody for something

nos superan en número they outnumber us

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2 to overtake, to pass.

3 to overcome.

superar un examen to get through an exam

tener algo superado to have got over something

Ellos superan la adversidad They overcome adversity.

4 to surpass, to exceed, to best, to excel.

María supera a sus colegas Mary surpasses her colleagues.

5 to outdo, to win over.

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superar

► verbo transitivo

1 (exceder) to surpass, exceed, excel

2 (obstáculo etc) to overcome, surmount

► verbo pronominal superarse

1 (sobrepasarse) to excel oneself

2 (mejorarse) to improve oneself, better oneself

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verb

1) to surpass

2) overcome

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1. VT

1) (=aventajar) [+ contrincante, adversario] to overcome; [+ límite] to go beyond; [+ récord, marca] to break

fue incapaz de superar al rival — he was unable to overcome his rival

pronto superó al resto de los corredores — she soon overtook the other runners

las ventas han superado con creces nuestras expectativas — sales have far exceeded our expectations

las temperaturas han superado los 20 grados — temperatures have risen (to) above 20 degrees

superar a algn en algo: superó al adversario en cuatro puntos — she beat her opponent by four points

nos superaban en número — they outnumbered us

nos supera a todos en inteligencia — she's cleverer than all of us

2) (=pasar con éxito) [+ dificultad] to overcome; [+ enfermedad, crisis] to get over

ha tenido que superar muchos obstáculos en su vida — she has had to overcome a lot of obstacles in her life

aún no ha superado el divorcio de sus padres — he still hasn't got over his parents' divorce

3) [+ etapa] to get past

el equipo francés no superó la primera ronda — the French team did not get past the first round

ya hemos superado lo peor — we're over the worst now

4) [+ prueba, examen] to pass

2.

See:

superarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex. It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex. Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex. Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

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

Ex. Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex. Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex. A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex. We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex. The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex. The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex. These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex. We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex. As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex. The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex. One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex. The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex. I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex. This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex. Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex. This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex. Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

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

Ex. In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex. It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex. Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex. Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex. If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex. He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

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

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

nadie lo supera en experiencia — no one has more experience than him

supera en estatura a su hermano — he's taller than his brother

nos superan en número — they outnumber us

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer — it is three points higher than yesterday's figure

b) ( mejorar) < marca> to beat

ese método está totalmente superado — that method has been completely superseded

2)

a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) <timidez/dificultad/etapa> to overcome; < trauma> to get over

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil — we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

b) (frml) <examen/prueba> to pass
2.
superarse v pron to better oneself

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= beat, circumvent, go beyond, outperform [out-perform], outweigh, overcome, overtake, score over, outgrow, surpass, survive, go far beyond, extend + far beyond, top, outbalance, outrank, weather, get through, one-up, outwit, outdo, outsmart, ride out, exceed, outfox, go + past, outrun [out-run], best, trump, move on from, go + one better.

Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.

Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.

Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.

Ex: Numerous experiment have tried to determine if free-text searching outperform searching with the aid of a controlled index language.

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

Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.

Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.

Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.

Ex: We outgrow the school, we cannot outgrow the library.

Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.

Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.

Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user.

Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.

Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.

Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.

Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.

Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.

Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.

Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.

Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

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

Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.

Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.

Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.

Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.

Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.

Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* ayudar a superar = get + Nombre + through.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo = self-improvement-oriented.

* nada supera a = nothing beats....

* no superar la prueba de = not stand the test of.

* ser difícil de superar = take + some beating.

* sin ser superado = unsurpassed.

* superar Algo = put + Nombre + behind.

* superar barreras = hurdle + barriers.

* superar el intento = resist + effort.

* superar el miedo = overcome + Posesivo + fear, conquer + fear.

* superar el nerviosismo = overcome + nervousness.

* superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.

* superar en número = outnumber.

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

* superar la etapa de = move on from.

* superar las expectativas = exceed + expectations.

* superarse a sí mismo = pull + Reflexivo + up(wards) by + Posesivo + (own) bootstraps.

* superarse a Uno Mismo = make + the best of + Reflexivo.

* superarse para hacer frente a Algo = rise to + meet.

* superar una barrera = conquer + barrier.

* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.

* superar una dificultad = overcome + difficulty, get over + difficulty.

* superar una limitación = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation.

* superar un análisis minucioso = stand up to + scrutiny, stand up to + examination.

* superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.

* superar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.

* superar un obstáculo = overcome + obstacle, jump over + hurdle, overcome + barrier, conquer + barrier.

* superar un peligro = overcome + danger.

* superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.

* verse superado sólo por = be second only to.

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superar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (ser superior a, mayor que) to exceed, go beyond

un éxito que supera todas las expectativas a success which goes beyond o exceeds o surpasses all expectations

la realidad supera a la ficción fact o truth is stranger than fiction

el horror de estas escenas supera todo lo imaginable the horror of these scenes goes beyond anything one could imagine

nadie lo supera en experiencia ni habilidad nobody can surpass him in experience or skill, nobody can surpass his experience or skill

nos superan en número they outnumber us

supera en estatura a su hermano mayor he's taller than his elder brother

supera en tres puntos la cifra de ayer it is three points higher than yesterday's figure, it surpasses yesterday's figure by three points

2 (mejorar) to beat

logró superar su propio récord he managed to beat his own record

ese método está totalmente superado that method has been completely superseded

B

1 (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome

trata de superar estas diferencias try to overcome o get over these differences

no ha logrado superar el trauma que le supuso el accidente he has not got(ten) over the trauma of the accident

ya hemos superado la etapa más difícil we've already got(ten) through o over the most difficult stage

hace tres meses que rompimos pero ya lo tengo superado we split up three months ago but I've got(ten) over it o I'm over it now

2 ( frml); ‹examen/prueba› to pass

■ superarse

v pron

to better oneself

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superar ( conjugate superar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( ser superior a) to exceed;

◊ superó todas las expectativas she exceeded all expectations;

nadie lo supera en experiencia no one has more experience than him;
supera en estatura a su hermano he's taller than his brother
b) ( mejorar) ‹ marca› to beat

2
a) (vencer, sobreponerse a) ‹timidez/dificultad/etapa› to overcome;

‹ trauma› to get over
b) (frml) ‹examen/prueba› to pass

superarse verbo pronominal
to better oneself
superar verbo transitivo
1 (estar por encima de) to exceed: tu hermana te supera en altura, your sister is taller than you
la temperatura superó los treinta grados, the temperature rose above thirty degrees
(expectativas) esto supera todo lo imaginado, this defies the imagination
(un récord, una marca) to beat, break
2 (pasar, sobreponerse) to overcome
(un examen) to pass, get through
' superar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atonía
- ganar
- sacar
- salir
- salvar
- sobreponerse
- vencer
- volver
- cabeza
- creces
- exceder
- marca
English:
beat
- beating
- carry through
- coast
- corner
- deal with
- excel
- get over
- get past
- handicap
- improve on
- outdo
- outnumber
- overcome
- overtake
- pull through
- surmount
- surpass
- top
- exceed
- get
- negotiate
- out
- over
- rise
- shrug
- survive
- transcend

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superar

♦ vt

1. [aventajar] to beat;

superar algo/a alguien en algo to beat sth/sb for sth;

nos superan en número they outnumber us;

me supera en altura/inteligencia he's taller/cleverer than me

2. [sobrepasar] [récord] to break;

queremos superar los resultados del año pasado we want to improve on o beat last year's results;

me superó por dos décimas de segundo she beat me by two tenths of a second

3. [adelantar] to overtake, to pass;

superó a su rival en la recta final she overtook her rival on the home straight

4. [época, técnica]
estar superado to have been superseded

5. [complejo, crisis, enfermedad] to overcome, to get over;

no ha superado la pérdida de su mujer he has not overcome the loss of his wife;

tener algo superado to have got over sth

6. [examen, prueba] to pass

♦ See also the pronominal verb superarse

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superar

v/t persona beat; límite go beyond, exceed; obstáculo overcome, surmount

* * *

superar vt

1) : to surpass, to exceed

2) : to overcome, to surmount

♦ See also the reflexive verb superarse

* * *

superar vb

1. (vencer problema, etc) to overcome [pt. overcame; pp. overcome]

la empresa ha superado la crisis the company has overcome the crisis

2. (pasar) to pass

ha superado la primera prueba she's passed the first test

3. (ser mejor) to be better / to surpass

la realidad supera a la ficción the reality surpasses the fiction

4. (ser más) to be more / to be over

el porcentaje de aprobados supera el 85% the percentage of passes is over 85%

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