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1 вопрос первостепенной важности
1) General subject: a question of vital importance, issue of paramount importance2) Military: question of major importance, vital issue3) Diplomatic term: a question of major importance4) Advertising: matter of primary importanceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > вопрос первостепенной важности
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2 primario
(pl -ri) prime* * *primario agg.1 primary, principal: le primarie autorità, the principal authorities; una questione di primaria importanza, a matter of primary importance // elezioni primarie, primary elections, primaries // scuola primaria, primary school // medico primario, head physician // (dir.) delinquente primario, first offender // (elettr.) avvolgimento primario, primary coil // (chim.): alcol primario, primary alcohol; ammoniaca primaria, primary amine // (geol.): era primaria, primary age (o Primary); rocce primarie, primary rocks2 (econ.) leading, principal, primary, prime, major: industria primaria, leading industry; attività primaria, principal activity; investimento, tasso primario, prime investment, rate◆ s.m.1 head physician2 (elettr.) primary (coil)3 (econ.) primary sector.* * *[pri'marjo] primario -ria, -ri, -rie1. agg1) (funzione, motivo, scopo) main, chief, primary2) Geol2. sm(medico) head o chief physician* * *1.1) (principale) elemental, primarydi -a importanza — of primary o prime importance
2) econ.2.settore primario — primary industry o sector
sostantivo maschile med. top clinician, consultant BE3.* * *primariopl. -ri, - rie /pri'marjo, ri, rje/1 (principale) elemental, primary; di -a importanza of primary o prime importance; colore primario primary colourmed. top clinician, consultant BEIII primarie f.pl.pol. (negli USA) primary election sing. -
3 plan
"1. plan; scheme; project. 2. plot (of a novel, short story, play). - kurmak to plan something; to scheme. (...) -da olmak (for something) to be of (a certain degree of) importance: Bu iş birinci planda. This job is of great importance. (...) -da tutmak /ı/ to regard (something, someone) as being a thing or a person of (a specified degree of) importance. ikinci -a düşmek to become a matter of secondary importance; to take a back seat to something else. ön -a geçmek to become a matter of primary importance, come to the fore. " -
4 важность
Русско-английский словарь по информационным технологиям > важность
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5 важность важност·ь
1) importance; (значение) significanceнедооценивать важность — to underestimate / to underrate the importance (of)
переоценивать важность — to overestimate / to overrate the importance (of)
подчёркивать важность — to accentuate / to stress the importance (of), to bring into focus
показывать важность — to manifest / to show the importance (of)
преувеличивать важность — to amplify / to exaggerate / to overemphasize the importance (of)
преуменьшать важность — to belittle / to diminish / to minimize / to play down the importance
большой важности — of great importance / significance / consequence / moment
первостепенной важности — of fundamental / major / paramount / primary importance
вопрос первостепенной важности — matter of primary / paramount importance
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6 важность
1. consequence2. interest3. gravity4. concern5. moment6. significance7. concernment8. portentousness9. self-importance10. importance; conceit11. magnitudeСинонимический ряд:значительность (сущ.) значимость; значительность; немаловажность; судьбоносность; существенность; эпохальность -
7 очень важный вопрос
1) General subject: matter of great significance, matter of great weight, question of great import2) Mass media: high-profile issue, paramount issue, primary issue, prime issue, relevant issue3) Makarov: a matter of great importance, matter of great importanceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > очень важный вопрос
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8 значение значени·е
1) (смысл) significance, meaning, senseбуквальное значение — literal meaning / sense
двоякое значение — ambiguous / double meaning
очевидное / ясное значение — obvious meaning
переносное значение — figurative sense / meaning
прямое значение — direct sense / meaning
2) (важность) importance, weight, significanceне придавать значение доводам — to overlook arguments, to attach no importance to arguments
подчёркивать значение — to stress / to dramatize the importance (of)
придавать значение — to give weight (to), to lay weight (on), to attach great importance (to)
придавать особое значение — to lay / place special emphasis / stress (on)
большое значение — great / considerable significance / importance
приобретать большое значение — to accmire great importance / significance
важное значение — great / major significance / importance
второстепенное значение — secondary / minor importance / significance
историческое значение — historic importance / significance
международное значение — international significance / importance
неясное / туманное значение — obscure meaning
общественное / социальное значение — social implication
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9 роль
ж.1) театр, кино role; театр тж. partроль второ́го пла́на — supporting role
распределя́ть роли — cast roles / parts
игра́ть роль (рд.) — play the role / part (of)
игра́ть роль Га́млета — play / act Hamlet
игра́ть гла́вную роль — play the leading part; (перен. тж.) play first fiddle идиом. разг.
2) ( текст роли) lines plучи́ть роль — learn one's lines
3) ( функции) role, functionигра́ть роль хозя́йки [сове́тчика] — act as hostess [adviser]
поменя́ться роля́ми — switch / swap roles
4) ( значение) role, significanceроль Пу́шкина в исто́рии ру́сской литерату́ры — Pushkin's role in the history of Russian literature
••в роли (рд.) — in the role (of); acting (as); as
войти́ в роль — get into one's role; (рд.) get into the role (of)
вы́держать роль — keep up a part, sustain an act
вы́йти из роли (рд.) — abandon / relinguish the role (of)
на пе́рвых роля́х — in a key role / position sg
на вторы́х роля́х — in a supporting role sg
игра́ть роль (иметь значение) — matter, count, be of importance
э́то не игра́ет роли — it is of no importance, it does not matter at all
игра́ть гла́вную / важне́йшую роль — be of primary importance
э́то сыгра́ло свою́ роль — it has played its part
игра́ть глу́пую роль — act a silly part
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10 essenziale
1. adj essential2. m: l'essenziale è the main thing is* * *essenziale agg.1 essential, fundamental, basic, prime, primary: d'importanza essenziale, of fundamental (o primary) importance; l'introduzione è una parte essenziale di questo libro, the introduction is an essential part of this book// (med.) ipertensione essenziale, essential hypertension◆ s.m. (the) essential thing: l'essenziale è non perderlo di vista, the essential thing is not to lose sight of him // badare all'essenziale, to stick to the main point (o the essentials).* * *[essen'tsjale]1. aggessenziale (a) — essential (to o for), (stile, linguaggio) simple
2. sml'essenziale — (l'importante) the main o most important thing, (oggetti necessari) the (basic) essentials pl, (punti principali) the essentials pl
riduciamo il discorso all'essenziale — let's restrict our discussion to the basic o essential points
l'essenziale è che venga — the main o important thing is that he should come
l'essenziale è che tu sia arrivato sano e salvo — the main thing is that you got here safe and sound
* * *[essen'tsjale] 1.1) essential, fundamental, basic, vital2) [ arredamento] essential, basic3) [ stile] terse, pithy4) (necessario) necessary5) chim. [ olio] essential2.sostantivo maschile2) (oggetti indispensabili) essentials pl., basics pl.* * *essenziale/essen'tsjale/1 essential, fundamental, basic, vital2 [ arredamento] essential, basic3 [ stile] terse, pithy4 (necessario) necessary; le cose -i the bare essentials5 chim. [ olio] essential1 (elemento fondamentale) dimenticare l'essenziale to forget the most important thing; andare all'essenziale to get to the heart of the matter2 (oggetti indispensabili) essentials pl., basics pl. -
11 первостепенной важности
Синонимический ряд:главный (прил.) важнейший; главнейший; главный; имеющий наибольшее значение; ключевой; коренной; основной; основополагающий; первейший; первостатейный; первостепенный; первый; стержневой; узловой; центральныйРусско-английский большой базовый словарь > первостепенной важности
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12 предмет первостепенной важности
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13 wichtigst
most important* * *1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prime2) (first or most important: his primary concern.) primary* * *adj.main adj.prime adj. -
14 अन्वाचयः _anvācayḥ
अन्वाचयः [प्रधानस्य पश्चादन्यः आचीयते बोध्यते यत्र, चि- अच्]1 Statement of a secondary (गौण) rite or action after the mention of a primary (प्रधान) one; adding an object of secondary importance to the main object, one of the senses of the particle च; चान्वाचये समाहारे Ak.; अन्यतरस्यानुषङ्गिकत्वे$न्वाचयः; as भो भिक्षामट गां चानय where going out to beg is enjoined to the beggar as his principal object, and the bringing of a cow (if he can see any) is tacked on to it as a secondary object.-2 Such an object itself.-Comp. -शिष्ट a. propounded as a rule or matter of secondary importance. -
15 प्रधान _pradhāna
प्रधान a.1 Chief, principal, pre-eminent, main, best, most excellent; as in; प्रधानामात्य, प्रधानपुरुष &c.; रत्नैश्च पूजयेदेनं प्रधानपुरुषैः सह Ms.7.23; प्रधानफलं वा आनुषङ्गिकं वा सर्वमेव आधातरि समवेतुमर्हति ŚB. on. MS.6.2.1; 'यस्मिन् कुले यः पुरुषः प्रधानः स सर्वयत्नेन हि रक्षणीयः'.-2 Principally inherent, prevalent, predominant.-नम् 1 The chief thing or object, most important thing; head, chief; न परिचयो मलिनात्मनां प्रधानम् Śi.7.61; G. L.18; प्रयोगप्रधानं हि नाट्यशास्त्रम् M.1; शमप्रधानेषु तपो- धनेषु Ś.2.7; गुणैश्च तैस्तैर्विनयप्रधानैः R.6.79.-2 The first evolver, originator, or source of the material world, the primary germ out of which all material appear- ances are evolved, according to Sāṅkhya philosophy; न पुनरपि प्रधानवादी अशब्दत्वं प्रधानस्या सिद्धमित्याह Ś. B.; see प्रकृति also; प्रधानक्षेत्रज्ञपतिर्गुणेशः Śvet. Up.6.16; एतस्याद्या प्रवृत्तिस्तु प्रधानात् संप्रवर्तते Mb.12.25.25.-3 The Supreme Spirit.-4 Intellect, understanding; एको मयेह भगवान् विबुधप्रधानैश्चित्तीकृतः प्रजननाय कथं नु यूयम् Bhāg.4.1.28.-5 The principal member of a compound.-नः, -नम् 1 The principal attendant or companion of a king (his minister or confidant).-2 A noble, courtier.-3 An elephant-driver.-4 The commander-in-chief.-Comp. -अङ्गम् 1 the principal branch or part of anything.-2 the chief member of the body.-3 the principal or most eminent person in a state.-अमात्यः the prime-minister, premier.-आत्मन् m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.-उत्तम a.1 eminent, most illustrious.-2 war- like, brave.-कर्मन् n.,कार्यम् 1 the chief business, the principal act; यस्यैव प्रधानकर्मफलं तस्यैवानुषङ्गिकमपि भवितुमर्हति ŚB. on MS.6.2.1.-2 (Medic.) the principal mode of treatment.-कारणवादः the doctrine that प्रधान is the original cause (according to Sāṅkhyas).-धातुः the chief element of the body; i. e. semen virile.-पुरुषः 1 the principal or most eminent person (in a state &c.) Ms.7.23; Pt.3.138. ˚अतीतः transcending प्रधान and पुरुष (matter and spirit).-2 an epithet of Śiva.-भाज् a.1 most distinguished.-2 receiving the chief share.-मन्त्रिन् m. the prime-minister.-वादिन् m. one who asserts the Sāṅkhya doctrine (of प्रधान).-वासस् n. a principal garment; (du.) the two chief garments.-वृष्टिः f. a heavy shower of rain.-शिष्ट a. taught or prescribed as of primary importance.-सभिकः the chief of a gambling house. -
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1. adjective1) coming after, and at a more advanced level than, primary:ثانَويsecondary education.
2) lesser in importance:ثانَوي الأهَمِيَّهa matter of secondary importance.
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17 importancia
f.importance.dar importancia a algo to attach importance to somethingdarse importancia to give oneself airsde importancia important, of importancesin importancia unimportantquitar importancia a algo to play something down* * *1 importance\dar importancia a algo to take something seriouslydarse importancia to give oneself airsno tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not importantquitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something downsin importancia unimportanttener importancia to be important* * *noun f.* * *SF importancetu ayuda ha sido de gran importancia — your help has been very important o of great importance
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?
no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important
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carecer de importancia — to be unimportantno quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...
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darse importancia — to give o.s. airs* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.----* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *importancetemas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great importésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant detailstrató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problemno debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this mattersiento llegar tarde — no tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?darse importancia to give oneself airs* * *
importancia sustantivo femenino
importance;
quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
darse importancia to give oneself airs
importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
dar importancia a, to attach importance to
quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
sin importancia, unimportant
♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs
' importancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acento
- acentuar
- alta
- alto
- bagatela
- calibre
- cobrar
- conceder
- dimensión
- énfasis
- entidad
- envergadura
- escatológico
- fallo
- ignorar
- incidir
- insignificancia
- insistir
- interés
- levedad
- marcar
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- niñería
- palidecer
- pequeña
- pequeño
- primera
- primero
- primordial
- protagonismo
- quitar
- recalcar
- relativa
- relativo
- relieve
- representar
- restar
- revestir
- subrayar
- suceso
- suma
- sumo
- talla
- tontería
- valor
- vital
- vuelo
- alguno
- capital
English:
account
- attach
- count
- emphasize
- importance
- incidental
- irrelevant
- issue
- light
- little
- major
- matter
- mind
- minimize
- minor
- moment
- momentous
- override
- paramount
- play down
- primary
- prime
- prominence
- read
- ride
- shrug off
- significance
- smooth over
- store
- thrust forward
- unimportant
- vital
- vitally
- all
- all right
- consideration
- descend
- detail
- emphasis
- gloss
- hot
- import
- magistrate
- menial
- play
- small
- trifling
- utmost
* * *importancia nfimportance;de importancia important, of importance;un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;darse importancia to give oneself airs;no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;[no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;sin importancia unimportant;ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;* * *f importance;dar importancia a attach importance to;quitar orestar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;tener importancia be important;no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;sin importancia unimportant;darse importancia give o.s. airs* * *importancia nf: importance* * *importancia n importancetener importancia to be important / to matter -
18 vorrangig
II Adv.: etw. vorrangig behandeln give s.th. (top) priority* * *primary* * *vor|ran|gig ['foːɐraŋɪç]1. adjpriority attrvórrangig sein — to have (top) priority
2. advas a matter of priorityeine Angelegenheit vórrangig erledigen/behandeln — to give a matter priority treatment
* * *vor·ran·gigvon \vorrangiger Bedeutung of prime [or the utmost] importance▪ \vorrangig sein to have priorityII. adv as a matter of priority* * *1.2.vorrangig sein — be a matter of priority or of prime importance
adverbial as a matter of priority* * *A. adj attr priority …;B. adv:etwas vorrangig behandeln give sth (top) priority* * *1.2.vorrangig sein — be a matter of priority or of prime importance
adverbial as a matter of priority* * *adj.urgent adj. -
19 premier
premier, -ière1 [pʀəmje, jεʀ]1. adjective• arriver/être premier to arrive/be firstc. ( = de base) [échelon, grade] bottom ; [ébauche, projet] first• quel est votre premier prix pour ce type de voyage ? what do your prices start at for this kind of trip?d. ( = originel, fondamental) [cause, donnée, principe] basic ; [objectif] primary ; [état] initial, original2. masculine noun, feminine nouna. (dans le temps, l'espace) first• parler/passer/sortir le premier to speak/go/go out first• elle fut l'une des premières à... she was one of the first to...b. (dans une hiérarchie, un ordre) il a été reçu dans les premiers he was in the top fewc. (dans une série, une comparaison) Pierre et Paul sont cousins, le premier est médecin Peter and Paul are cousins, the former is a doctor3. masculine nouna. first• c'est leur premier ( = enfant) it's their first child• mon premier est... (charade) my first is in...► en premier [arriver, parler] first• pour lui, la famille vient toujours en premier his family always comes first4. compounds* * *
1.
- ière pʀəmje, ɛʀ adjectif1) ( dans le temps) first2) ( dans l'espace) first3) ( dans une série) first‘livre premier’ — ‘book one’
Napoléon Ier — Napoleon I, Napoleon the First
4) ( dans une hiérarchie) [artiste, écrivain, puissance] leading; [élève, étudiant] topêtre premier — [élève, étudiant] to be top; [coureur] to be first
nos premiers prix or tarifs — ( pour voyages) our cheapest holidays GB ou package tours US; ( pour billets) our cheapest tickets
5) ( originel) [impression] first, initial; [éclat] initial; [aspect] original6) ( essentiel) [qualité] prime; [objectif, conséquence] primary7) Philosophie [terme, notion, donnée] fundamental; [vérité, principe] first
2.
nom masculin, féminin1) ( dans le temps) first2) ( dans une énumération) firstle premier de mes fils — ( sur deux fils) my elder son; ( sur plus de deux fils) my eldest son
3) ( dans un classement)arriver le premier — [coureur] to come first
être le premier de la classe — [élève] to be top of the class
3.
nom masculin1) ( dans un bâtiment) first floor GB, second floor US2) ( jour du mois) first3) ( arrondissement) first arrondissement
4.
en premier locution adverbiale
5.
de première (colloq) locution adjective first-ratec'est de première — it's first-class ou first-rate
Phrasal Verbs:* * *pʀəmje, jɛʀ (-ière)1. adj1) (dans le temps) firstC'est notre premier jour de vacances depuis Noël. — It's our first day off since Christmas.
C'est la première fois que je viens ici. — It's the first time I've been here.
du premier coup — at the first attempt, at the first go
Il est arrivé premier. — He came first., He was the first to arrive.
2) (du bas) (branche, marche, grade) lowest, bottomau premier étage — on the first floor Grande-Bretagne on the second floor USA
3) (en importance) firstde premier ordre — first-class, first-rate
de première qualité; de premier choix — best quality, top quality
4) (= fondamental) basic5)le Premier ministre — the Prime Minister, the Premier, the Premier of Queensland, the Queensland Premier
2. nm1) (= premier étage) first floor Grande-Bretagne second floor USA2) (= personne)3) (= jour)4)3. nf1) (= personne)2) AUTOMOBILES (= vitesse) first, first gear3) CHEMINS DE FER, AVIATION (= classe) first class4) ÉDUCATION (= classe) Year 12sixth year of secondary school (age 16-17)5) [spectacle] THÉÂTRE first night, CINÉMA première6) (chose faite pour la première fois) first* * *A adj1 ( qui commence une série) [habitant, emploi, automobile, symptôme] first; Adam fut le premier homme Adam was the first man; c'est la première fois que je viens ici this is the first time I've been here; la première et la dernière fois the first and last time; les premiers temps de the initial period of; (dans) les premiers temps tout allait bien at first things went well;2 ( qui précède dans l'espace) [porte, rue, visage, carrefour] first; les trois premières rues the first three streets; les premières marches (de l'escalier) the first few steps;3 ( dans une série) [numéro, chapitre, mot, candidat] first; première personne du singulier/du pluriel first person singular/plural; le premier janvier/juin the first of January/of June; article premier du code pénal first article of the penal code; ‘livre premier’ ‘book one’; Napoléon Ier Napoleon I ou the First; Elisabeth Ire Elizabeth I ou the First;4 ( par sa supériorité) [artiste, écrivain, producteur, puissance] leading; [élève, étudiant] top; le premier producteur mondial de vin the world's leading wine producer; être premier [élève, étudiant] to be top; [coureur] to be first; il est premier en physique he's top in physics; terminer or arriver premier [coureur] to come first; une affaire de première importance/urgence a matter of the utmost importance/urgency; article de première nécessité an absolutely essential item;5 ( par son infériorité) [billet, ticket, place] cheapest; nos premiers prix or tarifs ( pour voyages) our cheapest holidays GB ou package tours US; ( pour billets) our cheapest tickets;6 ( originel) [impression] first, initial; [vivacité, éclat] initial; [aspect] original; recouvrer sa santé première to recover one's health;B nm,f1 ( qui se présente d'abord) first; vous êtes le premier à me le dire you are the first to tell me; il est toujours le premier à se plaindre he's always the first to complain; sortir le premier to go out first; arriver le premier, arriver les premiers to arrive first; les premiers arrivés seront les premiers servis first come, first served;2 ( dans une énumération) first; je préfère le premier I prefer the first one; le premier de mes fils ( sur deux fils) my elder son; ( sur plus de deux fils) my eldest son;3 ( dans un classement) arriver le premier [coureur] to come first; être le premier de la classe [élève] to be top of the class; il est le premier en latin he's top in Latin.C nm1 ( dans un bâtiment) first floor GB, second floor US; monter/descendre au premier to go up/to go down to the first GB ou second US floor; habiter au premier to live on the first GB ou second US floor;2 ( jour du mois) first; être payé tous les premiers du mois to be paid on the first of every month; le premier de l'an New Year's Day;3 ( arrondissement) first arrondissement; habiter dans le premier to live in the first arrondissement;4 ( dans une charade) first; mon premier est my first is.D en premier loc adv faire qch en premier to do sth first; faire passer son travail en premier to put one's work first; recourir à l'arme nucléaire en premier to resort to nuclear weapons in the first instance; citons en premier le livre de notre collègue first of all there's our colleague's book; il faut en premier baisser l'impôt sur les bénéfices first of all it is necessary to reduce taxes on profits.E première nf1 (événement important, exploit) first; première mondiale world first;4 Aut first (gear); être en première to be in first (gear); passer la première to go into first (gear); rouler en première to drive in first (gear);5 ○ Rail, Aviat first class; voyager en première to travel first class; un billet de première a first-class ticket;6 ( couturière dirigeant un atelier) head seamstress;7 ( en alpinisme) first ascent; premier solitaire first solo-ascent;8 ( dans une chaussure) insole.premier âge [produits, vêtements] for babies up to six months ( après n); premier clerc chief clerk; premier communiant boy making his first communion; premier de cordée leader; premier danseur leading dancer; premier jet first ou rough draft; premier maître intermediate rank between chief petty officer and fleet chief petty officer GB, ≈ master chief petty officer US; premier ministre prime minister; premier secrétaire (d'un parti, organisme) first secretary; premier venu just anybody; elle s'est jetée dans les bras du premier venu she threw herself into the arms of the first man to come along; premier violon Mus first violin, leader; première classe Mil ≈ private; première communiante Relig girl making her first communion; première communion Relig first communion; première épreuve Imprim first proof; première nouvelle! that's the first I've heard about it; premiers secours first aid ¢.ⓘ Premier ministre The chief minister of the government, appointed by the Président de la République and responsible for the overall management of government affairs.1. (souvent avant le nom) [initial] earlyles premiers temps at the beginning, early on2. [proche] neareston s'est arrêtés dans le premier hôtel venu we stopped at the first hotel we came to ou happened to come to4. [dans une série] firstà la première heure first thing, at first lightdans un premier temps (at) first, to start with, to begin withil a fait ses premières armes à la "Gazette du Nord" he cut his teeth at the "Gazette du Nord"j'ai fait mes premières armes dans le métier comme apprenti cuisinier I started in the trade as a cook's apprenticepremier jet (first) ou rough ou initial drafta. [personnes et matériel] emergency servicesb. [soins] first aida. [généralement] first partb. [au spectacle] opening act5. [principal] mainde (toute) première nécessité/urgence (absolutely) essential/urgentc'est vous le premier intéressé you're the main person concerned ou the one who's got most at stakesortir premier d'une Grande école to be first on the pass list (in the final exam of a Grande école)l'idée première était de... the original idea was to...8. [spontané] firstson premier mouvement his first ou spontaneous impulse9. (après le nom) [fondamental] firstMATHÉMATIQUES [nombre] prime[polynôme] irreducibleprincipe premier first ou basic principle10. [moindre]et ta récitation, tu n'en connais pas le premier mot! you haven't a clue about your recitation, have you?la robe coûte 400 euros et je n'en ai pas le premier sou the dress costs 400 euros and I haven't a penny (UK) ou cent (US) to my name11. GRAMMAIREpremière personne du singulier/pluriel first person singular/pluralvoir aussi link=pluriel pluriel12. CUISINEcôte/côtelette première prime rib/cutlet————————, première [prəmje, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [personne]elle est la première de sa classe/au hit-parade she's top of her class/the charts2. [chose]3. [celui-là]plantez des roses ou des tulipes, mais les premières durent plus longtemps plant roses or tulips, but the former last longervoir aussi link=cinquième cinquième————————nom masculin1. [dans une charade]3. [dans des dates]Aix, le premier juin Aix, June 1stle premier avril April Fool's ou All Fools Dayle premier janvier ou de l'an New Year's Day————————première nom féminin2. [exploit]être/passer en première to be in/to go into firstbillet/wagon de première first-class ticket/carriage8. IMPRIMERIE [épreuve] first proof[édition - d'un livre] first edition ; [ - d'un journal] early edition9. [d'une chaussure] insole————————de première locution adjectivale————————en premier locution adverbialepremier de cordée nom masculin————————premier degré nom masculin2. [phase initiale] first step3. (figuré)————————premier prix nom masculin1. COMMERCE lowest ou cheapest pricedans les premiers prix at the cheaper ou lower end of the scale2. [récompense] first prize -
20 ocurrir
v.1 to happen.nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.2 to happen to, to occur to.Los eventos transcurrieron The events happened=came about.Me ocurrió algo divertido Something funny happened to me.* * *1 to happen■ ¿qué fue lo que ocurrió? what happened?■ ¿qué ocurre? what's wrong?■ ¿te ocurre algo? are you alright?1 to occur to■ no se me ocurre nada nothing occurs to me, I can't think of anything■ se me ocurrió pensar que... it crossed my mind that..., it occurred to me that■ ¡se te ocurre cada cosa! you come out with some funny ideas!\lo que ocurre es que... the thing is that...por lo que pueda ocurrir just in case* * *verbto happen, occur* * *1.VI to happenocurre que... — it (so) happens that...
¿qué ocurre? — what's going on?
¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
lo que ocurre es que... — the thing is...
2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex. Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.Ex. Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex. In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex. This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex. In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex. How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex. The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex. The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex. The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.----* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *1.verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen¿ha ocurrido algo? — is anything the matter?, is anything wrong?
lo que ocurre es que... — the trouble is (that)...
2.¿qué te ocurre? — what's the matter?
ocurrirse v pron (en 3a pers)se me ocurrió que... — it occurred to me that... (frml)
¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? — who in their right mind would leave him on his own?
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? — whatever made you buy it?
* * *= happen, occur, occur, take + place, come about, go on, transpire, come to + pass, play out.Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.Ex: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.Ex: The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor = put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* cambio + ocurrir = change + take place.* catástrofe + ocurrir = disaster + strike.* como ocurre en estos casos = as is the way with these things.* como + ocurrir + en el caso de = as + be + the case for.* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias = when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.* esto no ocurre en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor = keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.* ¡Ni se te ocurra! = Not on your life!.* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.* ocurrir en el futuro = go into + the future.* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea = hit on/upon + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea = think up + idea.* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución = come up with + solution.* ocurrírsele a Uno = come to + mind.* ocurrírsele a Uno Algo = come into + the mind, it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre.* ocurrírsele la idea = come up with + idea.* ocurrir todo a la vez = happen + all at once.* pregunta + ocurrir = question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.* ¿qué ocurre si... ? = what if... ?.* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia = be a rare occurrence.* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien = be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto = all (other) things being equal.* tener que ocurrir = be bound to happen.* * *ocurrir [I1 ]vi( en tercera persona)to happeneso ocurrió hace muchos años that happened many years ago¿ha ocurrido algo? is anything the matter?, is something wrong?ocurre una vez cada 120 años it occurs o happens once every 120 yearsno sabemos qué ocurrió aquella noche we do not know what happened o took place that nightlo más or lo peor que puede ocurrir es que te diga que no the worst that can happen is that he'll say noocurra lo que ocurra whatever happens o come what maylo que ocurre es que no tienes paciencia the trouble is that you have no patienceocurrirle algo A algn:¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter?nunca me había ocurrido una cosa así nothing like that had ever happened to me before( en tercera persona)ocurrírsele algo A algn:dime un nombre, el primero que se te ocurra give me a name, the first one that comes into your head o that you think ofse me ha ocurrido una idea brillante I've had a brilliant ideano se les ocurría nada que regalarle they couldn't think of anything to give herno se me ocurre qué puede ser I can't think o I've no idea what it can be¿a quién se le ocurre dejarlo solo? who in their right mind would leave him on his own?¿cómo se te ocurrió decirle semejante disparate? whatever made you say such a stupid thing?se me ocurrió que quizás fuera mejor ir a pie it occurred to me that it might be better to walk ( frml)* * *
ocurrir ( conjugate ocurrir) verbo intransitivo (en 3a pers) to happen;
lo que ocurre es que … the trouble is (that) …;
lamento lo ocurrido I'm sorry about what happened
ocurrirse verbo pronominal (en 3a pers): se me ha ocurrido una idea I've had an idea;
no se les ocurría nada they couldn't think of anything;
di lo primero que se te ocurra say the first thing that comes into your head;
¿cómo se te ocurrió comprarlo? whatever made you buy it?
ocurrir verbo impersonal to happen, occur: no sé qué le ocurre, I don't know what's the matter with him
¿qué está ocurriendo aquí?, what's going on here?
' ocurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amagar
- caer
- coincidir
- haber
- poder
- ser
- suceder
- volver
English:
come about
- go on
- happen
- occur
- place
- strike
- yet
- recur
- thought
- transpire
* * *♦ vi1. [suceder] to happen;ocurre muy frecuentemente it happens very often;nadie sabe lo que ocurrió nobody knows what happened;ha ocurrido un accidente there's been an accident;lo que ocurre es que… the thing is…;¿qué le ocurre a Juan? what's up with Juan?;¿qué ocurre? what's the matter?;¿te ocurre algo? is anything the matter?ocurrí a la central camionera I went to the central bus station* * *I v/i1 happen, occur;¿qué ocurre? what’s going on?;¿qué te ocurre? what’s the matter?II v/i Méxgo* * *ocurrir vi: to occur, to happen* * *¿qué ocurre? what's happening? / what's going on?¿qué te ocurre? what's the matter?
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