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1 timide
timide [timid]adjectivea. ( = embarrassé) [personne, air, sourire, voix] shy, timidb. ( = hésitant) [personne, critique, réponse, réforme] timid ; [politique, reprise économique] tentative* * *timid
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adjectif [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited
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nom masculin et féminin shy person* * *timid adj1) (= embarrassé) shy2) (= timoré) timid, timorous* * *A adj [personne, animal] shy, timid; [critique, réforme] timid; [succès, résultat] limited; d'un air timide shyly, timidly; faussement timide coy.B nmf shy person; c'est un grand timide he's terribly shy; il joue les timides he's pretending to be shy, he's being coy.[timid] adjectifil est timide avec les femmes he's shy of ou he shrinks away from womenl'auteur de quelques timides réformes the author of a handful of half-hearted ou feeble reforms————————[timid] nom masculin et féminin -
2 mejora
f.1 improvement (progreso).2 increase (aumento).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mejorar.* * *1 (progreso) improvement1 (obras) alterations, improvements* * *noun f.1) improvement2) upgrade* * *SF1) (=progreso) improvement2) (=aumento) increase3) pl mejoras (=obras) improvements, alterations4) [en subasta] higher bid5) Méx (Agr) weeding* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex. Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.Ex. Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex. The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex. Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex. The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex. The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex. Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex. This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex. All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.----* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1)a) ( perfeccionamiento) improvement2) (Chi) ( choza): makeshift dwelling built on another person's land* * *= boost, enhancement, improvement, amelioration, betterment, upturn, optimising [optimizing, -USA], upgrade, brightening, scale-up, pickup [pick-up].Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.* acción de mejora = improvement action.* con mejoras = stepped-up.* dar mejora (en) = give + improvement (in).* hacer mejoras = make + improvements.* introducir mejoras = make + improvements.* mejora de las condiciones laborales = horizontal ladder.* mejora de la situación social = upward social mobility.* mejora de situación social = upward mobility.* mejora social = social improvement.* plan de mejora = improvement plan.* que mejora el estatus social = status-enhancing.* ser una mejora con respecto a = be an improvement on.* * *1 (perfeccionamiento) improvementla empresa prometió mejoras en las condiciones de trabajo the company promised (to make) improvements in working conditions o promised to improve working conditions* * *
Del verbo mejorar: ( conjugate mejorar)
mejora es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mejora
mejorar
mejora sustantivo femenino
improvement
mejorar ( conjugate mejorar) verbo transitivo ‹condiciones/situación/oferta› to improve;
‹ marca› to improve on, beat;
verbo intransitivo [tiempo/calidad/situación] to improve, get better;
[ persona] (Med) to get better;
mejorarse verbo pronominal [ enfermo] to get better;
que te mejores get well soon, I hope you get better soon
mejora sustantivo femenino improvement
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
' mejora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adelanto
- escritura
- experimentar
- mejorar
- susceptible
- notorio
- significar
English:
decided
- improvement
- slight
- upturn
- refinement
- up
* * *mejora nf1. [progreso] improvement;se nota una clara mejora you can see a clear improvement;un factor que contribuye a la mejora de la calidad de vida a factor which contributes to a better quality of life2. [cambio] improvement;este trabajo necesita varias mejoras several things about this piece of work need improving* * *f improvement* * *mejora nf: improvement* * *mejora n improvement -
3 Verbesserung
Verbesserung f 1. BANK advance; 2. COMP enhancement; 3. GEN enhancement, improvement; 4. GRUND betterment (Melioration); 5. PAT correction; 6. RW advance* * *f 1. < Bank> advance; 2. < Comp> enhancement; 3. < Geschäft> enhancement, improvement; 4. < Grund> Melioration betterment; 5. < Patent> correction; 6. < Rechnung> advance* * *Verbesserung
progress, advance, improvement, (Berichtigung) correction, rectification, (Boden) [a]melioration,improvement, betterment, (Buch) revisal, revision, (Gesetz) emendation, amendment;
• allerletzte Verbesserungen the very latest improvements;
• bauliche Verbesserungen structural improvements, improvement of building (US);
• durchgreifende Verbesserungen far-reaching improvements;
• entwicklungsbedingte Verbesserungen technological improvements;
• merkliche Verbesserung marked improvement;
• Treibstoff sparende Verbesserungen fuel-economy improvements;
• verfahrenstechnische Verbesserungen procedural improvements;
• werterhaltende Verbesserungen (Gebäude) necessary improvements;
• Verbesserung der Arbeitsbedingungen improvement of working conditions;
• Verbesserung der Arbeitsmethoden improvement of working methods;
• Verbesserung der Beschäftigungslage improvement of the employment situation;
• Verbesserung der Einkommensverhältnisse income support;
• leichte Verbesserung der 2002er Ertragslage slight improvement on 2002 earnings;
• Verbesserung der Handelsbilanz amelioration of the trade balance;
• Verbesserung der Haushaltssalden improvement in fiscal balances;
• Verbesserungen der Ladeanlagen betterments of loading facilities;
• Verbesserung des Lebensstandards rise in the standard of living;
• Verbesserungen auf der ganzen Linie allround improvements;
• Verbesserung der Luftqualität improvement of air quality;
• Verbesserung eines Patents amendment of a patent;
• Verbesserung der Pensionsleistungen pension improvements;
• Verbesserung im Pfundkurs improvement in sterling exchange;
• Verbesserung der Produktqualität und -sicherheit improvement of product quality and safety;
• Verbesserung der Produktionstechnik improvement in technique;
• Verbesserungen nach dem Stand der Technik technological improvements;
• Verbesserung der Tarifsätze improvement in rates;
• Verbesserung eines Textes castigation (emendation) of a text;
• Verbesserung der Umweltbedingungen environmental enhancing;
• Verbesserung der Verkehrs- und Wohnungsbedingungen transportation and housing improvement;
• Verbesserung des Verwaltungsapparates civil service reform;
• Verbesserung der Zahlungsbilanz improvement in the balance of payments;
• Verbesserung erfahren (Kurs) to show improvement, to experience an advance.
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