a small number of people

Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.

Ex: This article considers the consequences of electronic ordering and stresses the need to strive for decreased costs and the services and systems that are really necessary.

Ex: The 8088 is a ' cut-down' version of the 8086, having a smaller databus.

Ex: The choice for those interested in creating an expert system lies between a specialised development tool and a scaled down version of an programming language = La alternativa para aquellos interesados en crear un sistema experto está entre una herramienta de desarrollo especializada o una versión reducida de un lenguaje de programación.

Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.

Ex: Their marked-down food products are right after the meat department.

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* con un presupuesto reducido = low-budget.

* plantilla reducida = skeleton staff.

* precio reducido = marked-down price.

* reducido a la pulpa = pulped.

* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.

* tamaño reducido = reduced size.

Del verbo reducir: ( conjugate reducir)

reducido es:


Multiple Entries:
reducido    
reducir
reducido


‹ tamaño› small


trabaja jornada reducida she is on short-time (working)
reducir ( conjugate reducir) verbo transitivo
1

‹velocidad/producción/consumo› to reduce;

reducido algo A algo to reduce sth to sth;
reducido algo EN algo to reduce sth by sth

2


quedaron reducidos a cenizas they were reduced to ashes

3 ( dominar) ‹enemigo/rebeldes› to subdue;
‹ ladrón› to overpower
reducirse verbo pronominal:

reducido,-a adj (espacio, tiempo) limited, small
reducir
I verbo transitivo
1 (disminuir) to reduce
reducir algo en algo, to reduce sthg by sthg
(gastos, consumo, etc) to cut (down), minimize
2 (convertir, transformar) to reduce: el incendio redujo el bosque a cenizas, the fire reduced the wood to ashes
3 (subyugar) to subdue
II vi Auto to change down, US to downshift

' reducido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ámbito
- íntegra
- íntegro
- mayoría
- par
- reducida
English:
confined
- depleted
- diminished
- inexpensively
- narrow
- skeleton
- discount
- reduced
- small

1. noun m. 2. (f. - una)

adj.

one

3. = una, pron.

one

- uno y otro

- unos II

- unas II

- unos y otros

* * *

SF ABR Nic

= Unión Nacional Opositora

* * *

I

una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing

II

una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)

III

masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

* * *

I

una adjetivo

1)

a) ( refiriéndose al número) one

no había ni un asiento libre — there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico — it cost me a dollar something

treinta y un pasajeros — thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres — forty-one women

b) uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/número uno — chapter/number one

2) ( único)

la solución es una — there's only one solution

Dios es uno — God is one

ser uno y lo mismo or ser todo uno: vernos y empezar a pelear es uno y lo mismo — as soon as we see each other we start arguing

II

una pronombre

1) ( numeral) one

entraban de a uno/una — they were going in one at a time o one by one

es de tres por uno — it is three meters (long) by one (wide)

uno a or por uno — one by one

es la una — it's one o'clock

más de uno/una — (fam)

más de una va a lamentar su partida — there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go (colloq)

eso le molestó a más de uno — that annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una — (fam) not a thing (colloq)

no dar una — (fam)

los meteorólogos no dan una — the weathermen just never get it right (colloq)

no doy ni una — I can't get a thing right (colloq)

una de dos — one thing or the other; ver tb una

2) ( personal) (sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante — one's a teacher and the other's a student

¿te gustaron? - unos sí, otros no — did you like them? - some I did, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro — they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros — they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas — to be nothing special

3) (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq); (f) some woman (colloq)

les pregunté a unos que estaban allí — I asked some people who were there

4) ( uso impersonal)

a) ( como sujeto) you

uno no sabe qué decir — you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say

aquí se sirve uno mismo — here you serve yourself

b) ( como complemento) you

nunca le dicen nada a uno — they don't tell you anything

los demás lo critican a uno — people like to criticize (one)

III

masculino (number) one; para ejemplos ver cinco

del uno — (Chi fam)

pasarlo del uno — to have a great time (colloq)

estar del uno — ( hablando - de persona) to be hot stuff; (- de comida) to be delicious

hacer del uno — (Méx, Per fam) to have a pee (colloq)

* * *

uno¹ (1)

= one (1).

Ex: Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week.

* a excepción de uno = with one exception.

* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* enemigo público número uno = public enemy number one.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* número uno = number one.

* que sólo se hace una vez = once-off.

* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana = once-weekly.

* todo en uno = all in one.

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* una décima parte = one tenth [one-tenth], one in ten.

* una imagen vale más que mil palabras = a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.

* una imagen vale mil palabras = every picture tells a story.

* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta = one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

* un año antes de = a year ahead of.

* un año antes de lo previsto = a year ahead of schedule.

* una octava parte = one in eight.

* una pieza más en el engranaje = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una pieza más en la organización = a cog in the wheel, a cog in the machine.

* una quinta parte = one-fifth [one fifth], one in five.

* una quinta parte de = a fifth of.

* una tajada = a slice of the cake.

* una tercera parte = one third (1/3), one in three.

* una vez = once, one time.

* una vez al año = annually, once a year.

* una vez a la semana = once a week.

* una vez al mes = once a month.

* una vez cada dos semanas = once a fortnight.

* una vez en la vida = once in a lifetime.

* una vez en + Posesivo + vida = once in + Posesivo + lifetime.

* una vez más = again, yet again.

* una vez que = when.

* una y otra vez = over and over, repeatedly, repetitively, time after time, time and time again, again and again, time and again, over and over again.

* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* uno a cero = one down.

* uno a uno = in turn, one at a time, one by one, on a one-to-one basis, one for one.

* un octavo = one in eight.

* uno de cada cinco = one in five.

* uno de cada cuatro = one in four.

* uno de cada diez = one in ten.

* uno de cada ocho = one in eight.

* uno de cada tres = one in three.

* uno de los dos investigadores principales = co-principal investigator.

* uno de los padres = parent.

* uno de más = one too many.

* uno de sobra = one too many.

* uno de tantos en la organización = a cog in the wheel.

* uno entre mil = one of a thousand.

* uno más de tantos en la organización = a cog in the machine.

* uno por uno = in turn, one by one.

* uno tras otro = in turn, one after the other, sequentially, one after another.

* un quinto (1/5) = one-fifth [one fifth].

* un tercio = one in three.

* un tercio (1/3) = one third (1/3), a third (1/3).

uno³

= one.

Nota: Cualquier persona.

Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.

* aprender el uno del otro = learn from + one another.

* escogido por uno mismo = self-chosen.

* hecho el uno para el otro = made for each other.

* hecho por uno mismo = self-made.

* imagen de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* impuesto por uno mismo = self-imposed.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* por parte de uno = on + Posesivo + part.

* por uno mismo = on + Posesivo + own.

* presentación de uno mismo = self-presentation.

* todos y cada uno = in full force.

* uno mismo = oneself.

* valérselas por uno mismo = negotiate + Posesivo + way.

* * *

uno¹ una

adjective

A

1 (refiriéndose al número) one

quiero una manzana, no un kilo I want one apple, not a kilo

niños de entre uno y cinco años de edad children between the ages of one and five

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat

me costó un dólar y pico/una libra y pico it cost me a dollar something/one pound something

treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers

cuarenta y una mujeres forty-one women

cuesta ciento un pesos/ciento una libras it costs a hundred and one pesos/pounds

cincuenta y un mil euros fifty-one thousand euros

2 uno (pospuesto al n) one

el capítulo/la sala uno chapter/room one

B

1

(único): la solución es una there's only one solution

2

(único e indivisible): Dios es uno God is one

ser uno y lo mismo: llegar mi hermano y empezar a pelearnos es uno y lo mismo as soon as o the minute my brother arrives we start arguing

uno² una

pronoun

A (numeral) one

12 votos a favor y uno en contra 12 votes in favor and one against

¿quieres media o una entera? do you want a half or a whole one?

iban entrando de a uno/una they were going in one at a time o one by one

un pasillo de tres por uno a corridor three meters (long) by one (wide)

los revisé uno por uno I went through them one by one

es la una it's one o'clock

hoy es uno de abril ( esp Esp); today is the first of April

más de uno/una ( fam): más de una va a lamentar su partida there'll be quite a few sorry to see him go ( colloq)

eso le debe haber molestado a más de uno that must have annoyed quite a few people o a number of people

(ni) una ( fam); not a thing ( colloq)

a ése no se le va (ni) una he doesn't miss a thing

no le aguanta (ni) una al marido she won't put up with any nonsense from her husband

no dar or ( Chi) ver (ni) una ( fam): los meteorólogos no dan or ven ni una the weathermen just never get it right ( colloq)

no doy or veo una I can't get a thing right ( colloq), I can't seem to get anything right

una de dos one thing or the other

ver tb una

una y no más, Santo Tomás ( Esp fam): lo pasamos horrible, una y no más, Santo Tomás we had a terrible time, never again!

¿puedo comer una? — bueno, pero una y no más, Santo Tomás can I have one? — OK, but just one and that's your lot o and no more ( colloq)

B (personal) ( sing) one; (pl) some

uno es profesor y el otro estudiante one's a teacher o one of them is a teacher and the other's a student

tiene cuatro dormitorios pero uno (de ellos) es diminuto it has four bedrooms but one of them is tiny

¿te gustaron sus cuadros? — unos sí, otros no did you like his paintings? — some I did o I liked some, others I didn't

se envidian el uno al otro they're jealous of each other

se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another

ser uno/una de tantos/tantas to be nothing special, be pretty ordinary, be run-of-the-mill

C ( fam) (alguien) ( masculine) some man ( colloq), this man ( colloq); ( feminine) some woman ( colloq), this woman ( colloq)

les preguntamos a unos que estaban allí we asked some o ( colloq) these people who were there

D

(uso impersonal): restaurantes donde se sirve uno mismo restaurants where you serve yourself o ( frml) one serves oneself

¡qué horror cuando le dicen a uno que está gordo! or a una que está gorda! isn't it awful when people tell you you're fat!

uno³

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

one, number one para ejemplos ver cinco¹ (↑ cinco (1)), cinco² (↑ cinco (2))

del uno ( Chi fam): le va del uno he's doing brilliantly

lo pasamos del uno we had a great time ( colloq)

hacer del uno (Méx, Per fam); to have a pee ( colloq)

* * *

 

Del verbo unir: ( conjugate unir)

uno es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
unir    
uno
unir ( conjugate unir) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹ cables› to join;

(con cola, pegamento) to stick … together;
‹ esfuerzos› to combine

b) [sentimientos/intereses] to unite

c) ‹características/cualidades/estilos› to combine;

uno algo a algo to combine sth with sth
2 ( comunicar) ‹ lugares› to link
3 ( fusionar) ‹empresas/organizaciones› to merge
unirse verbo pronominal
1 ( aliarse) [personas/colectividades] to join together;

◊ se unió a nuestra causa he joined our cause

2 ( juntarse) [ caminos] to converge, meet
3 ( fusionarse) [empresas/organizaciones] to merge
uno 1,

◊ una adjetivo uno becomes un before a masculine noun or noun phrase one;

no había ni un asiento libre there wasn't one empty seat o a single empty seat;
treinta y un pasajeros thirty-one passengers;
el capítulo uno chapter one
■ pronombre
1 ( numeral) one;
uno a or por uno one by one;

◊ es la una it's one o'clock;

más de uno/una (fam) quite a few
2 ( personal) ( sing) one;
(pl) some;

◊ uno es mío, el otro no one's mine, the other isn't;

¿te gustaron? — unos sí, otros no did you like them? — some I did, others I didn't;
se ayudan los unos a los otros they help one another
3 (fam) ( alguien) (m) some guy (colloq);
(f) some woman (colloq);

◊ les pregunté a unos que estaban allí I asked some people who were there

4 ( uso impersonal) you;

◊ uno no sabe qué decir you don't o (frml) one doesn't know what to say;

nunca le dicen nada a uno they don't tell you anything
uno 2 sustantivo masculino
(number) one;
para ejemplos ver

◊ cinco

unir verbo transitivo
1 (cables, conexiones) to join, unite
2 (esfuerzos, intereses) to join
(asociar, fusionar) unieron sus empresas, they merged their companies
3 (comunicar) to link: ese camino une las dos aldeas, that path links the two villages
uno,-a
I adjetivo
1 (cardinal) one
una manzana y dos limones, one apple and two lemons
necesito unas zapatillas, I need a pair of slippers
unos árboles, some trees
2 (ordinal) first
el uno de cada mes, the first of every month
II pron one: falta uno más, we need one more
hubo uno que dijo que no, there was one person who said no
vi unas de color verde, I saw some green ones
uno de ellos, one of them
unos cuantos, a few: unos cuantos nos arriesgamos, some of us took the chance
el uno al otro, each other
III sustantivo femenino
1 (hora) comimos a la una, we had lunch at one o'clock
2 (impers) you, one: uno tiene que..., you have to...
IV m Mat one

' uno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andana
- anillo
- atenerse
- balancearse
- batalla
- cada
- cara
- cavar
- china
- concretamente
- consigo
- contaminante
- curso
- decirse
- encerrarse
- encima
- encogerse
- enfadarse
- enjabonar
- faltar
- generador
- lengua
- mal
- menos
- mí
- misma
- mismo
- mundialmente
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pantalón
- pelarse
- pensamiento
- pequeña
- pequeño
- presentarse
- rasgo
- resbalar
- reunir
- salir
- satisfecha
- satisfecho
- seguida
- seguido
- sí
- tema
- tocarse
- toda
- todo
- trece
English:
after
- airport
- also
- another
- apart
- apiece
- awe-inspiring
- blind
- bookworm
- celebrated
- charity
- colour
- come
- count out
- cow
- defeat
- deserts
- die off
- diffidence
- distrust
- do-it-yourself
- double back
- drool
- drop
- each
- either
- every
- fall away
- fascinating
- field
- first
- give
- have
- have up
- heel
- hoot
- house
- individual
- keep
- lad
- lose
- match
- mind
- name
- neither
- nil
- number one
- object
- odds
- of

* * *

uno, -a Un is used instead of uno before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un perro a dog; un coche a car).

♦ adj

1. [indefinido] one;

un día volveré one o some day I'll return;

unos cuantos a few

2. [numeral] one;

un hombre, un voto one man, one vote;

una hora y media an hour and a half, one and a half hours;

treinta y un días thirty-one days;

cincuenta y una páginas fifty-one pages

3. [después de sustantivo] [con valor ordinal] one;

la fila/página uno row/page one;

ver también tres

♦ pron

1. [indefinido, numeral] one;

toma uno take one;

uno de ellos one of them;

de uno en uno, uno a uno, uno por uno one by one;

uno contra uno [en baloncesto] one on one;

uno más uno [en baloncesto] one and one;

juntar varias cosas en una to combine several things into one;

más de uno piensa que es una mala decisión more than a few people o no small number of people think it's a bad decision;

uno de tantos one of many;

unos estaban a favor, otros en contra some were in favour, others (were) against;

uno a otro, el uno al otro each other, one another;

se miraron el uno al otro they looked at each other o one another;

(los) unos a (los) otros each other, one another;

se odian los unos a los otros they hate each other o one another;

uno y otro [ambos] both (of them);

unos y otros [todos] all of them;

¡a la una, a las dos y a las tres! [en carrera] ready, steady, go!;

[al saltar, lanzarse] one, two, three!;

Comp

lo uno por lo otro it all evens out in the end;

Comp

una de dos it's either one thing or the other;

Comp

una y no más once was enough, once bitten, twice shy

2. Fam [cierta persona] someone, somebody;

hablé con uno que te conoce I spoke to someone o somebody who knows you;

conocí a una de Tijuana I met a woman from Tijuana;

me lo han contado unos certain people told me so

3. [yo] one;

uno ya no está para estos trotes one isn't really up to this sort of thing any more

4. [con valor impersonal] you;

se trabaja mucho, pero uno se termina acostumbrando it's hard work but you get used to it eventually;

hay que tener confianza en uno mismo you have to believe in yourself

♦ nm

(number) one;

el uno number one;

el número termina en uno the number ends in a one;

ver también tres

* * *

uno

I pron

1 one;

es la una it’s one o’clock;

uno a uno, uno por uno, de uno en uno one by one;

una de dos one thing or the other

2 personal en singular someone, somebody;

me lo dijo uno someone o somebody told me

3 personal en plural

:

unos cuantos a few, some;

unos y otros everyone;

unos niños some children;

unos a otros one another, each other

4 impersonal you, one fml ;

¿qué puede uno hacer? what can you o one fml

do?

5 aproximación

:

unas mil pesetas about a thousand pesetas;

unos 20 kilómetros about 20 kilometers, some 20 kilometers

6

:

a una at the same time;

una y no más never again;

no dar ni una fam not get anything right

7 en baloncesto

:

uno contra uno one on one;

uno más uno one-and-one

II art

:

unos niños some children

III m one;

el uno de enero January first, the first of January

* * *

uno, una adj, ( un before masculine singular nouns) : one

una silla: one chair

tiene treinta y un años: he's thirty-one years old

el tomo uno: volume one

uno nm

: one, number one

uno, una pron

1) : one (number)

uno por uno: one by one

es la una: it's one o'clock

2) : one (person or thing)

una es mejor que las otras: one (of them) is better than the others

hacerlo uno mismo: to do it oneself

3) unos, unas pl

: some (ones), some people

4)

uno y otro : both

5)

unos y otros : all of them

6)

el uno al otro : one another, each other

se enseñaron los unos a los otros: they taught each other

* * *

uno¹ adj one

sólo tengo una hermana I've only got one sister

uno² num

1. (en general) one

2. (en fechas) first

el uno de noviembre the first of November

es la una it's one o'clock

uno³ pron

1. (en general) one

aquí hay uno here's one

2. (alguien) somebody

me lo dijo uno de la clase somebody in the class told me

3. (la gente) you / one

en estos casos uno no sabe qué hacer you don't know what to do in these situations

de uno en uno one by one

Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.

Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.

Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.

Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.

Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.

Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.

Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.

Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.

Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.

* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.

* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.

* clasificación automática = automatic classification.

* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.

* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).

* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.

* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).

* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.

* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).

* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.

* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.

* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.

* clasificación del suelo = zoning.

* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.

* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.

* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.

* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.

* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.

* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).

* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.

* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.

* clasificación por materia = subject classification.

* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.

* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.

* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.

* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.

* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).

* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.

* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.

* paquete de clasificación = sort package.

* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.

* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.

* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.

* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.

* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.

* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.

clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 (de documentos, animales, plantas) classification;
( de cartas) sorting
2 ( de película) certificate
3



( puesto) position, place;

clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 classification
2 Dep (lista) table: es el tercero en la clasificación mundial, he's ranked third in the world
(acción) qualification: la atleta española no ha conseguido su clasificación, the Spanish athlete has not qualified
' clasificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encabezar
- escala
- juvenil
- cabeza
- descender
- escalar
- fase
- frente
- ocupar
- prueba
- puesto
English:
classification
- filing
- rating
- table
- preliminary
- qualification
Econ clasificación de solvencia credit rating [en carrera, torneo] classification; [en carrera, torneo] to lead the classification clasificación combinada combined event;

marcador, -a igualar 1., 1), b)

Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.

Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.

* adelantarse pronto en el marcador = take + an early lead.

* encargado de llevar el marcador = scorer.

* marcador automático = auto-dialler.

* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado = spambot.

Ex: Potential sources of this is the degradation of paints, adhesives, solvents, markers, food, detergents, fresheners, mothballs, etc.

marcador sustantivo masculino
1 (Dep) scoreboard;

2


marcador,-ora sustantivo masculino
1 marker
2 Dep scoreboard
' marcador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcadora
English:
board
- bookmark
- felt-tip(ped)
- score
- scoreboard
- scorer
- striker
- felt
- high
marcador electrónico electronic scoreboard; [goleador] scorer Méx [fluorescente] highlighter pen

** CANTIDAD Cantidad, como sustantivo, se puede traducir al inglés por amount, number, sum, quantity y figure. ► Cuando cantidad expresa cuánto tenemos, necesitamos u obtenemos de algo se traduce por amount, palabra que se usa en el contexto de nombres incontables: Le preocupaba la cantidad de trabajo que tenía que hacer He was worried about the amount of work he had to do NOTA: Se puede decir a large amount y a small amount, pero es incorrecto decir a big amount o a little amount. ► Cuando hablamos de una cantidad de personas, animales o cosas, (nombres en plural), cantidad se traduce por number. Con la expresión the number of el verbo va en singular y con a number of en plural: En los últimos 30 años la cantidad de consumidores de electricidad ha aumentado en un 50 por ciento In the last 30 years, the number of electricity consumers has risen by 50 per cent Me esperaban una gran cantidad de recibos sin pagar A large number of bills were waiting for me NOTA: Hay que tener en cuenta que con number también podemos utilizar large y small, pero no big ni little. ► Hablando de dinero, cantidad se traduce por sum. Puede aparecer con large, small o huge: Los fabricantes gastan enormes cantidades de dinero en anunciar sus productos Manufacturers spend huge sums of money on advertising their products ► Una cantidad que se puede medir o contar se puede traducir por quantity. Puede ir acompañado de large o small: Quiero un kilo de patatas y la misma cantidad de manzanas I'd like a kilo of potatoes and the same quantity of apples Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small quantity Amount también es posible en el contexto de sustancias incontables: Sólo necesitas una cantidad muy pequeña You only need a very small amount ► Una cantidad específica, expresada numéricamente, se traduce por figure, que puede aparecer con los adjetivos high y low: Al final se decidieron por una cantidad de veinte mil libras Finally, they decided on a figure of twenty thousand pounds Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada I II I II

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.

Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.

Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.

Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.

Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

* aumentar en cantidad = increase in + quantity.

* aumento de cantidad = increase in quantity.

* cantidad a pagar = amount payable, amount due.

* Cantidad + aprox = approx. + Cantidad.

* cantidad aproximada = ballpark figure, ballpark estimate, ballpark number.

* cantidad comprometida = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidad de tiempo = length of time.

* cantidad de trabajo = workload [work load].

* cantidad devengada = encumbrance, accrual.

* cantidades = monies [money, -sing.].

* cantidad global = lump sum.

* cantidad máxima = cost ceiling.

* cantidad presupuestada = budgeted amount.

* cantidad simbólica = nominal fee.

* comprar en cantidad = stock up.

* contener en cantidad = abound in/with.

* contener en cantidad + Nombre = contain + its share of + Nombre.

* con una inmensa cantidad de = overflowing with.

* diferir en cantidad = differ in + degree.

* en cantidad = bulk.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in record numbers, in bulk.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* fabricado en cantidad = mass-produced.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* ofrecer en cantidad = offer + in quantity.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* por la cantidad de + Número = amounting to + Cantidad.

* redondear una cantidad = gross up + figure.

* una buena cantidad de = a fair amount of.

* una cantidad ingente de = a wealth of.

* una cierta cantidad de = a measure of, a proportion of.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una inmensa cantidad de = a treasure chest of, a huge number of.

 

cantidad sustantivo femenino






¡qué cantidad de gente/de comida había! there were so many people/there was so much food!;
tenemos cantidad or cantidades (fam) we have lots o tons (colloq);
cualquier cantidad de (AmS) lots of, loads of (colloq)
cantidad
I sustantivo femenino
1 quantity
2 familiar (número o porción grande) lots of: tienes cantidad de libros, you have got thousands of books
3 (suma de dinero) amount, sum: puede fraccionar la cantidad a pagar, you can divide the payment
4 (cifra) figure
II adverbio familiar a lot: me duele la cabeza cantidad, my head aches terribly
♦ Locuciones: en cantidad, a lot
familiar cantidades industriales, loads, tons
' cantidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundar
- alcanzar
- algo
- andar
- aproximada
- aproximado
- aumentar
- bárbara
- barbaridad
- bárbaro
- bestialidad
- burrada
- carga
- cien
- ciento
- colateral
- consignar
- cuanta
- cuanto
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- diluvio
- disconforme
- disparate
- elevarse
- ser
- estimable
- exacta
- exacto
- exageración
- exagerada
- exagerado
- existente
- exorbitante
- fuerte
- gasto
- grande
- hasta
- importante
- indemnización
- inferior
- juntar
- kilo
- lágrima
- manta
- mar
- masa
- media
- menos
- miseria
English:
adequate
- allocation
- amount
- appreciable
- assess
- assessment
- awful
- bare
- by
- check
- commensurate
- dash
- decline
- double
- even
- fair
- fall off
- few
- flow
- generous
- gob
- growing
- host
- large
- less
- little
- measure
- measure out
- minus
- nominal
- number
- of
- pay in
- printing
- put away
- quantity
- rainfall
- readership
- respectable
- scoop
- sink
- small
- some
- sparingly
- sufficiency
- sum
- swell
- taste
- workload
- worth
Fam Fam Esp Fam really;

( antes de sm sing gran) (=mayor) I II I II

Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.

Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.

Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.

Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.

Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.

Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.

Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.

Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.

Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.

Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.

Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.

Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.

Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.

Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

* a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.

* a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.

* armar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* a un gran coste = at (a) great expense.

* avanzar con gran dificultad = grind on.

* bastante grande = largish.

* calabacín grande = marrow, marrow squash.

* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.

* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.

* celebrar a lo grande = make + a song and dance about.

* con gran capacidad = capacious.

* con gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* con gran densidad de población = densely populated.

* con gran dificultad = with great difficulty.

* con gran esplendor = grandly.

* con gran iluminación = brightly illuminated.

* con gran motivación = highly-motivated.

* con gran sentimiento = earnestly.

* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.

* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.

* con una gran cultura = well-read.

* con una gran diferencia = by a huge margin.

* con una gran tradición = long-standing.

* con un gran número de lectores = widely-read.

* con un gran suspiro = with a deep sigh.

* convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.

* correr un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* crear con gran destreza = craft.

* dar un gran paso adelante = reach + milestone.

* de gran ahorro energético = energy-saving.

* de gran belleza = scenic.

* de gran calibre = high-calibre.

* de gran calidad = high-quality, high-grade [high grade], high-calibre.

* de gran capacidad = large-capacity, high capacity.

* de gran colorido = brightly coloured.

* de gran corazón = big-hearted.

* de gran efecto = wide-reaching.

* de gran éxito comercial = high selling.

* de gran formato = oversized.

* de gran impacto = high impact [high-impact].

* de gran influencia = seminal.

* de gran lucidez = clear-sighted.

* de gran lujo = top-class.

* de gran potencia = high-powered.

* de gran repercusión = far-reaching, wide-reaching, far-ranging.

* de gran talento = talented.

* de gran valor = highly valued, highly valuable.

* de gran valor histórico = of great historical value.

* de gran venta = high selling.

* demasiado grande = oversized.

* describir a grandes rasgos = paint + a broad picture.

* desplazarse grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* ejercer una gran influencia en = play + a strong hand in.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* empresa de grandes derroches = high roller.

* en gran cantidad = prodigiously.

* en grandes cantidades = en masse, in good number, in bulk.

* en grandes números = in record numbers, in record numbers.

* en gran formato = oversize, oversized.

* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, to a great extent, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a large degree, to a great degree.

* en gran número = numerously.

* en gran parte = largely, in large part, in large measure, for the most part, to a great extent, to a great degree.

* en un gran aprieto = in dire straits.

* en un gran apuro = in dire straits.

* esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña = Briticism.

* extra grande = extra-large.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gran altura = high altitude.

* gran aumento = heavy increase.

* gran bebedor = heavy drinker.

* gran belleza = scenic beauty.

* Gran Bretaña = Britain, Great Britain.

* gran calidad = high standard.

* gran cantidad de = large crop of, mass of.

* gran categoría = high standard.

* gran cosa = big deal.

* gran danés = Great Dane.

* Gran Depresión, la = Depression, the, Great Depression, the.

* grandes almacenes = department store.

* grandes cantidades de = storerooms of, huge numbers of, huge numbers of, great numbers of.

* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.

* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas = great oaks from little acorns grow.

* grandes sumas de dinero = vast sums of money.

* grande superficie = shopping mall, shopping complex, shopping centre.

* grandes y pequeños = great and small.

* grande y tenebroso = cavernous.

* gran ducado = grand-duchy.

* gran espectáculo = extravaganza.

* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto = rangeland.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* gran mentira = big fat lie.

* gran nivel = high standard.

* gran número de = great numbers of.

* gran pantalla de televisión = large-screen television.

* gran parte = much.

* gran parte de = much of.

* gran peso = heavy weight.

* gran placer = great pleasure.

* gran potencia = great power.

* gran salto adelante = giant leap, great leap forward.

* gran tiburón blanco = great white shark.

* gran titular = headline banner.

* hacer grandes esfuerzos por = take + (great) pains to.

* hacer grandes progresos = make + great strides.

* hacer un gran esfuerzo = go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.

* hacer un gran negocio = make + a killing.

* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala) = LSI (Large Scale Integration).

* influir en gran medida = become + a force.

* jaula grande para pájaros = aviary.

* jugador de grandes apuestas = high roller.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* levantar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* más grande = greater.

* muy grande = big time.

* Nombre + a gran escala = broad scale + Nombre.

* no ser gran cosa = not add up to much, add up to + nothing.

* no ser una gran pérdida = be no great loss.

* no significar gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no suponer gran cosa = not add up to much.

* no valer gran cosa = be no great shakes.

* pago único y bien grande = fat lump sum.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* pasarlo a lo grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasarlo en grande = have + a ball, have + a whale of a time.

* pasárselo en grande = enjoy + every minute of, love + every minute of it.

* Pedro el Grande = Peter the Great.

* pensar a lo grande = think + big.

* Pie Grande = Bigfoot, Sasquatch.

* por un gran margen = by a huge margin.

* producir con gran destreza = craft.

* provocar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.

* provocar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons.

* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.

* recorrer grandes distancias = travel + long distances.

* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular = mass-market journal.

* ser de gran ayuda para = be a boon to.

* ser de gran beneficio para = be of great benefit to.

* ser una gran ayuda = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran alivio = be a welcome relief.

* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.

* ser un gran avance = be half the battle.

* ser un gran paso adelante = be half the battle.

* taza grande = mug.

* tener en gran estima = have + a very high regard for.

* tener gran éxito = hit + a home run, hit it out of + the park, knock it out of + the park.

* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.

* tener gran repercusión = be far reaching.

* tener una gran tradición = have + a long ancestry.

* tener un gran impacto = have + a big impact.

* tomar un gran riesgo = play (for) + high stakes.

* una gran cantidad de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a large degree of, a mass of, a plethora of, a supply of, a vast amount of, a city of, a wealth of, a sea of, a cascade of, an army of, a good many, a huge number of, a great number of, a multitude of, scores of, a host of, a vast corpus of, a whole host of.

* una gran cantidad y variedad de = a wealth and breadth of.

* una gran diversidad de = a wide range of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of.

* una gran experiencia = a wealth of experience.

* una gran extensión de = a sea of.

* una gran gama de = a wide range of, a rich tapestry of, a wide band of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* una gran mayoría de = a large proportion of.

* una gran parte de = a broad population of, a lion's share of.

* una gran pérdida = a great loss.

* una gran proporción de = a large proportion of.

* una gran variedad de = a wide range of, a multiplicity of, a rich tapestry of, a plurality of, a broad variety of, a broad range of, a whole gamut of.

* un gran espectro de = a wide band of.

* un gran número de = a good deal of, a great deal of, a plethora of, a wide range of, a full roster of, a fair number of, a great number of, a broad variety of, a wide variety of, a broad range of, a vast corpus of.

* un gran repertorio de = an arsenal of, an armoury of [armory].

* un gran volumen de = a vast corpus of.

* venirle Algo grande a Alguien = get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

 

grande adjetivo

1


unos grande almacenes a department store



‹ clase› big;
la gran parte or mayoría the great majority
2




ya son grandes they are all grown up now
3 (Geog):

4 ( delante del n)




a lo grande in style
5

‹ explosión› powerful;

una temporada de gran éxito a very o a highly successful season;
son grandes amigos they're great friends;
eso es una gran verdad that is absolutely true;
¡qué mentira más grande! that's a complete lie!


volar a gran altura to fly at a great height;
un gran número de personas a large number of people;
objetos de gran valor objects of great value;
en grande: lo pasamos en grande we had a great time (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino




grande adjetivo
1 (tamaño) big, large
grandes almacenes, department stores
2 (cantidad) large
3 fig (fuerte, intenso) great: es un gran músico, he is a great musician
♦ Locuciones: a lo grande, in style
figurado pasarlo en grande, to have a great time
' grande' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- alfombra
- ampliar
- ampliación
- armatoste
- así
- bastante
- bestial
- bloque
- buena
- bueno
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- cajón
- calabacín
- campeonato
- cantidad
- canto
- ciudad
- colosal
- consideración
- fenomenal
- formidable
- gran
- hermosa
- hermoso
- incalculable
- ingeniosa
- ingenioso
- mía
- mío
- monstruosa
- monstruoso
- monumental
- nuestra
- nuestro
- pila
- puerta
- quedar
- señor
- suficientemente
- suma
- sumo
- terraza
- tirada
- tremenda
- tremendo
- venir
- bailar
English:
abnormally
- above
- ample
- army
- awful
- bag
- baggy
- bay
- big
- boat
- border
- box
- breaker
- brush
- bulk
- carve
- cauldron
- cushion
- deposit
- enough
- extend
- grand
- great
- grow
- hers
- in
- integrate
- large
- lion
- manufacturer
- marrow
- mighty
- mine
- outrank
- overgrown
- paving stone
- place
- roller
- set on
- set upon
- slight
- spanking
- style
- tablespoonful
- tea urn
- temptation
- terrific
- time
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Fig Fam grandes almacenes department store; Fot gran angular wide-angle lens; Hist la Gran Depresión the Great Depression; Hist Gran Mogol Mogul; Dep Gran Premio Grand Prix; Hist el Gran Salto Adelante the Great Leap Forward; Esp Com gran superficie hypermarket Fam Grande de España = one of highest-ranking members of Spanish nobility RP [en lotería] first prize, jackpot; RP Fam [fantástico] great!