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4 abreviatura
f.abbreviation.* * *1 abbreviation* * *noun f.* * *SF abbreviation, contraction* * *femenino abbreviation* * *= abbreviation, note form.Ex. Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.Ex. Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.----* abreviatura del nombre del campo = tag.* abreviaturas = shorthand [short-hand].* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.* * *femenino abbreviation* * *= abbreviation, note form.Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.* abreviatura del nombre del campo = tag.* abreviaturas = shorthand [short-hand].* ser la abreviatura de = be short for.* * *abbreviation* * *
abreviatura sustantivo femenino
abbreviation
abreviatura sustantivo femenino abbreviation
' abreviatura' also found in these entries:
English:
abbreviation
- esquire
- initial
- saint
* * *abreviatura nfabbreviation* * *f abbreviation* * ** * *abreviatura n abbreviation -
5 sigla
f.1 letter.2 initial letter of a word, each of the initial letters of a group of words.3 abbreviation.4 acronym, initial letters of a group of words.* * *1 acronym, abbreviation* * *SF (=símbolo) symbolpl siglas [pronunciadas como una palabra] acronym sing ; [pronunciadas individualmente] abbreviation sing* * *femenino abbreviation; ( pronunciado como una palabra) acronymSDN son las siglas de Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional — SDN stands for Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional
* * *= acronym, designation, label.Ex. In keeping with its acronym, PRECIS is an alphabetical subject indexing system that both present a 'precis' of the subject content of a document at each entry point in the printed index, and also displays index terms in context.Ex. The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.Ex. Enter your search term preceded by the label and a colon; for example, 'ti:veterinary medicine' searches titles (ti) for 'veterinary' adjacent to 'medicine'.* * *femenino abbreviation; ( pronunciado como una palabra) acronymSDN son las siglas de Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional — SDN stands for Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional
* * *= acronym, designation, label.Ex: In keeping with its acronym, PRECIS is an alphabetical subject indexing system that both present a 'precis' of the subject content of a document at each entry point in the printed index, and also displays index terms in context.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.Ex: Enter your search term preceded by the label and a colon; for example, 'ti:veterinary medicine' searches titles (ti) for 'veterinary' adjacent to 'medicine'.* * *abbreviation; (pronunciado como una palabra) acronymSDN son las siglas de Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional SDN stands for o is the abbreviation of Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional* * *
sigla sustantivo femenino
abbreviation;
( pronunciado como una palabra) acronym
sigla f (letras iniciales) abbreviation
(palabra formada con las siglas) acronym
' sigla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
yuppi
- yuppie
* * *sigla nf[leída deletreando] abbreviation; [leída silábeando] acronym;¿qué significan las siglas CIA? what do the letters CIA stand for?;VHF es la sigla o [m5]son las siglas de “very high frequency” VHF is the abbreviation for o stands for very high frequency* * *f abbreviation, acronym* * *sigla nf: acronym, abbreviation* * *sigla n abbreviation -
6 abreviación
f.abbreviation, resumé, shortening, abridgement.* * *1 abbreviation* * *SF abridgement, shortening* * ** * *= abbreviation, note form, shortening.Ex. Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.Ex. Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.Ex. Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.* * ** * *= abbreviation, note form, shortening.Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.Ex: Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.* * *1 (acción) abbreviation2 (texto) abridgment3 ( Ling) shortening* * *
abreviación sustantivo femenino shortening
' abreviación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bar
* * *abreviación nf1. [de proceso, explicación] shortening;[de viaje, estancia] cutting short2. [de texto] abridgement3. [de palabra] abbreviation* * *f shortening* * * -
7 resumen
m.1 summary.en resumen in short2 abstract, overview, resumé, summary.pres.indicat.3rd person plural (ellos/ellas) present indicative of spanish verb: resumir.* * *1 summary\en resumen in short, to sum up* * *noun m.* * *1.SM summary, résuméhizo un resumen de lo que dijo — she gave a summary o résumé of what he said
en resumen — (=en conclusión) to sum up; (=brevemente) in short
2.ADJ INV* * *masculino summaryhacer un resumen de un texto — to précis o summarize a text
* * *= abbreviation, abstract, condensation, digestion, précis, résumé, summarisation [summarization, -USA], summary, summary, recap, recapitulation, rundown, roundup [round-up].Ex. Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.Ex. An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.Ex. An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.Ex. They can help in effective note-taking, digestion of current literature, and the analysis of committee papers.Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points of an argument.Ex. A synopsis is one type of résume prepared by the author of a work.Ex. In summarization we are concerned with stating the total content of the document in a brief description.Ex. A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.Ex. Strictly, a summary is a restatement within a document of the salient findings and conclusions of the document.Ex. Each session should begin with a brief recap of the previous week's reading.Ex. Here again the contributors are leading scholars, but in this case the emphasis is upon analysis and interpretation rather than factual recapitulation.Ex. This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.Ex. Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.----* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.* boletín de resúmenes = abstracting bulletin, abstracts bulletin.* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.* en resumen = in conclusion, in summary, simply put, the long and (the) short of, in sum, in all, to sum up, to sum it up, in essence, put simply, all in all, simply stated.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.* pantalla resumen = summary screen.* pantalla resumen del documento = document summary screen.* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.* preparación automática de resúmenes = automatic abstracting.* presentar un resumen = give + summary.* publicación de resúmenes = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication.* resumen a partir de los inicios de los documentos = lead-based summary.* resumen biográfico = biographical sketch.* resumen breve = short abstract.* resumen crítico = critical abstract.* resumen de autor = author abstract.* resumen de comunicación = meeting abstract.* resumen de interés = highlight abstract.* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.* resumen de la junta directiva = executive summary.* resumen de misión = mission-oriented abstract.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.* resumen documental = document summary.* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).* resumen especial = mission-oriented abstract.* resumen estadístico = statistical abstract.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* resumen homotópico = homotopic abstract.* resumen indicativo = indicative abstract.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.* resumen reglado = ruly abstract.* resumen selectivo = selective abstract, slanted abstract.* resumen tabular = tabular abstract.* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.* servicio de indización y resumen = abstracting and indexing service, indexing and abstracting service.* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.* * *masculino summaryhacer un resumen de un texto — to précis o summarize a text
* * *= abbreviation, abstract, condensation, digestion, précis, résumé, summarisation [summarization, -USA], summary, summary, recap, recapitulation, rundown, roundup [round-up].Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.Ex: They can help in effective note-taking, digestion of current literature, and the analysis of committee papers.Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points of an argument.Ex: A synopsis is one type of résume prepared by the author of a work.Ex: In summarization we are concerned with stating the total content of the document in a brief description.Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.Ex: Strictly, a summary is a restatement within a document of the salient findings and conclusions of the document.Ex: Each session should begin with a brief recap of the previous week's reading.Ex: Here again the contributors are leading scholars, but in this case the emphasis is upon analysis and interpretation rather than factual recapitulation.Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.Ex: Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.* agencia de resúmenes = abstracting agency, abstracting organisation.* a modo de resumen = wrap-up.* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.* boletín de resúmenes = abstracting bulletin, abstracts bulletin.* elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting.* en resumen = in conclusion, in summary, simply put, the long and (the) short of, in sum, in all, to sum up, to sum it up, in essence, put simply, all in all, simply stated.* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes = abstracting policy.* página de resúmenes = abstract page, abstract sheet.* pantalla de resumen de nombres = name summary screen.* pantalla resumen = summary screen.* pantalla resumen del documento = document summary screen.* pantalla resumen de notas = note summary screen.* plantilla de resúmenes = abstracting form.* preparación automática de resúmenes = automatic abstracting.* presentar un resumen = give + summary.* publicación de resúmenes = abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting and indexing publication, abstracting publication.* resumen a partir de los inicios de los documentos = lead-based summary.* resumen biográfico = biographical sketch.* resumen breve = short abstract.* resumen crítico = critical abstract.* resumen de autor = author abstract.* resumen de comunicación = meeting abstract.* resumen de interés = highlight abstract.* resumen de la dirección = executive summary.* resumen de la junta directiva = executive summary.* resumen de misión = mission-oriented abstract.* resumen de noticias = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* resumen de novedades = roundup [round-up], roundup of news, roundup of news.* resumen de resultados = findings-oriented abstract.* resumen documental = document summary.* resumen ejecutivo = executive summary.* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).* resumen especial = mission-oriented abstract.* resumen estadístico = statistical abstract.* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta = discipline-oriented abstract.* resumen homotópico = homotopic abstract.* resumen indicativo = indicative abstract.* resumen indicativo-informativo = indicative-informative abstract.* resumen informativo = informative abstract.* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.* resumen reglado = ruly abstract.* resumen selectivo = selective abstract, slanted abstract.* resumen tabular = tabular abstract.* resumen telegráfico = telegraphic abstract.* revista de resúmenes = abstracts journal, abstracting journal, abstracting periodical, abstracting and indexing publication, abstract journal, synoptic journal, abstracting and indexing journal, abstracting publication.* servicio de indización y resumen = abstracting and indexing service, indexing and abstracting service.* servicio de resúmenes = abstracting service.* tipo de resumen = abstracting format.* * *summarynos hizo un resumen de lo tratado en la reunión she gave us a resumé o summary of what was discussed at the meetinghacer un resumen de un texto to précis o summarize a texten resumen in short* * *
Del verbo resumir: ( conjugate resumir)
resumen es:
3ª persona plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
resumen
resumir
resumen sustantivo masculino
summary;
en resumen in short
resumir ( conjugate resumir) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo:◊ resumiendo … in short …, to sum up …
resumen sustantivo masculino summary
♦ Locuciones: en resumen, in short
resumir vtr (una situación) to sum up
(un texto, informe, una noticia) to summarize
♦ Locuciones: en resumidas cuentas, to sum up
' resumen' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquema
- extracto
- total
- tráiler
- balance
- compendio
- hacer
- síntesis
English:
abstract
- brief
- digest
- flash
- outline
- recap
- roundup
- short
- sum up
- summary
- briefly
- fact
- head
- precis
- resumé
- review
- round
- run
- sum
* * *resumen nmsummary;hazme un resumen de lo que pasó give me a summary of what happened;van a emitir el resumen de la ceremonia inaugural the highlights of the opening ceremony are going to be broadcast;en resumen in short* * *m summary;en resumen in short* * *1) : summary, summation2)en resumen : in summary, in short* * * -
8 Navidad
f.1 Christmas (Day).2 Christmas (time) (periodo).felices Navidades Merry Christmasm.Christmas, Christmastime, Xmas, Yule.* * *1 Christmas\felicitar las Navidades a alguien to wish somebody a merry Christmasárbol de Navidad Christmas treetarjeta de Navidad Christmas card* * *noun f.* * *SF Christmaspl Navidades Christmas (time)¡feliz Navidad! — happy Christmas!
* * *femenino Christmas* * *= festive season, Xmas, Christmas time, Christmastide, Crimbo.Nota: Variante coloquial de la palabra Christmas.Ex. The broadcasting each festive season of classic American popular Christmas songs has ensured the music is well known to all.Ex. ' Xmas' is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas, but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word 'Christ'.Ex. The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.Ex. Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.Ex. He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.----* abeto de Navidad = balsam fir.* árbol de Navidad = Christmas tree.* cena de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.* durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.* fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.* Navidades = Christmas.* vacaciones de Navidad = Christmas break, Christmas recess.* vacaciones de Navidad, las = Xmas break, the.* * *femenino Christmas* * *= festive season, Xmas, Christmas time, Christmastide, Crimbo.Nota: Variante coloquial de la palabra Christmas.Ex: The broadcasting each festive season of classic American popular Christmas songs has ensured the music is well known to all.
Ex: ' Xmas' is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas, but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word 'Christ'.Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients.Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.* abeto de Navidad = balsam fir.* árbol de Navidad = Christmas tree.* cena de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* cesta de Navidad = Christmas hamper.* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* día de Navidad = Christmas Day.* durante la Navidad = at Christmas time.* fiesta de Navidad = festive season holiday.* Navidades = Christmas.* vacaciones de Navidad = Christmas break, Christmas recess.* vacaciones de Navidad, las = Xmas break, the.* * *Christmasel día de Navidad Christmas Dayfelicitar la Navidad or las Navidades a algn to wish sb a happy Christmasen Navidad at Christmas (time)¿dónde vas a pasar la Navidad or las Navidades? where are you going to spend Christmas?* * *
Navidad sustantivo femenino
Christmas;
¡feliz navidad! happy Christmas!;
en navidad at Christmas (time)
Navidad nf (tb en pl) Christmas
¡Feliz Navidad!, Merry Christmas!
' Navidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
árbol
- cesta
- desorbitar
- faltar
- número
- pesebre
- regalo
- acercar
- adorno
- decoración
- felicidad
- felicitación
- felicitar
- feliz
- natividad
- paga
- Pascua
- tarjeta
English:
at
- bustling
- Christmas
- Christmas cake
- Christmas card
- Christmas Day
- Christmas pudding
- Christmas stocking
- cracker
- crib
- light up
- merry
- mince pie
- near
- something
- stocking filler
- though
- Xmas
- come
- fall
- far
- greeting
* * *Navidad nf1. [día] Christmas (Day)en Navidad at Christmas;feliz Navidad, felices Navidades Merry Christmas;Navidades blancas white Christmas* * *f Christmas;¡Feliz Navidad! Merry o Happy Christmas!* * *Navidad nf: Christmas, ChristmastimeFeliz Navidad: Merry Christmas* * *Navidad n Christmas¡Feliz Navidad! Merry Christmas! -
9 a partir de ahora
= from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of nowEx. From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.Ex. From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC.Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex. Public inputs received on proposed new methodologies will be as of now available in the CDM web site.* * *= from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of nowEx: From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.
Ex: From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC.Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.Ex: Public inputs received on proposed new methodologies will be as of now available in the CDM web site. -
10 de ahora en adelante
from now on* * *= from now on, from this point onEx. From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.Ex. From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC.* * *= from now on, from this point onEx: From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.
Ex: From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC. -
11 equivocado
adj.1 wrong, erroneous, inaccurate, mistaken.2 misguided, lost.past part.past participle of spanish verb: equivocar.* * *1→ link=equivocar equivocar► adjetivo1 mistaken, wrong* * *ADJ1) [número, dirección] wrong; [persona] mistaken, wrongestás equivocado — you are wrong, you are mistaken más frm
2) [afecto, confianza] misplaced* * *- da adjetivoa) <dato/número/respuesta> wrongb) [estar] < persona> mistaken, wrong* * *= false, misconceived, misguided, wrong, wrong-headed, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex. It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex. We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex. Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex. In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.----* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado = mistreat.* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.* diagnóstico equivocado = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, miss + the point, be in the wrong.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.* número equivocado = wrong number.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *- da adjetivoa) <dato/número/respuesta> wrongb) [estar] < persona> mistaken, wrong* * *= false, misconceived, misguided, wrong, wrong-headed, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado = mistreat.* dar una impresión equivocada = send + the wrong signals.* diagnóstico equivocado = misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].* estar completamente equivocado = be way off.* estar equivocado = be mistaken, be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error, miss + the mark, miss + the point, be in the wrong.* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas = be wrong on + Número + count(s).* estar totalmente equivocado = be way off.* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.* número equivocado = wrong number.* si no estoy equivocado = if my hunch is right, if I am not mistaken.* * *equivocado -da1 (erróneo, desacertado) wrongdio una respuesta equivocada he gave the wrong answerlos datos estaban equivocados the information was wrongmarqué un número equivocado I dialed the wrong number2 ‹persona› mistaken, wrongsi piensas que te voy a ayudar estás muy equivocado if you think you're going to get any help from me, you're wrong o you're very much mistaken* * *
Del verbo equivocar: ( conjugate equivocar)
equivocado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
equivocado
equivocar
equivocado◊ -da adjetivo
equivocar ( conjugate equivocar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to make … make a mistake, to make … go wrong
equivocarse verbo pronominal ( cometer un error) to make a mistake;
( estar en un error) to be wrong o mistaken;
me equivoqué de autobús I took the wrong bus;
no te equivoques de fecha don't get the date wrong;
se equivocó de camino he went the wrong way
equivocado,-a adjetivo mistaken, wrong
equivocar verbo transitivo
1 (no acertar) to get wrong: equivocó el oficio, he chose the wrong profession
2 (confundir) to mix up
' equivocado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entender
- equivocada
- estropear
- concepto
- posibilidad
English:
grossly
- misguided
- misnomer
- mistaken
- out
- wildly
- wrong
- accept
- get
- incorrect
- number
- sadly
- show
- surely
* * *equivocado, -a adj1. [érroneo] wrong;tomó la dirección equivocada he went in the wrong direction2. [persona] mistaken;estás completamente equivocado you're completely mistaken;si crees que aquí se acaba todo, estás pero que muy equivocado if you think that's the end of it, you are very much mistaken* * *adj wrong;estar equivocado be wrong, be mistaken* * *equivocado, -da adj: mistaken, wrong♦ equivocadamente adv* * *equivocado adj wrong -
12 erróneo
adj.erroneous, equivocal, wrong, mistaken.* * *► adjetivo1 erroneous, wrong, mistaken, unsound* * *(f. - errónea)adj.erroneous, wrong* * *ADJ (=equivocado) mistaken, erroneous; (=falso) untrue, false* * *- nea adjetivo (frml) <decisión/afirmación> wrong, erroneous (frml)* * *= erroneous, false, misguided, misleading, wrong, wrong-headed, misapplied, fallacious, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex. Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.Ex. The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex. We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex. Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex. The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.Ex. On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex. Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex. In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex. Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.----* aplicar un tratamiento erróneo = mistreat.* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.* interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.* representación errónea = misrepresentation.* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error.* * *- nea adjetivo (frml) <decisión/afirmación> wrong, erroneous (frml)* * *= erroneous, false, misguided, misleading, wrong, wrong-headed, misapplied, fallacious, misplaced, misinformed, in error.Ex: Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.Ex: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.Ex: The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.* aplicar un tratamiento erróneo = mistreat.* colocado en lugar erróneo = misplaced.* correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.* interpretación errónea = misinterpretation, misrepresentation.* llevar a conclusiones erróneas = mislead.* representación errónea = misrepresentation.* ser erróneo = be wide of the mark, be wrong, be in error.* * *sería erróneo afirmar que … it would be wrong o erroneous to say that …debido a un cálculo erróneo owing to a mistake in the calculations, owing to a miscalculation* * *
erróneo
erróneo,-a adjetivo erroneous, wrong
' erróneo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
errónea
- incorrecta
- incorrecto
English:
erroneous
- false
- improper
- misconceived
- misleading
- mistaken
* * *erróneo, -a adj[juicio, afirmación, decisión] mistaken, erroneous; [cálculo, datos] incorrect, wrong;sería erróneo claudicar ahora it would be a mistake to give in now* * *adj wrong, erroneous fml* * *equivocado: erroneous, wrong♦ erróneamente adv* * *erróneo adj wrong / incorrect -
13 estilo tipográfico
(n.) = typographical styleEx. One of the duties of the compositors is to ensure that the typographical 'style' of the result -- the spelling, capitalization, punctuation, italicization, and abbreviation, which we call the accidentals -- accords with the conventions of the time and place.* * *(n.) = typographical styleEx: One of the duties of the compositors is to ensure that the typographical 'style' of the result -- the spelling, capitalization, punctuation, italicization, and abbreviation, which we call the accidentals -- accords with the conventions of the time and place.
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14 lista de circulación
(n.) = routing list, circulation listEx. It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.Ex. If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas.* * *(n.) = routing list, circulation listEx: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.
Ex: If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas. -
15 lista de préstamo
(n.) = routing list, circulation listEx. It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.Ex. If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas.* * *(n.) = routing list, circulation listEx: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.
Ex: If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas. -
16 malo
adj.1 bad, wrong.2 bad, lousy, crummy, below par.3 bad, wicked, evil, ill.4 bad, rotten, crook, decayed.5 bad, out of order, out of service.m.1 bad one.2 bad guy, baddy.* * *► adjetivo1 bad■ ¡qué día tan malo hace! what dreadful weather!2 (malvado) wicked, evil3 (travieso) naughty■ ¡qué niño más malo! what a naughty child!4 (nocivo) harmful5 (enfermo) ill, sick6 (estropeado) off7 (falso) false8 (difícil) difficult► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (en la ficción) baddy, villain■ ¿quién es el malo? who's the baddy?\de mala manera badly, rudelyestar a malas con alguien to be on bad terms with somebodyestar mala familiar to have one's periodestar malo,-a familiar to be ill, US be sicklo malo es que... the trouble is that...¡malo! bad news!■ cuando no mira a los ojos ¡malo! if he doesn't look you in the eye it's bad newsponer malo,-a a alguien familiar to drive somebody madponerse malo,-a familiar to get ill, US get sickpor las buenas o por las malas whether one likes it or notpor las malas by forceser el malo de la película to be the baddymala educación bad manners pluralmala hierba weedmala jugada dirty trickmala pasada dirty trickmala pata bad luckmalos tratos ill-treatmentmala voluntad ill will* * *1. (f. - mala)nounvillain, bad person2. (f. - mala)adj.1) bad2) evil3) harmful4) ill5) poor, cheap6) rotten* * *malo, -a1. ADJ( antes de sm sing mal)1) (=perjudicial) bad2) (=imperfecto) badun chiste malísimo — a really bad joke, a terrible joke
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ni un(a) mal(a)..., no hay ni un mal bar para tomar algo — there isn't a single little bar where we can get a drink3) (=adverso) badhe tenido mala suerte — I've had bad luck, I've been unlucky
-es tarde y no ha llamado -¡malo! — "it's late and she hasn't called" - "oh dear!"
pata 1., 6)lo malo es que... — the trouble is (that)...
4) (=desagradable) badun olor muy malo — a bad o nasty smell
5) (=podrido)6) (=reprobable) wrong¿qué tiene de malo? — what's wrong with that?
arte 2), idea 3), leche 10), lengua 1), manera 2), pasada 5), trato 4), uva 1)¿qué tiene de malo comer helados en invierno? — what's wrong with eating ice cream in winter?
7) (=travieso) naughty¡no seas malo! — don't be naughty!
8) (=enfermo) illtienes muy mala cara — you look awful o really ill
9) (=inepto) bad10) (=difícil) hard, difficultes un animal malo de domesticar — it's a hard o difficult animal to tame
es muy malo de vencer — he's very hard o difficult to beat
11)- venir de malas2.SM / F (=personaje) (Teat) villain; (Cine) baddie *3.SMel malo — (Rel) the Evil One, the Devil
* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex. I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex. Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex. He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex. The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex. One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex. One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex. Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.----* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *I2) [ser] ( en calidad) < producto> bad, poor; <película/novela> badtiene mala ortografía — her spelling is bad o poor
3) [ser]a) ( incompetente) <alumno/actor> badsoy muy mala para los números — I'm terrible o very bad with figures
b) <padre/marido/amigo> bad4) [SER] (desfavorable, adverso) badqué mala suerte! — what bad luck!, how unlucky!
lo malo es que... — the thing o trouble is that...
estar de malas — ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood; ( desafortunado) (esp AmL) to be unlucky
5) [ser] (inconveniente, perjudicial) <hábitos/lecturas> badllegas en mal momento — you've come at an awkward o a bad moment
6) [SER] ( sin gracia) < chiste> bad7) [SER] ( desagradable) <olor/aliento> badhace tan malo — (Esp) it's such horrible weather
8) [estar] ( en mal estado) < alimento>el pescado/queso está malo — the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
9)a) (desmejorado, no saludable)tienes mala cara/mal aspecto — you don't look well
b) [SER] (serio, grave) seriousc) [estar] (Esp, Méx fam) ( enfermo) sick (AmE), ill (BrE)d) [ESTAR] (Esp fam & euf) < mujer>estoy mala — it's that time of the month (colloq & euph)
10) [ser] ( difícil)malo de + inf — difficult to + inf
es muy malo de convencer — he's very difficult o hard to persuade
11) [ser] ( en sentido ético) < persona> nastyqué malo eres con tu hermano! — you're really horrible o nasty to your brother
no seas mala, préstamelo — don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq)
una mujer mala — a wicked o an evil woman
a la mala — (Chi fam)
12) (Esp) ( uso enfático) (delante del n)•II- la masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)* * *el malo(n.) = bad guy, theEx: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
= bad [worse -comp., worst -sup.], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], wrong, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.], naughty [naughtier -comp., naugtiest -sup.], villain, evil, crummy [crummier -comp., crummiest -sup.], lame.Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending ' crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.* acabar mal = come to + a bad end.* algo anda mal = something is amiss.* algo va mal = something is amiss.* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* aplicar mal = misapply.* a veces las cosas salen mal = shit happens.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bicho malo = nasty piece of work.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* calcular mal = misjudge.* chiste malo = shaggy dog story.* citar mal = misquote.* comportarse mal = misbehave, act up.* comportarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* concebir mal = misconceive.* con mala fama = disreputable.* con mala reputación = disreputable.* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.* corregir un mal = correct + a wrong.* creer que estar mal = feel + wrong.* dar de mala gana = begrudge, grudge.* dar mala impresión = look + bad.* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.* decir con mal humor = spit out.* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* de mala calidad = shabby [shabbier -comp., shabbiest -sup.].* de mala fama = of bad repute, notorious.* de mala gana = reluctantly, grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly.* de mala leche = like a bear with a sore head, in a foul mood.* de mala reputación = of bad repute, notorious.* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].* de malas pulgas = in a grouch.* de mala uva = in a foul mood.* de mal carácter = ill-natured.* de mal en peor = out of the fire and into the frying pan.* de mal genio = bad-tempered, grumpy [grumpier -comp., grumpiest -sup.], curmudgeonly, crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], irascible, shrewish, short-tempered, ill-natured.* de mal gusto = in bad taste, distasteful, tawdry [tawdrier -comp., tawdriest -sup.], unbecoming, tasteless, tacky [tackier -comp., tackiest -sup.], naff, trashy [trashier -comp., trashiest -sup.].* de mal humor = crotchety.* de mal sabor = unbecoming.* de mal vivir = disreputable.* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.* diagnosticar mal = misdiagnose.* día malo = bad hair day.* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug = red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.* en mala forma = in bad nick.* en malas condiciones = in poor condition, in bad condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* en mal estado = in bad condition, in poor condition, in bad shape, in poor shape, in bad nick.* entender mal = misunderstand, misconceive, mishearing.* escuchar mal = mishearing.* estar mal = be wrong, feel under + the weather, be under the weather.* estar mal comunicado con = have + poor connections with.* estar mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* estar mal preparado = ill-prepared.* estar mal visto = frown on/upon.* estar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* gestionar mal = mismanage.* golpe de malasuerte = stroke of misfortune.* hablar mal de = speak out against, speak + ill of, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, slate, diss.* hacer sentir mal = make + Nombre + feel bad.* ir de mal en peor = go from + bad to worse.* ir mal = go + wrong.* ir mal encaminado = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* juzgar mal = misjudge, misconceive.* limpieza de malas hierbas = weeding.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.* mala administración = mismanagement.* mala aplicación = misapplication.* mala calidad = badness.* mala cizaña = rotten apple.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* mala compañía = bad apple, rotten apple, damaged goods.* mala conducta = misconduct, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mala conducta científica = scientific misconduct.* mala decisión = bad judgement.* mal + Adjetivo = poorly + Adjetivo.* mala educación = impoliteness.* mala experiencia = horror story.* mala fama = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mala fortuna = misfortune.* mala gestión = mismanagement.* mala hierba = weed, bad apple, rotten apple.* mala influencia = bad seed, bad influence.* mala intención = sinisterness, ill will.* mala interpretación = misinterpretation.* mala jugada = dirty trick.* mala leche = nastiness, bad blood.* mal aliento = bad breath.* mala ordenación = misfiling.* mala palabra = dirty word.* mala pasada = dirty trick.* mala persona = rotten apple, a bad lot.* mala racha económica = economic doldrums.* mala reputación = ill-repute, bad repute, bad reputation, ill reputation.* mal armado = ill-armed.* mala salud = poor health.* mala semilla = bad seed.* malas experiencias = awful experience.* malas pulgas = ornery, grouchiness, grouch.* mala suerte = misfortune, mischance, bad luck, tough luck, hard luck, losing streak.* malas vibraciones = bad vibes.* mal atendido = ill-served.* mala tierra = poor soil.* mala vista = poor eyesight.* mala voluntad = ill will.* mal batido = badly-beaten.* mal comportamiento = misconduct, disruptive behaviour, misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA].* mal comportamiento científico = scientific misconduct.* mal concebido = ill-conceived.* mal configurado = misconfigured.* mal considerado = poorly-regarded.* mal cuidado = mishandling.* mal día = bad hair day.* mal digerido = ill-digested.* mal educado = impolite.* mal emparejado = mismated.* mal enfocado = ill-adapted.* mal escrito = mistyped, ill-written, badly written.* mal estado = disrepair, state of disrepair.* mal estado de salud = poor health.* mal estructurado = ill-structured.* mal expresado = inarticulate.* mal formado = ill-trained.* mal formulado = badly formulated.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* mal fundido = ill-cast.* mal genio = bile, short temper.* mal gusto = bad taste, tawdriness.* mal hecho para = ill suited to/for.* mal iluminado = badly-lit.* mal informado = ill-informed.* mal juicio = bad judgement.* mal llamado = ill-named.* mal menor = lesser evil.* malo del estómago = upset stomach.* malo, el = bad guy, the.* mal oído = poor hearing.* mal olor = stench.* mal ordenado en los estantes = misshelved.* mal ordenado los estantes = misshelved.* mal organizado = ill-structured.* malos, los = baddies, the.* malos tiempos = bad times.* malos tratos = mistreatment, battery, maltreatment, physical abuse.* malos tratos a la mujer = wife beating, wife battering, wife abuse.* mal pagado = low-paid, underpaid.* mal perdedor = sore loser, bad loser.* mal planeado = ill-planned.* mal preparado = ill-prepared, ill-equipped, ill-trained.* mal presentado = poorly presented.* mal provisto = poorly stocked.* mal remunerado = poorly paid, poorly remunerated.* mal retribuido = underpaid.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.* mal social = societal ill.* mal surtido = poorly stocked.* mal trago = awful experience.* mal uso = misuse, mishandling.* mal ventilado = stuffy [stuffier -comp., stuffies -sup.].* manejar mal = mishandle.* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer = better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).* mirar con malos ojos = glower, scowl (at).* muy mal tiempo = severe weather.* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = to every cloud, there is a silver lining.* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise.* no salir mal parado por = be none the worse for (that).* oír mal = mishearing.* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.* para mal = for the worse.* pasarlo mal = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult times.* pasarlo muy mal = have + a tough time, have + a hard time.* persona vaga y mal vestida = slob.* poner a mal tiempo buena cara = keep + Posesivo + chin up.* ponerse a malas con = run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.* por la mala fortuna = by ill fate.* por la mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by ill fate.* por las buenas o por las malas = by hook or by crook.* por mala fortuna = unfortunately, unhappily, sadly.* por mala suerte = by ill luck, by bad luck, by a stroke of bad luck, by ill fate.* por mal camino = astray.* portarse muy mal con = be rotten to.* quedar mal = lose + face.* que queda mal = ill-fitting.* quitarse una mala reputación = clean up + bad reputation.* racha de mala suerte = losing streak.* recibir mala prensa = acquire + a bad name.* reformar malos hábitos = reform + bad habits.* representar mal = misrepresent.* salir horriblemente mal = go + horribly wrong.* salir mal = go + wrong, go + awry, misfire, backfire.* se avecinan malos tiempos = hard times lie ahead.* sentirse mal = feel + bad, feel under + the weather, be under the weather, feel + wrong.* sentirse mal con Uno mismo = feel + wrong.* ser malo = be a joke, spell + bad news, make + poor + Nombre.* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse = to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.* tener mala fama = hold in + disrepute.* tener mala fama por = be infamous for.* tener malas conexiones con = have + poor connections with.* tener malas intenciones = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente = be a bad judge of character.* tener muy mala cara = look like + death warmed (over/up).* tener un mal concepto de Alguien = show + low regard for, give + low regard to.* tener un mal día = have + a bad day.* terminar mal = come to + a bad end.* tiempo muy malo = severe weather.* tierra mala = poor soil.* traerse algo malo entre manos = be up to no good, get up to + no good.* tratar mal = maltreat, manhandle.* usar mal = abuse, misuse.* * *A [ SER] (en calidad) ‹producto› bad, poor; ‹película/novela› badla tela es de mala calidad the material is poor qualitytiene mala ortografía her spelling is bad o poor, she's a bad o poor spellermás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)B [ SER]1 (incompetente) ‹alumno/actor› badsoy muy mala para los números I'm terrible o very bad with figures2 ‹padre/marido/amigo› badC [ SER] (desfavorable, adverso) bad¡qué mala suerte! what bad luck!, how unlucky!la obra tuvo mala crítica the play got bad reviewsestán en mala situación económica they're going through hard timeslo malo es que va a haber mucho tráfico the only thing o trouble o problem is that there'll be a lot of trafficen las malas ( AmS): un amigo no te abandona en las malas a friend doesn't abandon you when things are tough o when times are badpor las malas unwillinglyvas a tener que hacerlo, ya sea por las buenas o por las malas you'll have to do it whether you like it or notD [ SER] (inconveniente, perjudicial) ‹hábitos/lecturas› badlas malas compañías bad companyllegas en mal momento you've come at an awkward o a bad momentes malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so muchE [ SER] (sin gracia) ‹chiste› badF [ SER]1 (desagradable) ‹olor/aliento› badhace un día muy malo it's a horrible daynos hizo mal tiempo we had bad weatherhace tan malo ( Esp); it's such horrible weather, the weather's so horribleG [ ESTAR] (en mal estado) ‹alimento›ese pescado/queso está malo that fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off ( BrE)H1(desmejorado, no saludable): tienes mal aspecto you don't look very welltienes mala cara you don't look wellyo le veo muy mal color he looks terribly pale to me2 [ SER] (serio, grave) seriousfue una mala caída it was a bad fallno tiene nada malo it's nothing seriousel pobre está malito the poor thing's not very well ( colloq)4 [ ESTAR]me he puesto mala my period's startedI [ SER] (difícil) malo DE + INF difficult to + INFesta tela es mala de planchar this material is difficult to irones muy malo de convencer he's very difficult o hard to persuade, it's very difficult o hard to persuade himSentido II [ SER] (en sentido ético) ‹persona›¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brotherno seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me ( colloq)una mala mujer a loose womanes una mujer muy mala she's a wicked o an evil womanpasó la cámara a la mala she sneaked the camera through ( colloq)un ataque a la mala a sneak attackno nos ofrecieron ni un mal café they didn't even offer us a (lousy) cup of coffeeno había ni una mala silla para sentarse there wasn't a single damn chair to sit on ( colloq)Compuestos:feminine weedlo hizo a or con maloa idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)lo hizo con maloa leche (Esp, Méx, Ven); he did it deliberately o to be nasty, he did it knowing it would hurt ( o cause trouble etc)feminine dirty trickme hizo or jugó una maloa pasada she played a dirty trick on melos nervios me jugaron una maloa pasada my nerves got the better of mefpl guile, cunningtodo lo ha conseguido con maloas artes she's got everything she has by guile o through cunningdicen las maloas lenguas que … rumor* has it that …, there's a rumor* o there are rumors* going around that …, people are saying that …● mala uvampl bad o impure thoughts (pl)malos tratos a menores or a la infancia child abusemasculine, feminineuno de los malos one of the baddies o bad guys* * *
malo◊ -la adjetivo [The form mal is used before masculine singular nouns]
1
un mal amigo a bad friend;
una mala caída a bad fall;
soy muy malo para los números I'm very bad with figures;
¡qué mala suerte or (fam) pata! what bad luck!, how unlucky!;
lo malo es que … the thing o trouble is that …;
las malas compañías bad company;
mala hierba weed;
malos tratos ill-treatment;
es malo tomar tanto sol it's not good to sunbathe so much;
tienes mala cara or mal aspecto you don't look well
estar de malas ( de mal humor) (fam) to be in a bad mood;
( con mala suerte) (esp AmL) to be unlucky;◊ más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)
2 [ser] ‹ persona› ( en sentido ético) nasty;
( travieso) naughty;◊ ¡qué malo eres con tu hermano! you're really horrible o nasty to your brother;
no seas mala, préstamelo don't be mean o rotten, lend it to me (colloq);
una mala mujer a loose woman;
una mujer mala a wicked o an evil woman;
lo hizo a or con mala idea he did it deliberately o to be nasty;
mala palabra (esp AmL) rude o dirty word;
dicen las malas lenguas que … (fam) there's a rumor going around that …, people are saying that …;
hacerse mala sangre to get upset;
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3 [estar]
◊ el pescado/queso está malo the fish/cheese has gone bad, that fish/cheese is off (BrE)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (leng infantil o hum) baddy (colloq)
malo,-a
I adjetivo ➣ mal
1 bad: he tenido un día muy malo, I've had a bad day
2 (perverso) wicked, bad
(desobediente, travieso) naughty: es una mala persona, he's wicked
préstame el coche, no seas malo, lend me your car, don't be so mean
3 (espectáculo, libro, etc) bad, poor: es un argumento muy malo, it's a feeble argument
4 (dañino) harmful: es malo para ti que él lo sepa, it's bad for you that he knows it
tenemos que arrancar las malas hierbas, we'll have to pull out the weeds
5 (enfermo) ill, sick
6 (alimentos) rotten: se puso mala la carne, the meat went bad
II m,f fam el malo, the baddy o villain
♦ Locuciones: estar de malas, to be in a bad mood
por las malas, by force
' malo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abominable
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mal
- mala
- peor
- quina
- redundar
- santita
- santito
- antología
- chimbo
- en
- endiablado
- fatal
- fondo
- igualmente
- pata
- pichanga
- sangre
English:
abominable
- abysmal
- bad
- baddy
- devil
- evil
- good
- half
- ill
- lean
- low
- mean
- nasty
- off
- poor
- rotten
- shocking
- spiteful
- thick
- up
- villain
- wicked
- wrong
- your
- corny
- crummy
- indulgence
- lame
- naughty
- paltry
- ropey
- severe
- trashy
- unkind
* * *malo, -a Mal is used instead of malo before singular masculine nouns (e.g. un mal ejemplo a bad example). The comparative form of malo (= worse) is peor, the superlative forms (= the worst) are el peor (masculine) and la peor (feminine).♦ adj1. [perjudicial, grave] bad;traigo malas noticias I have some bad news;es malo para el hígado it's bad for your liver;¿es algo malo, doctor? is it serious, doctor?;una mala caída a nasty fall2. [sin calidad, sin aptitudes] poor, bad;una mala novela/actriz a bad novel/actress;ser de mala calidad to be poor quality;este material/producto es muy malo this material/product is very poor quality;soy muy malo para la música I'm no good at o very bad at music;Hummás vale lo malo conocido que lo bueno por conocer better the devil you know (than the devil you don't)3. [inapropiado, adverso] bad;fue una mala decisión it was a bad decision;he dormido en mala postura I slept in a funny position;es mala señal it's a bad sign;lo malo es que… the problem is (that)…;disparó con la pierna mala y metió gol he shot with his weaker foot and scored;tener mala suerte to be unlucky;¡qué mala suerte! how unlucky!Am mala palabra swearword4. [malvado] wicked, evil;es muy mala persona she's a really nasty person;tiene muy mala intención he's very spiteful;eso sólo lo haría un mal amigo it's a poor friend who would do a thing like that;¡mira que eres malo, criticarla así! it's not very nice of you to criticize her like that!;anda, no seas malo y déjame que vaya go on, don't be mean, let me go5. [travieso] naughty;¡no seas malo y obedece! be good and do as I say!;el crío está muy malo últimamente the child has been very naughty recently6. [enfermo] ill, sick;estar/ponerse malo to be/fall ill;tiene a su padre malo her father's ill;poner malo a alguien to drive sb mad;me pongo mala cada vez que la veo I get mad every time I see her7. [desagradable] bad;esta herida tiene mal aspecto this wound looks nasty;mal tiempo bad weather;hace mal tiempo the weather's bad;Espestá muy malo el día it's a horrible day, it's not a very nice day8. [podrido, pasado] bad, off, spoiled;la fruta está mala the fruit is bad o spoiled;no había ni un mal supermercado en el pueblo there wasn't a single supermarket to be found in the villageuna lesión muy mala de curar an injury that won't heal easily♦ nm,fel malo, la mala [en cine] the villain, the baddy♦ interjcuando nadie se queja, ¡malo! it's a bad sign when nobody complains♦ malas nfplestar de malas to be in a bad mood;por las malas [a la fuerza] by force;lo vas a hacer, aunque tenga que ser por las malas you're going to do it, whether you like it or not;por las malas es de temer she's a fearful sight when she's angry;Am Andes, CSuren las malas [de mal humor] in a bad mood;los amigos no te abandonan en las malas friends don't let you down when things get bad* * *I adj1 bad2 calidad poor3 ( enfermo) sick, ill;ponerse malo get sick, fall ill4:por las buenas o por las malas whether he/she etc likes it or not;estar de malas be in a bad mood;por las malas by force;andar a malas con alguien be on bad terms with s.o.;lo malo es que unfortunatelyII m humbad guy, baddy* * *1) : badmala suerte: bad luck2) : wicked, naughty3) : cheap, poor (quality)4) : harmfulmalo para la salud: bad for one's healthestar mal del corazón: to have heart trouble6)estar de malas : to be in a bad moodmalo, -la n: villain, bad guy (in novels, movies, etc.)* * *malo1 adj4. (pasado) off5. (malvado) evilser malo en/para algo to be bad at somethingmalo2 n villain -
17 nota de alcance
(n.) = scope note (SN)* * *(n.) = scope note (SN)Ex: Scope notes are sometimes designated by the abbreviation SN (for Scope Note).
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18 persona aún por determinar
= nomen nominandum [N.N.]Ex. The abbreviation N.N. (nomen nominandum) is frequently seen in university course lists in Germany indicating that a course will take place but that the lecturer is not yet known.* * *= nomen nominandum [N.N.]Ex: The abbreviation N.N. (nomen nominandum) is frequently seen in university course lists in Germany indicating that a course will take place but that the lecturer is not yet known.
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19 prefijar
v.1 to fix in advance.2 to pre-set, to predetermine, to prefix.* * *1 LINGÚÍSTICA to prefix2 (determinar) to fix in advance* * *VT1) (=predeterminar) to fix beforehand, prearrange2) (Ling) to prefix (a to)* * *= prefix.Ex. It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.* * *= prefix.Ex: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.
* * *prefijar [A1 ]vtA (concertar de antemano) to prearrange, arrange in advanceB ( Ling) to prefix* * *prefijar vtto fix in advance* * *v/t arrange in advance -
20 regurgitación
f.regurgitation, backflow, palirrhea.* * *1 regurgitation* * ** * *= cud-chewing, regurgitation.Ex. The only difference between cud-chewing and coprophagy is the point in the digestive tract at which nutrients are expelled and then placed back into the mouth.Ex. Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.* * *= cud-chewing, regurgitation.Ex: The only difference between cud-chewing and coprophagy is the point in the digestive tract at which nutrients are expelled and then placed back into the mouth.
Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.* * *regurgitation* * *regurgitation
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