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2 adaptarse al cambio
(v.) = accommodate to + change, adapt to + changeEx. Nevertheless, each library will have to consider whether it will continue to accommodate to changes in the same way that it has in the past.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.* * *(v.) = accommodate to + change, adapt to + changeEx: Nevertheless, each library will have to consider whether it will continue to accommodate to changes in the same way that it has in the past.
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3 adorno
m.1 decoration.de adorno decorative (árbol, figura)2 adornment, decoration, frill, garnishing.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adornar.* * *1 decoration, adornment2 COSTURA trimming3 COCINA garnish\de adorno decorative* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=objeto) ornament2) (=decoración) ornamentation, adornmentun estilo literario sin adorno superfluo — a literary style with no superfluous ornamentation o adornment
no se puede comer, está de adorno — you can't eat it, it's just for decoration
no funciona, está o es de adorno — it doesn't work, it's just for show
3) (Cos) trim, trimming4) (Culin) garnish* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex. Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.Ex. Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex. He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex. The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex. In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.----* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *a) ( objeto) ornamentb) ( decoración) adornmentlo tenemos de adorno — (hum) it's just for show
* * *= embellishment, motif, ornament, display, adornment.Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.* adornos = bells and whistles.* sin adornos = unadorned, unvarnished.* todos los adornos extras = all the bells and whistles.* * *1 (objeto) ornamentlos adornos de Navidad the Christmas decorations2(decoración): su único adorno eran unos pendientes a pair of earrings was her only adornmentuna tela tan rica no necesita adorno ninguno such a rich fabric doesn't need any decoration o adornmentuna falda con adorno de pasamanería a skirt trimmed with frillsde adorno for decorationle puso unas aceitunas de adorno she added a few olives for decorationlo tenemos de adorno ( hum); it's just for show* * *
Del verbo adornar: ( conjugate adornar)
adorno es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
adornó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
adornar
adorno
adornar ( conjugate adornar) verbo transitivo
adornarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹cabeza/pelo› to adorn
adorno sustantivo masculino
adornar verbo transitivo to adorn, decorate
adorno sustantivo masculino decoration, adornment
♦ Locuciones: de adorno (que no hace nada) just for show: tienen el coche de adorno, porque nunca van a ningún sitio, they just have the car for show; they never go anywhere in it
' adorno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borla
- brazalete
- colgante
- orla
- plumaje
- revestir
- ribete
- tocada
- tocado
- viñeta
- aplique
- bagatela
- baratija
- chiche
- chuchería
- complicado
- figurita
- flecos
- franja
- horrible
- huachafo
- jareta
- móvil
- paño
- pluma
English:
adornment
- bauble
- flourish
- ornament
- salad
- trim
- trimming
- decoration
- decorative
- for
- garnish
* * *adorno nm[objeto] ornament;los adornos navideños the Christmas decorations;de adorno [árbol, figura] decorative;es sólo de adorno [no funciona] it's just for show;Fam Humestar de adorno: está aquí sólo de adorno he's just taking up space here;no está aquí sólo de adorno he's not here just because he's a pretty face* * *m ornament; de Navidad decoration* * *adorno nm: ornament, decoration* * *adorno n decoration -
4 cada vez más desarrollado
(adj.) = fast-developingEx. To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.* * *(adj.) = fast-developingEx: To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.
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5 controlar
v.1 to control.Pedro controla su vida al fin Peter controls his life at last.María controla a sus hijos con lástima Mary controls her kids through pity.2 to check.3 to watch, to keep an eye on.4 to take over, to control.María controla los negocios Mary takes over business.* * *1 (gen) to control2 (comprobar) to check1 (moderarse) to control oneself* * *verb1) to control2) monitor* * *1. VT1) (=dominar) [+ situación, emoción, balón, vehículo, inflación] to controllos rebeldes controlan ya todo el país — the rebels now control the whole country, the rebels are now in control of the whole country
los bomberos consiguieron controlar el fuego — the firefighters managed to bring the fire under control
no controlo muy bien ese tema — * I'm not very hot on that subject *
2) (=vigilar)contrólame al niño mientras yo estoy fuera — * can you keep an eye on the child while I'm out
estoy encargado de controlar que todo salga bien — I'm responsible for checking o seeing that everything goes well
controla que no hierva el café — * make sure the coffee doesn't boil, see that the coffee doesn't boil
3) (=regular) to control2.VI *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex. These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex. It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex. Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex. Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex. After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex. For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex. Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex. This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex. Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex. The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex. This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex. The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex. This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex. The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex. The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex. Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex. If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex. The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.----* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( dominar) <nervios/impulsos/persona> to control2) ( vigilar) <inflación/proceso> to monitorcontrolar el peso/la línea — to watch one's weight/one's waistline
3) ( regular) <presión/inflación> to control2.controlarse v pron1) ( dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado — if he doesn't get a grip on himself he's going to become an alcoholic
2) ( vigilar) <peso/colesterol> to check, monitor* * *= control, get + command of, govern, keep + a rein on, keep within + bounds, monitor, regulate, peg, police, master, command, scourge, keep down + Nombre, stem + the tide of, bring under + control, hold in + line, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, hold + the reins of, corral, check up on, keep + tabs on, wield + control, hold + sway (over), wiretap [wire-tap], hold + the line, keep + a tight hold on, take + control of, stay on top of, stay in + control, rein in, hold + Nombre + in.Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.Ex: The article ' Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.* controlar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* controlar el presupuesto = control + the purse strings.* controlar la economía = control + the purse strings.* controlar las finanzas = control + the purse strings.* controlar la situación = tame + the beast.* controlar los gastos = control + costs, contain + costs.* controlarlo todo = have + a finger in every pie.* controlarse = command + Reflexivo, pace.* * *controlar [A1 ]vt1 ‹nervios/impulsos/emociones› to control; ‹persona/animal› to controlcontrolamos la situación we are in control of the situation, we have the situation under controlel incendio fue rápidamente controlado por los bomberos the firemen quickly got o brought the fire under controlcontrolan ahora toda la zona they now control o they are now in control of the whole areapasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company2 ( fam); ‹tema› to know aboutestos temas no los controlo I don't know anything about these things, I'm not too well up on o hot on these things ( colloq)Bdeja de controlar todos mis gastos stop checking up on how much I spend the whole timeme tienen muy controlada they keep a close watch o they keep tabs on everything I do, they keep me on a very tight reinel portero controlaba las entradas y salidas the porter kept a check on everyone who came in or outcontrolé el tiempo que me llevó I timed myself o how long it took meC (regular) to controleste mecanismo controla la presión this mechanism regulates o controls the pressuremedidas para controlar la inflación measures to control inflation o to bring inflation under controlD ( Dep) (en doping) to administer a test tofue controlado positivo tras su victoria he tested positive after his victorylo controlaron negativo he was tested negativeA (dominarse) to control oneselfsi no se controla acabará alcoholizado if he doesn't get a grip o a hold on himself he's going to become an alcoholicse controla el peso regularmente she checks her weight regularly, she keeps a regular check on her weight* * *
Multiple Entries:
controlar
controlar algo
controlar ( conjugate controlar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹nervios/impulsos/persona› to control;
‹ incendio› to bring … under control;
pasaron a controlar la empresa they took control of the company
2 ‹inflación/proceso› to monitor;
‹ persona› to keep a check on;◊ controlar el peso/la línea to watch one's weight/one's waistline;
controlé el tiempo que me llevó I timed how long it took me
3 ( regular) ‹presión/inflación› to control
controlarse verbo pronominal ( dominarse) to control oneself;
( vigilar) ‹peso/colesterol› to check, monitor
controlar verbo transitivo
1 to control
2 (comprobar) to check
' controlar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dominar
- fraude
- manejar
- potingue
- sujetar
- contener
English:
control
- grip
- hold down
- manage
- monitor
- regiment
- spot-check
- stamp out
- check
- discipline
- help
- unruly
* * *♦ vt1. [dominar] to control;controlar la situación to be in control of the situation;la empresa controla el 30 por ciento del mercado the company controls 30 percent of the market;los bomberos todavía no han conseguido controlar el incendio firefighters have still not managed to bring the fire under control;medidas para controlar los precios measures to control prices2. [comprobar, verificar] to check;controla el nivel del aceite check the oil level;controlan continuamente su tensión arterial they are continuously monitoring his blood pressure3. [vigilar] to watch, to keep an eye on;la policía controla todos sus movimientos the police watch his every move;nos controlan la hora de llegada they keep a check on when we arrive;♦ viFam [saber] to know;Rosa controla un montón de química Rosa knows loads about chemistry* * *v/t1 control2 ( vigilar) check* * *controlar vt1) : to control2) : to monitor, to check* * *controlar vb2. (comprobar) to check -
6 dejadez
f.1 neglect (abandono).no lo hizo por dejadez he didn't do it because he couldn't be bothered2 slovenliness, carelessness, neglect, slackness.3 lassitude.* * *1 (negligencia de sí mismo) neglect, slovenliness2 (negligencia) negligence, carelessness3 (pereza) laziness, apathy* * *noun f.1) laziness2) slovenliness* * *SF1) [en el trabajo] (=falta de esfuerzo) laziness; (=falta de cuidado, atención) carelessness2) (=falta de aseo) slovenliness* * *a) ( en el aseo personal) slovenlinessb) (en tarea, trabajo) laziness, slackness* * *= slackness, procrastination, sloppiness, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex. The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.Ex. Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.Ex. Although editorial sloppiness detracts somewhat from the book's appearance, it will be a standard text in the field for many years to come.Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex. His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *a) ( en el aseo personal) slovenlinessb) (en tarea, trabajo) laziness, slackness* * *= slackness, procrastination, sloppiness, negligence, neglection, lassitude.Ex: The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.
Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.Ex: Although editorial sloppiness detracts somewhat from the book's appearance, it will be a standard text in the field for many years to come.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.* * *1 (en el aseo personal) slovenlinessmira el aspecto que tienes ¡qué dejadez! just look at you, you look really slovenly o you're a real mess!engordó por pura dejadez he let himself go and put on weight2 (en una tarea, un trabajo) laziness, slacknessla oportunidad se le fue de las manos por pura dejadez he lost the chance because he just couldn't be bothered o out of sheer laziness3 (falta de fuerzas, ánimo) lethargy, sluggishness* * *
dejadez sustantivo femenino
dejadez sustantivo femenino slovenliness
' dejadez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descuido
- dejación
English:
failure
- neglect
- sloppiness
- slovenliness
* * *dejadez nf1. [abandono] neglect;[en aspecto] slovenliness;viven en la más absoluta dejadez they live in utter squalor2. [pereza] laziness;[falta de cuidado] carelessness;no lo hizo por dejadez he didn't do it, because he couldn't be bothered* * *f1 slovenliness2 ( negligencia) neglect -
7 documento derivado
(n.) = derivative documentEx. A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents.* * *(n.) = derivative documentEx: A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents.
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8 documento secundario
(n.) = derivative document, secondary document, secondary publication, surrogate, document surrogateEx. A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents.Ex. A secondary document is a document which derives from or describes primary documents.Ex. Abstracts are an important component of many primary and secondary publications, current-awareness services and computerized databases.Ex. Any catalogue comprises a number of entries each entry representing or acting as a surrogate for a document.Ex. The paradigm of library science is presented as the transfer of documents and document surrogates.* * *(n.) = derivative document, secondary document, secondary publication, surrogate, document surrogateEx: A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents.
Ex: A secondary document is a document which derives from or describes primary documents.Ex: Abstracts are an important component of many primary and secondary publications, current-awareness services and computerized databases.Ex: Any catalogue comprises a number of entries each entry representing or acting as a surrogate for a document.Ex: The paradigm of library science is presented as the transfer of documents and document surrogates. -
9 estar al día
figurado to be up to date* * *(v.) = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of thingsEx. Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.Ex. Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome.Ex. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.Ex. It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.Ex. Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.* * *(v.) = monitor + developments, stay on top of + the game, stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of thingsEx: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.
Ex: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome.Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things.Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things. -
10 etnografía
f.ethnography.* * *1 ethnography* * *SF ethnography* * *femenino ethnography* * *= ethnography.Ex. This article discusses the problems associated with adapting the Library of Congress Classification (LC) class GN for African ethnography.* * *femenino ethnography* * *= ethnography.Ex: This article discusses the problems associated with adapting the Library of Congress Classification (LC) class GN for African ethnography.
* * *ethnography* * *
etnografía f Antrop ethnography
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11 motivo ornamental
(n.) = motif, decorative motifEx. Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.Ex. The author documents a variety of shapes and decorative motifs characteristic of biscuit tins produced for commercial British bakeries, 19th-20th cs.* * *(n.) = motif, decorative motifEx: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.
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12 negligencia
f.negligence.* * *1 negligence, carelessness* * *noun f.* * *SF negligence* * *femenino negligence* * *= negligence, slackness, disregard, dereliction, neglection.Ex. Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.Ex. The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.Ex. There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.Ex. The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex. After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.----* negligencia clínica = clinical negligence.* negligencia criminal = criminal negligence.* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* negligencia médica = medical malpractice.* negligencia profesional = malpractice.* * *femenino negligence* * *= negligence, slackness, disregard, dereliction, neglection.Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.* negligencia clínica = clinical negligence.* negligencia criminal = criminal negligence.* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber = dereliction of duty.* negligencia grave = gross negligence.* negligencia médica = medical malpractice.* negligencia profesional = malpractice.* * *negligenceCompuestos:criminal negligencegross negligence* * *
negligencia sustantivo femenino
negligence
negligencia sustantivo femenino carelessness
(profesional) negligence: quieren acusar a su médico de negligencia profesional, they are going to charge the doctor with negligence
' negligencia' also found in these entries:
English:
careless
- carelessness
- malpractice
- neglect
- neglectfully
- negligence
- negligently
- through
* * *negligencia nfnegligencenegligencia profesional professional negligence* * *f JUR negligence* * *negligencia nf: negligence -
13 no perder el control
(v.) = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of thingsEx. Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.Ex. Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.Ex. Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.* * *(v.) = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of thingsEx: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.
Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out.Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things. -
14 paso de tortuga
(n.) = snail's paceEx. The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.* * *(n.) = snail's paceEx: The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.
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15 que avanza rápidamente
(adj.) = fast-moving, fast-developingEx. I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.Ex. To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.* * *(adj.) = fast-moving, fast-developingEx: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.
Ex: To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs. -
16 responsabilidad combinada
(n.) = mixed responsibilityEx. A work of mixed responsibility is one in which different persons or bodies contribute to its intellectual or artistic content by performing different kinds of activities (e.g., adapting or illustrating a work written by another person).* * *(n.) = mixed responsibilityEx: A work of mixed responsibility is one in which different persons or bodies contribute to its intellectual or artistic content by performing different kinds of activities (e.g., adapting or illustrating a work written by another person).
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17 sinvivir
m.unbearable situation.* * *Ex. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.----* en un sinvivir = on pins and needles, on tenterhooks.* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold.* * *Ex: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
* en un sinvivir = on pins and needles, on tenterhooks.* estar en un sinvivir = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold. -
18 situación insoportable
(n.) = unbearable situationEx. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.* * *(n.) = unbearable situationEx: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
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19 situación insostenible
(n.) = unbearable situationEx. These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.* * *(n.) = unbearable situationEx: These students are coping with unbearable situations and people by unconsciously adapting to their environment.
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20 una manera de empezar
Ex. The article is entitled ' A foot in the door: adapting cataloguing standards to visual materials'.* * *Ex: The article is entitled ' A foot in the door: adapting cataloguing standards to visual materials'.
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Adapting — Adapt A*dapt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adapted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Adapting}.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F. adapter. See {Apt}, {Adept}.] To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as to fit for a new use; sometimes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adapting — pritaikymas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Priderinimas prie daikto, reiškinio, situacijos ypatybių. Mokymo turinys, dėstymo metodai ir kt. turi būti pritaikomi atsižvelgiant į mokinių išsilavinimą ir amžiaus ypatybes. Pritaikytas… … Enciklopedinis edukologijos žodynas
adapting pipe — sujungimo vamzdelis statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. adapting pipe; fitting pipe vok. Anschlußstück, n rus. соединительная трубка, f; соединительный патрубок, m pranc. tube d accouplement, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
adapting — a·dapt || É™ dæpt v. conform; change, make suitable; match, fit; adapt oneself, become adjusted … English contemporary dictionary
adapting — … Useful english dictionary
self-adapting algorithm — prisitaikantysis algoritmas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. self adapting algorithm vok. selbstadaptierender Algorithmus, m rus. самонастраивающийся алгоритм, m pranc. algorithme auto adaptatif, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
self-adapting system — prisitaikančioji sistema statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. self adapting system vok. selbstanpassendes System, n rus. самоприспосабливающаяся система, f pranc. système auto adaptatif, m … Automatikos terminų žodynas
self-adapting computer — prisitaikantysis kompiuteris statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. self adapting computer; self organizing computer vok. selbstanpassender Rechner, m; selbstorganisierender Rechner, m rus. самоадаптирующаяся вычислительная машина, f;… … Fizikos terminų žodynas
[ECG]; simian adenovirus; simulated annealing [algorithm]; sinoatrial; sinus arrest; sinus arrhythmia; skeletal age; skin-adipose [unit]; sleep apnea; slightly active; slowly adapting [receptor]; soluble in alkaline medium; Spanish American; specific activity; spectrum analysis; sperm abnormality; s — sinoatrial; sinoauricular … Medical dictionary
rapidly adapting receptor — a mechanoreceptor that responds quickly to stimulation but that rapidly accommodates and stops firing if the stimulus remains constant, such as Meissner corpuscles or pacinian corpuscles … Medical dictionary
slowly adapting receptor — a mechanoreceptor that responds slowly to stimulation and continues firing as long as the stimulus continues, such as Merkel disks or Ruffini endings … Medical dictionary
