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1 adicto
adj.1 addicted, devoted.2 addicted, physiologically dependent.f. & m.1 addict, addicted person, junkie, freak.2 follower.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adictar.* * *► adjetivo1 (drogas) addicted (a, to)2 (dedicado) fond (a, of), keen (a, on)3 (partidario) supporting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (drogas) addict2 (partidario) supporter, follower* * *(f. - adicta)noun* * *adicto, -a1. ADJ1)es adicto a la heroína — he's addicted to heroin, he's a heroin addict
2) (=fiel) [admirador, amigo] devoted3) (=partidario) loyalla prensa adicta al Gobierno — sections of the press loyal to o supportive of the government
2. SM / F1) [a la droga, tele] addict2) (=seguidor) follower, supporter; LAm (Dep) supporter, fan* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (a la bebida, la droga) addicted2) adepto III- ta masculino, femenino addict* * *= junkie, addict.Ex. Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.Ex. She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.----* adicto a = addicted to.* adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.* adicto a la tele = couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addict.* adicto al chocolate = chocolate addict.* adicto al crack = crackhead, crackhead.* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.* * *I- ta adjetivo1) (a la bebida, la droga) addicted2) adepto III- ta masculino, femenino addict* * *= junkie, addict.Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.
Ex: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.* adicto a = addicted to.* adicto a la lectura = bookaholic.* adicto a la tele = couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addict.* adicto al chocolate = chocolate addict.* adicto al crack = crackhead, crackhead.* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.* * *A (a la bebida, la droga) addicted adicto A algo addicted TO sthes adicto al juego/a los crucigramas he is addicted to gambling/to crosswordsB (a un régimen, una ideología) adicto A algo:los que son adictos al régimen those who support the regimemasculine, feminineaddictlos adictos a la cocaína cocaine addicts, people addicted to cocainelos adictos a las drogas por vía parenteral drug addicts who inject themselves intravenously o parenterally* * *
adicto◊ -ta adjetivo (a la bebida, la droga) addicted;
adicto a algo addicted to sth
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
addict;
los adictos a la cocaína cocaine addicts
adicto,-a
I sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 (que tiene dependencia) addict
adicto al trabajo, workaholic
2 (partidario) supporter
II adjetivo
1 (dependiente) addicted [a, to]
2 (seguidor) supporter [a, of]: son adictos al nuevo alcalde, they are the new mayor's supporters
' adicto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adicta
- enganchar
English:
addict
- addicted
- chocolate
- glue-sniffer
- hooked
- workaholic
* * *adicto, -a♦ adjno soy muy adicto a las reformas propuestas I'm not greatly enamoured of the proposed reforms♦ nm,f1. [a droga, hábito] addict;un adicto a la heroína/al tabaco a heroin/nicotine addict;un adicto a la televisión a TV addict2. [partidario] supporter;los adictos al régimen the supporters of the regime* * *I adj1 addicted (a to);ser adicto al trabajo be a workaholic2:ser adicto al régimen be a supporter of the regime, support the regimeII m, adicta f addict* * *adicto, -ta adj1) : addicted2) : devoted, dedicatedadicto, -ta n1) : addict2) partidario: supporter, advocate* * *adicto1 adj addictedadicto2 n addict -
2 marginado
adj.outcast, castoff, alienated, on the fringe.f. & m.1 outcast, dropout.2 alienated person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: marginar.* * *1→ link=marginar marginar► adjetivo1 (proyecto) pushed aside, excluded2 (persona) marginalized, alienated► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 social outcast, social misfit\sentirse marginado,-a to feel like an outsider, feel rejected* * *marginado, -a1. ADJ1) (=aislado) marginalized•
estar o quedar marginado de algo — (=aislado) to be alienated from sth; (=excluido) to be excluded from sthestos países han quedado marginados del comercio internacional — these countries have been excluded from international trading
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sentirse marginado — to feel discriminated againstlos agricultores se sienten marginados por la nueva ley — farmers feel discriminated against as a result of the new law
2) (=pobre) deprived2.SM / F [por elección] outsider, drop-out *; [por discriminación] underprivileged person, deprived person* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalizedb) ( excluido) excludedII- da masculino, femeninolos marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society
* * *= disadvantaged, outcast, deprived, cast-off, marginalised [marginalized, -USA].Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.Ex. This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.Ex. The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex. The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.----* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* comunidad marginada = deprived community.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* marginados económicamente, los = economically deprived, the.* marginados, los = deprived, the, underserved, the.* marginado social = social outcast.* sector marginado = deprived sector.* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.* * *I- da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalizedb) ( excluido) excludedII- da masculino, femeninolos marginados de nuestra sociedad — the deprived elements o sectors of our society
* * *= disadvantaged, outcast, deprived, cast-off, marginalised [marginalized, -USA].Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.Ex: The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* comunidad marginada = deprived community.* gente marginada socialmente = socially deprived people.* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.* marginado de la sociedad = social outcast.* marginados económicamente, los = economically deprived, the.* marginados, los = deprived, the, underserved, the.* marginado social = social outcast.* sector marginado = deprived sector.* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados = library services to the disadvantaged.* * *alienated, marginalizedse sienten marginados they feel alienated from o marginalized by society, they feel rejected o shunned by societymasculine, femininelos marginados de nuestra sociedad the deprived elements o sectors of our societylos marginados que acudían al refugio the down-and-outs o ( AmE) the derelicts who used to come to the refugedelincuentes, drogadictos y todo tipo de marginados delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of people who live on the fringes of society o delinquents, drug addicts and all kinds of social misfits* * *
Del verbo marginar: ( conjugate marginar)
marginado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
marginado
marginar
marginado◊ -da adjetivoa) (Sociol) marginalized
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
social outcast
marginar ( conjugate marginar) verbo transitivo ( en la sociedad) to marginalize;
( en un grupo) to ostracize
marginado,-a
I adjetivo marginalized
II sustantivo masculino y femenino dropout
marginar verbo transitivo
1 (a un sector) to marginalize, to reject: nuestra sociedad margina a los ancianos, our society marginalizes the elderly
2 (a una persona) to leave out, ostracize
' marginado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marginada
English:
dropout
- outcast
- reject
- drop
* * *marginado, -a♦ adjexcluded;sentirse marginado to feel excluded;un barrio marginado an area where there is a lot of social exclusion♦ nm,fsocially excluded person;los marginados the socially excluded* * *I adj marginalizedII m, marginada f social outcast;marginados sociales social outcasts, people on the fringes of society* * *marginado, -da adj1) desheredado: outcast, alienated, dispossessed2)clases marginadas : underclassmarginado, -da n: outcast, misfit -
3 Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo
(n.) = acquired tasteEx. She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.* * *(n.) = acquired tasteEx: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.
Spanish-English dictionary > Algo que se le va tomando el gusto con el tiempo
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4 Estocolmo
m.Stockholm.* * *1 Stockholm\síndrome de Estocolmo Stockholm syndrome* * *SM Stockholm* * *masculino Stockholm* * *= Stockholm.Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.* * *masculino Stockholm* * *= Stockholm.Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.
* * *Stockholm* * *
Estocolmo sustantivo masculino Stockholm
' Estocolmo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
residir
English:
Stockholm
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5 adicto a la tele
(n.) = couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addictEx. Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.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. She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.* * *(n.) = couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addictEx: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.
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: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box. -
6 adicto al chocolate
(n.) = chocolate addictEx. The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.* * *(n.) = chocolate addictEx: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
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7 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 -
8 dominar
v.1 to control (controlar) (pasión, nervios, caballo).era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle2 to overcome.lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3 to master (conocer) (técnica, tema).domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluentlyha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English within a few months4 to overlook.desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5 to predominate.6 to dominate, to domineer, to bestride, to have sway over.El tirano domina al pueblo The tyrant dominates the people.Ella domina su ira She dominates her anger.7 to tower above, to dominate.El cerro domina el horizonte The hill dominates the horizon.8 to have the control, to dominate, to have ascendancy, to have the ascendancy.Ella domina She has the control.9 to calm down forcibly, to calm down.10 to take over.* * *1 (tener bajo dominio) to dominate2 (avasallar) to domineer3 (controlar) to control, restrain4 (conocer a fondo) to master5 (ver) to overlook, dominate1 (ser superior) to dominate2 (destacar) to stand out3 (predominar) to predominate1 (controlarse) to control oneself, restrain oneself* * *verb1) to dominate2) master3) prevail•* * *1. VT1) (=controlar) [+ población, territorio] to dominate; [+ países] to rule, rule over; [+ adversario] to overpower; [+ caballo] to control2) (=contener) [+ incendio, epidemia] to check, bring under control; [+ rebelión] to put down, suppress; [+ pasión] to control, master; [+ nervios, emoción] to control; [+ dolor] to overcome3) [+ técnica, tema] to master4) (=estar por encima de)la catedral domina toda la ciudad — the cathedral dominates o towers above the whole town
2. VI1) [edificio] to tower2) (=predominar) [color, rasgo] to stand out; [opinión, tendencia] to predominate3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.Ex. This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.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. The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex. The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex. Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex. The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex. E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex. In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.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. Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex. I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.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. Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex. She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex. They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.----* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( controlar) <nación/territorio/persona> to dominate; <pasión/cólera> to control; <vehiculo/caballo> to controldominado por la ambición/los celos — ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
la policía dominó la situación en todo momento — the police had the situation under control at all times
b) < idioma> to have a good command of; <tema/asignatura> to know... very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista)d) montaña/torre to dominate2. 3.* * *= dominate, dominate + the scene, get + command of, tame, subdue, master, command, conquer, preponderate, overtake, overlook, gain + control (over/of), get + a grip on, tower above/over, pervade, hold + sway (over), be king, lord over, lord it over, keep + a tight hold on.Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.
Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.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: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.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: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.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: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.* dominar a Alguien = have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb, bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.* dominar aún más = tighten + Posesivo + grip on.* dominar el miedo = conquer + fear.* dominar la situación = tame + the beast.* dominar por completo = sweep + the board.* dominar una destreza = master + skill.* dominar una técnica = master + technique.* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *dominar [A1 ]vt1 (controlar) ‹nación/territorio› to dominate; ‹persona› to dominate; ‹pasión/cólera› to controltiene a los niños totalmente dominados she has the children well under her thumb o under controldominado por la ambición ruled by ambitiondominado por los celos consumed by jealousyno logró dominar su ira she couldn't contain o control her angerel equipo que dominó el encuentro the team which dominated the matchno logró dominar el vehículo/caballo he couldn't get control of the vehicle/horsela policía dominó la situación en todo momento the police had the situation under control at all times2 ‹tema/idioma›no domino el tema I'm no expert on the subjectdomina el francés she has a good command of Frenchnunca voy a poder dominar el inglés I'll never be able to master English3(abarcar con la vista): desde allí se domina toda la bahía there's a view over the whole bay from there, from there you can look out over the whole bay4 «montaña/torre» to dominate■ dominarvi«color/tendencia» to predominate; «opinión» to prevailel tema que dominó en las negociones the subject which dominated the talksel equipo visitante dominó durante el segundo tiempo the visitors dominated the second half o were on top in the second half«persona» to restrain o control oneself* * *
dominar ( conjugate dominar) verbo transitivo
‹pasión/cólera› to control;
‹vehículo/caballo› to control;◊ dominado por la ambición/los celos ruled by ambition/consumed by jealousy
‹tema/asignatura› to know … very wellc) ( abarcar con la vista):
verbo intransitivo [color/tendencia] to predominate;
[ opinión] to prevail;
[ equipo] to dominate
dominarse verbo pronominal [ persona] to restrain o control oneself
dominar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un pueblo, país) to dominate, rule
2 (contener, controlar) to control
3 (conocer perfectamente: un idioma) to speak very well
(: un asunto, una actividad) to master
4 (con la vista) to overlook
II verbo intransitivo
1 to dominate
2 (un color, una característica) to stand out
' dominar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- imperar
- imponerse
- vencer
- conocer
- dejar
- reducir
- someter
- sujetar
English:
control
- curb
- dominate
- hold down
- master
- overpower
- pervade
- restrain
- subdue
- sway
- tower
- over
- rule
* * *♦ vt1. [controlar] [país, territorio, pueblo] to dominate, to rule (over);[persona, caballo] to control; [emociones, nervios] to control, to keep under control; [situación] to be in control of; [incendio, epidemia] to bring under control; [rebelión] to put down; [partido] to dominate;la guerrilla domina toda esta zona guerrillas control this entire area;la policía logró dominar a los alborotadores the police managed to bring the troublemakers under control;tiene al marido dominado she has her husband under her thumb;era imposible dominar el vehículo it was impossible to maintain control of the vehicle;no supo dominar sus nervios she couldn't control her nervousness;el equipo local dominó el partido en todo momento the local team dominated the game from the beginning2. [sujeto: pasión, nervios, emociones] to overcome;lo dominaba el deseo irrefrenable de besarla he was overcome by an irresistible desire to kiss her3. [ser experto en] [técnica, tema] to master;[lengua] to be fluent in;domina a la perfección los temas de contabilidad he has a perfect mastery of accounting;domina varias lenguas she speaks various languages fluently;ha conseguido dominar el inglés en pocos meses he managed to acquire a good command of English in a few months;¡cómo domina el balón! what great ball control!4. [divisar] to overlook;desde aquí se domina todo Bilbao you can see the whole of Bilbao from here5. [destacar por encima de] to dominate;el castillo domina el pueblo the castle dominates the town♦ vi[predominar] to predominate;una zona donde domina el voto socialista an area with a predominantly socialist vote* * *I v/t2 idioma have a good command ofII v/i dominate* * *dominar vt1) : to dominate2) : to master, to be proficient atdominar vi: to predominate, to prevail* * *dominar vb1. (en general) to dominate2. (tener bajo poder) to rule over3. (controlar) to control5. (idioma) to be fluent in6. (otras materias) to be good at / to be an expert on -
9 drogadicto
adj.drug-addict, junkie, addict.m.drug addict, drug user, acid head, junkie.* * *► adjetivo1 addicted to drugs► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 drug addict* * *drogadicto, -a1.2.SM / F drug addict* * *I- ta adjetivo addicted to drugsII- ta masculino, femenino drug addict* * *= drug addict, junkie.Ex. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.Ex. Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.* * *I- ta adjetivo addicted to drugsII- ta masculino, femenino drug addict* * *= drug addict, junkie.Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.
Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.* * *addicted to drugstiene un hijo drogadicto she has a son who is addicted to drugs o who is a drug addictmasculine, femininedrug addict* * *
drogadicto◊ -ta adjetivo
addicted to drugs
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
drug addict
drogadicto,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino drug addict
' drogadicto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
drogadicta
- picarse
English:
junkie
- user
- addict
- drug
* * *drogadicto, -a♦ adjaddicted to drugs;su padre es drogadicto his father is a drug addict♦ nm,fdrug addict* * *I adj:una mujer drogadicta a woman addicted to drugsII m, drogadicta f drug addict* * *drogadicto, -ta n: drug addict* * *drogadicto n drug addict -
10 estar por las nubes
(precio) to be sky-high* * *(v.) = be through the roofEx. The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.* * *(v.) = be through the roofEx: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
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11 gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo
(n.) = acquired tasteEx. She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.* * *(n.) = acquired tasteEx: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.
Spanish-English dictionary > gusto al que Uno se acostumbra con el tiempo
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12 gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo
(n.) = acquired tasteEx. She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.* * *(n.) = acquired tasteEx: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.
Spanish-English dictionary > gusto que se adquiere con el tiempo
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13 no soltar
(v.) = keep + a tight hold onEx. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.* * *(v.) = keep + a tight hold onEx: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
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14 razón justificada
(n.) = justified reasonEx. The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.* * *(n.) = justified reasonEx: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
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15 sujetar fuertemente
v.to clamp, to brace.* * *(v.) = keep + a tight hold onEx. A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.* * *(v.) = keep + a tight hold onEx: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
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16 teleadicto
adj.addicted to television.m.person addicted to television, telly addict, couch potato.* * *► adjetivo1 addicted to television► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 telly addict* * *teleadicto, -a* SM / F telly addict ** * *- ta masculino, femenino (fam) TV addict (colloq),telly addict (BrE colloq)* * *= couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addict.Ex. Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.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. She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.* * *- ta masculino, femenino (fam) TV addict (colloq),telly addict (BrE colloq)* * *= couch potato, telly-addict, TV-addict.Ex: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.
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: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.* * *teleadicto -tamasculine, feminine( fam)telly addict ( colloq)* * *
teleadicto,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino (muy aficionado a la televisión) telly-addict
' teleadicto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
teleadicta
English:
couch potato
* * *teleadicto, -a nm,fTV addict* * *m, teleadicta f TV addict -
17 deficientes visuales, los
(n.) = visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, theEx. The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.Ex. This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.Ex. This article describes the use of adaptive technologies for visually impaired people in libraries.Ex. Nowadays, many of the visually challenged are being absorbed in the work force and in industries, because of their abilities, reliability and sincerity. -
18 inadaptado
adj.unadapted, misfit, maladjusted.m.misfit.* * *► adjetivo1 maladjusted► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 misfit* * *inadaptado, -a1.ADJ maladjusted (a to)2.SM / F misfit, maladjusted personinadaptado/a social — social misfit
* * *I- da adjetivo maladjustedII- da masculino, femenino misfit* * *= maladjusted, ill-adapted.Ex. Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.Ex. She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.----* inadaptado social = misfit, social misfit.* * *I- da adjetivo maladjustedII- da masculino, femenino misfit* * *= maladjusted, ill-adapted.Ex: Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.
Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.* inadaptado social = misfit, social misfit.* * *maladjustedjóvenes inadaptados youngsters who fail to adapt o who have problems fitting in, maladjusted youngstersmasculine, femininelos drogadictos son considerados unos inadaptados sociales drug addicts are seen as social misfitstoda la vida fue un inadaptado all his life he had problems fitting in* * *
inadaptado◊ -da adjetivo
maladjusted
inadaptado,-a
I adjetivo maladjusted
II sustantivo masculino y femenino misfit
' inadaptado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inadaptada
English:
misfit
- maladjusted
* * *inadaptado, -a♦ adjmaladjusted♦ nm,fmisfit;es un inadaptado social he is a social misfit* * *adj maladjusted* * *inadaptado, -da adj: maladjustedinadaptado, -da n: misfit -
19 jerga
f.1 jargon.2 sackcloth, straw mattress.3 floorcloth, wiper, floor cloth.* * *1 (lenguaje) jargon2 peyorativo (jerigonza) gibberish, jargon————————1 (tela) serge* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) (=lenguaje) jargon2) (=galimatías) gibberishIISF1) (=tela) coarse cloth, sackcloth2) Méx floor cloth3) LAm (=manta) horse blanket4) And coarse cloak* * *1)a) (de gremio, profesión) jargon; ( de los adolescentes) slangb) ( galimatías) mumbo jumbo (colloq)2) (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth* * *= jargon, parlance, technospeak, argot, slang word,, lingo.Ex. Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.Ex. For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.Ex. This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.Ex. To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex. Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex. Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.----* jerga burocrática = officialese.* jerga de las iniciales = initialese.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.* jerga informática = computerese, geek speak.* jerga legal = legalease.* * *1)a) (de gremio, profesión) jargon; ( de los adolescentes) slangb) ( galimatías) mumbo jumbo (colloq)2) (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth* * *= jargon, parlance, technospeak, argot, slang word,, lingo.Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.* jerga burocrática = officialese.* jerga de las iniciales = initialese.* jerga de los abogados = legalease.* jerga de una disciplina = subject jargon.* jerga informática = computerese, geek speak.* jerga legal = legalease.* * *A1 (de un gremio, una profesión) jargonla jerga de los adolescentes/drogadictos teenage/drug addicts' slangjerga técnica technical jargon* * *
jerga sustantivo femenino
1
( de los adolescentes) slang
2 (Méx) ( trapo) floorcloth
jerga f (de un grupo profesional) jargon
jerga médica, medical jargon
(argot) slang: en su jerga pibe significa hombre, pibe means bloke in slang
' jerga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manga
English:
jargon
- lingo
- slang
* * *jerga nf1. [habla] jargon;la jerga juvenil youth slang;la jerga periodística journalese2. [galimatías] gibberish3. Méx, RP [manta de caballo] saddle blanket* * *f jargon; ( argot) slang;jerga del hampa underworld slang* * *jerga nf1) : jargon, slang2) : coarse cloth -
20 marginar
v.1 to exclude, to make an outcast (person).Ella discrimina a los gordos She discriminates fat people.2 to set aside, to set to one side.3 to marginalize, to place in a position of marginal influence and importance, to marginalise.* * *1 (persona) to leave out, exclude; (grupo social) to ostracize, marginalize2 (asunto) to push aside* * *1. VT1) (=aislar) [+ persona] to alienate; [+ grupo] to marginalize2) (=discriminar)no se marginará a nadie por su ideología — nobody will be discriminated against because of their ideology
3) (=excluir) to push out (de of)exclude (de from)acabaron marginándola del grupo — they ended up pushing her out of the group o excluding her from the group
4) (Tip) [+ texto] to write notes in the margin of; [+ página] to leave margins on2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en la sociedad) to marginalize; ( en un grupo) to ostracize2) (Impr) < texto> ( anotar) to add marginal notes to; ( fijar márgenes) to set margins2.marginarse v pron* * *= marginalise [marginalize, -USA], sideline.Ex. Since the introduction of information technology and the beginnings of the information explosion in the 1950s, the profession of documentalist has become increasingly marginalised.Ex. Because of the threat of being sidelined if they did not participate, libraries had to form alliances to address issues of access.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( en la sociedad) to marginalize; ( en un grupo) to ostracize2) (Impr) < texto> ( anotar) to add marginal notes to; ( fijar márgenes) to set margins2.marginarse v pron* * *= marginalise [marginalize, -USA], sideline.Ex: Since the introduction of information technology and the beginnings of the information explosion in the 1950s, the profession of documentalist has become increasingly marginalised.
Ex: Because of the threat of being sidelined if they did not participate, libraries had to form alliances to address issues of access.* * *marginar [A1 ]vtA (en la sociedad) to marginalize; (en un grupo) to ostracizela sociedad margina a los expresidiarios society tends to marginalize ex-convictslo han marginado y toman las decisiones sin consultarlo he has been pushed to one side, and they make the decisions without consulting himsus compañeros de clase lo habían marginado his classmates had ostracized o shunned him(fijar márgenes): margínelo con tres centímetros a cada lado set o leave a three-centimeter margin on each sidemarginarse DE algo to cut oneself off FROM sth* * *
marginar ( conjugate marginar) verbo transitivo ( en la sociedad) to marginalize;
( en un grupo) to ostracize
marginar verbo transitivo
1 (a un sector) to marginalize, to reject: nuestra sociedad margina a los ancianos, our society marginalizes the elderly
2 (a una persona) to leave out, ostracize
' marginar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discriminar
- segregar
- arrinconar
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] [discriminar] to exclude;la nueva ley margina a los inmigrantes the new law marginalizes immigrants;sus compañeros lo marginan his colleagues exclude him from the group, his colleagues give him the cold shoulder2. [asunto, diferencias] to set aside, to set to one side* * *v/t marginalize* * *marginar vt: to ostracize, to exclude
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