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1 Los Principios de París
Ex. The ideology advocated by Panizzi has provided the foundation for the international agreement on cataloging principles adopted in Paris in 1961 and incorporated in the so-called Paris Principles.* * *Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has provided the foundation for the international agreement on cataloging principles adopted in Paris in 1961 and incorporated in the so-called Paris Principles.
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2 anhelado
adj.longed-for, strongly desired, yenned.past part.past participle of spanish verb: anhelar.* * *= long-awaited [long awaited], hoped for [hoped-for], wishful, longed-for, desired, much desired.Ex. Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.Ex. The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.Ex. To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.Ex. They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.Ex. Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex. These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.* * *= long-awaited [long awaited], hoped for [hoped-for], wishful, longed-for, desired, much desired.Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.Ex: These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'. -
3 apaciguamiento
m.1 calming.2 appeasement, calming down, calming, consolation.* * *1 pacification, appeasement* * *SM (=tranquilidad) calming down; (Pol) appeasement* * *= appeasement.Ex. He supported ' appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.* * *= appeasement.Ex: He supported ' appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.
* * *calming;una política de apaciguamiento a policy of appeasement* * *: appeasement -
4 aplacamiento
m.1 appeasableness.2 stay of execution.3 abatement, appeasement, calming, tranquilization.* * *1 placation, calming* * *= appeasement.Ex. He supported ' appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.* * *= appeasement.Ex: He supported ' appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.
* * *aplacamiento nmcalming* * *aplacamiento nm: appeasement -
5 aprobar
v.1 to approve (proyecto, medida).Ricardo aprobó el proyecto Richard approved the project.2 to pass (examen, asignatura).me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry examMaría aprobó y pudo descansar Mary passed and was able to rest.3 to approve of (comportamiento).4 to give one's approval, to approve, to assent, to give the nod.El general aprobó The general gave his approval.* * *2 (estar de acuerdo) to approve of3 EDUCACIÓN (examen, asignatura) to pass1 to pass* * *verb1) to approve, endorse2) pass3) approve of* * *1. VT1) [+ ley, proyecto de ley] to pass; [+ informe, plan, acuerdo] to approve, endorseel parlamento aprobó el tratado — the treaty was approved o endorsed by Parliament
2) [+ alumno, asignatura] to pass¿aprobaste el examen? — did you pass the exam?
3) [+ decisión, actitud] to approve of2.VI to pass* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex. The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex. Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex. She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.----* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <proyecto de ley/moción> to pass; <préstamo/acuerdo/plan> to approve, sanction; <actuación/conducta> to approve of2) estudiante < examen> to pass; profesor < estudiante> to pass2.aprobar vi estudiante to pass* * *= approve, sanction, subscribe (to), condone, pass.Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.* aprobar con los ojos cerrados = sail through + exam.* aprobar legislación = pass + legislation.* aprobar por moción = pass by + motion.* aprobar sin dificultad = sail through + exam.* aprobar una ley = pass + law, pass + legislation, pass + bill.* aprobar una moción = pass + resolution, adopt + resolution, approve + resolution, pass + motion.* aprobar una propuesta = pass + proposal, pass + proposition.* aprobar un examen = pass + examination, pass + an exam.* desaprobar = frown on/upon.* * *vtA1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass2 (sancionar, dar el visto bueno a) ‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction, endorse3 ‹junta de accionistas/cuentas› to approve4 (estar de acuerdo con) ‹actuación/conducta› to approve ofB1 «estudiante» ‹examen› to pass2 «profesor» ‹estudiante› to pass■ aprobarvi«estudiante» to pass* * *
aprobar ( conjugate aprobar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹proyecto de ley/moción› to pass;
‹préstamo/acuerdo/plan› to approve, sanction;
‹actuación/conducta› to approve of
2 (Educ) to pass
verbo intransitivo [ estudiante] to pass
aprobar verbo transitivo
1 (autorizar) to approve
2 (suscribir) to approve of
3 Educ to pass
4 Pol (una ley) to pass
' aprobar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
base
- desaprobar
- difícilmente
- examen
- sprint
- aprueba
- para
English:
approve
- approve of
- carry
- condone
- countenance
- endorse
- favor
- favour
- get through
- law
- pass
- push through
- sail through
- scrape through
- study
- adopt
- authorize
- grammar
- push
- sanction
- scrape
- succeed
* * *♦ vt1. [proyecto, medida] to approve;[ley, moción] to pass2. [examen, asignatura] to pass;me han aprobado en química I passed my chemistry exam3. [comportamiento] to approve of♦ vi[estudiante] to pass* * *v/t2 examen pass* * *aprobar {19} vt1) : to approve of2) : to pass (a law, an exam)aprobar vi: to pass (in school)* * *aprobar vb1. (examen, asignatura, alumno) to pass2. (comportamiento, persona) to approve of -
6 artes marciales
f.pl.martial arts, arts of war, art of warfare.* * *femenino plural martial arts (pl)* * *Ex. How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).* * *femenino plural martial arts (pl)* * *Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).
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7 autorizar
v.1 to allow (dar permiso a).autorizar la publicación de un informe to authorize the publication of a reportautoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package2 to authorize, to allow, to permit, to warrant.Ricardo autoriza a Pedro Richard authorizes Peter.La maestra autorizó las boinas The teacher authorized berets.3 to give authorization to, to give one's authorization to.El juez autorizó sacar a Ricardo The judge gave authorization to get Richard out4 to empower, to grant legal power to, to accredit, to authorize.El juez autoriza a Pedro The judge empowers Peter.* * *1 to authorize2 DERECHO to legalize3 (aprobar) to approve of, give authority to* * *verb1) to authorize, sanction2) approve* * *VT1) (=dar facultad a) to authorize, empower; (=permitir) to approve, licenseautorizar a algn para — + infin to authorize sb to + infin, empower sb to + infin
el futuro no autoriza optimismo alguno — the future does not warrant o justify the slightest optimism
2) (Jur) to legalize* * *verbo transitivoa) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over
b) < persona>autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
* * *= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.Ex. At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.Ex. At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex. Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex. SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.* * *verbo transitivoa) <manifestación/documento/firma> to authorize; <aumento/pago/obra> to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos/para mayores de 18 años — the film has been authorized for general release/has been rated 18 and over
b) < persona>autorizar a alguien a or para + inf — to authorize somebody to + inf
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
* * *= authorise [authorize, -USA], empower, give + licence, license [licence, -USA], sanction, clear.Ex: At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.* * *autorizar [A4 ]vt1 ‹acto/manifestación› to authorize; ‹pago/obra/aumento› to authorize, approvela película está autorizada para todos los públicos the film has been authorized for general release o passed as suitable for all ages2 ‹documento/firma› to authorize3 ‹persona› autorizar a algn A or PARA + INF:eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme de ese modo that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like thatel juez lo autorizó a asistir al funeral the judge granted him permission to attend the funeralhabía sido autorizado para negociar con los acreedores he had been given the authority to o he had been authorized to negotiate with the creditors* * *
autorizar ( conjugate autorizar) verbo transitivo
‹aumento/pago/obra› to authorize, approveb) ‹ persona›:◊ ¿quién te autorizó? who gave you permission?;
lo autoricé para recibir el pago I authorized him to receive the payment;
me autorizó para salir he gave me permission to go out;
eso no te autoriza a or para hablarme así that doesn't give you the right to talk to me like that
autorizar verbo transitivo to authorize
' autorizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acreditar
- aprobar
- dejar
- homologar
- permitir
English:
authorize
- entitle
- license
- rubber stamp
- clear
* * *autorizar vt1. [pago, crédito, manifestación] to authorize;autorizaron la publicación del informe they authorized o sanctioned the publication of the report;autoricé a mi hermano para que recogiera el paquete I authorized my brother to collect the package;nos autorizó para controlar el presupuesto she authorized us to monitor the budget2. [documento] to authorize;autorizó el documento con su firma she authorized the document with her signature3. [dar derecho a]su cargo no lo autoriza para insultarme his position doesn't give him the right to insult me;este título nos autoriza para ejercer en Europa this qualification allows us to practise in Europe* * *v/t authorize* * *autorizar {21} vt: to authorize, to approve* * *autorizar vb1. (acción) to authorize -
8 causar daño
(v.) = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damageEx. Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.Ex. Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex. Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books.Ex. How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex. Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.Ex. It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.Ex. Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict their worst damage on trailer parks and caravan sites, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground.* * *(v.) = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damageEx: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.Ex: Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books.Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation. -
9 centralidad
f.centrality.* * *SF centrality, central importance* * *= centrality, centricity.Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex. Most researchers content with the widespread and broad definition of customer centricity as the capacity to understand and respond to the customer's needs.* * *= centrality, centricity.Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
Ex: Most researchers content with the widespread and broad definition of customer centricity as the capacity to understand and respond to the customer's needs.* * *centrality -
10 choque de civilizaciones
(n.) = clash of civilisationsEx. These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared ' Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.* * *(n.) = clash of civilisationsEx: These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared ' Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.
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11 constructivista
adj.constructivist.f. & m.constructivist.* * *ADJ SMF constructivist* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino (Art, Arquit) constructivist* * *= constructivist, constructivist.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex. Active involvement in learning helps learners to build knowledge within themselves, which is one of the key issues advocated by constructivists.Ex. The author describes these basic convictions and the metaphors that express them according to positivist, constructivist and critical theory approaches to research.* * *adjetivo/masculino y femenino (Art, Arquit) constructivist* * *= constructivist, constructivist.Nota: Adjetivo.Ex: Active involvement in learning helps learners to build knowledge within themselves, which is one of the key issues advocated by constructivists.
Ex: The author describes these basic convictions and the metaphors that express them according to positivist, constructivist and critical theory approaches to research.* * *adj/mfconstructivist* * *♦ adjconstructivist♦ nmfconstructivist -
12 desviación
f.1 deviation, detour, diversion, turn.2 deviation of funds.3 loop line.4 deflection.5 deviance, abnormal sexual behavior.6 by-pass.7 displacement.* * *1 deviation2 (de carretera) diversion, detour\desviación de columna MEDICINA slipped disc* * *noun f.1) deviation2) diversion, detour* * *SF1) (=separación) [de trayectoria] deviation (de from)[de golpe, disparo] deflection (de from)es una desviación de sus principios — it is a deviation o departure from his principles
2) (Aut) diversion* * *1)a) ( de río) diversionb) ( de fondos) diversionc) (Med) curvatured) (Auto) ( desvío) detour (AmE), diversion (BrE)e) ( alejamiento)no tolera ninguna desviación de la línea del partido — he doesn't tolerate any departure from the party line
2) (frml) ( aberración) deviation* * *= departure, deviation, diversion, deviance, deflection.Ex. Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.Ex. Deviations from this basic order may be useful, particularly with regard to what are known as differential facets and common facets.Ex. Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.Ex. The phenomena of book theft and mutilation from academic libraries are analysed from the standpoint of the sociology of deviance.Ex. Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.----* desviación de columna = spinal curvature, curvature of the spine.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* desviación estándar = standard deviation.* desviación media = mean deviation.* desviación sexual = sexual deviance.* desviación típica = standard deviation.* * *1)a) ( de río) diversionb) ( de fondos) diversionc) (Med) curvatured) (Auto) ( desvío) detour (AmE), diversion (BrE)e) ( alejamiento)no tolera ninguna desviación de la línea del partido — he doesn't tolerate any departure from the party line
2) (frml) ( aberración) deviation* * *= departure, deviation, diversion, deviance, deflection.Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.
Ex: Deviations from this basic order may be useful, particularly with regard to what are known as differential facets and common facets.Ex: Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.Ex: The phenomena of book theft and mutilation from academic libraries are analysed from the standpoint of the sociology of deviance.Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.* desviación de columna = spinal curvature, curvature of the spine.* desviación de la norma = deviation + from the norm, departure from the norm.* desviación estándar = standard deviation.* desviación media = mean deviation.* desviación sexual = sexual deviance.* desviación típica = standard deviation.* * *A1 (de un río) diversion2 (de fondos) diversion3 ( Med) curvatureuna desviación de columna a twisted spine, curvature of the spine5 (de la brújula) deviation6 (alejamiento) desviación DE algo deviation FROM sthno tolera ninguna desviación de la línea del partido he doesn't tolerate any departure from the party lineCompuesto:desviación estándar or normalstandard deviationB ( frml) (aberración) deviation* * *
desviación sustantivo femenino
b) (Med) curvaturec) ( alejamiento) desviación de algo deviation from sth
desviación sustantivo femenino
1 deviation
2 (en una carretera) diversion, detour
3 Med curvature
desviación de columna, curvature of the spine
' desviación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aberración
- desviarse
- variante
English:
deflection
- deviance
- deviation
- departure
- detour
- diversion
* * *desviación nf1. [reorientación] [en dirección] change;[en rumbo, de brújula] deviation; [de río, tráfico] diversion;fetichismos y otras desviaciones de la conducta fetishism and other deviant behaviour;aquello suponía una notable desviación de sus promesas electorales that constituted quite a departure from their electoral promises;no toleran desviaciones de la línea oficial they don't tolerate any deviation from the party line2. [desvío] [en la carretera] Br diversion, US detour;tomar una desviación to make a detour;toma la segunda desviación a la derecha take the second turn-off on the right3. [en estadística] deviationdesviación estándar standard deviation;desviación media mean deviation;desviación típica standard deviation* * *f detour, Br tbdiversion* * *desviación nf, pl - ciones1) : deviation, departure2) : detour, diversion -
13 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 -
14 enseñanza basada en los resultados finales
(n.) = outcome based educationEx. The author proposes a model for assessing information skills instruction which draws on principles advocated in outcome based education.* * *(n.) = outcome based educationEx: The author proposes a model for assessing information skills instruction which draws on principles advocated in outcome based education.
Spanish-English dictionary > enseñanza basada en los resultados finales
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15 firme
adj.1 firm.2 solid.3 resolute.¡firmes! (military) attention!4 single-minded, firm.5 secure, strong, firm.adv.hard.mantenerse firme en to hold fast tose mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his groundm.road surface.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: firmar.* * *► adjetivo1 (estable) firm, steady2 (color) fast1 (pavimento) road surface► adverbio1 hard\de firme harden firme firmestar en lo firme to be in the right¡firmes! MILITAR attention!mantenerse firme figurado to hold one's ground* * *adj.1) firm2) secure3) steady* * *1. ADJ1) [mesa, andamio] steady; [terreno] firm, solid2) [paso] firm, steady; [voz] firm; [mercado, moneda] steady; [candidato] strong3) [amistad, apoyo] firm, strong; [decisión, convicción] firmestar en lo firme — † to be in the right
4) [sentencia] final5) (Mil)¡firmes! — attention!
ponerse firmes — to come o stand to attention
2.ADV hard3.SM (Aut) road surfacefirme del suelo — (Arquit) rubble base (of floor)
* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex. Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.Ex. Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex. The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex. While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex. This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex. The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex. His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex. If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.----* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *I1)a) <escalera/silla/mesa> steadypisar terreno firme — to be on safe o firm o solid ground
con paso/pulso firme — with a firm step/steady hand
de firme — <estudiar/trabajar> hard
b) ( color) fastc) < candidato> strong2) (Mil)en posición de firmes — standing at o (BrE) to attention
3)a) < persona> firmse mantuvo firme — (ante las presiones, el enemigo) she stood her ground
me mantuve firme en mi postura/idea — I stuck o kept to my position/idea
b) (delante del n) <creencia/convicción> firmIImasculino road surface* * *= firm [firmer -comp., firmest -sup.], powerful, sound [sounder -comp., soundest -sup.], strong [stronger -comp., strongest -sup.], uncompromising, steadfast, assertive, adamant, taut [tauter -comp., tautest -sup.], tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], uncompromised, staunch [stanch, -USA], rock solid, unswerving, toned.Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* con pie firme = sure-footed.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* mantener firme = keep + steady, hold in + line, hold + steady.* mantenerse firme = stand + Posesivo + ground, stick to + Posesivo + guns.* permanecer firm = stay in + place.* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* ponerse firme = stand to + attention.* senos firmes y de punta = pert breasts.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* terreno firme = safe ground, solid ground.* tierra firme = solid ground.* * *A1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steadyedificar sobre terreno firme to build on solid groundtenemos que asegurarnos de que pisamos terreno firme we must make sure that we're not treading on dangerous groundtener las carnes firmes to have a firm bodyse acercó con paso firme he approached with a determined o firm stepcon pulso firme with a firm o steady handuna oferta en firme a firm offerun fallo a firme an enforceable o executable judgmentde firme hardestudiar de firme to study hard2 (color) fast3 ‹candidato› strongB ( Mil):¡firmes! attention!estaban en posición de firmes they were standing to attentionC1 ‹persona› firmtienes que mostrarte más firme con él you have to be firmer with himse mantuvo firme she remained firm, she stood her ground, she did not waver2 ( delante del n) ‹creencia/convicción› firmsu firme apoyo a los detenidos their firm support for the prisonersroad surfacefirme deslizante slippery surfacela firme the truthte diré la firme I'll be honest with you o I'll tell you the truth* * *
Del verbo firmar: ( conjugate firmar)
firmé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
firme es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
firmar
firme
firmar ( conjugate firmar) verbo transitivo/intransitivo
to sign
firme adjetivo
1 ‹escalera/silla/mesa› steady;
con paso/pulso firme with a firm step/steady hand;
una oferta en firme a firm offer;
de firme ‹estudiar/trabajar› hard
2 (Mil):◊ ¡firmes! attention!
3
me mantuve firme en mi idea I stuck o kept to my idea
firmar verbo transitivo to sign
firme
I adjetivo
1 firm: se mantuvo firme ante la oposición, she stood firm against the opposition
II m (pavimento de carretera) road surface
III adv (con constancia) firm, firmly, hard
IV excl Mil ¡firmes! attention!
♦ Locuciones: de firme, firm, hard
en firme, definitive
' firme' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hasta
- inquebrantable
- plantarse
- pulso
- roca
- terrestre
- actitud
- enérgico
- paso
- postura
- propósito
- tierra
English:
adamant
- assertive
- deploy
- exploit
- fast
- firm
- govern
- hard
- hold
- land
- name
- secure
- self-assertion
- self-assertive
- shaky
- shore
- solid
- steadfast
- steady
- stiff
- stout
- strong
- surface
- unsteady
- unwavering
- wonky
- attention
- decisive
- definite
- ground
- intention
- march
- sound
- sure
- unbending
- wobbly
* * *♦ adj1. [fuerte, sólido] firm;[andamio, construcción] stable; [pulso] steady; [paso] resolute;tiene unos principios muy firmes she has very firm principles, she's extremely principled;tiene la firme intención de resolver el problema she fully intends to solve the problem, she has every intention of solving the problem;llovió de firme durante varias horas it rained hard for several hours2. [argumento, base] solid;trabaja de firme en el nuevo proyecto she's working full-time on the new project;una respuesta en firme a definite answer;quedamos en firme para el miércoles we are definitely agreed on Wednesday;tenemos un acuerdo en firme para intercambiar información we have a firm agreement to exchange information3. [carácter, actitud] resolute;hay que mostrarse firme con los empleados you have to be firm with the workers;Famponer firme a alguien to bring sb into lineen la posición de firmes standing to attention♦ nmroad surface;firme en mal estado [en letrero] uneven road surface♦ advhard;mantenerse firme en to hold fast to;se mantuvo firme en su actitud he refused to give way, he stood his ground* * *I adj2 MIL:¡ firmes! attention!;poner firme a alguien fig fam take a firm line with s.o.II m pavement, Brroad surfaceIII adv:trabajar firme work hard* * *firme adj1) : firm, resolute2) : steady, stable* * *firme1 adj2. (constante) firmfirme2 n road surface -
16 igualdad racial
f.racial equality.* * *(n.) = race equality, racial equalityEx. The article ' Race equality and information technology in Europe' focuses on how information technology impacts on the quality of life of black people.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.* * *(n.) = race equality, racial equalityEx: The article ' Race equality and information technology in Europe' focuses on how information technology impacts on the quality of life of black people.
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17 importancia
f.importance.dar importancia a algo to attach importance to somethingdarse importancia to give oneself airsde importancia important, of importancesin importancia unimportantquitar importancia a algo to play something down* * *1 importance\dar importancia a algo to take something seriouslydarse importancia to give oneself airsno tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not importantquitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something downsin importancia unimportanttener importancia to be important* * *noun f.* * *SF importancetu ayuda ha sido de gran importancia — your help has been very important o of great importance
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?
no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important
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carecer de importancia — to be unimportantno quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...
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darse importancia — to give o.s. airs* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.----* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *femenino importancedetalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details
concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something
quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something
¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?
darse importancia — to give oneself airs
* * *= importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.* adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.* adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.* clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.* cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.* conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.* conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.* consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.* crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.* cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.* cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.* dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.* dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.* dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.* dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.* de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.* de crucial importancia = crucially important.* de especial importancia = of particular note.* de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.* de importancia = of note, of consequence.* de importancia creciente = of growing importance.* de importancia crucial = crucially important.* de importancia fundamental = critically important.* de importancia secundaria = incidental.* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.* de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.* de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.* destacar la importa = underscore + importance.* destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.* de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.* de tercera importancia = tertiary.* de vital importancia = vitally important.* disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.* en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.* falta de importancia = worthlessness.* ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.* importancia histórica = historical significance.* importancia primordial = key importance.* importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.* minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.* nada de importancia = nothing in particular.* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.* no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.* ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.* orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.* orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.* pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.* prestar importancia a = place + weight on.* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.* quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.* quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.* recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.* recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.* remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.* resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.* resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.* restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.* restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.* ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.* ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.* sin darle importancia = airily.* sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.* subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.* tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.* tener gran importancia = be of high significance.* tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.* tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.* * *importancetemas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great importésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant detailstrató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problemno debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this mattersiento llegar tarde — no tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?darse importancia to give oneself airs* * *
importancia sustantivo femenino
importance;
quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
darse importancia to give oneself airs
importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
dar importancia a, to attach importance to
quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
sin importancia, unimportant
♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs
' importancia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acento
- acentuar
- alta
- alto
- bagatela
- calibre
- cobrar
- conceder
- dimensión
- énfasis
- entidad
- envergadura
- escatológico
- fallo
- ignorar
- incidir
- insignificancia
- insistir
- interés
- levedad
- marcar
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- niñería
- palidecer
- pequeña
- pequeño
- primera
- primero
- primordial
- protagonismo
- quitar
- recalcar
- relativa
- relativo
- relieve
- representar
- restar
- revestir
- subrayar
- suceso
- suma
- sumo
- talla
- tontería
- valor
- vital
- vuelo
- alguno
- capital
English:
account
- attach
- count
- emphasize
- importance
- incidental
- irrelevant
- issue
- light
- little
- major
- matter
- mind
- minimize
- minor
- moment
- momentous
- override
- paramount
- play down
- primary
- prime
- prominence
- read
- ride
- shrug off
- significance
- smooth over
- store
- thrust forward
- unimportant
- vital
- vitally
- all
- all right
- consideration
- descend
- detail
- emphasis
- gloss
- hot
- import
- magistrate
- menial
- play
- small
- trifling
- utmost
* * *importancia nfimportance;de importancia important, of importance;un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;darse importancia to give oneself airs;no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;[no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;sin importancia unimportant;ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;* * *f importance;dar importancia a attach importance to;quitar orestar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;tener importancia be important;no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;sin importancia unimportant;darse importancia give o.s. airs* * *importancia nf: importance* * *importancia n importancetener importancia to be important / to matter -
18 inflexible
adj.inflexible (also figurative).* * *► adjetivo1 inflexible* * *ADJ (=rígido) inflexible; (=inconmovible) unbending, unyieldinginflexible a los ruegos — unmoved by appeals, unresponsive to appeals
regla inflexible — strict rule, hard-and-fast rule
* * *adjetivo inflexible* * *= inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.Ex. Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex. Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.Ex. Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex. There is no hard and fast answer to this question.Ex. A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.----* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.* regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* * *adjetivo inflexible* * *= inflexible, uncompromising, hidebound, unbending, uncompromised, hard-nosed, tough-minded, hard and fast, ironclad [iron-clad].Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.Ex: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.* norma inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant.* regla inflexible = hard and fast rule, ironclad rule, steadfast rule.* * *1 ‹material› inflexible2 ‹persona/carácter› inflexibletiene fama de ser inflexible he is renowned for his inflexibility o for his inflexible naturees inflexible con sus hijos he's very strict with his childrense mostró inflexible he wouldn't yield o budge* * *
inflexible adjetivo
inflexible;
inflexible adjetivo inflexible
' inflexible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- extrema
- extremo
- intransigente
- rígida
- rígido
- rigurosa
- riguroso
- cuadrado
English:
adamant
- inflexible
- rigid
- set
- uncompromising
- harden
- stick
- unbending
- unyielding
* * *inflexible adj1. [material] inflexible2. [persona] inflexible;es inflexible con sus alumnos he's very strict with his pupils* * *adj figinflexible* * *inflexible adj: inflexible, unyielding* * *inflexible adj rigid -
19 intervención armada
(n.) = armed interventionEx. He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.* * *(n.) = armed interventionEx: He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.
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20 intransigente
adj.intransigent.f. & m.intransigent, intransigent person.* * *► adjetivo1 intransigent* * *1.ADJ [gen] intransigent; (=que no cede) unyielding; (=fanático) diehard2.SMF diehard* * *adjetivo intransigent* * *= uncompromising, intolerant, intransigent, uncompromised, illiberal, bigot.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. The main clauses of the section are doctrinaire and intolerant and have no place in modern society.Ex. There will always be a depressingly high percentage of intransigent parents and arrogant professionals.Ex. The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex. It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.Ex. It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.----* actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* ser intransigente = play + hardball.* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* * *adjetivo intransigent* * *= uncompromising, intolerant, intransigent, uncompromised, illiberal, bigot.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: The main clauses of the section are doctrinaire and intolerant and have no place in modern society.Ex: There will always be a depressingly high percentage of intransigent parents and arrogant professionals.Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.* actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* ser intransigente = play + hardball.* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* * *intransigentla actitud intransigente del gobierno the government's unyielding o intransigent attitude* * *
intransigente adjetivo
intransigent
intransigente adjetivo intransigent, uncompromising, inflexible: no creo que te perdone, es muy intransigente con esas cosas, I don't think he'll forgive you, he's so inflexible in these matters
' intransigente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerrada
- cerrado
- cerrarse
- dura
- duro
- posición
English:
heel
- intransigent
- uncompromising
- diehard
- soften
* * *intransigente adjintransigent* * *adj intransigent* * *intransigente adj: intransigent, unyielding
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