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adj.1 present, current.el actual alcalde the present o current mayorlas tendencias actuales de la moda current fashion trendsel actual campeón del mundo the current o reigning world champion2 modern, present-day.tiene un diseño muy actual it has a very modern o up-to-date design3 topical.un tema muy actual a very topical issue4 indisputable, factual, undeniable.* * *► adjetivo1 present, current2 (actualizado) up-to-date1 formal this month* * *adj.1) current, present2) topical3) up-to-date* * *ADJ1) (=de ahora) [situación, sistema, gobernante] current, present; [sociedad] contemporary, present-day; [moda] current, modernel actual campeón de Europa — the reigning o current o present European champion
la actual literatura francesa — French literature today, present-day French literature
2) (=de actualidad) [cuestión, tema] topical3) (=moderno) up-to-date, fashionableha cambiado su peinado por otro algo más actual — he's changed his hairstyle for a more up-to-date o fashionable one
emplean las técnicas más actuales — they use the most up-to-date o up-to-the-minute techniques, they use the latest techniques
* * *adjetivo present, currentel actual campeón — the current o reigning champion
en el mundo actual — in the modern world, in today's world
su carta del 20 del actual — (Corresp) your letter of the 20th of this month
* * *= alive, current, modern day, present, present-day, timely, fast-breaking, updated [up-dated].Ex. Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.Ex. Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex. In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.Ex. We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.Ex. The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex. Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.----* actual campeón, el = defending champion.* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.* dejar de ser actual = date.* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.* en términos actuales = in today's terms.* estatus actual = current status.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* líder actual, el = defending champion.* no actual = non-current.* número actual = current issue.* pasado actual, el = living past, the.* situación actual = current situation, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* tendencia actual = current trend.* * *adjetivo present, currentel actual campeón — the current o reigning champion
en el mundo actual — in the modern world, in today's world
su carta del 20 del actual — (Corresp) your letter of the 20th of this month
* * *= alive, current, modern day, present, present-day, timely, fast-breaking, updated [up-dated].Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.* actual campeón, el = defending champion.* contexto actual, el = scheme of things, the.* dejar de ser actual = date.* en el clima actual de = in the present climate of.* en términos actuales = in today's terms.* estatus actual = current status.* informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.* líder actual, el = defending champion.* no actual = non-current.* número actual = current issue.* pasado actual, el = living past, the.* situación actual = current situation, current status.* situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.* tendencia actual = current trend.* * *presentel actual primer ministro the present prime minister, the incumbent prime minister ( frml)el actual campeón the current o present o reigning championen las circunstancias actuales in the present circumstancesla acción transcurre en el Chile actual the action takes place in present-day Chileen el mundo actual in the modern world, in today's worlddatos del actual ejercicio data for the current o present financial yearuna moda actual para la mujer moderna an up-to-the-minute fashion for the modern womanla legislación actual the current o present legislationsu carta del 20 del actual ( Corresp) your letter of the 20th of this month, your letter of the 20th inst. ( frml)* * *
actual adjetivo ‹ley/situación/dirección› present, current;
en el mundo actual in the modern world, in today's world
actual adjetivo
1 current, present
el actual presidente del Gobierno, the current president of the Government
2 (que está al día, moderno) up-to-date
un diseño muy actual, a very up-to date design ➣ Ver nota en actual
' actual' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corriente
- desvirtuar
- dimanar
- estar
- hoy
- real
- mantener
- material
- moderno
- presente
English:
actual
- arms race
- assessment
- current
- defending champion
- euro
- existent
- existing
- ongoing
- present
- present-day
- record holder
- reigning
- contemporary
- defending
- full
- real
- reign
- topical
- true
- very
- wage
* * *actual adj1. [del momento presente] present, current;las tendencias actuales de la moda current fashion trends;el actual alcalde de la ciudad the city's present o current mayor;el actual campeón del mundo the current o reigning world champion;el seis del actual the sixth of this month2. [de moda] modern, up-to-date;tiene un diseño muy actual it has a very modern o up-to-date design3. [de interés] topical;el desempleo es un tema muy actual unemployment is a very topical issue* * *adj1 present, current2:un tema muy actual a very topical issue* * *actual adjpresente: present, current* * *actual adj1. (presente) present / current2. (de moda) up to date -
62 actualizador
adj.modernizing.m.updater, upgrader.v.modernizing (influencia).* * *ADJ modernizing* * *= maintainer.Ex. The requirements of a physical form of catalogue can be divided into two categories: those which are primarily in the interest of the catalogue or index maintainer, and those which mostly affect the catalogue user.* * *= maintainer.Ex: The requirements of a physical form of catalogue can be divided into two categories: those which are primarily in the interest of the catalogue or index maintainer, and those which mostly affect the catalogue user.
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63 adecuado
adj.adequate, appropriate, becoming, apt.past part.past participle of spanish verb: adecuar.* * *1→ link=adecuar adecuar► adjetivo1 adequate, suitable, appropriate* * *(f. - adecuada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=apropiado) [actitud, respuesta, ropa, tratamiento] appropriate; [documento, requisito] appropriate, relevantes el traje más adecuado para la primavera — it is the most suitable o appropriate outfit for spring
exigen un uso adecuado de los recursos — they are demanding that resources be used appropriately o properly
lo más adecuado sería... — the best thing o the most appropriate thing would be to...
2) (=acorde)adecuado a algo: un precio adecuado a mis posibilidades — a price within my budget o reach
3) (=suficiente) [dinero, tiempo] sufficient* * *- da adjetivoa) ( apropiado)no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources
b) ( aceptable) adequate* * *= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.Ex. There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex. It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.Ex. The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.Ex. Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex. If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.Ex. And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex. The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex. Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.Ex. I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex. Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.----* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.* * *- da adjetivoa) ( apropiado)no disponemos de los medios adecuados — we do not have adequate o the necessary resources
b) ( aceptable) adequate* * *= adequate, appropriate, apt, desirable, suitable, competent, convenient, correct, eligible, felicitous, fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, successful, timely, fitting, commensurate, accommodating, timely, fit for purpose, beffiting.Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.* adecuado para = accommodative to, well suited to/for.* considerar adecuado = judge + suitable, consider + appropriate.* creer adecuado = see + fit, think + fit.* de forma adecuada = adequately, fitly, appropriately.* de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.* el más adecuado = ideally suited.* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* en el momento adecuado = at the right time.* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado = be in the right place at the right time.* lo adecuado = adequacy.* no ser lo más adecuado para = ill suited to/for.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* prácticas más adecuadas = lessons learned [lessons learnt], best practices.* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m = provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.* resultar adecuado = prove + suitable.* ser adecuado = be right, stand up.* * *adecuado -da1(apropiado): me parece poco adecuado para una ocasión así I don't think it is very suitable for such an occasiones la persona más adecuada para este trabajo she is the best person o the most suitable person for the job o to do the jobéste no es el momento adecuado this is not the right momentno disponemos de los medios adecuados para realizar el trabajo we do not have adequate o the necessary resources to carry out the work2 (aceptable) adequate* * *
Del verbo adecuar: ( conjugate adecuar)
adecuado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
adecuado
adecuar
adecuado◊ -da adjetivo
‹ momento› right;
‹ medios› adequate;
adecuar ( conjugate adecuar) verbo transitivo adecuado algo a algo to adapt sth to sth
adecuado,-a adjetivo appropriate, suitable
adecuar verbo transitivo to adapt
' adecuado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adecuada
- aparente
- apta
- apto
- corresponder
- distribuir
- encontrar
- justa
- justo
- microclima
- momento
- pertinente
- propia
- propio
- bien
- indicado
- planteamiento
English:
adequate
- appropriate
- beginner
- due
- fit
- fitting
- proper
- suitable
- undue
- unsuitable
- right
- suited
* * *adecuado, -a adjappropriate, suitable;muchos niños no reciben una alimentación adecuada many children do not have a proper diet;ponte un traje adecuado para la ceremonia wear something suitable for the ceremony;no es un hombre adecuado para ella he's not the right sort of man for her;el sistema actual no es el adecuado the current system isn't the right one;no creo que este sea el lugar más adecuado para discutir del tema I don't think this is the best o right place to discuss the matter;repartieron los fondos de forma adecuada they shared out the funds appropriately* * *adj suitable, appropriate* * *adecuado, -da adj1) idóneo: suitable, appropriate2) : adequate* * *adecuado adj right / suitable -
64 adelantarse a Alguien
(v.) = steal + a march onEx. The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.* * *(v.) = steal + a march onEx: The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
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65 adversamente
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66 afectivo
adj.affective, emotional, touching.* * *► adjetivo1 (sensible) sensitive2 (psicología) affective* * *ADJ affective* * *- va adjetivo emotional* * *= affective, emotive.Ex. A theoretical scheme classifies user behaviour into 3 domains of library activity ( affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) and into 3 levels of learning (orientation, interaction, and internalisation).Ex. These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.----* crear lazos afectivos = bond.* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer vínculos afectivos = bond.* lazo afectivo = human bonding.* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.* * *- va adjetivo emotional* * *= affective, emotive.Ex: A theoretical scheme classifies user behaviour into 3 domains of library activity ( affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) and into 3 levels of learning (orientation, interaction, and internalisation).
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.* crear lazos afectivos = bond.* crear vínculos afectivos = bond.* establecer lazos afectivos = bond.* establecer vínculos afectivos = bond.* lazo afectivo = human bonding.* valor afectivo del servicio = affect of service.* * *afectivo -va‹lazos/vida› emotional* * *
afectivo◊ -va adjetivo
emotional
afectivo, -a adjetivo affective: tiene trastornos afectivos, he has emotional disorders
' afectivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectiva
- hormiguita
- mentecata
- mentecato
- mico
- tunanta
- tunante
- distanciar
- plano
English:
emotional
* * *afectivo, -a adj[emocional] emotional;tener problemas afectivos to have emotional problems* * *adj emotional* * *afectivo, -va adj: emotional -
67 afrontar
v.1 to face (hacer frente a).afrontar las consecuencias to face (up to) the consequencesafrontó la situación con entereza she faced up squarely to the situationNo puedo afrontar este problema.. I cannot reckon with this problem.2 to appose, to bring into apposition.* * *1 to face, confront2 (poner enfrente) to face3 DERECHO to confront, bring face to face* * *verbto confront, face up to* * *VT1) [+ dos personas] to bring face to face2) [+ peligro] to confront, face up to; [+ problema] to deal with, tackle* * *verbo transitivo <problema/responsabilidad> to face up to; <desafío/peligro> to face* * *= confront, deal with, face, grapple with, breast.Ex. A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.Ex. Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex. Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.----* afrontar la realidad = face + reality, confront + reality.* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.* afrontar un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, address + threat, embrace + challenge.* * *verbo transitivo <problema/responsabilidad> to face up to; <desafío/peligro> to face* * *= confront, deal with, face, grapple with, breast.Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.* afrontar la realidad = face + reality, confront + reality.* afrontar las consecuencias = face + the music, face + the consequences.* afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.* afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.* afrontar una dificultad = front + difficulty.* afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.* afrontar un reto = rise (up) to + challenge, address + threat, embrace + challenge.* * *afrontar [A1 ]vt‹problema/tarea› to face up to; ‹desafío› to facetienes que afrontar tus responsabilidades you have to face up to your responsibilities* * *
afrontar ( conjugate afrontar) verbo transitivo ‹problema/responsabilidad› to face up to;
‹desafío/peligro› to face
afrontar verbo transitivo to confront, face: afrontemos la verdad con valentía, we must face the truth courageously
' afrontar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dispuesta
- dispuesto
- enfrentar
- liquidez
- encarar
English:
face
- issue
- tackle
- brave
- confront
- music
* * *afrontar vt[hacer frente a] to face;afrontar las consecuencias to face (up to) the consequences;afrontó la situación con entereza she faced up squarely to the situation* * *v/t face (up to); desafío face;afrontar un peligro face up to a danger* * *afrontar vt: to confront, to face up to* * *afrontar vb to face up to -
68 americano
adj.1 American, native of America, American-born.2 American, North American, native of North America.m.1 American, native of America.2 North American, American, native of North America.* * *► adjetivo1 American► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 American* * *(f. - americana)noun adj.* * *americano, -aADJ SM / F (=del continente, de Norteamérica) American; (=de Hispanoamérica) Latin American, South American, Spanish American americana* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino American* * *= American, US [U.S.].Ex. Under ' American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.Ex. One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).----* adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.* afroamericano = Afro-American, African-American.* águila americana = bald eagle.* ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios) = ALA (American Library Association).* americano de origen asiático = Asian American.* americano de origen mejicano = Mexican American.* ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.* asiático americano = Asian American.* Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* empresas americanas, las = corporate America.* fútbol americano = American football.* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).* indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.* Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI) = American Documentation Institute (ADI).* japonés americano = Japanese-American.* jugador de fútbol americano = footballer, football player.* mejicano americano = Mexican American.* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).* no americano = un-American.* norteamericano = North American.* oso negro americano = black bear.* poco americano = un-American.* silbón americano = American wigeon.* Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.* tántalo americano = wood stork.* * *- na adjetivo/masculino, femenino American* * *= American, US [U.S.].Ex: Under ' American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).* adiestrado por los americanos = U.S.-trained.* afroamericano = Afro-American, African-American.* águila americana = bald eagle.* ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios) = ALA (American Library Association).* americano de origen asiático = Asian American.* americano de origen mejicano = Mexican American.* ánade silbón americano = American wigeon.* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas) = ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).* Archivo Nacional Americano = United States National Archives.* asiático americano = Asian American.* Asociación Americana de Editores = American Association of Publishers (AAP).* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos = Motion Picture Association of America.* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA) = Society of American Archivists (SAA).* blanco protestante anglosajón americano = WASP.* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana = WASPish.* empresas americanas, las = corporate America.* fútbol americano = American football.* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano) = GPO (Government Printing Office).* indio nativo americano = American Indian, Native American.* Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI) = American Documentation Institute (ADI).* japonés americano = Japanese-American.* jugador de fútbol americano = footballer, football player.* mejicano americano = Mexican American.* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).* no americano = un-American.* norteamericano = North American.* oso negro americano = black bear.* poco americano = un-American.* silbón americano = American wigeon.* Sueño Americano, el = American Dream, the.* tántalo americano = wood stork.* * *1 (del continente americano) American2 (de Estados Unidos) Americanun corte de pelo a la americana a crew cutir or pagar a la americana ( AmL); to go Dutchmasculine, feminine1 (del continente americano) American2 (estadounidense) American* * *
americano◊ -na adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
American
americano,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino American
' americano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
americana
- billar
- fútbol
- anotación
- anotador
- baño
- bomba
- despejar
- diagonal
- final
- golpear
- juez
- mariscal
- periquito
- placaje
- placar
- receptor
- tanto
- tener
- whisky
English:
American
- American Dream
- AMEX
- filter coffee
- pool
- punt
- all
- ball
- filter
- football
- john
- moose
- native
- -style
- whiskey
* * *americano, -a♦ adj1. [del continente] American2. [de Estados Unidos] American♦ nm,f1. [del continente] American2. [de Estados Unidos] American* * *m/adj American* * *americano, -na adj & n: American* * *americano adj n American -
69 amilopectina
f.amylopectin, amilopectin.* * *= amylopectin.Ex. A rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in the endosperm that does not affect the amylopectin structure was developed.* * *= amylopectin.Ex: A rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in the endosperm that does not affect the amylopectin structure was developed.
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70 animal acuático
m.aquatic animal.* * *(n.) = water animal, aquatic animalEx. It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell and taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.Ex. A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.* * *(n.) = water animal, aquatic animalEx: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell and taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.
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71 anticiparse a Alguien
(v.) = steal + a march onEx. The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.* * *(v.) = steal + a march onEx: The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
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72 aparentar
v.1 to look, to seem.no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty2 to feign.aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned angerSilvia aparentó un gran dolor de cabeza Silvia feigned a great headache.3 to show off.viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show offRicardo aparenta cuando ve chicas Richard shows off when he sees girls.4 to feign to, to seem to.Silvia aparentó irse pero se devolvió Silvia feigned to leave but came back.El sol aparenta partirse en dos The sun seems to split in half.* * *1 (simular) to pretend, affect■ aparenta indiferencia she pretends not to care, she affects indifference2 (tener aspecto de) to look1 to show off* * *verb1) to look, seem2) feign, pretend* * *1. VT1) (=parecer) to lookno aparenta su edad o sus años — she doesn't look her age
2) (=fingir) [+ interés, sorpresa, indiferencia] to feignaparentó ignorancia de su obra — frm she feigned ignorance of his work, she pretended not to know his work
2.VI to show off* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feignb) ( parecer)2.aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
aparentar via) persona to show offb) regalo/joya to look impressive* * *= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.Ex. 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.Ex. Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex. As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex. The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.Ex. We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( fingir) <indiferencia/interés> to feignb) ( parecer)2.aparenta ser el líder — he seems o appears to be the leader
aparentar via) persona to show offb) regalo/joya to look impressive* * *= feign, put on + an act, keep up + appearances, show off, pretend.Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.* * *aparentar [A1 ]vt1 (fingir) ‹indiferencia/entusiasmo› to feignaparentaban indiferencia they feigned indifference, they pretended to be indifferent2(parecer): no aparentas la edad que tienes you don't look your agetiene 15 pero aparenta muchos más he's 15 but he looks much olderaparenta ser el que más sabe he seems o appears to be the one who knows most■ aparentarvi1 «persona» to show offles gusta aparentar they like to show offsólo por aparentar just for show2 «regalo» to look good o impressive* * *
aparentar ( conjugate aparentar) verbo transitivo
b) ( parecer):
verbo intransitivo
aparentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (fingir) to affect
2 (representar, parecer) to look: no aparenta los años que tiene, she doesn't look her age
II vi (presumir) to show off
' aparentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
simular
- lucir
- parecer
- representar
English:
face
- look
- pretend
- purport
- show
- carry
* * *♦ vt1. [parecer] to look, to seem;no aparenta más de treinta she doesn't look more than thirty2. [fingir] to feign;aparentó estar enfadado he pretended to be angry, he feigned anger♦ vi[presumir] to show off;viste así sólo para aparentar she just dresses like that to show off* * *v/t1 pretend;aparentar hacer algo pretend to do sth2:no aparenta la edad que tiene she doesn’t look her age* * *aparentar vt1) : to seem, to appearno aparentas tu edad: you don't look your age2) fingir: to feign, to pretend* * *aparentar vb1. (parecer) to look2. (fingir) to pretend -
73 apropiado
adj.1 appropriate, convenient, apt, fit.2 appropriate, correct.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apropiar.* * *1→ link=apropiar apropiar► adjetivo1 suitable, fitting, appropriate* * *(f. - apropiada)adj.appropriate, suitable* * *ADJ appropriate ( para for)suitable ( para for)* * *- da adjetivo suitablepodrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! — you could have chosen a better o (frml) more appropriate time
* * *= apposite, appropriate, apt, convenient, felicitous, fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, right, fitting, fertile, commensurate, rightful, seemly, accommodating, timely, beffiting.Ex. All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.Ex. Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex. By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex. The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex. This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex. That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex. With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex. The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.Ex. Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex. There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex. For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex. Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex. They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex. Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex. I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex. Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.----* apropiado para = well suited to/for.* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.* de forma apropiada = fitly, appropriately.* de modo apropiado = appropriately.* de un modo apropiado = fitly.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* ser apropiado = be right.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *- da adjetivo suitablepodrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! — you could have chosen a better o (frml) more appropriate time
* * *= apposite, appropriate, apt, convenient, felicitous, fit [fitter -comp., fittest -sup.], proper, right, fitting, fertile, commensurate, rightful, seemly, accommodating, timely, beffiting.Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.* apropiado para = well suited to/for.* considerar apropiado = consider + appropriate.* de forma apropiada = fitly, appropriately.* de modo apropiado = appropriately.* de un modo apropiado = fitly.* lo apropiado = appropriateness.* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el = teachable moment, the.* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* ser apropiado = be right.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *apropiado -dasuitablellevaba un vestido muy poco apropiado para una boda the dress she was wearing was very inappropriate o unsuitable for a weddingel discurso fue muy apropiado a la ocasión the speech was very fitting for the occasionla persona apropiada para el cargo the right person o a suitable person for the jobeste libro no es apropiado para tu edad this book is unsuitable for someone of your age¡podrías haber elegido un momento más apropiado! you could have chosen a better o ( frml) more appropriate time* * *
Del verbo apropiar: ( conjugate apropiar)
apropiado es:
el participio
apropiado◊ -da adjetivo
suitable;
el discurso fue muy apropiado a la ocasión the speech was very fitting for the occasion;
no era el momento apropiado it wasn't the right moment
apropiado,-a adjetivo suitable, appropriate
' apropiado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apropiada
- digna
- digno
- vestir
- adecuado
- debido
- recomendado
English:
appropriate
- apt
- becoming
- dishwasherproof
- fitting
- happy
- inappropriate
- right
- suit
- suitability
- suitable
- suited
- become
- proper
- unsuitable
- where
* * *apropiado, -a adjsuitable, appropriate;su comportamiento no fue muy apropiado his behaviour was rather inappropriate;estos zapatos no son apropiados para la playa these shoes aren't very suitable for the beach;no es la persona apropiada para el puesto he's not the right person for the job* * *adj appropriate, suitable* * *apropiado, -da adj: appropriate, proper, suitable♦ apropiadamente adv* * *apropiado adj appropriate / suitable -
74 aprovechamiento al máximo
= optimisation [optimization, -USA]Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.* * *= optimisation [optimization, -USA]Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
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75 aquejar
v.1 to afflict.le aquejan varias enfermedades he suffers from a number of illnesses2 to suffer from, to be troubled with.3 to affect, to afflict.* * *1 to afflict, affect* * *VT1) (=afligir) to bother, trouble; (=importunar) to worry, harass; (=cansar) to weary, tire out¿qué le aqueja? — what's up with him?
2) (Med) to afflict* * *verbo transitivo (frml)* * *= ail.Ex. The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.----* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* * *verbo transitivo (frml)* * *= ail.Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
* dificultades + aquejar = difficulties + beset.* * *aquejar [A1 ]vt( frml):lo aqueja un fuerte dolor de espalda he is suffering from severe back painlos problemas sociales que aquejan a estas zonas the social problems afflicting these areas* * *aquejar vtto afflict;le aquejan varias enfermedades he suffers from a number of illnesses;la crisis económica que aqueja a la región the economic crisis afflicting the region* * *v/t afflict;le aqueja una rara enfermedad he suffers from o is afflicted with a rare disease* * *aquejar vt: to afflict -
76 aroma
m.aroma.aroma artificial artificial flavoringpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aromar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aromar.* * *1 aroma (del vino) bouquet* * *noun m.aroma, scent* * *SM (=perfume) aroma, scent; [de vino] bouquet* * ** * *= fragrance, aroma, bouquet, scent.Ex. The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.Ex. During the second day, students 'smell' their peers' paintings to determine what aroma is being depicted.Ex. The biochemical and chemo-physical processes which affect the character, flavour and bouquet of wine are described.Ex. Artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies have different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.----* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* * ** * *= fragrance, aroma, bouquet, scent.Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: During the second day, students 'smell' their peers' paintings to determine what aroma is being depicted.Ex: The biochemical and chemo-physical processes which affect the character, flavour and bouquet of wine are described.Ex: Artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies have different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* * ** * *
aroma sustantivo masculino ( de flores) scent, perfume;
(del café, de hierbas) aroma;
( del vino) bouquet
aroma sustantivo masculino aroma
(de vino) bouquet
' aroma' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
despedir
- embriagador
- embriagadora
English:
aroma
- bouquet
- scent
- smell
- odor
* * *aroma nm[de alimentos] aroma; [de rosas] scent; [de vino] bouquet;aroma artificial artificial flavouring* * *m aroma; de flor scent* * *aroma nm: aroma, scent* * *aroma n aroma -
77 arrostrar
v.1 to face up to.2 to brave, to confront, to breast, to face.* * *1 (afrontar) to face2 (emprender) to brave* * *verbto brave, face up* * *1.VT [+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face2. VI1)2)arrostrar con — [+ consecuencias] to face, face up to; [+ peligro] to brave, face
3.See:* * *verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face* * *= brave, face, breast.Ex. The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.Ex. Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex. He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.* * *verbo transitivo <peligros/penalidades> to face up to, confront; < consecuencias> to face* * *= brave, face, breast.Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.* * *arrostrar [A1 ]vt‹peligros/penalidades› to face up to, confront; ‹consecuencias› to face* * *arrostrar vt[penalidad, peligro] to endure* * *arrostrar vt: to confront, to face (up to) -
78 asignación de una notación
(n.) = allocation of notationEx. The allocation of the notation will also affect its length.* * *(n.) = allocation of notationEx: The allocation of the notation will also affect its length.
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79 astigmatismo
m.astigmatism (medicine).* * *1 astigmatism* * *SM astigmatism* * *masculino astigmatism* * *= astigmatism.Ex. The demands on vision made by reading may affect visual acuity (nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism).* * *masculino astigmatism* * *= astigmatism.Ex: The demands on vision made by reading may affect visual acuity (nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism).
* * *astigmatism* * *
astigmatismo sustantivo masculino
astigmatism
astigmatismo m Med astigmatism
' astigmatismo' also found in these entries:
English:
astigmatism
* * *astigmatismo nmastigmatism* * *m astigmatism* * *astigmatismo nm: astigmatism -
80 asuntos cotidianos
Ex. Libraries are steeped in politics which affect not only important, high level decisions but also everyday matters such as the location of a workstation or decaffeinated coffee.* * *Ex: Libraries are steeped in politics which affect not only important, high level decisions but also everyday matters such as the location of a workstation or decaffeinated coffee.
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