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  • 41 hacendado

    adj.
    landed, owning real estate, propertied.
    f. & m.
    landowner, country gentleman, farm owner, gentleman farmer.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: hacendar.
    * * *
    1→ link=hacendar hacendar
    1 landed
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 landowner
    * * *
    hacendado, -a
    1.
    ADJ landed, property-owning
    2.
    SM / F (=propietario) [de tierras] landowner; LAm [de ganado] rancher; Caribe [de ingenio] sugar-plantation owner
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo landowning (before n)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino landowner, owner of a ranch (o farm etc)
    * * *
    = well-housed, landowner.
    Ex. This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    ----
    * familia hacendada = landholding family.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo landowning (before n)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino landowner, owner of a ranch (o farm etc)
    * * *
    = well-housed, landowner.

    Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * familia hacendada = landholding family.

    * * *
    hacendado1 -da
    ‹familia› landowning ( before n)
    las clases hacendadas the landed o landowning classes
    hacendado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    landowner, owner of a ranch ( o farm etc)
    * * *

    hacendado
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    landowning ( before n)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    landowner, owner of a ranch (o farm etc)
    hacendado,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino landowner, (de explotación agrícola) planter
    (de explotación ganadera) cattle rancher

    ' hacendado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hacendada
    English:
    farmer
    - rancher
    * * *
    hacendado, -a
    ♦ adj
    landowning;
    una familia hacendada a family of landowners
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [terrateniente] landowner
    2. CSur [ganadero] rancher
    * * *
    I adj land-owning
    II m, hacendada f land-owner
    * * *
    hacendado, -da n
    : landowner

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacendado

  • 42 idoneidad

    f.
    1 suitability.
    2 appropriateness, suitability, perfection, genuineness.
    * * *
    1 suitability
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=conveniencia) suitability, fitness
    2) (=capacidad) aptitude
    * * *
    femenino suitability
    * * *
    = adequacy, appropriateness, suitability, fitness, eligibility, propitiousness, fitness for purpose.
    Nota: Se utiliza para indicar el grado de adecuación de un producto, recurso, servicio, sistema, edificio, etc. a las necesidades de los usuarios.
    Ex. A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
    Ex. The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
    Ex. The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex. In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
    Ex. The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    Ex. The propitiousness of a situation influences mood, which in turn adjusts cognition, physiology, and behavior in coordinated ways that increase the ability to cope effectively with the situation at hand.
    Ex. Use is better explained as a function of ' fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
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    * falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.
    * no idoneidad = unsuitability.
    * * *
    femenino suitability
    * * *
    = adequacy, appropriateness, suitability, fitness, eligibility, propitiousness, fitness for purpose.
    Nota: Se utiliza para indicar el grado de adecuación de un producto, recurso, servicio, sistema, edificio, etc. a las necesidades de los usuarios.

    Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.

    Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
    Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
    Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    Ex: The propitiousness of a situation influences mood, which in turn adjusts cognition, physiology, and behavior in coordinated ways that increase the ability to cope effectively with the situation at hand.
    Ex: Use is better explained as a function of ' fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
    * falta de idoneidad = unsuitability, inaptness.
    * no idoneidad = unsuitability.

    * * *
    suitability
    * * *
    suitability
    * * *
    f suitability
    * * *
    : suitability

    Spanish-English dictionary > idoneidad

  • 43 jornalero

    m.
    day laborer, field hand, workman, laborer.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 day labourer
    * * *
    (f. - jornalera)
    noun f.
    * * *
    jornalero, -a
    SM / F (day) labourer, (day) laborer (EEUU)
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino day laborer*
    * * *
    = labourer [laborer, -USA], seasonal worker, seasonal farmworker, farm labourer, farm worker.
    Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
    Ex. These people are seasonal workers who are here on a temporary work permit and who should be leaving at the end of their legal contract.
    Ex. Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    ----
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino day laborer*
    * * *
    = labourer [laborer, -USA], seasonal worker, seasonal farmworker, farm labourer, farm worker.

    Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.

    Ex: These people are seasonal workers who are here on a temporary work permit and who should be leaving at the end of their legal contract.
    Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    day laborer*
    * * *

    jornalero
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino

    day laborer( conjugate laborer)

    ' jornalero' also found in these entries:
    English:
    casual
    - farmhand
    - farmlabourer
    - hired hand
    * * *
    jornalero, -a nm,f
    day labourer
    * * *
    m, jornalera f day laborer, Br
    day labourer
    * * *
    jornalero, -ra n
    : day laborer
    * * *
    jornalero n casual labourer

    Spanish-English dictionary > jornalero

  • 44 jornalero agrícola

    (n.) = farm labourer, farm worker
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * * *
    (n.) = farm labourer, farm worker

    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > jornalero agrícola

  • 45 labrador

    m.
    1 Labrador retriever, Labrador.
    2 Labrador retriever.
    3 farm laborer, farmer, peasant, plowman.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 farmer
    * * *
    (f. - labradora)
    noun
    peasant, farmer
    * * *
    SM (Geog) Labrador
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino (Agr) ( propietario) farmer; ( trabajador) farmworker
    * * *
    = Labrador retriever, farm labourer, farm worker.
    Ex. The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    ----
    * perro labrador = Labrador retriever.
    * * *
    - dora masculino, femenino (Agr) ( propietario) farmer; ( trabajador) farmworker
    * * *
    = Labrador retriever, farm labourer, farm worker.

    Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.

    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * perro labrador = Labrador retriever.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    A ( Agr)
    1 (propietario) farmer
    2 (trabajador) farmworker, farmhand
    B (perro) labrador
    * * *

    labrador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino (Agr) ( propietario) farmer;


    ( trabajador) farmworker
    labrador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 (dueño de sus tierras) farmer
    2 (asalariado) farm worker
    ' labrador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    labradora
    English:
    labourer
    - labrador
    - plow
    * * *
    Labrador
    * * *
    m, labradora f farm worker
    * * *
    : farmer
    * * *
    1. (granjero) farmer
    2. (empleado) farm worker

    Spanish-English dictionary > labrador

  • 46 labriego

    m.
    farm worker, farm labourer, peasant, farmer.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 farm worker
    * * *
    labriego, -a
    SM / F farmhand, labourer, peasant
    * * *
    - ga masculino, femenino farmworker
    * * *
    = farm-hand, farm labourer, farm worker.
    Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * * *
    - ga masculino, femenino farmworker
    * * *
    = farm-hand, farm labourer, farm worker.

    Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.

    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    farmworker
    * * *

    labriego
    ◊ -ga sustantivo masculino, femenino

    farmworker

    ' labriego' also found in these entries:
    English:
    labourer
    * * *
    labriego, -a nm,f
    farm worker
    * * *
    m, labriega f farm worker

    Spanish-English dictionary > labriego

  • 47 latifundista

    f. & m.
    owner of several large states, owner of a large state.
    * * *
    1 relating to latifundismo
    1 estate owner, large land owner
    * * *
    * * *
    masculino y femenino owner of a large estate
    * * *
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino owner of a large estate
    * * *

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    * * *
    owner of a large estate ( o ranch etc), big landowner
    * * *
    large landowner
    * * *
    m/f owner of a large estate

    Spanish-English dictionary > latifundista

  • 48 lucrativo

    adj.
    lucrative, gainful, productive, money-making.
    * * *
    1 lucrative, profitable
    * * *
    (f. - lucrativa)
    adj.
    lucrative, profitable
    * * *
    ADJ lucrative, profitable

    organización no lucrativa — non-profitmaking organization, not-for-profit organization

    * * *
    - va adjetivo lucrative, profitable

    una entidad sin fines lucrativos — a nonprofit (AmE) o (BrE) non-profit-making organization

    * * *
    = lucrative, profit-related, money-making.
    Ex. There is a tendency also for solicitors' offices to be located in the more affluent areas, rather than less lucrative, deprived communities.
    Ex. However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
    Ex. Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
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    * con fines lucrativos = profit-generating.
    * negocio lucrativo = lucrative business.
    * no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * * *
    - va adjetivo lucrative, profitable

    una entidad sin fines lucrativos — a nonprofit (AmE) o (BrE) non-profit-making organization

    * * *
    = lucrative, profit-related, money-making.

    Ex: There is a tendency also for solicitors' offices to be located in the more affluent areas, rather than less lucrative, deprived communities.

    Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
    Ex: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
    * con fines lucrativos = profit-generating.
    * negocio lucrativo = lucrative business.
    * no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.
    * sin fines lucrativos = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

    * * *
    lucrative, profitable
    una entidad sin fines lucrativos a nonprofit ( AmE) o ( BrE) non-profit-making organization
    * * *

    lucrativo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    lucrative, profitable;
    una entidad sin fines lucrativos a nonprofit (AmE) o (BrE) non-profit-making organization
    lucrativo,-a adjetivo lucrative
    un negocio lucrativo, a lucrative business

    ' lucrativo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lucrativa
    English:
    lucrative
    - money
    * * *
    lucrativo, -a adj
    lucrative;
    no lucrativo non-profit-making, US not-for-profit
    * * *
    adj lucrative
    * * *
    lucrativo, -va adj
    : lucrative, profitable

    Spanish-English dictionary > lucrativo

  • 49 mal pagado

    adj.
    1 low-paid, underpaid.
    2 badly paid, low-paid, low-pay.
    * * *
    (adj.) = low-paid, underpaid
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    Ex. Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.
    * * *
    (adj.) = low-paid, underpaid

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mal pagado

  • 50 nivel económico

    (n.) = wealth
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * * *
    (n.) = wealth

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nivel económico

  • 51 objetos curiosos

    Ex. In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
    * * *

    Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such ' bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > objetos curiosos

  • 52 opulencia

    f.
    opulence (riqueza).
    vivir en la opulencia to live in luxury
    nadar en la opulencia to be filthy rich
    * * *
    1 opulence
    \
    vivir en la opulencia to live in opulence
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=lujo) luxury; (=riqueza) opulence, affluence
    2) (=abundancia)

    la opulencia de sus carnes — her abundant o ample flesh liter o hum

    * * *
    femenino opulence, affluence
    * * *
    Ex. Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
    * * *
    femenino opulence, affluence
    * * *

    Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

    * * *
    opulence, affluence
    viven en la opulencia they lead an opulent o affluent lifestyle, they live in the lap of luxury ( colloq)
    * * *

    opulencia sustantivo femenino opulence
    ' opulencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    signo
    English:
    affluence
    - opulence
    - ritz
    * * *
    [riqueza] opulence; [abundancia] abundance;
    vivir en la opulencia to live in luxury;
    nadar en la opulencia to be filthy rich
    * * *
    f opulence
    * * *
    : opulence
    ♦ opulento, -ta adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > opulencia

  • 53 parsimonia

    f.
    1 deliberation, calmness.
    con parsimonia unhurriedly
    2 hastelessness, calm, phlegm.
    3 parsimony, excessive moderation, temperance, austerity.
    * * *
    1 (lentitud) slowness
    2 (calma) calmness
    3 (moderación) parsimony
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=calma) calmness; (=flema) phlegmatic nature

    con parsimonia — calmly, unhurriedly

    2) (=frugalidad) sparingness; [con el dinero] carefulness
    * * *
    a) ( calma) calm

    todo lo hace con una parsimonia...! — she has such a relaxed approach to everything!

    b) ( frugalidad) parsimony
    * * *
    = parsimony, calm.
    Ex. No affluent community should be content on account of inertia or parsimony to deprive its elderly and sick of the pleasure and benefit of library facilities.
    Ex. Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
    * * *
    a) ( calma) calm

    todo lo hace con una parsimonia...! — she has such a relaxed approach to everything!

    b) ( frugalidad) parsimony
    * * *
    = parsimony, calm.

    Ex: No affluent community should be content on account of inertia or parsimony to deprive its elderly and sick of the pleasure and benefit of library facilities.

    Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.

    * * *
    1 (calma) calm
    ¡todo lo hace con una parsimonia …! she has such a relaxed approach to everything!, she's so laid back about everything! ( colloq)
    2 (frugalidad) parsimony
    * * *

    parsimonia sustantivo femenino
    a) ( calma) calm


    parsimonia sustantivo femenino
    1 (lentitud) calm
    2 (frugalidad) parsimony
    ' parsimonia' also found in these entries:
    English:
    deliberately
    * * *
    deliberation, calmness;
    con parsimonia unhurriedly
    * * *
    f calm;
    * * *
    1) : calm
    2) : parsimony, thrift

    Spanish-English dictionary > parsimonia

  • 54 personaje local

    (n.) = local figure
    Ex. The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    * * *

    Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.

    Spanish-English dictionary > personaje local

  • 55 personalidad local

    (n.) = local figure
    Ex. The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    * * *

    Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.

    Spanish-English dictionary > personalidad local

  • 56 peón

    m.
    1 unskilled laborer, labourer, laborer, day laborer.
    2 pawn, chess pawn.
    3 farm-hand, ranch hand.
    4 top, spinning top.
    5 mine prop.
    * * *
    1 (trabajador) unskilled labourer (US laborer)
    2 (agrícola) farm hand, farm worker
    4 (peonza) top, spinning top
    \
    peón caminero road mender
    peón de albañil building labourer (US laborer)
    * * *
    SM
    1) (Téc) labourer, laborer (EEUU); esp LAm (Agr) farm labourer, farmhand; (Taur) assistant; Méx (=aprendiz) apprentice; (=ayudante) assistant

    peón caminero — navvy, roadmender

    2) (Ajedrez) pawn
    3) (Mil, Hist) infantryman, foot-soldier
    4) (=peonza) spinning top
    5) (Mec) spindle, shaft
    * * *
    1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker
    2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
    * * *
    = hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.
    Ex. The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    Ex. Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
    Ex. But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
    Ex. The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.
    Ex. School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.
    Ex. The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.
    ----
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * peón caminero = road worker.
    * * *
    1) (Const) laborer*; (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer*, farm worker
    2) ( en ajedrez) pawn; ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
    * * *
    = hand, farm worker, labourer [laborer, -USA], jockey, pawn, farmworker [farm worker], farm-hand, farm labourer, harvest hand.

    Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
    Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
    Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.
    Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.
    Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * peón caminero = road worker.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Const) laborer*
    2 ( esp AmL) ( Agr) agricultural laborer*, farm worker, ranch hand
    Compuestos:
    (bricklayer's) laborer*, building laborer*
    road worker, roadmender, navvy ( BrE colloq)
    bullfighter's assistant ( who draws the bull to the picador)
    B ( Jueg)
    1 (en ajedrez) pawn; (en damas) piece, checker ( AmE), draughtsman ( BrE)
    2 (trompo) spinning top
    * * *

    peón sustantivo masculino
    1 (Const) laborer( conjugate laborer);
    (Agr) (esp AmL) agricultural laborer( conjugate laborer), farm worker;
    ◊ peón albañil (building) laborer( conjugate laborer);

    peón caminero road worker
    2 ( en ajedrez) pawn;
    ( en damas) piece, checker (AmE), draughtsman (BrE)
    peón sustantivo masculino
    1 unskilled labourer o US laborer
    2 Ajedrez pawn
    ' peón' also found in these entries:
    English:
    farmhand
    - labourer
    - pawn
    - farm
    - hand
    - laborer
    * * *
    peón nm
    1. [obrero] unskilled labourer
    Taurom peón de brega bullfighter's assistant;
    peón caminero roadworker, Br navvy
    2. [en granja] farmhand, farm worker
    3. [en ajedrez] pawn
    4. [peonza] (spinning) top
    * * *
    m
    1 en ajedrez pawn
    2 trabajador laborer, Br
    labourer
    * * *
    peón nm, pl peones
    1) : laborer, peon
    2) : pawn (in chess)
    * * *
    1. (obrero) labourer
    2. (en ajedrez) pawn

    Spanish-English dictionary > peón

  • 57 peón agrícola

    m.
    farm-hand, agricultural laborer, agricultural labourer.
    * * *
    (n.) = farm labourer, farm worker
    Ex. Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * * *
    (n.) = farm labourer, farm worker

    Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.

    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > peón agrícola

  • 58 posibilidad

    f.
    possibility, chance.
    cabe la posibilidad de que… there is a chance that…
    posibilidades económicas financial means o resources
    * * *
    1 possibility
    ■ ¿hay alguna posibilidad de que salga elegida? is there any chance of her being elected?
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=oportunidad) chance, possibility

    no existe posibilidad de que venga — there's no chance o possibility that he'll come

    no tenemos ninguna posibilidad — we don't have the slightest chance, we don't stand a chance

    ¿tienes posibilidad de aprobar el examen? — do you have any chance of passing the exam?

    2) (=alternativa) possibility

    hay dos posibilidades: operación o radioterapia — there are two alternatives o possibilities: an operation or radiotherapy

    3) pl posibilidades (=recursos) means
    * * *
    1) ( circunstancia) possibility

    posibilidad DE + INF — chance of -ing

    ¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? — what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?

    2) posibilidades femenino plural ( medios económicos) means (pl)

    vivir más allá/dentro de or por encima de las posibilidades de uno — to live beyond/within one's means

    la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades — the house is out of my price range, I can't afford the house

    * * *
    = ability, avenue, chance, eventuality, facility, feasibility, possibility, probability, prospect, scope, potentiality, maybe, eligibility, sporting chance.
    Ex. The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    Ex. It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
    Ex. Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.
    Ex. However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.
    Ex. Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex. Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.
    Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
    Ex. They permit much more scope for flexible synthesis than can be achieved with DC or LCC.
    Ex. The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.
    Ex. Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.
    Ex. The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    Ex. The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.
    ----
    * abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.
    * abarcar todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.
    * abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.
    * abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.
    * analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.
    * anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.
    * anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.
    * aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades = realise + the potential.
    * aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, develop + potential, develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
    * aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece = harness + the power of.
    * aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades = achieve + Posesivo + potential.
    * aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.
    * barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.
    * con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.
    * considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * considerar las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.
    * contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.
    * contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.
    * crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.
    * dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.
    * dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.
    * dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.
    * dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.
    * disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.
    * estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.
    * estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.
    * estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.
    * estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * existir la posibilidad de = there + be + scope for.
    * existir la posibilidad de que = there + be + room for.
    * fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.
    * hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo = unleash + Posesivo + potential.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener posibilidades = be dead meat.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.
    * ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.
    * ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.
    * otra posibilidad = as an alternative.
    * otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].
    * otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.
    * otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.
    * plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.
    * plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.
    * plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.
    * por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona) = below + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.
    * posibilidad de = facility for.
    * posibilidad de conseguir Algo = attainability.
    * posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.
    * posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.
    * posibilidad de expandir = expandability.
    * posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.
    * posibilidad de localizar = traceability.
    * posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de realización = potential for fulfilment.
    * posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.
    * posibilidad de ser alcanzable = achievability.
    * posibilidad de ser comparado = comparability.
    * posibilidad de ser localizado = traceability.
    * posibilidad de ser realizable = satisfiability.
    * posibilidad de ser solucionado = satisfiability.
    * posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo = reusability [re-usability].
    * posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.
    * posibilidades = capabilities, catalogue [catalog, -USA], potential, full potential.
    * posibilidades de acceso = access capabilities.
    * posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.
    * posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.
    * posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.
    * presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.
    * reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.
    * reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.
    * sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades = ponder + the various possibilities.
    * sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.
    * tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.
    * tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.
    * tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * tener la posibilidad de = have + chance.
    * tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.
    * tener posibilidades = stand + chance, be in with a chance.
    * tener presente las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.
    * tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.
    * una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.
    * una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.
    * ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.
    * * *
    1) ( circunstancia) possibility

    posibilidad DE + INF — chance of -ing

    ¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? — what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?

    2) posibilidades femenino plural ( medios económicos) means (pl)

    vivir más allá/dentro de or por encima de las posibilidades de uno — to live beyond/within one's means

    la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades — the house is out of my price range, I can't afford the house

    * * *
    = ability, avenue, chance, eventuality, facility, feasibility, possibility, probability, prospect, scope, potentiality, maybe, eligibility, sporting chance.

    Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.

    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
    Ex: It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
    Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.
    Ex: However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.
    Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
    Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.
    Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
    Ex: They permit much more scope for flexible synthesis than can be achieved with DC or LCC.
    Ex: The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.
    Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of ' maybe's' involved.
    Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
    Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.
    * abanico de posibilidades = kaleidoscope, kaleidoscope of possibilities.
    * abarcar todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.
    * abrir nuevas posibilidades = open up + new territory, open up + possibilities, open + possibilities.
    * abrirse a posibilidades = be open to possibilities.
    * alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
    * analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.
    * analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * ante la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.
    * anular las posibilidades = close off + possibilities.
    * anular una posibilidad = block off + alley.
    * aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades = realise + the potential.
    * aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, develop + potential, develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
    * aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece = harness + the power of.
    * aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades = achieve + Posesivo + potential.
    * aumentar las posibilidades = increase + the odds.
    * barajar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * como otra posibilidad = as an alternative.
    * con posibilidades comerciales = commercially viable.
    * considerar la posibilidad = entertain + the possibility.
    * considerar las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * contemplar la posibilidad = toy with, toy with + idea of, entertain + the possibility.
    * contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse = contemplate + suicide.
    * contemplar posibilidades = envision + possibilities.
    * crear posibilidades = open + window, create + possibilities.
    * dar una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.
    * dejar abierta la posibilidad de que = leave + open the possibility that.
    * dentro de las posibilidades económicas de = within the price range of.
    * dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.
    * disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.
    * estar a la altura de las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.
    * estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno = lie within + Posesivo + power.
    * estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien = be out of + Posesivo + league.
    * estudiar la posibilidad = explore + the possibility.
    * estudiar una posibilidad = explore + idea.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * existir la posibilidad de = there + be + scope for.
    * existir la posibilidad de que = there + be + room for.
    * fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.
    * hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo = unleash + Posesivo + potential.
    * hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.
    * incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.
    * ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.
    * mostrar posibilidades = show + potential.
    * no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener ni la más remota posibilidad = not to have a prayer.
    * no tener posibilidades = be dead meat.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad = afford + possibility, provide + facility.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad de = have + the potential (to/for), offer + the facility.
    * ofrecer la posibilidad de que = usher in + the day when.
    * ofrecer posibilidades = have + potential, offer + options, offer + possibilities, hold + potential, present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.
    * ofrecer una posibilidad = afford + opportunity.
    * otra posibilidad = as an alternative.
    * otra posibilidad es = for what it's worth [FWIW].
    * otra posibilidad es que = alternatively.
    * otra posibilidad + ser = another possibility + be.
    * perjudicar las posibilidades de = prejudice + chances of.
    * permitir la posibilidad = afford + possibility, allow for.
    * plantear la posibilidad = raise + possibility.
    * plantear la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.
    * plantear una posibilidad = pose + possibility.
    * por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona) = below + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * por la posibilidad de = at the prospect of.
    * posibilidad de = facility for.
    * posibilidad de conseguir Algo = attainability.
    * posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.
    * posibilidad de descascararse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de descascarillarse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de descubrir = discoverability.
    * posibilidad de expandir = expandability.
    * posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces = linkability.
    * posibilidad de localizar = traceability.
    * posibilidad de pelarse = flakiness.
    * posibilidad de realización = potential for fulfilment.
    * posibilidad de reubicación = relocatability.
    * posibilidad de ser alcanzable = achievability.
    * posibilidad de ser comparado = comparability.
    * posibilidad de ser localizado = traceability.
    * posibilidad de ser realizable = satisfiability.
    * posibilidad de ser solucionado = satisfiability.
    * posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo = reusability [re-usability].
    * posibilidad de toma de decisiones = decidability.
    * posibilidades = capabilities, catalogue [catalog, -USA], potential, full potential.
    * posibilidades de acceso = access capabilities.
    * posibilidades de búsqueda = searching capabilities, searchability, retrieval facilities, search facilities.
    * posibilidades de futuro = future possibilities.
    * posibilidades muy variadas = rich possibilities.
    * presentar posibilidades = present + possibilities, open (up) + avenues.
    * reducir la posibilidad = minimise + possibility.
    * reducir las posibilidades de = narrow + the vision of.
    * sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien = be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
    * sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades = ponder + the various possibilities.
    * sugerir una posibilidad = float + possibility.
    * tener alguna posibilidad = have + a fighting chance.
    * tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar = have + a fighting chance.
    * tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * tener la posibilidad de = have + chance.
    * tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.
    * tener posibilidades = stand + chance, be in with a chance.
    * tener presente las posibilidades de Algo = consider + possibilities.
    * tener todas las posibilidades de = have + every possibility of.
    * tratar la posibilidad de = discuss + the possibility of.
    * una gama de posibilidades = a palette of possibilities.
    * una posibilidad muy remota = a long shot.
    * ver la posibilidad = see + the possibility.

    * * *
    A (circunstancia) possibility
    no se ha descartado esa posibilidad we haven't ruled out that possibility
    hay que estudiar todas las posibilidades we have to explore all the possibilities o options
    hemos previsto todas las posibilidades we have anticipated every eventuality ( frml)
    posibilidad DE + INF chance OF -ING
    ¿qué posibilidad(es) tiene de ganar? what chance does she have o what are her chances of winning?
    tiene muchas posibilidades de salir elegido he has a good chance of being elected
    hay pocas posibilidades de encontrarlo con vida there is little chance of finding him alive
    posibilidad DE QUE + SUBJ:
    esto aumenta las posibilidades de que gane this makes it more likely that he will win, this shortens the odds on him winning
    existe la posibilidad de que estés equivocado you might just be wrong, it's just possible that you're wrong
    gente que vive dentro de/más allá or por encima de sus posibilidades people who live within/beyond their means
    eso está por encima de mis posibilidades that's out of my price range, I can't afford that
    * * *

     

    posibilidad sustantivo femenino
    1 ( circunstancia) possibility;

    tiene muchas posibilidades de salir elegido he has a good chance of being elected;
    existe la posibilidad de que estés equivocado you might just be wrong
    2
    ◊ posibilidades sustantivo femenino plural



    la casa está por encima de mis posibilidades I can't afford the house


    posibilidad
    I sustantivo femenino possibility
    II mpl (recursos, medios) means: pasar las Navidades en París no está dentro mis posibilidades, I can't afford to spend Christmas in Paris
    ' posibilidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    contemplar
    - entrever
    - explorar
    - O
    - ofrecer
    - poder
    - remota
    - remoto
    - resquicio
    - caber
    - considerar
    - excluir
    - igual
    - oportunidad
    - paso
    - perspectiva
    - plantear
    - ventilación
    English:
    another
    - avenue
    - can
    - cat
    - chance
    - consider
    - danger
    - daunt
    - hopeful
    - may
    - option
    - outside
    - physical
    - ponder
    - possibility
    - prospect
    - question
    - remote
    - scenario
    - shot
    - slender
    - slim
    - would
    - write off
    - any
    - bargain
    - definite
    - further
    - likelihood
    - might
    - open
    * * *
    1. [circunstancia] possibility, chance;
    no descartamos ninguna posibilidad we are not ruling anything out;
    cabe la posibilidad de que… there is a chance o possibility that…;
    tienes muchas posibilidades de que te admitan you have a good chance of being accepted;
    no hay ninguna posibilidad de que aprueben la propuesta there is no chance that they will approve the proposal
    2. [opción] possibility;
    tienes tres posibilidades, ¿cuál eliges? you've got three options, which will you choose?;
    una posibilidad sería que fuéramos en avión one possibility would be for us to go by plane
    3.
    posibilidades (económicas) [medios] financial means o resources;
    comprar una casa no entra dentro de nuestras posibilidades we don't have the means o we can't afford to buy a house
    * * *
    f possibility;
    vivir por encima de sus posibilidades live beyond one’s means
    * * *
    1) : possibility
    : means, income
    * * *
    posibilidad n possibility [pl. possibilities]

    Spanish-English dictionary > posibilidad

  • 59 propietario

    adj.
    proprietary.
    m.
    1 owner, landlord, freeholder, landholder.
    María propuso su casa para la fiesta Mary proposed her house for the shindig.
    2 householder, owner.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 owner
    * * *
    (f. - propietaria)
    noun
    owner, proprietor
    * * *
    propietario, -a
    1.
    ADJ
    2. SM / F
    1) (=poseedor) [gen] owner, proprietor/proprietress; [de tierras] landowner
    2) (=casero) landlord/landlady
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) ( de comercio) owner, proprietor
    b) ( de casa) owner, landlord/-lady
    c) ( de tierras) landowner
    * * *
    = owner, property owner, homeowner, proprietor, proprietary, landlord, landowner.
    Ex. The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
    Ex. Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
    Ex. Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.
    Ex. To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.
    Ex. Authors feel proprietary about their writings, and hope to realise fair income from their sale as do publishers.
    Ex. This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
    Ex. In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    ----
    * cambiar de propietario = change + hands.
    * cambio de propietario = change of hands.
    * pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.
    * propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.
    * propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.
    * propietario de plantación = planter.
    * propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.
    * propietario de un restaurante = restaurateur.
    * propietario de vivienda = homeowner.
    * vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].
    * * *
    - ria masculino, femenino
    a) ( de comercio) owner, proprietor
    b) ( de casa) owner, landlord/-lady
    c) ( de tierras) landowner
    * * *
    = owner, property owner, homeowner, proprietor, proprietary, landlord, landowner.

    Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.

    Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
    Ex: Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.
    Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.
    Ex: Authors feel proprietary about their writings, and hope to realise fair income from their sale as do publishers.
    Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
    Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
    * cambiar de propietario = change + hands.
    * cambio de propietario = change of hands.
    * pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.
    * propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.
    * propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.
    * propietario de plantación = planter.
    * propietario de una fábrica textil = wool-factor.
    * propietario de un restaurante = restaurateur.
    * propietario de vivienda = homeowner.
    * vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].

    * * *
    la empresa propietaria del teatro the company which owns the theater, the owners of the theater
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de un comercio) owner, proprietor
    el propietario del restaurante the owner o proprietor of the restaurant
    es propietario de tres supermercados he owns three supermarkets
    2 (de una casa) ( masculine) owner, landlord; ( feminine) owner, landlady
    3 (de tierras) landowner
    * * *

     

    propietario
    ◊ - ria sustantivo masculino, femenino




    propietario,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino owner
    ' propietario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alquilar
    - ama
    - amo
    - arrendar
    - propietaria
    - arrendamiento
    - casero
    - dueño
    - labrador
    - rentar
    - tabernero
    - vendedor
    - viñatero
    English:
    boss
    - homeowner
    - house-sit
    - institute
    - keep
    - landlord
    - owner
    - part-owner
    - proprietor
    - rent out
    - home
    * * *
    propietario, -a
    ♦ adj
    proprietary
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [de bienes] owner
    2. [de cargo] holder
    * * *
    m, propietaria f owner;
    ser propietario de be the owner of
    * * *
    : proprietary
    dueño: owner, proprietor
    * * *
    1. (en general) owner
    2. (de piso o casa) landlord

    Spanish-English dictionary > propietario

  • 60 prosperidad

    f.
    1 prosperity (mejora).
    2 success.
    * * *
    1 prosperity
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (=bienestar) prosperity; (=éxito) success

    en época de prosperidad — in a period of prosperity, in good times

    * * *
    femenino prosperity
    * * *
    = advancement, affluence, prosperity, boom.
    Ex. In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.
    Ex. The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
    Ex. Librarians already know how to get it, and must use the skill, for dissemination of knowledge is dissemination of prosperity.
    Ex. The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
    ----
    * en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.
    * * *
    femenino prosperity
    * * *
    = advancement, affluence, prosperity, boom.

    Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.

    Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
    Ex: Librarians already know how to get it, and must use the skill, for dissemination of knowledge is dissemination of prosperity.
    Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
    * en épocas de prosperidad económica = in affluent times.

    * * *
    prosperity
    * * *

    prosperidad sustantivo femenino
    prosperity
    prosperidad sustantivo femenino prosperity
    ' prosperidad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    bonanza
    English:
    boom
    - prosperity
    - affluence
    * * *
    1. [mejora] prosperity
    2. [éxito] success
    * * *
    f prosperity;
    prosperidad económica (economic) prosperity
    * * *
    : prosperity
    * * *
    prosperidad n prosperity [pl. prosperities]

    Spanish-English dictionary > prosperidad

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