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agravar

  • 1 agravar

    v.
    1 to aggravate.
    Su soberbia enconó la ira de María His pride exacerbated Ann's wrath.
    2 to make more sick, to make more ill, to make sicker.
    * * *
    1 to aggravate, worsen
    1 to get worse, worsen
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    1. VT
    1) (=hacer más grave) [+ pena] to increase; [+ dolor] to make worse; [+ situación] to aggravate; (fig) (=oprimir) to oppress, burden ( con with)
    2) (=hacer más pesado) to weigh down, make heavier
    2.
    VI
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate
    2.
    agravarse v pron problema/situación to become worse, worsen; enfermo to deteriorate, get worse
    * * *
    = aggravate, exacerbate.
    Ex. This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
    Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
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    * agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.
    * agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to make... worse, aggravate
    2.
    agravarse v pron problema/situación to become worse, worsen; enfermo to deteriorate, get worse
    * * *
    = aggravate, exacerbate.

    Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.

    Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
    * agravarse = see + at their worst, flare up.
    * agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * dificultades + agravarse = difficulties + exacerbate.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.

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    agravar [A1 ]
    vt
    to make … worse, aggravate
    «problema/situación» to become worse, worsen; «enfermo» to deteriorate, get worse
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    agravar ( conjugate agravar) verbo transitivo
    to make … worse, aggravate
    agravarse verbo pronominal [problema/situación] to become worse, worsen;
    [ enfermo] to deteriorate, get worse
    agravar verbo transitivo to aggravate
    ' agravar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    aggravate
    - compound
    - exacerbate
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    ♦ vt
    [situación, enfermedad] to aggravate
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    v/t make worse, aggravate
    * * *
    1) : to increase (weight), to make heavier
    2) empeorar: to aggravate, to worsen
    * * *
    agravar vb to make worse

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravar

  • 2 agravar

    • exacerbate
    • make work
    • make wrong

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > agravar

  • 3 agravar un conflicto

    (v.) = exacerbate + conflict
    Ex. Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
    * * *
    (v.) = exacerbate + conflict

    Ex: Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravar un conflicto

  • 4 agravar un problema

    (v.) = compound + problem
    Ex. Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
    * * *
    (v.) = compound + problem

    Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravar un problema

  • 5 agravar una crisis

    (v.) = exacerbate + crisis
    Ex. The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis.
    * * *
    (v.) = exacerbate + crisis

    Ex: The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravar una crisis

  • 6 agravar una situación

    (v.) = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation
    Ex. The situation has been exacerbated by falling book sales.
    Ex. The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.
    * * *
    (v.) = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation

    Ex: The situation has been exacerbated by falling book sales.

    Ex: The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravar una situación

  • 7 agravar por la legislación del gobierno

    • enhance by government legislation

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > agravar por la legislación del gobierno

  • 8 agravar una acción

    • aggravate an action

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > agravar una acción

  • 9 problema + agravar

    (n.) = problem + exacerbate
    Ex. Moreover, the problem of physical access is exacerbated by the fact that neither the collections made available to European Documentation Centres (see below), nor those available on public subscription, are complete.
    * * *
    (n.) = problem + exacerbate

    Ex: Moreover, the problem of physical access is exacerbated by the fact that neither the collections made available to European Documentation Centres (see below), nor those available on public subscription, are complete.

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema + agravar

  • 10 situación + agravar

    (n.) = situation + exacerbate
    Ex. The situation is further exacerbated by the ease with which such information may be copied or manipulated.
    * * *
    (n.) = situation + exacerbate

    Ex: The situation is further exacerbated by the ease with which such information may be copied or manipulated.

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación + agravar

  • 11 exacerbar

    v.
    1 to exacerbate, to aggravate.
    Sus comentarios exacerbaron su ira Her comments exacerbated his wrath.
    Su audacia exacerbó a Ricardo Her audacity exacerbated Richard.
    2 to irritate, to infuriate.
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    1 (agravar) to exacerbate, aggravate, make worse
    2 (irritar) to exacerbate, exasperate, irritate
    1 (agravarse) to be exacerbated, worsen
    2 (irritarse) to become exasperated
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    VT
    1) (=agravar) to aggravate, exacerbate
    2) (=irritar) to irritate
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (agravar, empeorar) (frml) <problema/enfermedad/dolor> to aggravate, exacerbate
    2) ( irritar) < persona> to exasperate
    2.
    exacerbarse v pron
    1) ( agravarse) (frml) enfermedad/dolor/problema to worsen
    2) persona to become exasperated
    * * *
    Ex. They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) (agravar, empeorar) (frml) <problema/enfermedad/dolor> to aggravate, exacerbate
    2) ( irritar) < persona> to exasperate
    2.
    exacerbarse v pron
    1) ( agravarse) (frml) enfermedad/dolor/problema to worsen
    2) persona to become exasperated
    * * *

    Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.

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    exacerbar [A1 ]
    vt
    A (agravar, empeorar) ‹problema/situación› to aggravate, make … worse, exacerbate; ‹enfermedad/dolor› to aggravate, exacerbate
    exacerbó su indignación it exacerbated their indignation, it made them even more indignant
    B (irritar) ‹persona› to exasperate
    A (agravarse) «enfermedad/dolor» to worsen, be exacerbated; «situación/problema» to worsen, become more acute
    B «persona» to become exasperated
    * * *

    exacerbar verbo transitivo to aggravate, exacerbate: comer cosas picantes exacerbará tu gastritis, spicy foods will only make your gastritis worse
    ' exacerbar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    exacerbate
    - fuel
    - inflame
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    ♦ vt
    1. [agudizar] to exacerbate, to aggravate
    2. [irritar] to irritate, to annoy;
    su discurso exacerbó los ánimos her speech worked people up even more
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    v/t
    1 exacerbate, make worse
    2 ( irritar) exasperate
    * * *
    1) : to exacerbate, to aggravate
    2) : to irritate, to exasperate

    Spanish-English dictionary > exacerbar

  • 12 problema

    m.
    1 problem.
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left
    2 glitch, bug.
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    1 problem
    \
    dar problemas to cause problems
    tener problemas con to have trouble with
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    noun m.
    * * *
    1. SM
    1) (=dificultad) problem

    ¿tienes problemas de dinero? — do you have any money worries o financial problems?

    2) (Mat) problem
    3) Méx (=accidente) accident, mishap
    2.
    ADJ INV (=problemático) problem antes de s
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    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.
    Ex. Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
    Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex. But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex. Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex. A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex. Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex. The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex. The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex. Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex. Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex. The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex. In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex. However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex. The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.
    * * *
    masculino problem

    resolver/solucionar un problema — to solve a problem

    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas — if they find out, you'll be in trouble

    no te hagas problema — (AmL) don't worry about it

    * * *
    = dilemma, issue, problem, rough spot, snag, bug, hitch, mischief, trouble spot, tyranny, catch, tribulation, show-stopper [showstopper], hassle, rub, kink, kicker.

    Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.

    Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
    Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
    Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
    Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
    Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
    Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
    Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
    Ex: The statistics collected served as an early warning signal for trouble spots.
    Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
    Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
    Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
    Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
    Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
    Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
    Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
    * abordar un problema = address + problem.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * aclarar un problema = clear up + problem.
    * acometer un problema = attack + problem.
    * acosado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * acotar un problema = delineate + problem.
    * acuciado por problemas = embattled.
    * acumular problemas = build up + problems.
    * afrontar los problemas cotidianos = grapple with + life's problems.
    * afrontar un problema = face + issue, confront + problem.
    * agobiado por problemas = beset with + problems.
    * agravar un problema = compound + problem.
    * ahí está el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * anticipar un problema = anticipate + problem.
    * aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas = problem based learning.
    * aquejado de problemas = troubled, ailing.
    * arreglar un problema = fix + problem.
    * asediado por problemas = embattled.
    * atajar un problema = grapple with + problem.
    * ausencia de problemas = smoothness.
    * averiguar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * buscar problemas = ask for + trouble, court + disaster, make + trouble.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.
    * combatir un problema = combat + problem.
    * complicar un problema = compound + problem.
    * con problemas = in hot water.
    * con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled.
    * con problemas de lectura = print disabled.
    * con problemas de vista = vision impaired.
    * con problemas visuales = vision impaired.
    * considerar un problema = consider + problem.
    * convertirse en un gran problema = grow to + a crisis.
    * corregir un problema = correct + problem.
    * crear problemas = make + waves, build up + problems, make + trouble.
    * darle vueltas a un problema = puzzle over + problem.
    * dar lugar a problemas = give + rise to problems.
    * dar problemas = play up.
    * darse cuenta de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * debatir un problema = discuss + problem.
    * decisión precipitada ante un problema = crisis decision.
    * dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * definición del problema = problem statement.
    * definir un problema = delineate + problem.
    * delimitar un problema = isolate + problem.
    * desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.
    * detectar un problema = spot + problem, spot + trouble.
    * diagnosticar el problema = diagnose + problem.
    * dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.
    * eliminar un problema = sweep away + problem, work out + kink.
    * el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.
    * el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.
    * el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.
    * el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrarse con problemas = run into + trouble.
    * encontrarse con un problema = encounter + problem, meet with + problem, run up against + issue, come across + problem.
    * enfrentarse a un problema = challenge + threat, confront + question, cope with + problem, face + issue, face + issue, face + problem, come up against + problem, struggle with + issue, wrestle with + problem, deal with + issue.
    * enfrentarse un problema = confront + problem, experience + problem.
    * enunciado del problema = problem statement.
    * esbozar un problema = outline + problem.
    * ese es el problema = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.
    * esquivar el problema = sidestep + the problem.
    * esquivar un problema = duck + issue.
    * estar lleno de problemas = bristle with + problems.
    * evitar problemas = stay out of + trouble.
    * evitar un problema = avoid + problem.
    * exarcerbar un problema = inflame + problem.
    * exteriorizar un problema = externalise + problem.
    * forma de evitar un problema = way round + problem.
    * franquear un problema = negotiate + problem.
    * hacer frente a un problema = attack + problem, combat + problem, wrestle with + problem.
    * identificar un problema = outline + problem, identify + problem, isolate + problem.
    * ilustrar un problema = illustrate + problem.
    * investigar un problema = investigate + problem.
    * libre de problemas = problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free].
    * lleno de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-ridden.
    * llevarse los problemas a casa = bring + problems home.
    * mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.
    * meterse en problemas = get into + trouble.
    * mitigar un problema = alleviate + problem.
    * no haber problemas = be fine.
    * no tener ningún problema con = be okay with.
    * no terminar nunca de tener problemas con = have + no end of problems with.
    * obtener el enunciado del problema = elicit + problem statement.
    * ocasionar problemas = cause + problems.
    * orientado hacia la resolución de problemas = problem-orientated, problem-oriented.
    * paliar problemas = minimise + problems.
    * paliar un problema = solve + problem.
    * percatarse de un problema = alight on + problem.
    * persona con problemas de aprendizaje = learning disabled person.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * personas con problemas de lectura = print handicapped people, print handicapped, the.
    * personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa = print disabled people.
    * personas con problemas de vista, las = visually impaired, the, visually disabled, the, visually handicapped, the, visually impaired people (VIPs), visually challenged, the.
    * personas con problemas mentales = disturbed people.
    * persona sin problemas de vista = sighted person.
    * plagado de problemas = plagued with problems, problem-wracked [problem-racked].
    * plagar de problemas = bedevil.
    * plantear un problema = pose + dilemma, pose + problem, raise + question, raise + concern, raise + issue, raise + problem, articulate + problem.
    * presentar problemas = present + problems.
    * presentar un problema = pose + problem, air + problem.
    * prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema = turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
    * problema + acosar = problem + dog.
    * problema acuciante = pressing problem.
    * problema + acuciar = problem + beset.
    * problema + afectar = problem + afflict, problem + plague.
    * problema + afligir = problem + afflict.
    * problema + agravar = problem + exacerbate.
    * problema alimenticio = eating problem.
    * problema asociado = attending problem.
    * problema auditivo = hearing problem.
    * problema + avecinarse = problem + lie ahead.
    * problema cada vez mayor = growing problem.
    * problema con el alcohol = drinking problem.
    * problema con los niños de la llave = latchkey problem.
    * problema cotidiano = daily problem.
    * problema de comportamiento = behaviour problem, behavioural problem.
    * problema de espacio = space problem.
    * problema de imagen = image problem.
    * problema de peso = weight problem.
    * problema de salud = health problem.
    * problema + desaparecer = problem + go away.
    * problema de seguridad = security problem.
    * problema diario = daily problem.
    * problema difícil = thorny problem, poser.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * problema doméstico = domestic problem.
    * problema económico = economic problem, financial problem.
    * problema + encontrarse = problem + lie.
    * problema en la escuela = school problem.
    * problema escolar = school problem.
    * problema espinoso = knotty problem, thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema + estar = problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problema familiar = family problem.
    * problema informático = computing problem.
    * problema inicial = startup problem.
    * problema insoluble = insoluble problem.
    * problema monetario = monetary problem.
    * problema motriz = motor disability.
    * problema peliagudo = thorny problem, thorny issue, thorny question.
    * problema pequeño = a cloud no bigger than a man's hand.
    * problema + persistir = problem + persist.
    * problema personal = personal problem.
    * problema + plantearse = problem + come with.
    * problema práctico = practical problem.
    * problema racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * problema + radicar = trouble + lie.
    * problema real = real problem.
    * problema + residir = problem + reside, problem + lie, problem + come with.
    * problemas = trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at mill.
    * problemas auditivos = impaired hearing, hearing impairment, hearing disability.
    * problemas cada vez mayores = mounting problems.
    * problemas con el alcohol = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la bebida = problem drinking.
    * problemas con la vista = poor eyesight.
    * problemas de la vida = life problems [life-problems].
    * problemas del crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas de lectura = reading difficulties.
    * problemas dentales = dental disease.
    * problemas de oído = poor hearing.
    * problema seguro = accident waiting to happen.
    * problemas familiares = family crisis.
    * problemas + girar en torno a = problems + turn on, problems + revolve around.
    * problemas inherentes al crecimiento = growing pains.
    * problemas iniciales = teething problems, teething troubles, growing pains.
    * problema siquiátrico = psychiatric problem.
    * problema social = societal problem, social problem.
    * problemas sociales = social crisis.
    * problema + surgir = problem + arise, problem + surface, problem + come with.
    * problemas visuales = visual impairment.
    * problema técnico = glitch, technical difficulty, technical problem.
    * problema técnico desconocido = gremlin.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * raíz del problema, la = root of the problem, the.
    * resolución de problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sacar a colación un problema = bring + problem up.
    * salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.
    * ser un problema = be at issue.
    * sin meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.
    * sin problemas = smoothly, smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], problem-free, trouble free [trouble-free], without a hitch, unproblematically, carefree, without difficulty, in good standing.
    * sin problemas de vista = sighted.
    * solución a problemas = problem solution.
    * solucionar los problemas = put + things right.
    * solucionar problemas = problem solving [problem-solving].
    * solucionar un problema = solve + problem, settle + problem, iron out + problem.
    * subproblema = sub-problem [subproblem].
    * subsanar un problema = remedy + problem.
    * superar el problema de credibilidad = overcome + credibility gap.
    * superar un problema = surmount + problem, conquer + problem, get over + problem.
    * surgir un problema de credibilidad = credibility gap + arise.
    * suscitar un problema = provoke + problem, raise + problem, raise + concern.
    * tener problema con Algo = experience + trouble with.
    * tener problemas = have + problems.
    * tener problemas con = fall + foul of, run + afoul of problems, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * tener problemas con la ley = fall + foul of the law, go + afoul of the law, fall + afoul of the law.
    * tener un problema = experience + problem.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * tocar un problema = touch on/upon + problem.
    * toparse con un problema = encounter + problem, come across + problem.
    * tratar un problema = address + problem, deal with + problem, handle + problem, tackle + problem, address + limitation, grapple with + problem, treat + problem, address + concern.
    * tratar un problema de pasada = touch on/upon + problem.
    * trivializar un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * tropezar con problemas = run into + problems.

    * * *
    1 ( Mat) problem
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    2 (dificultad, preocupación) problem
    nos está creando muchos problemas it is causing us a lot of problems o a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos financial difficulties o problems
    me gustaría ir, el problema es que no tengo dinero I'd like to go, the snag o trouble o problem o thing is I don't have any money
    los coches viejos siempre dan muchos problemas old cars always give a lot of trouble, old cars always play up a lot ( colloq)
    si se enteran, vas a tener problemas if they find out, you'll be in trouble
    no te hagas problema ( AmL); don't worry about it
    * * *

     

    problema sustantivo masculino
    problem;
    ◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;

    los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble;
    no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
    problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
    problemas económicos, financial difficulties

    ' problema' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abordar
    - acotar
    - circunscribirse
    - comprensión
    - conciencia
    - concienciarse
    - conjuntamente
    - contingente
    - deforestación
    - desarrollo
    - desforestación
    - desmenuzar
    - diferente
    - drogodependencia
    - eficacia
    - encarar
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enfocar
    - enfocada
    - enfocado
    - enfoque
    - enrevesada
    - enrevesado
    - enunciado
    - inconveniente
    - intrincada
    - intrincado
    - magnitud
    - mano
    - orden
    - plantear
    - presentarse
    - profundizar
    - profundidad
    - radicar
    - raíz
    - remediar
    - remontar
    - replantear
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - robar
    - rompecabezas
    - salida
    - sencilla
    - sencillez
    - sencillo
    - sensibilizar
    - sinsabor
    English:
    answer
    - appreciate
    - appreciation
    - approach
    - approachable
    - arithmetic
    - attack
    - avenue
    - awkward
    - bit
    - bypass
    - can
    - care
    - central
    - come up
    - compound
    - deal with
    - define
    - devil
    - difficulty
    - emerge
    - emotional
    - form
    - formidable
    - graft
    - grapple
    - growing
    - hard
    - hassle
    - ignore
    - issue
    - knotty
    - knowledge
    - land
    - lie
    - magnitude
    - major
    - matter
    - meditate
    - meet with
    - nut
    - object
    - outstanding
    - overcome
    - pin down
    - pose
    - present
    - problem
    - question
    - relation
    * * *
    1. [dificultad] problem;
    el problema del terrorismo the terrorist problem, the problem of terrorism;
    los niños no causan más que problemas children cause nothing but trouble o problems;
    no quiero más problemas I don't want any more trouble;
    el problema es que no nos queda tiempo the problem o thing is that we don't have any time left;
    Am
    no te hagas problema don't worry about it
    2. [matemático] problem;
    resolver un problema to solve a problem
    * * *
    m problem;
    sin problema without difficulty, without any problems
    * * *
    : problem
    * * *
    problema n problem

    Spanish-English dictionary > problema

  • 13 situación

    f.
    1 situation, state, picture.
    2 position, siting.
    3 presentation of the fetus, lie, lie of the fetus, presentation.
    * * *
    1 (circunstancia) situation
    2 (posición) position
    3 (emplazamiento) situation, location
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=circunstancias) situation

    ¿qué harías en una situación así? — what would you do in a situation like that?

    2) (=emplazamiento) situation, location

    la casa tiene una situación inmejorable — the house is in a superb location, the house is superbly located o situated

    3) [en la sociedad] position, standing

    crearse una situación — to do well for o.s.

    situación económica — financial position, financial situation

    4) (=estado) state
    5)

    precio de situación — LAm bargain price

    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.
    Ex. The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
    Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex. Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex. This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex. Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex. Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex. Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex. Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex. One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex. As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex. For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex. During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex. For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex. 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex. Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex. The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex. This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( coyuntura) situation
    b) ( en la sociedad) position, standing
    2) ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    * * *
    = event, location, picture, position, scenario, scene, setting, situation, state, state of affairs, pass, set and setting, landscape, juncture, setup [set-up], footing, stage, climate, conjuncture.

    Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.

    Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
    Ex: Outside the Gwynedd, Dyfed and Clwyd heartland the picture was not encouraging.
    Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
    Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
    Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
    Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
    Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
    Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
    Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
    Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
    Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
    Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
    Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
    Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
    Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
    Ex: Although this study examines the international management stage, there are some points of relevance to this project.
    Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
    Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
    * aceptar la situación = accept + situation.
    * adaptable a la situación = situation-aware.
    * afrontar la situación = bear + the strain.
    * agravar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.
    * aprovechar la situación = ride + the wave.
    * cambiar a la situación anterior = reverse.
    * cambiar la situación = change + the course of events.
    * complicar la situación = cloud + the issue, confuse + the issue.
    * confundir la situación = cloud + the view, cloud + the picture.
    * contemplar una situación = address + situation.
    * controlar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * corregir una situación = correct + situation, redress + situation.
    * crear una situación = create + a situation.
    * dada la situación = in the circumstances.
    * darse una situación más esperanzadora = sound + a note of hope.
    * desafiar una situación = challenge + situation.
    * describir una situación = depict + situation.
    * disfrutar de la situación = ride + the wave.
    * dominar la situación = tame + the beast.
    * empeorar la situación = make + things worse.
    * empeorar una situación = exacerbate + situation, aggravate + situation.
    * encontrarse con una situación = come across + situation, meet + situation.
    * encontrarse en una mejor situación económica = be economically better off.
    * en cualquier otra situación = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.
    * en cualquier situación = in any given situation.
    * en esta situación = at this juncture.
    * enfrentarse a una situación = face + situation, meet + situation.
    * en la situación concreta = on the scene.
    * en situación de = in the position to.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * en situaciones de riesgo = in harm's way.
    * en situaciones normales = under normal circumstances.
    * en situaciones peligrosas = in harm's way.
    * en una situación de emergencia = in an emergency situation, in an emergency.
    * en una situación desesperada = in dire straits.
    * en una situación muy problemática = in deep trouble, in deep water.
    * estado de una situación = state of being.
    * estar en situación de = be in a position to.
    * estar en una situación diferente = be on a different track.
    * explicar la situación = explain + the situation.
    * gravedad de la situación, la = seriousness of the situation, la, gravity of the situation, the.
    * hacer frente a la situación = tackle + situation.
    * hacer que se produzca una situación = bring about + situation.
    * hecho para una situación específica = niche-specific.
    * imaginarse una situación = envision + situation.
    * información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien = empowering information.
    * informe de situación = status report.
    * informe sobre la situación actual = state of the art report.
    * la situación = the course of events.
    * mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles = threat-reduction mechanism.
    * mejora de situación social = upward mobility.
    * mejorar la situación = improve + the lot.
    * mejorar una situación = ameliorate + situation.
    * meterse en una situación embarazosa = put + Reflexivo + into + position.
    * ocupar una situación idónea para = be well-placed to.
    * pasar a una situación económica más confortable = improve + Posesivo + lot.
    * perder el control de la situacion = things + get out of hand.
    * reaccionar ante una situación = respond to + situation.
    * rectificar una situación = rectify + situation.
    * remediar una situación = remedy + situation.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * responder a una situación = respond to + situation.
    * salir de una situación difícil = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
    * sensible a la situación = situation-aware.
    * simulacro de una situación supuesta = play-acting.
    * situación actual = current situation, current state, present state, current status.
    * situación actual, la = scheme of things, the.
    * situación + agravar = situation + exacerbate.
    * situación análoga = analogue.
    * situación apremiante = plight.
    * situación apurada = hardship.
    * situación azarosa = predicament.
    * situación buena = strong position.
    * situación + cambiar = tide + turn.
    * situación cómica = comedy sketch.
    * situación confusa = muddy waters.
    * situación cotidiana = everyday situation, daily situation.
    * situación crítica = critical situation.
    * situación de decadencia irreversible = terminal decline.
    * situación de desesperación = scene of despair.
    * situación de estrés = stress situation.
    * situación de préstamo = loan status.
    * situación desagradable = unpleasantness.
    * situación de tensión = stress situation.
    * situación diaria = daily situation.
    * situación difícil = plight, hardship, bumpy ride.
    * situación económica = financial situation, economic status.
    * situación económica, la = economics of the situation, the.
    * situación embarazosa = embarrassing situation.
    * situación en la que hay un vencedor y un perdedor = win-lose + Nombre.
    * situación en la que las dos partes salen ganando = win-win + Nombre.
    * situaciones = sphere of activity, sphere of life, walks (of/in) life.
    * situaciones de la vida = life situations [life-situations].
    * situación experimental = laboratory situation.
    * situación forzada = Procrustean bed.
    * situación hipotética = scenario.
    * situación ideal = ideal situation.
    * situación insoportable = unbearable situation.
    * situación insostenible = unbearable situation.
    * situación + irse de las manos = things + get out of hand.
    * situación laboral = employment situation, employment status.
    * situación + mejorar = situation + ease.
    * situación peligrosa = endangerment, dangerous situation.
    * situación penosa = plight.
    * situación poco clara = clouding.
    * situación política = political scene.
    * situación posible = scenario.
    * situación precaria = precarious situation.
    * situación privilegiada = advantageous location.
    * situación problemática = problem situation.
    * situación sin solución = impasse.
    * situación + surgir = situation + arise.
    * situación tensa = stress situation.
    * situación ventajosa = winning situation.
    * superar una situación difícil = weather + the bumpy ride, weather + the storm.
    * verse en la situación = find + Reflexivo + in the position.

    * * *
    A
    1 (coyuntura) situation
    nuestra situación económica our financial situation o position
    no está en situación de poder ayudarnos she is not in a position to be able to help us
    se encuentra en una situación desesperada her situation o plight is desperate, she is in a desperate situation
    apenas crearon situaciones de gol they hardly made any scoring chances
    salvar la situación to save the day o rescue the situation
    2 (en la sociedad) position, standing
    Compuesto:
    extreme situation
    B (emplazamiento) position, situation ( frml), location ( frml)
    la situación del local es excelente the premises are ideally situated o located
    * * *

     

    situación sustantivo femenino
    1


    2 ( emplazamiento) position, situation (frml), location (frml)
    situación sustantivo femenino
    1 (económica) situation
    2 (trance) me puso en una situación muy embarazosa, he put me in an awkward situation
    3 (emplazamiento) location
    4 (condiciones, disposición) state: no estamos en situación de rechazarlo, we are in no position to refuse it
    ' situación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusiva
    - abusivo
    - acierto
    - aclimatarse
    - adueñarse
    - afianzarse
    - airosa
    - airoso
    - ambiente
    - ámbito
    - anterioridad
    - aprovechar
    - caer
    - calibrar
    - callejón
    - cañón
    - capear
    - cargo
    - caso
    - comparable
    - comprometedor
    - comprometedora
    - comprometida
    - comprometido
    - compromiso
    - condición
    - conducir
    - considerablemente
    - correr
    - coyuntura
    - crisis
    - decantar
    - desdramatizar
    - desembocar
    - detonante
    - dimanar
    - disposición
    - dueña
    - dueño
    - embrollo
    - emotiva
    - emotivo
    - endemoniada
    - endemoniado
    - enrarecerse
    - enredar
    - enredarse
    - entrar
    - estar
    - estado
    English:
    aggravate
    - anywhere
    - applicable
    - apprise
    - aspect
    - assess
    - assessment
    - awkward
    - backdrop
    - border on
    - break
    - bullet
    - business
    - case
    - command
    - confuse
    - consolidate
    - danger
    - defuse
    - deteriorate
    - dinner
    - dire
    - disgusting
    - distressing
    - encouraging
    - end
    - explosive
    - fraught
    - fuel
    - further
    - grim
    - heat
    - hook
    - hot up
    - in
    - indoors
    - inflammable
    - injustice
    - irritating
    - joke
    - mess
    - misjudge
    - muddy
    - nasty
    - need
    - no-win
    - off
    - ongoing
    - pass
    - picture
    * * *
    1. [circunstancias] situation;
    [legal, social] status;
    estar en situación de hacer algo [en general] to be in a position to do sth;
    [enfermo, borracho] to be in a fit state to do sth;
    estar en una situación privilegiada to be in a privileged position
    situación económica economic situation;
    situación límite extreme o critical situation
    2. [ubicación] location;
    la tienda está en una situación muy céntrica the shop is in a very central location
    * * *
    f situation;
    estar en situación de be in a position to
    * * *
    situación nf, pl - ciones : situation
    * * *
    situación n situation

    Spanish-English dictionary > situación

  • 14 conflicto

    m.
    1 conflict (desacuerdo, lucha).
    conflictos conflict
    entrar en conflicto con to be in conflict with
    conflicto armado armed conflict
    conflicto generacional generation gap
    conflicto laboral industrial dispute
    conflicto de intereses conflict of interests
    2 double bind, dilemma, conflict.
    * * *
    1 (choque) conflict
    2 figurado (apuro) dilemma
    \
    conflicto laboral industrial dispute
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=enfrentamiento) conflict

    las partes en conflicto — (Pol) the warring parties o factions; (Jur) the parties in dispute

    entrar en conflicto con algo/algn — to come into conflict with sth/sb

    conflicto de intereses — conflict of interests, clash of interests

    conflicto laboral — labour dispute, labor dispute (EEUU)

    2) (=dilema) dilemma
    3) (Psic) conflict
    * * *
    a) ( enfrentamiento) conflict

    entrar en conflicto con alguien/algo — to come into conflict with somebody/something

    b) (Psic) conflict
    c) ( apuro) difficult situation
    * * *
    = conflict, dispute, tension.
    Ex. On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
    Ex. In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
    Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    ----
    * agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * causas de conflictos armados = warpath.
    * conflicto árabe-israelí, el = Arab Israeli conflict, the.
    * conflicto armado = armed conflict, war conflict.
    * conflicto asimétrico = asymmetric conflict.
    * conflicto cultural = cultural conflict.
    * conflicto de funciones = role conflict.
    * conflicto de intereses = conflict of interest(s), competing interests.
    * conflicto de lealtades = divided loyalties.
    * conflicto de responsabilidades = role conflict.
    * conflicto de valores = conflict of values.
    * conflicto étnico = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * conflicto familiar = family conflict.
    * conflicto ideológico = ideological conflict.
    * conflicto interpersonal = interpersonal conflict.
    * conflicto militar = military conflict.
    * conflicto político = political conflict.
    * conflicto racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * conflicto religioso = religious conflict.
    * conflicto social = social conflict.
    * empeorar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).
    * entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.
    * entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * estudios de la paz y los conflictos = peace and conflict studies.
    * estudios sobre paz y conflictos = peace and conflict studies.
    * fuente de conflicto = source of conflict.
    * incidencia de conflictos = conflict incidence.
    * intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.
    * mediación en un conflicto = peacekeeping [peace-keeping], good offices, peacemaking [peace-making].
    * mediador en un conflicto = peacekeeper.
    * partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.
    * prevención de conflictos = conflict deterrence, conflict prevention.
    * resolución de conflictos = conflict resolution, peacemaking [peace-making].
    * * *
    a) ( enfrentamiento) conflict

    entrar en conflicto con alguien/algo — to come into conflict with somebody/something

    b) (Psic) conflict
    c) ( apuro) difficult situation
    * * *
    = conflict, dispute, tension.

    Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.

    Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
    Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
    * agravar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * causas de conflictos armados = warpath.
    * conflicto árabe-israelí, el = Arab Israeli conflict, the.
    * conflicto armado = armed conflict, war conflict.
    * conflicto asimétrico = asymmetric conflict.
    * conflicto cultural = cultural conflict.
    * conflicto de funciones = role conflict.
    * conflicto de intereses = conflict of interest(s), competing interests.
    * conflicto de lealtades = divided loyalties.
    * conflicto de responsabilidades = role conflict.
    * conflicto de valores = conflict of values.
    * conflicto étnico = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * conflicto familiar = family conflict.
    * conflicto ideológico = ideological conflict.
    * conflicto interpersonal = interpersonal conflict.
    * conflicto militar = military conflict.
    * conflicto político = political conflict.
    * conflicto racial = racial conflict, ethnic conflict.
    * conflicto religioso = religious conflict.
    * conflicto social = social conflict.
    * empeorar un conflicto = exacerbate + conflict.
    * en conflicto (con) = in conflict (with).
    * entrar en conflicto = come into + conflict (with), run into + conflict.
    * entrar en conflicto con = conflict with, clash with, run + afoul of, fall + afoul of.
    * estudios de la paz y los conflictos = peace and conflict studies.
    * estudios sobre paz y conflictos = peace and conflict studies.
    * fuente de conflicto = source of conflict.
    * incidencia de conflictos = conflict incidence.
    * intervenir en un conflicto = enter + conflict.
    * mediación en un conflicto = peacekeeping [peace-keeping], good offices, peacemaking [peace-making].
    * mediador en un conflicto = peacekeeper.
    * partes de un conflicto = warring factions, warring parties.
    * prevención de conflictos = conflict deterrence, conflict prevention.
    * resolución de conflictos = conflict resolution, peacemaking [peace-making].

    * * *
    1 (enfrentamiento) conflict
    conflicto de interests conflict o clash of interests
    conflicto de ideas clash of ideas
    estar en conflicto to be in conflict
    para llevar a las partes en conflicto a la mesa de negociación in order to bring the warring factions to the negotiating table
    entrar en conflicto con algn/algo to come into conflict with sb/sth
    2 ( Psic) conflict
    3 (apuro) difficult situation
    Compuestos:
    ● conflicto armado or bélico
    armed conflict
    ( Esp) industrial dispute
    industrial dispute
    * * *

    conflicto sustantivo masculino


    entrar en conflicto con algn/algo to come into conflict with sb/sth
    b) (Psic) conflict


    conflicto sustantivo masculino conflict
    conflicto armado, armed conflict
    conflicto laboral, industrial dispute
    ' conflicto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    árbitra
    - árbitro
    - bélica
    - bélico
    - contingente
    - esperanza
    - mediar
    - pacificar
    - querella
    - agudizar
    - arbitrar
    - chocar
    - choque
    - colisión
    - eventual
    - inevitable
    - interés
    - limítrofe
    - promover
    - pugna
    - resolución
    - resolver
    - solucionar
    - terminar
    English:
    clash
    - conflict
    - dispute
    - escalate
    - escalation
    - industrial
    - injure
    - intercede
    - intervene
    - moderate
    - side
    - stand aside
    - trouble
    - tension
    * * *
    1. [combate, lucha] conflict;
    [de opiniones, ideas] clash;
    entrar en conflicto con to come into conflict with;
    los bandos en conflicto the sides involved in the conflict
    conflicto armado armed conflict;
    conflicto bélico armed conflict;
    conflicto generacional generation gap;
    conflicto de intereses conflict of interests;
    conflicto laboral labour o Br industrial dispute
    2. Psi conflict;
    se encuentra en conflicto consigo mismo he is in conflict with himself
    * * *
    m conflict
    * * *
    : conflict
    * * *
    1. (lucha) conflict
    2. (laboral) dispute

    Spanish-English dictionary > conflicto

  • 15 crisis

    f. s.&pl.
    crisis.
    estar en crisis to be in crisis
    crisis energética energy crisis
    crisis de identidad identity crisis
    crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown
    * * *
    1 (dificultad) crisis
    2 (ataque) fit, attack
    3 (escasez) shortage
    \
    estar en crisis to be in crisis, reach crisis point
    crisis de gobierno cabinet crisis
    crisis financiera financial crisis
    crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF INV
    1) (Econ, Pol, Sociol) crisis

    • lo que está en crisis es el propio sistema — the system itself is in crisis

    • hacer crisis — to reach crisis point, come to a head

    2) (Med)

    crisis cardíaca — cardiac arrest, heart failure

    crisis epiléptica — epileptic fit, epileptic attack

    * * *
    a) ( situación grave) crisis
    b) (Med) crisis

    hacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical

    c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb
    * * *
    = crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.
    Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
    Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.
    Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.
    Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
    Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
    ----
    * agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.
    * alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.
    * causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.
    * crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.
    * crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.
    * crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.
    * crisis de fe = crisis of faith.
    * crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.
    * crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.
    * crisis del libro = book crisis.
    * crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.
    * crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.
    * crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.
    * crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.
    * crisis emocional = emotional crisis.
    * crisis energética = energy crisis.
    * crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.
    * crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.
    * crisis social = social crisis.
    * desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.
    * enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.
    * gestión de crisis = crisis management.
    * hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.
    * ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * pasar una crisis = face + crisis.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.
    * superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.
    * * *
    a) ( situación grave) crisis
    b) (Med) crisis

    hacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical

    c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb
    * * *
    = crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.

    Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.

    Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.
    Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.
    Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
    Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
    Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
    * agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.
    * alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.
    * causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.
    * crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.
    * crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.
    * crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.
    * crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.
    * crisis de fe = crisis of faith.
    * crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.
    * crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.
    * crisis del libro = book crisis.
    * crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.
    * crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.
    * crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.
    * crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.
    * crisis emocional = emotional crisis.
    * crisis energética = energy crisis.
    * crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.
    * crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.
    * crisis social = social crisis.
    * desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.
    * enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.
    * en situación de crisis = on the rocks.
    * estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.
    * gestión de crisis = crisis management.
    * hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.
    * ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * pasar una crisis = face + crisis.
    * provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.
    * superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.

    * * *
    (pl crisis)
    el país sufre/está atravesando una grave crisis energética the country has/is experiencing a serious energy crisis
    la crisis de la vivienda the housing crisis o shortage
    la economía está en crisis the economy is in crisis
    crisis de fe crisis of faith
    su relación está pasando por una etapa de crisis their relationship is going through a crisis
    la situación hizo crisis the situation came to a head, the situation reached crisis point o a crisis level
    2 ( Med) crisis
    la enfermedad hizo crisis al día siguiente the illness became critical the next day
    crisis de Gobierno cabinet reshuffle
    Compuestos:
    heart failure, cardiac arrest
    ● crisis crediticia or del crédito
    credit crunch, credit crisis
    identity crisis
    midlife crisis
    nervous breakdown
    respiratory failure
    * * *

    crisis sustantivo femenino (pl
    ◊ crisis)



    b) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb


    crisis sustantivo femenino inv
    1 (mala situación) crisis
    2 Fin crisis
    3 Med (ataque) fit, attack
    ' crisis' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acentuarse
    - actual
    - álgida
    - álgido
    - depresión
    - encarar
    - frenar
    - galopante
    - ingresar
    - pasar
    - agudizar
    - agudo
    - atravesar
    - causante
    - desencadenar
    - económico
    - energético
    - estallar
    - perdurar
    - sacar
    English:
    actual
    - acute
    - background
    - breakdown
    - carry through
    - corner
    - crack
    - crisis
    - flap
    - identity crisis
    - midlife
    - nervous breakdown
    - pull through
    - religion
    - break
    - confront
    - crunch
    - deepen
    - defuse
    - depression
    - develop
    - hang
    - head
    - trouble
    * * *
    crisis nf inv
    1. [situación difícil] crisis;
    la crisis del petróleo the oil crisis;
    la crisis del matrimonio the crisis affecting the institution of marriage;
    la crisis en el mercado de valores the stock market crisis;
    estar en crisis to be in crisis;
    atravesar una crisis to go through a crisis;
    entrar en una época de crisis to go into crisis, to enter a period of crisis
    crisis económica economic crisis, recession;
    crisis energética energy crisis;
    crisis financiera financial crisis;
    crisis de identidad identity crisis;
    crisis ministerial cabinet crisis;
    Hist la crisis de los misiles [en Cuba] the Cuban Missile Crisis
    2. [médica] crisis
    crisis cardiaca cardiac arrest;
    crisis epiléptica epileptic attack;
    crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown
    * * *
    f inv crisis
    * * *
    crisis nf
    1) : crisis
    2)
    crisis nerviosa : nervous breakdown
    * * *
    1. (situación grave) crisis [pl. crises]
    2. (escasez) shortage
    3. (cambio brusco) attack / fit

    Spanish-English dictionary > crisis

  • 16 agravarse

    pron.v.
    to worsen, get worse.
    * * *
    1 to get worse, worsen
    * * *
    VPR (=empeorarse) to worsen, get worse
    * * *
    (v.) = see + at their worst, flare up
    Ex. The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.
    Ex. There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.
    * * *
    (v.) = see + at their worst, flare up

    Ex: The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.

    Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.

    * * *

    ■agravarse verbo reflexivo to worsen, get worse
    ' agravarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agravar
    English:
    snowball
    * * *
    vpr
    to get worse, to worsen
    * * *
    v/r get worse, deteriorate
    * * *
    vr

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravarse

  • 17 enfermo

    adj.
    sick, ill, ailing, diseased.
    f. & m.
    sick person, patient, sufferer.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: enfermar.
    * * *
    1 sick, ill
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 sick person
    2 (paciente) patient
    \
    caer enfermo,-a to be taken ill
    poner enfermo,-a a alguien figurado to make somebody sick, make somebody ill
    ponerse enfermo,-a to be taken ill
    * * *
    1. (f. - enferma)
    noun
    sick person, patient
    2. (f. - enferma)
    adj.
    ill, sick
    * * *
    enfermo, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) ill, sick, unwell

    estar enfermo de gravedad o peligro — to be seriously o dangerously ill

    caer o ponerse enfermo — to fall ill (de with)

    2)

    estar enfermo — (=encarcelado) Cono Sur ** to be in jail

    *
    2.
    SM / F [gen] sick person; [en hospital] patient

    enfermo/a terminal — terminal patient, terminally ill person

    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo
    a) (Med) ill, sick

    gravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill

    está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves

    cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)

    poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)

    b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)

    estoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)

    II
    - ma masculino, femenino
    * * *
    2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.
    Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
    Ex. Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
    Ex. Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.
    Ex. Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
    ----
    * caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.
    * enfermo crónico = chronically ill.
    * enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.
    * enfermo físico = physically ill.
    * enfermo incurable = incurably ill.
    * enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.
    * estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.
    * fingir estar enfermo = malinger.
    * hacerse el enfermo = malinger.
    * ponerse enfermo = get + sick.
    * * *
    I
    - ma adjetivo
    a) (Med) ill, sick

    gravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad — seriously ill

    está enferma de los nervios — she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves

    cayó or se puso enfermo — he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE)

    poner enfermo a alguien — (fam) to get on somebody's nerves (colloq), to get somebody (colloq)

    b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación)

    estoy enferma — I've got my period, it's the time of the month (euph)

    II
    - ma masculino, femenino
    * * *
    enfermo1
    1 = patient, sufferer.

    Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.

    Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.
    * enfermo de Alzheimer = Alzheimer's patient.
    * enfermo de lepra = leper.
    * enfermo diabético = diabetic patient.
    * enfermo en fase terminal = terminally ill patient.
    * enfermo mental = mental patient, mentally ill.
    * enfermos crónicos, los = chronically ill, the.
    * enfermos en fase terminal, los = terminally ill, the.
    * enfermos mentales, los = mentally disturbed, the, mentally handicapped, the, mentally ill, the, insane, the.
    * enfermos terminales, los = terminally ill, the.
    * enfermo terminal = terminal patient, terminally ill patient.
    * los enfermos = sick, the.
    * visita a los enfermos = work round.

    2 = poor health, sick, ill, poorly.

    Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.

    Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
    Ex: Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.
    Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
    * caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.
    * enfermo crónico = chronically ill.
    * enfermo de amor = lovesick, lovestricken.
    * enfermo físico = physically ill.
    * enfermo incurable = incurably ill.
    * enfermo mentalmente = mentally ill.
    * estar enfermo de amor = be lovesick.
    * fingir estar enfermo = malinger.
    * hacerse el enfermo = malinger.
    * ponerse enfermo = get + sick.

    * * *
    enfermo1 -ma
    1 ( Med) ill, sick
    no ha venido porque está enfermo he hasn't come because he's ill o unwell o sick
    está gravemente enfermo or enfermo de gravedad he's very sick, he's seriously ill
    está enferma de los nervios she suffers with o has trouble with her nerves
    cayó or ( Esp) se puso enferma she fell o got ill, she got sick ( AmE)
    poner enfermo a algn ( fam); to get on sb's nerves ( colloq), to get sb ( colloq), to bug sb ( colloq)
    2
    (CS euf) (con la menstruación): estoy enferma I have got my period, it's the time of the month ( euph)
    enfermo2 -ma
    masculine, feminine
    se pasó la vida cuidando enfermos she spent her whole life caring for sick people
    enfermos del corazón people with heart trouble
    camas para los enfermos de cáncer beds for cancer sufferers o patients, beds for people suffering from cancer
    es un enfermo del Dr Moliner he's one of Dr Moliner's patients
    * * *

     

    Del verbo enfermar: ( conjugate enfermar)

    enfermo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    enfermó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    enfermar    
    enfermo
    enfermar ( conjugate enfermar) verbo intransitivo
    to fall ill, get sick (AmE)
    enfermarse verbo pronominal
    a) (esp AmL) ( caer enfermo) to fall ill, get sick (AmE);



    enfermo
    ◊ -ma adjetivo

    a) (Med) ill, sick;


    está enfermo del corazón he has heart trouble;
    está enferma de los nervios she suffers with her nerves;
    se puso enfermo he fell o got ill, he got sick (AmE);
    poner enfermo a algn (fam) to get on sb's nerves (colloq), to get sb (colloq)
    b) (CS euf) ( con la menstruación):


    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino ( en hospital) patient;
    ◊ quiere cuidar enfermos she wants to care for sick people o the sick;

    enfermos del corazón people with heart trouble;
    enfermos de cáncer cancer sufferers
    enfermar
    I verbo intransitivo to become o fall ill, get sick: enfermaron de tuberculosis, they caught tuberculosis
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (poner enfermo) to make ill: este calor me va a enfermar, this heat's going to make me ill
    2 fam (irritar, disgustar) me enferma el desorden, untidiness makes me sick
    enfermo,-a
    I adjetivo ill, sick: se puso enferma, she fell ill
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino sick person
    (paciente) patient
    En general, puedes usar ill o sick. Pero recuerda que ill no se emplea delante de sustantivos (un niño enfermo, a sick boy) pero sí con el verbo to feel (me encuentro mal, I feel ill), ya que I feel sick significa tengo ganas de vomitar. Sick también se emplea para indicar un disgusto: Estoy harto de él. I'm sick of him. Esa gente me pone enfermo. Those people make me sick.

    ' enfermo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alta
    - caer
    - consumirse
    - curar
    - desahuciar
    - desahuciada
    - desahuciado
    - descomponerse
    - enferma
    - enfermar
    - estar
    - excitarse
    - fastidiada
    - fastidiado
    - interna
    - interno
    - mala
    - malo
    - pachucha
    - pachucho
    - ponerse
    - rehabilitar
    - rehabilitación
    - salir
    - sanar
    - simular
    - trasladar
    - traslado
    - última
    - último
    - velar
    - agravar
    - aislar
    - arropar
    - bañar
    - conocer
    - considerar
    - consumir
    - cuidar
    - curación
    - decaer
    - dopar
    - embromado
    - evolución
    - evolucionar
    - fregado
    - grave
    - incorporar
    - indispuesto
    - jodido
    English:
    add to
    - bad
    - badly
    - cancel
    - critically
    - desperately
    - diseased
    - dizzy
    - get-well card
    - grim
    - ill
    - inpatient
    - isolate
    - live
    - lovesick
    - mental
    - mentally ill
    - nose
    - not
    - rally
    - report
    - rush
    - seriously
    - settle
    - sick
    - sickbed
    - sicken
    - sickroom
    - spoon-feed
    - stretcher case
    - sufferer
    - unwell
    - ailing
    - fall
    - go
    - hear
    - infirm
    - make
    - malinger
    - mentally
    - take
    * * *
    enfermo, -a
    ♦ adj
    ill, sick;
    cuidaba de gente enferma he looked after sick people o people who were ill;
    está enferma con paperas she's ill with mumps;
    caer enfermo to fall ill;
    Esp
    ponerse enfermo to fall ill, to get sick;
    Esp
    se puso enfermo del estómago he got a stomach complaint;
    poner enfermo a alguien [irritar] to drive sb up the wall;
    su actitud me pone enfermo his attitude really gets to me
    ♦ nm,f
    [en general] sick person; [bajo tratamiento] patient;
    los enfermos the sick;
    los enfermos de este hospital the patients in this hospital;
    los enfermos de Parkinson Parkinson's sufferers, people with o suffering from Parkinson's (disease);
    un enfermo del hígado a person with a liver complaint
    enfermo mental [en general] mentally ill person; [bajo tratamiento] mental patient;
    enfermo terminal terminally ill person/patient;
    los enfermos terminales the terminally ill
    * * *
    I adj sick, ill;
    gravemente enfermo seriously ill;
    ponerse enfermo get sick, Br fall ill
    II m, enferma f sick person;
    enfermo mental mentally ill person
    * * *
    enfermo, -ma adj
    : sick, ill
    enfermo, -ma n
    1) : sick person, invalid
    2) paciente: patient
    * * *
    enfermo1 adj ill
    caer enfermo / ponerse enfermo to fall ill [pt. fell; pp. fallen]
    enfermo2 n (paciente) patient

    Spanish-English dictionary > enfermo

  • 18 agravado

    adj.
    aggravated.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: agravar.
    * * *
    SM

    Spanish-English dictionary > agravado

См. также в других словарях:

  • agravar — Se conjuga como: amar Infinitivo: Gerundio: Participio: agravar agravando agravado     Indicativo   presente imperfecto pretérito futuro condicional yo tú él, ella, Ud. nosotros vosotros ellos, ellas, Uds. agravo agravas agrava agravamos agraváis …   Wordreference Spanish Conjugations Dictionary

  • agravar — v. tr. 1. Tornar mais grave. 2. Oprimir. 3. Molestar. 4. Ofender. 5. Sobrecarregar. 6. Aumentar. 7. Inculpar. • v. intr. 8. Interpor recurso de agravo. • v. pron. 9. Tornar se mais grave. 10. Queixar se. 11. Ofender se …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • agravar — verbo transitivo 1. Hacer (una persona o una cosa) más grave o peor el estado o la situación de [una persona o una cosa]: La enfermedad agravó seriamente su estado. Sinónimo: empeorar. verbo pronominal …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • agravar — (Del lat. aggravāre, de gravāre, gravar). 1. tr. Aumentar el peso de algo, hacer que sea más pesado. 2. Oprimir con gravámenes o tributos. 3. Hacer algo más grave o molesto de lo que era. U. t. c. prnl. Agravarse la enfermedad. 4. Ponderar algo… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • agravar — (Derivado del lat. gravis, pesado, grave.) ► verbo transitivo 1 Hacer que una cosa sea o parezca más grave o peligrosa de lo que es: ■ con su relato de los hechos agravó el delito. SINÓNIMO empeorar 2 Hacer que una cosa sea más pesada: ■ agravar… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • agravar — {{＃}}{{LM A01157}}{{〓}} {{ConjA01157}}{{＼}}CONJUGACIÓN{{／}}{{SynA01181}} {{［}}agravar{{］}} ‹a·gra·var› {{《}}▍ v.{{》}} Aumentar la gravedad o importancia: • Su total falta de escrúpulos agrava la falta que cometió. La enfermedad se agravó con la… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • agravar — (v) (Intermedio) hacer algo más problemático y complicado de lo que era antes Ejemplos: Falta de tratamiento médico agrava su estado. La situación se agravó cuando surgieron nuevas pruebas contra él. Colocaciones: agravar un problema Sinónimos:… …   Español Extremo Basic and Intermediate

  • agravar — v tr (Se conjuga como amar) Hacer más perjudicial, dañino, malo o grave un problema, una enfermedad, una situación, etc: Con la devaluación se agravó la situación económica del país , No provoca una infección ni agrava las lesiones …   Español en México

  • agravar(se) — Sinónimos: ■ empeorar, desmejorar, recaer, debilitarse, enfermar, recrudecer Antónimos: ■ mejorar, recuperarse, progresar Sinónimos: ■ acrecentar, aumentar, gravar, imponer, ponderar, recargar …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • agravar — transitivo y pronominal empeorar, agudizar, recrudecer. Se utilizan cuando se trata de enfermedades o de crisis y situaciones sociales, políticas, económicas, etc …   Diccionario de sinónimos y antónimos

  • agravar — tr. Aumentar el peso de algo. Oprimir con gravámenes. Exagerar algo para que parezca más grave …   Diccionario Castellano

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