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  • 1 política agraria

    • agricultural policy

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > política agraria

  • 2 política agrícola

    • agricultural policy

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > política agrícola

  • 3 política

    f.
    1 politics, political affairs, political playground.
    2 politics.
    3 policy, program.
    4 tact.
    5 politeness.
    * * *
    1 politics
    2 (dirección) policy
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    1. f., (m. - político) 2. f., (m. - político) 3. noun f.
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    SF
    1) (Pol) politics sing
    2) (=programa) policy

    política de ingresos y precios, política de jornales y precios — prices and incomes policy

    política de mano dura — strong-arm policy, tough policy

    política de silla vacía — empty-chair policy, refusal to take one's seat (in parliament)

    política interior — [de país] domestic policy; [de organización] internal politics

    3) (=tacto) tact, skill; (=cortesía) politeness, courtesy; (=educación) good manners pl
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    1) (Pol) politics

    meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

    2) ( postura) policy

    política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

    nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

    * * *
    = politics, rationale, elected politics.
    Ex. The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
    Ex. CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
    Ex. Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
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    * adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.
    * atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * diseñar una política = draft + policy.
    * elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.
    * establecer una política = institute + policy.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * formular una política = frame + policy.
    * hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * participante en la política = politically active.
    * personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.
    * política administrativa = administrative policy.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * política a largo plazo = long term policy.
    * política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.
    * política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.
    * política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.
    * política cultural = cultural policy.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.
    * política de ayuda = assistance policy.
    * política de clases = class politics.
    * política de coaliciones = coalition politics.
    * política de competencias = competition policy.
    * política de compras = purchasing policy.
    * política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * política de expurgo = weeding policy.
    * política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.
    * política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.
    * política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.
    * política de información nacional = national information policy.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * política del poder = power politics.
    * política de multas = fine policy.
    * política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.
    * política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.
    * política de preservación = preservation policy.
    * política de privacidad = privacy policy.
    * política de retenciones = retention policy.
    * política de sanciones = fine policy.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * política de usuarios = user policy.
    * política económica = political economy.
    * política editorial = editorial policy.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * política electoral = election politics.
    * política exterior = foreign policy.
    * política fiscal = fiscal policy.
    * política interna = policy, internal politics.
    * política internacional = international politics.
    * política laboral = labour policy.
    * política monetaria = monetary policy.
    * política nacional = national politics.
    * política pública = public policy.
    * política sancionadora = fine policy.
    * política social = social policy.
    * redactar una política = formulate + policy.
    * responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.
    * * *
    1) (Pol) politics

    meterse en política — ( como profesión) to go into politics; ( como militante) to get involved in politics

    2) ( postura) policy

    política interior/exterior — domestic/foreign policy

    nuestra política educativa/salarial — our education/wage policy

    * * *
    = politics, rationale, elected politics.

    Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

    Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
    Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
    * adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.
    * atenerse a una política = uphold + policy.
    * cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.
    * confección de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir = policy decision.
    * dedicarse a la política = politick.
    * de elaboración de políticas = policy-forming.
    * determinación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * diseñar una política = draft + policy.
    * elaboración de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking], policy formation, policy formulation.
    * establecer una política = institute + policy.
    * falsa política de integración de minorías = tokenism.
    * fijación de políticas = policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
    * formular una política = frame + policy.
    * hacer cumplir una política = uphold + policy.
    * inmerso en la política = steeped in politics.
    * integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.
    * participante en la política = politically active.
    * personalidad en el ámbito de la política = political personality.
    * política administrativa = administrative policy.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * política a largo plazo = long term policy.
    * política bibliotecaria = library provision, library policy.
    * política bibliotecaria nacional = national library policy.
    * política científica = research policy, science policy, scientific policy.
    * política cultural = cultural policy.
    * política de actuación = policy.
    * política de adquisiciones = acquisition policy [acquisitions policy], collection development [collections development], selection policy, collection policy.
    * política de ayuda = assistance policy.
    * política de clases = class politics.
    * política de coaliciones = coalition politics.
    * política de competencias = competition policy.
    * política de compras = purchasing policy.
    * política de conservación = preservation policy, conservation policy.
    * política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.
    * política de expurgo = weeding policy.
    * política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.
    * política de financiación = financing policy, funding policy.
    * política de información = information provision, information strategy, information policy.
    * política de información nacional = national information policy.
    * política de inmigración = immigration policy.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * política del poder = power politics.
    * política de multas = fine policy.
    * política de personal = personnel policy, staff policy.
    * política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.
    * política de preservación = preservation policy.
    * política de privacidad = privacy policy.
    * política de retenciones = retention policy.
    * política de sanciones = fine policy.
    * política de trabajo = policy.
    * política de usuarios = user policy.
    * política económica = political economy.
    * política editorial = editorial policy.
    * política educativa = educational policy.
    * política electoral = election politics.
    * política exterior = foreign policy.
    * política fiscal = fiscal policy.
    * política interna = policy, internal politics.
    * política internacional = international politics.
    * política laboral = labour policy.
    * política monetaria = monetary policy.
    * política nacional = national politics.
    * política pública = public policy.
    * política sancionadora = fine policy.
    * política social = social policy.
    * redactar una política = formulate + policy.
    * responsables de la política científica = science policy makers.

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    A ( Pol) politics
    se dedicó a la política he went into politics
    siempre están hablando de política they are always talking about politics
    meterse en política (como profesión) to go into politics; (como militante) to get involved in politics
    B (postura) policy
    la política económica del gobierno the government's economic policy
    política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy
    política gubernamental government policy
    política salarial wage policy
    nuestra política educativa our education policy, our policy on education
    una política de negociación a policy of negotiation
    Compuesto:
    (UE) Common European Security and Defence Policy
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    política sustantivo femenino
    1 (Pol) politics
    2 ( postura) policy;
    ◊ política interior/exterior domestic/foreign policy

    político,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 political
    2 (parentesco) in-law: se lleva mal con su familia política, he doesn't get on with his in-laws
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino politician
    política sustantivo femenino
    1 politics sing
    2 (forma de actuar) policy
    Recuerda la diferencia entre politics, política (en general), y policy, política (un plan o una serie de medidas): la política agrícola, the agricultural policy. Aunque politics lleva una s final, es un sustantivo singular: Politics is very interesting. La política es muy interesante. El hombre o la mujer que se dedica a la política (un político) se llama politician.
    ' política' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acabar
    - agraria
    - agrario
    - álgida
    - álgido
    - angular
    - batalla
    - comulgar
    - comunitaria
    - comunitario
    - desunir
    - distensión
    - esfera
    - expansionista
    - exterior
    - granjear
    - imponerse
    - introducir
    - izquierda
    - izquierdo
    - octavilla
    - orientarse
    - persecución
    - político
    - propaganda
    - reivindicación
    - rumbo
    - singladura
    - viñeta
    - alejado
    - arena
    - bloque
    - concreto
    - desvincularse
    - discutir
    - eje
    - energético
    - entendido
    - errado
    - familia
    - favorecer
    - filiación
    - hermano
    - hijo
    - interesar
    - interior
    - internacional
    - intervención
    - madre
    - orientar
    English:
    active
    - affair
    - anathema
    - arena
    - assessment
    - border
    - bow out
    - circle
    - clash
    - daughter-in-law
    - employment
    - figure
    - fiscal
    - foreign policy
    - get into
    - go into
    - hands-off
    - high
    - home
    - in-laws
    - instability
    - liberal
    - line
    - lobby
    - mainstream
    - policy
    - political
    - politician
    - politics
    - reshape
    - reversal
    - ruin
    - shadow cabinet
    - switch
    - wing
    - affiliation
    - come
    - dabble
    - government
    - heavyweight
    - housing
    - main
    - unaware
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    1. [arte de gobernar] politics [singular];
    lleva treinta años dedicado a la política he has been in politics for the last thirty years;
    hablar de política to discuss politics, to talk (about) politics
    2. [modo de gobernar, táctica] policy
    UE Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy;
    la política del avestruz burying one's head in the sand;
    sigue con su política del avestruz he still prefers to bury his head in the sand;
    política comercial trade policy;
    política de empresa company policy;
    política exterior foreign policy;
    política fiscal fiscal policy;
    política monetaria monetary policy;
    UE Política Pesquera Común Common Fisheries Policy;
    política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy
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    f
    1politics sg
    2 orientación policy;
    política ambiental environmental policy
    I adj political
    II m, política f politician
    * * *
    1) : politics
    2) : policy
    * * *
    1. (en general) politics
    ¿te interesa la política? are you interested in politics?
    2. (estrategia) policy [pl. policies]

    Spanish-English dictionary > política

  • 4 agrario

    adj.
    agrarian, agricultural, land.
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    1 agrarian, land, agricultural
    \
    política agraria agricultural policy
    * * *
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    - ria adjetivo <sector/política> agricultural (before n); < sociedad> agrarian
    * * *
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    * extensión agraria = agricultural extension.
    * perito de extensión agraria = agricultural extension worker.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo <sector/política> agricultural (before n); < sociedad> agrarian
    * * *
    * extensión agraria = agricultural extension.
    * perito de extensión agraria = agricultural extension worker.
    * * *
    ‹sector/política› agricultural ( before n); ‹sociedad› agrarian reforma
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    agrario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo ‹sector/política› agricultural ( before n);


    ‹ sociedad› agrarian
    agrario,-a adjetivo agrarian
    política agraria, agricultural policy
    ' agrario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agraria
    - subsidio
    * * *
    agrario, -a adj
    [reforma] agrarian; [producto, política, organización] agricultural
    * * *
    adj land atr, agrarian; política agricultural;
    reforma agraria agrarian reform
    * * *
    agrario, - ria adj
    : agrarian, agricultural
    * * *
    agrario adj agricultural

    Spanish-English dictionary > agrario

  • 5 AGRICOLA

    m.
    Agricola, Gnaeus Julius Agricola.
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    1 agricultural, farming
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ agricultural, farming antes de s
    * * *
    adjetivo < técnicas> agricultural, farming (before n)
    * * *
    = AGRICOLA, agricultural, agrarian, farming.
    Ex. There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.
    Ex. These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
    Ex. This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
    Ex. This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
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    * asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.
    * campamento de trabajadores agrícolas = farm labour camp.
    * ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.
    * comercio agrícola = agribusiness.
    * Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
    * comunidad agrícola = farming community.
    * crédito agrícola = agricultural credit, farm credit, farm loan.
    * estación experimental agrícola = agricultural experiment station.
    * fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.
    * finca agrícola = arable farm.
    * industria agrícola = agro-industry.
    * industria agrícola, la = agricultural industry, the.
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * mercadillo agrícola semanal = farmers' market.
    * obrero agrícola = agricultural labourer.
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * perito agrícola = agriculturist.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.
    * producción agrícola = agricultural production.
    * productividad agrícola = agricultural productivity.
    * producto agrícola = agricultural product.
    * productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.
    * Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
    * sector agrícola = agricultural sector.
    * trabajador agrícola = agricultural labourer, farm labourer, farm worker.
    * vehículo agrícola = farm vehicle, agricultural vehicle.
    * * *
    adjetivo < técnicas> agricultural, farming (before n)
    * * *
    = AGRICOLA, agricultural, agrarian, farming.

    Ex: There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.

    Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
    Ex: This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
    Ex: This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
    * asentamiento agrícola = agricultural settlement.
    * campamento de trabajadores agrícolas = farm labour camp.
    * ciencias agrícolas = agricultural economics.
    * comercio agrícola = agribusiness.
    * Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA) = Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
    * comunidad agrícola = farming community.
    * crédito agrícola = agricultural credit, farm credit, farm loan.
    * estación experimental agrícola = agricultural experiment station.
    * fabricante de maquinaria agrícola = farm equipment manufacturer.
    * finca agrícola = arable farm.
    * industria agrícola = agro-industry.
    * industria agrícola, la = agricultural industry, the.
    * jornalero agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * mercadillo agrícola semanal = farmers' market.
    * obrero agrícola = agricultural labourer.
    * peón agrícola = farm labourer, farm worker.
    * perito agrícola = agriculturist.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * préstamo agrícola = farm loan, farm credit, agricultural credit.
    * producción agrícola = agricultural production.
    * productividad agrícola = agricultural productivity.
    * producto agrícola = agricultural product.
    * productos agrícolas = agricultural produce.
    * Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ = Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
    * sector agrícola = agricultural sector.
    * trabajador agrícola = agricultural labourer, farm labourer, farm worker.
    * vehículo agrícola = farm vehicle, agricultural vehicle.

    * * *
    ‹técnicas› agricultural, farming ( before n)
    maquinaria agrícola farm o agricultural machinery
    el mundo agrícola the farming o agricultural world, the world of farming o agriculture
    * * *

     

    agrícola adjetivo ‹ técnicas› agricultural, farming ( before n)
    agrícola adjetivo agricultural
    ' agrícola' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hacendada
    - hacendado
    - maquinaria
    - política
    - finca
    - huerta
    - plantación
    English:
    agricultural
    - farming
    - farm
    - laborer
    * * *
    [sector, política, producto] agricultural;
    región agrícola farming region
    * * *
    adj agricultural, farming atr
    * * *
    : agricultural
    * * *
    agrícola adj agricultural

    Spanish-English dictionary > AGRICOLA

  • 6 hacerse una idea de

    (v.) = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of
    Ex. From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
    Ex. An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography.
    Ex. A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems.
    Ex. The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
    * * *
    (v.) = catch + glimpse, glean + indication, glean + picture, have + an inkling of

    Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.

    Ex: An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography.
    Ex: A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems.
    Ex: The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.

    Spanish-English dictionary > hacerse una idea de

  • 7 comunitario

    adj.
    communal, common.
    * * *
    1 (gen) of the community, relating to the community
    2 (de la Unión Europea) Community, of the EC, relating to the EC
    ■ España es un país comunitario Spain is a member of the EC, Spain is an EC country
    * * *
    (f. - comunitaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) [centro, servicios, cooperación] community antes de s ; [jardín, pasillos] communal
    2) (=de la comunidad europea) Community antes de s
    2.
    SM (=país) EC member state
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    a) < bienes> communal; < espíritu> community (before n)
    b) ( de la CE) EC (before n), Community (before n)
    * * *
    = community, Community-wide, communal.
    Ex. Unfortunately, goods of community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
    Ex. Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.
    Ex. Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
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    * antena comunitaria de televisión = Communal Aerial TV (CATV).
    * de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.
    * directriz comunitaria = Community directive.
    * medicina comunitaria = community medicine.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * servicio comunitario = community service.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo
    a) < bienes> communal; < espíritu> community (before n)
    b) ( de la CE) EC (before n), Community (before n)
    * * *
    = community, Community-wide, communal.

    Ex: Unfortunately, goods of community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

    Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.
    Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
    * antena comunitaria de televisión = Communal Aerial TV (CATV).
    * de espíritu comunitario = public-spirited.
    * directriz comunitaria = Community directive.
    * medicina comunitaria = community medicine.
    * Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP) = Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
    * servicio comunitario = community service.

    * * *
    1 ‹bienes› communal
    trabajos comunitarios community work
    tener espíritu comunitario to have community spirit
    2 (de la UE) ‹presupuestos/normas› UE ( before n), Community ( before n)
    los países comunitarios the EU countries
    * * *

    comunitario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    a) ‹ bienes› communal;

    ‹espíritu/trabajo› community ( before n)

    comunitario,-a adjetivo
    1 of o relating to the community
    un bien comunitario, a communal good
    2 (de CE) of o relating to the EC
    los países comunitarios, the members of the EC
    la política comunitaria, the common policy
    ' comunitario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comunitaria
    English:
    communal
    - community
    * * *
    comunitario, -a adj
    1. [de la comunidad] community;
    espíritu comunitario community spirit
    2. UE Community, of the European Union;
    política comunitaria EU o Community policy;
    los países comunitarios the EU countries, the Community members
    3. Antes [de la CEE] Community, EEC
    * * *
    adj POL EU atr, Community atr

    Spanish-English dictionary > comunitario

  • 8 política

    nf
    politics n, policy n
    Política Agrícola Común Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
    política arriesgada brinkmanship
    política económica economic policy
    política de la empresa company policy
    política financiera financial policy
    política fiscal fiscal policy
    política del gobierno government policy
    política monetaria monetary policy
    política monetaria expansiva easy-money policy
    política nacional domestic policy
    política de precios pricing policy
    [lang name="SpanishTraditionalSort"]política presupuestaria, política presupuestal (LAm) budgetary policy
    política de reducción de plantilla LIFO (last in first out)
    política salarial wage policy

    Spanish-English Business Glossary > política

  • 9 CAP (Política Agrícola Comunitaria)

    Ex. One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.

    Spanish-English dictionary > CAP (Política Agrícola Comunitaria)

  • 10 Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)

    Ex. One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.

    Spanish-English dictionary > Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)

  • 11 absorber

    v.
    1 to absorb.
    esta aspiradora no absorbe el polvo muy bien this vacuum doesn't pick up dust very well
    esta crema se absorbe muy bien this cream works into the skin very well
    La esponja absorbe agua y fluidos The sponge absorbs water and fluids.
    La película absorbe a María The film absorbs=captivates Mary.
    El amortiguador absorbe energía The shock absorber absorbs energy.
    El tema absorbe a Pedro The topic absorbs=engrosses Peter.
    2 to take up, to soak up.
    esta tarea absorbe mucho tiempo this task takes up a lot of time
    3 to absorb by merger (empresa).
    4 to assimilate.
    El estómago absorbe los nutrientes The stomach assimilates nutrients.
    * * *
    1 (líquidos) to absorb, soak up
    3 figurado (consumir) to use up
    4 figurado (cautivar) to captivate
    * * *
    verb
    to absorb, soak up
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ líquido] to absorb, soak up
    2) [+ información] to absorb, take in; [+ recursos] to use up; [+ energías] to take up; [+ atención] to command
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <líquido/ruido/calor> to absorb
    b) < tiempo> to occupy, take up; <recursos/energía> to absorb
    2) < empresa> to take over
    * * *
    = absorb, steep + Reflexivo + in, take up, hijack, take in, soak in, co-opt, soak up, sop up, pick up, suck up.
    Ex. For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.
    Ex. The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to ' steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.
    Ex. People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
    Ex. Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption ( soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
    Ex. Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.
    Ex. They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
    Ex. Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.
    Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
    Ex. Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.
    ----
    * absorber tiempo = absorb + time.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <líquido/ruido/calor> to absorb
    b) < tiempo> to occupy, take up; <recursos/energía> to absorb
    2) < empresa> to take over
    * * *
    = absorb, steep + Reflexivo + in, take up, hijack, take in, soak in, co-opt, soak up, sop up, pick up, suck up.

    Ex: For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.

    Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to ' steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.
    Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
    Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption ( soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
    Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.
    Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
    Ex: Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.
    Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
    Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.
    * absorber tiempo = absorb + time.

    * * *
    absorber [E1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹líquido› to absorb, soak up; ‹humedad› to absorb; ‹ruido/calor/luz› to absorb
    la vitamina D ayuda a que se absorba el calcio vitamin D helps to absorb calcium
    las plantas absorben el oxígeno del aire plants take in o absorb oxygen from the air
    2 ‹tiempo› to occupy, take up; ‹recursos/energía› to absorb
    absorben un tercio del total de nuestras exportaciones they take o absorb a third of our total exports
    es un tipo de actividad que te absorbe totalmente it's the sort of activity that takes up all your time and energy
    los salarios absorben un 70% del presupuesto salaries take up o swallow up 70% of the budget
    B ‹empresa› to take over
    * * *

     

    absorber ( conjugate absorber) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹líquido/ruido/calor› to absorb


    ‹recursos/energía› to absorb
    absorber verbo transitivo to absorb
    ' absorber' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    amortiguador
    - aspirar
    - chupar
    - sorber
    English:
    absorb
    - grip
    - shock absorber
    - soak up
    - suck
    - suck up
    - take over
    - engross
    - shock
    - soak
    - take
    * * *
    1. [líquido, gas, calor] to absorb;
    esta aspiradora no absorbe el polvo muy bien this vacuum doesn't pick up dust very well;
    absorbió el refresco con la pajita he sucked the soft drink through a straw;
    esta crema se absorbe muy bien this cream works into the skin very well
    2. [consumir] to take up, to soak up;
    esta tarea absorbe mucho tiempo this task takes up a lot of time
    3. [atraer, dominar]
    este trabajo me absorbe mucho this job takes up a lot of my time;
    su mujer lo absorbe mucho his wife is very demanding;
    la televisión los absorbe television dominates their lives
    4. [empresa] to take over;
    Roma Inc. absorbió a su mayor competidor Roma Inc. took over its biggest rival
    * * *
    v/t
    1 absorb
    2 ( consumir) take (up)
    3 ( cautivar) absorb
    4 COM take over
    * * *
    1) : to absorb, to soak up
    2) : to occupy, to take up, to engross
    * * *
    absorber vb to absorb

    Spanish-English dictionary > absorber

  • 12 crear un mercado para

    (v.) = produce + a market for
    Ex. Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    * * *
    (v.) = produce + a market for

    Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.

    Spanish-English dictionary > crear un mercado para

  • 13 despertar el interés

    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest
    Ex. EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
    Ex. Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex. The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex. One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex. Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex. The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex. This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex. The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex. It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex. Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.
    * * *
    (v.) = provoke + interest, stimulate + interest, stir + interest, whet + the appetite, heighten + interest, rouse + interest, capture + the imagination, capture + the interest, work up + an interest, pique + interest

    Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.

    Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
    Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature.
    Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
    Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
    Ex: The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader.
    Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
    Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
    Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
    Ex: Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.

    Spanish-English dictionary > despertar el interés

  • 14 disputa

    f.
    dispute.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: disputar.
    * * *
    1 (discusión) dispute, argument, quarrel
    2 (enfrentamiento) clash, struggle
    \
    sin disputa without dispute
    tener una disputa to quarrel
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=discusión) dispute, argument

    sin disputa — undoubtedly, beyond dispute

    2) (=controversia) controversy
    * * *
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    b) ( controversia) dispute

    es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

    * * *
    = disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.
    Ex. Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
    Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex. Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex. 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
    Ex. Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    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. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex. We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex. These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
    Ex. Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
    Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex. War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
    Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex. So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    ----
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * * *
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    b) ( controversia) dispute

    es, sin disputa, la mejor — she is, without question, the best

    * * *
    = disputation, row, quarrel, fray, contest, run-in, altercation, dispute, wrangle, bickering, argument, squabble, squabbling, contestation, tug of war, spat, war of words, dust-up, grievance.

    Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
    Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
    Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
    Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
    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: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
    Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
    Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
    Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
    Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
    * disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.
    * disputa industrial = industrial dispute, industrial action.
    * disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.
    * resolución de disputas = dispute settlement.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.

    * * *
    1 (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument
    2 (controversia) dispute
    ha sido objeto de una larga disputa it has been the source of a long-running dispute
    es, sin disputa, la mejor she is, without question, the best
    3 (combate) fight
    * * *

    Del verbo disputar: ( conjugate disputar)

    disputa es:

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

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    disputa    
    disputar
    disputa sustantivo femenino
    a) (discusión, pelea) quarrel, argument



    disputar ( conjugate disputar) verbo transitivo
    a) disputale algo a algn ‹ título› to challenge sb for sth;


    b) ‹ partido› to play;

    ‹ combate› to fight
    disputarse verbo pronominal:

    disputa sustantivo femenino
    1 (enfrentamiento) dispute
    (por un puesto, etc) contest
    2 (riña, pelea) argument
    disputar
    I verbo intransitivo
    1 (debatir) disputaban sobre ello acaloradamente, they were arguing heatedly about it
    2 (competir por) to contest: han disputado la carrera dos de los mejores atletas, two of the best athletes competed in the race
    II verbo transitivo
    1 (competir) to compete: le disputa la presidencia a Gómez, he is competing against Gómez for the presidency
    2 Dep (un encuentro) to play

    ' disputa' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acalorada
    - acalorado
    - bronca
    - concesión
    - discusión
    - disgusto
    - disputar
    - disputarse
    - margen
    - trabar
    - agrio
    - arbitrar
    - litigio
    - lugar
    - originar
    - pleito
    - querella
    English:
    acrimonious
    - contention
    - dispute
    - embroil
    - feud
    - fight
    - quarrel
    - quarreling
    - quarrelling
    - row
    - squabble
    - wrangle
    - settle
    * * *
    1. [discusión] dispute, argument
    2. [competición] contest;
    la disputa por el título de liga the battle for the league title;
    entrar en la disputa por algo to enter the contest for sth;
    hay mucha disputa para conseguir el puesto there's a lot of competition for the post
    3. [polémica] dispute;
    mediar o [m5] terciar en la disputa to intervene in the dispute;
    es, sin disputa, el más lujoso it is indisputably o unquestionably the most luxurious
    * * *
    f dispute;
    sin disputa undoubtedly
    * * *
    altercado, discusión: dispute, argument

    Spanish-English dictionary > disputa

  • 15 fregado

    m.
    washing, scour, scouring, scrub.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: fregar.
    * * *
    1 (lavado) washing; (frotado) scrubbing
    2 familiar (riña) fight, quarrel; (lío) mess, muddle
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    fregado, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) LAm * (=molesto) annoying
    2) LAm * (=difícil) [trabajo, tarea] tricky; [carácter, persona] fussy
    3) LAm * [persona] (=en mala situación económica) broke *; (=deprimido) down, in a bad way *; (=dañado, enfermo) in a bad way *
    4) LAm * (=puñetero) damn *, lousy *, bloody **
    5) Col, Perú (=astuto) cunning
    6) Chile, Col, Perú, Ven (=estricto) strict
    2.
    SM / F LAm (=persona difícil) fussy person
    3. SM
    1) (=acción de fregar) [con fregona] mopping; [con estropajo, cepillo] scrubbing; [con esponja, trapo] washing; [de platos] washing-up
    2) * (=lío) mess
    3) * (=riña) row
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molesto) annoying

    no seas fregado, hombre! — stop being such a pain o a bore (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) <examen/tema> tricky (colloq), tough (colloq); <persona/carácter> difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq)
    d) [estar] ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    2) (Andes, Ven fam) ( exigente) strict
    3) (Col, Per fam) ( astuto) sly, sneaky (colloq)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    2) fregado masculino
    a) ( restregadura) scrub, scrubbing
    b) (Esp) (fam) ( lío) mess
    * * *
    = mess, row, fray, wrangle, spat, squabbling, squabble, bickering, fracas.
    Ex. 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    ----
    * meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molesto) annoying

    no seas fregado, hombre! — stop being such a pain o a bore (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) <examen/tema> tricky (colloq), tough (colloq); <persona/carácter> difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq)
    d) [estar] ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    2) (Andes, Ven fam) ( exigente) strict
    3) (Col, Per fam) ( astuto) sly, sneaky (colloq)
    II
    - da masculino, femenino
    1) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    2) fregado masculino
    a) ( restregadura) scrub, scrubbing
    b) (Esp) (fam) ( lío) mess
    * * *
    = mess, row, fray, wrangle, spat, squabbling, squabble, bickering, fracas.

    Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
    Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    * meterse en todos los fregados = have + a finger in every pie.

    * * *
    fregado1 -da
    1 (molesto) annoying
    ¡no seas fregado, hombre, ven con nosotros! stop being such a pain o a bore and come with us ( colloq)
    ¡qué niño más fregado!, no me ha dejado descansar ni un momento that kid's a real pest o nuisance, he hasn't given me a moment's peace ( colloq)
    2 (difícil) ‹examen/tema› tricky ( colloq), tough ( colloq); ‹persona/carácter› difficult
    el asunto está fregado, no creo que nos lo den it's all very iffy o things are a bit tricky, I don't think they'll give it to us ( colloq)
    con la edad se ha puesto muy fregado he's become very cantankerous o difficult in his old age
    3 (fastidiado) in a bad way
    anda muy fregado he's in a terrible state o in a very bad way ( colloq)
    B (Andes, Ven fam) (exigente) strict
    es muy fregado con la puntualidad he's a real stickler for punctuality, he's really strict about punctuality
    C (Col, Per fam) (astuto) sly, sneaky ( colloq)
    fregado2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    A ( AmL exc RPl fam) (persona difícil) difficult person
    B
    1 ( fam) (lío) mess
    2 (restregadura) scrub, scrubbing barrida A 1. (↑ barrida)
    * * *

    Del verbo fregar: ( conjugate fregar)

    fregado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    fregado    
    fregar
    fregado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (AmL exc RPl fam)


    ◊ ¡no seas fregado, hombre! stop being such a pain (colloq)

    b) ( difícil) ‹examen/tema› tricky (colloq), tough (colloq);

    ‹persona/carácter› difficult
    c) [estar] (enfermo, delicado) in a bad way (colloq);

    ( sin dinero) broke (colloq)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL exc RPl fam) ( persona difícil) difficult person
    fregar ( conjugate fregar) verbo transitivo
    1 (lavar, limpiar) to wash;


    ( con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor;

    2 (AmL exc RPl fam)
    a) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)

    b) ‹planes/vacaciones› to ruin

    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq);
    ( limpiar) to clean;
    ( restregar) to scrub
    2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar):
    ◊ ¡déjate de fregado! stop being such a pest!;

    ¡no friegues! ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
    fregarse verbo pronominal
    1 (AmL fam) ( embromarse):
    ◊ ¡te friegas! tough! (colloq);

    ¡me fregué! I've really done it now! (colloq)
    2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( malograrse):
    ◊ se fregadoon nuestros planes that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)

    fregado sustantivo masculino
    1 (lavado) washing
    2 (asunto complicado) messy affair: no quiero que me metas en tus fregados, I don't want you to involve me in your messes
    3 LAm fam (molestia) pain in the neck: cuidar de tus amigos es un fregado, it's a pain in the neck to have to take care of your friends
    fregar verbo transitivo
    1 (limpiar con agua) to wash: hoy te toca fregar los platos, today is your turn to do the dishes
    yo fregaré el suelo, I'll mop the floor
    2 LAm fam to annoy, irritate
    ' fregado' also found in these entries:
    English:
    scrub
    - washing-up
    * * *
    fregado, -a
    ♦ adj
    Andes, Méx, Ven Fam
    1. [persona] [ser] annoying;
    mi vecino es muy fregado my neighbour's a real pain
    2. [persona] [estar]
    perdí las llaves, ¡estoy fregada! I've lost my keys, I've had it!
    3. [situación] tricky;
    este problema es muy fregado this problem is really tricky o a real stinker
    4. [objeto] bust;
    ese reloj está fregado that watch has had it
    ♦ nm
    1. [lavado] [de platos, suelo] wash;
    [frotando] scrub
    2. Fam [lío] mess;
    meterse en un fregado to get into a mess
    3. Fam [discusión] row, rumpus
    ♦ nm,f
    Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [persona] pain, awkward customer;
    tu hermano es un fregado your brother's an awkward little beggar
    * * *
    I adj L.Am.
    annoying
    II m
    1 de platos washing; del suelo mopping; frotando scrubbing
    2 fam ( lío) mess;
    meterse en un buen fregado fig fam get into a fine mess fam
    * * *
    fregado, -da adj, fam : annoying, bothersome
    1) : scrubbing, scouring
    2) fam : mess, muddle

    Spanish-English dictionary > fregado

  • 16 gasto descontrolado

    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    * * *

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.

    Spanish-English dictionary > gasto descontrolado

  • 17 informar pormenorizadamente

    (v.) = document + blow by blow
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    * * *
    (v.) = document + blow by blow

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.

    Spanish-English dictionary > informar pormenorizadamente

  • 18 reyerta

    f.
    1 fight, brawl.
    2 quarrel, dispute, fight, brawl.
    3 armed dispute, war.
    * * *
    1 quarrel, row, fight
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino brawl, fight
    * * *
    = row, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, dogfight [dog fight], brawl, scuffle, scuffling, spat, affray, dust-up, fracas, fracas.
    Ex. The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
    Ex. This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex. Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex. One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex. The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex. The article recounts the 17-day political dogfight at which John W. Davis was eventually given the Democratic presidential nomination.
    Ex. About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.
    Ex. The focus of the discussion is less on the altercation than on the reactions of the teacher and the students not only to the fight but also to the atmosphere of the classroom after the scuffle.
    Ex. Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.
    Ex. It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex. The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.
    Ex. The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    Ex. There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    ----
    * reyerta pública = affray.
    * * *
    femenino brawl, fight
    * * *
    = row, wrangle, bickering, squabble, squabbling, dogfight [dog fight], brawl, scuffle, scuffling, spat, affray, dust-up, fracas, fracas.

    Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.

    Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
    Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
    Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
    Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
    Ex: The article recounts the 17-day political dogfight at which John W. Davis was eventually given the Democratic presidential nomination.
    Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.
    Ex: The focus of the discussion is less on the altercation than on the reactions of the teacher and the students not only to the fight but also to the atmosphere of the classroom after the scuffle.
    Ex: Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.
    Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
    Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.
    Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
    Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
    * reyerta pública = affray.

    * * *
    brawl, fight
    * * *

    reyerta sustantivo femenino brawl, fracas, fight
    ' reyerta' also found in these entries:
    English:
    brawl
    - punch-up
    - scuffle
    * * *
    fight, brawl
    * * *
    f fight
    * * *
    : brawl, fight

    Spanish-English dictionary > reyerta

  • 19 solidaridad financiera

    Ex. One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.
    * * *

    Ex: One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.

    Spanish-English dictionary > solidaridad financiera

  • 20 política agraria

    f.
    agricultural policy.
    * * *
    agricultural policy

    Spanish-English dictionary > política agraria

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