altos cargos

Ex: At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbears = En esos momentos, Estados Unidos ha seguido adelante, no sólo gracias a la pericia o la visión de quienes ocupaban el cargo, sino porque nosotros, el Pueblo, hemos permanecido fieles a los ideales de nuestros antepasados.

• jersey de cuello alto — polo neck jumper, turtleneck

• camino de alta montaña — high mountain path

• zapatos de tacón o Cono Sur, Perú taco alto — high-heeled shoes, high heels

• lanzar algo de o desde lo alto — to throw sth down, throw sth down from above

• alta burguesía — upper-middle class

• alto cargo — [puesto] high-ranking position; [persona] senior official, high-ranking official

• alta cocina — haute cuisine

• alto/a comisario/a — High Commissioner

• Alto Comisionado — High Commission

• alta costura — high fashion, haute couture

• de alta definición — high-definition antes de s

• alto/a ejecutivo/a — top executive

• alta escuela — (Hípica) dressage

• altas esferas — upper echelons

• alta fidelidad — high fidelity, hi-fi

• altas finanzas — high finance

• alta frecuencia — high frequency

• alto funcionario — senior official, high-ranking official

• oficiales de alta graduación — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• altos hornos — blast furnace

• altos mandos — senior officers, high-ranking officers

• de altas miras, es un chico de altas miras — he is a boy of great ambition

• alta presión — (Téc, Meteo) high pressure

• alta sociedad — high society

• alta tecnología — high technology

• temporada alta — high season

• alta tensión — high tension, high voltage

• alta traición — high treason

• alta velocidad — high speed

Alta Velocidad Española — Esp name given to high speed train system

• en voz alta — [leer] out loud; [hablar] in a loud voice

• estar alto — [río] to be high; [mar] to be rough

hablar alto — (=en voz alta) to speak loudly; (=con franqueza) to speak out, speak out frankly

• en alto, coloque los pies en alto — put your feet up

con las manos en alto — [en atraco, rendición] with one's hands up; [en manifestación] with one's hands in the air

• dar el alto a algn — to order sb to halt, stop sb

• hacer un alto — [en viaje] to stop off; [en actividad] to take a break

• poner el alto a algo — Méx to put an end to sth

alto el fuego — Esp ceasefire

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

zapatos de tacones altos or (AmS) de taco alto — high-heeled shoes

eso dejó en alto su buen nombre — (CS) that really boosted his reputation

tiene la tensión or presión alta — she has high blood pressure

pasar por alto — ver pasar I 6)

alto (ahí)! — (Mil) halt!; ( dicho por un policía) stop!, stay where you are!

viven en un alto — they live in a top floor apartment o (BrE) flat

pasarse el alto — ( un semáforo) to run the red light (AmE), to jump the lights (BrE); ( un stop) to go through the stop sign

Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.

Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.

Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.

ocupa el cargo de comisario europeo desde hace tres años — he has held the office o post of European Commissioner for three years

• alto cargo — (=persona) top official, senior official; (=puesto) high-ranking position, top post

ha dimitido un alto cargo directivo — a top o senior official has resigned

han quedado vacantes tres altos cargos — three high-ranking positions o top posts have become vacant

• desempeñar un cargo — to hold a position

• jurar el cargo — to be sworn in

• poner el cargo a disposición de algn — euf to offer up one's post to sb

cargo público — (=puesto) public office; (=persona) person in public office

• a cargo de —

las tropas a cargo de los refugiados — the troops in charge of o responsible for the refugees

los detectives a cargo de la investigación — the detectives in charge of o heading the investigation

• tener algo a su cargo — to be in charge of sth, be responsible for sth

20 policías tenían a su cargo la seguridad del monarca — 20 policemen were in charge of o responsible for the king's security

los niños que tengo a mi cargo — the children in my care o charge frm

cuando él murió, su hijo se hizo cargo del negocio — when he died, his son took charge of o took over the business

el ejército se hizo cargo del poder — the army took over power o took control

me hago cargo de la importancia de estas conversaciones — I am aware of o realize how important these talks are

-estamos pasando unos momentos difíciles -sí, ya me hago cargo — "we're going through difficult times" - "yes, I understand o realize"

cargo por gestión — [de un billete electrónico] administration fee

un cargo de mucha responsabilidad — a very responsible job o post

con cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account

un cargo de mucha responsabilidad — a very responsible job o post

con cargo a mi cuenta — to be debited against o charged to my account

Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.

Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.

Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.

personnel management — gestión f or gerencia f de personal

management and workers — los directivos or la patronal y los trabajadores

senior management — altos cargos mpl

management accounting N — contabilidad f de gestión

management audit N — evaluación f administrativa or de gestión

management buyout N — adquisición f de una empresa por sus ejecutivos

management chart N — organigrama m de gestión

management committee N — comité m directivo

management company N — sociedad f gestora

management consultancy N — consultoría f de gestión

management consultant N — consultor(a) m / f en gestión de empresas

management fee N — honorarios mpl de dirección

management review N — revisión f de gestión (de la gerencia)

management services NPL — servicios mpl de administración

management skills NPL — dotes mpl de gestión

management style N — estilo m de gestión

management team N — [of company] equipo m de dirección

management trainee N — ejecutivo(-a) m / f en formación

management training N — formación f de mandos

personnel management — gestión f or gerencia f de personal

management and workers — los directivos or la patronal y los trabajadores

senior management — altos cargos mpl

пройти́ по инста́нциям — tramitar vt

пройти́ по инста́нциям — tramitar vt