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81 plantear dificultades
(v.) = raise + difficultiesEx. The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.* * *(v.) = raise + difficultiesEx: The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.
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82 plusmarquista
f. & m.1 record-holder.2 record-breaker, record holder.* * *1 record holder* * *SMF (=poseedor) record holder; (=que mejora) record-breaker; (=ganador) top scorer* * *masculino y femenino record-holder* * *Ex. The article 'Chicago record breaker: attendance soars' presents a comprehensive report on the American Library Association's annual conference held in Chicago, Illinois, 22-28 Jun 95.* * *masculino y femenino record-holder* * *Ex: The article 'Chicago record breaker: attendance soars' presents a comprehensive report on the American Library Association's annual conference held in Chicago, Illinois, 22-28 Jun 95.
* * *record-holderplusmarquista mundial en jabalina world record-holder in the javelin* * *
plusmarquista mf record holder o breaker
' plusmarquista' also found in these entries:
English:
holder
- record-breaker
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83 posición
f.1 position, exact position, bearing, location.2 standing, reputation, status.3 attitude, stand, position, stance.4 position.5 position, job, billet.6 place, social standing.7 situs.* * *1 (postura, situación) position2 (condición - económica) situation; (- social) status* * *noun f.1) position2) attitude3) status4) rating* * *SF1) (=postura) positionestar en posición de firme — (Mil) to be at attention
2) (=lugar) position3) (=categoría) position, standing4) (=punto de vista) position, stance¿cuál es su posición en este conflicto? — what's your position o stance on this dispute?
5) [en competición, liga] place, positionganó Alemania con Italia en segunda posición — Germany won, with Italy in second place o position
terminó en primera posición — he finished first o in first place
posiciones de honor — first three places, medal positions
perder posiciones — [en lucha, enfrentamiento] to lose ground
6) LAm (=puesto de trabajo) position, post* * *1)a) (lugar, puesto) positionen (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...
b) (Mil) position2)a) ( situación) positionb) ( en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing
3)a) ( postura física) positionb) ( actitud) position, stanceadoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance
* * *= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.Ex. One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.Ex. The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.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. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.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. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.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. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex. The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex. Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.----* alta posición = high estate.* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en posición correcta = the right way round.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar en posición de = be in a position to.* mantener la posición = hold + the line.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.* posición de poder = position power.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* posición elevada = high ground.* posición estratégica = vantage point.* posición geográfica = geolocation.* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.* posición intermedia = middle way.* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.* posición social = social standing.* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.* * *1)a) (lugar, puesto) positionen (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...
b) (Mil) position2)a) ( situación) positionb) ( en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing
3)a) ( postura física) positionb) ( actitud) position, stanceadoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance
* * *= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.
Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.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: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.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: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.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: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.* alta posición = high estate.* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.* en posición correcta = the right way round.* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.* estar en posición de = be in a position to.* mantener la posición = hold + the line.* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.* posición de comienzo = offset value.* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.* posición de poder = position power.* posición de ventaja = high ground.* posición elevada = high ground.* posición estratégica = vantage point.* posición geográfica = geolocation.* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.* posición intermedia = middle way.* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.* posición social = social standing.* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.* primera posición = pole position, pole start.* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.* * *A1 (lugar, puesto) positionme indicó su posición en el mapa she showed me its position o where it was on the mapterminó la carrera en (la) quinta posición he finished the race in fifth placeel dólar recuperó posiciones frente al yen the dollar recovered against the yen2 ( Mil) positionbombardearon las posiciones enemigas they bombarded the enemy positions o linesCompuestos:● posición adelantada or de adelanto( Chi) offside positionstarting positionB1 (situación) positionno estoy en posición de hacer críticas a nadie I'm in no position to criticize anyone2 (en la sociedad) social standinggente de buena posiciónor de posición elevada people of high social standingun hombre de posición a man of some standinges de una familia de posición desahogada his family is comfortably offposición dominante en el mercado dominant market positionC1 (postura física) positioncoloquen sus asientos en posición vertical put your seats in an upright positionmantenga la cabeza en posición erguida keep your head up2 (actitud) position, stanceadoptaron una posición intransigente they took a tough stand, they adopted a tough stanceCompuestos:at easeen posición de descanso (standing) at easeattentionen posición de firmes at attention, standing to attention* * *
posición sustantivo femenino
◊ adoptar una posición intransigente to take a tough stand o stance
posición sustantivo femenino position: estoy muy incómodo en esta posición, I'm uncomfortable in this position
mantuvo una posición muy beligerante, he adopted a beligerant position
' posición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ala
- debilitar
- después
- ir
- inferior
- luz
- opuesta
- opuesto
- recta
- recto
- señor
- sitio
- situarse
- supina
- supino
- a
- abusar
- acomodado
- adelante
- adoptar
- afianzar
- alto
- altura
- antirreglamentario
- bien
- caer
- cambiar
- confianza
- consolidar
- delantero
- desahogado
- descanso
- elevado
- gozar
- holgado
- inmejorable
- insostenible
- invertido
- marginal
- modesto
- óptimo
- perfilar
- privilegiado
- sobre
- superior
- término
- ubicación
- vertical
- vuelta
English:
abuse
- after
- ahead
- along
- ashore
- asinine
- at
- away
- before
- between
- bottom
- down
- downstairs
- enhance
- face
- fire
- fourth
- from
- in
- lead
- middle ground
- on
- over
- overseas
- parking lights
- position
- reach
- reverse
- sidelight
- south
- stand
- station
- tenuous
- to
- undermine
- up
- vantage point
- attention
- better
- location
- self
- setting
- sit
- something
- standing
- status
- tread
- worse
* * *posición nf1. [postura física] positionposición fetal foetal position;posición de loto lotus position2. [puesto] position;quedó en (la) quinta posición he was fifth;el equipo ha recuperado posiciones con respecto al líder the team has closed the gap on the leader;posición ventajosa vantage point3. [lugar] position;tomaron las posiciones enemigas they took the enemy positions4. [situación] position;no estoy en posición de opinar I'm not in a position to comment;estoy en una posición muy difícil I'm in a very difficult position5. [categoría] [social] status;[económica] situation;está en una posición económica difícil he's in a difficult financial situation* * *f1 tb MIL, figposition;en posición de espera on standby2 social standing, status;de posición of some standing* * *1) : position, place2) : status, standing3) : attitude, stance* * *posición n position -
84 presidente electo
f. & m.president-elect, elected president.* * *(n.) = president-elect [president elect]Ex. This article presents the thoughts and ideas of the three candidates for the office of vice-president, president-elect of the American Library Association.* * *(n.) = president-elect [president elect]Ex: This article presents the thoughts and ideas of the three candidates for the office of vice-president, president-elect of the American Library Association.
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85 procedencia
f.1 origin (origen).2 point of departure (punto de partida).con procedencia de (arriving) from3 properness, appropriateness (pertinencia).4 procedence, origin, antecedence, source.* * *1 (de lugar, persona) origin■ ¿conoce la procedencia de este dinero? do you know where this money came from?2 (de barco, tren etc) origin3 (de comportamiento) appropriateness\país de procedencia country of origin* * *SF1) (=origen) source, origin2) (=lugar de salida) [de tren, avión] point of departure; [de barco] port of origin3) (Jur) propriety, legitimacy4) (=conveniencia) properness* * *1)a) ( origen) originb) ( de barco) port of origin2) (Der) legitimacy* * *= descent, provenance, origin.Ex. The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.Ex. This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.Ex. These rules have their origins in a report by the American Library Association.----* de procedencia escocesa = Scottish-born.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* procedencia cultural = cultural background.* procedencia étnica = ethnic background.* procedencia geográfica = geographical origin.* procedencia social = social background.* procedencia socio-cultural = background.* * *1)a) ( origen) originb) ( de barco) port of origin2) (Der) legitimacy* * *= descent, provenance, origin.Ex: The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.
Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.Ex: These rules have their origins in a report by the American Library Association.* de procedencia escocesa = Scottish-born.* país de procedencia = country of origin.* procedencia cultural = cultural background.* procedencia étnica = ethnic background.* procedencia geográfica = geographical origin.* procedencia social = social background.* procedencia socio-cultural = background.* * *A1 (origen) origines de procedencia desconocida it's of unknown originse investiga la procedencia de las armas they're investigating where the weapons came from2 (de un barco) port of originB ( Der) legitimacy* * *
procedencia sustantivo femenino
procedencia sustantivo femenino
1 origin, source
de procedencia desconocida, of unknown origin
2 Ferroc Av con procedencia de, (arriving) from
' procedencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- de
- origen
- a
- venir
English:
background
- provenance
- home
* * *procedencia nf1. [origen] origin;es de procedencia griega it's of Greek origin2. [punto de partida] point of departure;con procedencia de (arriving) from3. [pertinencia] properness, appropriateness* * *f origin, provenance* * *procedencia nf: origin, source* * *procedencia n origin -
86 punto de una agenda
(n.) = item of businessEx. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.* * *(n.) = item of businessEx: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
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87 pérdidas
(n.) = wastage, losingsEx. Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.Ex. The title of the article is 'The winnings, losings, loathings, fears, and fortunes of 8,500 American Library Association conferees who went to Las Vegas'.* * *(n.) = wastage, losingsEx: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The winnings, losings, loathings, fears, and fortunes of 8,500 American Library Association conferees who went to Las Vegas'.* * * -
88 reprimenda
f.reprimand.* * *1 reprimand* * *SF reprimand, rebuke* * *femenino reprimand* * *= telling-off, dressing-down, reprimand, rebuke, tongue-lashing.Ex. Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.Ex. 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.Ex. This article stresses the importance of praise as opposed to reprimands.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.* * *femenino reprimand* * *= telling-off, dressing-down, reprimand, rebuke, tongue-lashing.Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.Ex: This article stresses the importance of praise as opposed to reprimands.Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.* * *reprimand* * *
reprimenda sustantivo femenino
reprimand
reprimenda sustantivo femenino reprimand, telling-off
' reprimenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bronca
- chaparrón
- dura
- duro
- pura
- puro
- riña
- sermón
- valer
- amonestación
- suave
English:
reprimand
- rebuke
* * *reprimenda nfreprimand;recibieron una reprimenda por su comportamiento they were reprimanded for their behaviour* * *f reprimand* * *reprimenda nf: reprimand -
89 stand comercial
(n.) = vendor exhibitEx. The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.* * *(n.) = vendor exhibitEx: The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.
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90 Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)
Ex. Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.Spanish-English dictionary > Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)
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91 MLA (Asociación de Lenguas Modernas)
Nota: Asociación americana.Ex. Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.----* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el = MLA Style Manual, the.Spanish-English dictionary > MLA (Asociación de Lenguas Modernas)
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92 Asociación de Lenguas Modernas
Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
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93 MLA
MLA (Asociación de Lenguas Modernas)Nota: Asociación americana.Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
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94 ISAD (Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA)
= Information Science and Automation Division (IASD), International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).Ex. The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.Ex. The author reports on Australian participation in recent developments towards an International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).Spanish-English dictionary > ISAD (Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA)
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95 Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD)
Ex. The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.Spanish-English dictionary > Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD)
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96 incisivo1
1 = trenchant, stinging, razor-sharp, waspish.Ex. However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.Ex. In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex. I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.Ex. Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello. -
97 postura2
= stance, position, stand, posturing, viewpoint, standpoint, view, opinion (on).Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.Ex. In 1971 John Pemberton was engaged by the Government `to carry out a broad review of the present position regarding the provision of printed ephemera in libraries in Great Britain'.Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex. The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex. So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.Ex. There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex. A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.----* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* adoptar una postura = adopt + posture, adopt + behaviour, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* adoptar una postura crítica sobre = take + a critical view of.* adoptar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* adoptar una postura firme contra = take + a firm stand against.* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* adoptar una postura unánime = speak with + one voice.* adoptar un postura = embrace + view, don + mantle.* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cambio radical de postura = about-face.* declaración de postura oficial = position paper.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* postura defensiva = bunker mentality.* postura ideológica en contra de la homosexualidad = heterosexism.* postura indefinida = fence-sitting position.* postura única = unified voice.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand. -
98 incisivo
adj.1 incisive, sharp, acute, cutting.Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.2 incisive, acute, clever, cutting.Las chicas se abalanzaron al hoyo The girls jumped blindly into the hole.3 insightful, keen.m.incisor, front tooth, incisive tooth, dens acutus.* * *► adjetivo1 (instrumento) cutting, sharp2 figurado (persona, humor) incisive, mordant1 (diente) incisor* * *1. ADJ1) (=cortante) sharp, cutting2) (=mordaz) incisive2.SM incisor* * *I- va adjetivoa) < instrumento> cuttingb) <crítica/discurso> incisiveIImasculino incisor* * *I- va adjetivoa) < instrumento> cuttingb) <crítica/discurso> incisiveIImasculino incisor* * *incisivo11 = trenchant, stinging, razor-sharp, waspish.Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.incisivo22 = incisor, front tooth.Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.* * *1 ‹instrumento› cutting2 ‹crítica/discurso› incisiveincisor* * *
incisivo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (comentario, persona) incisive, cutting
2 (instrumento, arma) sharp
II m Anat incisor
' incisivo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incisiva
- pala
English:
front tooth
- incisive
- incisor
* * *incisivo, -a♦ adj1. [instrumento] sharp, cutting3. [mordaz] incisive♦ nm[diente] incisor* * *adj cutting; figincisive;diente incisivo incisor* * *incisivo, -va adj: incisiveincisivo nm: incisor -
99 postura
f.1 position, posture.2 attitude, stance.3 bid.4 body posture, position, posture.5 point of view, attitude, stand, position.6 agreement.* * *1 (de un cuerpo) posture, position2 (actitud) attitude3 (en una subasta) bid* * *noun f.1) position2) posture* * *SF1) [del cuerpo] positionno sé cómo puedes estar en una postura tan incómoda — I don't know how you can stand being in such an uncomfortable position
2) (=actitud) stance, position3) [en una subasta] bid4) [en juego de azar] bet, stake5) [de ave] (=acción) egg-laying; (=conjunto de huevos) eggs pl, eggs laid pl6) ** (=droga) 1000-pesetas' worth of hashish* * *1) ( del cuerpo) position2)a) ( actitud) stanceeso de no comprometerte es una postura muy cómoda — not committing yourself like that is an easy option
b) ( opinión) opinionposturas encontradas or enfrentadas — opposing views
tomar postura — to take a stand
3) (AmL) (de ropa, zapatos)•* * *1) ( del cuerpo) position2)a) ( actitud) stanceeso de no comprometerte es una postura muy cómoda — not committing yourself like that is an easy option
b) ( opinión) opinionposturas encontradas or enfrentadas — opposing views
tomar postura — to take a stand
3) (AmL) (de ropa, zapatos)•* * *postura11 = posture, pose.Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: Male readers are often attracted to this sub-genre because of the books' pin-up art, depicting beautiful young women in revealing costumes and provocative poses.* de postura = postural.* postura del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.* postura de yoga = asana.* postura exigida por el trabajo = work posture.* postura física = physical posture.postura2= stance, position, stand, posturing, viewpoint, standpoint, view, opinion (on).Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.
Ex: In 1971 John Pemberton was engaged by the Government `to carry out a broad review of the present position regarding the provision of printed ephemera in libraries in Great Britain'.Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.Ex: So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* adoptar una postura = adopt + posture, adopt + behaviour, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* adoptar una postura crítica sobre = take + a critical view of.* adoptar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue.* adoptar una postura firme contra = take + a firm stand against.* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* adoptar una postura unánime = speak with + one voice.* adoptar un postura = embrace + view, don + mantle.* cambiar de postura = reconsider + position.* cambiar radicalmente de postura = do + an about-face.* cambio radical de postura = about-face.* declaración de postura oficial = position paper.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* desafiar una postura = challenge + attitude.* poner en entredicho una postura = compromise + position.* postura defensiva = bunker mentality.* postura ideológica en contra de la homosexualidad = heterosexism.* postura indefinida = fence-sitting position.* postura única = unified voice.* tomar una postura = take + viewpoint, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.* tomar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).* tomar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.* * *A (del cuerpo) positiontengo que haber dormido en una mala postura I must have slept in an awkward positiontiene muy mala postura he has very bad postureCompuesto:lotus positionB1 (actitud) stanceadoptó una postura crítica frente a esta propuesta she adopted a critical attitude toward(s) o a critical stance on this proposaleso de no comprometerte es una postura muy cómoda not committing yourself like that is an easy way out o is an easy option2 (opinión) opinionhay posturas encontradas or enfrentadas en la organización there are opposing views within the organizationtomar postura to take a standC( AmL) (de ropa, zapatos): se le rompieron a la primera postura they broke the first time she wore themCompuesto:* * *
postura sustantivo femenino
1 ( del cuerpo) position
2
◊ adoptar una postura firme con respecto a algo to take a tough stance o stand on sth
◊ tomar postura to take a stand
3 (AmL) (de ropa, zapatos):
postura de argollas (Chi) ( acción) exchange of rings ( to seal one's engagement);
( fiesta) engagement party
postura sustantivo femenino
1 (física) position, posture
2 (intelectual) attitude
' postura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actitud
- antinuclear
- flexibilizar
- inamovible
- mantenerse
- pose
- suscitar
- ultranza
- afianzar
- asentar
- claro
- concesión
- definición
- duro
- extremo
- política
- reconciliar
English:
assume
- attitude
- firm
- inflexible
- pose
- position
- posture
- stance
- stand
- about
- line
* * *postura nf1. [posición] position, posture;ponte en una postura cómoda get into a comfortable position, make yourself comfortablepostura del misionero missionary position2. [actitud] attitude, stance;adoptar una postura to adopt an attitude o a stance;tienes que tomar postura you have to take up a position;defiende posturas muy radicales he upholds very radical opinions o views3. [en subasta] bid4. Am [uso]este vestido se me estropeó a la segunda postura this dress fell to pieces the second time I wore it* * *f tb figposition* * *postura nf1) : posture, position (of the body)2) actitud, posición: position, stance* * *postura n position -
100 Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA
Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD)Ex: The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.
Spanish-English dictionary > Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA
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