Перевод: с испанского на английский

с английского на испанский

С английского на:
Испанский
С испанского на:
Английский

application+software

Толкование Перевод

21 adaptar

v.

1 to adapt.

un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditions

María adaptó el programa a su casa Mary adapted the program to her house.

Ricardo adaptó el computador Richard adapted=ported his computer.

2 to adapt (libro, obra de teatro).

* * *

adaptar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acomodar) to adapt

2 (ajustar) to adjust, fit

► verbo pronominal adaptarse

1 (persona) to adapt oneself (a, to); (cosa) to fit, adjust

* * *

verb

1) to adapt

2) adjust

* * *

1. VT

1) (=acomodar) to adapt; (=encajar) to fit, make suitable ( para for)
(=ajustar) to adjust
2) (Inform) to convert ( para to)

2.

See:

adaptarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert

adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
2.
adaptarse v pron to adapt

adaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno — a car which is well suited to any terrain

* * *

= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.

Ex. Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.

Ex. The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.

Ex. Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex. This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.

Ex. Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex. Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.

Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex. Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.

Ex. A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.

Ex. This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.

Ex. To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex. This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.

Ex. I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex. The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

----

* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.

* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.

* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.

* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.

* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.

* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.

* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.

* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.

* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.

* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo <cortinas/vestido> to alter; < habitación> to convert; <pieza/motor> to adapt; (Inf) to convert

adaptó la obra al or para el cine — he adapted the play for the screen
2.
adaptarse v pron to adapt

adaptarse a algo/+ inf — to adapt to something/-ing

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno — a car which is well suited to any terrain

* * *

= adapt, customise [customize, -USA], gear (to/toward(s)/for), make + amenable, pitch, bend, fit together, tune, arrange, retrofit, scale, tweak, muck around/about, key + Nombre + to.

Ex: Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.

Ex: The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.

Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.

Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.

Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.

Ex: Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.

Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.

Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.

Ex: A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.

Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.

Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.

Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.

Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.

Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.

* adaptar a la música = set to + music.

* adaptar a las necesidades de = tailor to + the needs of, gear to + the needs of.

* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno = suit + Posesivo + own preferences.

* adaptar al cine = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptar a una aplicación concreta = harness.

* adaptar a una exigencia = tailor to + requirement.

* adaptar a una necesidad = time to + need, suit + requirement.

* adaptar para la pantalla = adapt to + the screen.

* adaptarse = come to + terms with, morph.

* adaptarse a = accommodate, comport with, attune to.

* adaptarse a las circunstancias = suit + circumstances.

* adaptarse al cambio = accommodate to + change, adapt to + change.

* adaptarse al entorno = adjust to + environment.

* adaptarse a los cambios = flow with + the tides.

* adaptarse a los tiempos = change with + the times, move with + the times, keep up with + the times, adapt to + the times.

* adaptarse a una aplicación = suit + application.

* adaptarse a una función = step up to + role.

* adaptarse a una innovación = meet + development.

* adaptarse a una necesidad = suit + need.

* adaptarse a un formato = meet + format.

* adaptarse a un interés = accommodate + interest.

* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades = resilient.

* modificar y adaptar = repackage [re-package], repack.

* * *

adaptar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter; ‹habitación› to convert; ‹pieza/motor› to adapt

adaptaron el dormitorio para usarlo como aula the bedroom was converted into a classroom o for use as a classroom

adaptó la obra al or para el cine he adapted the play for the screen

2 ( Inf) to convert

■ adaptarse

v pron

to adapt adaptar A algo/ + INF to adapt TO sth/ -ING

hay que saber adaptarse a las circunstancias you have to learn to adapt to circumstances

un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno a car which is well suited to any terrain

no se adapta a vivir sola she can't adapt to living alone

* * *

adaptar ( conjugate adaptar) verbo transitivo ‹cortinas/vestido› to alter;
‹ habitación› to convert;
‹pieza/motor› to adapt;
‹obra/novela› to adapt;
(Inf) to convert
adaptarse verbo pronominal
to adapt;
adaptarse a algo/hacer algo to adapt to sth/doing sth;
◊ un coche que se adapta a cualquier terreno a car which is well suited to any terrain

adaptar verbo transitivo
1 to adapt: esa obra de teatro fue adaptada al cine, this play was adapted for the screen
2 (ajustar) to adjust

' adaptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acomodar
- escenificar
English:
adapt
- gear
- suit
- tailor
- customize

* * *

adaptar

♦ vt

1. [modificar]
un modelo adaptado a condiciones desérticas a model adapted to suit desert conditions;

el edificio no ha sido aún adaptado a su nueva función the building still hasn't been modified to suit its new function

2. [libro, obra de teatro] to adapt (a for);
adaptó la novela al cine she adapted the novel for film o the screen

♦ See also the pronominal verb adaptarse

* * *

adaptar

v/t adapt

* * *

adaptar vt

1) modificar: to adapt

2) : to adjust, to fit

♦ See also the reflexive verb adaptarse

* * *

adaptar vb (acomodar) to adapt

adaptó su novela al cine he adapted his novel for the cinema

Spanish-English dictionary > adaptar
22 adaptarse a una aplicación

(v.) = suit + application

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

* * *

(v.) = suit + application

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Spanish-English dictionary > adaptarse a una aplicación
23 aplicación comercial

(n.) = commercial application, business application

Ex. Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming.

Ex. The author considers the impact the growth of sales of software suites of business applications are having on the PC industry.

* * *

(n.) = commercial application, business application

Ex: Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming.

Ex: The author considers the impact the growth of sales of software suites of business applications are having on the PC industry.

Spanish-English dictionary > aplicación comercial
24 de aplicación general

= general-purpose, of general application

Ex. Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.

Ex. This checklist's purpose is to list the most common laws of general application.

* * *

= general-purpose, of general application

Ex: Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.

Ex: This checklist's purpose is to list the most common laws of general application.

Spanish-English dictionary > de aplicación general
25 desarrollo

m.

1 development (mejora).

desarrollo del producto product development

desarrollo sostenible sustainable development

2 growth (crecimiento).

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: desarrollar.

* * *

desarrollo

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) development

■ es una industria en pleno desarrollo it's a flourishing industry

■ el desarrollo de las ideas the development of ideas

2 MATEMÁTICAS expansion

3 DEPORTE run, course

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

índice de desarrollo growth rate

país en vías de desarrollo developing country

* * *

noun m.

development

* * *

SM

1) [de economía, industria, mercado] development

la industria está en pleno desarrollo — industry is developing rapidly

un país en vías de desarrollo — a developing country

desarrollo sostenible — sustainable development

2) [de teoría, tema, punto] development

3) (=realización) [de proyecto, plan] carrying out; [de técnica, método] development

4) [de capacidad, memoria, músculos] development

5) (Mat) [de ecuación, función] expansion; [de problema] working

hizo bien el desarrollo del problema — he did the working correctly

6) [de persona, animal, planta] development

es bueno para el desarrollo emocional del niño — it is good for the child's emotional development

está en la edad del desarrollo — she's reaching puberty, she's beginning to develop

desarrollo infantil — child development

7) [de historia, acontecimiento] development

el desarrollo de la trama — the unfolding o development of the plot

ocurrió durante el desarrollo del partido — it happened in the course of the match

8) [de bicicleta] gear ratio

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo — developing countries

b) (de facultad, capacidad) development

c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development

d) ( de adolescente) development

2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development

3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto — they tried to disrupt the proceedings

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos — according to how things develop

* * *

= advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.

Ex. I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex. Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex. Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex. Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.

Ex. A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

Ex. The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

----

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* desarrollo académico = academic development.

* desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.

* desarrollo cronológico = chronology.

* desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.

* desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.

* desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* desarrollo de programas = software development.

* desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.

* desarrollo económico = economic development.

* desarrollo empresarial = business development.

* desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.

* desarrollo industrial = industrial development.

* desarrollo infantil = child development.

* desarrollo mental = mental development.

* desarrollo nacional = national development.

* desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.

* desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* desarrollo social = social development.

* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.

* desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.

* desarrollo tardío = late start.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].

* desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.

* en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* instituto de desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.

* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.

* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.

* ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.

* sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.

* teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo — developing countries

b) (de facultad, capacidad) development

c) (de niño, de planta) growth, development

d) ( de adolescente) development

2) (de teoría, tema, estrategia) development

3) (de acto, acontecimiento)

durante el desarrollo del acto — during o in the course of proceedings

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto — they tried to disrupt the proceedings

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos — according to how things develop

* * *

= advance, amplification, building, development, evolution, blooming.

Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.

Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.

Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.

Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.

Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

Ex: The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.

* área en desarrollo = growth area.

* autodesarrollo = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* ayuda al desarrollo = development aid.

* biología del desarrollo = developmental biology.

* de desarrollo = developmental.

* de desarrollo rápido = fast-evolving.

* desarrollo académico = academic development.

* desarrollo atrofiado = arrested development.

* desarrollo cronológico = chronology.

* desarrollo de aplicaciones = software development, application development.

* desarrollo de capacidades = capacity building.

* desarrollo de la colección = collection building, collection development [collections development].

* desarrollo de la identidad nacional = nation building.

* desarrollo del plan de estudios = curriculum development.

* desarrollo del potencial = capacity building.

* desarrollo de material educativo = instructional development.

* desarrollo de nuevos productos = product development.

* desarrollo de programas = software development.

* desarrollo de prototipos = prototyping.

* desarrollo económico = economic development.

* desarrollo empresarial = business development.

* desarrollo estratégico = strategic development.

* desarrollo industrial = industrial development.

* desarrollo infantil = child development.

* desarrollo mental = mental development.

* desarrollo nacional = national development.

* desarrollo personal = self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].

* desarrollo prenatal = prenatal development.

* desarrollo profesional = professional development, career development.

* desarrollo profesional del personal = staff development.

* desarrollo social = social development.

* desarrollo sostenible = sustainable development.

* desarrollo sostenido = sustainable development.

* desarrollo tardío = late start.

* desarrollo temporal = temporal development, timeline [time line].

* desarrollo urbanístico = urban growth.

* describir el desarrollo de = trace + the development of, trace + the evolution of.

* economía en vías de desarrollo = transitional economy, developing economy.

* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos = product developer.

* en desarrollo = evolving, under development.

* en período de desarrollo = in ascendancy.

* en pleno desarrollo = in full swing, in full gear.

* en vías de desarrollo = in course of development, emergent, developing.

* especialista en el desarrollo = developmentalist.

* estimular el desarrollo de = stimulate + the development of.

* etapa de desarrollo = stage of development.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo = European Development Fund.

* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo = European Regional Development Fund.

* herramienta de desarrollo = development tool.

* herramientas de desarrollo = toolkit.

* instituto de desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para el desarrollo = development institute.

* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo = research and development institute.

* investigación y desarrollo (I+D) = research and development (R&D).

* nivel de desarrollo = stage of development, developmental level, development level, level of development.

* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo = Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa) = PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).

* país en vías de desarrollo = developing country, transitional nation, transitional economy, developing nation, emerging economy, developing economy, country with developing economy.

* países en vías de desarrollo, los = developing world, the.

* política de desarrollo de la colección = collection development policy.

* posibilidad de desarrollo = potential for development.

* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo = push back + development.

* ritmo de desarrollo = pace of development.

* sicología del desarrollo = developmental psychology.

* teoría del desarrollo humano = developmental theory.

* * *

desarrollo

masculine

A

1 ( Econ) development

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries

2 (de una facultad, capacidad) development

3 (de un niño, de una planta) growth, development

4 (de un adolescente) development

la edad del desarrollo puberty, the age of puberty

Compuesto:

desarrollo sostenible or perdurable

( Agr, Ecol) sustainable development

B

1 (de una teoría, un tema) development

2 ( Mat) development

3 (de una estrategia) development

el desarrollo de nuevas técnicas en este campo the development o evolution of new techniques in this field

C

(de un acto, acontecimiento): contemplaron el desarrollo del desfile they watched the parade pass by

intentaron impedir el normal desarrollo del acto they tried to disrupt the proceedings

para ver el desarrollo de los acontecimientos to see how things develop o turn out

D (en ciclismo) ≈ gear ratio

E ( Chi) ( Fot) developing

* * *

Del verbo desarrollar: ( conjugate desarrollar)

desarrollo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

desarrolló es:

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

Multiple Entries:
desarrollar
desarrollo
desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
a) ( exponer) ‹teoría/tema› to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out

desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollo sustantivo masculino
development;
◊ países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;

según el desarrollo de los acontecimientos according to how things develop
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
desarrollo sustantivo masculino
1 (crecimiento, progreso) development
el desarrollo industrial de la comarca, the industrial development of the area
su bebé tiene un desarrollo satisfactorio, her baby is coming along fine
2 (exposición detallada) development
(solución por pasos de un problema) working out
3 (transcurso) course: una persona se desmayó durante el desarrollo del acto, someone fainted during the ceremony

' desarrollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desarrollarse
- despegue
- extensa
- extenso
- planteamiento
- retrasada
- retrasado
- retraso
- curso
- emotivo
- frenar
- ir
- marcha
- potenciar
- precoz
- progreso
- propulsar
- rápido
- retroceso
- vía
English:
allocate
- appropriate
- arrest
- boomtown
- cramp
- developing
- development
- evolution
- growth
- progress
- research
- disrupt
- grown
- swing

* * *

desarrollo nm

1. [mejora] development;

el desarrollo económico economic development;

países en vías de desarrollo developing countries;

el pleno desarrollo de las capacidades intelectuales the full development of intellectual abilities

Comp
desarrollo sostenible sustainable development
2. [crecimiento] growth;

el desarrollo del ser humano human development;

la edad del desarrollo (the age of) puberty

3. [exposición] [de tema, teoría, idea] explanation

4. [transcurso] [de negociaciones, conferencia] course;

no hubo incidentes en el desarrollo de la manifestación there were no incidents in the course of the demonstration

5. [realización] [de actividad, trabajo, proyecto] carrying out

6. [creación] [de prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] development;

investigaciones encaminadas al desarrollo de una vacuna contra el sida research aimed at developing a vaccine against AIDS

7. [en bicicleta] gear ratio;

mover un gran desarrollo to turn a big gear

8. Mat [de término] expansion;
[de ecuación, problema] solving, working out
* * *

desarrollo

m development

* * *

desarrollo nm

: development

* * *

desarrollo n development

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollo
26 desarrollo de aplicaciones

(n.) = software development, application development

Ex. The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.

Ex. The industry's future can only be secured by a renewed policy thrust on applications development for the domestic market.

* * *

(n.) = software development, application development

Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.

Ex: The industry's future can only be secured by a renewed policy thrust on applications development for the domestic market.

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollo de aplicaciones
27 posteriormente

adv.

1 lastly, afterward, hereafter.

2 at a later time, later, afterwards, later on.

* * *

posteriormente

► adverbio

1 later

* * *

adv.

afterwards, subsequently

* * *

ADV later, subsequently, afterwards

* * *

adverbio subsequently

reformas que se introdujeron posteriormente — reforms which were subsequently introduced o were introduced at a later date

* * *

= afterward(s), at a later date, later, subsequently, in later years, at a later time, since, later on.

Ex. We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.

Ex. Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.

Ex. Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex. Thus, user groups subsequently emerged, as others adopted systems, but were not usually responsible for the original design of the software package.

Ex. In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex. Participants were asked to group documents based on how similar they were to each other and such that the groups would help them to remember how to find them at a later time.

Ex. It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.

Ex. Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

----

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* * *

adverbio subsequently

reformas que se introdujeron posteriormente — reforms which were subsequently introduced o were introduced at a later date

* * *

= afterward(s), at a later date, later, subsequently, in later years, at a later time, since, later on.

Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.

Ex: Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.

Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex: Thus, user groups subsequently emerged, as others adopted systems, but were not usually responsible for the original design of the software package.

Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

Ex: Participants were asked to group documents based on how similar they were to each other and such that the groups would help them to remember how to find them at a later time.

Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.

Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida = in later life.

* * *

posteriormente

adverb

subsequently

posteriormente repetiría el viaje con su hermano later o subsequently o on a subsequent occasion, he was to do the trip again with his brother

las reformas que se introdujeron en la ley posteriormente the reforms which were subsequently introduced o which were introduced at a later date

fue detenido para posteriormente ser llevado ante el juez he was arrested and subsequently o later brought before the judge

* * *

posteriormente adverbio subsequently, later
' posteriormente' also found in these entries:
English:
later
- subsequently

* * *

posteriormente adv

subsequently, later (on);

posteriormente, se dieron la mano later on they shook hands;

como se explicará posteriormente… as will be explained further on o later…

* * *

posteriormente

adv subsequently

Spanish-English dictionary > posteriormente
28 tareas bibliotecarias

= library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures

Ex. A variety of the software packages which are available will support library housekeeping routines, such as: cataloguing, acquisitions and ordering, serials control, circulation control and management information.

Ex. The evaluation and selection of a library software package, whether it be for library housekeeping, text retrieval or the creation of some other data base should be approached as a project.

Ex. Of these, about 25 are involved in traditional library activities (acquisition, cataloguing, management of periodicals, official documents, etc.).

Ex. Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.

* * *

= library housekeeping routines, library housekeeping, library activities, library procedures

Ex: A variety of the software packages which are available will support library housekeeping routines, such as: cataloguing, acquisitions and ordering, serials control, circulation control and management information.

Ex: The evaluation and selection of a library software package, whether it be for library housekeeping, text retrieval or the creation of some other data base should be approached as a project.

Ex: Of these, about 25 are involved in traditional library activities (acquisition, cataloguing, management of periodicals, official documents, etc.).

Ex: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.

Spanish-English dictionary > tareas bibliotecarias
29 agrupar

v.

1 to group (together).

Ricardo agrupa las flores rojas Richard groups red flowers.

María agrupa a las chicas Mary groups the girls.

2 to consolidate.

El sufrimiento agrupa a las personas Suffering consolidates people.

3 to join together, to herd together, to cluster together, to crowd together.

Ricardo agrupa a los cadetes Richard joins the cadets together.

* * *

agrupar

► verbo transitivo

1 to group, put into groups

► verbo pronominal agruparse

1 to group together, form a group

2 (asociarse) to associate

* * *

verb

to group

- agruparse

* * *

1.

VT (=reunir en grupo) to group, group together; [+ gente, datos etc] to gather, assemble; (=amontonar) to crowd together

2.

See:

agruparse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( formar grupos) to put... into groups, to group

agrupa esos libros por autores — group those books by author

b) ( reunir) <organizaciones/partidos> to bring together
2.
agruparse v pron

a) ( formar un grupo) niños/policías to gather; partidos to come together

b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

* * *

= bring together, categorise [categorize, -USA], draw together, fall into, group, group together, merge, pull together, put together, stack, encapsulate, coalesce, lump together, juxtapose, stand + together, pool, band, shuffle together.

Nota: De un modo poco preciso.

Ex. For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex. It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

Ex. The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.

Ex. References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.

Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts which will be grouped under the term 'mini-abstracts'.

Ex. Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.

Ex. During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex. This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex. Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.

Ex. The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex. Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex. We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.

Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

----

* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* agruparse = band together, cluster, team, partner.

* agruparse (con) = team up (with).

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( formar grupos) to put... into groups, to group

agrupa esos libros por autores — group those books by author

b) ( reunir) <organizaciones/partidos> to bring together
2.
agruparse v pron

a) ( formar un grupo) niños/policías to gather; partidos to come together

b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

* * *

= bring together, categorise [categorize, -USA], draw together, fall into, group, group together, merge, pull together, put together, stack, encapsulate, coalesce, lump together, juxtapose, stand + together, pool, band, shuffle together.

Nota: De un modo poco preciso.

Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.

Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

Ex: The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.

Ex: References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts which will be grouped under the term 'mini-abstracts'.

Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.

Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.

Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.

Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.

Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.

Ex: We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.

Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.

* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz = merge + word forms.

* agruparse = band together, cluster, team, partner.

* agruparse (con) = team up (with).

* * *

agrupar [A1 ]

vt

agruparon a los niños por edades they divided o put the children into groups according to their ages

agrupa esos libros por autores group those books by author

la coalición agrupa a siete partidos distintos the coalition is made up of seven different parties

agrupó a varias organizaciones ecologistas it brought together several ecologist groups

■ agruparse

v pron

1 (formar un grupo) «niños/policías» to gather, form a group; «partidos» to come together, join forces

2 (dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

* * *

agrupar ( conjugate agrupar) verbo transitivo
a) ( formar grupos) to put … into groups, to group

b) ( reunir) ‹organizaciones/partidos› to bring together

agruparse verbo pronominal
a) ( formar un grupo) [niños/policías] to gather;

[ partidos] to come together
b) ( dividirse en grupos) to get into groups

agrupar verbo transitivo to group
' agrupar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aunar
English:
bracket
- group
- lump

* * *

agrupar

♦ vt

to group (together);

la red agrupa a veinte emisoras locales the network brings together o is made up of twenty local radio stations;

la guía agrupa toda la información disponible sobre el tema the guide brings together all the available information on the subject;

una asociación que agrupa a más de 10.000 médicos an association of more than 10,000 doctors

♦ See also the pronominal verb agruparse

* * *

agrupar

v/t group, put into groups

* * *

agrupar vt

: to group together

* * *

agrupar vb to put into groups [pt. & pp. put]

agrupó a los niños she put the children into groups

Spanish-English dictionary > agrupar
30 casi

adv.

1 almost.

casi me muero I almost o nearly died

no comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothing

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all

casi, casi almost, just about

casi nunca hardly ever

¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left me

lo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!

casi siempre almost o nearly always

2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.

* * *

casi

► adverbio

1 almost, nearly

■ había casi cincuenta personas there were almost fifty people

■ me tropecé y casi me caí I tripped and nearly fell over

■ no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything

■ casi prefiero el vestido rojo I think I prefer the red dress

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

casi, casi familiar just about

¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!

■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!

casi no hardly

■ casi no los vemos we hardly see them

casi nunca hardly ever

■ casi nunca llama he hardly ever phones

* * *

adv.

1) almost, nearly

2) hardly (in negative sentences)

* * *

ADV

1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearly

está casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished

son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock

¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries

-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"

• casi nada — almost o virtually nothing, hardly anything

no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on

100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!

• casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

• casi siempre — almost always

2) [indicando indecisión] almost

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again
CASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

----

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

* * *

adverbio

1)

a) ( cerca de) almost, nearly

es casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

b) (delante del n) (frml)

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

2) ( en frases negativas)

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

3) ( expresando una opinión tentativa)

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

* * *

= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.

Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.

Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.

Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.

Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.

Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.

Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.

Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.

* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.

* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.

* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.

* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.

* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.

* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.

* casi cualquier = almost any.

* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.

* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.

* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.

* casi de todo = just about everything.

* casi fanático = near-frantic.

* casi fatal = near-fatal.

* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.

* casi inaceptable = borderline.

* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.

* casi la perfección = near-perfection.

* casi + morir = nearly + die.

* casi mortal = near-fatal.

* casi nada = next to nothing.

* casi neutro = near-neutral.

* casi siempre = almost invariably.

* casi sinónimo = near synonym.

* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.

* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.

* casi todos = almost any.

* casi universal = quasi-universal.

* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.

* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.

* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.

* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.

* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.

* eso es casi todo = that's about it.

* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.

* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.

* pasar casi rozando = skim.

* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.

* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.

* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.

* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.

* * *

casi

adverb

A

1 (cerca de) almost, nearly

cuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as much

ya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clock

es casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossible

casi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American

¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell over

de casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile

2 ( delante del n) ( frml):

la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire population

los casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitants

B

(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature now

casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him

eso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happens

no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left

¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all

sólo cuesta $200 — ¡casi nada! ( iró); it only costs $200 — is that all? ( iro)

no había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody there

me sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't come

sin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecent

C

(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell it

casi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first

* * *

casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
◊ casi me caigo I nearly fell over

2 ( en frases negativas):
◊ casi no se le oía you could hardly hear him;

casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
◊ casi sería mejor venderlo maybe it would be better to sell it

casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually

* * *

casi adv

1. [faltando poco] almost;

casi me muero I almost o nearly died;

casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;

casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;

el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;

no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;

no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;

casi nunca hardly ever;

casi siempre almost o nearly always;

está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”

2. [expresando indecisión]
casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;

casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse

3. Comp
Irónico
casi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;

lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!

* * *

casi

adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly

* * *

casi adv

1) : almost, nearly, virtually

2) (in negative phrases) : hardly

casi nunca: hardly ever

* * *

casi adv

1. (en general) nearly / almost

casi he terminado I've nearly finished

tiene casi diez años she's almost ten

casi se cae al río he almost fell in the river

2. (apenas) hardly

casi no nos queda nada we've got hardly anything left

casi no crece it hardly grows

Spanish-English dictionary > casi
31 comprador

adj.

purchasing.

m.

buyer, customer, purchaser, shopper.

* * *

comprador

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 purchaser, buyer, shopper

* * *

(f. - compradora)

noun

purchaser, buyer

* * *

comprador, -a
SM / F (Com) buyer, purchaser; [en tienda] shopper, customer
comprador(a) principal — head buyer

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino buyer, purchaser (frml)

* * *

= buyer, purchaser, acquirer, shopper.

Ex. On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.

Ex. Multimedia data bases can be used as guides for shoppers.

----

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic, outlet junkie.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.

* comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.

* posible comprador = suitor.

* * *

- dora masculino, femenino buyer, purchaser (frml)

* * *

= buyer, purchaser, acquirer, shopper.

Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.

Ex: Multimedia data bases can be used as guides for shoppers.

* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos = consumers union.

* comprador compulsivo = shopaholic, outlet junkie.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* comprador empedernido = spendaholic.

* comprador obsesivo = shopaholic, spendaholic.

* posible comprador = suitor.

* * *

comprador¹ - dora

adjective

A ( Der):

la parte compradora the buyer o ( frml) purchaser

B ( RPl fam) ‹niño› adorable; ‹sonrisa› winning ( before n)

comprador² - dora

masculine, feminine

buyer, purchaser ( frml)

Compuesto:

comprador compulsivo

compradora compulsiva masculine, feminine compulsive shopper, shopaholic ( colloq)

* * *

comprador
◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino

buyer, purchaser (frml)
comprador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino purchaser, buyer

' comprador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compradora
- vendedor
- vendedora
- marchante
English:
buyer
- customize
- ex
- first-time
- purchaser
- shopper

* * *

comprador, -ora

♦ adj
[que compra]
fiebre compradora buying frenzy;

la parte compradora the buyer

♦ nm,f
[adquiriente] buyer, purchaser; [en una tienda] shopper, customer
* * *

comprador

m, compradora f buyer, purchaser

* * *

comprador, - dora n

: buyer, shopper

* * *

comprador n buyer

Spanish-English dictionary > comprador
32 de persona

(adj.) = personal

Ex. Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

* * *

(adj.) = personal

Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.

Spanish-English dictionary > de persona
33 desarrollar

v.

1 to develop (mejorar) (crecimiento, país).

desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for money

El orador desarrolló el tema The orator developed the subject.

El programador desarrolla sistemas The programmer develops systems.

2 to expound, to explain (exponer) (teoría, tema, fórmula).

¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?

3 to carry out (realizar) (actividad, trabajo).

4 to expand (Mat).

5 to unroll, to unfold.

El camarero desarrolló la alfombra The waiter unrolled the rug.

6 to train.

7 to rear, to raise.

* * *

desarrollar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to develop

■ desarrolló una gran inteligencia he showed great intelligence

■ desarrollar el cuerpo to develop one's body

2 (deshacer un rollo) to unroll, unfold

3 (exponer) to expound, explain

4 (llevar a cabo) to carry out

■ desarrollar un proyecto to carry out a project

5 MATEMÁTICAS to expand, develop

► verbo pronominal desarrollarse

1 (crecer) to develop

2 (transcurrir) to take place

■ la novela se desarrolla en el siglo XIX the novel is set in the 19th century

■ la representación se desarrolló perfectamente the performance went off without a hitch

* * *

verb

to develop

- desarrollarse

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ economía, industria, mercado] to develop

2) (=explicar) [+ teoría, tema, punto] to develop

3) (=realizar) [+ trabajo, proyecto] to carry out; [+ técnica, método] to develop

aquí desarrollan un trabajo muy importante — they carry out very important work here

han desarrollado nuevas técnicas de reciclaje de residuos — they have developed new techniques for waste recycling

4) [+ capacidad, músculos, memoria] to develop

5) (Mec)

el motor desarrolla 200 caballos — the engine develops 200hp

6) (Mat) [+ ecuación, función] to expand

desarolló bien el problema pero no llegó a la solución — he applied the correct method o working but failed to find the solution, he worked through the problem correctly but failed to find the solution

7) (=desenrollar) [+ algo enrollado] to unroll; [+ algo plegado] to unfold, open (out)

2.

See:

desarrollarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build up

b) <industria/comercio> to develop

c) <teoría/plan> to develop

2)

a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice

3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop
2.
desarrollarse v pron

1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve

2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place

veremos cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos — we shall see how things develop

* * *

= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.

Ex. Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex. Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex. Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex. The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.

Ex. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex. Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.

----

* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.

* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.

* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.

* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.

* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.

* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.

* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.

* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.

* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.

* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.

* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.

* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.

* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.

* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <facultad/inteligencia> to develop; < músculos> to develop, build up

b) <industria/comercio> to develop

c) <teoría/plan> to develop

2)

a) ( exponer) <teoría/tema> to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) <actividad/labor> to carry out; < plan> to put into practice

3) (Chi) (Fot) to develop
2.
desarrollarse v pron

1) cuerpo/planta to develop, grow; pueblo/economía to develop; teoría/idea to develop, evolve

2) acto/entrevista/escena to take place

veremos cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos — we shall see how things develop

* * *

= cultivate, develop, evolve, work out, realise [realize, -USA], flesh out, come along, stitch together.

Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.

Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.

Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).

Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.

Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.

Ex: Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.

* acontecimientos + desarrollarse = events + unfold.

* desarrollar al máximo = develop + Nombre + to its full potential.

* desarrollar aun más = take + one stage further, progress + one stage further, carry + one stage further, develop + one stage further, take + a step further, extend + one step further, carry + one step further, take + one step further, develop + further.

* desarrollar el amor a/por = build + a love of.

* desarrollar el carácter de Uno = build + Posesivo + character.

* desarrollar el instinto para = develop + a nose for.

* desarrollar el potencial de Algo = develop + potential, develop + Posesivo + (full) potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential, achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

* desarrollar la capacidad de = gain in + the ability to.

* desarrollar las capacidades = fulfil + potential.

* desarrollar las posibilidades = live up to + Posesivo + potential.

* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo = advance + Posesivo + work.

* desarrollarse = proceed, grow, build up, burgeon, unfold, grow up, come up, shape up.

* desarrollarse a uno mismo = self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].

* desarrollarse demasiado pronto = peak + too early.

* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado = develop along + lines.

* desarrollarse sin problemas = go + smoothly.

* desarrollar una definición = explode + definition.

* desarrollar una destreza = develop + skill, build + skill.

* desarrollar una idea = amplify + idea.

* desarrollar una personalidad propia = develop + identity.

* desarrollar una técnica = develop + skill, build + skill.

* desarrollar un plan de trabajo = develop + agenda.

* desarrollar un proyecto = develop + project.

* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo = achieve + Posesivo + full potential, achieve + Posesivo + potential.

* persona que se desarrolla tarde = late bloomer.

* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta = menu-making.

* que se desarrollan = at play.

* que se está desarrollando = evolving.

* seguir desarrollando = develop + further.

* * *

desarrollar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 ‹facultad/inteligencia› to develop; ‹músculos› to develop, build up

tiene el sentido del olfato muy desarrollado it has a very highly developed sense of smell

2 ‹industria/comercio› to develop

3 (ampliar, desenvolver) ‹idea/teoría/plan› to develop

B

1 (exponer) ‹teoría/idea› to explain, expound ( frml); ‹tema› to explain

2 ( Mat) to develop

3 (llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out; ‹plan› to put into practice

C

«coche/motor»: desarrolla una velocidad de … it can reach a speed of …

desarrolla 75 caballos it develops o generates 75 horsepower

D ( Chi) ( Fot) to develop

■ desarrollarse

v pron

A

1 (crecer) «niño/cuerpo/planta» to develop, grow

2 «adolescente» to develop, go through puberty

3 «pueblo/industria/economía» to develop

4 «teoría/idea» to develop, evolve

B «acto/entrevista» to take place

habrá que esperar a ver cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos we shall have to wait and see how things develop o turn out

la acción se desarrolla en una aldea gallega the action unfolds o takes place in a Galician village

* * *

desarrollar ( conjugate desarrollar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to develop
2
a) ( exponer) ‹teoría/tema› to explain

b) ( llevar a cabo) ‹actividad/labor› to carry out

desarrollarse verbo pronominal
1 ( en general) to develop
2 [acto/entrevista/escena] to take place
desarrollar verbo transitivo
1 to develop: ha desarrollado su musculatura desde que hace deporte, he has become more muscular since he started doing sport
(un proyecto, teoría) han desarrollado un nuevo modelo de ordenador portátil, they've developed a new type of portable computer
2 (exponer con mayor detalle) to explain
' desarrollar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
explotar
English:
amplify
- brain
- build up
- develop
- evolve
- open up
- work out
- expand
- realize

* * *

desarrollar

♦ vt

1. [mejorar] [economía, capacidades, musculatura] to develop;

desarrolló un sexto sentido para las finanzas she developed o acquired a sixth sense for money

2. [exponer] [tema] to explain, to develop;
[teoría] to expound, to develop;
¿podrías desarrollar esa idea un poco más? could you expand on that idea a little more?

3. [realizar] [actividad, trabajo, proyecto] to carry out

4. [crear] [prototipos, técnicas, estrategias] to develop

5. [velocidad]
esta moto desarrolla los 200 kilómetros por hora this bike can reach a speed of 200 kilometres an hour

6. Mat [término] to expand;
[ecuación, problema] to solve, to work out
♦ See also the pronominal verb desarrollarse

* * *

desarrollar

v/t

1 develop

2 tema explain

3 trabajo carry out

* * *

desarrollar vt

: to develop

♦ See also the reflexive verb desarrollarse

* * *

desarrollar vb

1. (en general) to develop

desarrolló la teoría de la relatividad he developed the theory of relativity

2. (realizar) to carry out [pt. & pp. carried]

por fin desarrolló su plan she finally carried out her plan

Spanish-English dictionary > desarrollar
34 equipo informático

m.

data processing equipment.

* * *

(n.) = computer hardware, computer equipment, computer machinery

Ex. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.

Ex. In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.

Ex. 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

* * *

(n.) = computer hardware, computer equipment, computer machinery

Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.

Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.

Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Spanish-English dictionary > equipo informático
35 evolucionar

v.

1 to evolve (progresar) (sociedad, situación).

el paciente no evoluciona the patient isn't making any progress

2 to carry out maneuvers (military).

* * *

evolucionar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (gen) to evolve, develop

2 (dar vueltas) to turn

3 MILITAR to manoeuvre (US maneuver)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

evolucionar a pasos agigantados to take giant strides

* * *

verb

1) to evolve

2) develop

* * *

VI

1) (Bio) to evolve

2) (=desarrollarse) to evolve, develop

3) (Med) to progress

4) (Mil) to manoeuvre, maneuver (EEUU)

5) (Aer) to circle

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (Biol) to evolve

b) ideas/sociedad/ciencia to develop, evolve

c) enfermo to progress

su estado evoluciona favorablemente — (frml) his condition is improving

2) avión/pájaro to circle; gimnasta to move; patinador to skate

* * *

= evolve, grow, undergo + evolution, develop.

Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex. No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex. The communications capabilities of office microcomputers have undergone startling evolution since the early 1980s.

Ex. The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

* * *

verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (Biol) to evolve

b) ideas/sociedad/ciencia to develop, evolve

c) enfermo to progress

su estado evoluciona favorablemente — (frml) his condition is improving

2) avión/pájaro to circle; gimnasta to move; patinador to skate

* * *

= evolve, grow, undergo + evolution, develop.

Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.

Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.

Ex: The communications capabilities of office microcomputers have undergone startling evolution since the early 1980s.

Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

* * *

evolucionar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 ( Biol) to evolve

2 «ideas/sociedad/ciencia» to develop, evolve

su estado de salud evoluciona favorablemente ( frml); his condition is improving

¿cómo está evolucionando el enfermo? how is the patient progressing?

todo depende de cómo evolucione el conflicto it all depends on how the conflict develops

B «avión/pájaro» to circle; «gimnasta» to move; «patinador» to skate

* * *

evolucionar ( conjugate evolucionar) verbo intransitivo
a) (Biol) to evolve

b) [ideas/sociedad/ciencia] to develop, evolve

c) [ enfermo] to progress

evolucionar verbo intransitivo
1 Biol to evolve
2 (funcionar, desarrollarse) to develop: su hijo está evolucionando favorablemente, your son is making satisfactory progress
' evolucionar' also found in these entries:
English:
evolve
- progress

* * *

evolucionar vi

1. [progresar] [sociedad, situación, negociaciones] to develop, to progress;
[enfermo] to make progress;
una sociedad muy evolucionada a highly developed society;

esta tecnología ha evolucionado mucho the technology has developed a great deal;

después de la operación evoluciona favorablemente his progress since the operation has been satisfactory;

el paciente no evoluciona the patient isn't making any progress

2. [cambiar] to change;

mis padres han evolucionado con los años my parents have changed with the years

3. [especies] to evolve

4. [moverse]
el jugador evolucionaba en la banda the player was warming up on the sidelines;

el avión evolucionaba sobre la ciudad the plane was flying over the city

5. Mil to carry out manoeuvres

* * *

evolucionar

v/i

1 BIO evolve

2 ( desarrollar) develop

* * *

evolucionar vi

1) : to evolve

2) : to change, to develop

* * *

evolucionar vb

1. (en biología) to evolve

2. (desarrollarse) to develop

Spanish-English dictionary > evolucionar
36 hacer un examen

hacer un examen

to do an exam

* * *

(v.) = take + test, sit + a paper, sit + an exam

Ex. The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read.

Ex. Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

Ex. Your application should be submitted by this date if you wish to sit exams in December.

* * *

(v.) = take + test, sit + a paper, sit + an exam

Ex: The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read.

Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.

Ex: Your application should be submitted by this date if you wish to sit exams in December.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer un examen
37 hecho por encargo

= tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure

Ex. Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

Ex. The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.

Ex. The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.

Ex. This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

Ex. Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.

Ex. The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.

Ex. The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.

Ex. The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.

* * *

= tailor-made [tailormade], bespoke, custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], made-to-order, made to measure

Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.

Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.

Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.

Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system.

Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.

Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.

Ex: The article ' Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.

Spanish-English dictionary > hecho por encargo
38 mezcla

f.

1 mixture.

una mezcla explosiva an explosive combination (de personalidades, factores)

una mezcla de tabacos a blend of tobaccos

2 mixing.

3 mix (Music).

4 dough, kneading.

5 mortar, plaster.

6 crossbreed, mixing.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mezclar.

* * *

mezcla

► nombre femenino

1 (acción) mixing, blending

2 (producto) mixture, blend

3 (de película etc) mixing

4 (textil) mixed fibres

■ una falda de mezcla a skirt made from mixed fibres

5 (argamasa) mortar

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

mezcla de razas mixture of races

* * *

noun f.

mix, mixture, blend

* * *

SF

1) (=acción) [de ingredientes, colores] mixing; [de razas, culturas] mixing; [de sonidos] mixing; [de cafés, tabacos, whiskies] blending

la mezcla de lo dulce y lo amargo — mixing sweet and sour flavours
mesa 1)
2) (=resultado) [de ingredientes, colores] mixture; [de razas, culturas] mix; [de cafés, tabacos, whiskies] blend

añade más agua a la mezcla — add some more water to the mixture

sin mezcla — [sustancia] pure; [gasolina] unadulterated

costumbres transmitidas sin mezcla de influencias externas — customs passed on without any external influence

mezcla explosiva — (lit) explosive mixture; (fig) lethal combination

los dos hermanos formaban una mezcla explosiva — the two brothers formed a lethal combination

3) (Mús) mix

4) (Constr) mortar

5) (Cos) blend, mix

* * *

femenino

1) ( proceso)

a) ( de productos) mixing; (de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blending

b) (de razas, culturas) mixing

estos perros son producto de una mezcla — these dogs are crossbreeds

c) (Audio) mixing

2)

a) ( combinación de - productos) mixture; (- vinos, tabacos, cafés) blend; (- tejidos) mix

una mezcla de distintos colores — a combination o mixture of different colors

b) (de razas, culturas) mix

c) (Audio) mix

•

- mezcla explosiva

* * *

= admixture, amalgam, blend, mix, mixing, mixture, alchemy, concoction, combination, potpourri, conflation, cocktail, recombination, bringing together, meld, mishmash, melange.

Ex. No 'bona fide' author will wish to exhibit reduced output efficiency due to admixture with false authorship.

Ex. Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.

Ex. Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.

Ex. There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.

Ex. This article describes the architecture and the main features of DOMINO, a multimedia information retrieval system whose data base is a collection of multimedia documents (MDs) constituted of a mixing of texts and images.

Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex. This is a specialist service calling for a unique alchemy of librarian and computing skills.

Ex. Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

Ex. The software can search each field or a combination of fields.

Ex. This center holds one of the most significant collections (dare we call it potpourri?) of science, natural history, art, history, and culture in the world = Este centre posee uno de las colecciones (¿o quizás popurrí?) más significativas de la ciencia, historia natural, arte, historia y cultura del mundo.

Ex. It found differences in the abbreviations used and other stylistic matters (mainly due to language differences) but was able to propose a conflation of the descriptions that formed the basis of what became the SBD and later the ISBD.

Ex. He rightly characterizes his book as a ' cocktail of personal and public observations.

Ex. These genomes are inherited in strictly lineal fashion, without recombination.

Ex. I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.

Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.

Ex. There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

----

* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.

* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve = wint(e)ry mix, wint(e)ry shower.

* mezcla heterogénea = mixed bag.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* sin mezcla = unmixed.

* una mezcla de = a mixture of, a blend of, a mix of, a rollup of.

* * *

femenino

1) ( proceso)

a) ( de productos) mixing; (de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blending

b) (de razas, culturas) mixing

estos perros son producto de una mezcla — these dogs are crossbreeds

c) (Audio) mixing

2)

a) ( combinación de - productos) mixture; (- vinos, tabacos, cafés) blend; (- tejidos) mix

una mezcla de distintos colores — a combination o mixture of different colors

b) (de razas, culturas) mix

c) (Audio) mix

•

- mezcla explosiva

* * *

= admixture, amalgam, blend, mix, mixing, mixture, alchemy, concoction, combination, potpourri, conflation, cocktail, recombination, bringing together, meld, mishmash, melange.

Ex: No 'bona fide' author will wish to exhibit reduced output efficiency due to admixture with false authorship.

Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.

Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.

Ex: There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.

Ex: This article describes the architecture and the main features of DOMINO, a multimedia information retrieval system whose data base is a collection of multimedia documents (MDs) constituted of a mixing of texts and images.

Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.

Ex: This is a specialist service calling for a unique alchemy of librarian and computing skills.

Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

Ex: The software can search each field or a combination of fields.

Ex: This center holds one of the most significant collections (dare we call it potpourri?) of science, natural history, art, history, and culture in the world = Este centre posee uno de las colecciones (¿o quizás popurrí?) más significativas de la ciencia, historia natural, arte, historia y cultura del mundo.

Ex: It found differences in the abbreviations used and other stylistic matters (mainly due to language differences) but was able to propose a conflation of the descriptions that formed the basis of what became the SBD and later the ISBD.

Ex: He rightly characterizes his book as a ' cocktail of personal and public observations.

Ex: These genomes are inherited in strictly lineal fashion, without recombination.

Ex: I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.

Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.

Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

* hacer mezcla = mix + cement.

* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve = wint(e)ry mix, wint(e)ry shower.

* mezcla heterogénea = mixed bag.

* que mezcla sensaciones = synesthetic, cross-sensory.

* sin mezcla = unmixed.

* una mezcla de = a mixture of, a blend of, a mix of, a rollup of.

* * *

mezcla

feminine

A (proceso)

1 (de productos) mixing; (de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blending

2 (de razas, culturas) mixing

estos perros son producto de una mezcla these dogs are crossbreeds

3 ( Audio) mixing

B (combinación)

1 (de productos) mixture; (de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blend; (de tejidos) mix

añadir cuatro cucharadas de azúcar a la mezcla add four spoonfuls of sugar to the mixture

es una mezcla de distintos colores it is a combination o mixture of different colors

no me gusta la mezcla de dulce y salado I don't like mixing sweet and savory things

habla una mezcla de inglés y francés he speaks a mixture of English and French

2 (de razas, culturas) mix

3 ( Audio) mix

4 ( Const) mortar

Compuesto:

mezcla explosiva

( Arm) explosive mixture

este cóctel es una mezcla explosiva ( hum); this is a lethal cocktail ( hum)

* * *

Del verbo mezclar: ( conjugate mezclar)

mezcla es:

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

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
mezcla
mezclar
mezcla sustantivo femenino
1 ( proceso)
a) ( en general) mixing

b) (de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blending

2 ( combinación )
a) ( de cosas diversas) mixture;

(de vinos, tabacos, cafés) blend;
( de tejidos) mix;
◊ una mezcla de harina y azúcar a mixture of flour and sugar

b) (de razas, culturas) mix

c) (Audio) mix

mezclar ( conjugate mezclar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( combinar) to mix;

mezcla algo con algo to mix sth with sth
b) ‹café/vino/tabaco› to blend

2 ‹documentos/ropa› to mix up, get … mixed up;
mezcla algo con algo to get sth mixed up with sth
3 ( involucrar) mezcla a algn en algo to get sb mixed up o involved in sth
mezclarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( involucrarse) mezclase en algo to get mixed up o involved in sth

b) ( tener trato con) mezclase con algn to mix with sb

2 [razas/culturas] to mix
mezcla sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) mixing, blending
Rad Cine mixing
2 (producto) mixture, blend: me gusta esta mezcla de cafés, I like this blend of coffee
Audio mix
Text mix
una mezcla de seda y lino, a silk/linen mix
mezclar verbo transitivo
1 (combinar, amalgamar) to mix, blend: no me gusta mezclar a los amigos, I don't like to mix my friends
2 (algo ordenado antes) to mix up: mezcló sus cosas con las tuyas, he got his things mixed up with yours
3 (involucrar) to involve, mix up
' mezcla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barro
- consistente
- expandirse
- homogeneizar
- spanglish
- consistencia
- contenido
- homogéneo
- mezclilla
- puro
English:
add in
- blend
- cross
- mix
- mixture
- Spanglish
- stand
- medley
- mixed

* * *

mezcla nf

1. [de materiales, productos] [resultado] mixture, combination;
[acción] mixing;
una mezcla de tabacos/whiskys a blend of tobaccos/whiskies;

el verde es resultado de la mezcla del azul y del amarillo green is the result of mixing blue and yellow;

cuando hierva la leche, añádala a la mezcla when the milk boils, add it to the mixture;

es una mezcla de comedia y tragedia it's a mixture of comedy and tragedy

2. [de culturas, pueblos] [resultado] mixture;
[acción] mixing
3. [tejido] mix

4. Mús & TV [resultado] mix;
[acción] mixing;
mesa de mezclas mixing desk, mixer

5. mezcla explosiva explosive mixture;
Fig
la mezcla explosiva de alcohol y drogas the explosive combination of alcohol and drugs

* * *

mezcla

f

1 mixture; de tabaco, café etc blend

2 acto mixing; de tabaco, café etc blending

* * *

mezcla nf

1) : mixing

2) : mixture, blend

3) : mortar (masonry material)

* * *

mezcla n

1. (en general) mixture

2. (de tabaco) blend

3. (de personas) mix

Spanish-English dictionary > mezcla
39 montaje

m.

1 assembly.

2 staging (Teatro).

3 montage (photography).

4 editing (Cine).

5 put-up job (farsa).

6 setting.

* * *

montaje

► nombre masculino

1 (de piezas) assembly

2 (de una película) editing

3 (de un espectáculo) staging

4 (en foto) montage

5 familiar (farsa) setup

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

montaje fotográfico montage

* * *

noun m.

assembly

* * *

SM

1) (Téc) [de estantería, aparato] assembly; [de ordenador] set up; [de joyas] setting

instrucciones para el montaje — assembly instructions

el telescopio se encuentra en fase de montaje — the telescope is being assembled

para el montaje de la estantería basta con un destornillador — to put up o assemble the shelves all you need is a screwdriver
cadena 6)
2) [de exposición] mounting, setting up; [de obra de teatro] staging

el montaje de la exposición durará tres semanas — mounting o setting up the exhibition will take three weeks

un nuevo montaje de una obra de Jean Genet — a new staging of one of Jean Genet's plays

3) * (=engaño) set-up *

el accidente fue solo un montaje — the accident was just a set-up *

todo era un montaje policial — the whole thing was set up by the police o was a police set-up *

montaje publicitario — advertising stunt, publicity stunt

4) (Cine, Fot) montage

montaje fotográfico — photomontage

5) (Radio) hookup

* * *

masculino

a) (de máquina, mueble) assembly

el montaje de la red — the setting up of the network

b) ( de obra) staging; ( de película) editing

seguro que todo es un montaje — I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)

- montaje fotográfico

* * *

= set-up, staging, assembly, montage, editing.

Nota: Acto de revisar y preparar un documento o un registro.

Ex. Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

Ex. The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.

Ex. This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.

Ex. With this method, the original text, illustration or montage must be on a flat sheet of paper.

Ex. To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.

----

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.

* montaje de vídeos = video editing.

* montaje fotográfico = photomontage.

* planta de montaje = assembly plant.

* programa de montaje de aplicaciones = software packager.

* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.

* * *

masculino

a) (de máquina, mueble) assembly

el montaje de la red — the setting up of the network

b) ( de obra) staging; ( de película) editing

seguro que todo es un montaje — I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)

- montaje fotográfico

* * *

= set-up, staging, assembly, montage, editing.

Nota: Acto de revisar y preparar un documento o un registro.

Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.

Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.

Ex: This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.

Ex: With this method, the original text, illustration or montage must be on a flat sheet of paper.

Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* línea de montaje de coches = car assembly line.

* montaje de vídeos = video editing.

* montaje fotográfico = photomontage.

* planta de montaje = assembly plant.

* programa de montaje de aplicaciones = software packager.

* sala de montaje de vídeos = video editing suite.

* * *

montaje

masculine

1 (de una máquina, un mueble) assembly

la estantería es de fácil montaje the shelves are easy to put up o put together o assemble

cadena de fabricación y de montaje production and assembly line

instrucciones para el montaje assembly instructions

el montaje de la red the setting up of the network

2 (de una obra) staging, mise en scène; (de una película) editing, montage

3 (para incriminar a alguien) frame-up ( colloq); set-up

seguro que todo es un montaje I bet it's all a big con o a set-up ( colloq)

Compuesto:

montaje fotográfico

photomontage

* * *

montaje sustantivo masculino
a) (de máquina, mueble) assembly

b) ( de obra) staging;

( de película) editing;
◊ seguro que todo es un montaje I bet it's all a big con o a set-up (colloq)

montaje sustantivo masculino
1 Téc (de una máquina, un mueble, etc) assembly
2 Cine editing and mounting
3 Fot montage
montaje fotográfico, photomontage
4 fam (simulación, engaño) farce, set-up
' montaje' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cadena
- farsa
- línea
- publicitario
English:
assembly
- assembly line
- gimmick
- montage
- outtake
- reassembly
- stunt

* * *

montaje nm

1. [de máquina, estructura] assembly;

montaje de andamios putting up o erecting scaffolding

2. Teatro staging

3. Fot, Arte montage;

un montaje fotográfico a photomontage

4. Cine editing

5. [farsa]
el rescate fue un montaje de la CIA the rescue was staged by the CIA;

la enfermedad fue un montaje para poder quedarse en casa his illness was a ruse to enable him to stay at home

* * *

montaje

m

1 TÉC assembly

2 de película editing

3 TEA staging; fig fam

con fam

* * *

montaje nm

1) : assembling, assembly

2) : montage

Spanish-English dictionary > montaje
40 más adelante

adv.

1 later on, later, afterward, afterwards.

2 farther on, further along, further on.

* * *

más adelante

(tiempo) later on 2 (espacio) further on

* * *

further on, later on

* * *

= later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date

Ex. Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex. These additional questions are address further along in the process, but awareness of their existence is esential in the deliberations attending the question 'Why?'.

Ex. Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

Ex. Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.

Ex. Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.

* * *

= later, further along, later on, in due time, at a later date

Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.

Ex: These additional questions are address further along in the process, but awareness of their existence is esential in the deliberations attending the question 'Why?'.

Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.

Ex: Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.

Spanish-English dictionary > más adelante

Страницы

См. также в других словарях:

application software — ➔ software * * * application software UK US noun [U] IT ► software designed to do a particular job, or for a particular user: »business application software … Financial and business terms
application software — n [U] technical computer software that is designed for a particular use or user ▪ We need to ensure that the application software on both the PC and the Macintosh produces compatible files … Dictionary of contemporary English
Application software — OpenOffice.org Writer word processor. OpenOffice.org is a popular example of open source application software … Wikipedia
application software — applications package, applications program, applications software or application package, application program or application software noun (computing) A package, program or software designed to cope with a particular job, such as payroll… … Useful english dictionary
application software — noun A set of computer programs which work together to solve a particular problem or to be used for a particular user defined application. See Also: application program … Wiktionary
application software — UK / US noun [uncountable] computing software used for writing documents, creating charts, building databases etc that is not part of the computer s operating system See: system software … English dictionary
application software — /æpləˌkeɪʃən ˈsɒftwɛə/ (say apluh.kayshuhn softwair) noun computer software which is designed for a specific business area or to fulfil a particular task or activity within such an area …
application software — program which is used to perform a certain task … English contemporary dictionary
Electronic Protocols Application Software — (EPAS) ist ein im Umfeld der SEPA Aktivitäten (Einheitlicher Euro Zahlungsverkehrsraum) angesiedeltes Projekt, das die europaweite Standardisierung der Protokolle rund um bargeldlose Bezahllösungen zum Ziel hat. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Begriff 2… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Software as a service — (SaaS, typically pronounced sass ) is a model of software deployment where an application is hosted as a service provided to customers across the Internet. By eliminating the need to install and run the application on the customer s own computer … Wikipedia
Software plus services — [ [http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en us/architecture/aa699384.aspx Software + Services (S+S) ] ] describes the idea of combining hosted services with capabilities that are best achieved with locally running software. It describes composite… … Wikipedia

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с испанского на английский

application+software

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

Перевод: с испанского на английский

application+software

См. также в других словарях:

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка: