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  • 81 institución académica

    (n.) = educational institution, educational establishment, academic institution
    Ex. Within educational institutions, this will largely be determined by the subjects taught.
    Ex. Only the major educational establishments can be sufficiently well equipped with computing technology within the next five year plan.
    Ex. Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
    * * *
    (n.) = educational institution, educational establishment, academic institution

    Ex: Within educational institutions, this will largely be determined by the subjects taught.

    Ex: Only the major educational establishments can be sufficiently well equipped with computing technology within the next five year plan.
    Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.

    Spanish-English dictionary > institución académica

  • 82 instruir

    v.
    1 to instruct.
    María instruye a su hijo Mary instructs her son.
    El programa instruye la computadora The program instructs the computer.
    2 to prepare (law).
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 (enseñar) to instruct
    2 MILITAR to train
    3 DERECHO to examine, investigate
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=formar)
    a) (Educ) [+ estudiante] to instruct; [+ profesional] to train

    instruir a algn en algo — to instruct sb in sth, train sb in sth

    fuimos instruidos en el arte del engaño — we were taught the art of deception, we were instructed o trained in the art of deception

    b) (Dep) to coach, train
    c) (Mil) to train
    2) (Jur) (=tramitar) [+ caso, causa] to try, hear

    instruir las diligencias o el sumario — to institute proceedings

    2.
    VI (=enseñar)
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (adiestrar, educar)

    instruir a alguien en algoto instruct o train somebody in something

    me instruyó en su manejohe instructed o trained me in its use

    b) (frml) ( informar)
    2) (Der) < causa> to try, hear
    2. 3.
    instruirse v pron (refl) to broaden one's mind, improve oneself
    * * *
    = direct, enlighten, instruct.
    Ex. This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
    Ex. Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.
    Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
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    * instruir una diligencia = deliver + charge.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) (adiestrar, educar)

    instruir a alguien en algoto instruct o train somebody in something

    me instruyó en su manejohe instructed o trained me in its use

    b) (frml) ( informar)
    2) (Der) < causa> to try, hear
    2. 3.
    instruirse v pron (refl) to broaden one's mind, improve oneself
    * * *
    = direct, enlighten, instruct.

    Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.

    Ex: Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.
    Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
    * instruir una diligencia = deliver + charge.

    * * *
    vt
    A
    1 (adiestrar, educar) instruir a algn EN algo to instruct o train sb IN sth
    me instruyó en el manejo del rifle he instructed o trained me in the use of the rifle
    los instruyen en las artes marciales they are given instruction o training in martial arts, they are trained in martial arts
    2 ( frml) (informar) instruir a algn SOBRE algo to apprise sb OF sth ( frml)
    nos instruyó sobre el problema he apprised us of the problem
    B ( Der) ‹causa› to try, hear
    el juez que instruye el sumario the judge who is conducting the preliminary investigation into the case
    ■ instruir
    vi
    viajar instruye mucho travel broadens the mind
    ( refl) to broaden one's mind, improve oneself
    * * *

    instruir ( conjugate instruir) verbo transitivo (adiestrar, educar) instruir a algn en algo to instruct o train sb in sth
    instruirse verbo pronominal ( refl) to broaden one's mind, improve oneself
    instruir verbo transitivo to instruct, train
    ' instruir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    formar
    English:
    drill
    - instruct
    - school
    - brief
    * * *
    vt
    1. [enseñar] to instruct;
    la instruyó en las artes marciales he taught her martial arts
    2. Der to prepare;
    el juez que instruye el sumario the examining magistrate
    vi
    los viajes instruyen mucho travel really broadens the mind
    * * *
    v/t
    1 educate; ( formar) train
    2 JUR pleito hear
    * * *
    instruir {41} vt
    1) adiestrar: to instruct, to train
    2) enseñar: to educate, to teach
    * * *
    instruir vb to instruct

    Spanish-English dictionary > instruir

  • 83 intrusión

    f.
    intrusion, encroachment, interference, meddling.
    * * *
    1 intrusion
    * * *
    SF (=intromisión) intrusion; (Jur) trespass
    * * *
    a) ( en un lugar) intrusion
    b) ( en un asunto) interference
    c) (Geol) intrusion
    * * *
    = entrenchment, intrusion, trespassing, interpolation, meddling.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.
    Ex. The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex. The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.
    Ex. Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].
    Ex. As if the Cuban people themselves have no right to uphold their own national sovereignty against outside meddling.
    * * *
    a) ( en un lugar) intrusion
    b) ( en un asunto) interference
    c) (Geol) intrusion
    * * *
    = entrenchment, intrusion, trespassing, interpolation, meddling.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.

    Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
    Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.
    Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].
    Ex: As if the Cuban people themselves have no right to uphold their own national sovereignty against outside meddling.

    * * *
    1 (en un lugar) intrusion
    2 (en un asunto) interference
    3 ( Geol) intrusion
    * * *

    intrusión sustantivo femenino intrusion, interference
    ' intrusión' also found in these entries:
    English:
    intrusion
    * * *
    1. [en lugar] intrusion
    2. Geol intrusion
    * * *
    f intrusion
    * * *
    intrusión nf, pl - siones : intrusion

    Spanish-English dictionary > intrusión

  • 84 meticuloso

    adj.
    meticulous, careful, conscientious, exacting.
    * * *
    1 (cuidadoso) meticulous
    2 peyorativo (escrupuloso) fussy, finicky
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <trabajo/investigación> meticulous, thorough; < persona> meticulous
    * * *
    = meticulous, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].
    Ex. Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
    Ex. He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
    Ex. After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
    ----
    * demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo <trabajo/investigación> meticulous, thorough; < persona> meticulous
    * * *
    = meticulous, attention to detail, finicky [finickier -comp., finickiest -sup.].

    Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.

    Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
    Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
    * demasiado meticuloso = nitpicking [nit-picking].

    * * *
    ‹trabajo/investigación› meticulous, thorough; ‹persona› meticulous
    * * *

    meticuloso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo ‹trabajo/investigación meticulous, thorough;


    persona meticulous
    meticuloso,-a adjetivo meticulous
    ' meticuloso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    meticulosa
    - quisquillosa
    - quisquilloso
    - escrupuloso
    English:
    careful
    - fastidious
    - meticulous
    - painstaking
    - precise
    - house
    * * *
    meticuloso, -a adj
    meticulous
    * * *
    adj meticulous
    * * *
    meticuloso, -sa adj
    : meticulous, thorough

    Spanish-English dictionary > meticuloso

  • 85 no importa

    adv.
    no matter.
    intj.
    it doesn't matter, it is all right, it is the same thing, it makes no difference.
    * * *
    it doesn't matter
    * * *
    (adj.) = never mind, regardless of, whatever
    Ex. But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
    Ex. Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex. In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
    * * *
    (adj.) = never mind, regardless of, whatever

    Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.

    Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
    Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no importa

  • 86 nombre compuesto

    * * *
    Ex. If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.
    * * *
    * * *

    Ex: If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nombre compuesto

  • 87 nombre con prefijo

    Ex. If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.
    * * *

    Ex: If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.

    Spanish-English dictionary > nombre con prefijo

  • 88 nítido

    adj.
    neat, clean, very clean, nice.
    * * *
    1 (transparente) clear, transparent
    2 (claro) accurate, precise
    3 (imagen) sharp
    * * *
    (f. - nítida)
    adj.
    clear, sharp
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [imagen, fotografía] sharp, clear; [aire, agua] clear
    2) [explicación, orden] clear; [conducta] irreproachable
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].
    Ex. Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.
    Ex. The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex. A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex. What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex. Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex. A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex. Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex. Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex. In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex. As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    ----
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <foto/imagen> clear; < recuerdo> vivid; <cielo/agua> clear
    * * *
    = clean [cleaner -comp., cleanest -sup.], clear-cut, crisp [crisper -comp., crispest -sup.], neat [neater -comp., neatest -sup.], clean-cut, crystal-clear, licked, crystalline, uncloudy, unclouded, cut and dried [cut and dry].

    Ex: Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.

    Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
    Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
    Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
    Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
    Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
    Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
    Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
    Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
    Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * poco nítido = untidy.

    * * *
    nítido -da
    ‹foto/imagen› clear, sharp, well-defined; ‹recuerdo› clear, vivid; ‹día/mañana› clear
    dio una respuesta nítida y concisa she replied clearly and concisely
    ojos de un azul nítido clear blue eyes
    * * *

    nítido
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹foto/imagen clear

    nítido,-a adj (claro, límpido) clear
    (bien definido) sharp

    ' nítido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    nítida
    English:
    clear
    - neat
    - sharp
    - clean
    - crystal
    - distinct
    * * *
    nítido, -a adj
    [claro] clear; [imagen, color] sharp
    * * *
    adj
    1 clear
    2 imagen sharp
    * * *
    nítido, -da adj
    claro: clear, vivid, sharp

    Spanish-English dictionary > nítido

  • 89 orientar un servicio hacia

    (v.) = target + service
    Ex. The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
    * * *
    (v.) = target + service

    Ex: The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.

    Spanish-English dictionary > orientar un servicio hacia

  • 90 perrera

    f.
    1 kennels (place).
    2 dogcatcher's van.
    3 kennel, dog pound, pound, doghouse.
    4 police van, paddy-wagon.
    * * *
    1 (lugar) dog pound
    2 (vehículo) dog-catcher's van
    \
    perrera municipal dog pound
    * * *
    SF
    1) [para perros callejeros] dog pound; [para perros con dueño] kennels pl, kennel (EEUU)
    2) (=furgoneta) dogcatcher's van
    3) Chile * (=rabieta) tantrum
    4) Caribe (=pelea) row, shindy
    5) [en el trabajo] grind
    perrero
    * * *
    a) ( lugar) dog pound, dog's home
    b) ( vehículo) dog catcher's van
    * * *
    = animal shelter, pound, boarding kennel, kennel, doghouse, dog pound.
    Ex. Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
    Ex. The maximum time an animal can be kept in a pound is determined by considerations such as available space and the likelihood of adoption.
    Ex. Boarding kennels though are not cheap -- placing your dog in one for a week could cost as much as £140.
    Ex. Animals must have enough room to stand up and turn around, and each species must have its own kennel.
    Ex. Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
    Ex. You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope ' dog pound'.
    ----
    * perrera municipal = dog pound.
    * propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.
    * * *
    a) ( lugar) dog pound, dog's home
    b) ( vehículo) dog catcher's van
    * * *
    = animal shelter, pound, boarding kennel, kennel, doghouse, dog pound.

    Ex: Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.

    Ex: The maximum time an animal can be kept in a pound is determined by considerations such as available space and the likelihood of adoption.
    Ex: Boarding kennels though are not cheap -- placing your dog in one for a week could cost as much as £140.
    Ex: Animals must have enough room to stand up and turn around, and each species must have its own kennel.
    Ex: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
    Ex: You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope ' dog pound'.
    * perrera municipal = dog pound.
    * propietario de perrera = poundkeeper.

    * * *
    1 (lugar) dog pound, dog's home
    2 (vehículo) dog catcher's van, dog warden's van ( BrE)
    * * *

    perrera sustantivo femenino


    perrera sustantivo femenino kennel, dog's home
    ' perrera' also found in these entries:
    English:
    doghouse
    - kennel
    - pound
    - home
    * * *
    1. [lugar] kennels
    perrera municipal Br lost dogs' home, US dog pound, dog shelter
    2. [vehículo] dogcatcher's van
    3. Méx [caseta] kennel, US doghouse
    * * *
    f
    1 sitio dog pound, Br
    dogs’ home
    2 furgoneta dog catcher’s van, Br
    dog warden’s van
    m, perrera f dog catcher, Br
    dog warden
    * * *
    : kennel, dog pound
    * * *
    perrera n dog pound

    Spanish-English dictionary > perrera

  • 91 poner todo de + Posesivo + parte

    (v.) = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost
    Ex. This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
    Ex. She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
    Ex. Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final.
    * * *
    (v.) = give + Posesivo + best, do + Posesivo + best, give + Posesivo + utmost

    Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.

    Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
    Ex: Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poner todo de + Posesivo + parte

  • 92 reducirse a

    v.
    to be reduced to, to come to, to boil down to, to come down to.
    * * *
    (v.) = boil down to, come down to
    Ex. The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.
    Ex. The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.
    * * *
    (v.) = boil down to, come down to

    Ex: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.

    Ex: The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reducirse a

  • 93 resolver

    v.
    1 to resolve (solucionar) (duda, crisis).
    Ella resuelve el asunto She resolves the issue.
    2 to settle (partido, disputa, conflicto).
    una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors
    3 to solve, to work out, to figure out, to find the solution to.
    Ella resuelve el caso She solves the case.
    4 to resolve to, to decide to, to make one's mind to.
    Ella resuelve partir She resolves to leave.
    5 to take a resolution, to resolve, to rule.
    6 to annul.
    Ella resuelve el juicio She annuls the trial.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ MOVER], like link=mover mover (pp resuelto,-a)
    1 (solucionar - gen) to resolve, solve; (- asunto, conflicto) to resolve, settle; (- dificultad) to overcome
    2 (decidir) to resolve, decide (-, to)
    3 (deshacer) to resolve
    4 QUÍMICA to dissolve
    1 (solucionarse) to be solved; (resultar) to work out
    2 (reducirse) to end up (en, in), turn out
    3 (decidirse) to resolve (a, -), make up one's mind (a, to), decide (a, to)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    ( pp resuelto)
    1. VT
    1) [+ problema] to solve; [+ duda] to settle; [+ asunto] to decide, settle; [+ crimen] to solve
    2) (Quím) to dissolve
    3) [+ cuerpo de materiales] to analyse, divide up, resolve (en into)
    2. VI
    1) (=juzgar) to rule, decide

    resolver a favor de algnto rule o decide in sb's favour

    2) (=decidirse por)
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

    ¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

    2) ( decidir) to decide

    resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf

    2.
    resolver vi juez to rule, decide
    3.
    resolverse v pron to decide
    * * *
    = resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.
    Ex. The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.
    Ex. I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.
    Ex. It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex. The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex. He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex. Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex. One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
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    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.
    * resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.
    * resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.
    * resolver los pormenores = work out + details.
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * resolver un caso = crack + a case.
    * resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.
    * resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.
    * resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <crimen/problema> to solve; <asunto/conflicto> to resolve, settle

    ¿me puedes resolver una duda? — could you clear up one point for me?

    2) ( decidir) to decide

    resolver + inf — to decide o resolve to + inf

    2.
    resolver vi juez to rule, decide
    3.
    resolverse v pron to decide
    * * *
    = resolve, solve, sort out, work out, get to + the bottom of, unravel, get to + the root of.

    Ex: The technology can, at the same time, be used to make its single greatest contribution by serving as the medium by which the incompatible requirements imposed on the catalog are resolved.

    Ex: I must warn you though that this might not solve anything.
    Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
    Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
    Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
    Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
    Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
    * acción de averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
    * asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.
    * capacidad de resolver problemas = problem-solving ability.
    * persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas = solver.
    * persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas = troubleshooter.
    * problema difícil de resolver = tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack, brain tickler.
    * resolver el dilema = tell + the tale.
    * resolver el dilema de forma contundente = clinch + the argument.
    * resolver las cuestiones menores = work out + details.
    * resolver las diferencias = iron out + differences, resolve + Posesivo + differences, settling of differences, flatten out + differences, flush out + differences, settle + Posesivo + differences.
    * resolver las dudas = solve + Posesivo + doubts.
    * resolver los pormenores = work out + details.
    * resolver los problemas = iron out + the bugs.
    * resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.
    * resolver una cuestión = resolve + point, resolve + question, issue + settle.
    * resolver una diferencia = negotiate + difference.
    * resolver una disputa = settle + dispute.
    * resolver una necesidad = address + requirement.
    * resolver una situación = manage + situation, resolve + situation.
    * resolver un caso = crack + a case.
    * resolver un dilema = resolve + dilemma.
    * resolver un litigio = settle + dispute.
    * resolver un misterio = solve + mystery, unravel + mystery.
    * resolver un problema = resolve + issue, resolve + problem, solve + problem, work out + problem, unlock + problem, settle + problem, sort out + problem, clear up + problem, work + problem + through, address + limitation, straighten out + problem, iron out + problem, work out + kink.
    * sin resolver = unresolved, unsolved, unsettled, uncleared.
    * tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.

    * * *
    vt
    A ‹crimen/problema› to solve; ‹asunto/conflicto› to resolve, settle
    unas dificultades que estoy tratando de resolver some difficulties that I am trying to solve o sort out
    a ver si me resuelves una duda I wonder if you could clear up one point for me
    tiene resuelto su futuro his future is settled
    B (decidir) to decide
    ¿qué has resuelto? what have you decided?
    el gol que resolvió el partido ( period); the goal that decided o settled the game
    resolver + INF to decide o resolve to + INF
    resolvieron no comunicarles los resultados they decided o resolved not to tell them the results
    C ‹contrato› to end, terminate
    ■ resolver
    vi
    «juez» to rule, decide
    to decide
    se resolvieron por la segunda opción or a favor de la segunda opción they decided on the second option
    se resolvieron a aceptar la propuesta they decided o resolved o made up their minds to accept the proposal
    no se resuelve a abandonarlo she can't bring herself to leave him
    * * *

     

    resolver ( conjugate resolver) verbo transitivo
    a)crimen/problema/misterio to solve, clear up;

    asunto/conflicto to resolve, settle;
    duda to clear up;


    resolver verbo transitivo
    1 (tomar una determinación) to resolve
    2 (un asunto, problema) to solve, resolve: debo resolver algunas cuestiones antes de irme, I need to sort out some problems before I go
    3 (zanjar) to settle: aquel gol resolvió el partido, that goal settled the match
    ' resolver' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    multiplicación
    - pendiente
    - sacar
    - solventar
    - vida
    - asignatura
    - chabolismo
    - definitivamente
    - diferencia
    - problema
    - resuelto
    English:
    air
    - answer
    - arbitration
    - arithmetic
    - clear up
    - clinch
    - clue
    - crack
    - decide
    - dispose of
    - go on
    - grapple
    - iron out
    - knowledge
    - mismanage
    - open-and-shut
    - resolve
    - rule out
    - settle
    - slug out
    - smooth out
    - solve
    - sort out
    - straighten out
    - trouble
    - work out
    - figure
    - go
    - iron
    - rule
    - straighten
    - thrash
    - unsettled
    - work
    * * *
    vt
    1. [solucionar] [duda, crisis] to resolve;
    [problema, caso, crucigrama, acertijo] to solve
    2. [partido, disputa, conflicto] to settle;
    una canasta en el último segundo resolvió el partido a favor del equipo visitante a basket in the last second of the game secured victory for the visitors
    3. [decidir]
    resolver hacer algo to decide to do sth;
    resolvió llamar a la policía she decided to call the police
    * * *
    <part resuelto> v/t problema solve
    * * *
    resolver {89} vt
    1) : to resolve, to settle
    2) : to decide
    * * *
    1. (solucionar) to solve
    2. (ocuparse de) to sort out / to settle
    3. (decidir) to decide

    Spanish-English dictionary > resolver

  • 94 ser cuestión de

    (v.) = come down to
    Ex. The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.
    * * *

    Ex: The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser cuestión de

  • 95 ser importante

    v.
    1 to be important, to be of importance, to add up to much, to be of the essence.
    Este papel significa This paper signifies=is of importance.
    2 to be important.
    * * *
    (v.) = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence
    Ex. So bringing together the works of an author is of importance even from the perspective of subject access.
    Ex. If that cannot be determined, it hardly makes a difference which you use as main entry.
    Ex. Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
    * * *
    (v.) = be of importance, make + a difference, be of consequence

    Ex: So bringing together the works of an author is of importance even from the perspective of subject access.

    Ex: If that cannot be determined, it hardly makes a difference which you use as main entry.
    Ex: Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ser importante

  • 96 superar una limitación

    (v.) = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation
    Ex. Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
    Ex. These limitations are partially tackled by AACR2 by resorting to rules for special cases.
    * * *
    (v.) = overcome + limitation, tackle + limitation

    Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.

    Ex: These limitations are partially tackled by AACR2 by resorting to rules for special cases.

    Spanish-English dictionary > superar una limitación

  • 97 tenazmente

    adv.
    tenaciously.
    * * *
    1 tenaciously
    * * *
    ADV (=con perseverancia) tenaciously; (=con tozudez) stubbornly
    * * *
    = tenaciously, doggedly, sturdily, earnestly.
    Ex. Many administrators are afraid to delegate authority; they clutch it tenaciously.
    Ex. Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex. Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex. Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.
    * * *
    = tenaciously, doggedly, sturdily, earnestly.

    Ex: Many administrators are afraid to delegate authority; they clutch it tenaciously.

    Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism.
    Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
    Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.

    * * *
    tenaciously
    * * *
    1. [con perseverancia] tenaciously
    2. [con persistencia] stubbornly
    * * *
    : tenaciously

    Spanish-English dictionary > tenazmente

  • 98 tener dudas sobre

    Ex. The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
    * * *

    Ex: The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener dudas sobre

  • 99 tratarse de

    v.
    to be about, to have to do with, to be a matter of, to be a question of.
    * * *
    (v.) = come down to, be a question of
    Ex. The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.
    Ex. I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
    * * *
    (v.) = come down to, be a question of

    Ex: The French are as determined as anyone can be when it comes down to protecting national interests.

    Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tratarse de

  • 100 tumbona

    adj.&f.
    feminine of TUMBÓN.
    f.
    1 sun-lounger(British), (beach) recliner (United States).
    2 deck chair, chaise longue, sofa, chaise lounge.
    3 beach chair, sun lounger.
    * * *
    1 (hamaca) deck-chair
    * * *
    SF (=butaca) easy chair; [de playa] deckchair, beach chair (EEUU)
    * * *
    femenino (Esp) sun lounger, deck chair
    * * *
    = deck chair, sunbed.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The cost of providing electronic resources: are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?'.
    Ex. A survey involving 6143 adults in the UK in 1996 determined views on suntanning and the use of sunbeds.
    * * *
    femenino (Esp) sun lounger, deck chair
    * * *
    = deck chair, sunbed.

    Ex: The article is entitled 'The cost of providing electronic resources: are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?'.

    Ex: A survey involving 6143 adults in the UK in 1996 determined views on suntanning and the use of sunbeds.

    * * *
    ( Esp)
    sun lounger, deck chair
    * * *

    tumbona sustantivo femenino (Esp) sun lounger, deck chair
    tumbona f (para la playa) deck chair
    ' tumbona' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    hamaca
    English:
    deck chair
    - sunbed
    * * *
    Br sun-lounger, US (beach) recliner
    * * *
    f (sun) lounger
    * * *
    tumbona n deckchair

    Spanish-English dictionary > tumbona

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