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121 barrio
m.1 area, district.los barrios bajos the rough parts of townmandar a alguien al otro barrio (informal figurative) to do somebody in, to kill somebody (peninsular Spanish)barrio comercial/periférico shopping/outlying districtbarrio latino Latin Quarter2 neighborhood, local community, neighbourhood.3 quarter, area.4 people in the neighborhood.5 district, ward, town ward.* * *1 neighbourhood (US neighborhood) (zona) district, area\de barrio localirse al otro barrio familiar to kick the bucketbarrio chino red-light districtbarrio comercial business districtbarrio histórico old townbarrio latino Latin Quarterbarrio periférico suburbbarrio popular working-class areabarrio residencial residential areabarrios bajos slums* * *noun m.1) neighborhood2) quarter* * *SM1) (=distrito) area, district, neighborhood (EEUU)una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood
mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)
los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts
tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)
- el otro barrio- mandar a algn al otro barriobarrio bruja — And shanty town
barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district
barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district
barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district
barrio dormitorio — commuter suburb, dormitory suburb
Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture
barrio miseria — † shanty town
barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)
2) LAm shanty town* * *la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people
* * *= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.Ex. And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.Ex. A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).Ex. The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.Ex. Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.Ex. Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.----* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.* barrio de chabolas = slum.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.* barrio marginado = deprived area.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* barrio pobre = slum.* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de los barrios pobres = back-street.* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.* patrullas de barrio = community policing.* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.* tienda de barrio = convenience store.* * *la gente del barrio — people in the neighborhood, local people
* * *= block, ward, quarter, burb, local community.Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.
Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.* a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* asesoría de barrio (NAC) = neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).* asistente social de barrio = community worker.* barrio bajo = slum, skid row.* barrio chino, el = Chinatown.* barrio de chabolas = slum.* barrio de los pobres = lower town.* barrio de los ricos = upper town.* barrio dormitorio = bedroom community.* barrio marginado = deprived area.* barrio marginado de la ciudad = inner-city area.* barrio pobre = slum.* barrio residencial de las afueras = suburb.* Barrio Sésamo = Sesame Street.* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad = inner city.* biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.* centro de barrio = neighbourhood centre.* de barrio = neighbourhood-based.* de los barrios pobres = back-street.* en + Posesivo + barrio = in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.* habitante de un barrio residencial = suburbanite.* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio = community literature.* nuevo vecino del barrio = new kid on the block.* patrullas de barrio = community policing.* ser la comidilla del barrio = be the talk of the town.* tienda de barrio = convenience store.* * *(zona) neighborhood*la gente del barrio people in the neighborhood, local peopleel mercado del barrio the local marketese chico es de mi barrio that boy lives in my neighborhood o round my wayun barrio residencial a residential district o area o neighborhoodlo conozco del barrio I've seen him around in my area o in the area I live inun comité de barrio neighborhood associationlos barrios más antiguos de la ciudad the oldest parts o areas o quarters of the cityes el hazmerreír del barrio he's the laughing stock of the neighborhoodvive en un barrio de las afueras she lives out in the suburbscine/peluquería de barrio local cinema/hairdresser'sCompuestos:( Chi) smart neighborhoodbusiness quarter o district( Esp) shantytown( Col) shantytownfishermen's quarters( Andes) red-light district( AmC) shantytownLatin Quarterworking-class neighborhood o areasuburbresidential neighborhood o areampl poor neighborhoods (pl)A city neighborhood, defined by its geographical location, a characteristic of its inhabitants, a particular feature, or its history. Most barrios have very strong identities. Buenos Aires is unique, with a total of forty-six distinctive barrios, some very well known, such as the oldest, San Telmo, and La Boca (↑ La Boca 21).* * *
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer)
barrió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
barrer
barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo
1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep
2
verbo intransitivo
1 ( con escoba) to sweep
2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory;
barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth;
barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes
barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid;
(en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino
el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood;
barrio chino (Esp) red-light district;
barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown;
barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl);
barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains
♦ Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children
♦ Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores
' barrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barrer
- barriada
- bien
- chabola
- comidilla
- comunicada
- comunicado
- desvalorizarse
- haber
- periférica
- periférico
- suburbio
- vecina
- vecindario
- vecino
- atemorizar
- chusco
- cine
- colonia
- comunicar
- copeo
- decaer
- elegancia
- elegante
- feo
- habitante
- inseguridad
- inseguro
- matón
- mirado
- obrero
- pobre
- por
- remodelar
- renovación
- renovar
- retirado
- roto
- rotoso
- silencioso
- superpoblado
- vecindad
English:
academy
- chinatown
- design
- disreputable
- district
- dormitory town
- exclusive
- local
- locally
- neighborhood
- neighbourhood
- quarter
- red light district
- resident
- residential
- rough
- shabby
- shantytown
- slum
- suburb
- unfashionable
- unsafe
- area
- corner
- east
- move
- nice
- salubrious
* * *barrio nm1. [vecindario] area, district, neighbourhood;un barrio acomodado a well-to-do area o neighbourhood;vive en un barrio céntrico she lives centrally;la gente del barrio nos conocemos todos everyone knows everyone else round here;la contaminación afecta más al centro que a los barrios the pollution is worse in the centre of the city than further out;una tienda/un cine de barrio a local shop/cinema;los barrios bajos the rough parts of town;Esp Fam Humirse al otro barrio to kick the bucket, to snuff it;Esp Fam Hummandar a alguien al otro barrio to bump sb offbarrio chino [de chinos] Chinatown; Esp [de prostitución] red-light district;barrio comercial shopping district;Col barrio de invasión shanty town;barrio latino Latin Quarter;barrio marginal deprived area o district;barrio periférico outlying area o district;Andes barrio de tolerancia red-light district* * *m neighborhood, Brneighbourhood, area;* * *barrio nm1) : neighborhood, district2)barrios bajos : slums pl* * *barrio n1. (zona) area / neighbourhood2. (zona típica) quarter -
122 cabina
f.1 booth, cabin.cabina electoral polling o voting boothcabina espacial space cabin2 cockpit, flight deck.3 cab.* * *1 (gen) cabin, booth2 (de barco, avión) cabin\cabina de proyección projection roomcabina telefónica telephone box, US telephone booth* * *noun f.1) booth2) cab3) cabin4) cockpit* * *SF1) [de discjockey, intérprete] booth; (tb: cabina telefónica, cabina de teléfono(s)) telephone booth, telephone boxno te pude llamar porque no había ninguna cabina — I couldn't call you because there was no phone box
2) [de tren, camión] cab3) (Aer) [de pasajeros] cabin; [de pilotos] cockpitcabina de mando — (Aer) flight deck, cockpit
4) (Náut) bridge* * *1)a) ( vestuario) cubicle, stall (AmE)b) (de laboratorio de idiomas, estudio de radio) booth2)a) (de camión, grúa) cabb) (Aviac) ( para pilotos) cabina de mando; ( para pasajeros) cabin•* * *= booth, carrel, cockpit, cabin.Ex. Equipment used may be complex and headphones or sound proof booths are necessary = El equipo usado puede ser complejo y se necesitan auriculares o cabinas insonorizadas.Ex. Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.Ex. All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex. Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.----* cabina del piloto = aircraft cockpit.* cabina de peaje = tollbooth [toll booth].* cabina de teléfonos = public call box, telephone booth, telephone box, call-box [callbox].* cabina telefónica = telephone booth, telephone box, public call box, call-box [callbox].* personal de cabina = cabin crew.* tripulación de cabina = cabin crew.* videocabina = video booth.* * *1)a) ( vestuario) cubicle, stall (AmE)b) (de laboratorio de idiomas, estudio de radio) booth2)a) (de camión, grúa) cabb) (Aviac) ( para pilotos) cabina de mando; ( para pasajeros) cabin•* * *= booth, carrel, cockpit, cabin.Ex: Equipment used may be complex and headphones or sound proof booths are necessary = El equipo usado puede ser complejo y se necesitan auriculares o cabinas insonorizadas.
Ex: Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.* cabina del piloto = aircraft cockpit.* cabina de peaje = tollbooth [toll booth].* cabina de teléfonos = public call box, telephone booth, telephone box, call-box [callbox].* cabina telefónica = telephone booth, telephone box, public call box, call-box [callbox].* personal de cabina = cabin crew.* tripulación de cabina = cabin crew.* videocabina = video booth.* * *A1 (de ducha) cubicle, stall ( AmE)2 (de un laboratorio de idiomas) boothCompuestos:control roompress boxprojection roomvoting boothvoting booth● cabina telefónica or de teléfonostelephone booth o ( BrE) boxB1 (de un camión, una grúa) cabCompuesto:flight deck* * *
cabina sustantivo femenino
1
◊ cabina telefónica telephone booth o (BrE) box
2
(— en avión pequeño) cockpit;
( para pasajeros) cabin
cabina sustantivo femenino cabin
(de un conductor) cab
(de teléfono) telephone box, US telephone booth
' cabina' also found in these entries:
English:
booth
- cab
- cabin
- cockpit
- telephone box
- voting booth
- box
- call
- cock
- cubicle
- flight
- phone
- telephone
- toll
* * *cabina nf1. [cuartito] booth;[de ascensor] Br lift, US car; [de teleférico] car; [en laboratorio de idiomas] booth; [de peaje] tollbooth cabina de comentaristas [en estadio] commentary box o US booth;cabina electoral polling booth, voting booth;cabina de interpretación interpreters' booth;cabina de traducción interpreters' booth2. [vestuario] [en playa] bathing hut;[en piscina] changing cubicle3. [de avión] [de piloto de avioneta] cockpit;[de piloto de aeronave, bombardero] flight deck, cockpit; [de los pasajeros] (passenger) cabin cabina de mandos flight deck;cabina presurizada pressurized cabin4. [de camión, grúa] cab;[de coche de carreras] cockpit cabina espacial space capsule* * *f cabin* * *cabina nf1) : cabin2) : booth3) : cab (of a truck), cockpit (of an airplane)* * *cabina n (de barco) cabin -
123 campana de Gauss
(n.) = bell-shaped curve, bell curveEx. Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.Ex. It is correspondingly true that library workers who fall at the lower end of the bell curve are likely to resist change.* * *(n.) = bell-shaped curve, bell curveEx: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.
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124 clase1
1 = class, class, cluster, kind, nature, schedules, the, sort, type, schedule, table, ilk, class standing.Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.Ex. A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.Ex. Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.Ex. Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex. Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.Ex. The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.Ex. There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.Ex. We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.Ex. We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.Ex. Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.Ex. Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.----* análisis multidimensional de clases = multidimensional cluster analysis.* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento = material (or type of publication) specific details area.* clase acomodada = nob.* clase alta = upper class.* clase anterior = anterior numeral class.* clase baja = lower class, the.* clase business = business class.* clase capitalista = capitalist class.* clase fénix = Phoenix schedule.* clase general = containing class.* clase gobernante, la = ruling class, the, ruling elite, the.* clase intelectual = intellectual class.* clase marginada = underclass.* clase media = middle class.* clase media alta = upper-middle class.* clase obrera = working class.* clase política = political class.* clase principal = main class.* clases altas, las = upper circles, the.* clases auxiliares = auxiliaries.* clases inferiores, las = lower orders, the.* clase social = social class.* clase superior = brahmin.* clase trabajadora = working class, labouring class.* clase turista = economy class.* con toda clase de comodidades = with all mods and cons.* con toda clase de lujos = with all mods and cons.* correo de primera clase = first class post.* cultura de la clase alta = high culture.* cultura de la clase baja = low culture.* cultura de la clase media = middlebrow culture.* de primera clase = first class, first-rate, tip-top.* de segunda clase = second-rate.* designación específica de la clase de documento = specific material designation.* designación general de la clase de documento = general material designation.* de una clase social superior = above + Posesivo + class.* dimensión de clase = class dimension.* fuera de clase = out-of-class.* identidad clase-tipo = type-token identity.* lucha de clases = class warfare.* modelo en su clase = showpiece.* notación de clase = class notation.* política de clases = class politics.* prejuicio de clases = class prejudice.* relación clase-tipo = type-token ratio.* sin clases sociales = classless.* sistema de clases sociales = class system.* subdivisión dentro de una clase = link, step of division.* toda clase de = all sorts of.* una clase de = a kind of. -
125 división de país
(n.) = country divisionEx. Lower case letters are used for country divisions, and numerals are used for form division.* * *(n.) = country divisionEx: Lower case letters are used for country divisions, and numerals are used for form division.
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126 formar parte de
to be part of* * *(v.) = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall underEx. This is transparently part of the ideology of the title-unit-entry catalog where the book as such is the focus of the catalog.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech; no human vocal chords entered into the procedure at any point.Ex. By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind.Ex. Librarians have to work, to some extent, within the constraints of the organization of which they are a part.Ex. A literary work represents intellectual skill or labour in which intellectual property can inhere.Ex. Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service.Ex. In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.Ex. It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.* * *(v.) = be part of, build into, enter into, become + (a) part of, be a part of, inhere in, become + one with, inform, fall underEx: This is transparently part of the ideology of the title-unit-entry catalog where the book as such is the focus of the catalog.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech; no human vocal chords entered into the procedure at any point.Ex: By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind.Ex: Librarians have to work, to some extent, within the constraints of the organization of which they are a part.Ex: A literary work represents intellectual skill or labour in which intellectual property can inhere.Ex: Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service.Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it. -
127 funcionar
v.1 to work, to run (machine).funciona a pilas it works o runs off batteriesEl motor anda bien The engine is working well.2 to work for.Me funcionó la idea The idea worked for me.* * *1 (desempeñar una función) to work, function■ funciona con gasolina/diesel it runs on petrol/diesel\hacer funcionar algo to operate something'No funciona' "Out of order"* * *verb1) to function2) run, work* * *VI1) [aparato, mecanismo] to work; [motor] to work, run; [sistema] to work, function¿cómo funciona el vídeo? — how does the video work?, how do you work the video?
2) [plan, método] to work; [negocio, película] to be a successsu primer matrimonio no funcionó — her first marriage did not work out o was not a success
su última novela no ha funcionado tan bien como la anterior — his latest novel hasn't been as successful o as much of a success as the previous one
* * *¿cómo funciona esto? — how does this work?
funcionar con pilas/gasolina — to run off batteries/on gasoline
* * *= be operational, be operative, function, operate, perform, work, be in working order, tick, do + the trick.Ex. ORBIT has been operational since 1972, and has around seventy data bases mounted.Ex. Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.Ex. The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.Ex. These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex. The advanced arithmetical machines of the future will be electrical in nature, and they will perform at 100 times present speeds, or more.Ex. Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.Ex. It is therefore a point of wisdom to ensure beforehand that everything is in the best possible working order.Ex. The article 'Is your infrastructure ticking?' discusses the issues associated with managing information technology (IT) infrastructure in large organizations.Ex. We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.----* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* forma de funcionar = business model.* funcionar además como = double as, double up as.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* funcionar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* funcionar bien = be in order.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* funcionar conjuntamente = work together, interwork.* funcionar con pérdidas = run + at a loss.* funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.* funcionar en/a = run over.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* funcionar por un sistema de turnos = work to + a rota system, work on + a rota system, work on + a rota, work + shifts.* funcionar recíprocamente = work + both ways.* funcionar también como = double as, double up as.* hacer Algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer que Algo empiece a funcionar = get + Nombre + off the ground.* hacer que Algo funcione = make + Nombre + spin.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + it rolling.* máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.* no funcionar = be out of order.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* volver a funcionar = be back in business.* * *¿cómo funciona esto? — how does this work?
funcionar con pilas/gasolina — to run off batteries/on gasoline
* * *= be operational, be operative, function, operate, perform, work, be in working order, tick, do + the trick.Ex: ORBIT has been operational since 1972, and has around seventy data bases mounted.
Ex: Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.Ex: The advanced arithmetical machines of the future will be electrical in nature, and they will perform at 100 times present speeds, or more.Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.Ex: It is therefore a point of wisdom to ensure beforehand that everything is in the best possible working order.Ex: The article 'Is your infrastructure ticking?' discusses the issues associated with managing information technology (IT) infrastructure in large organizations.Ex: We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.* dejar de funcionar = go down, cease to + function, go + belly up, flake out, go + dead, pack up.* empezar a funcionar = become + operational, get off + the ground, get + rolling, get + things going, get + things rolling, go + live, get + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling, start + the ball rolling.* forma de funcionar = business model.* funcionar además como = double as, double up as.* funcionar a las mil maravillas = work + a treat, work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* funcionar al máximo = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* funcionar a plena capacidad = be fully into + Posesivo + stride.* funcionar a tope = stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* funcionar bien = be in order.* funcionar con dificultad = labour [labor, -USA].* funcionar conjuntamente = work together, interwork.* funcionar con pérdidas = run + at a loss.* funcionar de lo lindo = work like + a charm, go like + a charm.* funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.* funcionar en/a = run over.* funcionar mal = malfunction.* funcionar mejor = work + best, do + best.* funcionar por un sistema de turnos = work to + a rota system, work on + a rota system, work on + a rota, work + shifts.* funcionar recíprocamente = work + both ways.* funcionar también como = double as, double up as.* hacer Algo funcionar = make + Nombre + tick.* hacer funcionar = service, do + the trick.* hacer que Algo empiece a funcionar = get + Nombre + off the ground.* hacer que Algo funcione = make + Nombre + spin.* mantener las cosas funcionando = keep + it rolling.* máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.* no funcionar = be out of order.* programa + dejar de funcionar = programme + crash.* que funciona a base de órdenes = command-driven.* que funciona con electricidad = electrically-powered, electrically-operated.* que funciona con energía eólica = wind-powered.* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.* que funciona con vapor = steam-powered.* que funciona manualmente = manually operated.* sistema + dejar de funcionar = system + crash.* volver a funcionar = be back in business.* * *funcionar [A1 ]vito workel reloj funciona a la perfección the clock works perfectly¿cómo funciona este cacharro? how does this thing work?[ S ] no funciona out of orderla relación no funcionaba their relationship wasn't working (out) ( colloq)el servicio no puede funcionar con tan poco personal the service cannot operate o function with so few stafffunciona con pilas it works on o runs off batteries* * *
funcionar ( conjugate funcionar) verbo intransitivo [aparato/máquina] to work;
[ servicio] to operate;
( on signs) no funciona out of order;◊ funcionar con pilas/gasolina to run off batteries/on gasoline
funcionar verbo intransitivo to work: no funciona, (en letrero) out of order
' funcionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andar
- deteriorarse
- evolucionar
- ir
- marchar
- poner
- resultar
- vez
- bien
- carburar
English:
act
- act up
- behave
- dare
- function
- get
- go
- malfunction
- need
- operate
- perform
- run
- work
- develop
- die
- drive
- flush
- pack
- play
- turn
* * *funcionar vito work;el sistema funciona de maravilla the system works superbly;no funciona [en letrero] out of order;su matrimonio no está funcionando their marriage isn't working (out);conmigo los lloros no funcionan you won't get anywhere with me by crying* * *v/i work;no funciona out of order* * *funcionar vi1) : to function2) : to run, to work* * *funcionar vb1. (en general) to work"no funciona" "out of order" -
128 gancho
m.1 hook (garfio).como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… (informal) just wait till I wait my hands on whoever stole my bike… (peninsular Spanish)2 decoy (cómplice) (de timador).3 clothes hanger.4 barker.5 layup.6 pothook.7 safety-pin.8 paperclip, paper clip.9 hairpin.10 hookshot.11 branch.12 buddy, mate.13 clasp.* * *1 hook2 (para ropa) peg3 (cayado) shepherd's crook4 familiar (atractivo) attractiveness, charm5 familiar (compinche de un estafador) bait, decoy6 (en boxeo) hook7 (en baloncesto) hook shot\echar el gancho a alguien familiar to hook somebodytener gancho familiar to be attractive, have charm* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=garfio) hook; [de árbol] stump; (Agr) shepherd's crookgancho de remolque — towing hook, trailer hitch
3) * (=atractivo sexual) sex appeal; (=atractivo popular) pulling power4) [de timador] accomplice5) (Boxeo) (=golpe) hook7) And lady's saddle* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex. The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex. The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex. The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex. It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.----* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *1) ( garfio) hookhacerle gancho a alguien con alguien — (CS fam) to set somebody up with somebody (colloq)
ir de gancho — (Col) to walk along arm in arm
2)a) ( clip) paperclip; ( de patitas) paper fastenerb) ( horquilla) hairpinc) (Andes) ( imperdible) safety pind) (AmL) ( para la ropa) hanger3)a) (fam) (para atrapar, seducir) baitb) (fam) ( atractivo)4)a) ( en boxeo) hookb) ( en baloncesto) hook shot* * *= hook, clip, peg, draw, teaser, loss-leader, panache.Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the ' loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.* alfiler de gancho = safety pin.* gancho para el remolque = tow-bar [towbar].* tener gancho = be engaging.* * *A (garfio) hookgancho de carnicero butcher's hooklos ganchos de la cortina the curtain hooksLorena me va a hacer gancho con su hermano Lorena is going to set me up with her brother ( colloq)ir de gancho ( Col); to walk along arm in armB2 (horquilla — abierta) hairpin; (— cerrada) bobby pin ( AmE), hairgrip ( BrE); (pasador) barrette ( AmE), hairslide ( BrE)3 (Andes, Ven) (imperdible) safety pinCompuesto:( Col) safety pinC1 ( fam) (para atrapar, seducir) bait2 ( fam)(atractivo): un hombre con mucho gancho a very attractive manes una película que tiene gancho the movie's a real crowd puller, the movie has great drawing powerun artista que tiene gancho an artist who enjoys great popularity o who has a lot of popular appealD (en boxeo) hookE (en baloncesto) hook shotF (AmC, Andes, Méx) (colgador) hangerG ( Chi) (de un árbol) branch* * *
gancho sustantivo masculino
1
2
gancho sustantivo masculino
1 hook
2 fam (gracia, encanto) charm
3 (cómplice de un estafador) bait, decoy
(de la policía) stool-pigeon
4 LAm (para el pelo) hairpin
' gancho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
enganchar
- reclamo
- alfiler
- colgar
- percha
English:
hang
- hook
- clip
- hanger
- hooked
- on
- peg
- safety
* * *gancho nm1. [garfio] hook;[de percha] peg; Esp Famechar el gancho a alguien: como le eche el gancho al que me ha robado la bici… just wait till I get my hands on whoever stole my bike…2. [cómplice] [de timador] decoy3. Fam [atractivo]esa chica tiene mucho gancho that girl is quite something o can really turn heads;tiene gancho como relaciones públicas she has a real gift for public relations;uno de los ganchos del proyecto es su bajo coste one of the big plusses of the project is its low cost4. [en baloncesto] hook5. [en boxeo] hook;gancho de izquierda/derecha left/right hook6. Andes, CAm, Méx, Ven [percha] hanger7. Col, Ven [pinza] Br (clothes) peg, US clothespin8. Andes, CAm, Méx [horquilla] hairpin9. Bol, Col [imperdible] safety pin12. RP [para papeles] staplesi te gusta mi prima, te hago gancho if you fancy my cousin, I'll try to fix you up with her;las madres les hicieron gancho their mothers tried to get them together* * *m1 hook2 L.Am., Arg fig famsex-appeal;tener gancho fam3 L.Am.hacer gancho ( ayudar) lend a hand4 L.Am. ( grapa) staple5 L.Am. ( percha) coat hanger* * *gancho nm1) : hook2) : clothes hanger3) : hairpin, bobby pin* * *gancho n (instrumento) hook
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