Перевод: с испанского на английский

с английского на испанский

assistant librarian

  • 1 director

    adj.
    director, directing.
    m.
    1 director, leader, principal.
    2 superintendent, manager, officer.
    3 conductor, orchestra conductor.
    4 warden.
    5 headmaster, head teacher.
    * * *
    1 directing, managing
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 director, manager
    2 (de colegio - hombre) headmaster; (mujer) headmistress
    5 (de cárcel) governor
    6 (de orquesta) conductor
    \
    director,-ra de cine film director
    director,-ra de escena stage manager
    director espiritual father confessor
    director,-ra gerente managing director
    * * *
    (f. - directora)
    noun
    director, manager, head, headmaster
    * * *
    director, -a
    1.
    ADJ [consejo, junta] governing; [principio] guiding
    2. SM / F
    1) (=responsable) [de centro escolar] headteacher, headmaster/headmistress, principal; [de periódico, revista] editor; (Cine, TV) director; [de orquesta] conductor; [de hospital] manager, administrator; [de prisión] governor, warden (EEUU)

    director(a) artístico/a — artistic director

    director(a) de departamento — (Univ) head of department

    director(a) de funeraria — undertaker, funeral director, mortician (EEUU)

    director(a) de interiores — (TV) studio director

    director(a) de tesis — thesis supervisor, research supervisor

    2) (Com) (=gerente) manager; [de mayor responsabilidad] director

    director(a) adjunto/a — assistant manager

    director(a) ejecutivo/a — executive director, managing director

    director(a) técnico/a — technical manager

    3.
    SM
    (Rel)
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.
    Ex. As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
    Ex. Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex. Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex. She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex. Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex. The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex. This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex. Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex. Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    ----
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.
    * * *
    - tora masculino, femenino
    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE); (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE); (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief); ( de hospital) administrator; ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager; ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive
    c) (Cin, Teatr) director
    * * *
    el director

    Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.

    = chairman [chairmen, pl.], chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.], chief, chief librarian, director, head, manager [manageress, -fem.], headmaster, office manager, business manager, chair.

    Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

    Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
    Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
    Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
    Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
    Ex: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
    Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
    Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
    Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
    * cargo de director = directorship.
    * cartas al director = letter to the editor.
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * directora conjunta = co-chairperson.
    * director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.
    * director artístico = art director.
    * director cinematográfico = film director.
    * director comercial = marketing executive, chief commercial officer.
    * director conjunto = co-chairperson.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de cine = film director.
    * director de curso = course leader.
    * director de departamento = department head.
    * director de empresa = company director.
    * director de escuela = school principal.
    * director de filial = branch head.
    * director de finanzas = finance director.
    * director de funeraria = funeral director, undertaker, mortician.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * director de marketing = marketing executive.
    * director de museo = curator.
    * director de operaciones = chief operating officer (COO), director for operations.
    * director de orquesta = conductor.
    * director de periódico = newspaper editor.
    * director de pompas fúnebres = undertaker, funeral director, mortician.
    * director de prisión = prison warden.
    * director de tesis = PhD supervisor, dissertation adviser, dissertation supervisor, thesis supervisor, thesis adviser, research supervisor.
    * director ejecutivo = executive director, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), managing director, chief executive.
    * director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.
    * director, el = principal.
    * director financiero = finance director, chief financial officer.
    * director general = executive director, Director-General, executive officer, chief executive officer (CEO), chief executive, senior director.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * partichela de piano director, violín director, etc = piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
    * subdirector = assistant director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    1 (de una escuela) ( masculine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmaster ( BrE); ( feminine) head teacher, principal ( AmE), headmistress ( BrE); (de un periódico, una revista) editor, editor in chief; (de un hospital) administrator; (de una prisión) warden ( AmE), governor ( BrE)
    2 ( Com) (gerente) manager; (miembro de la junta directiva) director, executive
    3 ( Cin, Teatr) director
    Compuestos:
    ● director adjunto, directora adjunta
    masculine, feminine deputy director
    ● director/directora de división
    masculine, feminine divisional director
    ● director/directora de escena
    masculine, feminine stage manager
    ● director/directora de orquesta
    masculine, feminine conductor
    ● director/directora de ventas
    masculine, feminine sales manager o director
    ● director ejecutivo, directora ejecutiva
    masculine, feminine executive director
    masculine father confessor
    ● director/directora general
    masculine, feminine (de una empresa) general manager; (de un organismo oficial) director-general
    ● director/directora gerente
    masculine, feminine managing director
    ● director técnico, directora técnica
    masculine, feminine ( AmL) head coach ( AmE), manager ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    director
    ◊ - tora sustantivo masculino, femenino

    a) ( de escuela) (m) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmaster (BrE);

    (f) head teacher, principal (AmE), headmistress (BrE);
    (de periódico, revista) editor (in chief);
    ( de hospital) administrator;
    ( de prisión) warden (AmE), governor (BrE)
    b) (Com) ( gerente) manager;

    ( miembro de junta directiva) director, executive;

    c) (Cin, Teatr) director;


    director,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 director
    (de un colegio) head teacher, US principal
    (de un periódico) editor
    2 (de una película, musical) director
    (de orquesta) conductor
    ' director' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    achuchar
    - cineasta
    - consejera
    - consejero
    - definitivamente
    - desear
    - dirección
    - directiva
    - directivo
    - directora
    - dtor
    - entrante
    - fiscal
    - galerista
    - general
    - proyecto
    - realizador
    - realizadora
    - sazón
    - script
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - adjunto
    - interino
    - jefe
    - llegar
    - secretario
    - señor
    English:
    advertise
    - climax
    - conductor
    - deputy
    - director
    - dismiss
    - distrust
    - film
    - film maker
    - governor
    - head
    - headmaster
    - hook
    - manager
    - managing
    - MD
    - meeting
    - mgr
    - Postmaster General
    - president
    - principal
    - producer
    - put through
    - showman
    - stage director
    - stage manager
    - superintendent
    - act
    - ask
    - coach
    - controller
    - editor
    - editorial
    - elevate
    - funeral
    - instigation
    - managing director
    - mortician
    - movie
    - stage
    - take
    - warden
    * * *
    director, -ora nm,f
    1. [de empresa] director;
    [de hotel, hospital, banco] manager, f manageress; [de periódico] editor; [de colegio] Br headmaster, f headmistress, US principal; [de cárcel] Br governor, US warden director adjunto associate o deputy director;
    director comercial marketing manager;
    director ejecutivo executive director;
    director espiritual spiritual director;
    director financiero finance o financial director, US chief financial officer;
    director en funciones acting manager;
    director general general manager;
    director gerente managing director, chief executive, esp US chief executive officer;
    director de recursos humanos human resources manager;
    director técnico [en fútbol] director of football;
    director de tesis supervisor;
    director de ventas sales director o manager
    2. [de obra artística] director
    director artístico artistic director;
    director de cine movie o Br film director;
    director de circo ringmaster;
    director de escena producer, stage manager;
    director de fotografía director of photography;
    director musical musical director;
    * * *
    I adj leading
    II m, directora f
    1 de empresa manager
    2 EDU principal, Br
    head (teacher)
    3 TEA, de película director
    * * *
    1) : director, manager, head
    2) : conductor (of an orchestra)
    * * *
    1. (de cine) director
    2. (de empresa, banco) manager
    3. (de colegio) head / headteacher
    4. (de periódico) editor

    Spanish-English dictionary > director

  • 2 biblioteca

    f.
    1 library (lugar, conjunto de libros).
    biblioteca ambulante/pública mobile/public library
    biblioteca de préstamo lending library
    2 bookcase (forniture).
    * * *
    1 library
    2 (mueble) bookcase, bookshelf
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=edificio) library

    biblioteca ambulante — mobile library, bookmobile (EEUU)

    biblioteca circulante — [de préstamo] lending library; [ambulante] circulating library

    2) (=mueble) bookcase, bookshelves pl
    * * *
    a) (institución, lugar) library

    biblioteca pública/de consulta — public/reference library

    b) ( colección) book collection
    c) ( mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase
    * * *
    = library, document collection.
    Ex. A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
    Ex. Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
    ----
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliot = library advocacy.
    * alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * amante de la biblioteca = library lover.
    * Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.
    * ampliación de la biblioteca = library extension.
    * ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.
    * ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).
    * asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.
    * asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.
    * Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
    * Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).
    * automatización de bibliotecas = library automation.
    * auxiliar de biblioteca = library assistant, library technician, page, library aide, library orderly.
    * ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.
    * basado en la biblioteca = library-based.
    * biblioteca académica = academic library.
    * biblioteca arzobispal = archiepiscopal library.
    * biblioteca asociada = affiliated library.
    * biblioteca biomédica = biomedical library.
    * biblioteca Bodliana, la = Bodleian, the.
    * Biblioteca Británica = British Library (BL).
    * biblioteca central = central library, main library.
    * biblioteca cibernética = cyberlibrary [cyber-library].
    * biblioteca como edificio = library building.
    * biblioteca comunitaria = community library.
    * biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos = net-lender, net-borrower.
    * biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario = one person library.
    * biblioteca de acceso restringido = closed-stack library.
    * biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural library.
    * Biblioteca de Alejandría, la = Alexandria Library, the.
    * biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.
    * biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.
    * biblioteca de arte = art library.
    * biblioteca de asociación = society's library.
    * biblioteca de barco = shipboard library, ship library.
    * biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.
    * biblioteca de biomedicina = health care library, biomedical library.
    * biblioteca de botánica = botany library.
    * biblioteca de campo de concentración = concentration camp library.
    * biblioteca de catedral = cathedral library.
    * biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.
    * biblioteca de ciencias = science library.
    * biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.
    * biblioteca de condado = county library.
    * biblioteca de conservatorio = conservatoire library.
    * biblioteca de copyright = copyright library.
    * biblioteca de departamento = department library.
    * biblioteca de depósito = deposit library.
    * biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.
    * biblioteca de derecho = law library.
    * biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.
    * biblioteca de distrito = district library.
    * biblioteca de empresa = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library.
    * biblioteca de farmacia = pharmaceutical library.
    * biblioteca de hospital = patient library, hospital library.
    * biblioteca de hospital clínico = teaching hospital library.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * biblioteca de investigación = research library.
    * biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.
    * biblioteca de juzgado = court library.
    * biblioteca de la comunidad = community library.
    * biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.
    * Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).
    * biblioteca de libre acceso = open access library.
    * Biblioteca del Museo Británico = British Museum Library.
    * Biblioteca del Vaticano, la = Vatican Library, the.
    * biblioteca de medicina = medical library.
    * biblioteca de mezquita = mosque library.
    * biblioteca de minoría étnica = ethnic library.
    * biblioteca de misión = mission library.
    * biblioteca de música = music library.
    * biblioteca de pacientes = patient library.
    * biblioteca de parlamento = parliamentary library.
    * biblioteca departamental = departmental library.
    * biblioteca de periódico = news library.
    * biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.
    * biblioteca de prisión = prison library.
    * biblioteca de recursos = resource library.
    * biblioteca de referencia = reference library.
    * biblioteca de sindicato = trade union library, union library.
    * biblioteca de suscripción = subscription library.
    * biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.
    * biblioteca de vestuario = costume library.
    * biblioteca de veterinaria = veterinary library.
    * biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.
    * biblioteca digital = digital library (DL).
    * biblioteca ducal = ducal library.
    * biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.
    * biblioteca electrónica = electronic library (e-library), library without walls.
    * biblioteca en red = network library.
    * biblioteca escolar = school library.
    * biblioteca especializada = special library, specialised library, specialist library.
    * biblioteca especializada en música = music library.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteca estatal = state library.
    * biblioteca física = physical library, brick and mortar library.
    * biblioteca general = central library, general library.
    * biblioteca gestionada por microordenador = microlibrary.
    * biblioteca gubernamental = government library.
    * biblioteca hermana = sister library.
    * biblioteca híbrida = hybrid library, brick and click library.
    * biblioteca industrial = factory library.
    * biblioteca infantil = children's library.
    * biblioteca juvenil = junior library.
    * biblioteca local = local library, home library.
    * biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.
    * biblioteca metropolitana = metropolitan library.
    * biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.
    * biblioteca ministerial = ministerial library.
    * biblioteca monástica = monastic library.
    * biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library, mobile.
    * biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.
    * biblioteca multimedia = multimedia library.
    * biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library.
    * biblioteca nacional = national library.
    * Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL) = National Agricultural Library (NAL).
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
    * Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.
    * biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.
    * biblioteca para pacientes = hospital patient library, patients' library.
    * biblioteca parroquial = parochial library, parish library.
    * biblioteca personal = personal library, home collection, personal collection, home library.
    * biblioteca popular = popular library.
    * biblioteca presidencial = presidential library, presidential archive.
    * biblioteca principal = main library.
    * biblioteca privada = private library.
    * biblioteca provincial = provincial library centre.
    * biblioteca pública = public library, public library service.
    * Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL) = NYPL (New York Public Library).
    * biblioteca pública municipal = municipal public library.
    * biblioteca pública provincial = provincial public library.
    * biblioteca quiosco = kiosk library.
    * biblioteca regional = regional library.
    * biblioteca religiosa = religious library.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital = hospital librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada = special librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil = mobile librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca pública = public librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal = branch librarian.
    * biblioteca rural = rural library.
    * biblioteca sanitaria = health library.
    * biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sucursal = library branch, branch library, branch collection, library outlet.
    * biblioteca técnica = technical library.
    * biblioteca tradicional = brick and mortar library.
    * biblioteca tradicional y virtual = brick and click library.
    * biblioteca traditional = physical library.
    * biblioteca universitaria = college library, university library, research library.
    * biblioteca virtual = virtual library.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académica = college librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias = academic librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas = special librarianship.
    * BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
    * carnet de biblioteca = library card.
    * catálogo de biblioteca = library catalogue.
    * Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
    * Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
    * colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].
    * colección de una biblioteca = local holding.
    * comisión de biblioteca = library board, library committee.
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.
    * consorcio de bibliotecas = library consortium.
    * cooperativa de bibliotecas = library cooperative.
    * datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.
    * defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.
    * dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.
    * dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
    * División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
    * dotación económica de las bibliotecas = library funding.
    * dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.
    * edición para bibliotecas = library edition.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.
    * encuadernador de la biblioteca = library binder.
    * encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.
    * especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.
    * especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.
    * específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * estadísticas de la biblioteca = library statistics.
    * estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.
    * experiencia en bibliotecas = library experience.
    * facultativos de bibliotecas = library faculty.
    * feria de la biblioteca = library fair.
    * fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * función de la biblioteca = library's function.
    * gestión de la biblioteca = library management.
    * guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.
    * hacerse socio de la biblioteca = join + library.
    * hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].
    * hermanamiento de bibliotecas = library twinning.
    * historia de las bibliotecas = library history.
    * IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
    * imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.
    * información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
    * LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
    * lector de una biblioteca = library user.
    * legislación sobre bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.
    * libro de la biblioteca = library book.
    * Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.
    * LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).
    * mapa de la biblioteca = library map.
    * MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.
    * Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.
    * misión de la biblioteca = library's mission.
    * mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.
    * ordenanza de biblioteca = page.
    * organismo gestor de bibliotecas = library authority.
    * órgano encargado de bibliotecas = library authority.
    * perfil de la biblioteca = library profile.
    * personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * pertinente a las bibliotecas = library-related.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * prioridad de la biblioteca = library's priority.
    * profesional de la biblioteca = library professional.
    * profesional de las bibliotecas y la información = library and information professional.
    * profesionales de las bibliotecas y la información, los = library and information profession, the.
    * profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.
    * programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.
    * programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).
    * programas de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation software.
    * proveedor de bibliotecas = library supplier.
    * Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).
    * quiosco biblioteca = library kiosk.
    * ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.
    * red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.
    * red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.
    * Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.
    * relacionado con las bibliotecas = library-related.
    * responsable de bibliotecas = library official.
    * responsable de la biblioteca = library manager.
    * responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.
    * RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).
    * SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
    * sección de la biblioteca = library section.
    * sello de la biblioteca = library stamp.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * sistema automatizado de bibliotecas = automated library information system, library computer system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.
    * sistema de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation system.
    * sistema de bibliotecas públicas = public library system.
    * sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).
    * subalterno de biblioteca = library clerk, library page.
    * sucursal de biblioteca situada en un centro comercial = storefront library.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.
    * usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.
    * utilización de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * visita guiada a la biblioteca = library tour, library orientation.
    * visitas a la biblioteca = library visits.
    * * *
    a) (institución, lugar) library

    biblioteca pública/de consulta — public/reference library

    b) ( colección) book collection
    c) ( mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase
    * * *
    = library, document collection.

    Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.

    Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
    * actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliot = library advocacy.
    * alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * amante de la biblioteca = library lover.
    * Amigos de la Biblioteca = Friends of the Library.
    * ampliación de la biblioteca = library extension.
    * ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca = library anxiety.
    * ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = ARL (Association of Research Libraries).
    * asesor técnico de bibliotecas = library consultant.
    * asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas = library building consultant.
    * Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología = American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
    * Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas = Special Libraries Association (SLA).
    * automatización de bibliotecas = library automation.
    * auxiliar de biblioteca = library assistant, library technician, page, library aide, library orderly.
    * ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.
    * basado en la biblioteca = library-based.
    * biblioteca académica = academic library.
    * biblioteca arzobispal = archiepiscopal library.
    * biblioteca asociada = affiliated library.
    * biblioteca biomédica = biomedical library.
    * biblioteca Bodliana, la = Bodleian, the.
    * Biblioteca Británica = British Library (BL).
    * biblioteca central = central library, main library.
    * biblioteca cibernética = cyberlibrary [cyber-library].
    * biblioteca como edificio = library building.
    * biblioteca comunitaria = community library.
    * biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos = net-lender, net-borrower.
    * biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario = one person library.
    * biblioteca de acceso restringido = closed-stack library.
    * biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural library.
    * Biblioteca de Alejandría, la = Alexandria Library, the.
    * biblioteca de alquiler = rental library.
    * biblioteca de arqueología = archaeology library.
    * biblioteca de arte = art library.
    * biblioteca de asociación = society's library.
    * biblioteca de barco = shipboard library, ship library.
    * biblioteca de barrio = district library, community library.
    * biblioteca de biomedicina = health care library, biomedical library.
    * biblioteca de botánica = botany library.
    * biblioteca de campo de concentración = concentration camp library.
    * biblioteca de catedral = cathedral library.
    * biblioteca de centro penitenciario = prison library.
    * biblioteca de ciencias = science library.
    * biblioteca de ciencias de la salud = health sciences library, health library.
    * biblioteca de condado = county library.
    * biblioteca de conservatorio = conservatoire library.
    * biblioteca de copyright = copyright library.
    * biblioteca de departamento = department library.
    * biblioteca de depósito = deposit library.
    * biblioteca de depósito legal = copyright library, depository library.
    * biblioteca de derecho = law library.
    * biblioteca de diplomatura = undergraduate library.
    * biblioteca de distrito = district library.
    * biblioteca de empresa = commercial library, industrial library, corporate library, company library, business library.
    * biblioteca de farmacia = pharmaceutical library.
    * biblioteca de hospital = patient library, hospital library.
    * biblioteca de hospital clínico = teaching hospital library.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * biblioteca de investigación = research library.
    * biblioteca de jardín de infancia = kindergarten library.
    * biblioteca de juzgado = court library.
    * biblioteca de la comunidad = community library.
    * biblioteca de la zona ártica = arctic library.
    * Biblioteca del Congreso (LC) = Library of Congress (LC).
    * biblioteca de libre acceso = open access library.
    * Biblioteca del Museo Británico = British Museum Library.
    * Biblioteca del Vaticano, la = Vatican Library, the.
    * biblioteca de medicina = medical library.
    * biblioteca de mezquita = mosque library.
    * biblioteca de minoría étnica = ethnic library.
    * biblioteca de misión = mission library.
    * biblioteca de música = music library.
    * biblioteca de pacientes = patient library.
    * biblioteca de parlamento = parliamentary library.
    * biblioteca departamental = departmental library.
    * biblioteca de periódico = news library.
    * biblioteca de préstamo = lending library, circulating library, circulation library.
    * biblioteca de prisión = prison library.
    * biblioteca de recursos = resource library.
    * biblioteca de referencia = reference library.
    * biblioteca de sindicato = trade union library, union library.
    * biblioteca de suscripción = subscription library.
    * biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.
    * biblioteca de vestuario = costume library.
    * biblioteca de veterinaria = veterinary library.
    * biblioteca de zona rural = rural library.
    * biblioteca digital = digital library (DL).
    * biblioteca ducal = ducal library.
    * biblioteca eclesiástica = ecclesiastical library, church library.
    * biblioteca electrónica = electronic library (e-library), library without walls.
    * biblioteca en red = network library.
    * biblioteca escolar = school library.
    * biblioteca especializada = special library, specialised library, specialist library.
    * biblioteca especializada en música = music library.
    * biblioteca especializada en temas polares = polar library.
    * biblioteca estatal = state library.
    * biblioteca física = physical library, brick and mortar library.
    * biblioteca general = central library, general library.
    * biblioteca gestionada por microordenador = microlibrary.
    * biblioteca gubernamental = government library.
    * biblioteca hermana = sister library.
    * biblioteca híbrida = hybrid library, brick and click library.
    * biblioteca industrial = factory library.
    * biblioteca infantil = children's library.
    * biblioteca juvenil = junior library.
    * biblioteca local = local library, home library.
    * biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación = donor-endowed library.
    * biblioteca metropolitana = metropolitan library.
    * biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa = member library.
    * biblioteca ministerial = ministerial library.
    * biblioteca monástica = monastic library.
    * biblioteca móvil = bookmobile, mobile library, mobile.
    * biblioteca móvil en trailer = trailer library.
    * biblioteca multimedia = multimedia library.
    * biblioteca municipal = town library, city library, municipal library, urban library, community library.
    * biblioteca nacional = national library.
    * Biblioteca Nacional Central = National Central Library.
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL) = National Agricultural Library (NAL).
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania = Deutsche Bibliothek.
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) = National Library of Medicine (NLM).
    * Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL) = National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
    * Biblioteca Nacional Francesa = Bibliotheque Nationale.
    * biblioteca para ciegos = library for the blind.
    * biblioteca para pacientes = hospital patient library, patients' library.
    * biblioteca parroquial = parochial library, parish library.
    * biblioteca personal = personal library, home collection, personal collection, home library.
    * biblioteca popular = popular library.
    * biblioteca presidencial = presidential library, presidential archive.
    * biblioteca principal = main library.
    * biblioteca privada = private library.
    * biblioteca provincial = provincial library centre.
    * biblioteca pública = public library, public library service.
    * Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL) = NYPL (New York Public Library).
    * biblioteca pública municipal = municipal public library.
    * biblioteca pública provincial = provincial public library.
    * biblioteca quiosco = kiosk library.
    * biblioteca regional = regional library.
    * biblioteca religiosa = religious library.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura = agricultural librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte = art librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio = district librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital = hospital librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada = special librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil = mobile librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca pública = public librarian.
    * bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal = branch librarian.
    * biblioteca rural = rural library.
    * biblioteca sanitaria = health library.
    * biblioteca sin muros = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sin paredes = library without walls.
    * biblioteca sucursal = library branch, branch library, branch collection, library outlet.
    * biblioteca técnica = technical library.
    * biblioteca tradicional = brick and mortar library.
    * biblioteca tradicional y virtual = brick and click library.
    * biblioteca traditional = physical library.
    * biblioteca universitaria = college library, university library, research library.
    * biblioteca virtual = virtual library.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académica = college librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación = research librianship.
    * biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias = academic librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.
    * biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas = special librarianship.
    * BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica) = BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
    * carnet de biblioteca = library card.
    * catálogo de biblioteca = library catalogue.
    * Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC) = British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
    * Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
    * colección de la biblioteca = library collection [library's collection].
    * colección de una biblioteca = local holding.
    * comisión de biblioteca = library board, library committee.
    * con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca = library literate [library-literate].
    * Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL) = Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
    * conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas = library skills.
    * consejo de administración de la biblioteca = library trustees.
    * consorcio de bibliotecas = library consortium.
    * cooperativa de bibliotecas = library cooperative.
    * datos estadísticos de la biblioteca = library records, library statistics.
    * defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios = library advocacy.
    * destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca = library research skills.
    * dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.
    * dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.
    * director de biblioteca = library director.
    * director de la biblioteca = head librarian.
    * División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD) = British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
    * División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD) = British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
    * dotación económica de las bibliotecas = library funding.
    * dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.
    * edición para bibliotecas = library edition.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca = join + library.
    * encuadernación de biblioteca = library binding.
    * encuadernador de la biblioteca = library binder.
    * encuentro de bibliotecas móviles = mobile meet.
    * entre varias bibliotecas = cross-library.
    * especialista en bibliotecas = library specialist.
    * especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones = prison librarianship.
    * específico a la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * específico de la biblioteca = library-specific.
    * estadísticas de la biblioteca = library statistics.
    * estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca = library user study.
    * experiencia en bibliotecas = library experience.
    * facultativos de bibliotecas = library faculty.
    * feria de la biblioteca = library fair.
    * fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.
    * formación en el uso de la biblioteca = library literacy.
    * función de la biblioteca = library's function.
    * gestión de la biblioteca = library management.
    * guía de biblioteca = library guide, library guiding.
    * hacerse socio de la biblioteca = join + library.
    * hecho por la propia biblioteca = in-house [inhouse].
    * hermanamiento de bibliotecas = library twinning.
    * historia de las bibliotecas = library history.
    * IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
    * imagen de la biblioteca = library's profile.
    * información de existencias por bibliotecas = local holdings information.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.
    * la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.
    * LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
    * LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
    * lector de una biblioteca = library user.
    * legislación sobre bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas = library law.
    * ley de bibliotecas, la = library act, the.
    * libro de la biblioteca = library book.
    * Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar = SLA List.
    * LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca) = LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).
    * mapa de la biblioteca = library map.
    * MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LC MARC.
    * Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia) = Matica Slovenska.
    * misión de la biblioteca = library's mission.
    * mundo de las bibliotecas, el = library world, the.
    * ordenanza de biblioteca = page.
    * organismo gestor de bibliotecas = library authority.
    * órgano encargado de bibliotecas = library authority.
    * perfil de la biblioteca = library profile.
    * personal de la biblioteca = library staff, library worker.
    * persona que utiliza la biblioteca = non-library user.
    * pertinente a las bibliotecas = library-related.
    * política de la biblioteca = library's policy.
    * prioridad de la biblioteca = library's priority.
    * profesional de la biblioteca = library professional.
    * profesional de las bibliotecas y la información = library and information professional.
    * profesionales de las bibliotecas y la información, los = library and information profession, the.
    * profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.
    * programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.
    * programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).
    * programas de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation software.
    * proveedor de bibliotecas = library supplier.
    * Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP = Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).
    * quiosco biblioteca = library kiosk.
    * ratón de biblioteca = bookish, bookworm.
    * red cooperativa de bibliotecas = cooperative network.
    * red de bibliotecas = library network, library system, library networking.
    * Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA = RLIN.
    * Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = Library of Congress Filing Rules.
    * relacionado con las bibliotecas = library-related.
    * responsable de bibliotecas = library official.
    * responsable de la biblioteca = library manager.
    * responsable del personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * reunión de bibliotecas móviles = mobilemeet.
    * RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).
    * SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias) = SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
    * sección de la biblioteca = library section.
    * sello de la biblioteca = library stamp.
    * ser lector de una biblioteca = library membership.
    * sistema automatizado de bibliotecas = automated library information system, library computer system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo = single-type library system.
    * sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos = multitype library system.
    * sistema de automatización de bibliotecas = library automation system.
    * sistema de bibliotecas públicas = public library system.
    * sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).
    * subalterno de biblioteca = library clerk, library page.
    * sucursal de biblioteca situada en un centro comercial = storefront library.
    * trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas = library and information work.
    * uso de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * uso público en la propia biblioteca = in-library use.
    * usuario de la biblioteca = library user, library patron.
    * utilización de la biblioteca = library use, library usage.
    * visita guiada a la biblioteca = library tour, library orientation.
    * visitas a la biblioteca = library visits.

    * * *
    1 (institución, lugar) library
    biblioteca universitaria/pública university/public library
    biblioteca de consulta reference library
    biblioteca ambulante or móvil mobile library
    biblioteca circulante mobile library
    biblioteca de componentes visuales ( Inf) visual component library, VCL
    ratón2 (↑ ratón (2))
    2 (colección) collection
    3 (mueble) bookshelves (pl), bookcase
    * * *

     

    biblioteca sustantivo femenino
    a) (institución, lugar) library;

    ◊ biblioteca pública/de consulta public/reference library



    biblioteca sustantivo femenino library
    biblioteca pública, public library
    ' biblioteca' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alcanzar
    - cerca
    - conservador
    - conservadora
    - descuidarse
    - laguna
    - pertenecer
    - pública
    - público
    - ratón
    - albergar
    - ambulante
    - carné
    - celador
    - consulta
    - curiosear
    English:
    bookmobile
    - bookworm
    - library
    - microfilm
    - mobile library
    - monastery
    - public library
    - reference library
    - sign out
    - addition
    - be
    - book
    - down
    - peace
    - reference
    * * *
    1. [lugar] library
    biblioteca ambulante mobile library;
    biblioteca de consulta reference library;
    biblioteca de préstamo lending library;
    biblioteca pública public library
    2. [conjunto de libros] library
    3. Chile, Perú, RP [mueble] bookcase
    * * *
    f
    1 library
    2 mueble bookcase
    * * *
    : library
    * * *
    1. (edificio, conjunto de libros) library [pl. libraries]
    2. (mueble) bookcase

    Spanish-English dictionary > biblioteca

  • 3 ayudante de biblioteca

    Ex. He subsequently served as Chief of that Division, Chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and assistant librarian of Processing Services.
    * * *

    Ex: He subsequently served as Chief of that Division, Chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and assistant librarian of Processing Services.

    Spanish-English dictionary > ayudante de biblioteca

  • 4 ayudante

    adj.
    assistant.
    ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant
    f. & m.
    1 assistant, helper, auxiliary, aide.
    2 attendant.
    * * *
    1 assistant
    2 MILITAR adjutant
    \
    ayudante de dirección (en teatro, cine) production assistant
    * * *
    noun mf.
    assistant, helper
    * * *
    SMF (=que ayuda) helper, assistant; (Mil) adjutant; (Téc) technician; (Golf) caddie; (Escol, Univ) assistant

    ayudante de dirección — (Teat etc) production assistant

    ayudante de laboratorio — lab(oratory) assistant, lab(oratory) technician

    ayudante del electricista — electrician's assistant, electrician's helper (EEUU)

    ayudante de realización — (TV) production assistant

    * * *
    masculino y femenino assistant
    * * *
    = assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.
    Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
    Ex. However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.
    Ex. Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
    Ex. The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.
    Ex. The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.
    Ex. One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
    ----
    * ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].
    * ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.
    * ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.
    * ayudante de investigación = research assistant.
    * ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.
    * profesor ayudante = teacher aide.
    * * *
    masculino y femenino assistant
    * * *
    = assistant, attendant, helper, helpmate, wizard, legman [legmen, -pl.], aider.

    Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.

    Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.
    Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
    Ex: The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.
    Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.
    Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
    * ayudante de abogado = paralegal [para-legal].
    * ayudante de biblioteca = assistant librarian.
    * ayudante de hospital = hospital attendant.
    * ayudante de investigación = research assistant.
    * ayudante del shérif = deputy sheriff.
    * profesor ayudante = teacher aide.

    * * *
    assistant
    ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant
    ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant
    Compuestos:
    aide-de-camp
    assistant professor ( AmE), (junior) lecturer ( BrE)
    assistant to the director, director's assistant
    production assistant
    personal digital assistant, PDA
    ( Esp) Registered Nurse
    * * *

    ayudante sustantivo masculino y femenino
    assistant;

    ayudante de cocina kitchen assistant
    ayudante mf assistant

    ' ayudante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asistente
    - ATS
    - script
    English:
    aide
    - assistant
    - bulk
    - busboy
    - confidential
    - deputy
    - dresser
    - helper
    - mate
    - PA
    - willing
    - motion
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    assistant
    ♦ nmf
    assistant
    Mil ayudante de campo aide-de-camp; Cine ayudante de dirección director's assistant; Cine ayudante del electricista best boy;
    ayudante de investigación research assistant;
    ayudante de laboratorio laboratory assistant;
    Esp ayudante técnico sanitario qualified nurse
    * * *
    m/f assistant
    * * *
    : helper, assistant
    * * *
    ayudante n assistant

    Spanish-English dictionary > ayudante

  • 5 jefe

    adj.
    chief, top.
    m.
    1 boss, principal, chief, manager.
    2 chief, chieftain, leader, ringleader.
    3 boss, woman in charge, headwoman, top woman.
    4 boss.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 boss, head, chief
    2 COMERCIO (hombre) manager; (mujer) manageress
    3 PLÍTICA leader
    4 MILITAR officer in command
    ► interjección ¡jefe!
    1 familiar waiter!
    1 familiar the old lady, the wife
    \
    jefe de estación station master
    jefe de Estado Head of State
    jefe de Estado Mayor Chief of Staff
    jefe de redacción editor in chief
    jefe de ventas sales manager
    jefe supremo commander-in-chief
    * * *
    (f. - jefa)
    noun
    1) boss
    2) head
    * * *
    jefe, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=superior) boss; (=director) head; (Pol) leader; (Com) manager; (Mil) officer in command; [de tribu] chief

    ¿quién es el jefe aquí? — who's in charge around here?

    jefe/a civil — Caribe registrar

    jefe/a de almacén — warehouse manager/manageress

    jefe/a de bomberos — fire chief, chief fire officer

    jefe/a de cabina — (Aer) chief steward/stewardess

    jefe/a de camareros — head waiter/waitress

    jefe/a de cocina — head chef

    jefe/a de equipo — team leader

    jefe/a de estación — station master, station manager

    jefe/a de estado — head of state

    jefe/a de estado mayor — chief of staff

    jefe/a de estudios — (Escol) director of studies

    jefe/a de filas — (Pol) party leader

    jefe/a de máquinas — (Náut) chief engineer

    jefe/a de márketing — marketing manager

    jefe/a de obras — site manager

    jefe/a de oficina — office manager/manageress

    jefe/a de personal — personnel manager

    jefe/a de pista — ringmaster

    jefe/a de plató — (Cine, TV) floor manager

    jefe/a de producción — production manager

    jefe/a de protocolo — chief of protocol

    jefe/a de realización — (Cine, TV) production manager

    jefe/a de redacción — editor-in-chief

    jefe/a de sala — head waiter/waitress

    jefe/a de taller — foreman

    jefe/a de tren — guard, conductor (EEUU)

    jefe/a de ventas — sales manager

    jefe/a ejecutivo/a — chief executive

    jefe/a supremo/a — commander-in-chief

    2) [como apelativo]

    ¡oiga jefe! — hey!, mate! *

    sí, mi jefe — esp LAm yes, sir o boss

    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino
    a) ( superior) boss
    b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader
    d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
    e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)
    * * *
    = boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.
    Ex. The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
    Ex. He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
    Ex. 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
    Ex. Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
    Ex. In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
    Ex. Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
    Ex. Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
    Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
    Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    ----
    * ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.
    * editor jefe = editor-in-chief.
    * jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.
    * jefe de cocina = chef.
    * jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.
    * jefe de espías = spymaster.
    * jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.
    * jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.
    * jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).
    * jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).
    * jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.
    * jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.
    * jefe de milicia = warlord.
    * jefe de oficina = office manager.
    * jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.
    * jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.
    * jefe de prensa = press officer.
    * jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.
    * jefe de sección = section head.
    * jefe de taller = overseer.
    * jefe militar = army official, army officer.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.
    * * *
    - fa masculino, femenino, jefe masculino y femenino
    a) ( superior) boss
    b) ( de empresa) manager; ( de sección) head; ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader
    d) ( como apelativo) buddy (AmE colloq), mate (BrE colloq)
    e) jefes masculino plural (fam) ( padres) folks (pl) (colloq)
    * * *
    = boss [bosses, -pl.], chief, employer, chief honcho, top official, top position, head honcho, honcho, gaffer, leader.

    Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.

    Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
    Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
    Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
    Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
    Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
    Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
    Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
    Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
    Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    * ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe! = while the cat's away, the mice will play.
    * editor jefe = editor-in-chief.
    * jefa de oficina de correos = postmistress.
    * jefe de cocina = chef.
    * jefe de escuadrón = squadron leader.
    * jefe de espías = spymaster.
    * jefe de estado = head of state, chief of state.
    * jefe de facturación = billing clerk.
    * jefe de la tribu = tribal chief.
    * jefe del estado mayor = Chief of Staff.
    * jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).
    * jefe de los servicios de información = chief information officer (CIO).
    * jefe del servicio de catalogación = cataloguing head.
    * jefe del servicio de referencia = reference head.
    * jefe de milicia = warlord.
    * jefe de oficina = office manager.
    * jefe de oficina de correos = postmaster.
    * jefe de personal = personnel officer, welfare officer, staff manager.
    * jefe de personal de la biblioteca = library personnel officer.
    * jefe de policía = chief constable, police chief.
    * jefe de prensa = press officer.
    * jefe de recursos humanos = human resource manager.
    * jefe de sección = section head.
    * jefe de taller = overseer.
    * jefe militar = army official, army officer.
    * muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
    * ser el jefe = be in charge, call + the shots, be the boss, call + the tune, rule + the roost.

    * * *
    jefe -fa
    masculine, feminine
    1 (superior) boss
    aquí el jefe soy yo I'm the boss here, I'm in charge here
    2 (de una sección, un departamento) head
    4 (de un partido, una banda) leader
    5 (como apelativo) buddy ( AmE colloq), mate ( BrE colloq), guv ( BrE colloq dated)
    6 jefes mpl ( fam) (padres) folks (pl) ( colloq), parents (pl)
    Compuestos:
    ● jefe/jefa de bomberos
    fire chief
    ● jefe/jefa de cocina
    chef
    ● jefe/jefa de departamento
    head of department
    ● jefe/jefa de estación
    stationmaster
    ● jefe/jefa de Estado
    head of state
    ● jefe/jefa de Estado Mayor
    Chief of Staff
    ● jefe/jefa de estudios
    director of studies
    ● jefe/jefa de filas
    group leader
    ● jefe/jefa de gobierno
    (primer ministro) prime minister; (presidente) president
    ● jefe/jefa de la guerrilla
    guerrilla leader
    ● jefe/jefa de la oposición
    leader of the opposition
    ● jefe/jefa de la policía
    chief of police
    ● jefe/jefa de los espías
    spymaster
    ● jefe/jefa de máquinas
    chief engineer
    ● jefe/jefa de negociado
    head of section, head of department
    ● jefe/jefa de oficina
    chief clerk, office manager
    ● jefe/jefa de personal
    personnel manager
    ● jefe/jefa de planta
    floor manager
    ● jefe/jefa de producción
    production manager
    ● jefe/jefa de producto
    product manager
    ● jefe/jefa de redacción
    editor-in-chief
    ● jefe/jefa de sección
    section head
    ● jefe/jefa de seguridad
    chief of security
    ● jefe/jefa de taller
    supervisor, foreman
    ● jefe/jefa de tren
    head conductor, train manager ( BrE)
    ● jefe/jefa de ventas
    sales manager
    * * *

     

    jefe
    ◊ -fa sustantivo masculino, femenino, jefe sustantivo masculino y femenino

    a) ( superior) boss;


    jefe de personal/ventas personnel/sales manager;
    jefe de redacción editor-in-chief

    ( de sección) head;
    ( de tribu) chief
    c) (Pol) leader;

    ◊ jefe de Estado/gobierno head of state/government

    jefe,-a sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 boss
    Com manager
    jefe de estación, station master
    jefe de informativos, news editor
    jefe de personal, personnel manager
    jefe de redacción, editor-in-chief
    jefe de ventas, sales manager
    2 (líder) leader: es el jefe de la tribu, he's the chief of the tribe
    jefe de Estado, Head of State
    3 Mil comandante en jefe, commander-in-chief
    ' jefe' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    arder
    - bailar
    - bebida
    - cabestro
    - congraciarse
    - definitivamente
    - encima
    - faltar
    - gastar
    - gusano
    - jefa
    - mondarse
    - patrón
    - patrona
    - patrono
    - quemada
    - quemado
    - redactor
    - redactora
    - sapo
    - sheriff
    - tal
    - trinar
    - abajo
    - canciller
    - citar
    - comandante
    - condición
    - enfermero
    - facultar
    - mandar
    - pensar
    - plantear
    - quedar
    - rabiar
    - robar
    - salir
    - ver
    English:
    absence
    - abuse
    - anybody
    - approachable
    - around
    - ask for
    - bluster
    - boss
    - busywork
    - by
    - by-product
    - chancellor
    - chief
    - chieftain
    - clear
    - comeback
    - cow
    - deal with
    - departmental
    - deputy
    - discount
    - doormat
    - edit
    - even
    - expect
    - forceful
    - foreman
    - forge
    - frustrated
    - grievance
    - guard
    - head
    - higher-up
    - imagine
    - in
    - initially
    - leader
    - manager
    - marshal
    - mate
    - of
    - pass over
    - pat
    - pool
    - postmaster
    - promise
    - Secretary of State
    - sister
    - staff nurse
    - take over
    * * *
    jefe, -a nm,f
    1. [persona al mando] boss;
    [de empresa] manager, f manageress; [líder] leader; [de tribu, ejército] chief; [de departamento] head; Mil
    en jefe in-chief;
    Méx Fam
    como jefe: entró a la oficina como jefe he walked into the office as if he owned the place
    jefe de bomberos fire chief;
    jefe de compras purchasing manager;
    jefe de estación stationmaster;
    jefe de Estado head of state;
    jefe del estado mayor chief of staff;
    jefe de estudios director of studies;
    Dep jefe de fila(s) team leader [driver or cyclist];
    jefe de gabinete chief of staff;
    jefe de gobierno prime minister;
    una reunión de jefes de gobierno a meeting of heads of government;
    jefe de policía police chief, chief of police, Br chief constable;
    jefe de prensa press officer;
    jefe de producción production manager;
    jefe de producto product line manager;
    jefe de protocolo chief of protocol;
    jefe de proyecto project manager;
    jefe de redacción editor-in-chief;
    jefe de sección departmental head o chief;
    jefe de ventas sales manager
    2. Fam [como apelativo]
    pregúntale al jefe qué se debe ask the guy for the bill;
    jefe, pónganos dos cervezas give us two beers, Br guv o US mac
    3. Méx Fam [padre, madre] old man, f old girl
    4. Esp Fam
    mis jefes [mis padres] my folks
    * * *
    m, jefa f de departamento, organización head; ( superior) boss; POL leader; de tribu chief
    :
    mi jefe my dad fam ;
    mi jefa my mom fam
    * * *
    jefe, -fa n
    1) : chief, head, leader
    jefe de bomberos: fire chief
    2) : boss
    * * *
    jefe n
    1. (superior) boss [pl. bosses]
    3. (de un partido, de una asociación) leader

    Spanish-English dictionary > jefe

  • 6 coordinador

    adj.
    coordinating, co-ordinating.
    m.
    coordinator, co-ordinator.
    * * *
    1 coordinating
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 coordinator
    * * *
    coordinador, -a
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo coordinating
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) ( organizador) coordinator
    b) coordinadora femenino coordinating committee
    * * *
    = coordinator [co-ordinator], liaison, liaison person, orchestrator, liaison officer, channelling [channeling, -USA], convener [convenor].
    Ex. The Library of Congress has assumed the role of network co-ordinator in the United States.
    Ex. This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
    Ex. Often one of them is designated as a liaison person for the library staff.
    Ex. The library manager is the ' orchestrator' of strategies in the political arena.
    Ex. Each assistant librarian serves as a liaison officer with one1 or more departments, thus keeping users up to date with new developments in the library.
    Ex. In 1970, when multiregional networks were begun, even the smallest public library became an important channeling agency for its area.
    Ex. The author of this article is the convener of the Canadian Library Association Copyright Committee.
    ----
    * centro coordinador = hub.
    * centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house], clearinghouse [clearing house].
    * comité coordinador = coordinating committee.
    * grupo coordinador = steering group.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo coordinating
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) ( organizador) coordinator
    b) coordinadora femenino coordinating committee
    * * *
    = coordinator [co-ordinator], liaison, liaison person, orchestrator, liaison officer, channelling [channeling, -USA], convener [convenor].

    Ex: The Library of Congress has assumed the role of network co-ordinator in the United States.

    Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
    Ex: Often one of them is designated as a liaison person for the library staff.
    Ex: The library manager is the ' orchestrator' of strategies in the political arena.
    Ex: Each assistant librarian serves as a liaison officer with one1 or more departments, thus keeping users up to date with new developments in the library.
    Ex: In 1970, when multiregional networks were begun, even the smallest public library became an important channeling agency for its area.
    Ex: The author of this article is the convener of the Canadian Library Association Copyright Committee.
    * centro coordinador = hub.
    * centro coordinador de información = clearinghouse [clearing house], clearinghouse [clearing house].
    * comité coordinador = coordinating committee.
    * grupo coordinador = steering group.

    * * *
    coordinating
    masculine, feminine
    1 (organizador) coordinator, organizer
    2
    coordinadora feminine coordinating o organizing committee
    * * *

     

    coordinador
    ◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino


    b)

    ◊ coordinadora sustantivo femenino

    coordinating committee
    coordinador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino coordinator: el coordinador del acto ha dicho que pongamos aquí los micrófonos, the ceremony coordinator told us to place the microphones here
    ' coordinador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coordinadora
    English:
    coordinator
    * * *
    coordinador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    co-ordinating
    ♦ nm,f
    co-ordinator
    * * *
    I adj coordinating
    II m, coordinadora f coordinator, organizer
    * * *
    : coordinator

    Spanish-English dictionary > coordinador

  • 7 segundo

    adj.
    second.
    adv.
    secondly, in second place, second.
    m.
    1 second, short period of time.
    2 second, sixtieth part of one minute.
    3 second best, second.
    4 Segundo.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: segundar.
    * * *
    1 second
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 second
    1 (tiempo) second
    \
    decir algo con segundas (intenciones) figurado to have an ulterior motive for saying something
    en segundo lugar (en texto, explicación) secondly 2 (en competición) in second place
    segundas nupcias second marriage sing Table 1 NOTA See also sexto,-a/Table 1
    ————————
    1 (tiempo) second
    * * *
    1. (f. - segunda)
    noun adj.
    2. noun m.
    * * *
    segundo, -a
    1.
    ADJ [gen] second; [enseñanza] secondary; [intención] double

    en segundo lugar — [en clasificación] in second place; [en discurso] secondly

    sexto 1.
    2. SM / F
    1) [en orden] [gen] second; (Admin, Mil) second in command

    segundo/a de a bordo — (Náut) first mate; (fig) second in command

    2) (Mús) alto
    3. SM
    1) (=medida de tiempo) second
    2) (=piso) second floor, third floor (EEUU)
    3) (Astron)
    segunda
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) second

    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

    b) <categoría/clase> second
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command
    III
    a) ( de tiempo) second

    un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

    b) ( medida de ángulo) second
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo/pronombre
    a) ( ordinal) second

    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está... in the background is...; quedar relegado a un segundo plano — to be pushed into the background; para ejemplos ver tb quinto

    b) <categoría/clase> second
    II
    - da masculino, femenino deputy, second-in-command
    III
    a) ( de tiempo) second

    un segundo, ahora te atiendo — just a second, I'll be right with you

    b) ( medida de ángulo) second
    * * *
    segundo1
    1 = second (2nd), second-best [2nd-best], runner up.

    Ex: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.

    Ex: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.
    Ex: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.
    * alumno de segundo = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo año = second grader.
    * alumno de segundo curso = second grader.
    * coche de segunda mano = used car, second-hand car.
    * como segunda alternativa = as a backup.
    * con segundas = double-edged, loaded.
    * con segundas intenciones = loaded.
    * dar una segunda oportunidad = give + a second chance.
    * dar una segunda vida = give + a second life.
    * dejar en segundo plano = overshadow.
    * de segunda = second-quality.
    * de segunda calidad = second-quality, second-best [2nd-best].
    * de segunda categoría = second-rate.
    * de segunda clase = second-rate.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * de segunda mano = second-hand [secondhand].
    * de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.
    * de segundo nivel = second-level.
    * de segundo orden = minor, second-order [2nd-order].
    * el segundo mencionado = latter.
    * en circuitos de segunda categoría = in the provinces.
    * en circuitos de segundo orden = in the provinces.
    * en el segundo caso = in the latter case.
    * en segundo lugar = secondly, second-best [2nd-best], in the second place.
    * en un segundo plano = in the background.
    * inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona = middle initial.
    * la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.
    * la segunda opción = the next best choice.
    * la segunda vez = the second time around.
    * mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.
    * ocupar un segundo plano = stand in + the background.
    * oír por segundas personas = hear + second-hand.
    * parte segunda = revisited.
    * por segunda vez = a second time, the second time around, a second time around.
    * primer y segundo plato = main dish.
    * primo segundo = second cousin.
    * quedar en segundo plano = come in + a poor second.
    * quedar segundo = come off + second-best.
    * relegado a un segundo plano = on the back burner, back burner.
    * relegarse a un segundo plano = take + a back seat.
    * ropa de segunda mano = second-hand clothes.
    * segunda casa = second home.
    * segunda edición = 2nd edition, second edition.
    * Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2) = AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
    * Segunda Guerra Mundial = 2nd World War, World War II [Second World War], Second World War [World War II].
    * segunda manga = second leg.
    * segunda parte = sequel, follow-up.
    * segunda vivienda en la ciudad = pied-à-terre.
    * segunda votación = runoff.
    * segundo análisis = re-examination [reexamination].
    * segundo contramaestre = boatswain's mate.
    * segundo curso = second grade.
    * segundo de abordo = second in command.
    * segundo de candidatura = running mate.
    * segundo en la candidatura de Alguien = running mate.
    * segundo finalista = first runner up.
    * segundo molar = 12-year molar.
    * segundo plato = a little something on the side, entrée, main entrée.
    * segundo trimestre = second quarter.
    * ser el segundo de a bordo = play + second fiddle.
    * tener una segunda oportunidad = get + a second chance, have + a second chance.
    * tener un segundo empleo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * tener un segundo trabajo = moonlight, work + a second job.
    * TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
    * una segunda opinión = a second opinion.
    * una segunda vez = a second time around, a second time.
    * vendedor de coches de segunda mano = used-car dealer, second-hand car dealer.

    segundo2
    2 = second, sec.

    Ex: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.

    Ex: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
    * actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.
    * décima de segundo = split second.
    * en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.
    * en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en unos segundos = in seconds.
    * en un par de segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en un segundo = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, with the tip of a hat, in a jiffy, in a heartbeat, in a second.
    * fracción de segundo = split second.
    * segundos = moments.
    * unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.

    * * *
    segundo1 -da
    adjective / pronoun
    segundo plano: en un segundo plano está … in the background is …
    quedar relegado a un segundo plano to be pushed into the background
    para ejemplos ver tb quinto1 adj/pron (↑ quinto (1)), quinto2 (↑ quinto (2))
    2 ‹categoría/clase› second
    Compuestos:
    second row
    second childhood
    segundo2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    deputy, second-in-command
    Compuesto:
    segundo de a bordo, segunda de a bordo
    masculine, feminine ( Náut) first mate, first officer; (en una empresa) ( fam) second-in-command
    1 (de tiempo) second
    no tardo ni un segundo I won't be a second
    un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second and I'll be with you
    * * *

     

    segundo 1
    ◊ -da adjetivo/pronombre



    para ejemplos ver quinto
    b) ‹categoría/clase› second

    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    deputy, second-in-command
    segundo 2 sustantivo masculino
    second;
    ◊ un segundo, ahora te atiendo just a second, I'll be right with you

    segundo,-a
    I adjetivo second
    la planta segunda, the second floor
    II pron second (one): es siempre la segunda en levantarse, she is always the second to get up
    viajaremos en segunda, we'll travel second class
    III sustantivo masculino
    1 (unidad de tiempo) second
    fam fig dame un segundo, wait a second
    2 (persona) es el segundo (de a bordo) de la empresa, he is second-in-command of the firm

    ' segundo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    corte
    - ecuación
    - empatar
    - fondo
    - plana
    - plano
    - posponer
    - segunda
    - segundón
    - segundona
    - semestre
    - centésima
    - cursar
    - décima
    - relegar
    - seg.
    English:
    background
    - copilot
    - deputy
    - divorce
    - ESL
    - former
    - go under
    - half
    - jiffy
    - latter
    - moonlight
    - next
    - other
    - raise
    - second
    - second floor
    - second half
    - secondly
    - split
    - stationary
    - TEFL
    - cousin
    - degree
    - floor
    - intermediate
    - middle
    - mother
    - place
    - post
    - re-count
    - runner
    - sophomore
    * * *
    segundo, -a
    ♦ núm
    second;
    de segunda mano second-hand;
    Dep la segunda base [posición] second base; Dep el/la segunda base [jugador] second base;
    segundo equipo [en deporte] second team;
    la Segunda Guerra Mundial the Second World War, World War Two;
    segunda lengua second language;
    segunda línea [en rugby] lock (forward), second row (forward);
    segunda oportunidad second chance;
    segunda parte second half;
    segundo violín second violin;
    segunda vivienda second home
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [mencionado antes]
    vinieron Pedro y Juan, el segundo con… Pedro and Juan arrived, the latter with…
    2. [ayudante] number two
    segundo de a bordo Náut first mate; Fig second-in-command; ver también octavo
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br second floor, US third floor
    2. [cantidad de tiempo] second;
    tres segundos [en baloncesto] three-seconds violation
    3. [curso universitario] second year
    4. [curso escolar] = second year of primary school, US ≈ second grade
    * * *
    I adj second;
    prima segunda second cousin
    II m
    1 second;
    el segundo mejor the second best
    2 de tiempo second
    3 de una comida second course
    :
    vivir en el segundo live on the third o Br second floor
    * * *
    segundo, -da adj
    : second
    el segundo lugar: second place
    segundo, -da n
    1) : second (in a series)
    2) : second (person), second-in-command
    : second
    sesenta segundos: sixty seconds
    * * *
    segundo2 n (tiempo) second

    Spanish-English dictionary > segundo

  • 8 esperar1

    1 = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.
    Ex. Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
    Ex. Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.
    Ex. Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
    Ex. ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
    Ex. A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.
    Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    ----
    * de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.
    * esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.
    * hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    Spanish-English dictionary > esperar1

  • 9 segundo2

    2 = second, sec.
    Ex. If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.
    Ex. 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
    ----
    * actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.
    * décima de segundo = split second.
    * en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.
    * en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en unos segundos = in seconds.
    * en un par de segundos = in an instant or two.
    * en un segundo = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, with the tip of a hat, in a jiffy, in a heartbeat, in a second.
    * fracción de segundo = split second.
    * segundos = moments.
    * unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.

    Spanish-English dictionary > segundo2

  • 10 esperar

    v.
    1 to wait (for).
    te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport
    esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for somebody to do something
    espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming
    Elsa espera pacientemente Elsa waits patiently.
    espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help
    esperar que to hope that
    espero que sí/no I hope so/not
    esperar hacer algo to hope to do something
    Esperamos que suceda lo mejor We hope for the best.
    no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction
    esperar algo de alguien to expect something from somebody, to hope for something from somebody
    como era de esperar as was to be expected
    Elsa espera un milagro Elsa expects a miracle.
    4 to await, to be in store for (ser inevitable).
    le esperan dificultades many difficulties await him
    ¡me espera una buena en casa! (informal) I'm in for it when I get home!
    5 to wait for, to await, to wait.
    Elsa espera el tren Elsa waits for the train.
    6 to expect to, to look forward to, to hope to, to be expecting to.
    Ellos esperan llegar pronto They hope to arrive soon.
    7 to await for, to expect, to watch for.
    Ellos esperan la noticia They await for the news.
    Me espera una sorpresa A surprise awaits for me.
    * * *
    1 (tener esperanza) to hope for, expect
    2 (contar, creer) to expect
    3 (aguardar) to wait for, await
    4 (desear) to hope
    5 (ser inevitable) to await, be ahead
    6 figurado (bebé) to expect
    1 to wait
    1 (aguardar) to wait
    2 (creer, contar) to expect
    3 (desear) to hope
    \
    en espera de noticias tuyas we hope to hear from you soon
    ¡espérate sentado! don't hold your breath!, you'll be waiting till the cows come home!
    espero que no I hope not
    espero que sí I hope so
    hacer esperar a alguien to keep somebody waiting
    hacerse esperar to keep people waiting
    quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils
    * * *
    verb
    1) to wait for, await
    3) hope
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=aguardar) [+ tren, persona] to wait for

    esperaban noticias de los rehenes — they were waiting for o awaiting news of the hostages

    ¡la que te espera cuando llegues a casa! — you're (in) for it when you get home!

    un lío de aquí te espero — * a tremendous row *

    2) (=desear) to hope

    - ya nos pagará -espero que sea así — "he'll pay us, you'll see" - "I hope you're right o I hope so"

    -¿vienen a la fiesta? -espero que sí — "are they coming to the party?" - "I hope so"

    -¿crees que se enfadará? -espero que no — "do you think she will be angry?" - "I hope not"

    3) (=contar con) to expect

    ¿esperas visita? — are you expecting someone?

    ¿acaso esperas que pague yo? — you're not expecting me to pay, are you?

    ¿qué esperas, que encima te lo agradezca? — don't expect me to thank you for it as well

    ¿qué puedes esperar de él, después de cómo se ha comportado? — what do you expect from him, after the way he has behaved?

    • era de esperar — it was to be expected

    • no esperaba menos de ti — I expected nothing o no less of you

    4) [+ bebé]
    2. VI
    1) (=aguardar) to wait

    ¡espera un momento, este no es mi libro! — hold on o wait a minute, this isn't my book!

    espera en la puerta, ahora mismo voy — wait at the door, I'm just coming

    esperar a o hasta que algn haga algo — to wait for sb to do sth

    • hacer esperar a algn — keep sb waiting

    2)

    • esperar en algn — to put one's hopes o trust in sb

    3.
    See:
    ESPERAR Esperar tiene en inglés varias traducciones, entre las que se encuentran wait (for), await, hope y expect. ► Se traduce por wait ( for ) cuando esperar se refiere al hecho de aguardar la llegada de alguien o de un suceso: Hice el examen hace dos meses y todavía estoy esperando los resultados I took the exam two months ago and I'm still waiting for the results La esperó media hora y después se fue a casa He waited half an hour for her and then went home ► El verbo await es un verbo de uso similar a wait for, aunque no requiere el uso de la preposición y no es muy corriente en inglés moderno: Esperaban ansiosamente la llegada del Rey They eagerly awaited the arrival of the King ► Se traduce por hope cuando deseamos que algo suceda, pero no estamos seguros de si ocurrirá o no: Espero que no se enfade mucho conmigo I hope (that) she won't be very annoyed with me Después de terminar la carrera espero conseguir un buen trabajo I hope to get a good job when I finish university ► Traducimos esperar por expect cuando estamos muy seguros de que algo va a suceder o cuando hay una razón lógica para que algo suceda: Espero aprobar porque el examen me salió muy bien I expect to pass o I expect I'll pass because the exam went very well Ha resultado mejor de lo que esperábamos It was better than we expected Está esperando un niño She's expecting (a baby) Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entrada
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

    ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

    b) ( recibir) to meet
    c) sorpresa to await

    ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

    2)
    a) (contar con, prever) to expect

    esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

    b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting
    3) ( con esperanza) to hope

    eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

    esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

    esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious

    2.
    a) ( aguardar) to wait

    espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

    esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

    ¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?

    3.
    esperarse v pron
    1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

    espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

    2) (fam) ( prever) to expect
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1)
    a) <autobús/persona/acontecimiento> to wait for

    ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? — tell him! what are you waiting for?

    b) ( recibir) to meet
    c) sorpresa to await

    ya verás la que te espera en casa! — (fam) you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! (colloq)

    2)
    a) (contar con, prever) to expect

    esperar que + subj: ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?; era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail; no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind; esperar algo de alguien/algo to expect something of somebody/something; esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you; de ella no puedes esperar ayuda — don't expect her to help

    b) <niño/bebé> to be expecting
    3) ( con esperanza) to hope

    eso espero or espero que sí — I hope so

    esperar + inf — to hope to + inf

    esperar que + subj: espero que no llueva/que te guste I hope it doesn't rain/you like it; espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck; esperemos que no sea nada grave — let's hope it's nothing serious

    2.
    a) ( aguardar) to wait

    espera, que bajo contigo — wait a minute o (colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you

    esperar a + inf: espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure; esperar (a) que + subj: esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in; espera (a) que te llamen wait until they call you; esperar sentado (fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming (colloq); ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope!; quien espera desespera — waiting's the worst part

    ¿para cuándo espera? — when's the baby due?

    3.
    esperarse v pron
    1) (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)

    espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? — wait a minute! can't you see I'm busy?

    2) (fam) ( prever) to expect
    * * *
    esperar1
    1 = await, wait, wait for, hang on, be in store, tarry.

    Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.

    Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.
    Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
    Ex: ' Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
    Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.
    Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    * de aquí te espero = tremendous, humongous [humungous], massive, enormous, gianormous.
    * esperamos su repuesta = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * esperar con impaciencia = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar el turno de Uno = wait + Posesivo + turn.
    * esperar en el futuro = be in store for + Nombre + in the future, future + have in store.
    * esperar entre bastidores = wait in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar impacientemente = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar sin nada que hacer = kick + Posesivo + heels.
    * esperar su momento = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar su oportunidad = wait in + the wings, stand in + the wings, lurk in + the wings.
    * esperar una sorpresa desagradable = rude awakening + be in store, be in for a rude awakening.
    * hacer esperar = cool + Posesivo + heels.
    * hacer + Pronombre + esperar = keep + Pronombre + waiting.
    * lo que espera a = what is on store for.
    * lo que nos espera = things to come.
    * protesta + no hacerse esperar = cry + ring out.
    * ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

    esperar2
    2 = call on/upon, expect, hope, count on, look to, bank on.

    Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.

    Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
    Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.
    Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.
    Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
    Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
    * como cabe esperar = unsurprisingly, as one might expect, as expected.
    * como cabía esperar = as expected.
    * como cabría esperar = as might be expected, as one might expect.
    * como era de esperar = as expected.
    * como es de esperar = predictably, not surprisingly, as expected.
    * cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.
    * decir + esperar = express + hope.
    * es de esperar = hopefully.
    * esperamos sus noticias = look forward to + hearing from you.
    * esperando que = in hopeful expectation that.
    * esperar con ansiedad = hope for, hold + Posesivo + breath.
    * esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).
    * esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo), = look forward to (+ Gerundio).
    * esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo) = look forward to (+ Gerundio).
    * esperar lo imposible = shoot (for) + the moon, cry for + the moon, ask for + the moon, reach for + the moon.
    * esperar lo peor = expect + the worst.
    * esperarse = hold + Posesivo + horses.
    * esperarse Algo = come as + no surprise.
    * esperar una (gran) sorpresa = be in for a (big) surprise.
    * llegar a esperar = come to + expect.
    * mucha gente + esperar que = be widely expected.
    * que espera demasiado = over expectant.
    * salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.
    * sin esperarlo = out of the blue, like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.

    * * *
    esperar [A1 ]
    vt
    A
    1 ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for
    esperaba el tren/a un amigo he was waiting for the train/a friend
    podrías haber esperado un momento más oportuno you could have waited for a better moment
    espérame, ya voy wait for me, I'm just coming
    la esperé dos horas/en el bar I waited for her for two hours/in the bar
    esperaban con impaciencia la llegada de sus amigos they were really looking forward to their friends coming, they couldn't wait for o they were dying for their friends to arrive ( colloq)
    le encanta hacerse esperar he loves to keep people waiting
    esperar algo/a algn PARA + INF:
    ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?
    no me esperes para cenar eat without me o don't wait for me to eat
    2 (recibir) to meet
    la fuimos a esperar al aeropuerto we went to meet her at the airport
    ¿dónde van a esperar el Año Nuevo? where will you be seeing the New Year in?
    3 «sorpresa» to await
    la reacción del gobierno no se hizo esperar the government was swift to react
    como no salgamos temprano ya sabes lo que nos espera a la salida de Madrid if we don't leave early, you know what problems we'll have o you know what it'll be like trying to leave Madrid
    le espera un futuro difícil he has a difficult future ahead of him
    ¡ya verás la que te espera en casa! ( fam); you'll catch it o you'll be for it when you get home! ( colloq)
    B
    1 (contar con, prever) to expect
    tal como esperábamos just as we expected
    cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it
    ven a cenar, te espero alrededor de las nueve come to dinner, I'll expect you around nine
    estoy esperando una llamada de Nueva York I'm expecting a call from New York
    esperan un lleno completo they expect a full house
    tuvo mayor aceptación de lo que se esperaba it proved to be more popular than had been expected
    esperar QUE + SUBJ:
    se espera que más de un millón de personas visite la exposición over a million people are expected to visit the exhibition
    ¿qué esperabas, que te felicitara? what did you expect me to do? congratulate you?
    era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail, it was only to be expected that the project would fail
    no esperes que cambie de idea don't expect me to change my mind
    esperar algo DE algn/algo to expect sth OF sb/sth
    esperaba otra cosa de ti I expected more of you
    no hay que esperar mucho de las conversaciones we shouldn't expect too much of the talks
    de ella no puedes esperar ayuda don't expect her to help, you can't expect to get any help from her
    2 ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting
    esperan el primer hijo para mayo they're expecting their first child in May
    está esperando familia she's expecting
    C (con esperanza) to hope
    ¿te vienen a recoger? — eso espero are they coming to collect you? — I hope so
    ¿quedarán entradas? — espero que sí will there be any tickets left? — I hope so
    ¿habrá perdido el tren? — espero que no do you think he's missed the train? — I hope not
    esperar + INF:
    espero poder llegar a la cumbre esta vez I hope to be able to reach the summit this time
    espero no haberme olvidado de nada I hope I haven't forgotten anything
    esperar QUE + SUBJ:
    espero que no llueva/que haga buen tiempo I hope it doesn't rain/the weather's nice
    espero que tengas suerte I wish you luck
    espero que no me haya mentido I hope he hasn't lied to me
    esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
    ¡y yo que esperaba que estuviera todo listo! and there was I hoping that everything would be ready!
    ■ esperar
    vi
    A
    1 (aguardar) to wait
    lo siento, no podemos esperar más I'm sorry, we can't wait any longer
    mientras esperaba corregí los exámenes I corrected the tests while I was waiting
    espera, que bajo contigo wait a minute o ( colloq) hold on, I'll come down with you
    espere un momento, por favor wait a moment, please
    espera un momento ¿tú qué haces aquí? just a moment, what are you doing here?
    vamos, que el tren no espera come on, the train won't wait for us
    esperar A + INF:
    espera a estar seguro antes de hablar con ella wait until you're sure before you talk to her
    mejor espero a tener un poco más de dinero ahorrado I'd better wait until I've saved a bit more money
    esperar ( A) QUE + SUBJ:
    el profesor esperó (a) que hubiera silencio the teacher waited for them to be quiet
    tiene que esperar (a) que lo llamen you have to wait for them to call you o until they call you
    esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
    esperar sentado ( fam): si piensa que lo voy a llamar puede esperar sentado if he thinks I'm going to call him he's got another think coming ( colloq)
    ¿que él cambie de idea? mejor espera sentada him change his mind? some hope! o don't hold your breath! o we could be waiting till the cows come home! ( colloq)
    quien espera desespera waiting's the worst part, the waiting gets you down
    2
    «embarazada»: no sabía que estaba esperando I didn't know she was expecting
    ¿para cuándo espera? when's the baby due?
    quedar esperando ( Chi); to get pregnant
    A ( fam) (aguardar) to hang on ( colloq), to hold on ( colloq)
    espérate ¿no ves que estoy ocupada? wait a minute o hang on o hold on! can't you see I'm busy?
    B ( fam) (prever) to expect
    ¿qué te esperabas por ese precio? what did you expect for that price?
    no me esperaba esa reacción I hadn't expected her to react like that
    ¿quién se iba a esperar que saliera elegido él? who would have thought he would be elected?
    * * *

     

    esperar ( conjugate esperar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) ‹autobús/persona/acontecimiento› to wait for;

    ◊ ¿qué estás esperando para decírselo? tell him! what are you waiting for?





    2
    a) (contar con, prever) to expect;


    cuando uno menos lo espera when you least expect it;
    te espero alrededor de las nueve I'll expect you around nine;
    ¿esperabas que te felicitara? did you expect me to congratulate you?;
    era de esperar que el proyecto fracasara the project was bound to fail
    b) ‹niño/bebé› to be expecting

    3 ( con esperanza) to hope;
    eso espero or espero que sí I hope so;

    esperar hacer algo to hope to do sth;
    espero que no llueva I hope it doesn't rain;
    esperemos que no sea nada grave let's hope it's nothing serious
    verbo intransitivo


    espera a estar seguro wait until you're sure;
    esperaron (a) que él se fuera para entrar they waited for him to go before they went in
    b) [ embarazada]:


    esperarse verbo pronominal
    1 (fam) ( aguardar) to hang on (colloq), to hold on (colloq)
    2 (fam) ( prever) to expect;
    ◊ ¡quién se lo iba a esperar! who would have thought it!

    esperar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (aguardar) to wait for: espera un momento, ¿seguro que hablas del mismo Pedro?, wait a minute, are you sure you're talking about the same Peter?
    2 (tener esperanza) to hope: espero que todo salga bien, I hope everything turns out well ➣ Ver nota en hope 3 (desear, suponer) to expect
    4 fig (un hijo) to expect ➣ Ver nota en expect
    II verbo intransitivo to wait: no puedo esperar más, I can't wait any longer
    ♦ Locuciones: familiar de aquí te espero, incredible, massive: afuera hay un follón de aquí te espero, there's an incredible mess outside
    esperar sentado, to have a long wait in store: si creéis que voy a participar en esa locura podéis esperar sentados, if you think that I'm going to have any part of that madness, you'll have to wait a long time
    Esperar tiene tres significados básicos, que corresponden a tres verbos ingleses:
    Aguardar, en sentido general, se traduce por to wait: Llevo media hora esperándote, I've been waiting for you for half an hour.
    Tener esperanza, desear, se traduce por to hope: Espero que vengas mañana. I hope you will come tomorrow. Espero que sí. I hope so.
    Suponer, esperar algo sabiendo que es muy probable que ocurra, se traduce por to expect: Espero la visita de un amigo (sabemos que va a venir). I'm expecting a friend to call.
    ' esperar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acecho
    - aguardar
    - amabilidad
    - cruzarse
    - ser
    - esperanza
    - pelaje
    - pendiente
    - prometerse
    - satisfacción
    - como
    - esperado
    - exigir
    - favor
    - hacer
    - mucho
    - preferir
    English:
    aim
    - anticipate
    - await
    - bargain for
    - bargain on
    - daydream
    - eruption
    - expect
    - hang about
    - hang around
    - hang on
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hope
    - magic wand
    - sit up
    - to
    - trust
    - wait
    - wait about
    - wait around
    - wind
    - would
    - bear
    - bide
    - count
    - dark
    - delay
    - duly
    - else
    - hang
    - hold
    - mind
    - unprepared
    - unrealistic
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [aguardar] to wait for;
    esperar el autobús to wait for the bus;
    te esperaremos en el aeropuerto we'll meet you at the airport, we'll be waiting for you at the airport;
    espéranos un minuto wait for us a minute;
    ¡espérame, que voy contigo! wait for me, I'm coming with you!;
    ¿a qué estás esperando? what are you waiting for?;
    esperar a que alguien haga algo to wait for sb to do sth;
    esperaré a que vuelva I'll wait till she gets back
    2. [tener esperanza de]
    todos esperamos la victoria we all hope for victory;
    esperamos salir al campo el domingo we are hoping to go on a trip to the countryside on Sunday;
    espero poder ayudar I hope I can be of some help;
    esperar que… to hope that…;
    espero que sí/no I hope so/not;
    espero que no te hayas ofendido I hope you didn't take offence;
    esperamos que no sea nada let's hope it's nothing serious;
    ser de esperar: es de esperar que no ocurra ninguna desgracia let's hope nothing terrible happens;
    era de esperar que ocurriría esto you could have predicted this would happen;
    como era de esperar as was to be expected;
    como era de esperar, llovió mucho as was to be expected o as you might expect, there was a lot of rain
    3. [tener confianza en] to expect;
    no esperábamos esta reacción we didn't expect this reaction;
    espero que venga esta noche I expect (that) she'll come tonight;
    esperar algo de alguien to expect sth from sb, to hope for sth from sb;
    espero discreción de usted I expect discretion from you, I expect you to be discreet;
    ¿y qué esperabas (de alguien así)? what did you expect (from someone like that)?;
    no esperaba menos de él I expected no less of him
    4. [ser inminente para] to await, to be in store for;
    nos esperan un buen baño y una cama there's a nice warm bath and a bed waiting for us;
    le esperan dificultades he's in for some problems, there are problems in store for him;
    Fam
    ¡me espera una buena en casa! I'm in for it when I get home!;
    Fam
    ¡no sabes la o [m5] lo que te espera! you don't know what you're in for!
    ♦ vi
    1. [aguardar] to wait;
    espera en este despacho wait in this office;
    espera, que ya voy wait a minute, I'm coming;
    espera un instante o [m5]momento, ¿no es el famoso Pedro Valverde? hang on o wait a minute, isn't that the famous Pedro Valverde?;
    no creo que puedas hacerlo – espera y verás I don't think you'll be able to do it – just (you) wait and see;
    su enfado no se hizo esperar it didn't take long for her anger to surface;
    Fam
    si crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming;
    hacer esperar a alguien to keep sb waiting, to make sb wait;
    me hiciste esperar una hora you kept me waiting (for) an hour;
    quien espera desespera a watched pot never boils
    2. [estar embarazada] to be expecting;
    está esperando desde hace cuatro meses she's four months pregnant
    * * *
    I v/t
    1 ( aguardar) wait for;
    hacerse esperar keep people waiting
    2 con esperanza hope;
    (así) lo espero I hope so, hopefully;
    espero que no I hope not, hopefully not;
    es de esperar que it is to be hoped that
    3 ( suponer, confiar en) expect
    4
    :
    esperar un hijo be expecting a baby
    5
    :
    de aquí te espero fam incredible fam
    II v/i ( aguardar) wait;
    puedes esperar sentado you’re in for a long wait
    * * *
    1) aguardar: to wait for, to await
    2) : to expect
    3) : to hope
    espero poder trabajar: I hope to be able to work
    espero que sí: I hope so
    : to wait
    * * *
    1. (aguardar) to wait / to wait for
    ¿hace mucho que esperas? have you been waiting long?
    2. (creer, imaginar) to expect
    3. (tener esperanza, desear) to hope

    Spanish-English dictionary > esperar

  • 11 subdirector

    m.
    assistant director, assistant manager, deputy head, deputy manager.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 assistant director, assistant manager
    * * *
    subdirector, -a
    SM / F [de organización] deputy director; [de empresa] assistant manager/manageress, deputy manager/manageress; [de colegio] deputy head

    subdirector(a) de biblioteca — sub-librarian, deputy librarian

    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *
    = assistant chief, deputy director, assistant director, deputy, associate director, joint director, deputy head, vice principal.
    Ex. His career at the Library of Congress began in 1967 with his appointment as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division.
    Ex. The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex. Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
    Ex. The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.
    Ex. The question of whether there should be an associate director position in libraries is debated through examples based on experience.
    Ex. A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
    Ex. He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex. In most school, the principal is usually the figurehead and the vice-principal, the authority.
    ----
    * subdirector de biblioteca = deputy librarian, associate librarian.
    * subdirector ejecutivo = associate executive director.
    * * *
    - ra masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director; ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *
    = assistant chief, deputy director, assistant director, deputy, associate director, joint director, deputy head, vice principal.

    Ex: His career at the Library of Congress began in 1967 with his appointment as assistant chief of the Descriptive Cataloging Division.

    Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
    Ex: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language.
    Ex: The question of whether there should be an associate director position in libraries is debated through examples based on experience.
    Ex: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
    Ex: He was the deputy head of the delegation that negotiated the 1946 agreement with the Swiss Government.
    Ex: In most school, the principal is usually the figurehead and the vice-principal, the authority.
    * subdirector de biblioteca = deputy librarian, associate librarian.
    * subdirector ejecutivo = associate executive director.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    (de una organización) deputy director; (de un comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    * * *

    subdirector
    ◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de organización) deputy director;


    ( de comercio) assistant manager, deputy manager
    subdirector,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino assistant director o manager
    (en un colegio) deputy headteacher, assistant principal
    (en una empresa: hombre) vice-chairman
    (: mujer) vice-chairwoman, US vice-president
    ' subdirector' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    subdirectora
    English:
    deputy
    - assistant
    * * *
    subdirector, -ora nm,f
    [de empresa] deputy director; [de comercio] assistant manager
    * * *
    m, subdirectora f deputy manager
    * * *
    : assistant manager
    * * *
    subdirector n deputy [pl. deputies]

    Spanish-English dictionary > subdirector

  • 12 profesor

    m.
    1 professor, teacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster.
    2 professor, faculty member, faculty.
    * * *
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    \
    profesor,-ra particular private tutor
    * * *
    (f. - profesora)
    noun
    * * *
    profesor, -a
    SM / F
    1) (=enseñante) [gen] teacher; (=instructor) instructor

    profesor(a) de canto — singing teacher, singing tutor

    profesor(a) de esgrima — fencing master/mistress

    profesor(a) de esquí — ski instructor, skiing instructor

    2) (Escol) teacher

    profesor(a) de biología — biology teacher, biology master/mistress

    3) (Univ) (=titular) lecturer, professor (EEUU); (=catedrático) professor

    es profesor de griego — he is a lecturer in Greek, he lectures in Greek

    se reunieron los profesores — the staff met, the faculty met ( esp EEUU)

    profesor(a) adjunto/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

    profesor(a) agregado/a — assistant lecturer, assistant professor (EEUU)

    * * *
    - sora masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; ( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE)

    profesor de piano/guitarra — piano/guitar teacher

    * * *
    = educator, teacher, examiner, schoolteacher, academician, class teacher, teacher educator, faculty member.
    Ex. I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.
    Ex. For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
    Ex. There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
    Ex. Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.
    Ex. BITNET and Internet are parts of a worldwide computer network for researchers, academicians, and information professionals.
    Ex. Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.
    Ex. The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators.
    Ex. LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.
    ----
    * Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
    * despacho de profesor = faculty office.
    * interinidad como profesor = faculty tenure.
    * plaza de profesor = professorship.
    * profesor académico = faculty member.
    * profesor asociado = assistant professor.
    * profesor ayudante = teaching assistant, teacher aide.
    * profesor-bibliotecario = teacher-librarian.
    * profesor de autoescuela = driving instructor.
    * profesor de biblioteconomía = library educator.
    * profesor de educación básica = school teacher.
    * profesor de universidad = university faculty, university lecturer.
    * profesor emérito = emeritus professor, professor emeritus.
    * profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.
    * profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.
    * profesores = faculty.
    * profesor invitado = fellow, visiting professor, visiting lecturer, visiting scholar, visiting fellow.
    * profesor titular = associate professor.
    * profesor titular interino = assistant professor, lecturer.
    * profesor universitario = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor.
    * reunión de profesores = faculty meeting.
    * sala de profesores = faculty common room.
    * * *
    - sora masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; ( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE)

    profesor de piano/guitarra — piano/guitar teacher

    * * *
    = educator, teacher, examiner, schoolteacher, academician, class teacher, teacher educator, faculty member.

    Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

    Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
    Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
    Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.
    Ex: BITNET and Internet are parts of a worldwide computer network for researchers, academicians, and information professionals.
    Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.
    Ex: The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators.
    Ex: LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.
    * Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés = National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
    * despacho de profesor = faculty office.
    * interinidad como profesor = faculty tenure.
    * plaza de profesor = professorship.
    * profesor académico = faculty member.
    * profesor asociado = assistant professor.
    * profesor ayudante = teaching assistant, teacher aide.
    * profesor-bibliotecario = teacher-librarian.
    * profesor de autoescuela = driving instructor.
    * profesor de biblioteconomía = library educator.
    * profesor de educación básica = school teacher.
    * profesor de universidad = university faculty, university lecturer.
    * profesor emérito = emeritus professor, professor emeritus.
    * profesor encargado de la biblioteca = teacher-librarian.
    * profesor en prácticas = in-service teacher.
    * profesores = faculty.
    * profesor invitado = fellow, visiting professor, visiting lecturer, visiting scholar, visiting fellow.
    * profesor titular = associate professor.
    * profesor titular interino = assistant professor, lecturer.
    * profesor universitario = professor, academic, college educator, university educator, university instructor.
    * reunión de profesores = faculty meeting.
    * sala de profesores = faculty common room.

    * * *
    masculine, feminine
    (de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher; (de universidad) professor ( AmE), lecturer ( BrE)
    profesor de piano/guitarra piano/guitar teacher
    es profesora de gimnasia she's a physical education teacher
    tiene un profesor particular he has a private tutor
    Compuestos:
    ● profesor agregado, profesora agregada
    masculine, feminine agregado
    ● profesor asociado, profesora asociada
    masculine, feminine part-time professor ( AmE) o ( BrE) lecturer
    ( Esp) certified public accountant ( AmE), chartered accountant ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    profesor
    ◊ - sora sustantivo masculino, femenino ( de escuela secundaria) teacher, schoolteacher;


    ( de universidad) professor (AmE), lecturer (BrE);

    profesor,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 teacher
    profesor de autoescuela, driving instructor
    profesor particular, private tutor
    2 Univ lecturer

    ' profesor' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    agregada
    - agregado
    - añadidura
    - cala
    - calificar
    - destino
    - incorporarse
    - monitor
    - monitora
    - oposición
    - permitirse
    - pestiño
    - profesora
    - rígida
    - rígido
    - suplente
    - adjunto
    - auxiliar
    - clase
    - cucho
    - guardapolvo
    - interino
    - jalador
    - mejor
    - particular
    - plomo
    - querido
    - seguir
    - severo
    - suplencia
    - suplir
    - sustituir
    - titular
    - tomar
    - valer
    English:
    amorphous
    - appreciative
    - archaic
    - attest
    - coach
    - discipline
    - drone
    - enunciate
    - erratic
    - fantasize
    - fellow
    - get across
    - instructor
    - lecturer
    - master
    - misbehave
    - mistake
    - must
    - neither
    - outline
    - private
    - reader
    - reputed
    - rude
    - schoolmaster
    - schoolteacher
    - teach
    - teacher
    - tough
    - tutor
    - intern
    - professor
    - school
    - see
    - senior
    - sir
    - substitute
    - supply
    * * *
    profesor, -ora nm,f
    1. [de colegio, academia] teacher;
    [de autoescuela, esquí] instructor;
    profesor de historia/música history/music teacher
    profesor agregado [de secundaria] teacher [with permanent post];
    profesor particular (private) tutor;
    profesor suplente Br supply teacher, US substitute teacher
    2. [de universidad] Br lecturer, US professor
    profesor asociado = university lecturer with part-time contract;
    profesor ayudante = university lecturer who is also studying for their PhD;
    profesor emérito professor emeritus, emeritus professor;
    profesor invitado visiting Br lecturer o US professor;
    profesor titular Br lecturer, US professor [with tenure]
    * * *
    m, profesora f teacher; de universidad professor, Br
    lecturer;
    profesor de educación infantil kindergarten teacher
    * * *
    1) maestro: teacher
    2) : professor
    * * *
    1. (de escuela) teacher
    2. (de universidad) lecturer

    Spanish-English dictionary > profesor

  • 13 conservador

    adj.
    1 conservative, discreet, moderate, restrained.
    2 conservative, orthodox, rightist, right-wing.
    3 Conservative.
    m.
    1 conservative, praetorian, rightist, right-winger.
    2 preservative, preserver.
    3 Conservative.
    4 curator.
    * * *
    1 PLÍTICA conservative
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 PLÍTICA conservative
    2 (de museos) curator
    * * *
    1. (f. - conservadora)
    noun
    2. (f. - conservadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    conservador, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Pol) conservative, Tory
    2) (Culin) preservative
    2. SM / F
    1) (Pol) conservative, Tory
    2) [de museo] curator, keeper
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo conservative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative
    b) ( de museo) curator
    * * *
    = conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
    Ex. The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
    Ex. In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex. The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
    Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex. Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.
    Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    Ex. The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.
    Ex. Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
    Ex. Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.
    Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex. 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. The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.
    Ex. He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
    Ex. It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
    Ex. This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    ----
    * conservador de documentos = records custodian.
    * conservador del archivo = archives custodian.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].
    * partido conservador = conservative party.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo conservative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative
    b) ( de museo) curator
    * * *
    = conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.

    Ex: The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
    Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
    Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.
    Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    Ex: The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.
    Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
    Ex: Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.
    Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex: 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: The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.
    Ex: He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
    Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
    Ex: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
    * conservador de documentos = records custodian.
    * conservador del archivo = archives custodian.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].
    * partido conservador = conservative party.

    * * *
    1 ( Pol) ‹partido/gobierno› conservative
    2 (tradicional) ‹persona/ideas› conservative
    es muy conservador en sus gustos he's very conservative in his tastes
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Pol) conservative
    2 (de un museo) curator
    3
    conservador masculine ( Coc) preservative
    * * *

    conservador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    conservative
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative


    conservador,-ora
    I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino conservative
    Pol Conservative
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Pol Conservative
    2 (de un museo, una biblioteca) curator
    ' conservador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - bloque
    - conservadora
    - europeísta
    English:
    conservative
    - keeper
    - seat
    - Tory
    - wet
    - Conservative
    - curator
    - custodian
    - round
    * * *
    conservador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [tradicionalista] conservative;
    es un entrenador muy conservador he's a very conservative manager
    2. [del partido conservador] Conservative
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [tradicionalista] conservative
    2. [miembro del partido conservador] Conservative
    3. [de museo] curator;
    [de biblioteca] librarian; [de parque natural] keeper
    * * *
    I adj conservative
    II m, conservadora f
    1 de museo curator
    2 POL conservative
    * * *
    conservador, - dora adj & n
    : conservative
    : preservative
    * * *
    conservador adj n conservative

    Spanish-English dictionary > conservador

  • 14 administrativo

    adj.
    administrative, executive, management, administrating.
    m.
    white-collar worker, administrator, office worker, clerk.
    * * *
    1 administrative
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (funcionario) official, civil servant; (de empresa, banco) office worker
    * * *
    (f. - administrativa)
    adj.
    * * *
    administrativo, -a
    1.
    ADJ administrative; (Com) managerial; (=del gobierno) of the government, of the administration
    2.
    SM / F (=funcionario) clerk, office worker; (=encargado) administrator, administrative officer
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo administrative
    II
    - va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
    * * *
    = administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.
    Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
    Ex. For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
    Ex. Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
    Ex. The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
    Ex. If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.
    Ex. There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
    Ex. Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.
    Ex. As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
    Ex. A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
    ----
    * administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.
    * administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.
    * auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.
    * cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.
    * derecho administrativo = administrative law.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.
    * exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.
    * justicia administrativa = administrative justice.
    * personal administrativo = administrative staff.
    * procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.
    * reforma administrativa = administrative reform.
    * registro administrativo = administrative record.
    * secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo administrative
    II
    - va masculino, femenino administrative assistant (o officer etc); ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
    * * *
    = administrative, bureaucratic, clerical, managerial, administrative assistant, white collar worker, paper-pusher, office clerk, back-office, white collar.

    Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.

    Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
    Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
    Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
    Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.
    Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
    Ex: Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.
    Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
    Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
    * administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.
    * administrativo encargado de los archivos = file clerk.
    * auxiliar administrativo = administrative assistant.
    * cuestión administrativa = administrative issue.
    * derecho administrativo = administrative law.
    * error administrativo = clerical mistake, clerical error.
    * exceso de personal administrativo = administrative bloat.
    * exceso de plantilla administrativa = administrative bloat.
    * justicia administrativa = administrative justice.
    * personal administrativo = administrative staff.
    * procedimiento administrativo = administrative procedure.
    * reforma administrativa = administrative reform.
    * registro administrativo = administrative record.
    * secretario administrativo = administrative secretary.

    * * *
    administrative
    masculine, feminine
    administrative assistant ( o officer etc); (que desempeña funciones más rutinarias) clerk
    * * *

     

    administrativo
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    administrative
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    administrative assistant (o officer etc);

    ( con funciones más rutinarias) clerk
    administrativo,-a
    I adjetivo administrative
    II m,f (funcionario) official
    ' administrativo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    administrativa
    - empleada
    - empleado
    - trámite
    - secretaría
    - secretario
    - sumario
    English:
    administrative
    - channel
    - council
    - office staff
    - office worker
    - assistant
    - clerk
    - file
    - paper
    * * *
    administrativo, -a
    ♦ adj
    administrative;
    personal administrativo administrative staff
    ♦ nm,f
    office worker, clerical worker
    * * *
    I adj administrative
    II m, administrativa f administrative assistant
    * * *
    administrativo, -va adj
    : administrative
    * * *
    administrativo n office worker

    Spanish-English dictionary > administrativo

  • 15 auxiliar administrativo

    f. & m.
    administrative assistant, assistant clerk, junior clerk, office apprentice.
    * * *
    administrative assistant
    * * *
    (n.) = clerk-typist, clerical assistant, administrative assistant
    Ex. The service is staffed by one paid co-ordinator, a half-time clerk-typist and twenty-five volunteers.
    Ex. Staff consists of 1 half-time librarian and several part-time clerical assistants.
    Ex. If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.
    * * *
    (n.) = clerk-typist, clerical assistant, administrative assistant

    Ex: The service is staffed by one paid co-ordinator, a half-time clerk-typist and twenty-five volunteers.

    Ex: Staff consists of 1 half-time librarian and several part-time clerical assistants.
    Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.

    * * *
    administrative assistant

    Spanish-English dictionary > auxiliar administrativo

  • 16 examinar

    v.
    1 to examine.
    El científico examinó la evidencia The scientist examined the evidence.
    El médico examinó al paciente The doctor examined the patient.
    Ricardo examinó el libro Richard examined=perused the book.
    2 to interrogate.
    La policía examinó al testigo The police interrogated the witness.
    * * *
    1 (gen) to examine
    2 (investigar) to consider, inspect, go over
    1 to take an examination, sit an examination
    * * *
    verb
    •
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ alumno] to examine
    2) [+ producto] to test
    3) [+ problema] to examine, study
    4) [+ paciente] to examine
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <alumno/candidato> to examine
    2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
    2.
    examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

    me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.
    Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
    Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
    Ex. The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
    Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex. It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.
    Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
    Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
    Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    ----
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.
    * examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.
    * examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.
    * examinar rápidamente = scan.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    1) <alumno/candidato> to examine
    2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine
    2.
    examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an exam

    me examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam

    * * *
    = analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.

    Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.

    Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
    Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
    Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
    Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
    Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
    Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
    Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.
    Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
    Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
    Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
    Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
    Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
    Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
    Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
    Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
    Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
    Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
    Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
    Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
    Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
    * al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.
    * examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.
    * examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.
    * examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.
    * examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.
    * examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.
    * examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.
    * examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.
    * examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.
    * examinar rápidamente = scan.
    * examinar un tema = explore + theme.
    * sin examinar = unexamined.

    * * *
    examinar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹alumno/candidato› to examine
    B (mirar detenidamente, estudiar)
    1 ‹objeto› to examine, inspect; ‹contrato/documento› to examine, study
    2 ‹situación/caso› to study, consider; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to study, examine
    3 ‹paciente/enfermo› to examine
    ( Esp) to take o ( BrE) sit an exam
    ayer nos examinamos de latín we had o took o ( BrE) sat our Latin exam yesterday
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    examinar    
    examinar algo
    examinar ( conjugate examinar) verbo transitivo
    to examine;
    ‹situación/caso› to study, consider
    examinarse verbo pronominal (Esp) to take an exam
    examinar verbo transitivo to examine: quisiera examinar las pruebas detenidamente, I'd like to thoroughly examine the evidence
    ' examinar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mirar
    - pensar
    - tantear
    - analizar
    - escudriñar
    - ver
    English:
    examine
    - inspect
    - look into
    - look over
    - paper
    - reassess
    - review
    - scrutinize
    - search
    - see into
    - study
    - test
    - trace
    - view
    - look
    - peruse
    - reexamine
    - survey
    - vet
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [alumno] to examine
    2. [analizar] to examine;
    examinó detenidamente el arma he examined the weapon carefully;
    examinaremos su caso we shall examine her case;
    tienes que ir al médico a que te examine you must go and get the doctor to examine you
    * * *
    v/t examine
    * * *
    1) : to examine
    2) inspeccionar: to inspect
    * * *
    examinar vb to examine

    Spanish-English dictionary > examinar

  • 17 visitar

    v.
    to visit.
    el médico visitó al paciente the doctor called on o visited the patient
    Ricardo visita a María Richard visits Mary.
    Ricardo visita la casa de María Richard visits Ann's house.
    El turista visita la ciudad The tourist visits the city.
    * * *
    1 (ir a ver a alguien) to visit, pay a visit to, call on, go and see
    2 (lugar) to visit, see
    3 (inspeccionar) to inspect, visit, examine
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    1.
    VT (gen) to visit; (brevemente) to call on

    5.000 personas han visitado ya la exposición — 5,000 people have already visited the exhibition

    2.
    VI
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to visit, visit with (AmE)
    b) < lugar> to visit
    2.
    visitarse v pron (recípr) to visit each other
    * * *
    = pay + a visit, visit, drop in, pay + visit, drop in on, make + the rounds, tour, check out, take + a trip to.
    Ex. Interestingly enough, Green himself had paid a visit to the 'Manchester Reference Library' where he was shown round by the librarian, Andrea Crestadoro, now best remembered as the pioneer of permuted keyword indexes.
    Ex. Interested parties can book time to visit our stores, but this is often inconvenient for them and expensive in terms of staff time.
    Ex. The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
    Ex. A mobile library paid weekly visits to the workers getting the pipeline across the Volga.
    Ex. I'm already planning a quick train ride to Edinburgh to see the art museums there an drop in on the Edinburgh Festival.
    Ex. You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.
    Ex. A 5-day symposium was held at Champagne Public Library and an exhibition toured the public libraries of the state.
    Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex. I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.
    ----
    * visitar a = drop by.
    * visitar a Alguien = look + Nombre + up.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) < persona> to visit, visit with (AmE)
    b) < lugar> to visit
    2.
    visitarse v pron (recípr) to visit each other
    * * *
    = pay + a visit, visit, drop in, pay + visit, drop in on, make + the rounds, tour, check out, take + a trip to.

    Ex: Interestingly enough, Green himself had paid a visit to the 'Manchester Reference Library' where he was shown round by the librarian, Andrea Crestadoro, now best remembered as the pioneer of permuted keyword indexes.

    Ex: Interested parties can book time to visit our stores, but this is often inconvenient for them and expensive in terms of staff time.
    Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
    Ex: A mobile library paid weekly visits to the workers getting the pipeline across the Volga.
    Ex: I'm already planning a quick train ride to Edinburgh to see the art museums there an drop in on the Edinburgh Festival.
    Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.
    Ex: A 5-day symposium was held at Champagne Public Library and an exhibition toured the public libraries of the state.
    Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
    Ex: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.
    * visitar a = drop by.
    * visitar a Alguien = look + Nombre + up.

    * * *
    visitar [A1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹amigo/familiar/enfermo› to visit, visit with ( AmE)
    el Rey visitó a los heridos the King visited o went to see the injured
    2 ‹país/museo/fábrica› to visit
    visitaron todos los museos de Boston they visited o went to every museum in Boston
    3 ( Inf) ‹sitio web› to visit
    * * *

     

    visitar ( conjugate visitar) verbo transitivo
    a) ‹ persona› to visit, visit with (AmE)

    b) ‹ lugar› to visit

    visitarse verbo pronominal ( recípr) to visit each other
    visitar verbo transitivo to visit
    ' visitar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    franquicia
    - ver
    - gustar
    English:
    call
    - call back
    - call in
    - call on
    - come over
    - come round
    - drop in
    - drop round
    - pop in
    - pretence
    - pretense
    - pretext
    - see
    - stop by
    - tour
    - visit
    - worth
    - go
    - sight
    - take
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [amigo, enfermo] to visit
    2. [ciudad, museo] to visit
    3. [sujeto: médico] to visit, to call on;
    el médico visitó al paciente the doctor called on o visited the patient
    * * *
    v/t
    1 visit
    2
    :
    el doctor no visita los lunes the doctor isn’t on duty Mondays
    * * *
    : to visit
    * * *
    1. (en general) to visit
    2. (médico) to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

    Spanish-English dictionary > visitar

  • 18 director adjunto

    m.
    assistant director, deputy head, deputy manager, deputy director.
    * * *
    (n.) = assistant director, deputy director, joint director
    Ex. Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
    Ex. The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex. A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
    * * *
    (n.) = assistant director, deputy director, joint director

    Ex: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.

    Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
    Ex: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.

    Spanish-English dictionary > director adjunto

  • 19 dependiente

    adj.
    dependent, subject, conditioned, depending.
    f. & m.
    1 sales-clerk, clerk, salesclerk, salesperson.
    2 dependent, dependant.
    3 shop girl.
    * * *
    1 dependent (de, on)
    1 shop assistant, salesman
    * * *
    1. (f. - dependienta)
    noun m.
    salesperson, clerk
    2. adj.
    * * *
    I
    ADJ dependent (de on)
    II
    dependiente, -a
    SM / F [en tienda] shop assistant, sales assistant, salesclerk (EEUU)
    * * *
    I

    familiares dependientes — dependents*

    dependiente de algo: un organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura — an organization under the authority of the Ministry of Culture

    II
    - ta masculino, femenino salesclerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    * * *
    I

    familiares dependientes — dependents*

    dependiente de algo: un organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura — an organization under the authority of the Ministry of Culture

    II
    - ta masculino, femenino salesclerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    * * *
    dependiente1
    1 = salesman [salesmen, -pl.], shop assistant, clerk, shopkeeper [shop-keeper], attendant.

    Ex: It does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.

    Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
    Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
    Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
    Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
    * dependiente de librería = bookstore clerk.

    dependiente2

    Ex: The author offers a brief outline of the main types of library and their role in the lives of users: the circulating library; the subscription library; and the appurtenant library.

    dependiente3 (de)
    Nota: A veces escrito dependant por error.

    Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.

    * dependiente de = at the mercy of.
    * dependiente del contexto = context-dependent.
    * dependiente del documento = document-dependent.
    * dependiente del gobierno = government-supported.

    * * *
    dependent
    dependiente DE algo/algn:
    un organismo dependiente del Ministerio de Cultura an organization dependent on the Ministry of Culture
    es una pequeña sucursal dependiente de la oficina de Caracas it is a small sub-office to the one in Caracas
    masculine, feminine
    ( masculine) salesman, salesperson, salesclerk ( AmE), shop assistant ( BrE); ( feminine) saleswoman, salesperson, salesclerk ( AmE), shop assistant ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    dependiente
    ◊ -ta sustantivo masculino, femenino

    salesclerk (AmE), shop assistant (BrE)
    dependiente
    I adjetivo dependent [de, on]
    II sustantivo masculino shop assistant

    ' dependiente' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    adicta
    - adicto
    - despachar
    English:
    apron
    - assistant
    - clerk
    - dependant
    - dependent
    - sales assistant
    - salesclerk
    - salesman
    - salesperson
    - shop assistant
    - sales
    - shop
    * * *
    dependent (de on);
    áreas dependientes del Ministerio de Cultura areas coming under the Ministry of Culture
    dependiente2, -a nm,f
    Br sales assistant, shop assistant, US salesclerk
    * * *
    I adj dependent
    II m, dependienta f sales clerk, Br
    shop assistant
    * * *
    : dependent
    dependiente, -ta n
    : clerk, salesperson
    * * *
    dependiente n shop assistant / sales assistant

    Spanish-English dictionary > dependiente

  • 20 Politécnico

    adj.
    polytechnic, polytechnical.
    m.
    1 polytechnician.
    2 technical school.
    3 college of Advanced Technology.
    * * *
    1 (gen) polytechnic
    1 (instituto) technical college
    \
    ————————
    1 (instituto) technical college
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. From 1972-1975, Mr. Bierman was Systems Librarian and then Assistant Director for Planning and Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
    ----
    * biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.
    * Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.
    * universidad politécnica = polytechnic.
    * * *
    * * *

    Ex: From 1972-1975, Mr. Bierman was Systems Librarian and then Assistant Director for Planning and Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

    * biblioteca de universidad politécnica = polytechnic library.
    * Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.
    * universidad politécnica = polytechnic.

    * * *
    escuela politécnica technical college
    * * *

    politécnico

    escuela politécnica technical college
    politécnico,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino polytechnic

    ' politécnico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    politécnica
    * * *
    politécnico, -a adj
    polytechnic;
    universidad politécnica technical university
    * * *
    adj instituto polytechnic;
    universidad politécnica technical college
    * * *
    politécnico, -ca adj
    : polytechnic

    Spanish-English dictionary > Politécnico

Страницы
  • 1
  • 2

См. также в других словарях:

  • Librarian — A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs. Typically, librarians work in a public or… …   Wikipedia

  • assistant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ chief, senior ▪ deputy ▪ personal ▪ I ll ask my personal assistant to deal with this. ▪ sp …   Collocations dictionary

  • Assistant party leaders of the United States Senate — This article is part of the series: United States Senate …   Wikipedia

  • librarian — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ professional, qualified ▪ chief, head, senior ▪ assistant ▪ academic, public …   Collocations dictionary

  • librarian — n. a person in charge of, or an assistant in, a library. Derivatives: librarianship n. Etymology: L librarius: see LIBRARY …   Useful english dictionary

  • Charles Evans (librarian) — Charles Evans Born November 13, 1850(1850 11 13) Boston, MA Died February 8, 1935(1935 02 08) Nationality American Occupation Librarian …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Martel (librarian) — This article is about American librarian. For other uses, see Charles Martel (disambiguation). Charles Martel (born Karl David Hanke,[1] March 5, 1860, in Zurich, Switzerland May 15, 1945) was an American librarian responsible for the creation of …   Wikipedia

  • David Jenkins (librarian) — David Jenkins Born May 29, 1912(1912 05 29) Blaenclydach, Glamorgan Died March 6, 2002(2002 03 06) (aged 89) Aberystwyth Occupation Librarian David Je …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Ellis (librarian) — Sir Henry Ellis (November 29, 1777 ndash; January 15, 1869) was an English librarian.He was born in London and educated at the Mercers School and St John s College, Oxford, where he acted as an assistant at the Bodleian Library. He was first… …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Henry (librarian) — For other people named Charles Henry, see Charles Henry (disambiguation). Charles Henry (1859 1926) was a French librarian and editor. He was born at Bollwiller, Haut Rhin, and was educated in Paris, where in 1881 he became assistant and… …   Wikipedia

  • library assistant — noun A high ranking library clerk, second only to a librarian …   Wiktionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»