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101 contratación
f.1 deal, contract.2 hiring.3 preparation of a contract.* * *1 (contrato - obrero) hiring; (- empleado) engagement* * *SF1) [de albañil, fontanero] hiring; [de abogado] hiring, contracting frm; [de empleado] recruitmentse ha prohibido la contratación de jugadores extranjeros — the signing of foreign players has been banned
este año ha habido diez mil nuevas contrataciones — this year there have been ten thousand new contracts
2) [de vehículo, servicio] hiring, hire* * *a) (de personal, servicio) contracting, hiringb) ( en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *= appointment, hiring, recruitment.Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.Ex. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex. For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.----* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratación fija = tenure.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* * *a) (de personal, servicio) contracting, hiringb) ( en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *= appointment, hiring, recruitment.Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.* antes de la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con anterioridad a la contratación = pre-employment [preemployment].* con posterioridad a la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas = lateral hiring.* contratación de seguros = insurance broking.* contratación fija = tenure.* después de la contratación = post-employment [postemployment].* * *1 (de personal, un servicio) contracting, hiringlos problemas que presenta la contratación de personal extranjero problems which arise when contracting o hiring o taking on foreign workers2 (en la bolsa) transactions (pl), trading* * *
contratación sustantivo femenino hiring, contracting: se hace imprescindible la contratación de al menos cien bomberos, at least one hundred firemen must be urgently hired
' contratación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flete
English:
recruitment
- trading
* * *contratación nf1. [de personal] hiring;es urgente la contratación de un abogado we urgently need to hire a lawyer;la ley contempla diferentes modalidades de contratación the law provides o allows for different forms of recruitment;ha bajado la contratación indefinida the number of (people in) permanent jobs has gone down;una empresa de contratación artística a theatrical agency2. [de servicio, mercancías] [de hotel] hiring;[de vuelo] chartering contratación de obras (building) contracting* * *f1 de trabajadores hiring, recruitment2:contratación bursátil trading -
102 cortijo
m.1 farm (finca).2 country estate with houses.3 country house, farmhouse.* * *1 Andalusian farm, Andalusian farmhouse* * *SM farmhouse* * ** * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.----* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* * ** * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.* en el propio cortijo = on-farm.* * *1 (finca) country estate2 (casa) country house* * *
cortijo sustantivo masculino ( en Esp) ( finca) country estate;
( casa) country house
' cortijo' also found in these entries:
English:
farm
- farmhouse
* * *cortijo nm1. [finca] farm [typical of Andalusia and Extremadura]2. [casa] farmhouse* * *m farmhouse* * *cortijo nm: farmhouse -
103 cultivado
adj.cultivated, farm-grown.past part.past participle of spanish verb: cultivar.* * *1→ link=cultivar cultivar► adjetivo1 cultivated2 figurado (con cultura) cultured, refined* * *(f. - cultivada)adj.* * *ADJ [campo, superficie] cultivated; [persona] cultured, cultivated; [perla] cultured* * *- da adjetivo2) <terreno/campo> cultivated* * *= refined.Ex. At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.----* cultivado a mano = hand-reared.* medianamente cultivado = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].* * *- da adjetivo2) <terreno/campo> cultivated* * *= refined.Ex: At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.
* cultivado a mano = hand-reared.* medianamente cultivado = middlebrow [middle-brow].* persona medianamente cultivada = middlebrow [middle-brow].* * *cultivado -daA ‹persona› cultivated, cultured; ‹pueblo› culturedB ‹terreno/campo› cultivated* * *
Del verbo cultivar: ( conjugate cultivar)
cultivado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
cultivado
cultivar
cultivado◊ -da adjetivo
cultivated
cultivar ( conjugate cultivar) verbo transitivo
‹ plantas› to grow, cultivate
‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop;
‹artes/interés› to encourage
cultivado,-a adjetivo
1 Agr cultivated
2 (con cultura) cultured, refined
cultivar verbo transitivo
1 to cultivate, farm
2 Biol to culture
' cultivado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cultivada
English:
cultivated
- homegrown
- organic
* * *cultivado, -a adj1. [terreno] cultivated2. [persona] cultivated, cultured* * *cultivado, -da adj1) : cultivated, farmed2) : cultured -
104 de entonces
in those days, of that time* * *Ex. With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.* * *Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
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105 de un modo artesanal
Ex. The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.* * *Ex: The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.
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106 decir la última palabra
to have the last word* * ** * *(v.) = hear + the final word, outfaceEx. However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.Ex. Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.* * *(v.) = hear + the final word, outfaceEx: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.
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107 descampado
adj.cloudless, clear.m.1 open country.juegan al fútbol en un descampado they play football on an area of waste ground2 open space, piece of empty ground.past part.past participle of spanish verb: descampar.* * *► adjetivo1 open1 open space, open field\al/en descampado in the open country————————1 open space, open field* * *SM open space, area of empty ground* * *a) ( terreno) area o piece of open ground o landb)al descampado — (AmS) < dormir> in the open (air)
* * *= waste piece of land, piece of wasteland, waste ground, piece of open ground.Ex. Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.Ex. People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.Ex. Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on waste ground behind a supermarket.Ex. It may have been the only piece of open ground in the area at that time large enough for the battle.* * *a) ( terreno) area o piece of open ground o landb)al descampado — (AmS) < dormir> in the open (air)
* * *= waste piece of land, piece of wasteland, waste ground, piece of open ground.Ex: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.Ex: Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on waste ground behind a supermarket.Ex: It may have been the only piece of open ground in the area at that time large enough for the battle.* * *1 (terreno) area o piece of open ground o landen un descampado cerca del río on a piece o an area of open ground o land near the river, on some open ground o land near the river2al descampado ( AmS); ‹dormir› in the open, in the open air* * *
descampado sustantivo masculino
b)
descampado sustantivo masculino waste ground
* * *descampado nmpiece of open ground;juegan al fútbol en un descampado they play football on an area o a patch of waste ground* * *m open ground* * *descampado n area of open ground -
108 estar en auge
to be on the increase, be thriving, be booming* * *(v.) = go + strongEx. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.* * *(v.) = go + strongEx: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
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109 estatus económico
(n.) = economic statusEx. The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.* * *(n.) = economic statusEx: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.
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110 falta de fiabilidad
(n.) = unreliabilityEx. Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.* * *(n.) = unreliabilityEx: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.
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111 finca
f.1 property (bien inmueble).finca rústica/urbana (law) property (in the country/city)2 farm, estate, farmstead.3 country farm, country state, grange, countryseat.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: fincar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: fincar.* * *1 property, estate\finca rústica country propertyfinca urbana building* * *noun f.1) land, real state2) farm, ranch* * *SF1) (=bien inmueble) property, land, real estatefinca raíz — And real estate
2) (=casa de recreo) country house, country estatetienen una finca en Guadalajara — they have a country house o country estate in Guadalajara
3) (=granja) farm; (=minifundio) small holding; [de ganado] ranch* * *1) ( propiedad rural)a) ( explotación agrícola) farmb) (AmL) ( de recreo) country estate2) (Esp) ( propiedad urbana) building* * *= farm, estate, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead, manor.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.Ex. These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.----* en la propia finca = on-farm.* finca agrícola = arable farm.* finca ganadera = cattle ranch, ranch.* finca pequeña = croft.* finca privada = private estate.* gestión de fincas = land management.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* * *1) ( propiedad rural)a) ( explotación agrícola) farmb) (AmL) ( de recreo) country estate2) (Esp) ( propiedad urbana) building* * *= farm, estate, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead, manor.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.Ex: These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.* en la propia finca = on-farm.* finca agrícola = arable farm.* finca ganadera = cattle ranch, ranch.* finca pequeña = croft.* finca privada = private estate.* gestión de fincas = land management.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* * *1 (explotación agrícola) farmfinca cocotera/cafetera coconut/coffee plantation2 ( AmL) (de recreo) country estateCompuesto:plot of landB ( Esp) (propiedad urbana) buildingCompuesto:* * *
finca sustantivo femenino
finca sustantivo femenino
1 (casa de campo) country house
2 (terreno) estate
3 (inmueble urbano edificado) building
4 (inmueble) property
' finca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarcar
- ir
- hacienda
- inscribir
- portal
- seccionar
- soltar
- cafetero
- caserío
- censo
- cortijo
- gravamen
- herencia
- limitar
- mayoral
English:
country house
- estate
- land
- lodge
- property
- share
- steward
- ranch
* * *finca nf1. [bien inmueble] propertyfinca rústica property [in the country];finca urbana property [in the city]2. [casa de campo] country house3. Am [plantación] plantation* * *ffinca rústica/urbana rural/urban property2 L.Am. ( granja) farm* * *finca nf1) : farm, ranch2) : country house* * *finca n1. (edificio urbano) building2. (terreno) piece of land3. (casa de campo) house in the country -
112 ganar reconocimiento
(v.) = gain + creditEx. The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.* * *(v.) = gain + creditEx: The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.
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113 granja
f.farm.granja avícola poultry farmgranja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals* * *1 farm* * *noun f.1) farm2) farmhouse* * *SF farmgranja avícola — chicken farm, poultry farm
* * *femenino (Agr) farm* * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex. Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.Ex. The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex. At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex. The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.----* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* de granja = free-range.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* granja de cerdos = piggery.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* granja ecológica = free-range farm.* granja escuela = animal farm.* granja pequeña = croft.* patio de granja = farmyard.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* * *femenino (Agr) farm* * *= farm, farmhouse, farmstead, homestead.Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.* animal de granja = farm animal, farmyard animal.* cría en granja = free-range farming.* de granja = free-range.* en la propia granja = on-farm.* gallina de granja = free-range hen.* granja de cerdos = piggery.* granja de cría intensiva = battery farm.* granja ecológica = free-range farm.* granja escuela = animal farm.* granja pequeña = croft.* patio de granja = farmyard.* pollo de granja = free-range chicken.* * *A ( Agr) farmCompuestos:arable farmpoultry farm(de aves) battery farm; (de otros animales) factory farmfarm schoolB* * *
granja sustantivo femenino (Agr) farm;
granja sustantivo femenino farm
' granja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
collado
- explotación
- animal
- chacra
- corral
- masía
- producto
English:
battery farm
- dairy
- dairy farm
- farm
- farmhouse
- free-range
- tenant
- down
- free
- homestead
* * *granja nf1. [en el campo] farmgranja agropecuaria agricultural and livestock farm;granja avícola poultry farm;granja escuela = farm which schoolchildren visit or stay at to learn about farming life and animals;granja marina marine farm* * *f farm* * *granja nf: farm* * *granja n1. (de campo) farm2. (cafetería, lechería) -
114 hasta el fin del mundo
Ex. In this list, he gave a cryptic name to each of the popes who would reign from that time until the until the end of the world.* * *Ex: In this list, he gave a cryptic name to each of the popes who would reign from that time until the until the end of the world.
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115 instrumento para la recuperación
(n.) = access toolEx. This congressional material was vastly underused because at that time there were no good access tools.* * *(n.) = access toolEx: This congressional material was vastly underused because at that time there were no good access tools.
Spanish-English dictionary > instrumento para la recuperación
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116 intensidad
f.intensity (fuerza).de poca intensidad dim, weak (luz)llovía con poca intensidad light rain was fallingintensidad de corriente strength of current* * *1 (gen) intensity2 (del viento) force; (de un ruido) loudness, high volume3 (de una enfermedad) severity; (del dolor) acuteness4 (de la luz, del color) brightness, intensity; (del amor, de la fe) strength* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Elec, Téc) strength; [de terremoto, sonido] intensity2) [de color, olor, dolor] intensity; [de recuerdo] vividness; [de emoción, sentimiento] strength* * *a) ( de terremoto) intensity, strength; ( del viento) strength; (de dolor, sentimiento) intensityb) (Elec, Fís) intensity* * *= darkness, extent, intensity, momentum, severity, relentlessness, vividness.Ex. At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex. DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex. Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex. The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.Ex. He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.----* alta intensidad = high-rate.* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* * *a) ( de terremoto) intensity, strength; ( del viento) strength; (de dolor, sentimiento) intensityb) (Elec, Fís) intensity* * *= darkness, extent, intensity, momentum, severity, relentlessness, vividness.Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex: DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.* alta intensidad = high-rate.* cobrar intensidad = gather + momentum, gain + momentum, pick up + speed, gather + pace.* con más intensidad aun = with a vengeance.* de baja intensidad = low-intensity [low intensity].* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* * *1 (de un terremoto) intensity, strength; (del viento) strength; (de un dolor, sentimiento) intensity* * *
intensidad sustantivo femenino
( del viento) strength;
(de dolor, sentimiento) intensityb) (Elec, Fís) intensity
intensidad sustantivo femenino intensity: soplarán vientos de intensidad variable, there will be variable winds
' intensidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agudeza
- clarear
- débil
- decaer
- desear
- fuerte
- medida
- pequeña
- pequeño
- remitir
- seísmo
- temblor
- tono
- acento
- alto
- grande
English:
depth
- fade
- ferocity
- flare up
- intensity
- intersection
- low
- poignancy
- severity
- strength
* * *intensidad nf1. [fuerza] intensity;[de dolor] intensity, acuteness; [de lluvia] heaviness; [de viento] strength; [de luz, color] brightness; [de amor, odio] strength; [de vivencia] intensity;de poca intensidad [luz] dim, weak;llovía con poca intensidad light rain was fallingintensidad luminosa luminous intensity2. Elec intensity* * *f1 intensity2 ( fuerza) strength* * *intensidad nf: intensity* * *1. (en general) intensity2. (de luz, colores) strength / brightness -
117 ir bien
v.1 to be doing all right, to be doing very well, to be coming on all right, to be doing OK.Nos va bien We are doing all right.2 to be going OK, to be coming on all right, to be coming on OK, to be coming out all right.3 to be OK, to be doing OK.Me fue bien I was OK.4 to be doing great in, to be doing great in one's.5 to be working great for.* * *(v.) = go + well, do + well, go + strongEx. The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled.Ex. Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.Ex. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.* * *(v.) = go + well, do + well, go + strongEx: The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled.
Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. -
118 marchar bien
v.to work well, to make progress, to progress.* * *(v.) = go + strongEx. At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.* * *(v.) = go + strongEx: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
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119 medida de austeridad
(n.) = austerity measureEx. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.* * *(n.) = austerity measureEx: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
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120 muy unido
adj.close-knit, tight-knit.* * *(adj.) = close-knit, tight-knit, closely knit, well-connected, tightly knitEx. In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.Ex. A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.Ex. A sample of statistics measuring circulation, reference and in-library use was collected from 76 libraries and tested for redundancy, correlation and variation in a closely knit pattern.Ex. The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.Ex. He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.* * *(adj.) = close-knit, tight-knit, closely knit, well-connected, tightly knitEx: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.
Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.Ex: A sample of statistics measuring circulation, reference and in-library use was collected from 76 libraries and tested for redundancy, correlation and variation in a closely knit pattern.Ex: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
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The Land That Time Forgot — could be:* The Land That Time Forgot (novel) (1918) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. * The Land That Time Forgot (film) (1975) … Wikipedia
The People That Time Forgot — could be:*The People That Time Forgot (novel) (1918) by Edgar Rice Burroughs. *The People That Time Forgot (film) (1977) … Wikipedia
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Time travel in fiction — Time travel is a common theme in science fiction and is depicted in a variety of media. Literature Time travel can form the central theme of a book, or it can be simply a plot device. Time travel in fiction can ignore the possible effects of the… … Wikipedia
Time Fades Away — Live album by Neil Young Released October 15, 1973 … Wikipedia
Time Reversal Signal Processing — is a technique for focusing waves. A Time Reversal Mirror (TRM) is a device that can focus waves using the time reversal method. TRMs are also known as time reversal mirror arrays, as they are usually arrays of transducers, but they do not have… … Wikipedia
