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101 quedarse dentro de casa
(v.) = stay + indoorsEx. Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.* * *(v.) = stay + indoorsEx: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
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102 quedarse en casa
(v.) = stay + indoorsEx. Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.* * *(v.) = stay + indoorsEx: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
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103 rasgo estilístico
(n.) = stylistic featureEx. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.* * *(n.) = stylistic featureEx: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
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104 recorte presupuestario
m.budget cut, budgetary cut, budgeting cut.* * *(n.) = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cutEx. There are many good reasons for avoiding too heavy a reliance on one national library and the recent budget cuts are a warning.Ex. Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex. We couldn't afford to do everything we used to, so standardized entry would be one of the casualties in any budget squeeze.Ex. Budgetary cuts are affecting the provision of special collections in tertiary education.Ex. Funding cuts have made re-training difficult in some instances.* * *(n.) = budget cut, budget crunch, budget squeeze, budgetary cut, funding cutEx: There are many good reasons for avoiding too heavy a reliance on one national library and the recent budget cuts are a warning.
Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.Ex: We couldn't afford to do everything we used to, so standardized entry would be one of the casualties in any budget squeeze.Ex: Budgetary cuts are affecting the provision of special collections in tertiary education.Ex: Funding cuts have made re-training difficult in some instances. -
105 redactar
v.1 to write.redactar un contrato/un tratado to draw up a contract/a treaty2 to write up, to draft, to word, to write.Ricardo elabora textos técnicos Richard writes out technical texts.* * *1 (escribir) to write, compose2 (con estilo) to word3 (tratado, discurso, etc) to draft, draw up4 (prensa) to edit* * *verb1) to write2) edit* * *1. VT1) [+ carta, noticia, artículo] to write; [+ acuerdo, contrato] to draw up2) (Prensa) [+ periódico] to edit2.VI to write* * *1.verbo transitivo <informe/artículo/composición> to write; <acuerdo/tratado> to draw up2.una carta bien/mal redactada — a well-written/badly-written letter
redactar vi* * *= draft, draw up, formulate, write, write up, word.Ex. Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.Ex. At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex. AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex. Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.Ex. Research questionnaires should therefore be worded carefully while avoiding the use of the broad term.----* redactar de otra manera = reword.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* redactar un documento = draft + document.* redactar un informe = draw up + report.* * *1.verbo transitivo <informe/artículo/composición> to write; <acuerdo/tratado> to draw up2.una carta bien/mal redactada — a well-written/badly-written letter
redactar vi* * *= draft, draw up, formulate, write, write up, word.Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.Ex: AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.Ex: Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.Ex: Research questionnaires should therefore be worded carefully while avoiding the use of the broad term.* redactar de otra manera = reword.* redactar leyes = draft + legislation.* redactar una ley = draft + law.* redactar una petición de subvención = write + proposal.* redactar una política = formulate + policy.* redactar un documento = draft + document.* redactar un informe = draw up + report.* * *redactar [A1 ]vt1 ‹texto/informe› to write; ‹acuerdo/tratado› to draw upuna carta muy bien redactada a well-written o well-worded letterlos términos en los que está redactado the way it is worded2 ( Educ) ‹composición› to write3 ( Period) ‹artículo/editorial› to writeestá muy mal redactado it is very badly written■ redactarvimi secretaria redacta muy bien my secretary is very good at drafting letters o has very good letter-writing skillstiene 11 años y ya redacta muy bien she is only 11 years old and she already writes very well* * *
redactar ( conjugate redactar) verbo transitivo ‹informe/artículo/composición› to write;
‹acuerdo/tratado› to draw up
verbo intransitivo:
redactar verbo transitivo
1 to write
(contrato, etc) to draw up
(un diccionario) to compile
2 (un periódico) to edit
' redactar' also found in these entries:
English:
compose
- contract
- document
- word
- copy
- draft
- draw
- redraft
- reword
- rewrite
- write
* * *♦ vtto write;redactar un contrato/un tratado to draw up a contract/a treaty;tenemos que redactarlo de forma más clara we have to word it more clearly♦ vito write* * *v/t write, compose* * *redactar vt1) : to write, to draft2) : to edit* * * -
106 reducir al mínimo
(v.) = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the boneEx. Many of these problems can be minimised by restricting indexing to titles and abstracts.Ex. Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.Ex. Often the material will be collected on cards or loose-leaf paper so that internal reorganization is quite an easy matter and re-writing is thereby cut down to a minimum.Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.Ex. Vulture numbers are cut to the bone.* * *(v.) = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the boneEx: Many of these problems can be minimised by restricting indexing to titles and abstracts.
Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum.Ex: Often the material will be collected on cards or loose-leaf paper so that internal reorganization is quite an easy matter and re-writing is thereby cut down to a minimum.Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.Ex: Vulture numbers are cut to the bone. -
107 relajarse
1 (descansar) to relax2 figurado (en las costumbres) to let oneself go3 (dilatarse) to slacken* * *VPR1) (=sosegarse) to relax2) (=aflojarse) to slacken off, loosen3) [moralmente] [persona] to go off the straight and narrow, go to the bad; [moralidad] to become lax4) (Med)* * *(v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow outEx. The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.Ex. I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.Ex. Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.Ex. There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.* * *(v.) = relax, hang + loose, take it + easy, chill out, unwind, wind down, mellow outEx: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.Ex: There were about 15 of us in the kitchen and it was time to mellow out with a little dessert and a bottle of sweet wine.* * *
■relajarse verbo reflexivo
1 (físicamente, mentalmente) to relax
2 (la moral, las costumbres, etc) to decline, become lax
' relajarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
relajar
English:
hang
- highly-strung
- outlet
- relax
- unbend
- unwind
- wind down
- lighten
- wind
* * *vpr1. [distenderse] to relax;siéntate y relájate sit down and relax2. [hacerse menos estricto]se han relajado las restricciones a la inmigración immigration restrictions have been relaxed3. RP [desordenarse] to get out of hand;en cuanto la maestra sale del salón, se relajan as soon as the teacher leaves the room, they go wild* * *v/r relax* * *vr* * *relajarse vb to relax -
108 repelente contra insectos
(n.) = insect repellentEx. Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.* * *(n.) = insect repellentEx: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
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109 repelente de insectos
(n.) = insect repellentEx. Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.* * *(n.) = insect repellentEx: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
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110 resistir
v.1 to withstand.resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat2 to resist (it) (mostrarse firme) (ante tentaciones).resistir a algo to resist somethingNoel aguanta muchas penas Noel endures many sorrows.3 to tolerate, to stand.no lo resisto más, me voy I can't stand it any longer, I'm off4 to keep going (person).ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of staminael tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strongresistir a algo to stand up to something, to withstand something5 to take the strain (mesa, dique).resistir a algo to withstand something* * *1 (aguantar - algo) to hold (out); (- alguien) to hold out, take (it), have endurance2 (durar) to endure, last3 (ejército) to hold out, resist1 (soportar) to stand, tolerate2 (peso etc) to bear, withstand, take3 (tentación etc) to resist1 (rechazar) to resist2 (oponerse) to resist, put up resistance4 (negarse) to refuse* * *verb1) to resist2) endure3) hold* * *1. VT1) [+ peso] to bear, take, support; [+ presión] to take, withstand2) [+ ataque, tentación] to resist; [+ propuesta] to resist, oppose, make a stand against3) (=tolerar) to put up with, endureno puedo resistir este frío — I can't bear o stand this cold
4)2. VI1) (=oponer resistencia) to resist2) (=durar) to last (out), hold outel equipo no puede resistir mucho tiempo más — the team can't last o hold out much longer
3) (=soportar peso)¿resistirá la silla? — will the chair take it?
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?
su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that
no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
b) <tentación/impulso> to resist2.resistir via) ( aguantar)no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?
b) ejército to hold out, resist3.resistirse v pron1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist2) ( tener reticencia)resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her
3) (fam) ( plantear dificultades)* * *= defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.Ex. Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.Ex. Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex. Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex. He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.----* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* resistirse = buck + the system, buck.* resistirse a = be loath to.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sin resistirse = passively.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( aguantar) <dolor/calor/presión> to withstand, take¿resistirá otro invierno? — will it last o survive another winter?
su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte — his heart couldn't take o stand a shock like that
no la resisto — (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
b) <tentación/impulso> to resist2.resistir via) ( aguantar)no resistió, era demasiado peso — it didn't take it o hold, it was too heavy
¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? — how long can you stay underwater?
b) ejército to hold out, resist3.resistirse v pron1) ( oponer resistencia) to resist2) ( tener reticencia)resistirse A + INF: se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it; me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe; no pude resistirme a decírselo — I couldn't resist telling her
3) (fam) ( plantear dificultades)* * *= defy, resist, stand up to, cope with, withstand, hold fast, hold off, stand + the gaff.Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.Ex: Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.Ex: He tried to hold fast defending the cause of the Church and avoiding debates on particular cases of intolerance or persecution.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.* imposible de resistir = impossible to resist.* resistir con todas las fuerzas = resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.* resistir el paso del tiempo = stand + the test of time, withstand + the test of time, survive + the test of time, pass + the test of time.* resistirse = buck + the system, buck.* resistirse a = be loath to.* resistir una tentación = resist + temptation.* resistir un impulso = resist + impulse.* sin resistirse = passively.* * *resistir [I1 ]vt1 (aguantar, soportar) ‹dolor/calor› to withstand, take; ‹presión› to withstand, take, standno resistía más el frío que hacía allí it was so cold there, I couldn't take it any more¿crees que resistirá otro invierno? do you think it will last o withstand o survive another winter?su corazón no resistiría un golpe tan fuerte his heart wouldn't take o stand a shock like thatno resistió el peso adicional it couldn't take the extra weightno resisto que se burlen de mí ( fam); I can't stand people making fun of mea María no la invites, no la resisto (Col, Per fam); don't invite María, I can't stand her2 ‹tentación/impulso› to resist3 ( Mil) ‹ataque› to resist, withstand; ‹enemigo› to resist, hold out against■ resistirvi1(aguantar): ya te dije que no resistiría, era demasiado peso I told you it wouldn't take it o hold, it was too heavyya no resisto más I can't stand it any more, I can't take (it) any more¿cuánto resistes debajo del agua? how long can you stay underwater?2 «ejército» to hold out, resistA (oponer resistencia) to resistsi se resisten, dispararemos if you resist o put up any resistance, we will fireno hay mujer que se le resista women find him irresistibleB (tener reticencia) resistirse A + INF:se resiste a aceptar las condiciones she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to the conditionsme resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe, I'm loath to believe itno pude resistirme a decírselo I couldn't resist telling herC ( fam)(plantear dificultades): esta cerradura se me resiste I can't get this lock opentantas cifras se me resisten all these figures defeat me o are beyond me ( colloq)* * *
resistir ( conjugate resistir) verbo transitivo
◊ no la resisto (Col, Per fam) I can't stand her
verbo intransitivo
resistirse verbo pronominal
b) ( tener reticencia):◊ se resiste a aceptarlo she's unwilling o reluctant to agree to it;
me resisto a creerlo I find it hard to believe
resistir
I verbo transitivo
1 (soportar, tener paciencia) to put up with: no resisto que hablen a gritos, I can't stand shouting
no podrá resistir otro golpe así, he won't be able to stand another blow like this
2 (contener una tentación, impulso, curiosidad) to resist
3 (un ataque, etc) to resist ➣ Ver nota en resist
II verbo intransitivo
1 (mantenerse en pie, aguantar) to hold (out): me voy a la cama, no resisto más, I'm going to bed, I can't last any longer
espero que el estante resista, I hope the shelf holds
2 (ante un enemigo, invasor) to resist: resistieron heroicamente, they held out heroically
' resistir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vencer
English:
bear up
- hang on
- hold off
- hold out
- last
- last out
- oppose
- resist
- stand
- stand up
- withstand
- hang
- hold
- support
* * *♦ vt1. [peso, dolor, críticas] to withstand, to take;[ataque] to withstand;la presa no resistió la fuerza de las aguas the dam could not withstand the force of the water;resiste muy mal el calor he can't take the heat2. [tentación, impulso, deseo] to resist3. [tolerar] to tolerate, to stand;no lo resisto más I can't stand it any longer♦ vi1. [ejército, ciudad]resistir (a algo/a alguien) to resist (sth/sb)2. [persona, aparato] to keep going;ese corredor resiste mucho that runner has a lot of stamina;el tocadiscos aún resiste the record player's still going strong;resistir a algo to stand up to sth, to withstand sth3. [mesa, dique] to take the strain;este puente ya no resiste en pie this bridge is on its last legs;resistir a algo to withstand sth4. [mostrarse firme] [ante tentaciones] to resist (it);¡ya no resisto más! I can't stand it any longer!;resistir a algo to resist sth* * *I v/i1 resist2 ( aguantar) hold out;no resisto más I can’t take any moreII v/t1 tentación resist* * *resistir vt1) : to stand, to bear, to tolerate2) : to withstandresistir vi: to resistresistió hasta el último minuto: he held out until the last minute* * *resistir vbla estantería no resistía tanto peso y se partió the shelf couldn't take so much weight and it broke in two4. (tentación) to resist -
111 servicial
adj.attentive, helpful.* * *► adjetivo1 obliging, helpful, accommodating* * *adj.* * *1.ADJ helpful, obliging2.SM And servant* * *adjetivo helpful, obliging* * *= helpful, obliging, willing.Ex. Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.* * *adjetivo helpful, obliging* * *= helpful, obliging, willing.Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.* * *helpful, obliging* * *
servicial adjetivo
helpful, obliging
servicial adjetivo helpful, obliging
' servicial' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cada
- mostrarse
English:
cooperative
- helpful
- obliging
- unhelpful
- willing
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112 sin ajustar
(adj.) = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex. The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *(adj.) = unadjusted, loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage. -
113 sin apretar
(adj.) = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *(adj.) = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage. -
114 sin entallar
(adj.) = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex. A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.Ex. After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex. The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.* * *(adj.) = loosely hanging, baggy [baggier -comp., baggiest -sup.], saggy [saggier -comp., saggiest -sup.]Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage. -
115 suelo
m.1 floor (pavimento) (en interiores).2 soil (terreno, territorio).en suelo colombiano on Colombian soilsuelo urbanizable land suitable for development3 ground, floor, firm land.4 solum.pres.indicat.1 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: solar.2 1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: soler.* * *1 (superficie) ground; (de interior) floor3 (territorio) soil, land4 (terreno) land5 (pavimento) surface6 figurado (de vasija etc) bottom\besar el suelo familiar to fall flat on one's face, hit the deckdar consigo en el suelo to fallechar al suelo to demolish, knock downechar por los suelos figurado to ruinponer algo por los suelos figurado to run something down, tear something to piecesvenirse al suelo to fall down 2 figurado to fall throughsuelo cultivable arable landsuelo de madera wooden floorsuelo patrio native land* * *noun m.1) floor2) ground3) soil* * *SM1) [en el exterior] (=tierra) ground; (=superficie) surfacecaer al suelo — to fall to the ground, fall over
echar al suelo — [+ edificio] to demolish; [+ esperanzas] to dash; [+ plan] to ruin
echarse al suelo — (=tirarse al suelo) to hurl o.s. to the ground; (=arrodillarse) to fall on one's knees
por los suelos —
tirarse por los suelos — * to roll in the aisles (with laughter) *
venirse al suelo — to fail, collapse, be ruined
suelo natal, suelo patrio — native land, native soil
2) [en edificio] (=superficie) floor; (=solería) flooring3) (=terreno) soil, landsuelo empresarial — space for office accommodation
4) [de pan, vasija] bottom* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex. An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex. This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex. Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.----* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *a) ( tierra) groundse echaron or tiraron al suelo — they threw themselves to the ground
arrastrarse por los suelos — (fam) to grovel
estar por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) precios to be rock bottom (colloq); moral/ánimos to be at rock bottom (colloq)
poner algo/a alguien por los suelos or el suelo — (fam) to run something/somebody down (colloq)
b) ( en casa) floorc) (en calle, carretera) road (surface)d) (Agr) lande) ( territorio) soilel suelo patrio — one's native soil o land
* * *= floor, ground, soil, flooring, floor surface.Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: This article focusses on the need for suitable flooring strength and ceiling heights in library buildings.Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.* abrillantador de suelos = floor polish.* abrillantador para el suelo = floor polish.* a nivel del suelo = at ground level.* a ras del suelo = at ground level.* calefacción por suelo radiante = radiant-floor heating, underfloor heating.* cera para suelos = floor wax.* ciencia del suelo = soil science.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* con basura por el suelo = littered.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* debajo del suelo = subfloor.* degradación del suelo = land degradation.* erosión del suelo = soil erosion.* fertilidad del suelo = soil fertility.* hasta el suelo = floor-length.* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.* poner por los suelos = slate, slag + Nombre + off, mouth off, say + nasty things about, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, trash, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.* por los suelos = in tatters.* recubrimiento de suelos = floor covering.* retrete de agujero en el suelo = squat toilet, squatty potty, squat loo.* revestimiento para suelos = flooring.* salinización del suelo = soil salinisation, soil salination.* sobre suelo firme = on firm footing.* suelo alzado = raised floor.* suelo arenoso = sandy soil.* suelo cenagoso = loamy soil.* suelo de madera = wood flooring.* suelo de parqué = parquet floor.* suelo lunar = regolith.* suelo margoso = loamy soil.* suelo mojado = wet floor.* suelo radiante = underfloor heating, radiant floor.* sujetar + Nombre + contra el suelo = pin + Nombre + to the floor.* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo = feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* tirar al suelo = upset.* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.* vista a ras de suelo = worm's eye view.* * *1 (tierra) groundtropezó y se cayó al suelo she tripped and fell overse echaron or tiraron al suelo they threw themselves to the groundno te sientes en el suelo que te vas a ensuciar don't sit on the ground, you'll get dirtyarrastrarse por los suelos ( fam); to grovelbesar el suelo que algn pisa ( fam); to worship the (very) ground sb walks on«moral/ánimos» to be at rock bottom ( colloq)tiene la moral por los suelos her morale is very low, her morale is at rock bottomen la carta lo ponía por los suelos in the letter she really ran him down o ( AmE) tore into him o ( BrE) slagged him off ( colloq)2 (en una casa) floorse le cayó la taza al suelo he dropped the cup on the floor3 (en una calle, carretera) road surface, road4 ( Agr) landel suelo es muy fértil the land is very fertilesuelo de labor farming o agricultural land5 (territorio) soilen suelo americano on American soilCompuestos:floorboards (pl)● suelo patrio or natalnative soil o land* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Del verbo soler: ( conjugate soler)
suelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
soler
suelo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
soler ( conjugate soler) verbo intransitivo:
no suele retrasarse he's not usually late;
solía correr todos los días he used to go for a run every day
suelo sustantivo masculino
d) (Agr) land
◊ el suelo patrio one's native soil o land
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
soler vi defect
1 (en presente) to be in the habit of: solemos ir en coche, we usually go by car
sueles equivocarte, you are usually wrong
2 (en pasado) solía pasear por aquí, he used to walk round here
En el presente, la traducción más común de soler es el verbo principal más usually: Suele volver a las diez. He usually comes back at ten.
Para referirnos a costumbres en el pasado hay que usar to use to o would. Would expresa acciones repetidas, mientras que to use to describe también estados o situaciones: Antes íbamos/solíamos ir a la playa en tren. We used to/would go to the beach by train.
No confundas to use to (do sthg) con to be used to (doing sthg), que significa estar acostumbrado y, al contrario que to use to, puede usarse también en presente: Estoy acostumbrado a coger el metro. I'm used to taking the metro. ➣ Ver nota en accustom
suelo sustantivo masculino
1 (tierra) ground
2 Agr land
(de cultivo) soil: es un suelo muy fértil, it's very fertile land
3 (de una casa) floor
(de la calle, carretera) surface, road
4 (país, territorio) soil: el suelo de la patria, native soil
5 (edificable) building land: aún queda mucho suelo sin construir, there's still a lot of land left to be developed
♦ Locuciones: estar por los suelos, (precios) to be rock-bottom o dirt cheap
(el ánimo) to be at rock bottom o down in the dumps
' suelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuchillar
- bambolearse
- bayeta
- brillante
- coger
- contorsionarse
- crujir
- desigualdad
- despanzurrarse
- desplomarse
- elevarse
- entarimado
- escalón
- escurridiza
- escurridizo
- fregar
- greca
- impacto
- intuitivamente
- levantarse
- limadura
- mandar
- ojo
- regar
- relucir
- reluciente
- resbalar
- rodilla
- sembrar
- sobresalir
- solar
- tender
- tierra
- tirar
- tramo
- trampa
- ánimo
- arrastrar
- baldosa
- barrer
- botar
- brillar
- brillo
- caído
- cepillo
- cera
- duela
- echar
- emparejar
- ensuciar
English:
compact
- crack
- creak
- damp
- deal with
- dip
- down
- downcast
- feel
- floor
- floorboard
- gather up
- give
- ground
- ground level
- icy
- litter
- mess
- messy
- mop
- nuisance
- pick up
- polish
- rising
- rolling
- scuff
- shove
- sit
- slump
- soggy
- soil
- stand
- stuff
- sweep
- take up
- tile
- tip out
- wipe
- crash
- cross
- drop
- empty
- free
- lay
- off
- on
- over
- stamp
- stick
- top
* * *suelo2 nm1. [pavimento] [en interiores] floor;[en el exterior] ground; Famarrastrarse por el suelo to grovel, to humble oneself;Fambesar el suelo to fall flat on one's face;echar algo por el suelo to ruin sth;Famestar por los suelos [persona, precio] to be at rock bottom;[productos] to be dirt cheap;tienen la moral por los suelos their morale has hit rock bottom;[fracasar] to fail suelo laminado laminate flooring2. [terreno, territorio] soil;[para edificar] land;en suelo colombiano on Colombian soil;el precio del suelo urbano land prices in urban areassuelo no urbanizable land which is unsuitable for development;suelo urbanizable land suitable for development* * *men el suelo on the ground;estar por los suelos fam be at rock bottom fam ;poner a alguien por los suelos run s.o. down;besar el suelo fig fall flat on one’s face;2 AGR soil* * *suelo nm1) : groundcaerse al suelo: to fall down, to hit the ground2) : floor, flooring3) tierra: soil, land* * *suelo n1. (de habitación) floor2. (del exterior) ground3. (terreno) land -
116 terminología
f.1 terminology, glossary, lexicology.2 nomenclature.* * *1 terminology* * *noun f.* * *SF terminology* * *femenino terminology* * *= terminology, wordage.Ex. A scheme should permit changes in terminology, to allow for new subject descriptions to be incorporated into the scheme as subjects change their names.Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.----* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* * *femenino terminology* * *= terminology, wordage.Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology, to allow for new subject descriptions to be incorporated into the scheme as subjects change their names.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.* terminología usada para las materias = subject terminology.* * *terminology* * *
terminología sustantivo femenino terminology
' terminología' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
English:
antisexist
- terminology
* * *terminología nfterminology* * *f terminology* * *terminología nf: terminology -
117 tomar el pelo
(v.) = tease, twit, tauntEx. I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.Ex. Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex. The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.* * *(v.) = tease, twit, tauntEx: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer. -
118 transigente
adj.1 willing to compromise (que cede).2 tolerant (tolerante).3 compromising, flexible, tolerant, accommodating.f. & m.accommodating person.* * *► adjetivo1 accommodating, tolerant, lenient* * *ADJ1) (=que cede) accommodating2) (=tolerante) tolerant* * *adjetivo accommodating* * *= tolerant, compromising, soft-line.Ex. The new version is more tolerant of typical user errors in the formulation of specific item searches and should be able to retrieve misspelt personal names.Ex. There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex. Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.* * *adjetivo accommodating* * *= tolerant, compromising, soft-line.Ex: The new version is more tolerant of typical user errors in the formulation of specific item searches and should be able to retrieve misspelt personal names.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.* * *accommodating* * *
transigente adjetivo
accommodating
transigente adjetivo tolerant: eres demasiado transigente, you are too lenient
* * *transigente adj1. [que cede] willing to compromise2. [tolerante] tolerant* * *adj accommodating -
119 verbosidad
f.verbosity.* * *1 verbosity, wordiness* * *SF verbosity, wordiness* * *femenino verbosity* * *= verbosity, wordage.Ex. The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations.Ex. Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.* * *femenino verbosity* * *= verbosity, wordage.Ex: The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.* * *verbosity* * *verbosidad nfverbosity* * *f verbosity, wordiness* * *verbosidad nf: verbosity, wordiness -
120 zona rural
f.back country, rural area.* * *(n.) = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural regionEx. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.Ex. The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops.Ex. Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex. The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.* * *(n.) = country, rural area, hinterland, countryside, rural regionEx: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.Ex: The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops.Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
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