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41 основной

1. bacbone

2. chief

основная проблема, главный вопрос — chief problem

основное, что нужно сделать — the chief thing to do

3. constitutive

основная сущность — the constitutive essence

4. dominant

основной активатор — dominant activator

волновод основной моды — dominant mode waveguid

связь на основной волне — dominant mode coupling

волновод основного типа колебаний — dominant mode waveguid

5. governing

6. organic

основной закон; конституция — organic law

7. ultimate

8. key

основной негатив — key negative

основная авиакомпания — key airline

основная фаза движения — key drawing

основной участник — key contributors

высветка основного объекта — key light

9. overriding

10. root

основной лист — root leaf

основной тон аккорда — root of a chord

основная причина, первопричина — root cause

основной, основополагающий принцип — root principle

11. mainframe

основной блок — mainframe

12. base

основное имя — base name

основная карта — base map

основной оклад — base pay

основная линия — base line

основной угол — base angle

13. ground

основной принцип — ground

основная морена — ground moraine

основное состояние — ground state

основные правила игры — ground rule

основное вещество цитоплазмы — ground plasma

14. matrix

основное вещество кокса — coke matrix

15. backbone

основная шина — backbone bus

основная сеть — backbone network

основные средства транспорта — backbone of the lift

16. basal

основная вода — basal water

основной обмен — basal metabolism

основное дыхание — basal respiration

основной обмен веществ — basal metabolism

основной водоносный горизонт — basal water

17. basic

основной процессор — basic processor

основные материалы — basic materials

категория основных услуг — basic tier

основная гидроокись — basic hydroxide

основная квота — basic ceiling amount

18. major

основной ген — major gene

основной ключ — major key

основной флот — major fleet

основной фактор — major factor

основная колонна — major string

19. master

основной код — master code

основной файл — master file

основная фаза — master phase

основное звено — master link

основной вход — master input

20. most basic

основной конвертер — basic converter

основной огнеупор — basic refractory

основная форма одежды — basic uniform

основное соглашение — basic agreement

основное соображение — basic argument

21. underlying

основное из связанных друг с другом преступлений — underlying crime

22. fundamental; basic; principal; primary; original

основной индикатор — basic display unit

основной меридиан — principal meridian

основной поставщик — principal supplier

основной род занятий — primary activity

основной стол — primary elevating board

23. capital

снашивание основного капитала — capital consumption

основная ошибка; роковое заблуждение — capital error

вложение в основной капитал — fixed capital investment

вложения в основной капитал — fixed capital investment

вложения в основные средства — capital goods investment

24. cardinal

основной румб — cardinal point

основная проблема — cardinal problem

основные доводы — cardinal arguments

ветры основных румбов — cardinal winds

основные добродетели — cardinal virtues

25. elemental

основной элемент — basic element

26. main

основная ступень ракеты — main missile

основные установки — main requirements

стойка основного шасси — main gear leg

колея основного шасси — main gear tread

основная килевая балка — main keel beam

27. primary

выхлопная струя основного контура — primary exhaust stream

основная поверхность нагрева — primary heating surface

горение на основной ступени работы — primary combustion

изображение в одном из основных цветов — primary image

основное регулируемое сопло — variable primary nozzle

28. prime

основная территория — area of prime responsibility

основной зональный склад — prime depot

основной подрядчик — prime contractor

основной контракт — prime contract

основная область — prime area

29. primitive

основной параллелограмм периодов — primitive period parallelogram

30. principal

основные обязанности — principal duties

основные размеры — principal dimensions

основной акционер — principal shareholder

выплата основной суммы — principal payment

основные компоненты — principal components

31. radical

32. staple

главные продукты, основные товары — staple commodities

основные отрасли промышленности — staple industries

основной продукт питания — the staple of a diet

основные виды продовольствия — food staples

основные продукты питания — staple diet

Синонимический ряд:

главной (прил.) главнейшей; главнейшею; главной; коренной; коренною; первой; первостатейной; первостатейною; первостепенной; первостепенною; первою; стержневой; стержневою; узловой; узловою; центральной; центральною

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > основной
42 код с разными основаниями

nonconsistently based code

асфальтовое основание — asphalt base

давление на основание — base pressure

двухатомное основание — diatomic base

органическое основание — organic base

основание для монтажа — mounting base

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > код с разными основаниями
43 идентификационный код базовой станции

Telecommunications: BSIC, Base Station Identification Code, Base Station Identity Code

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > идентификационный код базовой станции
44 adoptar

v.

1 to adopt.

Silvia adoptó a Julio Silvia adopted Jules.

2 to take.

adoptar medidas para luchar contra el desempleo to take measures to combat unemployment

3 to embrace, to accept, to adopt, to espouse.

María adoptó el catolicismo Mary embraced Catholicism.

4 to assume, to put on, to take up.

Pedro adopta poses Peter assumes poses.

5 to opt to.

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adoptar

► verbo transitivo

1 to adopt

* * *

verb

1) to adopt

2) take

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VT

1) [+ niño] to adopt

lo adoptó como hijo — she adopted him as her son

2) (=tomar) [+ medida, decisión, postura, actitud] to take; [+ papel] to take on

adoptar una postura crítica frente al gobierno — to take a critical stance towards the government

han adoptado el papel de víctimas — they have taken on the role of victims

en la reunión no se adoptó ningún acuerdo concreto — nothing definite was agreed on in the meeting

3) [+ postura física]

durante el sueño adopta una mala postura — he sleeps in a bad position

deberías adoptar una postura mejor al sentarte — you should sit better o with a better posture

adoptó una postura provocativa con el cigarrillo — she struck a provocative pose with her cigarette

4) (=empezar a usar) [+ nombre, nacionalidad] to take, adopt; [+ costumbres] to adopt; [+ sistema] to adopt, introduce

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verbo transitivo

a) <actitud/costumbre> to adopt; <decisión/medida/posición> to take

la decisión fue adoptada por unanimidad — the decision was unanimous

b) <niño/nacionalidad> to adopt

* * *

= adopt, espouse, summon up, embrace, take on.

Ex. The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex. Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.

Ex. The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.

Ex. If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

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* adoptar Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* adoptar forma = take + shape.

* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.

* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* adoptar legislación = adopt + legislation.

* adoptar una actitud = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + role.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* adoptar una función = step up to + role.

* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* adoptar una metodología = adopt + approach.

* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* adoptar una postura = adopt + posture, adopt + behaviour, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* adoptar una postura crítica sobre = take + a critical view of.

* adoptar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue, take + position on + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme contra = take + a firm stand against.

* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* adoptar una postura unánime = speak with + one voice.

* adoptar un cambio = adopt + change, accommodate + change.

* adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.

* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.

* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* adoptar un papel = take + role.

* adoptar un postura = embrace + view, don + mantle.

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

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verbo transitivo

a) <actitud/costumbre> to adopt; <decisión/medida/posición> to take

la decisión fue adoptada por unanimidad — the decision was unanimous

b) <niño/nacionalidad> to adopt

* * *

= adopt, espouse, summon up, embrace, take on.

Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.

Ex: Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.

Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.

Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.

* adoptar Algo = take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).

* adoptar forma = take + shape.

* adoptar la forma de = take + form, take + the form of, come in + the form of.

* adoptar la postura moral correcta = take + the high ground, take + the high road.

* adoptar legislación = adopt + legislation.

* adoptar una actitud = adopt + outlook, adopt + attitude, take + role.

* adoptar una decisión = adopt + decision.

* adoptar una función = step up to + role.

* adoptar una imagen = put on + image.

* adoptar una metodología = adopt + approach.

* adoptar una política = make + policy decisions.

* adoptar una postura = adopt + posture, adopt + behaviour, adopt + a stance, take + position, take + a stance.

* adoptar una postura crítica sobre = take + a critical view of.

* adoptar una postura firme = take + a stand (against).

* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión = take + position on + issue, take + position on + issue.

* adoptar una postura firme contra = take + a firm stand against.

* adoptar una postura intransigente = take + a hard stand.

* adoptar una postura unánime = speak with + one voice.

* adoptar un cambio = adopt + change, accommodate + change.

* adoptar un comportamiento = put on + demeanour, put on + manner, adopt + behaviour.

* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.

* adoptar un modelo = embrace + model.

* adoptar un papel = take + role.

* adoptar un postura = embrace + view, don + mantle.

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* decisión de adoptar = decision to adopt.

* volver a adoptar = resume.

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adoptar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹actitud/costumbre› to adopt; ‹decisión› to take

habrá que adoptar medidas drásticas drastic measures will have to be taken

la decisión fue adoptada por unanimidad the decision was unanimous

adoptó la resolución de no volver a verla he took the decision o resolved not to see her again

desde que se adoptó el sistema decimal since decimalization was introduced o adopted

si la mecanógrafa adopta una postura incorrecta if the typist sits badly o ( frml) adopts an incorrect posture

2 ‹niño› to adopt

3 ‹nacionalidad› to take, adopt; ‹apellido› to adopt, take

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adoptar ( conjugate adoptar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹actitud/costumbre› to adopt;

‹decisión/medida/posición› to take
b) ‹niño/nacionalidad› to adopt

adoptar verbo transitivo to adopt
' adoptar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disuasión
- tomar
- actitud
- asumir
- gestión
- posición
- postura
English:
adopt
- assume
- borrow
- embrace
- foster
- posture
- stand
- line
- put
- sneer
- strike
- take

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adoptar vt

1. [hijo] to adopt

2. [nacionalidad] to adopt

3. [medida, decisión] to take;

adoptaron medidas para luchar contra el desempleo they took measures to combat unemployment;

la policía adoptó la decisión de prohibir la manifestación the police took the decision to ban the demonstration

4. [forma] to take on;

el insecto adopta la forma de una bola para protegerse the insect curls itself into a ball in order to protect itself;

su timidez adopta la forma de agresividad his shyness manifests itself as aggressiveness

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adoptar

v/t adopt

* * *

adoptar vt

1) : to adopt (a measure), to take (a decision)

2) : to adopt (children)

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adoptar vb to adopt

Spanish-English dictionary > adoptar
45 alcance

m.

1 range.

de corto/largo alcance short-/long-range

2 scope, extent.

de alcance important

3 reach, range, scope, extent.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alcanzar.

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alcance

► nombre masculino

1 reach, grasp

■ está al alcance de todo el mundo it's within everyone's reach

2 (de arma) range

3 (trascendencia) scope, importance

4 (inteligencia) intelligence

■ persona de pocos alcances person of low intelligence

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noun m.

1) reach, scope

2) range

3) extent

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SM

1) (=posibilidad de acceso) [de brazo, persona] reach; [de pensamiento] scope

el escaso alcance de la mente humana — the limited scope of the human mind

• al alcance de algn — available to sb

empleó todos los medios a su alcance — she used all the means available to her

no tenía el dinero a su alcance — he didn't have access to the money, he didn't have the money available

• estar al alcance de algn — to be within sb's reach

vi que estaba a mi alcance y lo cogí — I saw that it was within my reach and I grabbed it

el récord estaba a nuestro alcance — the record was within our grasp o reach

estas joyas no están al alcance de cualquiera — not everyone can afford these jewels

hizo lo que estaba a su alcance por ayudarme — he did what he could to help me

• estar fuera del alcance de algn — (=alejado, imposible) to be out of sb's reach, be beyond sb's reach; (=incomprensible) to be over sb's head; (=caro) to be beyond sb's means

manténgase fuera del alcance de los niños — keep out of reach of children

quiero estar fuera del alcance de esas miradas — I don't want to be the object of those looks

se encontraban fuera del alcance de los disparos — they were out of the gunfire

• al alcance de la mano — at hand, within arm's reach

• al alcance del oído — within earshot

• poner algo al alcance de algn — to make sth available to sb

un intento de poner la cultura al alcance de todos — an attempt to make culture available to everyone

• al alcance de la vista — within sight

cuando el faro estuvo al alcance de nuestra vista — when the lighthouse came into view o was within sight

• al alcance de la voz — within call

2) (=distancia) (Mil) range

• al alcance — within range

• de corto alcance — [arma, misil] short-range antes de s ; [objetivo, proyecto] short-term antes de s

• de gran o largo alcance — [faros] full beam antes de s, high beam antes de s (EEUU); [arma, misil, micrófono] long-range antes de s ; [vuelo] long haul antes de s ; [efecto, repercusiones] far-reaching

• de medio o mediano alcance — [arma, misil] medium-range
buzón 1)
3) (=importancia) [de problema] extent; [de noticia, suceso] importance, significance

el alcance del problema — the extent of the problem

esta huelga tiene mayor alcance para los trabajadores — this strike has greater importance o significance for the workers

comprendió el verdadero alcance de lo ocurrido — she understood the true significance of what had happened

una crisis de alcance planetario — a worldwide crisis

4) (=persecución) pursuit

• andar o ir a los alcances de algn — to press close on sb

• dar alcance a algn — (=capturar) to capture sb; (=llegar a la altura) to catch up with sb

cuando la policía le dio alcance — when the police captured him

a punto estuvo de dar alcance al líder de la carrera — he was on the point of catching (up with) the leader of the race

el Barcelona ha dado alcance al Madrid en el número de puntos — Barcelona have caught up with Madrid in number of points

• andar o ir en los alcances a algn — to spy on sb

• seguir el alcance a algn — (Mil) to pursue sb

5) (Econ) adverse balance, deficit

6) (Tip) stop-press, stop-press news

7) pl alcances

a) (=inteligencia) grasp sing

ideas superiores a sus alcances — ideas beyond his grasp

• de cortos o pocos alcances — not very bright

es hombre de cortos alcances — he's not a very intelligent man, he's not too bright

b) CAm (=calumnias) calumnies, malicious accusations

8) Chile

hacer un alcance — to clear sth up, clarify sth

alcance de nombres, no es su padre, es solo un alcance de nombres — he's not his father, it just happens that their names coincide

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masculino

1)

a) ( de persona) reach

mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños — keep all medicines out of reach of children

está fuera de mi alcance — it is beyond my means

b) (de arma, emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance — short-range/long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope; (de declaración, noticia) implications

una política educativa de largo alcance — a far-reaching education policy

d) (en locs)

al alcance de — within reach of

poner la cultura al alcance de todos — to make culture accessible to everyone

precios al alcance de su bolsillo — prices to suit your pocket

un lujo que no está a mi alcance — a luxury I can't afford

tiene mucha ayuda a su alcance — he has a lot of help at his disposal

no está al alcance de su inteligencia — it's beyond their grasp

al alcance de la mano — ( literal) at hand; ( fácil de conseguir) within reach

hacer un alcance — (Chi) to add/clarify something

2) (Fin) deficit

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= coverage, extent, grasp, reach, scope, sweep, compass.

Ex. AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.

Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex. Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.

Ex. The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.

Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

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* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* alcance amplio = broad scope.

* alcance temático = subject scope.

* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de largo alcance = far-reaching, far-ranging.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estudio de alcance = scoping study.

* facilidad de alcance = reachability.

* fuera de alcance = beyond reach, out of range.

* fuera del alcance = out of reach.

* fuera del alcance de = beyond the scope of.

* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).

* objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* tener al alcance = have at + Posesivo + touch.

* tener Algo al alcance = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

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masculino

1)

a) ( de persona) reach

mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños — keep all medicines out of reach of children

está fuera de mi alcance — it is beyond my means

b) (de arma, emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance — short-range/long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope; (de declaración, noticia) implications

una política educativa de largo alcance — a far-reaching education policy

d) (en locs)

al alcance de — within reach of

poner la cultura al alcance de todos — to make culture accessible to everyone

precios al alcance de su bolsillo — prices to suit your pocket

un lujo que no está a mi alcance — a luxury I can't afford

tiene mucha ayuda a su alcance — he has a lot of help at his disposal

no está al alcance de su inteligencia — it's beyond their grasp

al alcance de la mano — ( literal) at hand; ( fácil de conseguir) within reach

hacer un alcance — (Chi) to add/clarify something

2) (Fin) deficit

* * *

= coverage, extent, grasp, reach, scope, sweep, compass.

Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.

Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.

Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.

Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.

Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

* al alcance = within reach, within easy reach, within sight, within gunshot, within range.

* al alcance de = available at the fingertips of.

* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.

* al alcance de la mano = within arm's reach, within easy reach.

* al alcance del oído = within earshot of.

* al alcance de todos = within everybody's reach, within everyone's reach, accessible to everyone, accessible to everybody.

* alcance amplio = broad scope.

* alcance temático = subject scope.

* ampliar el alcance de = extend + the reach of.

* a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.

* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.

* calidad y alcance de, la = quality and extent of, the.

* colocar fuera de alcance = place + out of reach.

* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.

* de alcance estatal = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de alcance nacional = nationwide [nation-wide].

* de amplio alcance = broad in scope.

* de fácil alcance para = within easy reach of.

* de largo alcance = far-reaching, far-ranging.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* estar al alcance de la mano = be at hand.

* estar fuera del alcance = lie outside + the scope of.

* estudio de alcance = scoping study.

* facilidad de alcance = reachability.

* fuera de alcance = beyond reach, out of range.

* fuera del alcance = out of reach.

* fuera del alcance de = beyond the scope of.

* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien = beyond + Posesivo + powers.

* fuera del alcance del oído = out of earshot.

* nota de alcance = scope note (SN).

* objetivo y alcance = purpose and scope.

* poner al alcance = bring within + reach.

* poner Algo al alcance = put + Nombre + within reach.

* tener al alcance = have at + Posesivo + touch.

* tener Algo al alcance = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.

* WAN (red de gran alcance) = WAN (wide area network).

* * *

alcance

masculine

A

1 (de una persona) reach

un pugilista menos alto pero de mayor alcance a boxer who is shorter but has a longer reach

[ S ] mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños keep all medicines out of reach of children

está totalmente fuera de mi alcance it is completely beyond my means

2 (de un arma, una emisora) range

misiles de corto/largo alcance short-range/long-range missiles

3

(ámbito): el alcance de una ley the scope of a law

todavía no sabemos el alcance que puedan tener sus declaraciones as yet we do not know the full implications of his statement

una política educativa de largo alcance a far-reaching education policy

4 ( en locs):

al alcance de within reach of

se trata de poner la cultura al alcance de todos the idea is to bring culture within everybody's reach o to make culture accessible to everyone

un país en el que tener televisión no está al alcance de cualquiera a country where owning a television is not within everyone's reach

tarifas al alcance de su presupuesto prices to suit your pocket

eso no está a mi alcance that's not in my power

es un lujo que no está a mi alcance it's a luxury I can't afford

tiene a su alcance los mejores medios para la investigación he has the best research facilities available to him

estos conceptos no están al alcance de nuestra inteligencia these concepts are unintelligible to us o are beyond our grasp

cuando la Estatua de la Libertad estuvo al alcance de la vista when the Statue of Liberty was visible/came into view

al alcance de la mano (literal) at hand; (fácil de conseguir) within reach, within one's grasp

hacer un alcance ( Chi); to add/clarify sth

Compuesto:

alcance de nombres

( Chi): hubo una confusión por un alcance de nombres there was a mix-up because their names were the same

B ( Fin) deficit

* * *

Del verbo alcanzar: ( conjugate alcanzar)

alcancé es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

alcance es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
alcance
alcanzar
alcance sustantivo masculino
a) ( de persona) reach;

◊ fuera del alcance de los niños out of reach of children;

está fuera de mi alcance it is beyond my means
b) (de arma, emisora) range;

◊ misiles de largo alcance long-range missiles

c) (de ley, proyecto) scope;

(de declaración, noticia) implications (pl)
d) ( en locs)

◊ al alcance de within reach of;

precios al alcance de su bolsillo prices to suit your pocket;
un lujo que no está a mi alcance a luxury I can't afford
alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);

(pillar, agarrar) to catch;
◊ lo alcancé en la curva I caught up with him on the bend;

¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with

2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to;
‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach;
◊ casi no alcanzo el tren I almost missed the train;

estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height;
alcance la mayoría de edad to come of age
3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve;
‹ acuerdo› to reach
4 (acercar, pasar) alcancele algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb
verbo intransitivo
1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach;
◊ hasta donde alcanzaba la vista as far as the eye could see;

alcance a hacer algo to manage to do sth
2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
◊ el sueldo no le alcanza he can't manage on his salary

alcance sustantivo masculino
1 reach: deja eso al alcance de mi vista, put that where I can see it
mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños, keep medicines out of the reach of children
2 fig (posibilidades) scope: el ascenso está fuera de tu alcance, promotion is impossible for you
3 (de una noticia) importance
♦ Locuciones: dar alcance, to catch up [a, with]
alcanzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to reach
2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat
' alcance' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
combatir
- eco
- fuera
- proyección
- alcanzar
- ámbito
- dimensión
- milagro
- trascendental
English:
ambit
- extensive
- far-reaching
- grasp
- hand
- long-range
- out of
- range
- reach
- scope
- short-range
- sight
- wide-ranging
- extent
- far
- long
- sweep
- wide

* * *

alcance nm

1. [de arma, misil, emisora] range;

de corto/largo alcance short-/long-range;

una colisión por alcance [por detrás] a rear-end collision;
[angular] a side-on collision
2. [de persona]
a mi alcance within my reach;

utilizaron todos los medios a su alcance they used every means at their disposal;

al alcance de mi bolsillo within my means;

este restaurante sólo está al alcance de los más pudientes only the very wealthy can afford to eat at this restaurant;

esta tarea no está al alcance de sus posibilidades he's not up to this task, this task is beyond his capabilities;

la cuerda estaba casi al alcance de la mano the rope was almost within arm's reach;

tuvo la victoria al alcance de la mano she was within sight of victory, she had victory within her grasp;

al alcance de la vista within sight;

el castillo queda fuera del alcance de nuestra vista we can't see the castle from here;

dar alcance a alguien to catch up with sb;

el pelotón dio alcance al ciclista escapado the bunch caught (up with) the cyclist who had broken away from them;

fuera del alcance de beyond the reach of;

guardar fuera del alcance de los niños [en etiqueta] keep out of reach of o away from children

3. [de reformas, medidas] scope, extent;

todavía no se han dado cuenta del alcance del fallo judicial the full implications of the verdict have still not become clear to them;

un cambio de alcance universal a change that affects everybody;

de alcance important

4.
una noticia de alcance [de última hora] a piece of news that has just come in

5. [inteligencia]
una persona de pocos alcances a slow o dim-witted person

6. Chile [resto]
este mes se quedó con un alcance he had a bit left over this month

7. Chile [comentario] clarification;

estoy de acuerdo, pero debo hacerle un alcance I agree, but I must make one thing clear

* * *

alcance

m

1 reach;

al alcance de la mano within reach;

poner algo al alcance de alguien put sth within s.o.’s reach;

dar alcance a alguien catch up with s.o.;

al alcance de la vista visible, in view;

¿está al alcance de tu bolsillo? can you afford it?

2 de arma etc range;

de largo alcance long-range

3 de medida scope

4 de tragedia extent, scale

5 fig

:

un hombre de mucho alcance a talented o gifted man;

de pocos alcances fam untalented

* * *

alcance nm

1) : reach

2) : range, scope

* * *

alcance n

1. (en general) reach

fuera del alcance de los niños out of children's reach

2. (de un arma, emisora, etc) range

misiles de corto alcance short range missiles

3. (importancia) importance

destacó el alcance de la crisis he stressed the importance of the crisis

al alcance de la mano within reach

al alcance de la vista within sight

Spanish-English dictionary > alcance
46 almacenar

v.

1 to store (guardar) (gen) & (computing).

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

2 to collect.

* * *

almacenar

► verbo transitivo

1 to store, warehouse

2 (acumular) to store up, keep

* * *

verb

to store

* * *

VT

1) [como negocio] to store, warehouse

2) [cliente] to put into storage; [+ víveres] to stock up (with)

3) (=guardar) to keep, collect; [+ rencor, odio] to store up

4) (Inform) to store

* * *

verbo transitivo <mercancías/datos> to store

tenían almacenadas enormes cantidades de armas — they had huge stockpiles of weapons

* * *

= hold, house, keep, place + in storage, save, store, squirrel away, store up, cache.

Ex. If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. When data of any sort are placed in storage they are filed alphabetically or numerically.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *

verbo transitivo <mercancías/datos> to store

tenían almacenadas enormes cantidades de armas — they had huge stockpiles of weapons

* * *

= hold, house, keep, place + in storage, save, store, squirrel away, store up, cache.

Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: When data of any sort are placed in storage they are filed alphabetically or numerically.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* almacenar en un edificio anexo = outhouse.

* volver a almacenar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *

almacenar [A1 ]

vt

‹mercancías› to store; ‹fortuna› to amass; ‹datos/información› to store

tenían almacenadas enormes cantidades de armas they had huge stockpiles of weapons, they had stockpiled huge quantities of weapons

* * *

almacenar ( conjugate almacenar) verbo transitivo ‹mercancías/datos› to store
almacenar verbo transitivo to store
' almacenar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaparar
- mies
- abastecer
English:
house
- lay up
- store
- store away
- store up
- stuff away
- stockpile

* * *

almacenar vt

1. [mercancías] to store

2. [reunir] to collect;

en veinte años han almacenado éxitos y fracasos over twenty years they have notched up both hits and flops

3. Informát to store

* * *

almacenar

v/t tb
INFOR store;
almacenar en disquete save to disk

* * *

almacenar vt

: to store, to put in storage

* * *

almacenar vb to store

Spanish-English dictionary > almacenar
47 analizar

v.

to analyze.

analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentence

Elsa analizó la bebida Elsa examined the drink.

El juez analizó el caso The judge analyzed the case.

* * *

analizar

Conjugation model [ REALIZAR], like realizar

► verbo transitivo

1 to analyse (US analyze)

* * *

verb

to analyze

* * *

VT to analyse, analyze (EEUU)

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine

2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*

3) (Ling) to parse
2.
analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, 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. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

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. Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

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. This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

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. Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

Ex. 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex. Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex. Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.

Ex. Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.

Ex. The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex. Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex. It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.

Ex. When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.

Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

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.

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* al analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.

* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.

* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.

* analizar en = break down into.

* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.

* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.

* analizar por separado = dissect.

* analizar sintácticamente = parse.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* analizar un tema = explore + theme.

* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( examinar) to analyze*, examine

2) (Med, Quím) to analyze*

3) (Ling) to parse
2.
analizarse v pron to undergo o have analysis

* * *

= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, break down, discuss, explore, look at, look into, present + discussion, study, think out, weigh, offer + an account of, undergo + analysis, observe, check out, break out, dig + deep, dig + deep beneath the surface, weigh up, review, work through, put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight, question, 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: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

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: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.

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: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.

Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.

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: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.

Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.

Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.

Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.

Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.

Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.

Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.

Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.

Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.

Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.

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 analizar Algo más detenidamente = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* analizar brevemente = take + a look at.

* analizar críticamente = pull + Nombre + to bits.

* analizar de nuevo = reexamine [re-examine].

* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* analizar detenidamente = be carefully considered, think through.

* analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.

* analizar en = break down into.

* analizar en detalle = consider + in detail.

* analizar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.

* analizar las posibilidades de = look at + the prospects for.

* analizar los pormenores de una situación = look + behind the scene.

* analizar minuciosamente = come under + scrutiny, pore.

* analizar por separado = dissect.

* analizar sintácticamente = parse.

* analizar una cuestión = explore + question, explore + issue.

* analizar una posibilidad = explore + idea.

* analizar un tema = explore + theme.

* reanalizar = reexamine [re-examine].

* ser analizado como una frase = be phrase parsed.

* sin analizar = unexamined, unanalysed.

* volver a analizar = reexamine [re-examine], reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

* * *

analizar [A4 ]

vt

A (examinar) to analyze*, examine

B ( Med, Quím) to analyze*

C ( Ling) to parse

■ analizarse

v pron

to undergo o have analysis

se está analizando he's undergoing o having analysis, he's seeing an analyst, he's in analysis

* * *

analizar ( conjugate analizar) verbo transitivo
a) ( examinar) to analyze^{( conjugate analyze)}, examine

b) (Med, Quím) to analyze^{( conjugate analyze)}

c) (Ling) to parse

analizarse verbo pronominal
to undergo o have analysis
analizar verbo transitivo to analyze
' analizar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estudiar
- profundidad
- punto
English:
analyse
- test
- analyze
- go
- survey

* * *

analizar vt

1. [situación, problema] to analyse

2. [sangre, orina] to test, to analyse

3. Gram to parse;

analizar sintácticamente la siguiente oración parse the following sentence

* * *

analizar

v/t analyze

* * *

analizar {21} vt

: to analyze

* * *

analizar vb to analyse

Spanish-English dictionary > analizar
48 cambiar a

v.

to change over to.

* * *

(v.) = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to

Ex. Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.

Ex. The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.

Ex. All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.

Ex. The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment.

Ex. The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999.

* * *

(v.) = switch over, switch to, transmute into, move to, change over to

Ex: Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.

Ex: The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.

Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.

Ex: The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment.

Ex: The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999.

Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar a
49 colaboración

f.

1 collaboration, assistance, help, cooperation.

2 contribution.

* * *

colaboración

► nombre femenino

1 collaboration

2 (prensa) contribution

* * *

noun f.

collaboration

* * *

SF

1) (=cooperación) collaboration

escrito en colaboración con mi tutor — written in collaboration with my tutor

colaboración ciudadana — help from the public

2) [en periódico] [gen] contribution; (=artículo) article

3) [de congreso] paper

4) (=donativo) contribution

* * *

femenino collaboration

en colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something

* * *

= collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.

Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex. Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.

Ex. We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.

Ex. The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex. The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.

Ex. Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.

Ex. These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex. The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.

Ex. The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.

Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

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.

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* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.

* colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.

* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.

* colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.

* colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.

* colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.

* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* diseñar en colaboración = co-design.

* editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].

* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.

* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.

* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.

* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.

* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].

* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.

* financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].

* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.

* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].

* patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.

* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.

* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajo en colaboración = interworking.

* * *

femenino collaboration

en colaboración con alguien/algo — in collaboration with somebody/something

* * *

= collaboration, contribution, cooperation [co-operation], linkage, partnership, synergy, cooperative effort, partnering, fertilisation [fertilization, -USA], team effort, input, engagement.

Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.

Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.

Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.

Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.

Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.

Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.

Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.

Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.

Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.

Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

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.

* acuerdo de colaboración = collaborative partnership, partnership agreement.

* autoría en colaboración = collaborative writing.

* colaboración en equipo = collaborative teamwork.

* colaboración en la investigación = cooperative research.

* colaboración estrecha = close collaboration.

* colaboracion interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.

* colaboración perfecta = marriage made in heaven.

* contar con la colaboración de = enjoy + cooperation with.

* creación de acuerdo de colaboración = partnership building.

* diseñar en colaboración = co-design.

* editar en colaboración = coedit [co-edit].

* en colaboración = collaborative, cooperative [co-operative], jointly, participatory, in concert, in consort, collaboratively, synergistic, synergistically, in tandem, in a tandem fashion, in partnership.

* en colaboración con = in concert with, in consultation with, in collaboration with, in alliance with, in conjunction with, in partnership with.

* en estrecha colaboración = in close collaboration.

* en estrecha colaboración con = hand-in-glove with.

* escribir en colaboración = co-write [cowrite].

* establecer una colaboración = forge + collaboration.

* financiar en colaboración = co-finance [cofinance].

* investigación en colaboración = collaborative research.

* organizar en colaboración = co-organise [co-organize, -USA].

* patrocinar en colaboración con = co-host.

* proyecto de colaboración = joint venture.

* proyecto en colaboración = collaborative project.

* trabajar en colaboración = team, interwork.

* trabajar en colaboración (con) = team up (with).

* trabajo en colaboración = interworking.

* * *

colaboración

feminine

collaboration

lo escribió en colaboración con dos colegas suyos he wrote it in collaboration with two of his colleagues

cuento con su colaboración I am counting on your assistance o help

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colaboración sustantivo femenino
collaboration;
◊ en colaboración con algn/algo in collaboration with sb/sth

colaboración sustantivo femenino
1 (ayuda) collaboration
2 Prensa contribution

' colaboración' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
concurso
- entre
- junta
- junto
- no
- prestar
- contribución
- estrecho
English:
call on
- collaboration
- contribution
- closely
- cooperation
- cooperative

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colaboración nf

1. [cooperación] collaboration;

hacer algo en colaboración con alguien to do sth in collaboration with sb;

necesito tu colaboración para escribir el artículo I need your help to write this article;

fue acusado de colaboración con banda armada he was accused of collaborating with o helping a terrorist organization

2. [de prensa] contribution, article

* * *

colaboración

f collaboration

* * *

colaboración n cooperation

Spanish-English dictionary > colaboración
50 cuartear

v.

1 to cut or chop up.

2 to split, to divide from the side, to crack, to fragment.

El granjero cuarteó las mazorcas The farmer split the corn ears.

3 to divide into four, to divide into four parts, to quarter.

María cuarteó el pastel Mary divided the cake into four.

* * *

cuartear

► verbo transitivo

1 (dividir en cuatro) to quarter, divide into four

2 (descuartizar) to quarter

3 (rajar) to crack

► verbo pronominal cuartearse

1 (rajarse) to crack, split

* * *

verb

to quarter

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ res] to cut up

2) (Mat) to divide into four

3) [+ carretera] to zigzag up

4) (Náut)

cuartear la aguja — to box the compass

5) Caribe, Méx (=azotar) to whip, beat

2. VI

1) (Taur) to dodge, step aside

2) (Naipes) to make a fourth (player), make up a four

3.

See:

cuartearse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo ( descuartizar) to cut up
2.
cuartearse v pron

a) ( agrietarse) pared/cerámica/cuero to crack

b) (Taur) to dodge to one side

* * *

= crack, cut + Nombre + up.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo ( descuartizar) to cut up
2.
cuartearse v pron

a) ( agrietarse) pared/cerámica/cuero to crack

b) (Taur) to dodge to one side

* * *

= crack, cut + Nombre + up.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

* * *

cuartear [A1 ]

vt

A (descuartizar) to cut up

B ‹camino› to zigzag up/down

■ cuartearse

v pron

1 (agrietarse) «pared/cerámica» to crack; «cuero» to crack, split

2 ( Taur) to dodge to one side

* * *

cuartear verbo transitivo to quarter

* * *

cuartear

♦ vt

1. [agrietar] to crack

2. [partir, dividir] to cut o chop up

♦ See also the pronominal verb cuartearse

* * *

cuartear

v/t cut up, quarter

* * *

cuartear vt

1) : to quarter

2) : to divide up

♦ See also the reflexive verb cuartearse

Spanish-English dictionary > cuartear
51 diccionario

m.

dictionary.

diccionario de sinónimos thesaurus

* * *

diccionario

► nombre masculino

1 dictionary

* * *

noun m.

dictionary

* * *

SM dictionary

diccionario bilingüe — bilingual dictionary

diccionario de bolsillo — pocket dictionary

diccionario enciclopédico — encyclop(a)edic dictionary

diccionario geográfico — gazetteer

* * *

masculino dictionary

- diccionario bilingüe

- diccionario ideológico or de ideas afines

- diccionario de autoridades

- diccionario de sinónimos

* * *

= dictionary, dictionary.

Nota: En una base de datos documental, índice que recoge las palabras que aparecen en los documentos ordenadas alfabéticamente y con referencia al número de documentos en que aparecen.

Ex. Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.

Ex. We can open the title word dictionary to check for spelling variations of our search term by pressing 'Alt-D'.

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* catálogo diccionario = dictionary catalogue, dictionary file.

* diccionario biográfico = biographical dictionary.

* diccionario de medicina = medical dictionary.

* diccionario especializado = subject dictionary.

* diccionario etimológico = etymological dictionary.

* diccionario geográfico = gazetteer.

* diccionario médico = medical dictionary.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.

* * *

masculino dictionary

- diccionario bilingüe

- diccionario ideológico or de ideas afines

- diccionario de autoridades

- diccionario de sinónimos

* * *

= dictionary, dictionary.

Nota: En una base de datos documental, índice que recoge las palabras que aparecen en los documentos ordenadas alfabéticamente y con referencia al número de documentos en que aparecen.

Ex: Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.

Ex: We can open the title word dictionary to check for spelling variations of our search term by pressing 'Alt-D'.

* catálogo diccionario = dictionary catalogue, dictionary file.

* diccionario biográfico = biographical dictionary.

* diccionario de medicina = medical dictionary.

* diccionario especializado = subject dictionary.

* diccionario etimológico = etymological dictionary.

* diccionario geográfico = gazetteer.

* diccionario médico = medical dictionary.

* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario = Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.

* parecido a un diccionario = dictionary-like.

* * *

diccionario

masculine

dictionary

Compuestos:

● diccionario bilingüe

bilingual dictionary

● diccionario de autoridades

dictionary containing attributed quotations

● diccionario de ideas afines

≈ thesaurus

● diccionario de sinónimos

dictionary of synonyms, ≈ thesaurus

● diccionario de uso

dictionary of usage

● diccionario enciclopédico

encyclopedic dictionary

● diccionario etimológico

etymological dictionary

● diccionario ideológico

≈ thesaurus

● diccionario monolingüe

monolingual dictionary

● diccionario técnico

technical dictionary

* * *

diccionario sustantivo masculino
dictionary;
◊ diccionario bilingüe bilingual dictionary;

diccionario de sinónimos dictionary of synonyms, ≈ thesaurus
diccionario sustantivo masculino dictionary: búscalo en el diccionario de sinónimos, look it up in the thesaurus
diccionario bilingüe, bilingual dictionary
diccionario enciclopédico, encyclopedic dictionary
diccionario técnico, technical dictionary

' diccionario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actualización
- buscar
- cachorra
- cachorro
- consultar
- lema
- léxica
- léxico
- mirar
- patada
- redacción
- redactar
- tesauro
- tesoro
- bolsillo
- completo
- manejar
- mano
- traer
English:
about
- consult
- dictionary
- out
- pocket
- refer to
- look
- spare
- thesaurus

* * *

diccionario nm

dictionary;

un diccionario jurídico a law o legal dictionary;

un diccionario de informática a dictionary of computing;

buscar o [m5] mirar algo en un diccionario to look sth up in a dictionary

Comp
diccionario bilingüe bilingual dictionary;
diccionario enciclopédico encyclopedic dictionary;

diccionario etimológico etymological dictionary;

diccionario ideológico = dictionary in which entries are organized according to themes rather than alphabetically;

diccionario monolingüe monolingual dictionary;

diccionario de sinónimos thesaurus;

diccionario técnico technical dictionary;

diccionario de uso dictionary of usage

* * *

diccionario

m dictionary

* * *

diccionario nm

: dictionary

* * *

diccionario n dictionary [pl. dictionaries]

Spanish-English dictionary > diccionario
52 durar

v.

1 to last (continuar siendo).

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few days

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry

La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.

Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.

Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.

2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.

El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.

* * *

durar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to last, go on for

■ la película duró tres horas the film went on for three hours

2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

■ ese abrigo le duró mucho he got a lot of wear out of that coat

* * *

verb

1) to last

2) endure

* * *

VI

1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last

su matrimonio duró menos de dos años — their marriage lasted (for) less than two years

¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?

¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?

la película duró cinco horas — the film was five hours long

fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted

estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war

no duro ni un minuto más de pie — I can't stay standing (up) a minute longer

aún duran los efectos del terremoto — the effects of the earthquake are still being felt

mis esperanzas duraron poco — my hopes were short-lived

- no hay mal ni bien que cien años dure

2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to last

a mí me duran mucho los zapatos — my shoes last me a long time

esta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long

aún me dura el aceite que traje — I've still got some of the oil that I brought back

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

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* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *

durar [A1 ]

vi

1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?

la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longer

no le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last long

es demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to last

el resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter

2 «coche/zapatos» to last

esas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very long

cómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear better

éstos duran más these last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last long

3 ( Col) (tardar) to take

la carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive

■ durarse

v pron

( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping

* * *

durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

b) [coche/zapatos] to last

c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
◊ demorarse

durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply

* * *

durar vi

1. [prolongarse] to last;

¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;

el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;

les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;

estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted

2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days

3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;

cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;

los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;

pilas que duran más batteries which last longer

* * *

durar

v/i last

* * *

durar vi

: to last, to endure

* * *

durar vb

1. (en general) to last

la reunión duró una hora the meeting lasted an hour

¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?

2. (ropa) to last / to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well

Spanish-English dictionary > durar
53 formato legible por máquina

(n.) = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format

Ex. It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

Ex. A computer-held data base is held in machine readable format.

Ex. This was a test project to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed serial issue identifier and its bar code symbology which converts the serial issue identifier into a machine scannable format.

* * *

(n.) = machine-readable form, machine readable format, machine scannable format

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

Ex: A computer-held data base is held in machine readable format.

Ex: This was a test project to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed serial issue identifier and its bar code symbology which converts the serial issue identifier into a machine scannable format.

Spanish-English dictionary > formato legible por máquina
54 grupo

m.

1 group (conjunto).

en grupo in a group

grupo de discusión discussion group; (computing) focus group (marketing)

grupo electrógeno ( Elec) generator

grupo de empresas (commerce) (corporate) group

grupo ecologista environmental group

grupo de estudio study group

grupo de música pop pop group

grupo de noticias (computing) newsgroup

grupo parlamentario (politics) parliamentary group

grupo de presión (politics) pressure group, lobby

grupo de riesgo group at risk

grupo de rock rock group

grupo sanguíneo (medicine) blood group

2 group of people, bevy, circle, group.

* * *

grupo

► nombre masculino

1 group

2 TÉCNICA unit, set

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en grupo together, en masse

■ todos bajaron en grupo a quejarse they all went down together to complain

grupo electrógeno power plant

grupo sanguíneo blood group

* * *

noun m.

1) group

2) band

•

- grupo de presión

* * *

SM

1) [gen] group; (=equipo) team; [de árboles] cluster, clump

discusión en grupo — group discussion

reunirse en grupos — to gather in groups

grupo de contacto — (Pol) contact group

grupo de control — control group

grupo de encuentro — encounter group

grupo de estafas — (Policía) fraud squad

grupo de estupefacientes — (Policía) drug squad

grupo de homicidios — (Policía) murder squad

grupo de investigación — research team, team of researchers

grupo del dólar — dollar block

grupo de lectura — reading group

grupo de noticias — newsgroup

grupo de presión — pressure group, special interest group (EEUU)

grupo de riesgo — high-risk group

grupo de trabajo — working party

grupo sanguíneo — blood group

grupo testigo — control group

2) (Elec, Téc) unit, plant; (=montaje) assembly

grupo compresor — compressor unit

grupo electrógeno, grupo generador — generating set, power plant

3) Cono Sur (=trampa) trick, con *

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex. The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex. The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex. This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex. This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex. This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex. SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex. The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex. They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex. In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex. If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex. 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex. Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex. These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

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* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex: The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex: This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex: If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

grupo

masculine

A

1 (de personas) group; (de empresas, países) group; (de árboles) clump

los grupos sociales marginados marginalized social groups

un grupo de casas a group o cluster of houses

se dividieron en grupos de (a) cuatro they split into groups of four

en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups

2 ( Mús) tb

grupo musical group, band

3 ( Quím) group

Compuestos:

● grupo de apoyo

support group

● grupo de asesores

advisory group, think tank

● grupo de constructoras

construction consortium

● grupo de control

control group

● grupo de empresas

consortium

● grupo de hoteles

hotel chain

● grupo de interés or presión

pressure group

● grupo de jazz

jazz group o band

● grupo de la red

internet forum

● grupo de la prensa

press consortium

● grupo de los Ocho

( Pol) Group of Eight

● grupo de noticias

newsgroup

● grupo de trabajo

working party

● grupo de usuarios

user group

● grupo electrógeno

generator

● grupo escolar

facilities shared between two or more schools

● grupo fónico/tónico

phonic/tonic group

● grupo objetivo

target group

● grupo paritario

( frml); peer group

● grupo parlamentario

parliamentary group

● grupo sanguíneo

blood group

tener el grupo sanguíneo Rh or Rhesus positivo/negativo to be Rhesus positive/negative

¿qué grupo sanguíneo tiene? what blood group are you?

tengo el grupo sanguíneo A/AB/B positivo/negativo I'm blood group A/AB/B positive/negative

● grupo testigo

control group

B ( Chi arg) (mentira) lie; (engaño) trick

* * *

grupo sustantivo masculino
a) (de personas, empresas, países) group;

( de árboles) clump;
◊ grupo sanguíneo blood group;

grupos sociales social groups;
de grupo ‹terapia/trabajo› group ( before n);
en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups
b) (Mús) tb

◊ grupo musical group, band

grupo sustantivo masculino
1 g roup: no queda sangre del groupo B+, there is no B+ blood left
tiene mi grupo sanguíneo, he has the same blood group as I do
grupo de trabajo, working party
terapia de grupo, group therapy
2 Mús group, band
3 Elec grupo electrógeno, power generator o electric generating set
' grupo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- argot
- beatería
- cada
- clase
- comando
- componente
- conjunta
- conjunto
- contra
- cuerpo
- delirio
- descolgarse
- desfilar
- dirigirse
- disolver
- disolverse
- dispersar
- dispersarse
- ecologista
- entrada
- equipo
- escolta
- estamento
- exclusión
- figurar
- fuerza
- GEO
- guerrilla
- incorporarse
- iniciar
- jerga
- junta
- manifestarse
- maquinaria
- mayoría
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- ninguna
- ninguno
- núcleo
- nutrido-a
- panel
- paquete
- patrulla
- pertenencia
- pesar
- piña
- readmitir
- relevo
English:
address
- army
- back
- band
- bear down on
- blood group
- body
- bracket
- breakaway
- bunch
- camp
- chain gang
- class
- cliquey
- clump
- cluster
- collection
- collective
- combine
- come under
- commission
- contra
- crowd
- demo
- dense
- drummer
- dynamics
- fervent
- flagship
- flock
- foursome
- fraternity
- frenzied
- gather
- group
- guard
- heterogeneous
- homogeneous
- huddle
- inbred
- Ivy League
- join
- knot
- lead
- leadership
- lobby
- make up
- manager
- manageress
- motley

* * *

grupo nm

1. [conjunto] group;
[de árboles] cluster;
grupo (de empresas) (corporate) group;

en grupo in a group;

el grupo de cabeza [en carrera] the leading group

Comp
Pol grupo de contacto contact group; Econ grupo de control control group; Informát grupo de discusión discussion group;
grupo ecologista environmental group;

grupo de edad age group;

grupo empresarial (business) group o combine;

grupo de estudio study group;
Pol grupo mixto = independent MPs and MPs from minor parties in Spanish parliament; Informát grupo de noticias newsgroup;
el grupo de los ocho (grandes) the G8 countries;

grupo parlamentario parliamentary group;
Pol grupo de presión pressure group, lobby;
grupo de riesgo group at risk;
UE Grupo de Sabios Committee of Wise Men;
grupo sanguíneo blood group;

el grupo de los siete (grandes) the G7 countries;
Informát grupo de usuarios user group
2. [de músicos] group, band

3. Tec unit, set

Comp
Elec grupo electrógeno generator
4. Quím group

5. Ling grupo consonántico consonant cluster;

grupo fónico phonic group;

grupo nominal noun phrase;

grupo de palabras word group;

grupo vocálico vowel cluster

* * *

grupo

m group;

en grupos in groups

* * *

grupo nm

: group

* * *

grupo n group

un grupo de música pop a pop group

el trabajo en grupo group work

grupo sanguíneo blood group

Spanish-English dictionary > grupo
55 guardar

v.

1 to keep.

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.

La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.

2 to save.

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3 to keep watch over.

4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

5 to save (computing).

6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

7 to shut in.

Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.

8 to guard, to watch over.

La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.

* * *

guardar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on

■ el pastor guarda su rebaño the shepherd watches over his flock

2 (conservar) to keep, hold

■ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de la infancia I have very fond memories of my childhood

■ guardo pocas esperanzas de que vuelva I hold out little hope that he will return

3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep

4 (poner en un sitio) to put away

■ guárdate el dinero put your money away

■ guárdatelo en el bolsillo put it in your pocket

5 (reservar) to save, keep

■ le guardaron el mejor sitio they saved the best seat for him

6 (proteger) to protect, save

■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!

7 INFORMÁTICA to save

8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to

■ te guardarás muy bien de revelar nuestro secreto be very careful not to reveal our secret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line

guardar conexión con to be connected with

guardar la derecha to keep to the right

guardar las formas to be polite

guardar parecido con to be similar to

guardar relación con to be related to

guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)

guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody

* * *

verb

1) to guard

2) keep

3) preserve

4) maintain

5) observe

•

- guardarse de

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objetos]

a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

lo guardó en el bolsillo — he put it in his pocket

no sé dónde he guardado el bolso — I don't know where I've put the bag

si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

guardó los documentos en el cajón — he put the documents away in the drawer

b) (=conservar) to keep

guardaba el dinero en una caja de seguridad — she kept the money in a safe

no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets

el grano que se guarda en el almacén — the grain that is stored in the warehouse

guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

c) (=reservar) to save

guardo los sellos para mi hermano — I save the stamps for my brother

te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

guárdame un asiento — keep me a place

¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save

2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de esa época — I have fond memories of that time

• guardar el anonimato — to remain anonymous

• guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

• guardar la calma — [en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

• guardar las distancias — to keep one's distance

• guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

• guardar la línea — (=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

• guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret
cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have

su teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud

4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders

5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe

guardar los Diez Mandamientos — to follow the Ten Commandments

6) (=cuidar) to guard

un mastín guardaba la entrada — a mastiff guarded the entrance

los soldados del rey guardan la fortaleza — the king's soldiers are guarding the fortress

• guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

• ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

2.

VI

¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

3.

See:

guardarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

* * *

guardar [A1 ]

vt

A

(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

B

1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away

guarda los juguetes put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts

2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)

C ( liter)

(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)

D ‹secreto› to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!

E

1

(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta

■ guardarse

v pron

A (quedarse con) to keep

guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself

B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep

C

(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

* * *

guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

2
a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/libros› to put … away;

◊ ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;

◊ lo guardó durante años she kept it for years;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
c) ‹ secreto› to keep;

‹ rencor› to bear, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él I have very good memories of him

guardarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( quedarse con) to keep

b) ( reservar) to save, keep

2 ( poner en un lugar):
◊ se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage

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guardar

♦ vt

1. [conservar] to keep;

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;

esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
[proteger] to guard;
guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;

el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;

guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;

¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!

4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;

guardó su palabra she kept her word;

guardar cama to stay in bed;

guardar silencio to keep quiet;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
también Fig
guardar las distancias to keep one's distance

5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;

he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;

el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me

6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe

7. Informát to save;

guardar cambios to save changes

♦ See also the pronominal verb guardarse

* * *

guardar

v/t

1 keep;

guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent

2 poner en un lugar put (away)

3 recuerdo have

4 apariencias keep up

5 INFOR save

6

:

guardar cama stay in bed

* * *

guardar vt

1) : to guard

2) : to maintain, to preserve

3) conservar: to put away

4) reservar: to save

5) : to keep (a secret or promise)

♦ See also the reflexive verb guardarse

* * *

guardar vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía guardo la foto en la cartera I still keep the photo in my wallet

¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?

2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]

voy a guardar la ropa planchada I'm going to put the ironing away

3. (meter) to put

guardó el billete en el bolsillo he put the note in his pocket

4. (reservar) to save / to keep

lo guardaré para otra ocasión I'll keep it for another time

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?

5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard

un perro guarda la casa a dog guards the house

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar las distancias to keep your distance

guardar relación con algo to bear relation to something

guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardarse de hacer algo to be careful not to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar
56 mencionar

v.

to mention.

Ella nombra razones She names reasons.

* * *

mencionar

► verbo transitivo

1 to mention, cite

* * *

verb

to mention

* * *

VT to mention

sin mencionar... — not to mention..., let alone...

dejar de mencionar — to fail to mention

* * *

verbo transitivo to mention

el tema mencionado anteriormente — the aforementioned o abovementioned matter (frml)

no quiero oír mencionar ese nombre — I don't want to hear that name mentioned

* * *

= give, make + mention of, mention, name, note, quote, record, refer to, reference, touch on/upon, broach, bring + Nombre + up, speak to, make + reference to.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.

Ex. Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.

Ex. The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.

Ex. In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex. Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.

Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex. Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading.

Ex. A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.

Ex. Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex. The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.

Ex. Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.

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* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.

* mencionarse = appear.

* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.

* mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.

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verbo transitivo to mention

el tema mencionado anteriormente — the aforementioned o abovementioned matter (frml)

no quiero oír mencionar ese nombre — I don't want to hear that name mentioned

* * *

= give, make + mention of, mention, name, note, quote, record, refer to, reference, touch on/upon, broach, bring + Nombre + up, speak to, make + reference to.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.

Ex: Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.

Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.

Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.

Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.

Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex: Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading.

Ex: A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.

Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.

Ex: The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.

Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.

Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.

* ahora que lo menciono = speaking of which.

* mencionar de nuevo = restate [re-state].

* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente = belabour [belabor, -USA].

* mencionar de pasada = make + passing mention.

* mencionarse = appear.

* mencionarse en conversación = come up + discussion.

* mencionar una cuestión = bring up + matter, bring up + point.

* mencionar una idea = bring up + idea.

* mencionar un problema = bring + problem up.

* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.

* mencionar un tema = broach + subject, broach + topic, touch on + a point.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* por mencionar sólo algunos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention but a few of, to mention only a few.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por mencionar unos pocos = just to name a few.

* por no mencionar = not to mention.

* (que se menciona) a continuación = below.

* sin mencionar = not to mention, not to say, not to speak of.

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mencionar [A1 ]

vt

to mention

con referencia al tema mencionado anteriormente with reference to the aforementioned o abovementioned matter ( frml)

no quiero oír mencionar ese nombre I don't want to hear that name mentioned

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mencionar ( conjugate mencionar) verbo transitivo
to mention;
◊ no quiero oír mencionar ese nombre I don't want to hear that name mentioned

mencionar verbo transitivo to mention ➣ Ver nota en mention

' mencionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
citar
- comentar
- nombrar
- aludir
- omitir
- señor
- señorita
English:
mention
- name-dropping
- rake up
- touch
- touch on
- you-know-who
- broach
- name
- wrong

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mencionar vt

to mention;

en el mencionado estudio se afirma que… in the above-mentioned study it is stated that…

* * *

mencionar

v/t mention

* * *

mencionar vt

: to mention, to refer to

* * *

mencionar vb to mention

Spanish-English dictionary > mencionar
57 numérico

adj.

numerical, numeric.

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numérico

► adjetivo

1 numerical

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(f. - numérica)

adj.

numerical

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ADJ [gen] numerical; (Inform) numeric

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- ca adjetivo numerical

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= numeric, numerical.

Ex. Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data ( numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.

Ex. Statistical tabular and numerical abstract are a means of summarising numerical data, which may be presented in its original format in a tabular form.

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* base de datos numérica = numeric database.

* código numérico = code number.

* datos numéricos = numerical data.

* línea numérica = number line.

* notación numérica = numerical notation.

* orden numérico = numerical order.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* procesamiento de datos numéricos = number-crunching.

* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.

* superioridad numérica = strength in numbers.

* teclado numérico = keypad, numeric keypad.

* valor numérico exacto = crisp value.

* * *

- ca adjetivo numerical

* * *

= numeric, numerical.

Ex: Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data ( numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.

Ex: Statistical tabular and numerical abstract are a means of summarising numerical data, which may be presented in its original format in a tabular form.

* base de datos numérica = numeric database.

* código numérico = code number.

* datos numéricos = numerical data.

* línea numérica = number line.

* notación numérica = numerical notation.

* orden numérico = numerical order.

* por orden numérico = in numerical order.

* procesamiento de datos numéricos = number-crunching.

* resumen numérico = numerical abstract.

* superioridad numérica = strength in numbers.

* teclado numérico = keypad, numeric keypad.

* valor numérico exacto = crisp value.

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numérico -ca

adjective

numerical

* * *

numérico,-a adjetivo numerical
' numérico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
numérica
- teclado
English:
numerical
- key

* * *

numérico, -a adj

numerical

* * *

numérico

adj numerical;

teclado numérico numeric keypad, number pad

* * *

numérico, -ca adj

: numerical

♦ numéricamente adv

Spanish-English dictionary > numérico
58 para

prep.

1 for.

es para ti it's for you

una mesa para el salón a table for the living room

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand

¿para qué? what for?

2 (in order) to.

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you

3 toward.

ir para casa to head (for) home

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport

4 for (time).

tiene que estar acabado para mañana it has to be finished by o for tomorrow

diez para las once ten to eleven (Am salvo RP)

5 to.

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: parar.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: parir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: parar.

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para

► preposición

1 (finalidad) for

■ he comprado un regalo para mi abuela I've bought a present for my grandmother

■ es para su cumpleaños it's for her birthday

2 (uso, utilidad) for

■ los cuchillos son para cortar, no para jugar con ellos knives are for cutting, not for playing with

■ ¿tienes algo para el dolor de cabeza? have you got anything for a headache?

3 (destino, dirección) for, to

■ salimos para Lugo el domingo we leave for Lugo on Sunday

■ el tren para Toledo sale a las 18.00 the train to Toledo leaves at 18.00

■ ¿para dónde vas? where are you going?

■ voy para allá inmediatamente I'll be there in a minute

4 (tiempo, fechas límites) by, before

■ lo necesito para el viernes I need it by Friday

■ la carretera estará acabada para antes del verano the road will be finished before the summer

5 (comparación) for

■ para los años que tiene está muy activa she's very active for her age

■ pesa poquísimo para lo grande que es it's very light for its size

► conjunción

1 (finalidad) to, in order to

■ lo hice para ahorrar tiempo I did it to save time

■ para estar sano es preciso comer bien in order to be healthy one must eat properly

2 (suficiente) enough

■ tal como nos han tratado es para no volver nunca más the way they treated us is enough to make you never go back there again

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FRASEOLOGÍA

para entonces by then

para con towards, to

■ han sido muy injustos para con los empleados they have been very unfair to their employees

■ cumplió con sus obligaciones para con la iglesia he fulfilled his obligations to the church

para que so that

■ déjale una nota a tu madre para que sepa dónde estás leave your mother a note so that she knows where you are

■ cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

■ aún es pronto para que vuelvan it's still too early for them to be back

¿para qué? what for?

■ ¿para qué has comprado eso? what did you buy that for?

¡que para qué! familiar very, really, terribly

■ ¡hace un frío que para qué! it's freezing

■ ¡es más torpe que para qué! she's so clumsy!

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prep.

1) for

2) to

3) towards

4) by

•

- para adelante
- para detrás
- para que
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I
PREP

1) [indicando finalidad, uso] for

un regalo para ti — a present for you

psicológicamente no estoy preparado para eso — I'm not psychologically ready for that

es demasiado cara para nosotros — it's too dear for us, it's beyond our means

no tengo para el viaje — I haven't got enough money for the trip

léelo para ti — read it to yourself

nació para poeta — he was born to be a poet

ya no estoy para estos trotes — I'm not up to this sort of thing anymore

yo no valgo para esto — I'm no good at this

una taza para café — a coffee cup

laca para el pelo — hairspray

para esto, podíamos habernos quedado en casa — if this is it, we might as well have stayed at home

2)

para que —

a) + subjun

lo traje para que lo vieras — I brought it so (that) you could see it

es para que lo leas — it's for you to read

un regalo para que te acuerdes de mí — a present for you to remember me by

para que eso fuera posible tendrías que trabajar mucho — you would have to work hard for that to be possible

b) [en preguntas]

¿para qué lo quieres? — why do you want it?, what do you want it for?

¿para qué sirve? — what's it for?

-¿por qué no se lo dices? -¿para qué? — "why don't you tell her?" - "what's the point o use?"

tú ya has pasado por eso, ¿para qué te voy a contar? — you've already been through that, so there's no point o use me telling you

que para qué * —

tengo un hambre que para qué — [uso enfático] I'm absolutely starving *

hay un embotellamiento que para qué — there's a huge traffic jam

3) + infin

a) [indicando finalidad] to

lo hizo para salvarse — he did it (in order) to save himself

para comprarlo necesitas cinco dólares más — to buy it you need another five dollars

estoy ahorrando para comprarme una moto — I'm saving up to buy a motorbike, I'm saving up for a motorbike

entré despacito para no despertarla — I went in slowly so as not to wake her

no es para comer — it's not for eating, it's not to be eaten

tengo bastante para vivir — I have enough to live on

es muy tarde para salir — it's too late to go out

b) [indicando secuencia temporal]

se casaron para separarse en seguida — they married only to separate soon after

el rey visitará Argentina para volar después a Chile — the king will visit Argentina and then fly on to Chile

4) [con expresiones de tiempo]

con esto tengo para rato — this will take me a while

lo dejamos para mañana — let's leave it till tomorrow

tengo muchos deberes para mañana — I have a lot of homework to do for tomorrow

lo recordaré para siempre — I'll remember it forever

ahora para las vacaciones de agosto hará un año — it'll be a year ago this o come the August holiday

va para un año desde la última vez — it's getting on for a year since the last time

lo tendré listo para fin de mes — I'll have it ready by o for the end of the month

para entonces ya era tarde — it was already too late by then

para las dos estaba lloviendo — by two o'clock it was raining

un cuarto para las diez — LAm a quarter to ten

son cinco para las ocho — LAm it's five to eight

5) [indicando dirección]

para atrás — back, backwards

para la derecha — to the right

el autobús para Marbella — the bus for Marbella, the Marbella bus

iba para el metro — I was going towards the underground

ir para casa — to go home, head for home

salir para Panamá — to leave for Panama

6) [indicando opiniones]

para mí que miente — in my opinion o if you ask me he's lying

no hay niño feo para una madre — all mothers think their baby is beautiful

7) [en comparaciones]

es mucho para lo que suele dar — this is a lot in comparison with what he usually gives

¿quién es usted para gritarme así? — who are you to shout at me like that?

para profesor habla muy mal — he doesn't speak very clearly for a teacher

para ser un niño lo hace muy bien — he does it very well for a child

para patatas, las de mi pueblo — if it's potatoes you want, look no further than my home town

para ruidosos, los españoles — there's nobody like the Spaniards for being noisy

8) [indicando trato]

para con — to, towards

tan amable para con todos — so kind to o towards everybody
estar 1., 7), ir 1., 10) II
* SM paratrooper, para *

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

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= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.

Ex. For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.

Ex. This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex. The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex. Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.

Ex. It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.

Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex. A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex. An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex. Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.

Ex. The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.

Ex. Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex. This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.

Ex. In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.

Ex. The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

Ex. The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex. The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex. Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

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* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

preposición

Sentido I

1) (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

una carta para él — a letter for him

¿para qué revista escribes? — what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti — read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos — he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? — what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo — he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? — what do you want it for?

¿para qué se lo dijiste? — what did you tell him for?

champú para bebés — baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture

que para qué decirte/hablar — (fam)

tenían un hambre que para qué decirte/hablar — they were starving

2)

para + inf — to + inf

para serte sincero — to tell you the truth

esta agua no es para beber — this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar — it's ready to be painted o for painting

para aprobar — (in order) to pass

entró en puntillas para no despertarla — he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

3)

para que + subj: lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me; pídeselo - ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it - so he can say no?; cierra para que no nos oigan — close the door so (that) they don't hear us

4) ( expresando consecuencia) to

para su desgracia — unfortunately for him

para mi sorpresa — (much) to my surprise

Sentido II

5) ( expresando suficiencia) for

no hay para todos — there isn't enough for everybody

no es para tanto — it's not that bad

para + inf: soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it; bastante tengo yo (como) para estar ocupándome de ti I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with yours as well; es (como) para matarlo! (fam) I'll kill him! (colloq); para que + subj: basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa — he only has to appear for her to get flustered

6) (en comparaciones, contrastes)

hace demasiado frío para salir — it's too cold to go out

son altos para su edad — they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está gordo — considering how much he eats, he's not fat

para el caso que me hacen...! — for all the notice they take of me...

para + inf: para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent; ¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?; para que + subj: es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own; tanto esforzarme por ellos para que no te lo agradezcan! — after all that effort I made for them they didn't even say thankyou!

7)

estar para algo/+ inf — ( indicando estado)

no estoy para bromas — I'm in no mood for joking

está para tirarla a la basura — it's only fit for throwing out

no está (como) para salir sin abrigo — it's not warm enough to go out without a coat

8) ( expresando puntos de vista)

para mí que no viene — if you ask me, he won't come

para su padre, es un genio — in his father's opinion o as far as his father's concerned, he is a genius

lo es todo para él — she's everything to him

¿qué es lo más importante para ti? — what's the most important thing for you?

Sentido III

9)

a) ( indicando dirección)

salieron para el aeropuerto — they left for the airport

empuja para arriba — push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? — are you going to o toward(s) the center?

tráelo para acá — bring it over here

córrete para atrás — move back

b) ( en sentido figurado)

ya vamos para viejos — we're getting old o getting on

va para los 50 años — she's going o (BrE) getting on for fifty

Sentido IV

10) ( en relaciones de tiempo)

a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo)

estará listo para el día 15 — it'll be ready by o for the 15th

deberes para el lunes — homework for Monday

faltan cinco minutos para que termine — there are five minutes to go before the end

me lo prometió para después de Pascua — he promised me it for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? — how much have you got left to do?

estará listo para finales de agosto — it'll be ready sometime around the end of August

para entonces estaré en Madrid — I'll be in Madrid (by) then

¿para cuándo espera? — when is the baby due?

tengo hora para mañana — I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to

son cinco para las diez — it's five to ten

11)

a) ( expresando duración)

para siempre — forever

tengo para rato — (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)

esto va para largo — (fam) this is going to take some time

b) ( con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le regalo para el cumpleaños? — what can I give him for his birthday?

12) ( en secuencias de acciones)

se fue para nunca volver — (liter) she went away never to return

salió sólo para volver a entrar — he went out only to come in again

* * *

= for, for, for the sake of, in order to, in respect of, in the interest(s) of, in the interest(s) of, so as, toward(s), within, in an attempt to, in an effort to, for purposes of, in a bid to, as a means of, in a drive to, in the drive to, if + Nombre + be + to.

Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.

Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.

Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.

Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.

Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.

Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.

Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.

Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.

Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.

Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.

Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.

Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.

Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.

Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.

Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.

* ¿para qué sirve... ? = what's the use of... ?.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* para actuar = for action.

* para alguna gente = to some people.

* para algunas personas = to some people.

* para algunos = to some.

* para aquel entonces = by then.

* para atraer al cliente = window dressing.

* para beneficio de = for the good of.

* para bien = for the best, for the better.

* para bien de = in the best interests of, for the good of.

* para bien de Alguien = in + Posesivo + best interest.

* para bien o para mal = for better or (for) worse, for good or (for) ill, for good or (for) evil.

* para bodas = bridal.

* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].

* para cocinar uno mismo = self-catering.

* para colmo = into the bargain, into the bargain, to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse, for good measure, to add insult to injury.

* para colmo de males = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para comenzar diremos que = to begin with.

* para complicar aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para concluir = in closing, in conclusion, to wrap things up.

* para confundir aun más las cosas = to add to the confusion.

* para cuando = by the time.

* para cubrir gastos = on a cost-recovery basis.

* para cubrirse las espaldas = as a backup.

* para decir la verdad = to be honest.

* para detrimento de = to the neglect of.

* para diario = everyday.

* para disgusto de = to the disgust of.

* para divertirse = for kicks.

* para echar sal en la herida = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para el año próximo = for the year ahead.

* para el arrastre = over the hill.

* para el beneficio de = for the benefit of.

* para el bien de = for the benefit of.

* para el caso = for that matter.

* para el esparcimiento = recreational.

* para el futuro = for the years to come, for the years ahead, for the future.

* para el inglés su casa es su castillo = an Englishman's home is his castle.

* para ello = to that end, to this end, to that effect, therefor.

* para el ocio = recreational.

* para el que lo quiera = up for grabs.

* para embalsamar = embalming.

* para empeorar las cosas = to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* para empezar = for one, initially, to start with, to begin with, for starters, first off.

* para entonces = by then.

* para escribir con mayúsculas = in a shifted position.

* para eso = therefor.

* para este fin = to this end.

* para esto = therefor.

* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños = childproof.

* para expresar dimensiones = by.

* para + Fecha = by + Fecha.

* para finales de = by the end of.

* para finales de + Expresión Temporal = by the close of + Expresión Temporal.

* para finalizar = in closing.

* para fines múltiples = multipurpose [multi-purpose].

* para futuras consultas = for future reference.

* para hacer dinero = money-making.

* para hacer esto = in this.

* para hacer fundas = sleeving.

* para hacer juego = to match.

* para hacer justicia = in fairness to.

* para hacer las paces = peace offering.

* para hacerlo + Adjetivo = for + Nombre's sake.

* para hacer más fácil = for ease of.

* para impresionar = for effect.

* para + Infinitivo = for + Gerundio.

* para jóvenes = youth-serving.

* para la eternidad = in perpetuity.

* para la evaluación de hipótesis = hypothesis-testing.

* para la formación autodidacta = self-instructional.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* para la posteridad = for posterity.

* para la web = Web-related.

* para llamar la atención = for effect.

* para mantener ocupado = keep-busy.

* para mantener(se) ocupado = keep-busy.

* para más información = for further details.

* para más inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mayor información sobre = for details of.

* para mayor información véase + Nombre = see + Nombre + for further details.

* para mayor inri = to cap it all (off), on top of everything else, but to make things worse, but to make matters worse.

* para mí = for myself.

* para microordenadores = micro-computer based.

* para nada = in vain, to no avail, without any avail, vainly, of no avail.

* para no = so as not to.

* para + Nombre = for + Nombre + purposes.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* para novias = bridal.

* para + Número = seat + Número.

* para ordenadores personales = microcomputer-based, PC-based.

* para orquesta = orchestral.

* para otra ocasión = for future reference.

* para para lavarse la cara = washrag.

* para partirse de risa = side-splitting.

* para PCs = PC-based.

* para pelearse hacen falta dos = it takes two to tangle, it takes two to tango, it takes two to make a quarrel.

* para personas con intereses similares = birds-of-a-feather.

* para + Posesivo + disgusto = to + Posesivo + chagrin.

* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa = much to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para + Posesivo + propio bien = for + Posesivo + own good.

* para + Posesivo + sorpresa = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para posteriores usos = for subsequent use.

* para principios de siglo = by the turn of the century.

* para + Pronombre Personal = in + Posesivo + eyes.

* para protegerse = protectively.

* para que = in order that, so that, seeing that.

* para que así conste = for the record.

* para que este sea el caso = for this to be the case.

* para que esto sea así = for this to be the case.

* para que no falte = for good measure.

* para que no falte de nada = for good measure.

* para que no + Subjuntivo = if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo, lest + Frase Verbal.

* para que no vaya a faltar = for good measure.

* para que quede constancia = for the record.

* para que quede más claro = for main effects.

* para que vayamos pensando = food for thought.

* para resumir = to sum up, to sum it up, to make a long story short, to recap, to cut a long story short, simply put, simply stated.

* para ser específico = to be specific.

* para ser franco = to be blunt, in all honesty.

* para ser más explícito = to elaborate a little further.

* para ser sincero = to be blunt, to be honest, in all honesty.

* para siempre = forever, in perpetuity, for good, eternally, terminally, ever after.

* para siempre en el futuro = for the indefinite future.

* para sorpresa de todos = to everyone's surprise.

* para sorpresa + Posesivo = to + Posesivo + surprise.

* para su fácil + Nombre = for ease of + Nombre.

* para su posterior uso = for subsequent use.

* para su uso posterior = for subsequent use.

* para terminar = in closing.

* para toda la empresa = company-wide, enterprise-wide.

* para toda la industria = industry-wide.

* para toda la universidad = university-wide.

* para toda la vida = lifelong [life-long], for life.

* para todo el mercado = industry-wide.

* para todos los efectos prácticos = for all practical purposes.

* para todos por igual = across the board [across-the-board].

* para todo tipo de tiempo = all-weather.

* para todo uso = all-purpose.

* para tomar medidas = for action.

* para trabajos pesados = heavy-duty.

* para una única ocasión = one-time.

* para un futuro mejor = for a better future.

* para uso comercial = commercially-owned.

* para uso del profesional = professional-use.

* para uso industrial = heavy-duty.

* para uso personal = for personal use.

* para usos posteriores = for subsequent use.

* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo = to + Posesivo + shame.

* sin parar = interminably.

* * *

para

prep

Sentido I

A (expresando destino, finalidad, intención) for

tengo buenas noticias para ustedes I have some good news for you

¿para qué revista escribes? what magazine do you write for?

lee para ti read to yourself

fue muy amable para con todos he was very friendly to everyone

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?

no sirve para este trabajo he's no good at this kind of work

¿para qué lo quieres? what do you want it for?

¿para qué tuviste que ir a decírselo? what did you have to go and tell him for?, why did you have to go and tell him?

champú para bebés baby shampoo

jarabe para la tos cough mixture

que para qué (decirte/hablar) ( fam): hacía un frío que para qué (decirte) it was freezing cold ( colloq)

venían con un hambre que para qué (hablar) or para qué te voy a contar they were starving o so hungry when they got here!

B para + INF to + INF

está ahorrando para comprarse un coche she's saving up for a car o to buy a car

esta agua no es para beber this isn't drinking water

está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting

para serte sincero to tell you the truth

como para convencerse a sí misma as if to convince herself

para pasar al curso siguiente (in order) to go on to the next year

no hay que ser muy inteligente para darse cuenta you don't have to be very intelligent to realize that

nos cambiamos de sitio para ver mejor we changed places (so as) to see better

para no + INF so as not to + INF

entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her

C para QUE + SUBJ:

lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me

pídeselo — ¿para qué? ¿para que me diga que no? ask him for it — what for? so he can say no?

para QUE no + SUBJ:

cierra la puerta para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us

D

1

(enfatizando la culminación de algo): para colmo or para rematarla se apagó la luz to crown o top o cap it all the light went out

2 (expresando efecto, consecuencia) to

para su desgracia unfortunately for him

para mi gran sorpresa to my great surprise, much to my surprise

Sentido II

A (expresando suficiencia) for

no había bastante para todos there wasn't enough for everybody o to go round

tranquilízate, no es para tanto calm down, it's not that bad

para + INF:

apenas tienen para comer they can barely afford to eat

soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it

bastante tengo yo con mis problemas (como) para estar ocupándome de los suyos I've enough problems of my own without having to deal with his as well

¡es (como) para matarlo! ( fam); I'll kill him! ( colloq)

para QUE + SUBJ:

basta que yo diga A para que él diga B if I say it's black, he'll say it's white

basta con que él aparezca para que ella se ponga nerviosa he only has to walk in and she gets flustered

B

(en comparaciones, contrastes): hace demasiado calor para estar al sol it's too hot to be in the sun

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age

para lo que come, no está nada gordo considering how much he eats, he's not at all fat

díselo tú — ¡para el caso que me hacen …! you tell them — for all the notice they take of me …

para + INF:

para haber sido improvisado fue un discurso excelente for an off-the-cuff speech it was excellent, considering it was completely off the cuff it was an excellent speech

¿quién se cree que es para hablarte así? who does she think she is, speaking to you like that o to speak to you like that?

para QUE + SUBJ:

son demasiado grandes para que les estés haciendo todo they're too old for you to be doing everything for them

para que se esté quejando todo el día … if he's going to spend all day complaining …

¡tanto preocuparse por ellos para que después hasta te acusen de metomentodo! all that worrying about them and then they go and accuse you of being a meddler!

C estar para algo/+ INF

(indicando estado): mira que no estoy para bromas look, I'm in no mood for joking o for jokes

estas botas están para tirarlas a la basura these boots are only fit for throwing out o for the trash o ( BrE) for the bin

no está (como) para salir tan de veranillo it's not warm enough to go out in such summery clothes

D

(expresando opiniones, puntos de vista): para mí que ya no viene if you ask me, he won't come now

para el padre, el niño es un Mozart en ciernes in the father's opinion o as far as the father's concerned, the boy is a budding Mozart

tú eres todo para mí you're everything to me

¿para ti qué es lo más importante? what's the most important thing for you?, what do you see as the most important thing?

esto es de gran interés para el lector this is of great interest to the reader

Sentido III

A

(indicando dirección): salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s)

¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?

se los llevó para la casa de los abuelos she took them over to their grandparents' house

tráelo para acá/adentro bring it over here/inside

córrete para atrás move back

B

(en sentido figurado): ya vamos para viejos we're getting old o ( colloq) getting on

va para los 50 años she's pushing fifty ( colloq), she's going o ( BrE) getting on for fifty ( colloq)

Sentido IV (expresando relaciones de tiempo)

A

(señalando un plazo): tiene que estar listo para el día 15 it has to be ready by o for the 15th

¿qué deberes tienes para el lunes? what homework do you have for Monday?

son cinco para las diez ( AmL exc RPl) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]; it's five to ten

faltan cinco minutos para que termine la clase there are five minutes to go before the end of the class

me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised I could have it after Easter, he promised it to me for after Easter

¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?, how long will it take you to finish it?

B

1

(indicando fecha aproximada): piensan casarse para finales de agosto they plan to marry sometime around the end of August

para entonces quién sabe si todavía estaremos vivos who knows if we'll still be alive (by) then?

¿para cuándo espera? when is the baby due?

2 (indicando fecha fija) for

tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow

C

1

(expresando duración): para siempre forever

tengo para rato ( fam); I'm going to be a while (yet), this is going to take me a while (yet)

esto va para largo ( fam); this is going to take some time

2 (con idea de finalidad) for

¿qué le puedo regalar para el cumpleaños? what can I give him for his birthday?

D ( liter)

(en secuencias de acciones): se fue para nunca volver she went away never to return

fue puesto en libertad, para más tarde volver a ser detenido he was set free only to be rearrested later, he was set free but was rearrested later

* * *

Del verbo parar: ( conjugate parar)

para es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Del verbo parir: ( conjugate parir)

para es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
para
parar
parir
para preposición
1 (destino, finalidad, intención) for;
◊ una carta para él a letter for him;

¿para qué sirve esto? what's this (used) for?;
champú para bebés baby shampoo;
para eso no voy I might as well not go;
para + inf: ahorra para comprarse un coche he's saving up to buy a car;
tomé un taxi para no llegar tarde I took a taxi so I wouldn't be late;
está listo para pintar it's ready to be painted o for painting;
para aprobar (in order) to pass;
entró en puntillas para no despertarla he went in on tiptoe so as not to wake her;
lo dice para que yo me preocupe he (only) says it to worry me;
cierra para que no nos oigan close the door so (that) they don't hear us
2
a) ( suficiencia) for;

◊ no hay para todos there isn't enough for everybody;

no es para tanto it's not that bad;
soy lo bastante viejo (como) para recordarlo I'm old enough to remember it
b) (en comparaciones, contrastes):

◊ hace demasiado frío para salir it's too cold to go out;

son altos para su edad they're tall for their age;
para lo que come, no está gordo considering how much he eats, he's not fat;
¿quién es él para hablarte así? who does he think he is, speaking to you like that ?;
es mucho para que lo haga sola it's too much for you to do it on your own
1 ( dirección):
◊ salieron para el aeropuerto they left for the airport;

empuja para arriba push up o upward(s);
¿vas para el centro? are you going to o toward(s) the center?
2 ( tiempo)
a) (señalando una fecha, un plazo):

◊ estará listo para el día 15 it'll be ready by o for the 15th;

deberes para el lunes homework for Monday;
faltan cinco minutos para que termine there are five minutes to go before the end;
me lo prometió para después de Pascua he promised me it for after Easter;
¿cuánto te falta para terminar? how much have you got left to do?;
para entonces estaré en Madrid I'll be in Madrid (by) then;
tengo hora para mañana I have an appointment (for) tomorrow
b) (AmL exc RPl) ( al decir la hora) to;

◊ son cinco para las diez it's five to ten

c) ( duración):

◊ para siempre forever;

tengo para rato (fam) I'm going to be a while (yet)
parar ( conjugate parar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( detenerse) to stop;
◊ paró en seco she stopped dead;

ir/venir a para to end up;
fue a para a la cárcel he ended up in prison;
¿a dónde habrá ido a para aquella foto? what can have happened to that photo?;
¡a dónde iremos a para! I don't know what the world's coming to
2 ( cesar) to stop;
◊ para un momento hang on a minute;

ha estado lloviendo sin para it hasn't stopped raining;
no para quieto ni un momento he can't keep still for a minute;
no para en casa she's never at home;
para DE + INF to stop -ing;
paró de llover it stopped raining
3 (AmL) [obreros/empleados] to go on strike
verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹coche/tráfico/persona› to stop;

‹motor/máquina› to stop, switch off
b) ‹ hemorragia› to stanch (AmE), to staunch (BrE)

c) ‹balón/tiro› to save, stop;

‹ golpe› to block, ward off
2 (AmL)
a) ( poner de pie) to stand

b) ( poner vertical) ‹vaso/libro› to stand … up;

◊ el perro paró las orejas the dog pricked up its ears

pararse verbo pronominal
1 ( detenerse)
a) [ persona] to stop

b) [reloj/máquina] to stop;

[coche/motor] to stall;
◊ se me paró el reloj my watch stopped

2
a) (AmL) ( ponerse de pie) to stand up;

◊ párate derecho stand up straight;

se paró en una silla she stood on a chair;
¿te puedes para de cabeza/de manos? can you do headstands/handstands?
b) (AmL) [ pelo] ( hacia arriba) to stick up;

( en los lados) to stick out
c) (Méx, Ven) ( levantarse de la cama) to get up

parir ( conjugate parir) verbo intransitivo [ mujer] to give birth;
[ vaca] to calve;
[yegua/burra] to foal;
[ oveja] to lamb
verbo transitivo
a) [ mujer] to give birth to, have

b) [ mamíferos] to have, bear (frml)

para preposición
1 (utilidad, aptitud) for: ¿para qué tanto esfuerzo?, what's all this effort for?
una pomada para las quemaduras, an ointment for burns
una tijera para zurdos, a pair of scissors for left-handed people
2 (finalidad, motivo) to, in order to: lo dijo para molestarme, she said it to annoy me
lo hace para que te fijes en él, he does it so that you notice him
3 (destinatario) for: es para mamá, it's for mum
hablaba para los votantes indecisos, he spoke to the undecided voters
es muy atento para con ella, he's very obliging towards her
4 (opinión) para Paco todas las mujeres son guapas, in Paco's opinion, all women are pretty
5 (comparación, concesión) for: para ser tan joven tiene ideas muy sensatas, he has very sensible ideas for his age
6 (rechazo) para una vez que hablo, me haces callar, the one time I speak, you shut me up
7 (tiempo) by: estará listo para las cinco, it'll be ready by five
para entonces, by then
8 (a punto de) está para salir, it's about to leave
9 (dirección) el tren para Burgos acaba de salir, the train for Burgos has just left
iba para tu casa, I was going to your house
Recuerda que cuando para expresa finalidad, se traduce por to o in order to (este último sólo se usa para evitar confusión): Me voy para ayudarte. I'm going in order to help you. Si usáramos sólo to significaría: Voy a ayudarte. Sin embargo, cuando después de para viene un sustantivo o un pronombre y no un verbo (esta llave es para aquella puerta), se traduce por for ( this key is for that door).
parar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to stop: para de saltar, stop jumping
para un momento en la farmacia, stop a minute at the chemist's
no pares de hablar, por favor, keep talking, please
2 (alojarse) to stay
3 (finalizar, terminar) el cuadro fue a parar al rastro, the painting ended up in the flea market
II verbo transitivo
1 to stop
2 Dep to save
3 LAm to stand up
♦ Locuciones: dónde va a parar, by far: mi hija es muchísmo más inteligente que la suya, dónde va a parar, my daughter is far more intelligent than theirs
parir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to give birth (to)
♦ Locuciones: poner a alguien a parir, to run sb down
' para' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abalorio
- ablandar
- abreviar
- absoluta
- absoluto
- acá
- aceitera
- achuchar
- actuación
- adentro
- agitador
- agitadora
- alcanzar
- alfiler
- alguna
- alguno
- aliento
- alquiler
- alta
- amenaza
- añadidura
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- año
- antesala
- antirrobo
- aplanar
- aprovechar
- apta
- aptitud
- apto
- aquí
- arca
- arena
- arrastre
- arriba
- arropar
- atonía
- atrás
- atril
- aunar
- auspicio
- baja
- bajo
- balde
- bálsamo
- bañarse
- banco
English:
AA
- ability
- about
- accessory
- accommodate
- achieve
- activity
- adapter
- adaptor
- adequate
- adequately
- admire
- adult
- advantage
- advantageous
- advertise
- aftershave (lotion)
- agitate
- agree
- all
- all-out
- allocate
- analyst
- antiallergenic
- antibiotic
- antidote
- antihistamine
- antipollution
- appease
- application
- appointment
- appropriate
- aptitude
- argue
- arm-twisting
- arms control
- around-the clock
- arrangement
- arson
- as
- ASPCA
- assailant
- assert
- assess
- assume
- astir
- astonishment
- attain
- attention span
- attractive

* * *

para prep

1. [indica destino, finalidad, motivación] for;

es para ti it's for you;

significa mucho para mí it means a lot to me;

“¡qué suerte!” dije para mí “how lucky,” I said to myself;

una mesa para el salón a table for the living-room;

desayuno para dos breakfast for two;

crema para zapatos shoe polish;

pastillas para dormir sleeping pills;

están entrenados para el combate they have been trained for combat;

estudia para dentista she's studying to become a dentist;

esta agua no es buena para beber this water isn't fit for drinking o to drink;

para conseguir sus propósitos in order to achieve his aims;

lo he hecho para agradarte I did it to please you;

me voy para no causar más molestias I'll go so I don't cause you any more inconvenience;

te lo repetiré para que te enteres I'll repeat it so you understand;

resulta que se divorcian para un mes más tarde volverse a casar so they get divorced, only to remarry a month later;

para con towards;

es buena para con los demás she is kind towards other people;

¿para qué? what for?;

¿para qué quieres un martillo? what do you want a hammer for?, why do you want a hammer?;

¿para qué has venido? why are you here?;

¿para quién trabajas? who do you work for?

2. [indica dirección] towards;

el próximo vuelo para Caracas the next flight to Caracas;

ir para casa to head (for) home;

salir para el aeropuerto to leave for the airport;

para abajo downwards;

para arriba upwards;

tira para arriba pull up o upwards;

para atrás backwards;

échate para atrás [en asiento] lean back;

para delante forwards;

ya vas para viejo you're getting old;

esta muchacha va para pintora this girl has all the makings of a painter

3. [indica tiempo] for;

tiene que estar acabado para mañana/para antes de Navidad it has to be finished by o for tomorrow/before Christmas;

faltan cinco minutos para que salga el tren the train leaves in five minutes;

tienen previsto casarse para el 17 de agosto they plan to get married on 17 August;

llevamos comida para varios días we have enough food for several days;
Am salvo RP
diez para las once ten to eleven;
Am salvo RP
un cuarto para las once (a) quarter to eleven;

va para un año que no nos vemos it's getting on for a year since we saw each other;

¿y para cuándo un bebé? and when are you going to start a family?;

para entonces by then

4. [indica comparación]
tiene la estatura adecuada para su edad she is the normal height for her age;

está muy delgado para lo que come he's very thin considering how much he eats;

para ser verano hace mucho frío considering it's summer, it's very cold;

para ser un principiante no lo hace mal he's not bad for a beginner;

para lo que me ha servido… for all the use it's been to me…;

¡tanto esfuerzo para nada! all that effort for nothing!;

¿y tú quién eres para tratarla así? who do you think you are, treating her like that?;

yo no soy quien para decir… it's not for me to say…

5. (después de adjetivo y antes de infinitivo) [indica inminencia, propósito] to;

la comida está lista para servir the meal is ready to be served;

el atleta está preparado para ganar the athlete is ready to win

6. [indica opinión] for;

para Marx, la religión era el opio del pueblo for Marx, religion was the opium of the people;

para mí/ti/ etc as far as I'm/you're/ etc concerned;

para mí que no van a venir it looks to me like they're not coming;

¿para ti quién es más guapo? who do you think is the most handsome?

7. [indica disposición, estado]
no estoy para fiestas I'm not in the mood for parties;

el abuelo no está ya para hacer viajes largos grandfather's no longer up to going on long journeys;

¿hace día para ir sin chaqueta? is it warm enough to go out without a jacket on?

8. [indica consecuencia]
para su sorpresa, para sorpresa suya to her surprise;

para alegría de todos to everyone's delight;

para nuestra desgracia unfortunately for us

9. Comp

no es/fue/ etc[m5]. para tanto it's not/it wasn't/ etc such a big deal;

no llores, que no es para tanto don't cry, it's not such a big deal, there's no need to cry about it;

dicen que les trataron mal, pero no fue para tanto they say they were ill-treated, but that's going a bit far;
Fam
que para qué: hace un calor que para qué it's absolutely boiling;

este plato pica que para qué this dish is really hot, Br this dish isn't half hot

* * *

para

prp

1 for;

para mí for me

2 dirección toward(s);

ir para head for;

va para directora she’s going to end up as manager

3 tiempo for;

listo para mañana ready for tomorrow;

para siempre forever;

diez para las ocho L.Am. ten of eight, ten to eight;

para Pascua iremos de vacaciones a Lima we’re going to Lima for Easter;

espero que para Pascua haya terminado la crisis I hope the crisis is over by Easter;

¿para cuándo? when for?

4 finalidad

:

lo hace para ayudarte he does it (in order) to help you;

para que so that;

¿para qué te marchas? what are you leaving for?;

para eso no hace falta it’s not necessary just for that

5 en comparaciones

:

para su edad es muy maduro he’s very mature for his age

6

:

lo heredó todo para morir a los 30 he inherited it all, only to die at 30

* * *

para prep

1) : for

para ti: for you

alta para su edad: tall for her age

una cita para el lunes: an appointment for Monday

2) : to, towards

para la derecha: to the right

van para el río: they're heading towards the river

3) : to, in order to

lo hace para molestarte: he does it to annoy you

4) : around, by (a time)

para mañana estarán listos: they'll be ready by tomorrow

5)

para adelante : forwards

6)

para atrás : backwards

7)

para que : so, so that, in order that

te lo digo para que sepas: I'm telling you so you'll know

* * *

para prep

1. (en general) for

una carta para el director a letter for the manager

está muy alto para su edad he's very tall for his age

jarabe para la tos cough medicine

2. (seguido de infinitivo) to

he venido para hablar contigo I have come to talk to you

para no despertar al niño so as not to wake the baby up

3. (seguido de subjuntivo) so that

cierra la puerta para que no entre el perro shut the door so that the dog doesn't get in

4. (dirección) for / to

salgo para Madrid dentro de una hora I'm leaving for Madrid in an hour

me voy para casa I'm going home

5. (tiempo) by

lo quiero para el viernes I want it by Friday

para mí for me / in my opinion

Spanish-English dictionary > para
59 participación

f.

1 participation, a piece of the action, involvement.

2 participation, assistance.

3 participation, participance, share, take.

* * *

participación

► nombre femenino

1 (intervención) participation, involvement

2 (comunicado) announcement

■ ¿te han mandado la participación de boda? have they notified you of their wedding?

3 FINANZAS (acción) share

4 (en lotería) (part of a) lottery ticket

* * *

noun f.

1) participation

2) share

* * *

SF

1) (=acto)

negó su participación en el atentado — he denied taking part o any involvement in the attack

queremos fomentar la participación de los ciudadanos en la política — we want to encourage public participation o involvement in politics

habló de ello durante su participación en el programa — he spoke about it when he was on the programme

participación electoral — turnout

2) (Econ) (=parte) share; (=inversión) holding, interest

la participación de la empresa Ceresa en Rodex — Ceresa's holding in Rodex

participación accionarial — holding, shareholding

participación en el mercado — market share

participación en los beneficios — profit-sharing

participación minoritaria — minority interest

3) (=número de participantes) entry

hubo una nutrida participación — there was a big entry, there were a lot of entries

4) (=parte) share; [de lotería] (share in a) lottery ticket

See:

ver nota culturelle LOTERÍA in lotería

5) (=aviso) notice, notification

dar participación de algo — to give notice of sth

participación de boda — notice of a forthcoming wedding

* * *

femenino

1) ( intervención) participation

la participación del público — audience participation

con la participación especial de Emilio Dávila — with a special guest appearance by Emilio Dávila

participación EN algo —; en debate/clase/huelga) participation in something; en robo/fraude involvement in something; en obra/pelicula role in something

tuvo una destacada participación en las negociaciones — she played an important role in the negotiations

el índice de participación en las elecciones — the turnout for the elections

2)

a) ( en ganancias) share

aumentaron su participación en el mercado — they increased their market share

b) ( en empresa) stockholding, interest

c) ( de lotería) share ( in a lottery ticket)

3) (de casamiento, nacimiento) announcement

* * *

= commitment, involvement, participation, empowerment, input, say, engagement, partaking (of/in).

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex. This software is normally self-contained and can be set up with a minimum of involvement of computer specialist staff.

Ex. Apart from participation in a co-operative cataloguing scheme, libraries have one other possible strategy in the creation of catalogues.

Ex. The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.

Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex. I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

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.

Ex. A longitudinal study of older adult learners has found that the act of partaking of education was often an empowering gesture.

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* participación ciudadana = civic involvement, citizen participation, community involvement.

* participación en red = networking.

* recabar + participación = solicit + contribution.

* tasa de participación = participation rate.

* * *

femenino

1) ( intervención) participation

la participación del público — audience participation

con la participación especial de Emilio Dávila — with a special guest appearance by Emilio Dávila

participación EN algo —; en debate/clase/huelga) participation in something; en robo/fraude involvement in something; en obra/pelicula role in something

tuvo una destacada participación en las negociaciones — she played an important role in the negotiations

el índice de participación en las elecciones — the turnout for the elections

2)

a) ( en ganancias) share

aumentaron su participación en el mercado — they increased their market share

b) ( en empresa) stockholding, interest

c) ( de lotería) share ( in a lottery ticket)

3) (de casamiento, nacimiento) announcement

* * *

= commitment, involvement, participation, empowerment, input, say, engagement, partaking (of/in).

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

Ex: This software is normally self-contained and can be set up with a minimum of involvement of computer specialist staff.

Ex: Apart from participation in a co-operative cataloguing scheme, libraries have one other possible strategy in the creation of catalogues.

Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.

Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.

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.

Ex: A longitudinal study of older adult learners has found that the act of partaking of education was often an empowering gesture.

* participación ciudadana = civic involvement, citizen participation, community involvement.

* participación en red = networking.

* recabar + participación = solicit + contribution.

* tasa de participación = participation rate.

* * *

participación

feminine

A (intervención) participation

la participación del público audience participation

con la participación especial de Emilio Dávila with a special guest appearance by Emilio Dávila

participación EN algo:

su participación en el proyecto her participation in the project

tuvo una destacada participación en las negociaciones she played an important role in the negotiations

confirmó su participación en el campeonato he confirmed that he would be taking part in o participating in the championship

el índice de participación en las elecciones the turnout for the elections

su participación en el fraude no se pudo probar his part in the fraud could not be proved, it could not be proved that he had taken part in o participated in the fraud

B

1 (en ganancias, en un fondo) share

exigen participación en los beneficios they are demanding a share in the profits

aumentaron su participación en el mercado they increased their market share

2 (en una empresa) stockholding, interest, shareholding ( BrE)

3 (de lotería) share ( in a lottery ticket)

C (de casamiento, nacimiento) announcement

* * *

participación sustantivo femenino
1 ( intervención) participation;
◊ la participación del público audience participation;

participación EN algo ‹en debate/clase/huelga›) participation in sth;

‹en robo/fraude› involvement in sth;
‹en obra/película› role in sth
2
a) ( en ganancias) share

b) ( en empresa) stockholding, interest

c) ( de lotería) share ( in a lottery ticket)

participación sustantivo femenino
1 participation
2 (de un décimo de lotería) part of a lottery ticket
3 Fin share, US stock
4 (comunicación formal) notice, notification
' participación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actuación
- contribución
- implicación
- parte
English:
acquire
- equity
- holding
- interest
- involvement
- participation
- profit sharing
- quota
- share
- stake
- voluntary
- draw
- involve

* * *

participación nf

1. [colaboración, intervención] participation;

hubo mucha participación [en actividad] many people took part;
[en elecciones] there was a high turnout;
anunció su participación en el torneo he announced that he would be taking part o participating in the tournament;

han negado su participación en el atentado they have denied taking part in the attack;

la participación cubana en los Juegos Olímpicos fue la mejor de las últimas décadas Cuba's performance in the Olympic Games was the best in recent decades

2. [de lotería] = ticket or receipt representing a share in a lottery number

3. [comunicación] notice

Comp
participación de boda wedding invitation
4. Econ [acción] share, interest;
[inversión] investment;
quieren una participación en los beneficios they want a share in the profits

Comp
participación mayoritaria majority interest;
participación minoritaria minority interest

* * *

participación

f participation

* * *

participación nf, pl - ciones

1) : participation

2) : share, interest

3) : announcement, notice

* * *

participación n (intervención) participation

Spanish-English dictionary > participación
60 pasar a

v.

1 to proceed to, to proceed next to, to go on to.

Pasemos a revisar el otro capítulo Let's proceed to review the next chapter.

2 to go into.

Ricardo pasó a la habitación Richard went into the room.

3 to happen to, to come to happen to.

Algo le pasa al carro Something gappens to the car.

4 to pass, to overtake, to move past.

Yo paso a ese carro I pass that car

5 to move on to, to continue on.

Pasar al siguiente asunto Move on to the next issue...

6 to pass on to, to hand over to, to pass to, to relay to.

Yo le paso la cuchara a María I pass the spoon on to Mary.

* * *

(v.) = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into

Ex. This chapter now goes on to introduce some of the more basic tools used in the organisation knowledge.

Ex. We move on to consider the process by which indexing is accomplished.

Ex. A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.

Ex. In successive index entries the previous lead term is shunted into the Qualifier position, and the first term in the Display moves into the lead position.

Ex. Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.

Ex. The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.

Ex. As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.

Ex. The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

* * *

(v.) = go on to, move on to, proceed to, shunt into, switch over, switch to, step onto, spill over into

Ex: This chapter now goes on to introduce some of the more basic tools used in the organisation knowledge.

Ex: We move on to consider the process by which indexing is accomplished.

Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.

Ex: In successive index entries the previous lead term is shunted into the Qualifier position, and the first term in the Display moves into the lead position.

Ex: Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied.

Ex: The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'.

Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.

Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.

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Code NAF Alphabétique — Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : Code NAF. Sommaire 1 Révision 2, en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2008 2 Révision 1, 2003 2.1 A 2.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Code NAF alphabetique — Code NAF alphabétique Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : Code NAF. Sommaire 1 Révision 2, en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2008 2 Révision 1, 2003 2.1 A 2.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Code NAF alphabétique — Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : Code NAF. Sommaire 1 Révision 2, en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2008 2 Révision 1, 2003 2.1 A 2.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Code naf alphabétique — Pour consulter un article plus général, voir : Code NAF. Sommaire 1 Révision 2, en vigueur depuis le 1er janvier 2008 2 Révision 1, 2003 2.1 A 2.2 … Wikipédia en Français
Code De Hamming — Un code de Hamming est un code correcteur linéaire. Il permet la détection et la correction automatique d une erreur si elle ne porte que sur une lettre du message. Un code de Hamming est parfait, ce qui signifie que pour une longueur de code… … Wikipédia en Français
Code De Hamming (7,4) — Le Code de Hamming (7,4) est un code correcteur linéaire binaire de la famille des codes de Hamming. À travers un message de sept bits, il transfère quatre bits de données et trois bits de parité. Il permet la correction de toute erreur portant… … Wikipédia en Français
Code de hamming — Un code de Hamming est un code correcteur linéaire. Il permet la détection et la correction automatique d une erreur si elle ne porte que sur une lettre du message. Un code de Hamming est parfait, ce qui signifie que pour une longueur de code… … Wikipédia en Français
Code de hamming (7,4) — Le Code de Hamming (7,4) est un code correcteur linéaire binaire de la famille des codes de Hamming. À travers un message de sept bits, il transfère quatre bits de données et trois bits de parité. Il permet la correction de toute erreur portant… … Wikipédia en Français

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