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  • 101 mantener un equilibrio

    (v.) = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance
    Ex. It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.
    Ex. The article concludes that the basic challenge is to find and maintain a realistic balance between open transborder data flow and national concerns and priorities.
    Ex. At present, the information brokers have also to keep a balance between being too specialised or too superficial in their work.
    * * *
    (v.) = balance, maintain + a balance, keep + a balance

    Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

    Ex: The article concludes that the basic challenge is to find and maintain a realistic balance between open transborder data flow and national concerns and priorities.
    Ex: At present, the information brokers have also to keep a balance between being too specialised or too superficial in their work.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantener un equilibrio

  • 102 marco de referencia común

    Ex. The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.
    * * *

    Ex: The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > marco de referencia común

  • 103 modo

    m.
    1 way (manera, forma).
    ¿has visto el modo en que o el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking
    a modo de as, by way of
    al modo de in the style of
    de ese modo in that way
    de ningún modo in no way
    de todos modos in any case, anyway
    de un modo u otro one way or another
    en cierto modo in some ways
    modo de empleo instructions for use
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?
    2 mood (grammar).
    modo adverbial adverbial phrase
    3 mode, brand, manner, way.
    4 grammar mood, mood.
    * * *
    1 way, manner
    1 manners
    \
    a modo de as a, like a
    de todos modos anyhow, at any rate
    en cierto modo in a way
    modo de empleo instructions plural
    modo de ser character
    * * *
    noun m.
    1) way, manner
    2) mode
    3) mood
    •
    - de modo que
    - de todos modos
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=manera) way, manner frm

    ¿no hay otro modo de hacerlo? — isn't there another way of doing it?

    a mi modo de pensar o ver — in my view, the way I see it

    see MANERA, FORMA, MODO
    2) [locuciones]

    • a mi/tu modo — (in) my/your (own) way

    • a modo de — as

    a modo de ejemplo/respuesta — by way of example/reply

    • en cierto modo — in a way, to a certain extent

    • de cualquier modo — [antes de verbo] anyway, in any case; (=después de verbo) anyhow

    de cualquier modo, ahora tenemos que irnos — we have to go now anyway o in any case

    hazlo de cualquier modo — do it anyway you like, do it anyhow, do it any old how *

    • de modo + adj —

    eso nos afectará de modo directo — this will have a direct effect on us, this will affect us directly

    • de ese modo — [antes de verbo] (in) this way; [después de verbo] like that

    • grosso modo — broadly speaking

    esa fue, grosso modo, la contestación que nos dio — broadly speaking, that was the answer he gave us

    • de mal modo — rudely

    • del mismo o de igual modo — in the same way

    todos van vestidos del mismo o de igual modo — they are all dressed the same o in the same way

    • de ningún modo o en modo alguno, no quiero de ningún modo o en modo alguno implicarla en esto — I don't want to involve her in this in any way

    ¡de ningún modo! — certainly not!, no way! *

    • de todos modos — anyway, all the same, in any case

    aunque no me dejes, me iré de todos modos — even if you don't let me, I'll go anyway o all the same o in any case

    aunque lo esperaba, de todos modos me sorprendió — even though I was expecting it, I was still surprised

    3)

    • de modo que — [antes de verbo] so; [después de verbo] so that

    ¡de modo que eras tú el que llamaba! — so it was you that was calling!

    4) Esp frm (=moderación) moderation
    5) LAm

    ¡ni modo! — (=de ninguna manera) no way *, not a chance *; (=no hay otra alternativa) what else can I/you etc do?

    si no me quieres, ni modo — if you don't love me, what else can I do?

    6) pl modos (=modales) manners

    • buenos modos — good manners

    • malos modos — bad manners

    7) (Ling) [del verbo] mood

    de modo — manner antes de s

    8) (Inform) mode
    9) (Mús) mode

    modo mayor/menor — major/minor mode

    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.
    Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
    Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex. In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex. The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex. Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex. City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex. It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml)

    a mi modo de ver — to my way of thinking, in my opinion

    modo de empleo — instructions for use, directions

    me lo pidió de muy mal modo — (AmL) she asked me (for it) very rudely

    a mi/tu/su modo — (in) my/your/his (own) way

    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho; a modo de introducción by way of introduction; de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) (indep) in any case, anyway; ( sin cuidado) anyhow; del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that); de modo que ( así que) so; ( para que) (+ subj) so that; ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?; de modo que se vean desde aquí so that they can be seen from here; de ningún modo no way; de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept; de todos modos anyway, anyhow; en cierto modo in a way; ni modo (AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? - no, ni modo did they get in? - no, no way (colloq); traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good; ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am (colloq); ni modo que te quedes aquí — there's no way you're staying here (colloq)

    2) modos masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl)

    con buenos/malos modos — politely/rudely o impolitely

    3) (Ling) mood
    4) (Mús) mode
    * * *
    = approach [approaches, -pl.], avenue, guise, means, mode, way, manner, fashion.

    Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

    Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
    Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
    Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
    Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
    Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
    Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
    Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
    * actuar de otro modo = do + otherwise.
    * actuar de un modo despiadado = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo diferente = strike out on + a different path.
    * actuar de un modo implacable = play + hardball.
    * actuar de un modo independiente = go it alone.
    * actuar de un modo intransigente = play + hardball.
    * adverbio de modo = adverb of mode.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * al actuar de este modo = by so doing, in so doing, by doing so.
    * al modo de = a la.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * analizar de un modo imparcial = take + a cool look at.
    * andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.
    * artículo a modo de réplica = rebuttal article.
    * así como... de igual modo... = just as... so....
    * avecinarse de un modo amenazador = loom + large on the horizon.
    * buscar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * como un modo de = as a way of.
    * conocer de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * crecer de modo exhuberante = grow + rampant.
    * de algún modo = in any way [in anyway], somehow, after a fashion, in some form, some way.
    * de algún modo + Adjetivo = otherwise + Adjetivo.
    * de algún modo u otro = of some sort.
    * decir Algo de un modo colérico = flame out.
    * decir de un modo enfadado = spit out.
    * de cualquier modo = however, either way.
    * de diferente modo = differently.
    * de ese modo = in doing so, in this,, thereby.
    * de este modo = by so doing, by this means, in so doing, in this fashion, in this manner, thereby, this way, thus, this way round, in this way, by doing so, in these ways, this is how, in doing so.
    * definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible = hardwire [hard wire].
    * de igual modo = alike, equally, in like fashion, in like vein.
    * de igual modo que = just as, just as well... as..., along the lines of, on the lines (of).
    * del mejor modo posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
    * del mismo modo = exactly, in the same vein, by the same token.
    * del mismo modo que = as, in the form that, in the same way (as), in the same way that, just as, in the same manner (as), along the lines, after the fashion of, similar to, in common with.
    * del otro modo = the other way (a)round.
    * de modo + Adjetivo = on a + Adjetivo + basis.
    * de modo agresivo = aggressively.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * de modo alternativo = alternatively.
    * de modo altivo = superciliously, haughtily.
    * de modo apreciable = to an appreciable extent.
    * de modo caprichoso = capriciously.
    * de modo censurable = reprehensibly.
    * de modo claro = transparently.
    * de modo comercial = on a commercial basis.
    * de modo competitivo = competitively.
    * de modo complementario = complimentarily.
    * de modo conjunto con = in partnership with.
    * de modo considerable = to a considerable extent.
    * de modo convincente = cogently, unconvincingly.
    * de modo decisivo = decisively.
    * de modo desastroso = disastrously.
    * de modo desconcertante = bewilderingly.
    * de modo divertido = funnily.
    * de modo egoísta = selfishly.
    * de modo errático = erratically.
    * de modo especulativo = speculatively.
    * de modo estructurado = in a structured fashion.
    * de modo fácil = with the tip of a hat.
    * de modo gracioso = funnily.
    * de modo gratuito = on a complimentary basis.
    * de modo heurístico = heuristically.
    * de modo humorístico = in a humorous vein.
    * de modo imaginativo = imaginatively.
    * de modo inconfundible = unmistakably.
    * de modo individual = on a case-by-case basis.
    * de modo inequívoco = unambiguously.
    * de modo inesperado = like a bolt out of the blue, like a bolt from the blue.
    * de modo informal = informally.
    * de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.
    * de modo insinuante = suggestively.
    * de modo irregular = erratically.
    * de modo irritante = annoyingly.
    * de modo pesimista = gloomily.
    * de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.
    * de modo provocativo = suggestively.
    * de modo que = so.
    * de modo que + poder + oír = within earshot of.
    * de modo raro = funnily.
    * de modo recíproco = reciprocally.
    * de modo reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.
    * de modos diversos = variously.
    * de modos extraños = funnily.
    * de modo sorprendente = shockingly.
    * de modo tal que = so much so that.
    * demostrar de un modo contundente = demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt, prove + beyond all doubt.
    * de ningún modo = by no means, in no way, on no account, in no sense, by any means, not at all, under no/any circumstances, in any shape or form, for the life of me, not on any account, by no stretch of the imagination.
    * de nuevos modos = in new ways.
    * de otro modo = conversely.
    * de qué modo = by what means.
    * de tal modo que = in such a way that, so.
    * de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo = ridiculously.
    * de tal modo que + Subjuntivo = in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
    * de todos modos = at any rate.
    * de un mod discreto = unobtrusively.
    * de un modo = in a fashion.
    * de un modo absorto = absently.
    * de un modo aburrido y pesado = tediously.
    * de un modo acalorado = hotly.
    * de un modo adecuado = appropriately, fitly.
    * de un modo + Adjetivo = in + Adjetivo + fashion, in + Adjetivo + measure, in a + Adjetivo + manner, in + Adjetivo + manner, on a + Adjetivo + scale, to a + Adjetivo + degree, in a + Adjetivo + vein.
    * de un modo afirmativo = affirmatively.
    * de un modo ahorrativo = thriftily.
    * de un modo aleatorio = at random.
    * de un modo anafórico = anaphorically.
    * de un modo anárquico = anarchically.
    * de un modo anodino = prosaically.
    * de un modo antieconómico = wastefully.
    * de un modo apropiado = fitly, appropriately.
    * de un modo aprovechado = opportunistically.
    * de un modo atractivo = appealingly.
    * de un modo auténtico = authentically.
    * de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.
    * de un modo bochornoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo cansado = wearily.
    * de un modo caro = expensively + Participio.
    * de un modo casual = in a by-the-way fashion.
    * de un modo chirriante = jarringly.
    * de un modo chocante = jarringly.
    * de un modo compacto = compactly.
    * de un modo concluyente = positively.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.
    * de un modo constructivo = constructively.
    * de un modo convincente = convincingly, forcibly.
    * de un modo coordinado = synergistically.
    * de un modo crítico = critically.
    * de un modo decepcionante = disappointedly.
    * de un modo desconcertado = disconcertedly.
    * de un modo descontrolado = uncontrollably.
    * de un modo desenfadado = playfully.
    * de un modo deshonesto = dishonestly.
    * de un modo desordenado = higgledy-piggledy.
    * de un modo devastador = devastatingly.
    * de un modo diferente = differentially.
    * de un modo discreto = quietly.
    * de un modo disonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo económico = economically, thriftily.
    * de un modo elegante = elegantly.
    * de un modo encantador = charmingly.
    * de un modo engorroso = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo equivalente = equivalently.
    * de un modo espectacular = spectacularly.
    * de un modo estrafalario = freakishly.
    * de un modo exhaustivo = comprehensively, in depth, exhaustively.
    * de un modo extraño = freakishly.
    * de un modo fiable = reliably.
    * de un modo flexible = flexibly.
    * de un modo fortuito = haphazardly.
    * de un modo fraudulento = fraudulently.
    * de un modo gradual = incrementally.
    * de un modo habitual = as a matter of routine.
    * de un modo heterogéneo = heterogeneously [heterogenously].
    * de un modo holístico = holistically.
    * de un modo imparcial = impartially.
    * de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.
    * de un modo impresionante = impressively.
    * de un modo impulsivo = impulsively.
    * de un modo incidental = incidentally.
    * de un modo incómodo = awkwardly, cumbrously.
    * de un modo incompetente = inefficiently.
    * de un modo incompleto = incompletely.
    * de un modo inconsistente = vagrantly.
    * de un modo incorrecto = inaccurately.
    * de un modo indiferente = regardless.
    * de un modo inductivo = inductively.
    * de un modo innovador = innovatively.
    * de un modo insolente = defiantly.
    * de un modo insulso = prosaically.
    * de un modo inteligente = intelligently.
    * de un modo interesante = interestingly.
    * de un modo intermitente = in bursts.
    * de un modo lógico = logically.
    * de un modo malsonante = jarringly.
    * de un modo matemático = mathematically.
    * de un modo mecánico = mechanically.
    * de un modo meditabundo = pensively.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * de un modo moralista = sanctimoniously.
    * de un modo muy general = crudely.
    * de un modo muy interesante = most interestingly + Verbo.
    * de un modo nervioso = nervously.
    * de un modo nítido = cleanly.
    * de un modo o de otro = either way.
    * de un modo oportunista = opportunistically.
    * de un modo opresivo = oppressively.
    * de un modo óptico = optically.
    * de un modo optimista = optimistically.
    * de un modo pasivo = passively.
    * de un modo penetrante = piercingly.
    * de un modo pensativo = pensively.
    * de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.
    * de un modo poco económico = wastefully.
    * de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.
    * de un modo positivo = positively, constructively.
    * de un modo práctico = practically.
    * de un modo provocador = defiantly.
    * de un modo provocativo = defiantly.
    * de un modo que causa confusión = confusingly.
    * de un modo racional = rationally.
    * de un modo rápido = rapidly, overnight, at short notice.
    * de un modo rapsódico = rhapsodically.
    * de un modo raro = freakishly.
    * de un modo regional = regionally.
    * de un modo regular = on a regular basis, on an ongoing basis, on a continuing basis.
    * de un modo relacionado = connectibly.
    * de un modo remunerado = gainfully.
    * de un modo retribuido = gainfully.
    * de un modo secuencial = step by step.
    * de un modo seguro = securely.
    * de un modo similar = in a similar vein.
    * de un modo simplista = simplistically.
    * de un modo sistemático = systematically.
    * de un modo susceptible = sensitively.
    * de un modo tautológico = tautologically.
    * de un modo temporal = on a temporary basis.
    * de un modo tosco = crudely.
    * de un modo trágico = tragically.
    * de un modo tranquilizador = soothingly, reassuringly.
    * de un modo transparente = seamlessly.
    * de un modo u otro = somehow, some way.
    * de un modo vergonzoso = shamefully.
    * de un modo voluntario = voluntarily.
    * de un nuevo modo = in a new way.
    * dicho de otro modo = in other words, said differently.
    * distribuir de un modo escalonado = lay out in + stages.
    * distribuir de un modo planificado = zone.
    * el mejor modo de = the best way of.
    * el modo como = the way in which.
    * el modo de = the way in which.
    * el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.
    * en cierto modo = to some extent, after a fashion, to a certain extent, in a manner of speaking, so to speak, to some degree.
    * en cierto modo + Verbo = sort of + Verbo.
    * encontrar el modo de = find + way of/to.
    * encontrar el modo de paliar un problema = find + way (a)round + problem.
    * encontrar el modo de regresar = find + Posesivo + way back.
    * encontrar su propio modo de actuar = find + Posesivo + own way.
    * en metálico y de otro modo = in cash and in kind.
    * en modo alguno = by no means.
    * estimar a grosso modo = guesstimate.
    * estudiar el modo de = explore + ways in which, explore + ways and means of.
    * examinar el modo de = examine + way.
    * extenderse a modo de abanico = fan out.
    * flujo de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.
    * frase a modo de título = title-like phrase.
    * funcionar de un modo autónomo = operate under + an autonomous hand.
    * hablar del mismo modo = talk + alike.
    * hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado = mess about, pootle, piddle around.
    * indizar de modo KWIC = KWIC.
    * información a modo de ejemplo = sample data.
    * ingeniarse el modo de = dream up + ways to.
    * modo de actuar = arrangement, course of action, practice, rationale.
    * modo de ahorro de energía = power save mode.
    * modo de andar = gait.
    * modo de aprendizaje = learning style.
    * modo de comportamiento = mode of behaviour, way of conduct.
    * modo de comunicación = communication pathway.
    * modo de conducta = mode of conduct, way of conduct.
    * modo de conseguir Algo = lever.
    * modo de expresión = way of expression, mode of expression.
    * modo de hacer preguntas = questioning behaviour.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * modo de pensar = thinking, way of thinking, mindset [mind-set], mode of thought, mode of thinking.
    * modo de presentación visual = display device.
    * modo de resaltar = spotlight.
    * modo de vida = way of life.
    * modo de vida tradicional = folklife.
    * modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.
    * no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.
    * no hay modo de que = for the life of me.
    * o de algún otro modo = or otherwise.
    * pensar del mismo modo = think + alike.
    * pensar de un modo diferente = think out(side) + (of) the box.
    * pero no hubo modo = but no dice.
    * por decirlo de algún modo = in a manner of speaking, so to speak.
    * por el modo = by the way.
    * preparar de un modo rápido = throw together.
    * recordar de un modo rápido = sweep back to.
    * saber de algún modo = know + on some grounds.
    * ser en cierto modo un + Nombre = be something of a + Nombre.
    * surgir de un modo confuso = grow + like Topsy.
    * tratar de igual modo = treat as + equal.
    * usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz = time efficient [time-efficient].
    * usar de un modo descuidado = bandy (about/around).
    * usar de un modo despreocupado = bandy (about/around).
    * uso de un modo descuidado = bandying about.
    * ver las cosas de diferente modo = see + things differently.
    * ver las cosas de un modo diferente = see + things differently.

    * * *
    A
    1 (manera, forma) way, manner ( frml)
    éste no es modo de hacer las cosas this is no way of going about things
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that
    hay que hacerlo del siguiente modo it has to be done in the following manner
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion
    ¿qué modo de hablarle a tu abuela es ése? that's no way to speak to your grandmother
    [ S ] modo de empleo instructions for use, directions
    me lo pidió de muy mal modo ( AmL); she asked me (for it) very rudely o in a very rude way
    2 ( en locs):
    a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way
    hazlo a tu modo do it (in) your (own) way
    le gusta hacer las cosas a su modo he likes to do things his (own) way
    a modo de: se puso una manta a modo de poncho he put a blanket round his shoulders like a poncho
    a modo de introducción by way of introduction
    de cualquier modo (de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway; (sin cuidado) anyhow, any which way ( AmE colloq), any old how ( BrE colloq)
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that)
    de modo que (así que) (+ indic) so;
    (para que) (+ subj) so that
    lo hiciste porque quisiste, de modo que ahora no te quejes you did it because you wanted to, so don't complain now
    ¿de modo que se van? so they're going, are they?
    colócalos de modo que se vean desde aquí arrange them so that they can be seen from here
    yo no puedo aceptarlo, de ningún modo there is no way I can accept it
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow
    no creo que lo pueda lograr, de todos modos volveré a intentarlo I don't think I can do it, but I'll have another try anyway o anyhow
    en cierto modo in a way
    ni modo ( AmL exc CS fam): ¿pudieron entrar? — no, ni modo, las entradas se habían acabado did they get in? — no, no way o not a chance, it was sold out ( colloq)
    traté de persuadirlo para que fuera pero ni modo I tried to persuade him to go but it was no good
    ni modo, yo soy como soy that's tough o too bad, I am the way I am ( colloq)
    ni modo que ( AmL exc CS): tienes que regresar a tu casa, ni modo que te quedes aquí you have to go home, there's no way you're staying here ( colloq)
    B modos mpl (modales) manners (pl)
    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    C ( Ling) mood
    el modo indicativo/subjuntivo the indicative/subjunctive mood
    D ( Mús) mode
    Compuesto:
    modo mayor/menor
    major/minor mode
    E ( Inf) mode
    Compuesto:
    sleep mode
    * * *

     

    modo sustantivo masculino
    1
    a) (manera, forma) way, manner (frml);


    del siguiente modo in the following manner;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking, in my opinion;
    no lo digas de ese modo don't say it like that;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    su modo de ser the way he is;

    ( on signs) modo de empleo instructions for use, directions;

    b) ( en locs)

    ◊ a mi/tu/su modo (in) my/your/his (own) way;

    de cualquier modo ( de todas formas) ( indep) in any case, anyway;

    ( sin cuidado) anyhow;
    del mismo or de igual modo que just as, in the same way (that);


    ( para que) so that;

    de ningún modo puedo aceptar there's no way I can accept;
    de todos modos anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ni modo (AmL exc CS fam) no way;
    traté de persuadirlo pero ni modo I tried to persuade him but it was no good;
    ni modo que te quedes aquí there's no way you're staying here (colloq)
    2
    ◊ modos sustantivo masculino plural ( modales) manners (pl);

    con buenos/malos modos politely/rudely o impolitely
    modo sustantivo masculino
    1 (forma de hacer) way, manner: habla de un modo extraño, he speaks in a strange way
    2 Ling mode: modo imperativo, imperative mood 3 modos, manners: ¡no vengas aquí con esos malos modos!, don't come around here with those bad manners!
    ' modo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - así
    - camino
    - cante
    - canto
    - carácter
    - censurar
    - cocina
    - como quiera
    - comoquiera
    - con
    - conforme
    - de
    - dicha
    - dicho
    - empleo
    - en
    - estilo
    - forma
    - ir
    - gustar
    - habla
    - igualmente
    - inciso
    - indicativa
    - indicativo
    - mirada
    - olla
    - parcial
    - pensión
    - poner
    - proceder
    - radical
    - reconocer
    - replicar
    - risa
    - según
    - sentada
    - sic
    - sistema
    - tal
    - temeraria
    - temerario
    - temperamento
    - tono
    - tres
    - uso
    - ver
    - vía
    - vida
    English:
    abrupt
    - alike
    - allowance
    - aloud
    - anyhow
    - as
    - at
    - captivate
    - casually
    - deliriously
    - depressingly
    - direction
    - dramatically
    - educationally
    - fashion
    - funnily
    - gloomily
    - haphazardly
    - harmlessly
    - illegibly
    - impressively
    - inadequately
    - incompletely
    - incomprehensibly
    - inconclusively
    - inconveniently
    - instruction
    - keenly
    - kind
    - loophole
    - love
    - maddeningly
    - manner
    - mode
    - modus operandi
    - mood
    - mother
    - nowhere
    - observe
    - offhandedly
    - originally
    - ostentatious
    - other
    - outrageous
    - pass round
    - plausibly
    - quizzical
    - ravishingly
    - reassuringly
    - reciprocally
    * * *
    ♦ nm
    1. [manera, forma] way;
    no encuentro el modo de dejar el tabaco whatever I do, I just can't seem to give up smoking;
    ése no es modo de comportarse that's no way to behave;
    ¿has visto el modo en que o [m5] el modo como te mira? have you seen how o the way he's looking at you?;
    esta vez lo haremos a mi modo this time we'll do it my way;
    al modo de in the style of, after the fashion of;
    a modo de as, by way of;
    a mi modo de ver the way I see it;
    de algún modo somehow;
    se le cayó el botón porque lo cosió de cualquier modo the button fell off because he sewed it on carelessly o any old how;
    hazlo de cualquier modo do it however you like;
    no te preocupes, de cualquier modo no pensaba ir don't worry, I wasn't going to go anyway;
    de ese/este modo that/this way;
    del mismo modo similarly, in the same way;
    lo hice del mismo modo que ayer/tú I did it the same way as yesterday/you;
    lo organizaron de modo que acabara antes de las diez they organized it so (that) it finished before ten;
    ¿de modo que no te gusta? so, you don't like it (then)?;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno deberíamos dejarle salir under no circumstances should we let her out;
    de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno quise ofenderte I in no way intended to offend you;
    ¿te he molestado? – de ningún modo o [m5] en modo alguno did I annoy you? – not at all o by no means;
    ¿quieres que lo invitemos? – ¡de ningún modo! shall we invite him? – no way o certainly not!;
    de otro modo [si no] otherwise;
    de tal modo (que) [tanto] so much (that);
    de todos modos in any case, anyway;
    de todos modos seguiremos en contacto in any case, we'll keep in touch;
    de todos modos, ¿qué es eso que decías de un viaje? anyway, what's that you were saying about going away?;
    de un modo u otro one way or another;
    dicho de otro modo in other words, put another way;
    en cierto modo in a way;
    ¡qué modo de hacer las cosas! that's no way to do things!
    Ling modo de articulación manner of articulation;
    modo de empleo instructions for use;
    modo de pensar way of thinking;
    a mi modo de pensar to my way of thinking;
    modo de ser: [m5] tiene un modo de ser muy agradable she has a very pleasant nature;
    no me gusta su modo de ser I don't like the way he is;
    modo de vida way of life, lifestyle
    2.
    modos [modales] manners;
    buenos/malos modos good/bad manners;
    me contestó de buenos/malos modos she answered politely/rudely
    3. Gram mood;
    modo indicativo/subjuntivo indicative/subjunctive mood;
    en modo indicativo in the indicative (mood)
    4. Informát mode
    modo de edición edit mode;
    modo gráfico graphic mode;
    modo de inserción insert mode
    5. Mús mode
    ♦ ni modo loc adv
    Am salvo RP [de ninguna manera] no way, not a chance;
    ¿llegaremos a tiempo? – ni modo will we get there on time? – no way o not a chance;
    ni modo pues there's nothing we can do about it, then
    * * *
    m
    1 way;
    a mi modo de ver to my way of thinking;
    dicho de otro modo to put it another way;
    de este modo like this;
    modo de ser personality
    2 GRAM mood
    3 MÚS mode
    4
    :
    modos pl manners;
    5
    :
    de modo que so that;
    de ningún modo not at all;
    de otro modo otherwise;
    de tal modo que so much that;
    de cualquier modo anyway, anyhow;
    en cierto modo in a way o sense
    * * *
    modo nm
    1) manera: way, manner, mode
    de un modo u otro: one way or another
    a mi modo de ver: to my way of thinking
    2) : mood (in grammar)
    3) : mode (in music)
    4)
    a modo de : by way of, in the manner of, like
    a modo de ejemplo: by way of example
    5)
    de cualquier modo : in any case, anyway
    6)
    de modo que : so, in such a way that
    7)
    de todos modos : in any case, anyway
    8)
    en cierto modo : in a way, to a certain extent
    * * *
    modo n way

    Spanish-English dictionary > modo

  • 104 máxima

    f.
    1 maxim, proverb, adage, saying.
    2 Máxima.
    3 maxim, established legal principle.
    * * *
    1 (frase breve) maxim, saying
    2 (regla) rule, maxim
    3 (temperatura) maximum temperature
    * * *
    1. f., (m. - máximo) 2. noun f.
    * * *
    I
    SF (=frase) maxim
    II
    SF (Meteo) maximum (temperature), high

    máximas de 44 grados en Sevilla y Córdoba — top temperatures o highs of 44 degrees in Seville and Córdoba

    * * *
    femenino maxim
    * * *
    = dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.
    Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
    Ex. One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.
    ----
    * máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].
    * * *
    femenino maxim
    * * *
    = dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.

    Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.

    Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.
    * máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].

    * * *
    1 (refrán) maxim, saying
    2 (norma, regla) maxim
    * * *

    máxima sustantivo femenino
    maxim
    máximo,-a
    I adjetivo maximum, highest
    carga máxima autorizada, maximum load allowed
    el máximo esplendor del imperio, the most brilliant period of the empire
    II m (tope) maximum: nos esforzamos al máximo, we did our utmost
    un máximo de cinco personas, a maximum of five people
    como máximo, (como mucho) at the most
    (a más tardar) at the latest
    máxima sustantivo femenino
    1 (enseñanza, regla) maxim
    2 Meteor maximum temperature
    ' máxima' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    máximo
    - audiencia
    - autoridad
    - castigar
    - pena
    - pensamiento
    English:
    carload
    - judgement
    - judgment
    - maxim
    - maximum
    - peak
    - prime time
    - high
    - prime
    - second
    - speed
    * * *
    1. [sentencia] maxim
    2. [principio] maxim
    3. [temperatura] high, highest temperature;
    una máxima de veinte grados a high of twenty degrees;
    ayer se midieron veinte grados de máxima the highest temperature recorded yesterday was twenty degrees, there was a high of twenty degrees yesterday
    * * *
    f
    1 ( dicho) maxim
    2 temperatura maximum
    * * *
    : maxim
    * * *
    máxima n maximum temperature

    Spanish-English dictionary > máxima

  • 105 necesidad humana

    (n.) = human need
    Ex. Information is power, a basic human need and fundamental human right.
    * * *
    (n.) = human need

    Ex: Information is power, a basic human need and fundamental human right.

    Spanish-English dictionary > necesidad humana

  • 106 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.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pasar a

  • 107 perfeccionar

    v.
    1 to perfect.
    2 to improve.
    3 to make perfect, to complete, to better, to improve.
    María mejoró la receta Mary improved the recipe.
    * * *
    1 (mejorar) to improve
    2 (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) [gen] to perfect; (=mejorar) to improve
    2) (=acabar) to complete, finish
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve; ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    = scale up, perfect, hone, polish up.
    Ex. After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
    Ex. The network is being perfected in conjunction with standardisation and coordination of information technology equipment in other activities of the centre.
    Ex. libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.
    Ex. If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    ----
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve; ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    * * *
    = scale up, perfect, hone, polish up.

    Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.

    Ex: The network is being perfected in conjunction with standardisation and coordination of information technology equipment in other activities of the centre.
    Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.
    Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
    * perfeccionar una habilidad = hone + skill.

    * * *
    vt
    1 (mejorar) to improve; (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    2 (terminar) to complete
    * * *

    perfeccionar ( conjugate perfeccionar) verbo transitivo ( mejorar) to improve;
    ( hacer perfecto) to perfect
    perfeccionar verbo transitivo
    1 (mejorar) to improve
    2 (hacer perfecto) to perfect
    ' perfeccionar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    pulir
    - trabajar
    English:
    develop
    - hone
    - improve
    - perfect
    - polish up
    - refine
    * * *
    1. [redondear] to perfect
    2. [mejorar] to improve
    * * *
    v/t perfect
    * * *
    : to perfect, to refine
    * * *
    perfeccionar vb to perfect / to improve

    Spanish-English dictionary > perfeccionar

  • 108 predisposición

    f.
    1 predisposal, leaning, bias, disposition.
    2 procatarxis.
    * * *
    1 predisposition
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) bias, prejudice
    * * *
    SF (=tendencia) predisposition; (=prejuicio) prejudice, bias ( contra against)
    (Med) tendency, predisposition (a to)
    * * *
    1) (Med) predisposition
    * * *
    = bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.
    Ex. The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
    Ex. In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
    Ex. A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.
    Ex. The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
    Ex. Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.
    Ex. Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
    Ex. This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.
    Ex. These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
    Ex. Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    ----
    * falta de predisposición = disinclination.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.
    * * *
    1) (Med) predisposition
    * * *
    = bias [biases, -pl.], disposition, readiness, willingness, partiality, preparedness, predisposition, inclination, bent of mind.

    Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.

    Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
    Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.
    Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
    Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.
    Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
    Ex: This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.
    Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
    Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
    * falta de predisposición = disinclination.
    * predisposición a la lectura = reading readiness.
    * que contribuye a la predisposición = predisposing.

    * * *
    A ( Med) predisposition
    B
    (inclinación): tenía una cierta predisposición en contra de ella he was slightly prejudiced against her, he had a slight prejudice against her
    tienen predisposición a aceptar todo lo que dice they have a tendency to accept everything he says
    * * *

    predisposición sustantivo femenino
    1 (Med) predisposition
    2 ( inclinación):

    predisposición sustantivo femenino predisposition
    ' predisposición' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    disposición
    - inclinación
    English:
    bias
    - disposition
    * * *
    1. [aptitud]
    predisposición para aptitude for;
    no tiene predisposición para el tenis he has no aptitude for tennis
    2. [tendencia]
    predisposición a predisposition to;
    tiene una gran predisposición a enfermar he's very prone to getting sick, he's very susceptible to illness
    * * *
    f
    1 MED predisposition
    2 ( tendencia) tendency;
    * * *
    1) : predisposition, tendency
    2) : prejudice, bias

    Spanish-English dictionary > predisposición

  • 109 preuniversitario

    preuniversitario, -a †
    1.
    2.
    * * *
    Ex. The programme is aimed at college-bound high school students and goes beyond the teaching of basic skills, concentrating on the accessing and manipulation of information.
    ----
    * enseñanza preuniversitaria = further education.
    * * *

    Ex: The programme is aimed at college-bound high school students and goes beyond the teaching of basic skills, concentrating on the accessing and manipulation of information.

    * enseñanza preuniversitaria = further education.

    * * *
    * * *
    preuniversitario, -a
    ♦ adj
    preuniversity
    ♦ nm
    Antes = in Spain, former one-year course of study, successful completion of which allowed pupils to go to university

    Spanish-English dictionary > preuniversitario

  • 110 punto de referencia común

    Ex. The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.
    * * *

    Ex: The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.

    Spanish-English dictionary > punto de referencia común

  • 111 remodelar

    v.
    1 to redesign.
    remodelar algo para convertirlo en to convert something into
    2 to remodel, to make over, to renew, to perk up.
    * * *
    1 (modificar) to reshape
    2 (transformar) to transform
    3 (mejorar) to improve
    4 (reorganizar) to reorganize
    5 (ministerio) to reshuffle
    * * *
    VT (Arquit) to remodel; (Aut) to restyle; (Pol) to reshuffle; [+ organización] to restructure
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure
    * * *
    = redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.
    Ex. The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.
    Ex. In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex. Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
    Ex. Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.
    Ex. In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
    Ex. Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.
    Ex. This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.
    Ex. Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex. Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex. This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.
    Ex. The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex. Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
    Ex. Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo <plaza/barrio> to remodel, redesign; < organización> to reorganize, restructure
    * * *
    = redesign [re-design], refurbish, reinvent [re-invent], reshape [re-shape], rethink [re-think], rework, retool, remodel, revamp, reengineer [re-engineer], repurpose [re-purpose], refashion, refit, reshuffle.

    Ex: The University of Bielefeld has to redesign all data processing systems of the library because of ageing of present systems.

    Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
    Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
    Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
    Ex: Citation indexing would need to be carefully rethought in order to cater for the electronic journal.
    Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
    Ex: Library automation vendors must be prepared to retool to continue to be effective in the present decade.
    Ex: This article outlines the reasons leading to a decision to remodel rather than to construct a new building.
    Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
    Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
    Ex: This software application will take computer files and help the user to store, tag, find, manage and reuse or even repurpose those files for publication or for sale.
    Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
    Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
    Ex: Librarians cooperated with us and as long as we did their work and went in and reshuffled their shelving and things, they were very happy.

    * * *
    remodelar [A1 ]
    vt
    A ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign
    B
    1 ‹organización› to reorganize, restructure
    2 ( Pol) ‹gabinete› to reshuffle
    * * *

    remodelar ( conjugate remodelar) verbo transitivo ‹plaza/barrio› to remodel, redesign;
    ‹ organización› to reorganize;
    ‹ gabinete› to reshuffle
    remodelar verbo transitivo
    1 Arquit to remodel, redesign
    2 (un organismo) to reorganize, restructure
    3 Pol to reshuffle
    ' remodelar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    convert
    * * *
    1. [edificio, plaza] to renovate;
    2. [gobierno, organización] to reshuffle
    * * *
    v/t remodel
    * * *
    1) : to remodel
    2) : to restructure

    Spanish-English dictionary > remodelar

  • 112 sin par

    adj.
    unparalleled, incomparable, beyond compare, in a class apart.
    * * *
    matchless
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless
    Ex. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
    Ex. Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex. He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex. Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex. The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex. A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex. On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex. The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex. My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
    * * *
    (adj.) = unequalled, unexampled, unsurpassed, unique unto itself, unique, without peer, unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA], without equal, matchless

    Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

    Ex: Hitherto her behavior had been unexampled.
    Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
    Ex: Their problem, Waikart concluded, 'was unique unto itself'.
    Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
    Ex: A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
    Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
    Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
    Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.

    Spanish-English dictionary > sin par

  • 113 supremo

    adj.
    supreme, superior, chief, highest.
    * * *
    1 (gen) supreme
    2 (decisivo) decisive
    3 (último) last, final
    \
    hora suprema / momento supremo literal dying moments plural
    tribunal supremo supreme court
    * * *
    (f. - suprema)
    adj.
    supreme, high
    * * *

    jefe supremo — commander-in-chief, supreme commander

    * * *
    - ma adjetivo supreme
    * * *
    = supreme, sublime, ultimate.
    Ex. The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.
    Ex. When she said 'That's no way to speak about a patron, Mike,' he turned on her a look of sublime unconcern.
    Ex. The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
    ----
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * jefatura del tribunal supremo = chief justiceship.
    * presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * Tribunal Supremo, el = High Court, the.
    * * *
    - ma adjetivo supreme
    * * *
    = supreme, sublime, ultimate.

    Ex: The need for organic, in-depth and timely access to legal information is of supreme importance.

    Ex: When she said 'That's no way to speak about a patron, Mike,' he turned on her a look of sublime unconcern.
    Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * jefatura del tribunal supremo = chief justiceship.
    * presidente del tribunal supremo = chief justice.
    * ser supremo = supreme being.
    * Tribunal Supremo, el = High Court, the.

    * * *
    supremo -ma
    1 ‹dicha/sacrificio› supreme
    se le considera el intérprete supremo de Debussy he is regarded as the finest o the supreme performer of Debussy
    2 ‹autoridad› supreme
    Compuesto:
    feminine (Ur) Supreme Court
    * * *

    supremo
    ◊ -ma adjetivo

    supreme
    supremo,-a adjetivo supreme

    ' supremo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abogada
    - abogado
    - suprema
    - tribunal
    - apelar
    English:
    all-out
    - High Court
    - paramount
    - supreme
    - crowning
    - high
    - ultimate
    * * *
    supremo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [jefe, autoridad] supreme
    2. [calidad] supreme;
    una mujer de suprema belleza a woman of supreme o outstanding beauty
    3. [momento, instante] supreme
    ♦ nm
    Der
    el Supremo Br ≈ the High Court, US ≈ the Supreme Court
    * * *
    adj supreme
    * * *
    supremo, -ma adj
    : supreme
    * * *
    supremo adj supreme

    Spanish-English dictionary > supremo

  • 114 tener una oportunidad

    (v.) = have + a chance, face + opportunity, get + a head start
    Ex. Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.
    Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex. Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + a chance, face + opportunity, get + a head start

    Ex: Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.

    Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
    Ex: Just a little bus on wheels but preschoolers get a head start.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tener una oportunidad

  • 115 todos

    adj.
    all, all of.
    intj.
    everybody.
    pron.
    all, everybody, everyone, we all.
    * * *
    (f. - todas) everybody, everyone
    * * *
    = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone
    Ex. Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
    Ex. He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
    Ex. You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
    Ex. She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
    Ex. 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
    Ex. This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
    Ex. In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.
    * * *
    = everybody, everyone, them all, all comers, great and small, all concerned, anyone and everyone

    Ex: Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.

    Ex: He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
    Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
    Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
    Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
    Ex: This article calls for all concerned to stop reinventing the wheel of automation and to work together to improve it.
    Ex: In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.

    Spanish-English dictionary > todos

  • 116 tolerancia

    f.
    1 tolerance.
    2 endurance.
    3 broad-mindedness, liberal-mindedness.
    * * *
    1 tolerance
    2 (resistencia) resistance
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=respeto) tolerance; [de ideas] toleration
    2) (Med, Téc) tolerance
    * * *
    a) ( respeto) tolerance; (aguante, paciencia) tolerance

    tolerancia religiosa/política — religious/political tolerance

    b) (Med, Tec) tolerance
    * * *
    = tolerance, indulgence.
    Ex. The librarian's common general values include the desire for competence and autonomy at work, cooperation, tolerance and a sense of duty, and an appreciation of basic human needs of security, acceptance and self-respect.
    Ex. This information method allows for the creation of mechanical systems that combine looseness with indulgence.
    ----
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerancia cero = zero tolerance.
    * tolerancia religiosa = religious tolerance.
    * * *
    a) ( respeto) tolerance; (aguante, paciencia) tolerance

    tolerancia religiosa/política — religious/political tolerance

    b) (Med, Tec) tolerance
    * * *
    = tolerance, indulgence.

    Ex: The librarian's common general values include the desire for competence and autonomy at work, cooperation, tolerance and a sense of duty, and an appreciation of basic human needs of security, acceptance and self-respect.

    Ex: This information method allows for the creation of mechanical systems that combine looseness with indulgence.
    * tolerancia al error = error tolerance, fault tolerance.
    * tolerancia cero = zero tolerance.
    * tolerancia religiosa = religious tolerance.

    * * *
    1 (respeto) tolerance; (aguante, paciencia) tolerance
    tolerancia religiosa/política religious/political tolerance
    su tolerancia de los extremistas their tolerance o toleration of extremists
    Compuesto:
    zero tolerance
    2 ( Med) tolerance
    3 ( Tec) tolerance
    * * *

    tolerancia sustantivo femenino
    tolerance
    tolerancia sustantivo femenino
    1 tolerance
    2 Téc tolerancia de un material, material tolerance
    Med tolerancia del paciente a una sustancia/droga, bodily resistance to a substance/drugs
    ' tolerancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    inmunológico
    English:
    indulgence
    - tolerance
    - tolerantly
    - best
    - red
    - toleration
    * * *
    1. [respeto] tolerance
    2. [a medicamentos, dolor] tolerance (a of)
    3. Tec [en material, producto] tolerance;
    margen de tolerancia (margin of) tolerance
    * * *
    f tolerance
    * * *
    : tolerance, toleration

    Spanish-English dictionary > tolerancia

  • 117 trabajo preliminar

    m.
    preliminary work, legwork, groundwork, spadework.
    * * *
    (n.) = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work]
    Ex. National library catalogues, general bibliographies and retrospective and current national bibliographies are the basic groundwork upon which a total bibliographic control is erected.
    Ex. Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.
    Ex. It is obviously necessary to do a lot of spade work before one can even get to the heart of the question.
    * * *
    (n.) = groundwork, legwork, spadework [spade work]

    Ex: National library catalogues, general bibliographies and retrospective and current national bibliographies are the basic groundwork upon which a total bibliographic control is erected.

    Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.
    Ex: It is obviously necessary to do a lot of spade work before one can even get to the heart of the question.

    Spanish-English dictionary > trabajo preliminar

  • 118 transmitir un mensaje

    (v.) = convey + message
    Ex. Bibliographic instruction courses can convey the message that the basic methodology of finding information can be widely applied to various subjects or disciplines.
    * * *
    (v.) = convey + message

    Ex: Bibliographic instruction courses can convey the message that the basic methodology of finding information can be widely applied to various subjects or disciplines.

    Spanish-English dictionary > transmitir un mensaje

  • 119 urgentemente

    adv.
    urgently.
    * * *
    1 urgently
    * * *
    * * *
    = in a hurry, urgently, desperately, as a matter of urgency.
    Ex. Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
    Ex. It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
    Ex. We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
    Ex. Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.
    ----
    * llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.
    * necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.
    * necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.
    * que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.
    * * *
    = in a hurry, urgently, desperately, as a matter of urgency.

    Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.

    Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
    Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
    Ex: Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.
    * llevar al hospital urgentemente = rush + Nombre + to hospital.
    * necesitar Algo urgentemente = be in dire need (of), be in desperate need of.
    * necesitar urgentemente = cry out for, sorely + need.
    * que se necesita urgentemente = sorely needed.

    * * *
    urgently
    * * *
    urgently
    * * *
    urgentemente adv urgently

    Spanish-English dictionary > urgentemente

  • 120 enseñanza

    f.
    1 teaching.
    2 lesson.
    3 education, learning, schoolteaching, schooling.
    4 training, instruction.
    * * *
    1 (educación) education, teaching
    2 (doctrina) teaching, doctrine
    \
    dedicarse a la enseñanza to be a teacher
    enseñanza general básica general basic education
    enseñanza laboral vocational training
    enseñanza primaria primary education
    enseñanza privada private education
    enseñanza pública state education
    enseñanza secundaria secondary education
    enseñanza secundaria obligatoria compulsory secondary education
    enseñanza superior higher education
    enseñanza universitaria university education
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=educación) education; (=acción, profesión) teaching

    enseñanza de niños con dificultades de aprendizaje — remedial teaching, special needs teaching

    enseñanza general básica — education course in Spain from 6 to 14

    enseñanza programada — programmed learning, programed learning (EEUU)

    2) (=entrenamiento) training
    3) (=doctrina) teaching, doctrine
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( docencia) teaching
    b) ( educación) education
    2) enseñanzas femenino plural ( doctrina) teachings (pl)
    * * *
    = instruction, teaching, tuition.
    Ex. Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
    Ex. Teaching is an activity of which teachers are the agents, just as nursing is an activity of which nurses are the agents.
    Ex. This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
    ----
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * centro de enseñanza = education centre.
    * enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador = computer-aided learning (CAL).
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
    * enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.
    * enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.
    * enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.
    * enseñanza bibliotecaria = library education.
    * enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.
    * enseñanza de biblioteconomía = library education, library science education, educational librarianship.
    * enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación = library and information science education.
    * enseñanza de las ciencias = science education.
    * enseñanza elemental = elementary grade.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * enseñanza en la búsqueda de información = information instruction.
    * enseñanza en línea = online education.
    * enseñanza escolar en casa = homeschooling [home schooling].
    * enseñanza media = middle grade.
    * enseñanza obligatoria = K-12, compulsory education.
    * Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.
    * enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.
    * enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).
    * enseñanza presencial = contact teaching, contact learning.
    * enseñanza preuniversitaria = further education.
    * enseñanza primaria = elementary education, grade-school education, primary education.
    * enseñanza primaria y secundaria = school education, K-12, classroom education.
    * enseñanza profesional = vocational education.
    * enseñanza programada = programmed instruction.
    * enseñanza pública = public education.
    * enseñanza secundaria = secondary education.
    * enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.
    * enseñanza universitaria = college education, university education.
    * enseñanza virtual = electronic learning [e-learning].
    * escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.
    * estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.
    * impartir enseñanza = undertake + teaching.
    * institución de enseñanza pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution, institution of higher education.
    * institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of further education, college of higher education.
    * instituto de enseñanza secundaria = secondary school.
    * instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.
    * laboratorio de enseñanza = teaching lab.
    * material de enseñanza programada = programmed material.
    * método de enseñanza = teaching method.
    * metodología de la enseñanza = teaching methodology.
    * profesional de la enseñanza = educational professional.
    * relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.
    * * *
    1)
    a) ( docencia) teaching
    b) ( educación) education
    2) enseñanzas femenino plural ( doctrina) teachings (pl)
    * * *
    = instruction, teaching, tuition.

    Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.

    Ex: Teaching is an activity of which teachers are the agents, just as nursing is an activity of which nurses are the agents.
    Ex: This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
    * biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary library.
    * centro de enseñanza = education centre.
    * enseñanza a distancia = distance learning, distance teaching.
    * enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo = pre-service education.
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador = computer-aided learning (CAL).
    * enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI) = computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
    * enseñanza a través del estudio de casos = case-teaching.
    * enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.
    * enseñanza basada en los resultados finales = outcome based education.
    * enseñanza bibliotecaria = library education.
    * enseñanza de bellas artes = aesthetic education.
    * enseñanza de biblioteconomía = library education, library science education, educational librarianship.
    * enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación = library and information science education.
    * enseñanza de las ciencias = science education.
    * enseñanza elemental = elementary grade.
    * enseñanza en el trabajo = in-service education.
    * enseñanza en la búsqueda de información = information instruction.
    * enseñanza en línea = online education.
    * enseñanza escolar en casa = homeschooling [home schooling].
    * enseñanza media = middle grade.
    * enseñanza obligatoria = K-12, compulsory education.
    * Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia = Open Polytechnic.
    * enseñanza por compañeros = peer instruction.
    * enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).
    * enseñanza presencial = contact teaching, contact learning.
    * enseñanza preuniversitaria = further education.
    * enseñanza primaria = elementary education, grade-school education, primary education.
    * enseñanza primaria y secundaria = school education, K-12, classroom education.
    * enseñanza profesional = vocational education.
    * enseñanza programada = programmed instruction.
    * enseñanza pública = public education.
    * enseñanza secundaria = secondary education.
    * enseñanza superior = higher education, higher learning, tertiary education.
    * enseñanza universitaria = college education, university education.
    * enseñanza virtual = electronic learning [e-learning].
    * escuela de enseñanza primaria = primary school.
    * estudiante de enseñanza superior = tertiary student.
    * impartir enseñanza = undertake + teaching.
    * institución de enseñanza pública = public education institution.
    * institución de enseñanza superior = tertiary institution, institution of higher education.
    * institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria = college of further education, college of higher education.
    * instituto de enseñanza secundaria = secondary school.
    * instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza = teaching aid.
    * laboratorio de enseñanza = teaching lab.
    * material de enseñanza programada = programmed material.
    * método de enseñanza = teaching method.
    * metodología de la enseñanza = teaching methodology.
    * profesional de la enseñanza = educational professional.
    * relativo a la enseñanza superior = tertiary.

    * * *
    A
    1 (docencia) teaching
    no me atrae la enseñanza como carrera teaching doesn't appeal to me as a career
    métodos de enseñanza teaching methods
    los ordenadores en la enseñanza computers in teaching o education
    centro m C. (↑ centro)
    2 (educación) education
    3 (lección) lesson
    que esto te sirva de enseñanza let this be a lesson to you
    Compuestos:
    distance learning, correspondence courses (pl)
    ● enseñanza media or secundaria
    high school ( AmE) o ( BrE) secondary education
    elementary ( AmE) o ( BrE) primary education
    programmed learning
    higher education
    college ( AmE) o ( BrE) university education
    B enseñanzas fpl (doctrina, principios) teachings (pl)
    * * *

     

    enseñanza sustantivo femenino



    enseñanza media or secundaria high school (AmE) o (BrE) secondary education;
    enseñanza primaria elementary (AmE) o (BrE) primary education;
    enseñanza universitaria college (AmE) o (BrE) university education
    enseñanza sustantivo femenino
    1 (transmisión de conocimientos) teaching: se dedica a la enseñanza, he's in teaching
    2 (sistema de formación) education
    enseñanza primaria/secundaria, primary/secondary education 3 enseñanzas, teachings
    ' enseñanza' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    alfabetización
    - colegio
    - dedicarse
    - eso
    - gratuidad
    - liceo
    - magisterio
    - máxima
    - superior
    - suplente
    - distancia
    - doctrina
    - educación
    - humanidad
    - secundaria
    English:
    comprehensive school
    - education
    - grammar school
    - high school
    - higher education
    - instruction
    - primary
    - schoolteaching
    - secondary school
    - state
    - teaching
    - TEFL
    - traditional
    - comprehensive
    - compulsory
    - distance
    - educational
    - elementary
    - go
    - grammar
    - higher
    - intermediate
    - junior
    - pay
    - profession
    - secondary
    - senior
    - sixth
    - take
    * * *
    1. [educación] education;
    [actividad docente] teaching;
    la calidad de la enseñanza en este país the quality of education in this country;
    se dedica a la enseñanza he works as a teacher;
    un centro de enseñanza an educational institution
    enseñanza a distancia distance education;
    enseñanza estatal state education;
    enseñanza de idiomas language teaching;
    enseñanza media secondary education;
    enseñanza personalizada personal o individual tutoring;
    enseñanza primaria primary education;
    enseñanza privada private (sector) education;
    enseñanza pública state education;
    enseñanza secundaria secondary education;
    enseñanza superior higher education;
    enseñanza universitaria university education
    2. [lección] lesson;
    de cualquier error puede extraerse o [m5] sacarse una enseñanza there's a lesson to be learned from every mistake you make;
    aquello me sirvió de enseñanza that was a lesson to me;
    enseñanzas [de filósofo, profeta] teachings
    * * *
    f
    1 teaching;
    dedicarse a la enseñanza take up teaching, become a teacher
    2
    :
    sacar una enseñanza de algo learn a lesson from sth
    * * *
    1) educación: education
    2) : teaching
    * * *
    1. (actividad) teaching
    2. (sistema) education

    Spanish-English dictionary > enseñanza

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