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21 recoger

v.

1 to pick up.

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground

Ella recoge la ropa She picks up the clothes.

María recoge a su hijo Mary picks up her son.

2 to collect, to gather.

Ellos recogen manzanas They gather apples.

3 to clear (ordenar, limpiar) (mesa).

4 to pick up, to fetch.

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school

5 to take in (acoger) (mendigo, huérfano, animal).

6 to gather, to harvest.

7 to take up, to shorten (acortar) (item of clothing).

8 to show (mostrar) (sujeto: foto, película).

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

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recoger

Conjugation model [ PROTEGER], like link=proteger proteger

► verbo transitivo

1 (volver a coger) to take again, take back

2 (coger) to pick up, take back

■ recoja el paquete pick the parcel up

3 (ir a buscar) to pick up, collect

■ me recogerá a las cuatro he'll pick me up at four o'clock

4 (cosecha) to harvest, gather; (fruta) to pick

5 (guardar) to put away

■ recoge la plata put the silverware away

6 (poner al abrigo) to bring in

■ recoge las toallas, va a llover bring those towels in, it's going to rain

7 (suspender) to seize

■ recoger una publicación to seize a publication

8 (juntar) to gather, collect

■ hemos recogido mucho dinero we have collected a lot of money

9 (velas) to take in; (cortinas) to draw

10 (dar asilo) to take in, shelter

■ lo recogieron sus abuelos he was taken in by his grandparents

11 (ordenar) to clear up, tidy up

12 (limpiar) to clean; (el polvo) to wipe off; (líquido) to wipe up

13 (remangar - prendas) to pick up, lift up; (- mangas) to roll up

14 COSTURA to shorten, take up

■ la modista me recogió la falda the seamstress shortened my skirt

► verbo pronominal recogerse

1 (irse a casa) to go home

2 (irse a dormir) to go to bed

3 (para meditar) to retire, withdraw

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FRASEOLOGÍA

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to put one's hair up, tie one's hair back

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verb

to collect, gather

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1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto caído] to pick up; [+ objetos dispersos] to gather (up), gather together

se agachó para recoger la cuchara — he bent down to pick up the spoon

recogí el papel del suelo — I picked the paper up off the floor

recogió la ropa del suelo — she gathered the clothes up off the floor

si tiras agua en el suelo recógela con la fregona — if you spill water on the floor mop it up

2) (=recolectar) [+ datos, información] to gather, collect; [+ dinero, firmas] to collect; [+ correo, basura] to collect, pick up

¿a qué hora recogen el correo? — what time is the mail o post collected?, what time do they collect the mail o post?

a las diez recogen la basura — the rubbish gets collected at ten o'clock

3) (=ordenar) [+ objetos] to clear up, clear away; [+ casa, habitación] to tidy up, straighten up

recógelo todo antes de marcharte — clear up everything before you leave

recogí los platos y los puse en el fregadero — I cleared away the plates and put them in the sink

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

recoge tus cosas — get your things together, gather up your things

4) (=guardar) [+ ropa lavada] to take in, get in; [+ herramientas] to put away

5) (Agr) to harvest, gather in, take in; [+ fruta, guisantes] to pick; [+ flores] to pick, gather

6) (=reducir, ajustar) [+ cuerda, vela] to take in; [+ alas] to fold; [+ cuernos] to draw in; [+ falda] to gather up, lift up; [+ mangas] to roll up; (Cos) to take in, reduce, shorten

7) (=almacenar) [+ polvo] to gather; [+ líquido] to absorb, take up; [en recipiente] to collect

8) (=ir a buscar) [+ persona] to pick up, fetch, collect; [+ billetes, paquete] to collect, pick up

te vendremos a recoger a las ocho — we'll come and pick you up o fetch you o collect you at eight o'clock, we'll come for you at eight o'clock

9) (=mostrar) to show

la imagen recoge uno de los momentos más dramáticos — the picture shows o captures one of the most dramatic moments

el informe recoge la situación — the situation is described in the report

10) (=incluir) to include

el informe recoge diversas sugerencias — various suggestions are included in the report, the report includes various suggestions

vocablos que no están recogidos en el diccionario — words not included in the dictionary

11) [+ demandas, reivindicaciones] to take into account

el acuerdo recoge las demandas de los indígenas — the agreement takes into account the demands of the native people

12) (=recibir)

ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su esfuerzo — she's beginning to reap the reward(s) of her efforts

no recogió más que censuras — he received nothing but condemnation

de todo esto van a recoger muy poco — they won't get much back out of all this, they will get very little return from all this

13) (=retirar) [+ periódico, libro] to seize; [+ moneda] to call in

las autoridades recogieron todos los ejemplares — the authorities seized all the copies

van a recoger las monedas antiguas — they are going to call in the old coins

14) (=dar asilo) to take in, shelter

2.

VI (=ordenar) to tidy up, straighten up; [al cerrar, terminar] to clear up

3.

See:

recogerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

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= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.

Ex. In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex. Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex. The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex. A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex. Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex. Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex. Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.

Ex. The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.

Ex. This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex. This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex. Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

Ex. Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

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

Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

Ex. What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex. The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

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* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( levantar) to pick up

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

recogí el agua con un trapo — I mopped the water up

recoge estos vidrios — clear up this broken glass

b) <casa/habitación> to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE)

recoger la mesa — to clear the table

2)

a) <dinero/firmas> to collect

b) <deberes/cuadernos> to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero — to bring the washing in

c) <trigo/maíz> to harvest, gather in; < fruta> to pick; <flores/hongos> to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo — he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

d) <tienda de campaña/vela> to take down

e) < pelo>

le recogió el pelo en una cola — he put her hair into a ponytail

3) ( recibir y retener) <agua/polvo> to collect

4) ( ir a buscar) < persona> to pick up, fetch, collect; < paquete> to collect, pick up; < basura> to collect

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho — the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje de la tintorería? — can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners?

fui a recoger mis cosas — I went to get o to pick up my things

5) <huérfano/gatito> to take in

6) foto <instantánea/momento> to capture; novela <ambiente/contexto social> to depict

el informe no recoge estas estadísticas — these statistics do not figure o appear in the report

el espectáculo recoge tres de sus obras breves — the show brings together three of his short works
2.
recoger vi ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
3.
recogersev pron

1) ( volver a casa) to go home; ( ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire; (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

2) < pelo> to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño — to put one's hair up in a bun

* * *

= capture, collect, cull, gather, pick up, record, reap, harvest, garner, shuffle together, scoop (out), sweep up, wind, stow, pack + Posesivo + bags, clear up, pack up.

Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.

Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.

Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.

Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.

Ex: Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.

Ex: The serials file contains a large number of titles, not only contributed by members, but also garnered from other sources.

Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.

Ex: This service will be useful for end users and for scooping out the availability of information on STN for a variety of search topics.

Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.

Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

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

Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.

* encargado de recoger = gatherer.

* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.

* persona que recoge algo = picker.

* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.

* recoger con un rastrillo = rake.

* recoger datos = collect + data.

* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas = collect + statistics.

* recoger evidencia = collect + evidence.

* recoger experiencia = garner + experience.

* recoger información = collect + data, collect + information, gather + information, summon + knowledge, harvest + information.

* recoger la mesa = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas = clear away + the things.

* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse = pack + Posesivo + things.

* recoger los platos rotos = pick up + the pieces, sort out + the mess.

* recoger material = gather + material.

* recoger pruebas = collect + evidence, gather + evidence, accumulate + evidence.

* recoger y enviar datos = telemeter.

* sin recoger = uncollected.

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recoger [E6 ]

vt

A

1 (levantar) to pick up

recoge la servilleta pick up the napkin

lo recogió del suelo she picked it up off the floor

no pienso recoger vuestros trastos I don't intend to pick up your junk o to clear up after you

recogía el agua que se salía de la lavadora I was mopping up the water that was coming out of the washing machine

recoge estos cristales clear up this broken glass

2 ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) ( AmE), to tidy (up) ( BrE)

recoger la mesa to clear the table

B

1 ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

2 ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

recoger la ropa del tendedero to bring the washing in

3 ‹trigo/maíz› to gather in, take in, harvest; ‹fruta› to pick, harvest; ‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather

no llegó a recoger el fruto de su trabajo he was unable to reap the fruits of his labor

4 ‹tienda de campaña› to take down; ‹alfombra› to take up; ‹vela› to take down

5 ‹pelo›

le recogió el pelo en una cola he gathered her hair into a ponytail

C (retener) ‹agua› to collect

esta alfombra recoge mucho polvo this carpet collects o gathers a lot of dust

D (retirar de circulación) ‹periódico› to seize; ‹monedas› to withdraw, take … out of circulation

E (ir a buscar) ‹persona› to pick up, fetch, collect; ‹paquete› to collect, pick up ‹equipaje› ( Aviac) to reclaim

¿a qué hora pasan a recoger la basura? what time do they come to take away o collect the garbage ( AmE) o ( BrE) rubbish?

el autobús pasará a recogernos a las ocho the bus will come by to collect us o pick us up at eight

¿puedes recoger el traje del tinte? can you fetch o pick up the suit from the dry-cleaners

voy adentro a recoger las maletas I'll go inside and get the suitcases

fui a recoger mis cosas I went to get o to pick up my things

F (dar asilo) to take in

recogieron a un gatito abandonado they took in an abandoned kitten

un asilo para recoger a los vagabundos a hostel to provide shelter for vagrants

G

(incluir, registrar): la obra recoge el trasfondo social de aquel momento the work depicts the social context of that time

la imagen recoge el momento en que … the picture shows o captures the moment in which …

el informe recoge estas últimas estadísticas these latest statistics figure o appear in the report

esta acepción no la recoge ningún diccionario this meaning isn't included in o isn't in any dictionary

su obra está siendo recogida en cuatro volúmenes his works are being collected for publication in four volumes

un espectáculo que recoge tres de sus obras breves a show which brings together three of his short works

■ recoger

vi

to clear up, to straighten up ( AmE), to tidy up ( BrE)

venga, recoger ya, que vamos a comer come on, clear up (your things), it's time to eat

■ recogerse

v pron

A

1 (volver a casa) to go home; (ir a la cama) to go to bed, retire

2 (para meditar, rezar) to withdraw

B

1 ‹mangas/pantalones› to roll up; ‹falda› to lift up

2 ‹pelo› to tie up

recogerse el pelo en un moño to put one's hair up in a bun

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recoger ( conjugate recoger) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( levantar) ‹objeto/papeles› to pick up;

◊ recogí el agua con un trapo I mopped the water up

b) ‹casa/habitación› to straighten (up) (AmE), to tidy (up) (BrE);

‹ platos› to clear away;
◊ recoger la mesa to clear the table

2
a) ‹dinero/firmas› to collect

b) ‹deberes/cuadernos› to collect, take in

c) ‹trigo/maíz› to harvest, gather in;

‹ fruta› to pick;
‹flores/hongos› to pick, gather
d) ‹tienda de campaña/vela› to take down

e) ‹ pelo› to tie … back;

◊ le recogió el pelo en una cola he tied her hair back in a ponytail

3 ( ir a buscar) ‹ persona› to pick up, fetch, collect;
‹ paquete› to collect, pick up;
‹ basura› to collect;
‹ equipaje› to reclaim
verbo intransitivo ( guardar) to clear up, to straighten up (AmE), to tidy up (BrE)
recogerse verbo pronominal ‹ pelo› to tie up;
‹ falda› to gather up
recoger
I verbo transitivo
1 (un objeto caído) to pick up
2 (información, dinero, basura, etc) to gather, collect
3 (una casa) to tidy up
recoger la mesa, to clear the table
4 (en un sitio a alguien o algo) to pick up, fetch, collect: vino a recogernos a las tres, she came to pick us up at three o'clock
5 (ordenar, guardar) to tidy (up), clear up: recoge tus juguetes inmediatamente, pick up your toys this instant
6 (a una persona o animal necesitados) to take in
7 (cosecha) to harvest, gather in
8 (fruta) to pick
II vi (poner orden, colocar, guardar) to tidy up: antes de irnos tenemos que recoger, we'll have to tidy up before we go
' recoger' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
buscar
- coger
- inclinarse
- vendimiar
- cosechar
- mesa
- pala
- pinchar
- pretexto
English:
call
- call for
- clear away
- clear up
- collect
- gather
- gather in
- gather up
- harvest
- nuisance
- pack up
- pick
- pick off
- pick up
- pull in
- put away
- rake up
- reclaim
- scoop up
- sweep up
- tidy away
- tidy up
- up
- clear
- collection
- get
- glean
- overflow
- pack
- pull
- reap
- scoop
- sweep
- take
- tidy

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recoger

♦ vt

1. [coger, levantar] to pick up;

recogí los papeles del suelo I picked the papers up off the ground;

recogieron el agua con una fregona they mopped up the water

2. [reunir, retener] to collect, to gather;

están recogiendo firmas/dinero para… they are collecting signatures/money for…;

este trasto no hace más que recoger polvo this piece of junk is just gathering dust

3. [ordenar, limpiar] [mesa] to clear;
[casa, habitación, cosas] to tidy o clear up
4. [ir a buscar] to pick up, to fetch;

iré a recoger a los niños a la escuela I'll pick the children up from school;

¿a qué hora paso a recogerte? what time shall I pick you up?;

¿a qué hora recogen la basura? what time do they collect the rubbish?

5. [recolectar] [mies, cosecha] to harvest;
[fruta, aceitunas] to pick; [setas, flores] to pick, to gather; [beneficios] to reap;
ahora empieza a recoger los frutos de su trabajo now she's starting to reap the rewards of her work

6. [mostrar] [sujeto: foto, película] to show;
[sujeto: novela] to depict;
su ensayo recoge una idea ya esbozada por Spinoza her essay contains an idea already hinted at by Spinoza;

una comedia que recoge el ambiente de los ochenta a comedy which captures the atmosphere of the eighties;

la exposición recoge su obra más reciente the exhibition brings together his latest works

7. [sujeto: ley] to include;

un derecho recogido por la ley a right enshrined in law

8. [acoger] [mendigo, huérfano, animal] to take in;

en el albergue recogen a los sin techo the hostel takes in homeless people

9. [plegar] [velas, sombrillas] to take down;
[cortinas] to tie back
10. [prenda] [acortar] to take up, to shorten;
[estrechar] to take in
♦ vi
[ordenar, limpiar] to tidy o clear up;
cuando acabes de recoger… when you've finished tidying o clearing up…

♦ See also the pronominal verb recogerse

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recoger

v/t

1 pick up, collect;

recoger firmas collect signatures;

recoger las cartas collect one’s mail

2 habitación tidy up;

recoger la mesa clear the table

3 AGR harvest

4 ( mostrar) show

5

:

recoger las piernas lift up one’s legs

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recoger {15} vt

1) : to collect, to gather

2) : to get, to retrieve, to pick up

3) : to clean up, to tidy (up)

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recoger vb

1. (coger, ir a buscar) to pick up

recoge los papeles del suelo pick the papers up off the floor

mi padre me recoge a la salida de clase my father picks me up after school

2. (ordenar) to tidy [pt. & pp. tidied]

hay que recoger la cocina we have to tidy the kitchen

3. (reunir) to collect

este año se ha recogido mucho dinero a lot of money has been collected this year

recoger la mesa to clear the table

recogerse el pelo to tie your hair back

Spanish-English dictionary > recoger
22 enseñanza

f.

1 teaching.

2 lesson.

3 education, learning, schoolteaching, schooling.

4 training, instruction.

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enseñanza

► nombre femenino

1 (educación) education, teaching

2 (doctrina) teaching, doctrine

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FRASEOLOGÍA

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

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noun f.

teaching

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SF

1) (=educación) education; (=acción, profesión) teaching

primera enseñanza — elementary education

segunda enseñanza — secondary education

enseñanza a distancia — distance learning

enseñanza asistida por ordenador — computer-assisted learning

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

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

enseñanza primaria — elementary education

enseñanza programada — programmed learning, programed learning (EEUU)

enseñanza secundaria — secondary education

enseñanza superior — higher education

enseñanza universitaria — university education

2) (=entrenamiento) training

3) (=doctrina) teaching, doctrine

la enseñanza de la Iglesia — the teaching of the Church

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femenino

1)

a) ( docencia) teaching

métodos de enseñanza — teaching methods

b) ( educación) education

- enseñanza a distancia

- enseñanza media or secundaria

- enseñanza primaria

- enseñanza superior

- enseñanza universitaria

2) enseñanzas femenino plural ( doctrina) teachings (pl)

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= 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.

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* 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.

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femenino

1)

a) ( docencia) teaching

métodos de enseñanza — teaching methods

b) ( educación) education

- enseñanza a distancia

- enseñanza media or secundaria

- enseñanza primaria

- enseñanza superior

- enseñanza universitaria

2) enseñanzas femenino plural ( doctrina) teachings (pl)

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= 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.

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enseñanza

feminine

Primaria (↑ primario a1), ESO - Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (↑ ESO a1)

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:

● enseñanza a distancia

distance learning, correspondence courses (pl)

● enseñanza media or secundaria

high school ( AmE) o ( BrE) secondary education

● enseñanza primaria

elementary ( AmE) o ( BrE) primary education

● enseñanza programada

programmed learning

● enseñanza superior

higher education

● enseñanza universitaria

college ( AmE) o ( BrE) university education

B enseñanzas fpl (doctrina, principios) teachings (pl)

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enseñanza sustantivo femenino
a) ( docencia) teaching

b) ( educación) education;

◊ enseñanza a distancia distance learning;

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

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enseñanza nf

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

Comp
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

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enseñanza

f

1 teaching;

dedicarse a la enseñanza take up teaching, become a teacher

2

:

sacar una enseñanza de algo learn a lesson from sth

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enseñanza nf

1) educación: education

2) : teaching

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enseñanza n

1. (actividad) teaching

la enseñanza de idiomas language teaching

2. (sistema) education

enseñanza primaria primary education

enseñanza superior higher education

dedicarse a la enseñanza to be a teacher

Spanish-English dictionary > enseñanza
23 derecho

adj.

1 right-hand, right.

2 straight, upright, erect, standing.

3 uncurved, unbowed.

4 dextral.

5 according to law, uncrooked.

adv.

straight on, straight, straightly.

m.

1 right, legitimate faculty, individual right, just claim.

2 law.

3 prerogative.

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derecho

► adjetivo

1 right

■ la mano derecha the right hand

2 (recto) straight, upright

■ el cuadro no está derecho the picture isn't straight

► adverbio derecho

1 straight

■ se fue derecho a la cama he went straight to bed

■ siga derecho go straight on

► nombre masculino derecho

1 (leyes) law

■ ha estudiado derecho she studied law

2 (privilegio) right

■ los derechos de las minorías the rights of minority groups

3 (de una tela, calcetín, etc) right side

► nombre masculino plural derechos

1 (impuestos) duties, taxes; (tarifa) fees

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FRASEOLOGÍA

con derecho a with the right to

¿con qué derecho...? what right...?

■ ¿con qué derecho te marchaste? what right did you have to leave?

dar derecho to entitle to

■ el billete te da derecho a jugar media hora the ticket entitles you to play for half an hour

de derecho by right

estar en su derecho to be within one's rights

no hacer nada a derechas figurado to do nothing right

¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!

'Reservados todos los derechos' "All rights reserved"

'Se reserva el derecho de admisión' "The management reserves the right to refuse admission"

ser un hombre hecho y derecho figurado to be a real man

tener derecho a to be entitled to, have the right to

■ nadie tiene derecho a quejarse nobody is entitled to complain

derecho civil civil law

derecho de admisión right sing to refuse admission

derecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile law

derecho penal criminal law

derecho político constitutional law

derechos civiles civil rights

derechos de aduana customs duties

derechos de autor royalties

derechos de matrícula registration fees

derechos de sucesión death duties

derechos humanos human rights

el derecho al voto the right to vote

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derecho

► adverbio

1 straight

■ se fue derecho a la cama he went straight to bed

■ siga derecho go straight on

► nombre masculino

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1. noun m.
1) law

2) right

•

- derechos civiles
- derechos de autor 2. (f. - derecha)
adj.

1) right

2) straight

3) upright

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1. ADJ

1) [línea, dirección] (=recto) straight; (=vertical) upright, straight

traza las líneas derechas — draw the lines straight

siéntate derecho — sit upright o straight

anda derecha — walk upright, stand straight when you walk

• poner algo derecho — (=no torcido) to put sth straight, straighten sth; (=no caído) to stand sth upright

- tener a algn más derecho que una vela

2) (=del lado derecho) [brazo, pierna, oreja] right; [lado, cajón] right-hand

tiene toda la parte derecha del cuerpo paralizada — he's paralysed down the right side of his body

entre por la puerta derecha — go through the right-hand door
brazo 1), ojo 1)
3) (=honrado) honest, straight

4) CAm (=afortunado) lucky

2. ADV

1) (=en línea recta)

seguir derecho — to carry o go straight on

siga todo derecho — carry o go straight on

2) (=directamente) straight

después del cine, derechito para casa — after the cinema, straight home

fui derecho a Londres — I went straight to London

3. SM

1) (Jur) (=estudios, legislación) law; (=justicia) justice

estudiante de Derecho — law student

Facultad de Derecho — Faculty of Law

lo que manda el derecho en este caso — what justice demands in this case

• conforme a derecho — in accordance with the law

no actuó conforme a derecho — he acted unlawfully

• propietario en derecho — legal owner

• por derecho — in law, legally

lo que me corresponde por derecho — what is legally mine, what is mine by law

• por derecho propio — in one's own right

derecho administrativo — administrative law

derecho canónico — canon law

derecho civil — civil law

derecho comunitario — Community law

derecho consuetudinario — common law

derecho de compañías — company law

derecho de familia — family law

derecho del trabajo — labour o (EEUU) labor law

derecho de sociedades — company law

derecho escrito — statute law

derecho fiscal — tax law

derecho foral — legislation pertaining to those Spanish regions which have charters called "fueros"

derecho internacional — international law

derecho laboral — labour law, labor law (EEUU)

derecho marítimo — maritime law

derecho mercantil — commercial law

derecho penal — criminal law

derecho político — constitutional law

derecho positivo — statute law

derecho privado — private law

derecho procesal — procedural law

derecho público — public law

derecho romano — Roman law

derecho tributario — tax law

2) [de persona, entidad] right

se reserva el derecho de admisión — the management reserve(s) the right to refuse admission

¿con qué derecho me hablas así? — what right have you to talk to me that way?

es miembro de pleno derecho — he's a full member

¡no hay derecho! — it's not fair!

• derecho a la educación — right to education

el derecho a la libertad — the right to be free

derecho a la intimidad — right to o of privacy

lo único que nos queda es el derecho al pataleo — hum the only thing we can do is kick up a fuss *

derecho al voto, derecho a votar — [gen] right to vote; [como derecho civil] franchise, right to vote

• con derecho a algo — entitled to sth

declaraciones de la renta con derecho a devolución — tax returns entitled to a rebate

entrada con derecho a consumición — entrance ticket including one free drink

• dar derecho a hacer algo — to give the right to do sth

eso no te da derecho a hablarme así — that doesn't give you the right to talk to me that way

• estar en su derecho — to be within one's rights

claro, estás en tu derecho de decir lo que quieras — of course, you are perfectly entitled to say whatever you like

• tener derecho a algo — to be entitled to sth

no tenemos derecho a vacaciones — we are not entitled to holidays

tener derecho a hacer algo — to have a o the right to do sth

no tienes ningún derecho a insultarme — you have no right to insult me

derecho de asilo — right of asylum

derecho de huelga — right to strike

derecho de paso — right of way, easement (EEUU)

derecho de pernada — ( Hist) droit du seigneur

derecho de réplica — right of reply

derecho de retención — (Com) lien

derecho de reunión — right of assembly

derecho de tránsito — right of passage

derecho de veto — right of veto

derecho de visita — right of access

derecho divino — divine right

derecho preferente — preferential right

derechos civiles — civil rights

derechos de la mujer — women's rights

3) pl derechos (Com) rights

"reservados todos los derechos" — "all rights reserved"

tienen los derechos exclusivos para la venta del disco — they have the exclusive rights to sales of the record

derechos cinematográficos — film rights

derechos de antena — broadcasting rights

derechos de autor — copyright sing

derechos de edición — publishing rights

derechos de emisión — (TV, Radio) broadcasting rights

derechos de patente — patent rights

derechos editoriales — publishing rights

derechos humanos — human rights

Declaración de los Derechos Humanos — Declaration of Human Rights

4) pl derechos (=honorarios) [de arquitecto, notario] fee(s); (=impuestos) duty sing

franco de derechos — duty-free

sujeto a derechos — subject to duty, dutiable

derechos aduaneros, derechos arancelarios, derechos de aduana — customs duty

derechos de asesoría, derechos de consulta — consulting fees, consultancy fees

derechos de autor — royalties

derechos de enganche — (Telec) connection charges

derechos de entrada — import duties

derechos de exportación — export duties

derechos de importación — import duties

derechos de matrícula — registration fee sing

derechos de muelle — dock dues, docking fees (EEUU)

derechos de peaje — (Aut) toll sing

derechos portuarios — harbour dues, harbor dues (EEUU)

derechos reales — tax paid after the completion of an official transaction

5) (tb: lado derecho) [de tela, papel] right side; [de calcetín, chaqueta] outside

¿cuál es el derecho de esta tela? — which is the right side of this fabric?

puedes planchar la falda por el derecho — you can iron the skirt on the outside

• poner algo al o del derecho — to put sth the right side o way up

pon el mantel del derecho — put the tablecloth the right side o way up

ponte la camiseta al derecho — put your T-shirt on the right way round

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I
- cha adjetivo

1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

queda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right

2)

a) ( recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho — that picture isn't straight

pon la espalda derecha! — straighten your back!

siéntate derecho — sit up straight

b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight
II
adverbio

a) ( en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho — go o keep straight on

b) (fam) ( directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
III
masculino

1)

a) (facultad, privilegio) right

haz valer tus derechos — stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales — basic rights

estás en tu derecho — you're within your rights

reservado el derecho de admisión — the management reserves the right to refuse admission

miembro de pleno derecho — full member

derecho a algo — right to sth

el derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote

derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that

b) (Com, Fin) tax

- derecho de asilo

- derecho de matrícula

- derecho de paso or servidumbre

- derecho de reunión

- derechos arancelarios or de aduana

- derechos cinematográficos

- derechos de autor

- derechos humanos

2) (Der) law

estudio derecho — I'm studying law

no se ajusta a derecho — it is legally flawed

- derecho administrativo/canónico/civil

- derecho empresarial/fiscal/mercantil

- derecho laboral/penal

- derecho privado/público

3) ( de prenda) right side, outside; ( de tela) right side, face

póntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out

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I
- cha adjetivo

1) <mano/ojo/zapato> right; < lado> right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho — the top right-hand corner

queda a mano derecha — it's on the right-hand side o on the right

2)

a) ( recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho — that picture isn't straight

pon la espalda derecha! — straighten your back!

siéntate derecho — sit up straight

b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight
II
adverbio

a) ( en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho — go o keep straight on

b) (fam) ( directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema — he got straight o right to the point
III
masculino

1)

a) (facultad, privilegio) right

haz valer tus derechos — stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales — basic rights

estás en tu derecho — you're within your rights

reservado el derecho de admisión — the management reserves the right to refuse admission

miembro de pleno derecho — full member

derecho a algo — right to sth

el derecho a la vida/al voto — the right to life/to vote

derecho a + inf: tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know; da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw; tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest; tengo derecho a que se me escuche I have the right to be heard; no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!; no hay derecho a que la traten así a una — they've no right to treat a person like that

b) (Com, Fin) tax

- derecho de asilo

- derecho de matrícula

- derecho de paso or servidumbre

- derecho de reunión

- derechos arancelarios or de aduana

- derechos cinematográficos

- derechos de autor

- derechos humanos

2) (Der) law

estudio derecho — I'm studying law

no se ajusta a derecho — it is legally flawed

- derecho administrativo/canónico/civil

- derecho empresarial/fiscal/mercantil

- derecho laboral/penal

- derecho privado/público

3) ( de prenda) right side, outside; ( de tela) right side, face

póntelo al derecho — put it on properly o right side out

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derecho¹

¹ = upright, straight [straighter -comp., straightest -sup.], standing.

Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.

Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.

Ex: Although this painting depicts a single standing man, his generalised features suggest that this was not meant as a portrait.

* derecho hacia al norte = due north.

* derecho hacia al sur = due south.

* derecho hacia el este = due east.

* derecho hacia el oeste = due west.

* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho = two wrongs do not make a right.

* hecho y derecho = full-bodied, full-scale, full-service, fully-fledged.

* irse derecho a = make + a beeline for.

derecho²

² = entitlement, law, right.

Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.

Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.

Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.

* bibliografía de derecho = legal bibliography.

* biblioteca de derecho = law library.

* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho = law librarian.

* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho = law librarianship.

* carta de derechos = charter of rights.

* carta de derechos humanos = charter of human rights.

* colección de derecho = law collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* conceder el derecho al voto = enfranchise.

* con derecho a voto = eligible to vote.

* con derecho de autor = copyright-protected.

* con derechos de autor = copyrightable, royalty-paid.

* con pleno derecho = with full rights.

* conseguir el derecho para = win + the right to.

* dar derecho a = entitle to.

* Declaración de Derechos = Bill of Rights.

* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario = Library Bill of Rights.

* de derecho = de jure [iure].

* de derecho pero no de hecho = in name only.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights campaigner.

* defensor de los derechos de los animales = animal rights activist.

* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos = citizen activist.

* defensor de los derechos humanos = human rights activist, human rights campaigner.

* de pleno derecho = in + Posesivo + own right, rightful.

* derecho administrativo = administrative law.

* derecho a independizarse, el = right to secede, the.

* derecho a la lectura = right to read.

* derecho a la libertad de expresión = right to free speech, right of free speech.

* derecho a la muerte = right to die.

* derecho a la privacidad = privacy right.

* derecho a la vida = right to live.

* derecho a leer = right to read.

* derecho al veto = veto power.

* derecho al voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho a vivir = right to live.

* derecho a votar = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho a voto = voting rights, suffrage, right to vote, the.

* derecho básico = natural right, basic right.

* derecho canónico = canon law.

* derecho civil = civil law.

* derecho comunitario = Community law.

* derecho constitucional = constitutional right, constitutional law.

* derecho consuetudinario = common law.

* derecho de acceso = access right.

* derecho de acceso a la información = right of access to information.

* derecho de alquiler = rental right.

* derecho de autor de la Corona = Crown copyright.

* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas = off-air recording right.

* derecho de la comunidad = community right.

* derecho del consumidor = consumer law.

* derecho del individuo = individual's right.

* derecho del trabajo = employment law.

* derecho de nacimiento = birthright.

* derecho de paso = the right of way, right of entry.

* derecho de patentes = patent law.

* derecho de préstamo = lending right.

* derecho de reproducción = reprographic right.

* derecho de retención = lien.

* derecho de servidumbre = easement.

* derecho de sucesión = inheritance law.

* derecho de voto = suffrage, voting rights, right to vote, the.

* derecho divino = divine right, divine law.

* derecho eclesiástico = ecclesiastical law.

* derecho eterno = eternal right.

* derecho exclusivo = exclusive right.

* derecho humano = human right.

* derecho inalienable = inalienable right, birthright, unalienable right.

* derecho internacional = international law.

* derecho laboral = employment law.

* derecho legal = legal right.

* derecho medioambiental = environmental law.

* derecho natural = natural right, natural law.

* derecho penal = criminal law, penal law.

* derecho preferente de compra = preemption [pre-emption].

* derecho público = civic right, public law.

* derechos = rights.

* derechos afines = neighbouring rights.

* derechos cívicos = civil rights.

* derechos civiles = civil rights, civil liberties.

* derechos de aduana = customs duties.

* derechos de amarre = moorage.

* derechos de atraque = moorage.

* derechos de autor = copyright, royalty [royalties, -pl.].

* derechos de la mujer = women's rights.

* derechos de la propiedad intelectual = intellectual property rights.

* derechos del ciudadano = civil liberties.

* derechos del consumidor = consumer rights [consumers' rights].

* derechos de licencia = licensing rights.

* derechos de los animales = animal rights.

* derechos democráticos = democratic rights.

* derechos de patente = patent rights.

* derechos de propiedad = property rights.

* derechos de reproducción = reproduction rights.

* derechos en materia de procreación = reproductive rights.

* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer = human rights of women.

* derechos individuales = individual rights.

* derecho soberano = sovereign right.

* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR) = public lending right (PLR).

* derechos políticos = political rights.

* derechos reproductivos = reproductive rights.

* derechos sociales = social rights.

* ejercer un derecho = exercise + right.

* estado de derecho = rule of law.

* facultad de derecho = law school.

* hacer valer sus derechos = assert + Posesivo + rights.

* igualdad de derechos = equal rights, equality of rights.

* individualización de los derechos = individualisation of rights.

* infracción del derecho de autor = copyright infringement.

* infringir un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.

* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos = community education.

* ley de derechos de autor = copyright law.

* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad = privacy law, privacy protection law, Privacy Act.

* libre de derechos de autor = royalty-free.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* luchar por los derechos = campaign for + rights.

* material protegido por el derecho de autor = copyright material, copyrighted material.

* mención de derecho de autor = statement of copyright.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer = women's rights movement.

* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales = animal rights movement.

* movimiento por los derechos civiles = civil rights movement.

* obra amparada por el derecho de autor = copyright work.

* obtener el derecho para = win + the right to.

* oficina de derechos de autor = copyright office.

* pagar derechos reales = pay + royalty.

* propietario de los derechos de autor = rightholder.

* protegido por el derecho de autor = copyrighted, copyright-protected.

* reclamar el derecho a Algo = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reivindicar el derecho de Uno = stake + Posesivo + claim.

* reservados todos los derechos = all rights reserved.

* reservarse el derecho de = reserve + the right to.

* respetar un derecho = respect + right.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* tarifa de derechos de autor = royalty charge.

* tener derecho a = be entitled to, have + a right to, entitle to, have + the right to, have + a say in.

* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión = be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.

* tener derecho de paso = have + the right of way.

* tener el derecho de = have + the right to.

* titular del derecho = payee entitled.

* titular del derecho de autor = rights-holder [rightsholder], copyright holder.

* titular de los derechos de autor = rights-owner.

* todos los derechos reservados = all rights reserved.

* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre = invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

* violación de los derechos humanos = violation of human rights, human rights abuse.

* violar los derechos = invade + rights.

* violar un derecho = infringe + right, violate + right.

* * *

derecho¹ - cha

adjective

A ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right; ‹lado› right, right-hand

el ángulo superior derecho the top right-hand angle

queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right

tiene el lado derecho paralizado he's paralyzed down his right side

B

1 (recto) straight

ese cuadro no está derecho that picture isn't straight

¿tengo el sombrero derecho? is my hat (on) straight?

¡pon la espalda derecha! straighten your back!

siéntate derecho sit up straight

cortar por lo derecho ( Chi); to take drastic measures

2 ( fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight

derecho²

adverb

1 (en línea recta) straight

siga todo derecho por esta calle go o keep straight on down this street

corta derecho cut it straight

2 ( fam) (directamente) straight

fue derecho al tema he got straight o right to the point

y de aquí derechito a casa and from here you go straight home

derecho viejo ( RPl fam); straight

si no te gusta, se lo dices derecho viejo if you don't like it, tell him straight

derecho³

masculine

A

1 (facultad, privilegio) right

tienes que hacer valer tus derechos you have to stand up for your rights

derechos fundamentales basic rights

estás en tu derecho you're within your rights

el derecho que me asiste ( frml); my right

[ S ] reservado el derecho de admisión right of admission reserved, the management reserves the right to refuse admission

¿con qué derecho te apropias de lo que es mío? what right do you have to take something that belongs to me?

miembro de pleno derecho full member

derecho A algo right TO sth

el derecho a la vida/libertad the right to life/freedom

el derecho al voto the right to vote

derecho A + INF:

tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know

eso no te da derecho a insultarme that doesn't give you the right to insult me

da derecho a participar en el sorteo it entitles you to participate in the draw

no tienes ningún derecho a hacerme esto you have no right to do this to me

tiene perfecto derecho a protestar she's perfectly within her rights to protest

derecho A QUE + SUBJ:

tengo tanto derecho como tú a que se me escuche I have as much right as you to be heard

derecho al pataleo ( fam hum): después no hay derecho al pataleo you can't start kicking up a fuss later ( colloq)

déjame que por lo menos haga uso de mi derecho al pataleo at least let me have my say ( colloq)

¡no hay derecho! ( fam); it's not fair!, it's just not on! ( colloq)

no hay derecho a que la traten así a una they've no right to treat a person like that

pagar el derecho de piso (CS fam); to pay one's dues

2 ( Com, Fin) tax

Compuestos:

● derecho a la intimidad

right to privacy

● derecho de acceso

right of access

● derecho de adquisición

acquisition rights (pl), rights of acquisition (pl)

● derecho de agrupación

derecho de asociación

● derecho de asilo

right of asylum

● derecho de asociación

freedom of association o assembly

● derecho de autodefensa

right of self-defense*

● derecho de autodeterminación

right to self-determination

● derecho de defensa propia

right of self-defense*

● derecho de gracia

prerogative of mercy

● derecho de huelga

right to strike

● derecho de llave

(de una propiedad) premium; (de un negocio) goodwill

● derecho de matrícula

registration fee

● derecho de nacimiento

birthright

● derecho de paso or servidumbre

right of way

● derecho de patente

patent right

● derecho de pernada

droit de seigneur

● derecho de propiedad

right of ownership

● derecho de propiedad intelectual or literaria

(literary) copyright

● derecho de publicación

publishing rights (pl)

● derecho de reproducción

copyright

● derecho de residencia

right of abode

● derecho de retención

lien

● derecho de retracto

right of repurchase

● derecho de reunión

right of assembly

● derecho de sufragio activo

right to vote

● derecho de sufragio pasivo

right to run for election ( AmE), right to stand for election ( BrE)

● derecho de tanteo

right of first refusal

● derecho de tránsito

passage

● derecho de or al veto

right o power of veto

● derecho de visita

right of access ( to children)

● derecho divino

divine right

● derecho preferente de compra

pre-emption right

● derechos adquiridos

mpl vested or acquired rights (pl)

● derechos arancelarios or de aduana

mpl customs duties (pl)

● derechos cinematográficos

mpl film rights (pl)

● derechos civiles

mpl civil rights (pl), civil liberties (pl)

● derechos conyugales

mpl conjugal rights (pl)

● derechos de adaptación cinematográfica or al cine

mpl film rights (pl), movie rights (pl) ( AmE), screen rights (pl)

● derechos de antena

mpl broadcasting rights (pl)

● derechos de autor

mpl royalties (pl)

● derechos de examen

mpl examination fees (pl)

● derechos de exportación/importación

mpl export/import duties (pl)

● derechos de interpretación or representación

mpl performing rights (pl)

● derechos de la mujer

mpl women's rights (pl)

● derechos del consumidor

mpl consumer rights (pl)

● derechos del individuo

mpl rights of the individual (pl)

● derechos de los trabajadores

mpl workers' rights (pl)

● derechos de pasto

mpl grazing rights (pl)

● derechos de peaje

mpl ( Auto) tolls (pl)

● derechos de puerto

mpl port o anchorage dues (pl)

● derechos de reedición en rústica

mpl paperback rights (pl)

● derechos de reproducción

mpl copyright (pl)

● derechos editoriales

mpl publishing rights (pl)

● derechos humanos

mpl human rights (pl)

● derechos portuarios

mpl harbor* dues (pl)

B ( Der) law

estudio derecho I'm studying law

según el derecho inglés according to o under English law

no se ajusta a derechoor no es conforme a derecho it is not lawful

Compuestos:

● derecho administrativo

administrative law

● derecho aeronáutico

aviation law

● derecho canónico

canon law

● derecho civil

civil law

● derecho comercial

commercial law

● derecho comunitario

community law

● derecho comparado

comparative law

● derecho consuetudinario

common law

● derecho contractual

contract law

● derecho de familia

family law

● derecho de patentes

patent law

● derecho empresarial

business law

● derecho escrito

statute law

● derecho fiscal

tax law

● derecho internacional

international law

● derecho laboral

labor* law

● derecho marítimo

maritime law

● derecho mercantil

commercial law

● derecho penal

criminal law

● derecho positivo

statute law

● derecho privado

private law

● derecho procesal

procedural law

● derecho público

public law

C (de una prenda) right side, outside; (de una tela) right side, face

es de doble faz, no tiene derecho ni revés it's reversible, it doesn't have a right and a wrong side

no lo planches por el derecho don't iron it on the right side, iron it inside out

póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out

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derecho 1
◊ - cha adjetivo

1 ‹mano/ojo/zapato› right;
‹ lado› right, right-hand;
◊ el ángulo superior derecho the top right-hand corner;

queda a mano derecha it's on the right-hand side o on the right
2
a) ( recto) straight;

◊ ese cuadro no está derecho that picture isn't straight;

siéntate derecho sit up straight
b) (fam) (justo, honesto) honest, straight

derecho 2 adverbio
straight;
◊ siga todo derecho go o keep straight on

derecho 3 sustantivo masculino
1
a) (facultad, privilegio) right;

◊ derechos humanos human rights (pl);

estás en tu derecho you're within your rights;
derecho a algo right to sth;
el derecho al voto the right to vote;
tengo derecho a saber I have a o the right to know;
esto da derecho a participar this entitles you to participate;
¡no hay derecho! (fam) it's not fair!
b) (Com, Fin) tax;

◊ derechos de aduana customs duties (pl);

derechos de autor royalties;
derecho de matrícula registration fee;
derecho de reproducción copyright
2 (Der) law
3 ( de prenda) right side, outside;
( de tela) right side, face;
◊ póntelo al derecho put it on properly o right side out

derecho,-a
I adjetivo
1 (lado, acera, etc) right
2 (recto, erguido) upright, straight
3 (parte del cuerpo) right: le dolía el brazo derecho, her right arm was hurting
II sustantivo masculino
1 (petición o exigencia legítima) right: está usted en su derecho, you are within your rights
no tienes derecho a decirme eso, you have no the right to tell me that
derecho de admisión, right to refuse admission
los derechos del niño, children's rights
2 Jur (conjunto de leyes) law
derecho laboral/procesal, labour/procedural law
derecho penal, criminal law
3 (justicia) no hay derecho a que nos traten así, it's not fair to treat people like that
4 Com derechos, duties
derechos de autor, royalties
III adv (en línea recta) sigue todo derecho, go straight ahead
' derecho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admisión
- brazo
- constitucional
- derecha
- digna
- digno
- disputarse
- ejercer
- enchufada
- enchufado
- foral
- jurisprudencia
- mercantil
- obstáculo
- opción
- otorgar
- pataleo
- plena
- pleno
- poder
- proteger
- reclamar
- reconocer
- renunciar
- rescate
- reservarse
- restringir
- segundón
- segundona
- sostener
- suprimir
- unirse
- voto
- arancelario
- carrera
- ceder
- cojo
- cuestión
- cursar
- desistir
- directamente
- discutir
- disfrutar
- disputar
- doctor
- en
- enderezar
- extremo
- fuero
- goce
English:
bar
- basic
- check up on
- claim
- clause
- commercial law
- common law
- criminal law
- entitle
- entitlement
- entry
- exercise
- fair
- forehand
- forfeit
- franchise
- fully-fledged
- grant
- grown
- ineligible
- law
- LLB
- LLD
- nineteenth
- pension
- prerogative
- privacy
- qualify
- relinquish
- right
- right brain
- right-hand
- right-hand man
- Roman law
- sign away
- standing
- statutory
- straight
- straighten
- straighten up
- surrender
- title
- upright
- common
- county
- criminal
- crown
- disenfranchise
- due
- eligible

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derecho, -a

♦ adj

1. [vertical] upright;
[recto] straight;
este cuadro no está derecho this picture isn't straight;

recogió la lámpara del suelo y la puso derecha she picked the lamp up off the floor and stood it upright;

siéntate o [m5] ponte derecho o te dolerá la espalda sit straight or you'll get backache;

siempre anda muy derecha she always walks with a very straight back

2. [de la derecha] right;

mano/pierna derecha right hand/leg;

el margen derecho the right-hand margin;

a mano derecha on the right, on the right-hand side

♦ nm

1. [leyes, estudio] law;

un estudiante de derecho a law student;

estudiar derecho to study o read law;

una licenciada en derecho a law graduate;

la Facultad de Derecho the Faculty of Law;

voy a Derecho a una conferencia I'm going to a lecture in the Faculty of Law;

el derecho me asiste the law is on my side;

conforme o [m5] según derecho according to the law

Comp
derecho administrativo administrative law;
derecho canónico canon law;

derecho civil civil law;

derecho constitucional constitutional law;

derecho consuetudinario common law;

derecho financiero financial law;

derecho fiscal tax law;

derecho foral = ancient regional laws still existing in some parts of Spain;

derecho internacional international law;

derecho internacional público public international law;

derecho laboral labour law, employment law;

derecho marítimo maritime law;

derecho mercantil commercial law, mercantile law;

derecho natural natural law;

derecho de patentes patent law;

derecho penal criminal law;

derecho privado private law;

derecho procesal procedural law;

derecho público public law;

derecho romano Roman law;

derecho de sociedades Br company law, US corporation law;

derecho del trabajo labour law

2. [prerrogativa] right;

el derecho al voto the right to vote;

los derechos de la mujer women's rights;

los derechos y obligaciones del consumidor the rights and responsibilities of the consumer;
Fam
me queda el derecho al pataleo all I can do now is complain;

¿con qué derecho entras en mi casa sin llamar? what gives you the right to come into my house without knocking?;

con derecho a dos consumiciones [en entrada] this ticket entitles the holder to two free drinks;

esta tarjeta me da derecho a un 5 por ciento de descuento this card entitles me to a 5 percent discount;

el que sea el jefe no le da derecho a tratarnos así just because he's the boss doesn't mean he can o doesn't give him the right to treat us like this;

si quiere abstenerse, está en su derecho if she wants to abstain, she's perfectly within her rights to do so;

hizo valer sus derechos he exercised his rights;

¡no hay derecho! it's not fair!;

¡no hay derecho a que unos tengan tanto y otros tan poco! it's not fair that some people should have so much and others so little!;

es de derecho que consiga la indemnización que reclama it is only right that she should receive the compensation she is claiming;

miembro de pleno derecho full member;

ha entrado, por derecho propio o [m5]por propio derecho, en la historia de la literatura she's gone down in literary history in her own right;

reservado el derecho de admisión [en letrero] the management reserves the right of admission;

reservados todos los derechos all rights reserved;

tener derecho a algo to have a right to sth, to be entitled to sth;

tener derecho a hacer algo to have the right to do sth, to be entitled to do sth;

tengo derecho a descansar, ¿no? I'm entitled to be able to rest now and then, aren't I?;

no tienes ningún derecho a insultarme you have no right to insult me

Comp
derechos de antena broadcasting rights;
derecho de apelación right of appeal;

derecho de asilo right of asylum;

derechos de autor [potestad] copyright;

derechos civiles civil rights;

derecho de distribución distribution rights;

derechos especiales de giro special drawing rights;

derecho de gracia right to show clemency;

derechos humanos human rights;

derecho de paso right of way;
Hist derecho de pernada droit du seigneur;
derechos de propiedad proprietary rights;

derecho de réplica right to reply;

derecho de respuesta right to reply;
Econ derecho de retención right of retention;
derecho de reunión right of assembly;

derecho de visita (a los hijos) [de divorciado] visiting rights, right of access

3. [contrario de revés] right side;

me puse el jersey del derecho I put my jumper on the right way round o properly;

cose los botones del derecho sew the buttons on the right side

♦ derechos nmpl
[tasas] duties, taxes; [profesionales] fees
Comp
derechos de aduana customs duty;
derechos de autor [dinero] royalties;

derechos de entrada import duties;

derechos de examen examination fees;

derechos de importación import duty;

derechos de inscripción membership fee;

derechos de matrícula matriculation fee;

derechos de puerto harbour dues;

derechos reales death duty

♦ adv

1. [en línea recta] straight;

fue derecho a su despacho she went straight to her office;

se fue derecho a casa she went straight home;

todo derecho straight ahead;

siga todo derecho para llegar al museo carry on straight ahead and you'll come to the museum

2. [sin rodeos] straight;

iré derecho al asunto I'll get straight to the point;
RP
decir o [m5] hacer algo derecho viejo to say sth straight out, to come right out with sth

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derecho

I adj

1 lado right

2 ( recto) straight

3 C.Am. fig

straight, honest

II adv straight;

siga derecho carry straight on;

tenerse derecho stand up/sit up straight;

poner derecho algo straighten sth; vertical right sth, set sth upright;

vamos derecho a casa we’re going straight home

III m

1 ( privilegio) right;

con derecho a with a right to;

dar derecho a alguien a algo entitle s.o. to sth;

la tarjeta da derecho a entrar gratuitamente the card entitles you to free entry;

tener derecho a have a right to, be entitled to;

tener el derecho de have the right to, be entitled to;

estar en su derecho be within one’s rights;

no hay derecho it’s not fair, it’s not right;

miembro de pleno derecho full member

2 JUR law;

estudiar derecho study law

3

:

del derecho vestido, jersey on the right side

IV mpl

:

derechos fees;

derechos de almacenaje storage charges

* * *

derecho adv

1) : straight

2) : upright

3) : directly

derecho, - cha adj

1) : right

2) : right-hand

3) recto: straight, upright, erect

derecho nm

1) : right

derechos humanos: human rights

2) : law

derecho civil: civil law

3) : right side (of cloth or clothing)

* * *

derecho¹ adj

1. (diestro) right

tengo algo en el ojo derecho I've got something in my right eye

2. (recto) straight

ponte derecho stand up straight

derecho² adv straight

se fue derecho a casa she went straight home

derecho³ n

1. (facultad, posibilidad) right

todos los niños tienen derecho a la enseñanza gratuita all children have a right to free education

2. (leyes, ciencia) law

el derecho criminal criminal law

ha estudiado derecho he's studied law

3. (anverso) right side

vuélvelo al derecho turn it round the right way

no hay derecho it's not fair

derechos humanos human rights

Spanish-English dictionary > derecho
24 curso

m.

1 year.

2 course (lecciones).

un curso de inglés/informática an English/computing course

curso por correspondencia correspondence course

curso intensivo crash course

3 textbook (texto, manual).

4 course (dirección) (de río, acontecimientos).

dar curso a algo to give free rein to something; (dar rienda suelta) to process o deal with something (tramitar)

en el curso de una semana ha habido tres accidentes there have been three accidents in the course of a week

la situación comenzará a mejorar en el curso de un año the situation will begin to improve within a year

en curso current; (mes, año) in progress (trabajo)

seguir su curso to go on, to continue

5 trend, development.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cursar.

* * *

curso

► nombre masculino

1 (dirección) course, direction

■ el curso de los acontecimientos the course of events

2 EDUCACIÓN (nivel) year, class; (materia) course; (escolar) school year

■ vamos al mismo curso we are in the same class

■ un curso de historia a history course

■ ¿cuándo empieza el curso? when do classes start?

3 (río) flow, current

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar curso a algo (tramitar) to deal with something 2 (dar libertad) to give free rein to something

dejar que las cosas sigan su curso figurado to let things take their course

en el curso de... figurado during the course of...

estar en curso figurado to be under way

año en curso current year

curso acelerado crash course

mes en curso current month

moneda de curso legal legal tender

* * *

noun m.

1) course

2) school year

* * *

SM

1) (Escol, Univ) (=año escolar) year; (=clase) year, class ( esp EEUU)

este curso empieza el dos de septiembre — this school year begins on the second of September

los alumnos del segundo curso — second year pupils, the second years

es el único chico de mi curso — he's the only boy in my year

curso escolar — school year, academic year

2) (=estudios) course

un curso de informática — a course in computing

apertura/clausura de curso — beginning/end of term

curso acelerado — crash course, intensive course

curso de actualización — refresher course

curso de formación — training course

Curso de Orientación Universitaria — = COU

curso de reciclaje — refresher course

curso intensivo — crash course, intensive course

curso lectivo — academic year

curso por correspondencia — correspondence course

3) [de río] course

curso de agua, curso fluvial — watercourse

4) (=desarrollo) course

un nuevo tratamiento que retrasa el curso de la enfermedad — a new treatment which delays the course of the illness

deja que las cosas sigan su curso — let matters take their course

seguimos por la tele el curso de la carrera — we watched the progress o course of the race on TV

la recuperación del enfermo sigue su curso normal — the patient is recovering normally

• en curso, el proceso judicial está en curso — the case is under way o in progress

el año en curso — the present year, the current year

• en el curso de, en el curso de la entrevista — during the interview, in o during the course of the interview

en el curso de la vida — in the course of a lifetime

en el curso de los años — over the years

5) frm

• dar curso a algo, dar curso a una solicitud — to deal with an application

estaba dando curso a las instrucciones recibidas — she was carrying out the instructions she had received

dio curso a su indignación — she gave vent to her anger

dar libre curso a algo: dio libre curso a sus pensamientos — he gave free rein to his thoughts

dimos libre curso a la imaginación — we let our imagination run wild

6) (Com)

moneda de curso legal — legal tender

* * *

masculino

1) (Educ)

a) ( año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso — he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario — the academic year

b) ( clases) course

un curso de contabilidad — an accountancy course

c) ( grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso — a girl in my year

- curso acelerado or intensivo

- Curso de Orientación Universitaria

- curso por correspondencia

2)

a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course

en el curso de la reunión — in the course of the meeting

dejar que algo siga su curso — to let something take its course

seguir el curso de los acontecimientos — to follow the development of events

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

b) ( de río) course

3) ( circulación)

monedas/billetes de curso legal — legal tender, legal currency

* * *

masculino

1) (Educ)

a) ( año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso — he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario — the academic year

b) ( clases) course

un curso de contabilidad — an accountancy course

c) ( grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso — a girl in my year

- curso acelerado or intensivo

- Curso de Orientación Universitaria

- curso por correspondencia

2)

a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course

en el curso de la reunión — in the course of the meeting

dejar que algo siga su curso — to let something take its course

seguir el curso de los acontecimientos — to follow the development of events

el año/el mes en curso — (frml) the current year/month (frml)

dar curso a algo — (a una instancia/solicitud) to start to process something; ( a la imaginación) to give free rein to something

b) ( de río) course

3) ( circulación)

monedas/billetes de curso legal — legal tender, legal currency

* * *

curso¹

¹ = course, taught course, year, course unit, grade.

Ex: Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.

Ex: During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.

Ex: General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.

Ex: This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.

Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.

* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer curso = first grader.

* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.

* alumno de un curso = grader.

* asistir a un curso = attend + course.

* bibliografía recomendada para el curso = course reading.

* calificación del curso = course grade.

* celebrar un curso especial = hold + institute.

* curso académico = academic course.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* curso a distancia = telecourse.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* curso con créditos = credit course.

* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.

* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.

* curso de formación = training course.

* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.

* curso de iniciación = induction course.

* curso de licenciatura = postgraduate course.

* curso de orientación = orientation.

* curso de reciclaje = refresher course, retraining course.

* curso de verano = summer institute, summer session.

* curso escolar = school year.

* curso inferior = junior class.

* curso intensivo = intensive course, crash course.

* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.

* curso introductorio = induction course.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* curso modular = modular course.

* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.

* curso por correspondencia = correspondence course.

* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* cursos = coursework [course work].

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* cursos de verano = summer school.

* cursos en línea = courseware.

* curso superior = senior class.

* cursos virtuales = courseware.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* director de curso = course leader.

* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.

* diseñador de curso = course planner.

* documentación de un curso = course pack.

* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* hacer un curso = take + course.

* material del curso = course material, curriculum material, curriculum resource.

* nota del curso = course grade.

* oferta de cursos = course offering.

* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.

* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.

* primer curso = first grade.

* programa de curso = course program(me).

* programa del curso = course syllabus.

* quinto curso = fifth grade.

* realización de cursos = coursework [course work].

* repetición de cursos = grade retention.

* segundo curso = second grade.

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

curso²

² = course.

Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

* bibliografía en curso = current bibliography.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* curso de un río = course of a river.

* desviarse del curso = veer from + course.

* en curso = in process, underway [under way], in progress, ongoing [on-going], afoot, current, under preparation.

* en el curso de la historia = in the course of history.

* en el curso normal de = in the mainstream of.

* en el curso normal de las cosas = in the normal run of things, in the normal run of events.

* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos = in the normal run of events, in the normal run of things.

* fichero de catalogación en curso = in-process cataloguing file.

* marcar el curso = chart + course.

* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.

* proyecto en curso = work in progress.

* publicación periódica en curso = current periodical.

* publicación seriada en curso = current serial.

* revista en curso = current journal.

* seguir un curso de acción = follow + track.

* trabajo en curso = work in progress.

* * *

curso

masculine

A ( Educ)

1 (año académico) year

está en (el) tercer curso he's in the third year

el curso escolar/universitario the academic year

2 (clases) course

está haciendo un curso de contabilidad she's doing an accountancy course, she's doing a course in accountancy o accounting

3 (grupo de alumnos) year

una chica de mi curso a girl in my year

Compuestos:

● curso acelerado or intensivo

crash o intensive course

● Curso de Orientación Universitaria

(en Esp) ( Hist) pre-university course

● curso por correspondencia

correspondence course

B

1

(transcurso, desarrollo): en el curso de la reunión in the course of o during the meeting

seguir atentamente el curso de los acontecimientos to follow the development of events very closely

es su segunda visita en el curso del año it is her second visit this year

el año/el mes/la semana en curso ( frml); the current year/month/week ( frml)

dar curso a algo ‹a una instancia/solicitud› to start to process sth;

‹a la imaginación› to give free rein to sth

dio libre curso a su indignación he gave vent to his indignation

2 (de un río) course

ríos de curso rápido fast flowing rivers

C

(circulación): monedas/billetes de curso legal legal tender, legal currency

* * *

Del verbo cursar: ( conjugate cursar)

curso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

cursó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
cursar
curso
cursar ( conjugate cursar) verbo transitivo ( estudiar):
◊ cursa segundo (año) she is in her second year;

cursó estudios de Derecho she did o studied o (BrE) read Law
curso sustantivo masculino
1 (Educ)
a) ( año académico) year;

◊ está en (el) tercer curso he's in the third year;

el curso escolar/universitario the academic year
b) (de inglés, mecanografía) course;

◊ curso intensivo crash o intensive course;

Ccurso de Orientación Universitaria ( en Esp) pre-university course;
curso por correspondencia correspondence course
2
a) (transcurso, desarrollo) course;

◊ dejar que algo siga su curso to let sth take its course

b) ( de río) course

3 ( circulación):
◊ monedas de curso legal legal tender, legal currency

cursar verbo transitivo
1 (estudiar) to study
2 (enviar) to send
(tramitar) to process
curso sustantivo masculino
1 (marcha de acontecimientos, río) course
(transcurso) en el curso de estos años he ido conociéndola, I've got to know her over the years
estará listo en el curso de esta semana, it'll be ready in the course of this week
año o mes en curso, current year o month
2 (rumbo, trayectoria) course: cada uno siguió su curso, each of them took his own course
3 (año académico) year
(niños de una misma clase) class
4 (clases sobre una materia) course
5 Fin moneda de curso legal, legal tender
' curso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
COU
- de
- dinamizar
- entrada
- entrado
- ser
- iniciación
- invertir
- marcha
- nos
- pelada
- pelado
- reciclaje
- retener
- satisfacción
- seguir
- acabar
- acceso
- acelerado
- año
- apertura
- apuntar
- base
- bibliografía
- corriente
- corto
- cursar
- cursillo
- delegado
- dictar
- duración
- elemental
- grado
- iniciar
- inscribir
- inscripción
- pasar
- perder
- preámbulo
- preparatorio
- programa
- repetir
- reprobar
- sacar
- semestral
- semestre
- teórico
- terminar
- torcer
- tutor
English:
A-level
- academy
- advanced
- ancillary
- correspondence course
- course
- crash course
- current
- go along with
- graduate
- intensive
- legal tender
- nature
- ongoing
- PGCE
- postgraduate
- profit
- progress
- required
- sandwich course
- senior
- tender
- year
- bias
- blow
- correspondence
- drop
- form
- foundation
- go
- grade
- home
- legal
- lower
- on
- process
- program
- retrain
- sophomore
- summer
- though

* * *

curso nm

1. [año académico] year;

¿en qué curso estás? what year are you in?

Comp
curso académico academic year;
curso escolar school year

2. [lecciones] course;

un curso de inglés/informática an English/computing course

Comp
curso por correspondencia correspondence course;
curso intensivo crash course;
Educ curso puente = intermediate course which enables a university student to change degree courses
3. [grupo de alumnos] class

4. [texto, manual] textbook

5. [evolución] [de acontecimientos] course;
[de la economía] trend;
el curso de la enfermedad es positivo he has taken a turn for the better;

dar curso a algo [dar rienda suelta] to give free rein to sth;
[tramitar] to process sth, to deal with sth;
en el curso de una semana ha habido tres accidentes there have been three accidents in the course of a week;

la situación comenzará a mejorar en el curso de un año the situation will begin to improve within a year;

en curso [mes, año] current;
[trabajo] in progress;
seguir su curso to go on, to continue

6. [circulación]
billete/moneda de curso legal legal tender

7. [de río] course;

el curso alto/medio the upper/middle reaches

* * *

curso

m

1 course;

en el curso de in the course of

2 COM

:

moneda de curso legal legal tender

3 EDU

:

pasar de curso move up a grade;

perder el curso miss the school year;

repetir curso repeat a grade

* * *

curso nm

1) : course, direction

2) : school year

3) : course, subject (in school)

* * *

curso n

1. (en general) course

una curso de informática a computer course

un curso intensivo an intensive course

2. (año) year

¿qué curso haces? what year are you in?

es una carrera de cuatro cursos it's a four year degree

Spanish-English dictionary > curso
25 alquiler de vivienda

(n.) = housing rental

Ex. After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

* * *

(n.) = housing rental

Ex: After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

Spanish-English dictionary > alquiler de vivienda
26 asignatura optativa

f.

elective subject, option subject.

* * *

(n.) = optional subject, subsidiary subject, elective course

Ex. Apart from the basic course shared by all students, which includes library organisation and reference work, the students choose an optional subject from each of the 3 groups.

Ex. They must also choose one of 4 subsidiary subjects: advanced archive administration, music, Russian, and applied computer science.

Ex. Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective courses, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.

* * *

(n.) = optional subject, subsidiary subject, elective course

Ex: Apart from the basic course shared by all students, which includes library organisation and reference work, the students choose an optional subject from each of the 3 groups.

Ex: They must also choose one of 4 subsidiary subjects: advanced archive administration, music, Russian, and applied computer science.

Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective courses, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.

* * *

asignatura optativa

elective o

optional subject

Spanish-English dictionary > asignatura optativa
27 colaborar

v.

1 to collaborate.

2 to contribute.

3 to collaborate with.

Le colaboró a ella He collaborated with her.

* * *

colaborar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to collaborate ( con, with)

2 (prensa) to contribute (en, to)

* * *

VI to collaborate

ambas organizaciones colaboraron estrechamente — the two organizations collaborated closely o worked closely together

te necesitamos ¡colabora! — we need you, come and join us!

• colaborar a algo — to contribute to sth

colaboró a la resolución del problema — he contributed to solving the problem

• colaborar con algn — to collaborate with sb

• colaborar con algo, colaboramos con los movimientos pacifistas — we are collaborating with the peace groups

colaboró con cien euros — he contributed a hundred euros

• colaborar en algo, nuestra empresa colaborará en el proyecto — our company is to collaborate on the project

el viento colaboró en la propagación del incendio — the wind contributed to the spread of the fire

colaborar en un periódico — to contribute to a newspaper, write for a newspaper

* * *

verbo intransitivo

a) to collaborate

colaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something

colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean

colaborar en algo — en proyecto to collaborate on something

colabore en la lucha contra el hambre — help fight hunger

colabora en una revista — he contributes to a magazine

b) ( contribuir)

colaborar a algo — to contribute to something

* * *

= collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

Ex. A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.

Ex. By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.

Ex. Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.

Ex. She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.

Ex. Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.

Ex. The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.

Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.

Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.

Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.

Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.

Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.

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* colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.

* colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.

* colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.

* * *

verbo intransitivo

a) to collaborate

colaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something

colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean

colaborar en algo — en proyecto to collaborate on something

colabore en la lucha contra el hambre — help fight hunger

colabora en una revista — he contributes to a magazine

b) ( contribuir)

colaborar a algo — to contribute to something

* * *

colaborar (con)

(v.) = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with

Ex: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US.

Ex: To what extent and in what manner should public libraries partner with local businesses to provide the resources needed for economic development?.

Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.

Ex: It is time the USA took a lead in consorting with other Western nations in mounting the 1st Annual international conference on information interchange.

= collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

Ex: A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.

Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.

Ex: Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.

Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.

Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.

Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.

Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.

Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.

Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.

Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.

Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.

Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.

* colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.

* colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.

* colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.

* * *

colaborar [A1 ]

vi

1 (en una tarea, un libro) to work, collaborate

colaboró con nosotros en el proyecto he collaborated o worked with us on this project

colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad help us keep the city clean

colaborar EN algo:

colabora en la lucha contra el hambre help fight hunger

colaboró activamente en la resistencia she was active in the resistance

colabora en una revista de fotografía he contributes to a photography magazine

2 (contribuir) colaborar A algo to contribute TO sth, help sth

el deporte colabora al desarrollo físico del niño sport contributes to o helps a child's physical development

el nuevo reglamento ha colaborado a mejorar la situacion the new legislation has helped to improve the situation o has contributed to an improvement in the situation

* * *

colaborar ( conjugate colaborar) verbo intransitivo
to collaborate;
colaborar con algn to collaborate with sb;
◊ colaborar con dinero to contribute some money;

colaborar en algo ‹en proyecto/tarea› to collaborate on sth;

‹ en revista› to contribute to sth
colaborar verbo intransitivo to collaborate, cooperate
' colaborar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
negación
English:
collaborate
- cooperate
- write
- well

* * *

colaborar vi

1. [cooperar] to collaborate ( con with);
algunos maridos se niegan a colaborar en las tareas domésticas some husbands refuse to help with the housework;

muchas personas colaboraron en el rescate many people helped in the rescue;

que cada uno colabore con lo que pueda let everyone contribute what they can;

colaboró en la campaña con un donativo de 3 millones she made a donation of 3 million to the campaign

2. [en prensa]
colaborar en o [m5] con to write for, to work for

3. [contribuir] to contribute;

una dieta que colabora a controlar el nivel colesterol a diet which helps to control cholesterol levels;

los robots colaboran a incrementar la productividad robots help to increase productivity, robots contribute to increased productivity

* * *

colaborar

v/i collaborate

* * *

colaborar vi

: to collaborate

♦ colaboración nf

* * *

colaborar vb to cooperate

Spanish-English dictionary > colaborar
28 cuenta bancaria

f.

bank account, banking account, account.

* * *

cuenta bancaria

bank account

* * *

(n.) = bank account

Ex. After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

* * *

(n.) = bank account

Ex: After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

* * *

cuenta bancaria

bank account

Spanish-English dictionary > cuenta bancaria
29 defender

v.

1 to defend.

defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interests

defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments

Elsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.

Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.

2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).

* * *

defender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)

■ defendió el castillo de sus enemigos he defended the castle against his enemies

2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support

3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)

4 DERECHO (algo) to argue, plead; (a alguien) to defend

► verbo pronominal defenderse

1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along

■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?

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FRASEOLOGÍA

defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case

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verb

to defend

- defenderse

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1.

VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defend

defiende sus opiniones con buenos argumentos — he defends his opinions with good arguments

el Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions

nos defendió de los atracadores — he defended us against the muggers

defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month

2.

See:

defenderse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend

c) (Der) to defend

d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
2.
defenderse v pron

a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés — I can get by quite well in French

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= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

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

Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.

Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.

Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.

Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.

Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.

Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.

Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.

Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..

Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.

Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.

Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

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* defender a = put + a word in for.

* defender a Alguien = stand up for.

* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.

* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.

* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.

* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.

* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.

* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.

* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( proteger) <guarnición/nación> to defend, protect; < persona> to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister

defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody

b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defend

c) (Der) to defend

d) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend

defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
2.
defenderse v pron

a) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneself

defenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody

b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés — I can get by quite well in French

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= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.

Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.

Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

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

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.

Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.

Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.

Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.

Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.

Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.

Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.

Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.

Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.

Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.

Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..

Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.

Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.

Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.

Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.

Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.

Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.

Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

* defender a = put + a word in for.

* defender a Alguien = stand up for.

* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.

* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.

* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.

* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.

* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.

* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.

* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.

* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.

* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.

* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.

* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.

* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.

* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.

* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.

* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.

* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.

* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.

* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.

* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.

* defender una idea = champion + idea.

* defender un argumento = support + view.

* defender un opinión = support + view.

* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.

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defender [E8 ]

vt

1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defend

siempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sister

defender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sb

la defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers

2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend

3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend

4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defend

defender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)

■ defenderse

v pron

1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sb

2 ( fam) (arreglárselas) to get by ( colloq)

me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French

¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)

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defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
to defend;
‹ intereses› to protect;
defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
defenderse verbo pronominal
a) ( refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself;

(Der) to defend oneself;
defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq);

◊ me defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French

defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
' defender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defensa
- defensor
- defensora
- muerte
- resguardar
- uña
- unirse
- valedor
- valedora
- defienda
English:
argue
- defend
- defender
- guard
- leg
- plead
- speak up
- stand up
- stick up for
- uphold
- advocate
- champion
- speak
- stand
- stick

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defender

♦ vt

1. [país, ideas] to defend;
[amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;
defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;

defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;

defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;

defender la tesis [en universidad] Br ≈ to have one's viva, US ≈ to defend one's dissertation;
Dep
defender el título to defend the title;

Comp

defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail

2. [reo, acusado] to defend

3. [proteger] [del frío, calor] to protect (de against)

♦ vi
Dep to mark;
defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;

defender en zona to use a zone defence

♦ See also the pronominal verb defenderse

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defender

I v/t

1 defend (de against)

2 en fútbol mark

II v/i en fútbol mark

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defender {56} vt

: to defend, to protect

♦ See also the reflexive verb defenderse

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defender vb

1. (en general) to defend

los soldados defendieron a la población civil the soldiers defended the civilians

2. (proteger) to protect

hay que defender la naturaleza we have to protect nature

Spanish-English dictionary > defender
30 gestión

f.

1 step, move, step of a process, gestio.

2 negotiation, management, undertaking, action.

3 management.

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gestión

► nombre femenino

1 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (trámite) step, measure, move

■ tengo que realizar varias gestiones, después nos veremos I have a few errands to do, so I'll see you later

2 (comercial) administration, management

■ la gestión de la empresa corre a cargo del hijo del dueño the owner's son is in charge of managing the company

3 (Also used in plural with the same meaning) (negociación) negotiation

■ su gestión para liberar a los rehenes fracasó his efforts to free the hostages failed

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FRASEOLOGÍA

gestión de datos data management

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noun f.

1) management

2) procedure

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SF

1) (=administración) management

le despidieron por su mala gestión — he was dismissed for bad management

gestión de datos — data management

gestión de ficheros — file management

gestión de personal — personnel management

gestión empresarial — business management

gestión financiera — financial management

gestión forestal — woodland management

gestión interna — (Inform) housekeeping

gestión presupuestaria — budget management

2) pl gestiones (=trámites)

tenía que realizar unas gestiones in Madrid — he had some business to do in Madrid

hacer las gestiones necesarias para algo — to take the necessary steps for sth

hacer las gestiones preliminares — to do the groundwork

el gobierno tendrá que hacer las primeras gestiones — the government will have to make the first move

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femenino

a) ( trámite)

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz — their support for the peace process

las gestiones realizadas por ellos — the action taken by them

b) (Com, Fin) management

c) (Adm, Gob) administration

d) gestiones femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

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= handling, husbanding, management, manipulation, running, dispensation, stewardship, manning, managing, back office, keeping.

Ex. The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.

Ex. There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.

Ex. The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.

Ex. Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex. The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex. The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.

Ex. The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).

Ex. All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.

Ex. Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.

Ex. Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.

Ex. I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

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* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria = library systems analyst.

* consultoría para la gestión = management consultant.

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* de gestión = back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.

* economía de gestión = managerial economics.

* encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* equipo de gestión = management team.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estructura jerárquica de gestión = line management.

* estudios de gestión = management science.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gestión administrativa = housekeeping.

* gestión bibliotecaria = library management.

* gestión compartida = shared governance.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* gestión de archivos = management of records, archive(s) management.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gestión de crisis = crisis management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestión de documentación administrativa = record keeping [recordkeeping], record management [records management], record(s) management, paperwork management.

* gestión de documentos = document management, handling of documents, record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión de empresas = business management.

* gestión de fincas = land management.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management, library administration.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* gestión de la información = information management, information handling.

* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.

* gestión del catálogo = catalogue management.

* gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.

* gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management (KM).

* gestión del contenido = content management.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión del tiempo = time management.

* gestión de objetos = object management.

* gestión de oficinas = office management.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* gestión de registros = record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gestión diaria de, la = day-to-day running of, the.

* gestión documental = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión económica = economics.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión entre pares = collegial management.

* gestiones = paperwork.

* gestión financiera = fiscal management.

* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.

* gestión participativa = participative management.

* gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* información de gestión = management data, management information.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial = MBA (Master of Business Administration).

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* profesional de la gestión documental = information management professional.

* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos = records professional.

* programa de gestión bibliográfica personal = personal bibliographic software.

* programa de gestión bibliotecaria = library software package.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* programa de gestión de datos = database management software.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* programa de gestión documental = information retrieval software.

* programa de gestión financiera = cash management package, cash management software.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas para la gestión de mapas = map software.

* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.

* responsable de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* responsable de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* sistema de gestión bibliotecaria = library system, library management system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management system (EDMS).

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de gestión de la información (SGI) = information management system (IMS).

* sistema de gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management system (KMS).

* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS) = Message Handling System (MHS).

* sistema de gestión de registros = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión documental = information retrieval system (IRS), record(s) system.

* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria = integrated library package.

* sistema para la información de gestión = management information system (MIS).

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* teoría de la gestión = management theory.

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femenino

a) ( trámite)

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño — he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz — their support for the peace process

las gestiones realizadas por ellos — the action taken by them

b) (Com, Fin) management

c) (Adm, Gob) administration

d) gestiones femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

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= handling, husbanding, management, manipulation, running, dispensation, stewardship, manning, managing, back office, keeping.

Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.

Ex: There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.

Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.

Ex: Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.

Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.

Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.

Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility ( stewardship of knowledge).

Ex: All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.

Ex: Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.

Ex: Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.

Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.

* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria = library systems analyst.

* consultoría para la gestión = management consultant.

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* de gestión = back-office.

* de gestión del museo = curatorial.

* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento = knowledge executive.

* economía de gestión = managerial economics.

* encargado de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* encargado de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* equipo de gestión = management team.

* escuela de gestión = business school.

* estilo de gestión = managerial style, management style.

* estrategia de gestión = management strategy, managerial strategy.

* estrategia de gestión de la información = information management strategy.

* estructura jerárquica de gestión = line management.

* estudios de gestión = management science.

* gasto de gestión = administration fee.

* gastos de gestión = handling fee.

* gestión administrativa = housekeeping.

* gestión bibliotecaria = library management.

* gestión compartida = shared governance.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* gestión de archivos = management of records, archive(s) management.

* gestión de archivos personales = personal archives management, personal records management.

* gestión de bases de datos = database management.

* gestión de calidad total = total quality management (TQM).

* gestión de casos clínicos = case management.

* gestión de crisis = crisis management.

* gestión de datos = data handling.

* gestión de documentación administrativa = record keeping [recordkeeping], record management [records management], record(s) management, paperwork management.

* gestión de documentos = document management, handling of documents, record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management.

* gestión de empresas = business management.

* gestión de fincas = land management.

* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado = range management.

* gestión de imágenes = imaging, image-handling, image management.

* gestión de imágenes de documentos = document image management.

* gestión de imágenes digitales = digital imaging, digital image management.

* gestión de imágenes electrónicas = electronic image management.

* gestión de imágenes por ordenador = computer imaging.

* gestión de la biblioteca = library management, library administration.

* gestión de la colección = collection management.

* gestión de la información = information management, information handling.

* gestión de la oferta de productos = range management.

* gestión del catálogo = catalogue management.

* gestión del comportamiento = behaviour management.

* gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management (KM).

* gestión del contenido = content management.

* gestión del medio ambiente = environmental management.

* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM) = Information Resources Management (IRM).

* gestión del tiempo = time management.

* gestión de objetos = object management.

* gestión de oficinas = office management.

* gestión de operaciones = operations management.

* gestión de personal = personnel management.

* gestión de recursos acuáticos = aquatic resource management.

* gestión de recursos acuíferos = water resource management.

* gestión de recursos hidráulicos = water management.

* gestión de recursos humanos = human resource management.

* gestión de registros = record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión de soportes = media management.

* gestión de terrenos = land management.

* gestión de tierras = land management.

* gestión diaria de, la = day-to-day running of, the.

* gestión documental = information management, record management [records management], record(s) management, record keeping [recordkeeping], record keeping [recordkeeping].

* gestión económica = economics.

* gestión electrónica de documentos = electronic record keeping, electronic record keeping, electronic record management.

* gestión entre pares = collegial management.

* gestiones = paperwork.

* gestión financiera = fiscal management.

* gestión mediante proyectos = project management.

* gestión participativa = participative management.

* gestión por objetivos = management by objectives (MBO).

* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos = electronic document preservation and management.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* herramienta de gestión = management tool, managerial tool.

* herramienta para la gestión de la información = information-managing tool.

* información de gestión = management data, management information.

* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento = chief knowledge officer (CKO).

* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial = MBA (Master of Business Administration).

* mala gestión = mismanagement.

* método de gestión = managerial style.

* nivel alto de gestión = higher management.

* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.

* para la gestión de información textual = text-handling.

* profesional de la gestión documental = information management professional.

* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos = records professional.

* programa de gestión bibliográfica personal = personal bibliographic software.

* programa de gestión bibliotecaria = library software package.

* programa de gestión de bases de datos = database management software.

* programa de gestión de datos = database management software.

* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP) = Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).

* programa de gestión documental = information retrieval software.

* programa de gestión financiera = cash management package, cash management software.

* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas = integrated library system (ILS), integrated library management system (ILMS).

* programas para la gestión de mapas = map software.

* responsabilidad en la gestión = accountability.

* responsable de la gestión de documentos = record(s) manager.

* responsable de la gestión documental = record(s) manager.

* sistema de ayuda a la gestión = management support system (MSS).

* sistema de gestión bibliotecaria = library system, library management system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos = electronic document management system (EDMS).

* sistema de gestión de imágenes = imaging system, image-based system, image management system.

* sistema de gestión de la información (SGI) = information management system (IMS).

* sistema de gestión del conocimiento = knowledge management system (KMS).

* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS) = Message Handling System (MHS).

* sistema de gestión de registros = record(s) system.

* sistema de gestión documental = information retrieval system (IRS), record(s) system.

* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria = integrated library package.

* sistema para la información de gestión = management information system (MIS).

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor = copyright collective, copyright collecting society, copyright collecting agency.

* teoría de la gestión = management theory.

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gestión

feminine

1

(trámite): la única gestión que había realizado the only step he had taken

hizo or efectuó gestiones para adoptar un niño he went through the procedure for adopting a child

su apoyo a las gestiones de paz their support for the peace process o peace moves

las gestiones realizadas por sus compañeros the steps o action taken by his colleagues

las gestiones actualmente en marcha para resolverlo the efforts currently under way to resolve it

unas gestiones que tenía que realizar some business that I had to attend to

2 ( Com, Fin) (de una empresa) management, running; (de bienes) management, administration

3 ( Adm, Gob) administration

un balance sobre sus dos años de gestión a review of their two-year administration o of their two years in power

4 gestiones fpl (negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

Compuestos:

● gestión de cartera

portfolio management

● gestión de riesgos

risk management

● gestión del tiempo

time management

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gestión sustantivo femenino
a) ( trámite) step;

◊ la única gestión que había hecho the only step he had taken;

hizo gestiones para adoptar un niño he went through the procedure for adopting a child;
su apoyo a las gestiones de paz their support for the peace process
b)

◊ gestiones sustantivo femenino plural ( negociaciones) negotiations (pl)

gestión sustantivo femenino
1 (de un negocio, empresa) management 2 gestiones, (conjunto de trámites) formalities, steps: están haciendo gestiones para liberarlos, they are working to free him
' gestión' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear
- excusada
- excusado
- recado
- trámite
- transparencia
- transparente
- diligencia
- paso
English:
collapse
- conduct
- course
- financial management
- management
- management accounting
- management consultancy
- management studies
- MBA
- mismanagement
- personnel management
- procedure
- running
- unproductive
- financial
- indictment

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gestión nf

1. [diligencia]
tengo que hacer unas gestiones en el ayuntamiento I have a few things to do at the town hall;

las gestiones para obtener un visado the formalities involved in getting a visa;

sus gestiones para obtener la beca no dieron fruto his efforts to get a grant were unsuccessful;

las gestiones del negociador fracasaron the negotiator's efforts came to nothing;

voy a intentar hacer unas gestiones a ver si puedo conseguirlo I'll try and speak to a few people to see if I can manage it;

Comp
RP
no hay peor gestión que la que no se hace there's no harm in trying

2. [administración] management

Comp
gestión de calidad quality control; Fin gestión de cartera portfolio management; Com gestión de cobro = collection of outstanding payments;
gestión de crisis crisis management;

gestión de empresas business management;

gestión financiera financial management;
Com gestión de línea line management; Com gestión de personal personnel management;
gestión política [de gobierno, ministro] conduct in government;

gestión de recursos resource management;

gestión de riesgos risk management;

gestión del tiempo time management

3. Informát gestión de ficheros file management;

gestión de memoria memory management

4. [gobierno] administration;

tres años de gestión del gobierno socialista three years under the socialist administration

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gestión

f

1 management;

mala gestión mismanagement, poor management

2

:

gestiones pl ( trámites) formalities, procedure sg ;

hacer gestiones attend to some business

* * *

gestión nf, pl gestiones

1) trámite: procedure, step

2) administración: management

3) gestiones nfpl

: negotiations

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gestión n (administración) management

Spanish-English dictionary > gestión
31 incluir

v.

1 to include.

el precio incluye desayuno y cena en el hotel the price includes breakfast and evening meals at the hotel

te he incluido en la lista de participantes I've included o put you on the list of participants

a mí no me incluyas count me out

El paquete incluye servilletas The package includes napkins.

El club incluyó a Ricardo The club included Richard.

2 to comprise, to include, to encompass, to contain.

El libro incluye las guerras mundiales The book comprises all world wars.

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incluir

Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir

► verbo transitivo

1 to include

2 (contener) to contain, comprise

■ este precio incluye todos los gastos this is an all-inclusive price

3 (adjuntar - en carta etc) to enclose

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verb

to include

* * *

VT

1) (=comprender) to include, contain

todo incluido — (Com) inclusive, all-in

2) (=agregar) to include; [en carta] to enclose

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( comprender)

a) <impuestos/gastos> to include

sin incluir los gastos — exclusive of expenses

$500 todo incluido — $500 all inclusive, all in

b) <tema/sección> to include, contain

2) (poner, agregar)

a) ( en un grupo) to include

¿vamos a incluir a todo el personal? — are we going to include all the staff?

¿te incluyo en la lista? — shall I put you on the list?

b) ( en una carta) to enclose

* * *

= add, cover, embed [imbed, -USA], enclose, encompass, file, fit, give, include, inject, list, put in, put into, record, span, store, subsume, throw in, interpolate, embrace, design into, build in, register in, go under + Nombre, graft.

Ex. An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex. This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex. String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.

Ex. The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.

Ex. The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.

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

Ex. One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex. An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex. Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.

Ex. The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.

Ex. Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex. For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.

Ex. If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.

Ex. Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex. The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.

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

Ex. The fourth principle does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.

Ex. There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex. A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.

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

Ex. User-friendliness is sometimes assumed rather than designed into any specific project.

Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex. Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.

Ex. In general preference is for entry under name of organization but there are many exceptions in particular, official organizations go under place.

Ex. They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.

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* al incluirse en = on admission to.

* entre estos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.

* incluir a Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.

* incluir al final = append.

* incluir anotaciones = annotate.

* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.

* incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario = trace.

* incluir como tracing = trace.

* incluir con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* incluir dentro de = fall into.

* incluir en = lump + Nombre + into.

* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.

* incluir en la lista de morosos = blacklist [black-list].

* incluir en la lista negra = blacklist [black-list].

* incluir entre = go between.

* incluir en una categoría = fall into + category.

* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

* incluirlo todo = be all inclusive.

* incluir referencias cruzadas = cross-reference.

* incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.

* incluye = inclusive of.

* incluyendo = counting.

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

* * *

verbo transitivo

1) ( comprender)

a) <impuestos/gastos> to include

sin incluir los gastos — exclusive of expenses

$500 todo incluido — $500 all inclusive, all in

b) <tema/sección> to include, contain

2) (poner, agregar)

a) ( en un grupo) to include

¿vamos a incluir a todo el personal? — are we going to include all the staff?

¿te incluyo en la lista? — shall I put you on the list?

b) ( en una carta) to enclose

* * *

= add, cover, embed [imbed, -USA], enclose, encompass, file, fit, give, include, inject, list, put in, put into, record, span, store, subsume, throw in, interpolate, embrace, design into, build in, register in, go under + Nombre, graft.

Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.

Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.

Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.

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

Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.

Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.

Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.

Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.

Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.

Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.

Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.

Ex: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.

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

Ex: The fourth principle does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.

Ex: There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

Ex: A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.

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

Ex: User-friendliness is sometimes assumed rather than designed into any specific project.

Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.

Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.

Ex: In general preference is for entry under name of organization but there are many exceptions in particular, official organizations go under place.

Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.

* al incluirse en = on admission to.

* entre estos se incluyen = amongst these are numbered.

* incluir a Alguien = count + Pronombre + in.

* incluir al final = append.

* incluir anotaciones = annotate.

* incluir a todo el mundo = inclusivity.

* incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario = trace.

* incluir como tracing = trace.

* incluir con dificultad = squeeze in/into.

* incluir dentro de = fall into.

* incluir en = lump + Nombre + into.

* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.

* incluir en la lista de morosos = blacklist [black-list].

* incluir en la lista negra = blacklist [black-list].

* incluir entre = go between.

* incluir en una categoría = fall into + category.

* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado = shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

* incluirlo todo = be all inclusive.

* incluir referencias cruzadas = cross-reference.

* incluir todas las posibilidades = run + the gamut.

* incluye = inclusive of.

* incluyendo = counting.

* que lo incluye todo = all-embracing.

* sin incluir = unlisted, exclusive of, not including, excluding.

* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.

* volver a incluir = reinstate.

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incluir [ I20 ]

vt

A (comprender)

1 ‹impuestos/gastos› to include

sin incluir los gastos exclusive of expenses

$500 todo incluido $500 all inclusive o all in

2 ‹tema/sección› to include, contain

sus tareas incluyen la preparación del presupuesto her duties include preparing the budget

B (poner, agregar)

1 (en un grupo) to include

¿vamos a incluir a todo el personal? are we going to include all the staff?

¿te incluyo en la lista? shall I put you on the list?

2 (en una carta) ‹cheque/folleto› to enclose

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incluir ( conjugate incluir) verbo transitivo
1 ( comprender)
a) ‹impuestos/gastos› to include;

◊ $500 todo incluido $500 all inclusive o all in

b) ‹tema/sección› to include, contain

2 (poner, agregar)
a) ( en un grupo) to include

b) ( en una carta) to enclose

incluir verbo transitivo
1 to include: inclúyelo en la lista, include him on the list
2 (contener) to contain, comprise
3 (adjuntar) to enclose
' incluir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
comprender
- descontar
- encuadrar
- incorporar
- presupuestar
English:
count
- count in
- cover
- embrace
- exclude
- include
- incorporate
- list
- bed
- excluding
- including
- inclusive
- index
- omit
- slip
- take

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incluir vt

1. [comprender] to include;

el precio incluye desayuno y cena en el hotel the price includes breakfast and evening meals at the hotel

2. [adjuntar] to enclose

3. [contener] to contain

4. [poner]
te he incluido en la lista de participantes I've included o put you on the list of participants;

a mí no me incluyas count me out

* * *

incluir

v/t include; ( comprender) comprise

* * *

incluir {41} vt

: to include

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incluir vb

1. (en general) to include

el precio incluye el desayuno the price includes breakfast

2. (adjuntar) to enclose

incluyó un recorte del periódico en la carta she enclosed a newspaper clipping in the letter

Spanish-English dictionary > incluir
32 perspectiva

adj.&f.

feminine of PERSPECTIVO.

f.

1 perspective (punto de vista).

en perspectiva in perspective (dibujo)

2 view (paisaje).

3 prospect (futuro).

en perspectiva in prospect

4 foreshortening.

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perspectiva

► nombre femenino

1 ARTE perspective

2 (posibilidad) prospect

■ este negocio presenta muy buenas perspectivas this business has good prospects

3 (vista) view, perspective

■ desde aquí se divisa una buena perspectiva de la ciudad you get a really good view of the city from here

4 (punto de vista) point of view

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noun f.

1) perspective

2) prospect, outlook

* * *

SF

1) (Arte) perspective

en perspectiva — in perspective

le falta perspectiva — he lacks a sense of perspective

2) (=vista) view, scene

3) (=posibilidad) prospect

la perspectiva no es nada halagüeña — it's a most unwelcome prospect

buenas perspectivas de mejora — good prospects for o of improvement

se alegró con la perspectiva de pasar un día en el campo — he cheered up with the prospect of spending a day in the country

encontrarse ante la perspectiva de hacer algo — to be faced with the prospect of doing sth

tener algo en perspectiva — to have sth in prospect

las perspectivas de la cosecha son favorables — the harvest outlook is good

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femenino

a) (Arquit, Art) perspective

en perspectiva — in perspective

b) (vista, paisaje) view, perspective (frml)

c) ( punto de vista) perspective

d) ( posibilidad) prospect

las perspectivas son buenas — the prospects are o the outlook is very good

una perspectiva poco halagüeña — not a very promising outlook

ante la perspectiva de... — faced with the prospect of...

no tengo ningún plan en perspectiva — I've no plans for the immediate future

* * *

= angle, insight, prospect, twist, outlook, vista, insight, vision.

Ex. References or added entries must supplement the first or main entry and cater for access from other angles.

Ex. The second edition of Austin's PRECIS manual adds additional insights into the evolution and application of PRECIS.

Ex. At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex. In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex. The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex. Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

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* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.

* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.

* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.

* dotar de una perspectiva histórica = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* en perspectiva = in the offing.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.

* obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.

* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.

* perspectiva de crecimiento = growth pattern.

* perspectiva de género = gender perspective.

* perspectiva doble = bifocal vision.

* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.

* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *

femenino

a) (Arquit, Art) perspective

en perspectiva — in perspective

b) (vista, paisaje) view, perspective (frml)

c) ( punto de vista) perspective

d) ( posibilidad) prospect

las perspectivas son buenas — the prospects are o the outlook is very good

una perspectiva poco halagüeña — not a very promising outlook

ante la perspectiva de... — faced with the prospect of...

no tengo ningún plan en perspectiva — I've no plans for the immediate future

* * *

= angle, insight, prospect, twist, outlook, vista, insight, vision.

Ex: References or added entries must supplement the first or main entry and cater for access from other angles.

Ex: The second edition of Austin's PRECIS manual adds additional insights into the evolution and application of PRECIS.

Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.

Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.

Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.

Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.

* analizar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* considerar desde una perspectiva = hold + perspective on.

* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva = give + Nombre + a new twist.

* desde esta misma perspectiva = along the same lines.

* desde la perspectiva de = in light of.

* desde + perspectiva = against + backdrop.

* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = along + Adjetivo + line.

* dotar de una perspectiva histórica = historicise [historicize, -USA].

* en perspectiva = in the offing.

* estudiar desde una perspectiva = see through.

* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas = gender mainstreaming.

* nueva perspectiva = new light.

* obtener perspectiva de = gain + perspective on.

* obtener una perspectiva = gather + perspective.

* ofrecer una perspectiva = offer + perspective.

* perspectiva de crecimiento = growth pattern.

* perspectiva de género = gender perspective.

* perspectiva doble = bifocal vision.

* perspectivas de futuro = future prospects, future perspectives, future development(s), future opportunities.

* perspectivas futuras = future perspectives, future opportunities.

* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = present + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentado desde esta perspectiva = cast in this light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = throw + Nombre + in a new light.

* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on, throw + new light on.

* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva = stand in + a new light.

* tener buenas perspectivas para = be well-placed to.

* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva = view + Nombre + in a new light, see + Nombre + in a new light.

* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo = see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.

* ver desde una nueva perspectiva = shed + new light on.

* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente = see + the world in a different light.

* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva = see + things from + perspective.

* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.

* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* * *

perspectiva

feminine

1 ( Arquit, Art) perspective

un dibujo en perspectiva a drawing in perspective, a perspective drawing

2 (vista, paisaje) view, perspective ( frml)

desde lo alto se divisa una magnífica perspectiva from the top you get a magnificent view

3 (punto de vista) perspective

4 (posibilidad) prospect

las perspectivas son muy buenas the prospects are o the outlook is very good

ante la perspectiva de morir quemados faced with the prospect of being burned to death

no tengo ningún plan en perspectiva I've no plans for the immediate future

* * *

perspectiva sustantivo femenino
a) (Arquit, Art) perspective;

◊ en perspectiva in perspective

b) (vista, paisaje) view, perspective (frml)

c) ( punto de vista) perspective

d) ( posibilidad) prospect;

◊ las perspectivas son buenas the prospects are good;

no tengo ningún plan en perspectiva I've no plans for the immediate future
perspectiva sustantivo femenino
1 Arte perspective, en perspectiva, in perspective
2 (panorama) perspective, view
3 (apreciación) point of view
4 (porvenir) prospect, outlook
' perspectiva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desde
- frontal
- ofrecerse
- vista
- panorama
- panorámica
- prisma
- punto
English:
adopt
- alarmed
- educationally
- grim
- outlook
- perspective
- prospect
- rosy
- scenario
- somber
- sombre
- angle
- offing
- relish

* * *

perspectiva nf

1. [en dibujo] perspective;

en perspectiva [dibujo] in perspective

Comp
perspectiva aérea aerial perspective;
perspectiva lineal linear perspective

2. [paisaje] view

3. [punto de vista] perspective;

según su perspectiva… the way he sees it…

4. [futuro] prospect;

en perspectiva in prospect;

tienen un viaje a África en perspectiva they have a trip to Africa in prospect

5. [posibilidad] prospect;

la perspectiva de tener que visitarla no me entusiasma the prospect of having to visit her doesn't exactly thrill me

* * *

perspectiva

f

1 ( vista, ángulo) perspective

2 fig

point of view;

perspectivas pl outlook sg, prospects;

tener algo en perspectiva have the possibility of sth

* * *

perspectiva nf

1) : perspective, view

2) : prospect, outlook

* * *

perspectiva n

1. (en arte) perspective

la perspectiva crea una sensación de profundidad perspective creates a sense of depth

2. (punto de vista) point of view / angle

el escritor adoptó una perspectiva humorística the writer adopted a humorous point of view

3. (panorama) view

se divisa una excelente perspectiva de las montañas you get an excellent view of the mountains

4. (expectativa) prospect

las perspectivas económicas son muy halagüeñas the economic prospects are very encouraging

Spanish-English dictionary > perspectiva
33 preuniversitario

preuniversitario, -a †
1.

ADJ pre-university

curso preuniversitario — one-year pre-university course

2.

SM / F student on a pre-university course

* * *

= college-bound.

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.

* * *

= college-bound.

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

masculine

pre-university year

* * *

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
34 producto básico

m.

basic commodity, commodity, basic product, primary commodity.

* * *

(n.) = staple

Ex. Library school courses on subject literatures of the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities have been a common curriculum staple since the late 40s.

* * *

(n.) = staple

Ex: Library school courses on subject literatures of the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities have been a common curriculum staple since the late 40s.

Spanish-English dictionary > producto básico
35 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.

* * *

remodelar

► verbo transitivo

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

* * *

remodelar vt

1. [edificio, plaza] to renovate;

remodelar algo para convertirlo en to convert sth into

2. [gobierno, organización] to reshuffle

* * *

remodelar

v/t remodel

* * *

remodelar vt

1) : to remodel

2) : to restructure

Spanish-English dictionary > remodelar
36 seguro de coche

(n.) = car insurance

Ex. After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

* * *

(n.) = car insurance

Ex: After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.

Spanish-English dictionary > seguro de coche
37 el

art.

the (in general).

el coche the car

la casa the house

los niños the children

el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle

fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children

* * *

el

► determinante

1 the

■ el coche the car

■ el agua water

■ el Japón Japan

■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez

■ llegó el martes he arrived on Tuesday

2 el de the one

■ el del traje azul the one in the blue suit

■ el de Valencia the one from Valencia

■ el de tu hermano your brother's

■ el de hoy today's

3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom

■ el que vino ayer the one who came yesterday

■ el que vi the one I saw

4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which

■ el que me diste the one (that) you gave me

* * *
1. pron.
the one

- el que
2. art.
the

* * *

el; la; los; las
ART DEF
1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

el sol — the sun

perdí el autobús — I missed the bus

¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

el tío ese — * that chap

2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]

a) [con nombres propios]

La India — India

en el México de hoy — in present-day Mexico

el Real Madrid ganó la liga — Real Madrid won the league

el General Prim — General Prim

¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]

me gusta el baloncesto — I like basketball

no me gusta el pescado — I don't like fish

está en la cárcel — he's in jail

c) [con infinitivo]

el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

d) [con cifras, proporciones]

la mitad de la población — half of the population

ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

3) [traducido por el posesivo]

se lavó las manos — he washed his hands

me he cortado el pelo — I've had my hair cut

ayer me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair yesterday

me puse el abrigo — I put my coat on

4) [con expresiones temporales]

a las ocho — at eight o'clock

a los quince días — after a fortnight

vendrá el lunes que viene — he's coming next Monday

la reunión será el 15 de abril — the meeting's on 15 April

en el mes de julio — in (the month of) July

5) (=uso distributivo)

cuesta dos euros el kilo — it costs two euros a kilo

6) [en exclamaciones]

¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

7) [posesivo]

• el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

este jugador y el de la camisa azul — this player and the one in the blue shirt

el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

el idiota de Pedro no me contestó al teléfono — that idiot Pedro didn't answer the phone

8)

• el que —

a) + indic

el que compramos no vale — the one we bought is no good

a los que mencionamos añádase este — add this one to the ones we mentioned

yo fui el que lo encontró — I was the one who found it

él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

b) + subjun whoever

el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

* * *

(pl los), la (pl las) articulo

[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]

1)

a) ( con un referente único) the

el sol — the sun

la Tierra — the Earth

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico)

odio el pescado — I hate fish

así es la vida — that's life

(nosotros) los mexicanos — we Mexicans

¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

en el mar — at sea

c) ( con un referente conocido o que se define)

en la calle Solis — in Solis street

el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

el rojo/último — the red/last one

el estúpido del marido — that stupid husband of hers

los nacidos entre... — those born between...

2)

a)

el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

b)

el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

ocurrió el domingo — it happened last Sunday

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo — my birthday's on May 28

el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

no trabajo los sábados — I don't work (on) Saturdays

toda la mañana — all morning

a las ocho — at eight o'clock

4) ( cada)

$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

el 20% de... — 20% of...

el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)

tenía las manos en los bolsillos — she had her hands in her pockets

te cortaste el pelo! — you've had your hair cut!

tienes la falda sucia — your skirt is dirty

tiene los ojos azules — he has blue eyes

7) ( con nombres propios)

a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

b) ( en plural)

los Ortega — the Ortegas

c) ( con algunos nombres geográficos)

en la India — in India

en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc

d) ( al calificar)

la España de Franco — Franco's Spain

el Buñuel que todos conocemos — the Buñuel we all know

e) ( con algunos equipos deportivos)

juegan contra el Juventus — they're playing against Juventus

8) el ( con infinitivo)

odiaba el tener que pedírselo — he hated having to ask her

es cuidadoso en el hablar — he's careful in the way he speaks

el frenético girar de los bailarines — the frenzied spinning of the dancers

* * *

(pl los), la (pl las) articulo

[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]

1)

a) ( con un referente único) the

el sol — the sun

la Tierra — the Earth

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico)

odio el pescado — I hate fish

así es la vida — that's life

(nosotros) los mexicanos — we Mexicans

¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

en el mar — at sea

c) ( con un referente conocido o que se define)

en la calle Solis — in Solis street

el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

el rojo/último — the red/last one

el estúpido del marido — that stupid husband of hers

los nacidos entre... — those born between...

2)

a)

el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

b)

el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

ocurrió el domingo — it happened last Sunday

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo — my birthday's on May 28

el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

no trabajo los sábados — I don't work (on) Saturdays

toda la mañana — all morning

a las ocho — at eight o'clock

4) ( cada)

$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

el 20% de... — 20% of...

el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)

tenía las manos en los bolsillos — she had her hands in her pockets

te cortaste el pelo! — you've had your hair cut!

tienes la falda sucia — your skirt is dirty

tiene los ojos azules — he has blue eyes

7) ( con nombres propios)

a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

b) ( en plural)

los Ortega — the Ortegas

c) ( con algunos nombres geográficos)

en la India — in India

en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc

d) ( al calificar)

la España de Franco — Franco's Spain

el Buñuel que todos conocemos — the Buñuel we all know

e) ( con algunos equipos deportivos)

juegan contra el Juventus — they're playing against Juventus

8) el ( con infinitivo)

odiaba el tener que pedírselo — he hated having to ask her

es cuidadoso en el hablar — he's careful in the way he speaks

el frenético girar de los bailarines — the frenzied spinning of the dancers

* * *

el²

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

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

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

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el (pl los), la; (pl las)

art

[ the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or, ha e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]

A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the

el sol the sun

el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought

no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one

en la calle Solís in Solís Street

prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours

me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me

yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer

yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it

los nacidos entre … those born between …

los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday

¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat

un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people

la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about

B

(con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera

odio el pescado I hate fish

así es la vida that's life

(nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well

¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?

ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital

en el mar at sea

viajar por el espacio to travel in space

C

(en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28

el mes pasado/que viene last/next month

no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays

estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning

a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight

a eso de las seis around six o'clock

D

(cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter

¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?

E

(con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money

el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians

vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor

F [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets

¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!

tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty

tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out

tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes

G (con nombres propios)

1

(con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned

el gran Caruso the Great Caruso

2

(con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie

3

(en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family

a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe

4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)

(con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo

5

(con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India

en (el) Perú in Peru

ver África, Argentina, el etc

6

(al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain

el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know

la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century

7

(con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona

H el

(con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her

es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks

el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers

al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)

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Multiple Entries:
el
él
el (pl
◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

1
a) ( en general) the;

◊ la Tierra the Earth

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico):

◊ odio el pescado I hate fish;

así es la vida that's life;
(nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
c) ( refiriéndose a algo que se conoce o se está definiendo):

◊ en la calle Solis in Solis street;

las tuyas yours;
el último the last one;
el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
2
a) el + de:

◊ la del sombrero the one with the hat;

el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
el de mi hijo my son's
b) el + que:

◊ las que yo ví the ones I saw;

los que estén cansados;
those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
la que te guste whichever you like
3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ ocurrió el domingo it happened last Sunday;

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
el mes pasado last month;
toda la mañana all morning;
a las ocho at eight o'clock
4 ( cada):
◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

el 20% de … 20% of …
6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):
◊ tenía las manos en los bolsillos she had her hands in her pockets;

¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
7
a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

los Ortega the Ortegas
b) ( con algunos nombres geográficos):

◊ en la India in India;

ver África, Argentina, etc
él pron pers
a) ( como sujeto) he;

◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
fue él it was him
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

con/para él with/for him;
son de él they're his
el art def m
1 the
2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
(prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
(pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine
él pron pers
1 (sujeto) (persona) he
(animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complemento) (persona) him
(animal, cosa) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (posesivo) de él, his
4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
'él' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abaratarse
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abastecimiento
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abordar
- aborigen
- aborregarse
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstención
- abundancia
- acabar
- acabarse
- acabose
- acallar
- acanallar
- accionariado
- acero
- achacosa
- achacoso
- achatamiento
- achicharrarse
- aclarar
- aclarado
- acomodarse
- acompañar
- acondicionar
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- about
- above
- abroad
- abseil
- absence
- absent
- absolute
- absolve
- absorb
- abstract
- academic
- accelerate
- accommodate
- accomplice
- account
- accurately
- accusation
- accused
- accustom
- aching
- act
- act on
- act up
- actual
- actually
- acute
- address
- adequately
- adjourn
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- advantageous
- advise
- advocate
- affair
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
- against
- age
- agenda
- aggregate

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el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.

1. [con valor especificador] the;

el coche the car;

la casa the house;

los niños the children;

el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;

fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children

2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
el amor love;

la vida life;

el hombre Man, human beings;

los derechos de la mujer women's rights;

los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;

el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;

la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;

vuelve el biquini bikinis are back

3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
se partió la pierna he broke his leg;

se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;

tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;

me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;

se dieron la mano they shook hands

4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;

los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;

llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
[hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
son las siete it's seven o'clock;

el año pasado/que viene last/next year

5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
el Sena the (River) Seine;

el Everest (Mount) Everest;

la India India;

La Haya The Hague;

El Cairo Cairo;

la España de la posguerra post-war Spain

6. [con apellido]
la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;

el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;

los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
[familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
los Austrias the Hapsburgs;

el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler

7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
llama a la María call Maria

8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;

llegó el tercero he came third;

el tercer piso the third floor;

un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;

la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);

el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)

9. [en proporciones, precios]
100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo

10. [con complemento especificativo]
el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;

los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
[personas] the ones in blue;
he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;

el de aquí this one here;

¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;

prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;

los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up

11. [con complemento posesivo]
mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;

el mío mine;

la tuya yours;

los suyos theirs

12. [con adjetivo]
prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;

el/la mejor the best;

es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;

los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;

el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong

13. [con infinitivo]
el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;

es amante del buen comer she loves good food;

me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you

14. [con frases subordinadas]
el/la que [cosa] whichever;
[persona] whoever;
los/las que [cosas] whichever;
[personas] whoever;
coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;

el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;

las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;

el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person

15. [con valor enfático]
¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!

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el

I art the

II pron

:

el de … that of …;

el de Juan Juan’s;

el más grande the biggest (one);

el que está … the one that is …

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él pron

: he, him

él es mi amigo: he's my friend

hablaremos con él: we will speak with him

el pron, (referring to masculine nouns)

1) : the one

tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours

de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México

2)

el que : he who, whoever, the one that

el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday

el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy

el, la art, pl los, las : the

los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house

me duele el pie: my foot hurts

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el det

1. the

¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?

perdimos el tren we missed the train

2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera

me rompí el brazo I broke my arm

es el hermano de María it's María's brother

¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

se puso el jersey he put his jumper on

3. (característica) the one

¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one

el del pelo largo the one with long hair

el de la camisa negra the one in the black shirt

me gusta el de Alejo I like Alejo's

¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce

¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?

el Sr. García Mr. García

me gusta el arroz I like rice

el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that

el que llegó primero the one who came first

el que me dejaste the one you lent me

el que (quienquiera) whoever

con el que that... with

el chico con el que salgo the boy that I go out with

el cuchillo con el que lo corté the knife that I cut it with

en el que that... in

el cajón en el que lo puse the drawer that I put it in

el coche en el que iban the car that they were in

Spanish-English dictionary > el
38 curso1

¹ = course, taught course, year, course unit, grade.

Ex. Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.

Ex. During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.

Ex. General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.

Ex. This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.

Ex. Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.

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* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de primer curso = first grader.

* alumno de quinto curso = fifth grader.

* alumno de segundo curso = second grader.

* alumno de séptimo curso = seventh grader.

* alumno de sexto curso = sixth grader.

* alumno de tercer curso = third grader.

* alumno de un curso = grader.

* asistir a un curso = attend + course.

* bibliografía recomendada para el curso = course reading.

* calificación del curso = course grade.

* celebrar un curso especial = hold + institute.

* curso académico = academic course.

* curso acelerado = crash course.

* curso a distancia = telecourse.

* curso a tiempo completo = full-time course.

* curso con créditos = credit course.

* curso de clases magistrales = lecture course.

* curso de diplomatura = undergraduate course, honours course.

* curso de formación = training course.

* curso de formación continua = continuing education course.

* curso de iniciación = induction course.

* curso de licenciatura = postgraduate course.

* curso de orientación = orientation.

* curso de reciclaje = refresher course, retraining course.

* curso de verano = summer institute, summer session.

* curso escolar = school year.

* curso inferior = junior class.

* curso intensivo = intensive course, crash course.

* curso intensivo con residencia = residential programme.

* curso introductorio = induction course.

* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.

* curso modular = modular course.

* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre = part-time course.

* curso por correspondencia = correspondence course.

* curso que abarca varias disciplinas = umbrella course.

* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad = extension course, off-campus course.

* cursos = coursework [course work].

* cursos de gestión de información = management course.

* cursos de verano = summer school.

* cursos en línea = courseware.

* curso superior = senior class.

* cursos virtuales = courseware.

* demasiado mayor para su curso = overage for grade.

* director de curso = course leader.

* discurso de fin de curso = commencement salutatory.

* diseñador de curso = course planner.

* documentación de un curso = course pack.

* estudiante de cursos superiores = upperclassman.

* estudiante de último curso = final year student.

* estudiante universitario de último curso = senior major.

* hacer un curso = take + course.

* material del curso = course material, curriculum material, curriculum resource.

* nota del curso = course grade.

* oferta de cursos = course offering.

* ofrecer un curso = offer + course.

* organizar un curso = arrange + course, run + course.

* primer curso = first grade.

* programa de curso = course program(me).

* programa del curso = course syllabus.

* quinto curso = fifth grade.

* realización de cursos = coursework [course work].

* repetición de cursos = grade retention.

* segundo curso = second grade.

* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos = course management system.

Spanish-English dictionary > curso1
39 desprovisto

adj.

unprovided, lacking, devoid, not supplied.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: desproveer.

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desprovisto

► participio pasado

1→ link=desproveer desproveer

► adjetivo

1 lacking (de, -), devoid (de, of), without (de, -)

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar desprovisto,-a de to be lacking, lack

■ estaba desprovisto de experiencia he lacked experience

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ADJ

desprovisto de algo — devoid of sth, without sth

un libro no desprovisto de méritos — a book not without merit

estar desprovisto de algo — to lack sth, be lacking in sth

estar desprovisto de medios — to lack means

* * *

- ta adjetivo

desprovisto de algo — lacking in something

la escuela se halla desprovista de material — the school lacks equipment

desprovisto de recursos — without means

niños desprovistos de cariño — children deprived of affection

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* desprovisto de = devoid of, shorn of.

* * *

- ta adjetivo

desprovisto de algo — lacking in something

la escuela se halla desprovista de material — the school lacks equipment

desprovisto de recursos — without means

niños desprovistos de cariño — children deprived of affection

* * *

* desprovisto de = devoid of, shorn of.

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desprovisto -ta

adjective

desprovisto DE algo lacking IN sth

la escuela se halla desprovista del material más elemental the school lacks even the most basic equipment

niños que están desprovistos de cariño children who have been deprived of affection

una familia desprovista de recursos a family with nothing to live on

no se puede decir que esté desprovisto de cualidades it cannot be said that he is completely devoid of good qualities ( frml), you can't say that he is totally without good qualities

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desprovisto
◊ -ta adjetivo desprovisto de algo lacking in sth

desprovisto,-a adjetivo lacking [de, in], without [de, -], devoid [de, of]

' desprovisto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprovista
English:
devoid
- void

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desprovisto, -a adj

desprovisto de lacking in, devoid of;

un hombre totalmente desprovisto de modales a man with absolutely no manners;

animales desprovistos de dientes animals that lack teeth, animals with no teeth;

la casa está desprovista de comodidades the house lacks modern conveniences

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desprovisto

adj

:

desprovisto de lacking in

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desprovisto, -ta adj

desprovisto de : devoid of, lacking in

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desprovisto adj without

un país desprovisto de bosques a country without forests

Spanish-English dictionary > desprovisto
40 él

art.

the (in general).

el coche the car

la casa the house

los niños the children

el agua/hacha/águila the water/ax/eagle

fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children

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el

► determinante

1 the

■ el coche the car

■ el agua water

■ el Japón Japan

■ la Sra. Rodríguez Mrs. Rodríguez

■ llegó el martes he arrived on Tuesday

2 el de the one

■ el del traje azul the one in the blue suit

■ el de Valencia the one from Valencia

■ el de tu hermano your brother's

■ el de hoy today's

3 el que (persona - sujeto) the one who; (- objeto) the one, the one that, the one whom

■ el que vino ayer the one who came yesterday

■ el que vi the one I saw

4 (cosa) the one, the one that, the one which

■ el que me diste the one (that) you gave me

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1. pron.
the one

- el que
2. art.
the

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el; la; los; las
ART DEF
1) [con nombres de referente único o concreto] the

el sol — the sun

perdí el autobús — I missed the bus

¿está fría el agua? — is the water cold?

¿ha llegado ya el abogado? — has the lawyer arrived yet?

el tío ese — * that chap

2) [en algunos casos no se traduce]

a) [con nombres propios]

La India — India

en el México de hoy — in present-day Mexico

el Real Madrid ganó la liga — Real Madrid won the league

el General Prim — General Prim

¿qué manda la señora? — what would madam like?

ha llamado el Sr. Sendra — Mr. Sendra called

dáselo a la Luisa — * give it to Luisa

b) [con nombres en sentido genérico]

me gusta el baloncesto — I like basketball

no me gusta el pescado — I don't like fish

está en la cárcel — he's in jail

c) [con infinitivo]

el hacerlo fue un error — doing it was a mistake, it was a mistake to do it

d) [con cifras, proporciones]

la mitad de la población — half of the population

ahora gano el 3% más — I now earn 3% more

3) [traducido por el posesivo]

se lavó las manos — he washed his hands

me he cortado el pelo — I've had my hair cut

ayer me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair yesterday

me puse el abrigo — I put my coat on

4) [con expresiones temporales]

a las ocho — at eight o'clock

a los quince días — after a fortnight

vendrá el lunes que viene — he's coming next Monday

la reunión será el 15 de abril — the meeting's on 15 April

en el mes de julio — in (the month of) July

5) (=uso distributivo)

cuesta dos euros el kilo — it costs two euros a kilo

6) [en exclamaciones]

¡el frío que hacía! — it was freezing!

7) [posesivo]

• el de, mi libro y el de usted — my book and yours

este jugador y el de la camisa azul — this player and the one in the blue shirt

el del sombrero rojo — the one with o in the red hat

es un traje bonito, pero prefiero el de Ana — it's a nice suit, but I prefer Ana's

y el de todos los demás — and that of everybody else, and everybody else's

el idiota de Pedro no me contestó al teléfono — that idiot Pedro didn't answer the phone

8)

• el que —

a) + indic

el que compramos no vale — the one we bought is no good

a los que mencionamos añádase este — add this one to the ones we mentioned

yo fui el que lo encontró — I was the one who found it

él es el que quiere — it's he who wants to, he's the one who wants to

los que hacen eso son tontos — anyone who does that is a fool, those who do so are foolish

b) + subjun whoever

el que quiera, que lo haga — whoever wants to can do it

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pronombre personal

a) ( como sujeto) he

él me lo dijo — he told me

¿quién se lo va a decir? - él — who's going to tell her? - he is

lo hizo él mismo — he did it himself

fue él — it was him, it was he (frml)

b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him; ( refiriéndose a cosas) it

llegué antes que él — I arrived before him o before he did

eres tan alto como él — you are as tall as him o as he is

con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

son de él — they're his

con/contra/para él — with/against/for him

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(pl los), la (pl las) articulo

[the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]

1)

a) ( con un referente único) the

el sol — the sun

la Tierra — the Earth

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico)

odio el pescado — I hate fish

así es la vida — that's life

(nosotros) los mexicanos — we Mexicans

¿ya vas a la escuela? — do you go to school yet?

en el mar — at sea

c) ( con un referente conocido o que se define)

en la calle Solis — in Solis street

el mío/las tuyas — mine/yours

el rojo/último — the red/last one

el estúpido del marido — that stupid husband of hers

los nacidos entre... — those born between...

2)

a)

el + de...: la del sombrero the one with the hat; el de Valencia the one from Valencia; el de las nueve the nine o'clock one; el de Juan/de mi hijo — Juan's/my son's

b)

el + que...: el que acaba de entrar the one who's just come in; las que yo ví the ones I saw; los que estén cansados; those who are tired, anyone who's tired; la que te guste whichever you like; el que lo haya hecho — whoever has done it

3) ( en expresiones de tiempo)

ocurrió el domingo — it happened last Sunday

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo — my birthday's on May 28

el mes pasado/que viene — last/next month

no trabajo los sábados — I don't work (on) Saturdays

toda la mañana — all morning

a las ocho — at eight o'clock

4) ( cada)

$80 el metro/kilo — $80 a meter/a kilo

5) (con fracciones, porcentajes, números)

la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero — half the money/a quarter of the money

el 20% de... — 20% of...

el cuarto piso — the fifth floor (AmE) o (BrE) fourth floor

6) (refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc)

tenía las manos en los bolsillos — she had her hands in her pockets

te cortaste el pelo! — you've had your hair cut!

tienes la falda sucia — your skirt is dirty

tiene los ojos azules — he has blue eyes

7) ( con nombres propios)

a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc)

el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal — Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal

b) ( en plural)

los Ortega — the Ortegas

c) ( con algunos nombres geográficos)

en la India — in India

en (el) Perú — in Peru; ver África, Argentina, etc

d) ( al calificar)

la España de Franco — Franco's Spain

el Buñuel que todos conocemos — the Buñuel we all know

e) ( con algunos equipos deportivos)

juegan contra el Juventus — they're playing against Juventus

8) el ( con infinitivo)

odiaba el tener que pedírselo — he hated having to ask her

es cuidadoso en el hablar — he's careful in the way he speaks

el frenético girar de los bailarines — the frenzied spinning of the dancers

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el²

= the, ye.

Nota: Forma arcaica.

Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.

Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.

* a lo extremo = to the extreme.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* barrio de los ricos = upper town.

* de los mejores = as good as any.

* el abuelo de = the granddaddy of.

* el acabose = the last straw.

* el alcance = comprehensiveness.

* el amor de + Posesivo + vida = the love of + Posesivo + life.

* el año próximo = the year ahead.

* el arte de = the art of, the fine art of.

* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.

* el auténtico = the real McCoy.

* el beneficio de la duda = the benefit of the doubt.

* el bien de = the good of.

* el buenazo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el bueno de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.

* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.

* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el centro de atención + ser = all eyes + be + on.

* el charco = the big pond.

* el ciudadano de a pie = the average Joe.

* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.

* el cliente siempre tiene la razón = the customer is always right.

* el colmo = the last straw.

* el consejo de otra persona = a second opinion.

* el copón = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* el corazón de = the heart of.

* el crecimiento de = the rising tide of.

* el cual = which.

* el de = that in, that of.

* el diablo está en los detalles = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el día del Juicio Final = the Day of Judgement.

* El Diluvio = the Flood.

* el dinero es el origen de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males = money is the root of all evil.

* el dinero mueve al mundo = money makes the world go (a)round.

* el dinero no crece en los árboles = money doesn't grow on trees.

* el doble = twice + as many.

* el doble de = twice + the number of.

* El Dorado = El Dorado.

* el enemigo en casa = the enemy within.

* el entonces + Nombre = the then + Nombre.

* el espíritu de la época = the spirit of the times.

* el estado de las cosas = the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].

* el evitar = avoidance.

* el éxito genera éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el éxito llama al éxito = success breeds success (SBS).

* el final de = the close of.

* el final de los problemas = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* el fin del mundo = the ends of the earth.

* el fin de semana = over the weekend, at the weekend.

* el fin de todos los fines = the end of all ends.

* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.

* el fruto de + Nombre = the fruit of + Nombre.

* el futuro = the way ahead, the way of the future.

* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina = the future + be + just around the corner.

* el Gato con Botas = Puss in Boots.

* el grado de = the extent of.

* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.

* el grado en que = the extent to which.

* el gran hermano = big brother.

* el guapo de + Nombre = good old + Nombre.

* el hecho es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* el hecho es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* el hombre de la calle = the average Joe.

* el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island.

* el hombre propone y Dios dispone = Man proposes, God disposes.

* el impulsor de = the power behind.

* el interés público = the public interest.

* El Juicio Final = The Last Judgement.

* el lastre de = the shackles of.

* el llevar = carrying.

* el lugar que le corresponde a = the due place of.

* El Mago de Oz = The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard of Oz.

* el más = all-time.

* el más + Adjetivo = the most + Adjetivo.

* el más allá = hereafter.

* el más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el más favorito del mes = pick of the month.

* el más leído = the most widely read.

* el más recomendado = best of breed, the.

* el Mediterráneo = Mediterranean Sea, the, the Med.

* el mejor = best of breed, the.

* el mejor de todos = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* el mejor hasta ahora = the best yet.

* el mejor modo de = the best way of.

* el mejor momento de todos = the time of all times.

* el mejor + Nombre = the best available + Nombre.

* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora = Posesivo + best yet.

* el mentir = lying.

* el mes pasado = last month.

* el mío = mine.

* el mismo + Nombre (+ que) = every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).

* el mismo número = as many.

* el modo como = the way in which.

* el modo de = the way in which.

* el modo de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* el momento preciso = the point in time at which.

* el motor de = the power behind.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo = dead men have no friends.

* el mundo de las noticias = newsmaking.

* el mundo en la palma de la mano = the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.

* el mundo está a sus pies = the world is + Posesivo + oyster.

* el mundo es un pañuelo = it's a small world.

* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno = the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.

* el + Nombre + es inestimable = the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

* el + Nombre + más completo = the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* el orgullo de = showpiece.

* el otro lado de la barrera = the other side of the fence.

* el padre de = the father of.

* el pan nuestro de cada día = all in a day's work.

* el paso del tiempo = the passage of time, the sands of time.

* el peor de todos = the worst of the lot.

* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre = a dog is man's best friend.

* el peso de = brunt of, the.

* el populacho = the great unwashed.

* el porqué de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* el portavoz de = the voice of.

* el presente = thisness.

* el primer intento = the first time around.

* el primer + Nombre = the earliest + Nombre.

* el primero mencionado = former.

* el principal = the number one.

* el principio de = the dawn of.

* el principio del fin = the beginning of the end.

* el principio de + Mes/Estación = early + Mes/Estación.

* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* el problema obvio = the elephant in the room.

* el proletariado = the great unwashed.

* el pulmón de = the heart of.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* el que = that, the one.

* el que aprende = learner.

* el que las hace, las paga = you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

* el que lo encuentre se lo queda = finders keepers.

* el que mantiene a la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* el que no llora, no mama = the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* el que pregunta = inquirer [enquirer, -UK].

* el quid de la cuestión = the crux of the problem, the crux of the matter.

* el registro de los registros = record-of-record.

* el registro modelo = record-of-record.

* el resto = rest, the.

* el resto (de) = the remainder (of), the rest (of).

* El Salvador = El Salvador.

* el segundo mencionado = latter.

* el sendero que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* el ser barato = cheapness.

* el siguiente no, el otro = next but one.

* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado = the right place at the right time.

* el sueño de toda persona = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todos = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el sueño de todo ser viviente = the stuff dreams are made of.

* el súmmum = the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* el tema de la discusión = the focus of the discussion.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* el tiempo de Algo = in season.

* el tiempo es oro = time is money.

* el tiempo lo dirá = only time will tell.

* el tiempo vuela = time flies (by).

* el tipo de = the range of.

* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes = the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

* el total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* el transcurrir del tiempo = the sands of time.

* el transcurso del tiempo = as time goes by.

* el último citado = latter.

* el último grito = the last word, the cat's meow, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* el último + Nombre = the latest + Nombre.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* el único = the one and only.

* el único e incomparable = the one and only.

* el único e inimitable = the one and only.

* el único problema = a fly in the soup, the fly in the ointment.

* el verdadero = the real McCoy.

* el verdadero problema = the elephant in the room.

* el ver televisión = television viewing.

* el viejo = the elder.

* el vulgo = the great unwashed.

* el yugo de = the shackles of.

* espicharlas = kick + the bucket.

* la = the, ye.

* la alternativa + ser = the alternative + be.

* la belleza es superficial = beauty is only skin deep.

* La Biblioteca Responde = Ask the Library.

* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá = Library and Archives Canada.

* la buena noticia = the good news.

* la calidad es nuestro lema = quality is our middle name.

* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.

* la cambiante fisonomía de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* la caridad empieza por uno mismo = charity begins at home.

* la ciudadana de a pie = the average Jane.

* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.

* la ciudad que nunca duerme = the city that never sleeps.

* la clave de = at the heart of.

* la clave está en la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la comunidad en general = the community at large.

* la Convención de la Haya de 1954 = the 1954 Hague Convention.

* la copa del árbol = the top of the tree.

* la cosa es que = the thing is.

* la cosa principal = the number one thing.

* la crème de la crème = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la cruz de = the bane of.

* la cuestión es que = the thing is.

* la década de los + Número = the + Número + s.

* la demanda de = a call for.

* la diversidad de = the range of.

* la diversidad de + Nombre = the many + Nombre.

* la edad se lleva en el alma = you are as old as you feel.

* la época de Algo = in season.

* la escoria de la sociedad = the gutter.

* la espalda de = the back of.

* la evidencia = the writing on the wall.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* la filosofía de = the reason behind, the reasoning behind.

* la flor de + Nombre = the prime of + Nombre.

* la flor y nata = the cream of the crop, crème de la crème.

* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas = the way to go.

* la forma de = ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).

* la forma de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la forma de ver las cosas = the way + to see things.

* la fuerza de la mayoría = strength in numbers.

* la gente decía que = rumour had it that.

* la gente dice que = rumour has it that.

* la gente se está inquietando = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa = the natives are nervous.

* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir = standing ovation.

* la gota que colmó el vaso = the straw that broke the camel's back.

* la Gran Manzana = the Big Apple.

* la gran mayoría de = the vast majority of, the bulk of.

* la historia + repetirse = history + come full circle.

* la historia + volverse a repetir = history + come full circle.

* la hostia = the cat's pyjamas, the cat's pyjamas, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la hoz y el martillo = the hammer and sickle.

* la idea que hay detrás de = the idea behind.

* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.

* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno = imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

* La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island.

* la joya de = showpiece.

* la judicatura = the Bench.

* la justicia = the Bench.

* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu = you are as old as you feel.

* la leche = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la luz al final del túnel = the light at the end of the tunnel.

* la magistratura = the Bench.

* la manera de + Infinitivo = the way to go about + Gerundio.

* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

* la mar de = a whole slew of.

* la mayoría con mucho de = the vast majority of.

* la mayoría de = the majority of, most + Nombre, the main bulk of.

* la mayoría de la gente = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las personas = most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría de las veces = most of the time, more often than not.

* la mayoría del mundo = the majority of the world, most people, the majority of the people.

* la mayoría del tiempo = most of the time.

* la mayor parte de = the majority of, the main bulk of, the lion's share of.

* la mayor parte de las veces = more often than not.

* la medida en que = the extent to which.

* la mejor forma de hacer Algo = best practices, lessons learned [lessons learnt].

* la mejor manera = how best.

* la mejor manera de = the best way of.

* la mejor oferta = the best deal.

* la mejor opción = the best bet.

* la mejor salida = the best way forward.

* la mejor solución = the best way forward.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* la mentira = lying.

* la mirada en = eye(s) on.

* la misma persona = one and the same person.

* la mitad (1/2) = one-half (1/2).

* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio = necessity mothers invention.

* la ocasión la pintan calva = make + hay while the sun shines.

* la opinión de otra persona = a second opinion.

* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida = the opportunity of a lifetime.

* la parte de atrás de = the back of.

* la parte más dura de = brunt of, the.

* la parte más importante = the heart of.

* la parte principal de = the bulk of.

* la parte superior izquierda de = the upper left of.

* la parte trasera de = the back of.

* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo = confidence personified.

* la pesadilla de = the bane of.

* la pesca del día = the day's catch, the catch of the day.

* la petición de = a call for.

* la píldora = the pill.

* la plebe = the great unwashed.

* la polla = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la práctica hace al maestro = practice makes perfect.

* la primera tentativa = the first time around.

* la primera vez = the first time around.

* la proporción mayor de = the lion's share of.

* la próxima moda = the next hot thing.

* la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

* la que = that, the one.

* la razón de ser = the reason for being.

* la realidad es que = the fact remains that..., fact is, the fact is (that).

* la rehostia = the dog's bollocks, the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's whiskers.

* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre = the ball is in + Posesivo + court.

* la responsabilidad es de... = the buck + stops....

* la riqueza de = the wealth of.

* la ruina de = the bane of.

* las = the, ye.

* las 24 horas = round the clock, around the clock.

* las apariencias engañan = don't judge a book by its cover, there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las ataduras de = the shackles of.

* las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

* las cosas + cambiar = pendulum + swing.

* las cosas + estar + claras = the (hand)writing + be + on the wall, see it + coming.

* las cosas no pasan así como así = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí = everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).

* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas + seguir + igual = business + revolve + as usual.

* las cosas siguen igual = business as usual.

* las cosas sólo pasan una vez = lightning never strikes twice.

* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen = there's more to it than meets the eye.

* las cosas tal y como son = the birds and the bees.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* las de = those for.

* las doce del mediodía = noon.

* la segunda mitad de + Fecha = the latter part of + Fecha.

* la segunda opción = the next best choice.

* la segunda vez = the second time around.

* la semana pasada = last week.

* la senda que lleva a = a/the doorway to.

* la situación = the course of events.

* la sociedad en general = society at large.

* las posibilidades son infinitas = the possibilities are endless.

* las profundidades del mar = the deep.

* las profundidades del océano = the deep.

* las pruebas = the writing on the wall.

* las raíces se encuentran = roots + lie.

* las raíces se remontan a = roots + lie.

* las razones de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

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

* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* la suerte + cambiar = the tide + turn.

* la suerte estaba echada = the die was cast, the die had been cast.

* la suerte está echada = the die is cast.

* la suma total de = the total sum of, the sum total of.

* las uvas están verdes = sour grapes.

* las veinticuatro horas = day and night, day or night, night and day.

* la temporada de Algo = in season.

* la tierra de la abundancia = the land of plenty.

* la tierra de las oportunidades = the land of opportunity.

* la tira de = a whole slew of.

* la tira de tiempo = donkey's years.

* la triste realidad es que = the sad fact is (that).

* la última palabra = the last word, the last word, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* la última vez = last time.

* la última vez que = the last time.

* la única pega = the fly in the ointment, a fly in the soup.

* la unión hace la fuerza = strength in numbers.

* la ventaja de = the beauty of.

* la ventaja es que = on the positive side, the advantage is that, on the bright side.

* la verdad = the lowdown (on).

* la verdad es que = if the truth be known, if the truth be told, the fact is (that), fact is.

* la verdad es que... = the fact of the matter is that....

* la verdad sea dicha = to tell the truth.

* la verdad sea dicha que = if the truth be told.

* la Vía Láctea = the Milky Way.

* la vida continúa = the show must go on.

* la vida + continuar = life + go on.

* la vida es así = life's like that.

* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.

* la vida + seguir = life + go on.

* la víspera de = on the eve of.

* la voz de = the voice of.

* la voz de la conciencia = the voice within.

* la voz de la experiencia = the voice of experience.

* la voz de la razón = the voice of reason.

* la voz del odio = the voice of hate.

* la voz interior = the voice within.

* lo absurdo = ridiculousness.

* lo adecuado = adequacy.

* lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté = how + Adjetivo.

* lo anodino = blandness.

* lo anteriormente expuesto = the preceding.

* lo apropiado = appropriateness.

* lo barato = inexpensiveness.

* lo básico = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo bastante elevado = high enough.

* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.

* lo bueno de = the beauty of.

* lo bueno es que = the good news is (that)..., on the positive side, on the bright side.

* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños = small is beautiful.

* lo bueno y lo malo = the rights and wrongs.

* lo caro = expensiveness.

* lo chicano = Chicana.

* lo chulo = coolness.

* lo cierto es que = fact is, the fact is (that).

* lo completo = completeness.

* lo completo que Algo está = fullness.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* lo decisivo = the last word.

* lo definitivo = the last word.

* lo desagradable = unpleasantness.

* ¿lo dices en broma? = you must be joking!, you must be kidding!.

* lo directo = directness.

* lo divertido = the fun part.

* lo engorroso de = cumbersomeness.

* lo esencial = essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on).

* lo estrafalario = zaniness.

* lo estrambótico = zaniness.

* lo extenso = comprehensiveness.

* lo favorable = propitiousness.

* lo hebraico = Hebraica.

* lo hecho hecho está = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.

* lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas = a rose by any other name.

* lo imprescindible = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo incómodo de = cumbersomeness.

* lo indefinido = indefiniteness.

* lo indirecto = indirectness.

* lo indispensable = bare necessities, the, bare minimum.

* lo insulso = blandness.

* lo interesante = the fun part.

* lo judío = Judaica.

* lo lindo = cuteness.

* lo llano = flatness.

* lo más cercano a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más conveniente es que = optimally.

* lo más destacado = highlights.

* lo más detestado = pet hate.

* lo más importante = most of all, at its core.

* lo más interesante = highlights.

* lo más mínimo = so much as.

* lo más novedoso = the last word.

* lo más odiado = pet hate.

* lo más parecido a = the nearest thing to.

* lo más probable es que = most probably.

* lo más recio de = brunt of, the.

* lo más recóndito = nooks and crannies.

* lo máximo = the be all and end all, the bee's knees, the cat's pyjamas, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks.

* lo mejor = the top of the tree.

* lo mejor de = the beauty of, showpiece.

* lo mejor de ambas partes = the best of both worlds.

* lo mejor de lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor de todo = best of all.

* lo mejor entre lo mejor = the best of the best.

* lo mejor es que... = the good news is (that)....

* lo mejor está aún por llegar = the best is yet to come.

* lo mejor posible = to the best of + Posesivo + ability, at + Posesivo + (very) best, optimally.

* lo mejor que pueda = to the best of + Posesivo + ability.

* lo mejor que se puede hacer = the best bet.

* lo mejor + ser = the beautiful part + be.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* lo mínimo = bare minimum, bare necessities, the.

* lo mismo ocurre con = the same goes for.

* lo mismo ocurre en el caso de = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo mismo que = the same as, along the lines of, in much the same way as.

* lo mismo que antes = the same as before.

* lo mismo que para = the same as that for.

* lo mismo se aplica a = the same is true (for/of/with).

* lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.

* lo mucho que = how extensively.

* lo noble = high-mindedness.

* lo no convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo normal + ser + que = there + be + a tendency (to/for), there + be + a tendency (to/for).

* lo oportuno = timeliness.

* lo pasado pasado está = let bygones be bygones.

* lo peor de = brunt of, the.

* lo peor del = the armpit of the.

* lo pintoresco = quaintness.

* lo plano = flatness.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* lo poco convencional = unconventional, the.

* lo primero = for one, first off.

* lo primero de todo = first of all, first off.

* lo prometido es deuda = a promise is a promise.

* lo propicio = propitiousness.

* lo público = publicness.

* lo que = that which, what.

* lo que aguarda a = what is on store for.

* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece, lo que le corresponde, bastante = fair share, fair share.

* lo que a uno cura a otro mata = one man's meat is another man's poison.

* lo que demuestra que = which (just) goes to show that.

* lo que el futuro depara a = what is on store for.

* lo que es aun más inquietante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun más preocupante = more disturbingly.

* lo que es aun mejor = better still.

* lo que es aun peor = worse still.

* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro = what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro = what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

* lo que es más = what is more, what's more.

* lo que es más importante = most importantly, more importantly, most of all, most important.

* lo que es mejor aun = better still.

* lo que es muy importante = importantly.

* lo que es peor = what's worse.

* lo que es peor aun = worse still.

* lo que espera a = what is on store for.

* lo que está bien y lo que está mal = rights and wrongs.

* lo que existe (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que haya que de ser, será = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que hay (en el mercado) = what's out there.

* lo que hay que hacer = do + the right thing, the way to go.

* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar = do's and don'ts, rights and wrongs.

* lo que le corresponde = fair share.

* lo que nos espera = things to come.

* lo que quiera que = whatever.

* lo que sea = something or other.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* lo que + ser = what + be like.

* lo que se suele pagar = going rate, the.

* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase = que sera sera, what's meant to be, will be, whatever will be, will be.

* lo que tenga que ser, será = que sera sera, whatever will be, will be, what's meant to be, will be.

* lo que vale para tí también vale para mí = what's good for the goose is good for the gander, what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.

* lo rural = rurality.

* los = the, ye.

* los 365 días del año = year-round.

* los 40 principales = Top 40 singles chart.

* los abajo firmantes = the parties hereto.

* los acontecimientos = the course of events.

* lo sagrado = sacredness.

* los albores de = the dawn of.

* los años cincuenta = fifties.

* los años treinta = thirties.

* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque = lose + sight of the forest for the trees.

* los avatares de la guerra = the tides of war.

* los buenos tiempos = the good old days.

* los comienzos de = the dawn of.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* los de = those for, those in.

* los demás = rest, the, everybody else.

* los detalles de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* los días antes de = leading up to.

* los dos = both, both of them, both of which.

* los efectos negativos se están dejando sentir ahora = chickens come home to roost.

* los gobernantes = the powers-that-be.

* los hay para dar y regalar = there's one born every minute.

* los mandamás = the powers-that-be.

* los más necesitados = those most in need.

* los más pobres + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los menos locuaces = inarticulate, the.

* los motivos de = the reason behind, the thinking behind, the reasoning behind, the idea behind.

* los necesitados = the needy.

* los orígenes de = the dawn of.

* los otros con los que aparece(n) = neighbours [neighbors, -USA].

* los peores + Nombre = the poorest + Nombre.

* los poderes fáticos = the powers-that-be.

* los pormenores de la letra pequeña = the devil (is/lives) in the details.

* Los Principios de París = Paris Principles.

* los que = those who.

* los que detentan el poder = the powers-that-be.

* los que mandan = the powers-that-be.

* los que no han recibido formación específica = uninstructed, the.

* los que + Verbo = those + Participio.

* los tribunales = the Bench.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* lo suficientemente estúpido como para = dumb enough to.

* lo suficientemente grande = large enough, big enough.

* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír = out of earshot.

* los últimos coletazos = fag-end.

* lo sumo = the bee's knees, the cat's meow, the cat's whiskers, the dog's bollocks, the cat's pyjamas.

* los unos a costa de los otros = at each other's expense.

* los viejos tiempos = the good old days.

* lo tomas o lo dejas = take it or leave it.

* lo último = the last word.

* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro = one is as bad as the other.

* lo vanguardista = cutting edge.

* lo yidish = Yiddica.

* parmarlas = kick + the bucket.

* ser lo que nos espera = be the shape of things to come.

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el (pl los), la; (pl las)

art

[ the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or, ha e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina]

A (con un referente único, conocido o que se define) the

el sol the sun

el lápiz/la goma/los lápices/las gomas que compré the pencil/the eraser/the pencils/the erasers I bought

no, ése no, el que te presté ayer/el de Julio/el rojo no, not that one, the one I lent you yesterday/Julio's/the red one

en la calle Solís in Solís Street

prefiero el mío/los tuyos I prefer mine/yours

me atendió el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers served me

yo soy la arquitecta, ella es lexicógrafa I'm the architect, she's a lexicographer

yo fui la que lo rompí or rompió I was the one who broke it

los nacidos entre … those born between …

los que faltamos ayer those of us who weren't here yesterday

¿cuál es Ardiles? — el del sombrero negro which one's Ardiles? — the one with the black hat

un encuentro al que asistieron muchas personalidades a meeting which was attended by many well known people

la obra de la que or de la cual hablábamos the play we were talking about

B

(con sustantivos en sentido genérico): me encanta la ópera I love opera

odio el pescado I hate fish

así es la vida that's life

(nosotros) los mexicanos lo sabemos muy bien we Mexicans know only too well

¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?

ya salió del hospital she's out of the hospital ( AmE) o ( BrE) out of hospital

en el mar at sea

viajar por el espacio to travel in space

C

(en expresiones de tiempo): ocurrió el domingo de Pascua/en el verano del 76 it happened on Easter Sunday/in the summer of '76

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28

el mes pasado/que viene last/next month

no trabaja los sábados she doesn't work (on) Saturdays

estudió toda la mañana he studied all morning

a las ocho at eight o'clock, at eight

a eso de las seis around six o'clock

D

(cada): lo venden a $80 el kilo/metro they're selling it at $80 a kilo/a meter o at $80 per kilo/meter

¿cuánto cuesta el paquete de diez? how much does a packet of ten cost?

E

(con fracciones, porcentajes, números): me dio la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero she gave me half the money/a quarter of the money

el 20% de los peruanos 20% of Peruvians

vivo en el cuarto I live on the fifth floor ( AmE) o ( BrE) fourth floor

F [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

(refiriéndose a partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc): con las manos en los bolsillos with my/your/his hands in my/your/his pockets

¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!

tienes la falda sucia your skirt is dirty

tienes el suéter puesto al revés you've got your sweater on inside out

tiene el pelo largo/los ojos azules he has long hair/blue eyes

G (con nombres propios)

1

(con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc): llamó el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal/el general Santos Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal/General Santos phoned

el gran Caruso the Great Caruso

2

(con nombres de mujeres famosas): la última película de la Monroe Monroe's last movie

3

(en plural): los Ortega (matrimonio) the Ortegas, Mr and Mrs Ortega; (familia) the Ortegas, the Ortega family

a los Josés se les suele llamar Pepe people called José are often known as Pepe

4 (fam: en muchas regiones crit)

(con nombres de pila): pregúntale a la Carmen/al Ricardo ask Carmen/Ricardo

5

(con algunos nombres geográficos): en la India in India

en (el) Perú in Peru

ver África, Argentina, el etc

6

(al calificar): la España de Franco Franco's Spain

el Buñuel que todos conocemos the Buñuel we all know

la Italia del siglo pasado Italy in the last century

7

(con algunos equipos deportivos): juegan contra el Juventus/el Barcelona they're playing against Juventus/Barcelona

H el

(con infinitivo): odiaba el tener que pedírselo he hated having to ask her

es cuidadoso y pausado en el hablar he's careful and deliberate in the way he speaks

el frenético girar de los bailarines the frenzied spinning of the dancers

al + INF ver a prep B 2. (↑ a 3)

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Multiple Entries:
el
él
el (pl
◊ los), la (pl las) art the masculine article el is also used before feminine nouns which begin with accented a or ha, e.g. el agua pura, el hada madrina

1
a) ( en general) the;

◊ la Tierra the Earth

b) ( con sustantivos en sentido genérico):

◊ odio el pescado I hate fish;

así es la vida that's life;
(nosotros) los mexicanos we Mexicans;
¿ya vas a la escuela? do you go to school yet?
c) ( refiriéndose a algo que se conoce o se está definiendo):

◊ en la calle Solis in Solis street;

las tuyas yours;
el último the last one;
el estúpido del marido that stupid husband of hers
2
a) el + de:

◊ la del sombrero the one with the hat;

el de las nueve the nine o'clock one;
el de mi hijo my son's
b) el + que:

◊ las que yo ví the ones I saw;

los que estén cansados;
those who are tired, anyone who's tired;
la que te guste whichever you like
3 ( en expresiones de tiempo):
◊ ocurrió el domingo it happened last Sunday;

mi cumpleaños es el 28 de mayo my birthday's on May 28;
el mes pasado last month;
toda la mañana all morning;
a las ocho at eight o'clock
4 ( cada):
◊ $80 el metro/kilo $80 a meter/a kilo, $80 per kilo/meter

5 (con fracciones, porcentajes, números):
◊ la mitad/la cuarta parte del dinero half the money/a quarter of the money;

el 20% de … 20% of …
6 (con partes del cuerpo, prendas de vestir, artículos personales, etc):
◊ tenía las manos en los bolsillos she had her hands in her pockets;

¡te cortaste el pelo! you've had your hair cut!;
tiene los ojos azules he has blue eyes
7
a) (con apellidos acompañados de título, adjetivos, etc):

◊ el señor Ortiz/la doctora Vidal Mr Ortiz/Doctor Vidal;

los Ortega the Ortegas
b) ( con algunos nombres geográficos):

◊ en la India in India;

ver África, Argentina, etc
él pron pers
a) ( como sujeto) he;

◊ ¿quién se lo va a decir? — él who's going to tell her? — he is;

lo hizo él mismo he did it himself;
fue él it was him
b) (en comparaciones, con preposiciones) him;

( refiriéndose a cosas) it;
◊ llegué antes que él I arrived before him o before he did;

con/para él with/for him;
son de él they're his
el art def m
1 the
2 (no se traduce) (ante un tratamiento formal) el sr. Gómez, Mr Gomez
(cuando el sustantivo es general) el hambre/tiempo, hunger/time
3 (se traduce por un posesivo) (con partes del cuerpo) se ha cortado el pelo, she's cut her hair
(prendas) se lo metió en el bolsillo, he put it in his pocket
(pertenencias) guarda el diario en el cajón, put your diary into the drawer
4 (con días de la semana) iré el miércoles, I'll go on Wednesday
5 (cuando el sustantivo está elidido) the one: prefiero el azul, I prefer the blue one
el de las diez, the ten o'clock one
el que está en la mesa, the one that's on the table
el que más nos guste, whichever one we like best
(delante de un posesivo) el de María, Maria's
es el mío, it's mine
él pron pers
1 (sujeto) (persona) he
(animal, cosa) it: fue él, it was him, fue él el que..., it was him that... o it was he who...
2 (complemento) (persona) him
(animal, cosa) it
dáselo a él, give it to him, es para él, it's for him
3 (posesivo) de él, his
4 (oración comparativa) ella es mejor que él, she's better than him o she's better than he is
'él' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abajo
- abalanzarse
- abaratarse
- abarquillarse
- abarrotar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abastecimiento
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abdicar
- abierta
- abierto
- abismo
- abogada
- abogado
- abominar
- abominable
- abordar
- aborigen
- aborregarse
- abortar
- abotargada
- abotargado
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrirse
- absoluta
- absoluto
- abstención
- abundancia
- acabar
- acabarse
- acabose
- acallar
- acanallar
- accionariado
- acero
- achacosa
- achacoso
- achatamiento
- achicharrarse
- aclarar
- aclarado
- acomodarse
- acompañar
- acondicionar
- acostumbrada
- acostumbrado
English:
A
- abandon
- ABC
- ability
- about
- above
- abroad
- abseil
- absence
- absent
- absolute
- absolve
- absorb
- abstract
- academic
- accelerate
- accommodate
- accomplice
- account
- accurately
- accusation
- accused
- accustom
- aching
- act
- act on
- act up
- actual
- actually
- acute
- address
- adequately
- adjourn
- admission
- admit
- advance
- advanced
- advantage
- advantageous
- advise
- advocate
- affair
- afford
- afloat
- afraid
- after
- against
- age
- agenda
- aggregate

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el (f la, mpl los, fpl las) art determinado el is used instead of la before feminine nouns which are stressed on the first syllable and begin with “a” or “ha” (e.g. el agua, el hacha). Note that el combines with the prepositions a and de to produce the contracted forms al and del.

1. [con valor especificador] the;

el coche the car;

la casa the house;

los niños the children;

el agua/hacha/águila the water/axe/eagle;

fui a recoger a los niños I went to pick up the children

2. [con sustantivo abstracto, valor genérico]
el amor love;

la vida life;

el hombre Man, human beings;

los derechos de la mujer women's rights;

los niños imitan a los adultos children copy adults;

el pan es un alimento básico bread is a basic food;

la mayoría de la gente no la conoce most people don't know her;

vuelve el biquini bikinis are back

3. [indica posesión, pertenencia]
se partió la pierna he broke his leg;

se quitó los zapatos she took her shoes off;

tiene el pelo oscuro he has dark hair;

me han robado la maleta my suitcase has been stolen;

se dieron la mano they shook hands

4. [con días de la semana, fechas, horas]
vuelven el sábado they're coming back on Saturday;

los domingos vamos al cine we go to the movies (on) Sundays;

llegaré el 1 de mayo [escrito] I'll arrive on 1 May;
[hablado] I'll arrive on the first of May;
son las siete it's seven o'clock;

el año pasado/que viene last/next year

5. [con nombres propios geográficos]
el Sena the (River) Seine;

el Everest (Mount) Everest;

la India India;

La Haya The Hague;

El Cairo Cairo;

la España de la posguerra post-war Spain

6. [con apellido]
la señora Márquez Mrs Márquez;

el señor/el doctor Juárez Mr/Doctor Juárez;

los Amaya [matrimonio] Mr and Mrs Amaya, the Amayas;
[familia completa] the Amayas, the Amaya family;
los Austrias the Hapsburgs;

el Hitler español the Spanish Hitler

7. Fam [con nombre propio de persona]
llama a la María call Maria

8. [con numerales, porcentajes, fracciones]
el siete es mi número de la suerte seven's my lucky number;

llegó el tercero he came third;

el tercer piso the third floor;

un aumento del 30 por ciento a 30 percent increase;

la quinta parte (de) a fifth (of);

el 20 por ciento (de) 20 percent (of)

9. [en proporciones, precios]
100 pesos el kilo 100 pesos a o per kilo

10. [con complemento especificativo]
el/la del sombrero the one with the hat;

los/las de azul [cosas] the blue ones;
[personas] the ones in blue;
he perdido el tren, cogeré el de las nueve I've missed the train, I'll get the nine o'clock one;

el de aquí this one here;

¿los del parque son amigos tuyos? were those people in the park friends of yours?;

prefiero las del escaparate I prefer the ones in the window;

los del fondo no se callan the people at the back won't shut up

11. [con complemento posesivo]
mi hermano y el de Juan my brother and Juan's;

el mío mine;

la tuya yours;

los suyos theirs

12. [con adjetivo]
prefiero el rojo al azul I prefer the red one to the blue one;

el/la mejor the best;

es la mejor de la clase she's the best in the class, she's top of the class;

los seleccionados realizarán un examen those chosen will sit an exam;

el tonto de Ignacio se equivocó that idiot Ignacio got it wrong

13. [con infinitivo]
el beber tanto acabó con él all that drinking is what finished him off;

es amante del buen comer she loves good food;

me sienta mal el tener que decírtelo I don't like to have to tell you

14. [con frases subordinadas]
el/la que [cosa] whichever;
[persona] whoever;
los/las que [cosas] whichever;
[personas] whoever;
coge el/los que quieras take whichever you like;

el que más corra whoever runs fastest, the one who runs the fastest;

las que quieran venir que levanten la mano those who want to come o anyone who wants to come should put their hand up;

el que no te guste no quiere decir que sea malo the fact that you don't like him doesn't make him a bad person

15. [con valor enfático]
¡la pena que me dio verlo en ese estado! I felt so sorry for him when I saw him in that state!

* * *

el

I art the

II pron

:

el de … that of …;

el de Juan Juan’s;

el más grande the biggest (one);

el que está … the one that is …

* * *

él pron

: he, him

él es mi amigo: he's my friend

hablaremos con él: we will speak with him

el pron, (referring to masculine nouns)

1) : the one

tengo mi libro y el tuyo: I have my book and yours

de los cantantes me gusta el de México: I prefer the singer from México

2)

el que : he who, whoever, the one that

el que vino ayer: the one who came yesterday

el que trabaja duro estará contento: he who works hard will be happy

el, la art, pl los, las : the

los niños están en la casa: the boys are in the house

me duele el pie: my foot hurts

* * *

el det

1. the

¿qué te pareció el libro? what did you think of the book?

perdimos el tren we missed the train

2. (posesivo) my / your / his / her etcétera

me rompí el brazo I broke my arm

es el hermano de María it's María's brother

¿te has cortado el pelo? have you had your hair cut?

se puso el jersey he put his jumper on

3. (característica) the one

¿cuál prefieres? el azul which one do you prefer? the blue one

el del pelo largo the one with long hair

el de la camisa negra the one in the black shirt

me gusta el de Alejo I like Alejo's

¡Ojo! Algunas veces no se traduce

¿quieres salir el sábado? do you want to go out on Saturday?

el Sr. García Mr. García

me gusta el arroz I like rice

el que (persona) the one who / the one that (cosa) the one which / the one that

el que llegó primero the one who came first

el que me dejaste the one you lent me

el que (quienquiera) whoever

con el que that... with

el chico con el que salgo the boy that I go out with

el cuchillo con el que lo corté the knife that I cut it with

en el que that... in

el cajón en el que lo puse the drawer that I put it in

el coche en el que iban the car that they were in

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