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41 adaptar a una necesidad
(v.) = time to + need, suit + requirementEx. He can be persuaded through many devices to take the desired road, but the devices themselves must be selected, tuned, and timed to the individual's need to satisfy his basic nature.Ex. It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file.* * *(v.) = time to + need, suit + requirementEx: He can be persuaded through many devices to take the desired road, but the devices themselves must be selected, tuned, and timed to the individual's need to satisfy his basic nature.
Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file. -
42 adjunto
adj.1 attached, enclosed, annexed, included.2 adjacent, near, joined, nearby.adv.under the same cover, herewith.m.1 attachment, annex, enclosure, supplement.2 adjunct.3 additive.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: adjuntar.* * *► adjetivo1 (en carta) enclosed2 (asistente) assistant► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 assistant teacher* * *1. (f. - adjunta)adj.attached, enclosed2. (f. - adjunta)nounassistant, deputy* * *adjunto, -a1. ADJ1) [información] attached2) (=ayudante) assistantprofesor(a) adjunto/a — assistant lecturer
director(a) adjunto/a — assistant director
2.ADV [en carta]remitir o enviar algo adjunto — to enclose sth
le envío adjunto mi CV — I enclose my CV, please find enclosed my CV
3. SM / F1) (=ayudante)el adjunto al o del director — the assistant to the director, the director's assistant
2) [en carta] enclosureadjuntos: un folleto informativo y un contrato — enc: one information leaflet and one contract
3) (Ling) adjunct* * *I- ta adjetivob) <lista/copia> enclosed, attachedIIadverbio enclosedIIIadjunto a la cátedra de filosofía — senior philosophy professor (AmE) o (BrE) lecturer
* * *= accompanying, herewith, adjunct, attached hereto.Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex. Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.Ex. As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.Ex. Attached hereto is a draft of the report of the Working Party suggested for adoption.----* adjunto a = adjacent to, attached to.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.* fichero adjunto = attachment, email attachment.* * *I- ta adjetivob) <lista/copia> enclosed, attachedIIadverbio enclosedIIIadjunto a la cátedra de filosofía — senior philosophy professor (AmE) o (BrE) lecturer
* * *= accompanying, herewith, adjunct, attached hereto.Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.Ex: Attached hereto is a draft of the report of the Working Party suggested for adoption.* adjunto a = adjacent to, attached to.* carta adjunta = covering letter.* director adjunto = assistant director, deputy director, joint director.* fichero adjunto = attachment, email attachment.* * *1 ‹director› deputy ( before n)un profesor adjunto a la cátedra de historia an associate history professor ( AmE), a senior history lecturer ( BrE)2 (en carta) ‹lista/copia› enclosed, attachedarchivo or fichero adjunto ( Inf) attachmentenclosedadjunto les envío una copia de la factura please find enclosed o I enclose o I attach a copy of the invoicemasculine, feminineA(en un cargo): adjunto a la cátedra de filosofía associate philosophy professor ( AmE), senior philosophy lecturer ( BrE)el cargo de adjunto del director the post of deputy directorB1 ( Ling) adjunct2 ( Inf) attachment* * *
Del verbo adjuntar: ( conjugate adjuntar)
adjunto es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
adjuntó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
adjuntar
adjunto
adjuntar ( conjugate adjuntar) verbo transitivo
to enclose
adjunto◊ -ta adjetivo
adjuntar verbo transitivo to enclose
adjunto,-a
I adjetivo
1 enclosed, attached
2 Educ assistant
II m,f Educ assistant teacher
' adjunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adjunta
- remitir
- documento
English:
attached
- encl.
- enclose
- enclosure
- reader
- associate
- attach
- attachment
- en suite
- SASE
- senior
* * *adjunto, -a♦ adj1. [incluido] enclosed;ver mapa adjunto see the enclosed map3. [auxiliar] assistant;♦ nm,f[auxiliar] assistant;trabaja como adjunto al director he's the director's assistant♦ nmGram adjunct♦ advenclosed;adjunto le remito el recibo please find a receipt enclosed* * *I adj deputy atr ;II m, adjunta f assistantIII adv:adjunto le remitimos … please find enclosed …* * *adjunto, -ta adj: enclosed, attachedadjunto, -ta n: deputy, assistantadjunto nm: adjunct -
43 alejarse de
v.1 to get away from, to draw away from, to grow away from, to step away from.Ella se alejó del incendio She got away from the fire.2 to move away from, to retire from, to draw off from.Ellos se alejaron del vecindario They moved away from the neighborhood.3 to recede from, to retreat from.El tornado se alejó de la playa The tornado retreated from the beach.* * *(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away fromEx. Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.Ex. When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex. There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex. Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.Ex. We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.Ex. In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.* * *(v.) = move away from, drift away from, wander from, turn away from, cut + Reflexivo + off from, become + detached from, pull away (from), step away fromEx: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Ex: There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end. -
44 allí donde se necesita
(adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of useEx. Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.Ex. There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.Ex. The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.* * *(adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of useEx: Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.
Ex: There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.Ex: The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops. -
45 caramelo
m.1 (boiled) sweet (British), candy (United States).un caramelo de limón a lemon dropun caramelo de menta a mintcaramelo para la tos cough sweet2 caramel.calentarlo a punto de caramelo heat it until it is about to caramelize3 candy, caramel, sweet, sweetie.4 butterscotch.* * *1 (dulce) sweet, US candy2 (azúcar quemado) caramel, caramel syrup\a punto de caramelo syrupy 2 figurado just right* * *noun m.1) candy2) caramel* * *SM1) (=golosina) sweet, piece of candy (EEUU)2) (Culin) caramelun jersey color caramelo — a caramel-coloured o (EEUU) caramel-colored jersey
a punto de caramelo — [azúcar] caramelized
-¿se ha convencido? -no, pero está a punto de caramelo — "is he persuaded?" - "no, but he's not far off it"
un par de horas en la cárcel te ponen a punto de caramelo — a couple of hours in jail soon softens you up
3) (=incentivo) sweeteneragitan el caramelo de los subsidios para ganar votos — they're waving the carrot of subsidies to attract votes
* * *a) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) ( azúcar fundida) caramelc)(de) color caramelo — caramel-colored*, caramel
* * *= candy, caramel.Ex. The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.Ex. An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.----* caramelo de menta = humbug.* caramelo masticable = taffy [taffee], toffee.* caramelo masticable de arce = maple taffee.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* * *a) ( golosina) candy (AmE), sweet (BrE)b) ( azúcar fundida) caramelc)(de) color caramelo — caramel-colored*, caramel
* * *= candy, caramel.Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.* caramelo de menta = humbug.* caramelo masticable = taffy [taffee], toffee.* caramelo masticable de arce = maple taffee.* tienda de caramelos = confectioner.* * *un caramelo de menta a mint2 (azúcar fundida) caramel3(de) color caramelo caramel-colored*, caramel* * *
caramelo sustantivo masculino
caramelo sustantivo masculino
1 (dulce, golosina) sweet, US candy
2 (azúcar quemado) caramel
♦ Locuciones: Culin a punto de caramelo, syrupy
figurado to be ready
' caramelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chupada
- chupado
- dulce
- menta
- última
- último
- chupar
- envoltorio
- pastilla
- pelar
English:
bonbon
- bull's-eye
- butterscotch
- candy
- caramel
- fondant
- humbug
- peppermint
- suck
- sweet
- toffee
- toffee apple
- fudge
- pepper
- taffy
* * *caramelo nm1. [golosina] Br (boiled) sweet, US candy;un caramelo de limón a lemon drop;un caramelo de menta a mintcaramelo para la tos cough drop o Br sweet2. [azúcar fundido] caramel;calentarlo a punto de caramelo heat it until it is about to caramelize;estar a punto de caramelo: creo que lo voy a convencer, está a punto de caramelo I'll think I'll manage to convince him, he's on the point of agreeing;su nuevo álbum está a punto de caramelo his new album is about to hit the shopscaramelo hilado spun sugar3. [algo apetitoso] plum* * *m1 dulce candy, Brsweet* * *caramelo nm1) : caramel2) dulce: candy* * *caramelo n (golosina) sweet -
46 combinar en
(v.) = meld (in/into)Ex. So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.* * *(v.) = meld (in/into)Ex: So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.
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47 contador
adj.accounting.m.1 bookkeeper, examiner, accountant, book-keeper.2 meter, gauger, metre.3 counter, adder, counting machine, hit counter.4 purser, steward, supercargo.5 slot meter.* * *► adjetivo1 counting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (contable) accountant, bookkeeper1 meter————————1 meter* * *noun m.* * *contador, -a1.ADJ counting2. SM / F1) esp LAm (Com) book-keeper, accountant; (Jur) receiver2) And (=prestamista) pawnbroker, moneylender3. SM1) (Náut)2) (Téc) meter* * *Ia) (de luz, de gas) meter; ( taxímetro) meter, taximeterb) (AmL) ( ábaco) abacusII- dora masculino, femenino (AmL) accountant* * *= count, meter, counter.Ex. Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.Ex. Metered pricing would cause CD-ROM databases to behave in a similar way to online databases, in which a metering system is built into the CD-ROM and the meter is monitored either when the old CD-ROM is returned or remotely, using an online link.Ex. The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.----* contador con memoria = memory counter.* contador de gente = people counter.* contador de la electricidad = electricity meter.* contador del agua = water meter.* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.* contador del gas = gas meter.* contador de pasos = step counter.* contador de usuarios = patron counter.* * *Ia) (de luz, de gas) meter; ( taxímetro) meter, taximeterb) (AmL) ( ábaco) abacusII- dora masculino, femenino (AmL) accountant* * *= count, meter, counter.Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.
Ex: Metered pricing would cause CD-ROM databases to behave in a similar way to online databases, in which a metering system is built into the CD-ROM and the meter is monitored either when the old CD-ROM is returned or remotely, using an online link.Ex: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.* contador con memoria = memory counter.* contador de gente = people counter.* contador de la electricidad = electricity meter.* contador del agua = water meter.* contador de la luz = electric meter, electricity meter.* contador del gas = gas meter.* contador de pasos = step counter.* contador de usuarios = patron counter.* * *1 (de la luz, del gas) meter; (taxímetro) meter, taximeterleer el contador to read the meterCompuesto:geiger countermasculine, feminine( AmL) accountantCompuesto:contador público, contadora pública* * *
contador 1 sustantivo masculino
( taxímetro) meter, taximeter
contador 2◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino (AmL) accountant;
contador público (AmL) certified public (AmE) o (BrE) chartered accountant
contador sustantivo masculino
1 meter
contador de la luz, electricity meter
2 (profesión) LAm accountant, bookkeeper
' contador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lectura
- trucar
- paso
English:
counter
- meter
- taxi-meter
- unit
- water meter
- accountant
- certify
- charter
* * *contador, -ora♦ nm,f1. Am [contable] accountant;[empleado en tareas contables] accounts clerk contador público Br chartered accountant, US certified public accountant;contador de gestión management accountant2. contador de historias storyteller♦ nm1. [aparato] meter;el contador del gas/de la luz the gas/electricity meter2. Fís countercontador Geiger Geiger counter* * *I m meterII m, contadora f L.Am.accountant* * *: accountantcontador nm: metercontador de agua: water meter* * *contador n meter -
48 contestar
v.1 to answer.contestar a una pregunta to answer a questioncontestó que sí/que no he said yes/nono contestan there's no reply o answer (al teléfono)Elsa contestó por educación Elsa answered out of good manners.La estrella contestó sus preguntas The star answered his questions.Ricardo le contestó a Silvia de mala manera Richard answered Silvia in a bad way.2 to answer back.¡no contestes a tu madre! don't answer back to your mother!* * *1 (responder) to answer2 DERECHO to confirm1 (responder) to answer; (replicar) to answer back■ ¡no contestes! don't answer back!2 (oponer) to contest, question* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=responder) to answer, reply; [+ saludo] to returnle pregunté que si vendría y contestó que sí — I asked him if he would come and he replied that he would
2) (=replicar) to answer backno le contestes así a tu madre — don't answer your mother back like that, don't talk back to your mother like that
3) (Jur) to corroborate, confirm2. VI1) (=responder) to answer, replyno contestan — there's no reply o answer
2) (Pol) to protest* * *1. 2.contestar via) (a pregunta, al teléfono) to answer; (a carta, a invitación) to answer, replyno contesta nadie — (Telec) there's no answer
b) ( insolentarse) to answer back* * *= answer back, counter, answer, rejoin.Ex. He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.Ex. The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex. The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex. And he rejoined: "Do as you please".----* contestar favorablemente = respond + favourably.* contestar positivamente = respond + favourably.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* poderse contestar = be answerable.* que se puede contestar = answerable.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* * *1. 2.contestar via) (a pregunta, al teléfono) to answer; (a carta, a invitación) to answer, replyno contesta nadie — (Telec) there's no answer
b) ( insolentarse) to answer back* * *= answer back, counter, answer, rejoin.Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please".* contestar favorablemente = respond + favourably.* contestar positivamente = respond + favourably.* contestar una carta = answer + letter.* no saber qué contestar = stump.* poderse contestar = be answerable.* que se puede contestar = answerable.* saber contestar muy bien = be not at a loss for words.* * *contestar [A1 ]vt‹pregunta/teléfono› to answer; ‹carta› to answer, reply tome contestó que no he said no■ contestarvi1 (a una pregunta) to answer; (a una carta) to answer, replyme escribió pero no pienso contestarle she wrote to me but I don't intend writing backllamé varias veces, pero no contestaba nadie I phoned several times but no-one answereda ver si me contestas antes del lunes try to let me have an answer by Monday2 (insolentarse) to answer backno me contestes don't answer (me) back* * *
contestar ( conjugate contestar) verbo transitivo ‹pregunta/teléfono› to answer;
‹ carta› to answer, reply to;
verbo intransitivo
(a carta, a invitación) to answer, reply;◊ no contesta nadie (Telec) there's no answer
contestar verbo transitivo
1 to answer
2 familiar (replicar) to answer back
' contestar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
molestar
- reservarse
- telefonear
- aló
- apurado
- bueno
- decir
- dúo
- manera
- pregunta
- responder
- salteado
- sin
- sinceridad
- tardanza
- tardar
- teléfono
- usted
English:
affirmative
- answer
- counter
- hedge
- mind
- must
- refuse
- reply
- snap back
- unanswered
- write back
- can
- fit
- respond
- retort
- stump
- write
- wrong
* * *♦ vt1. [responder] to answer;contestar a una pregunta to answer a question;contestar a una carta to reply to o answer a letter;contestó que sí/que no he said yes/no;contestó que no podía she replied o said that she couldn't2. [oponerse a] to oppose;contestaron las medidas del gobierno they opposed the government's measures;contestaron la idoneidad del candidato they questioned the candidate's suitability♦ vi1. [responder] to answer;2. [con insolencia] to answer back;¡no contestes a tu madre! don't answer back to your mother!* * *I v/t answer, reply toII v/i1 reply (a to), answer (a sth)* * *contestar vtresponder: to answercontestar vi1) responder: to answer, to reply2) replicar: to answer back* * *contestar vb1. (en general) to answer2. (replicar) to answer back¡no contestes a tu padre! don't answer your father back! -
49 criticar
v.1 to criticize.Su padre criticó su vestimenta Her father criticized her clothes.María critica cuando siente envidia Mary criticizes when she feels envy.El profesor criticó su proceder The teacher criticized his behavior.2 to review (enjuiciar) (literatura, arte).3 to gossip.* * *1 to criticize1 (murmurar) to gossip* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=censurar) to criticizela actuación de la policía fue criticada por la oposición — the police behaviour was criticized by the opposition
2) (=hablar mal)siempre está criticando a la gente — he's always criticizing people, he's always finding fault with people
3) (Arte, Literat, Teat) [+ libro, obra] to review2.VI to gossip* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex. In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.Ex. It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex. AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex. Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex. I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex. 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex. I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex. In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex. In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex. As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex. Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.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. Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex. This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex. Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex. By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex. The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex. The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex. You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex. The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex. Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex. The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex. The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex. Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex. Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex. I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex. A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex. The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex. What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.----* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (atacar, censurar) to criticizeb) (Art, Espec, Lit) <libro/película> to review2.criticar vi to gossip, backbite* * *= come under + criticism, condemn, criticise [criticize, -USA], decry, find + fault with, put down, take + Nombre + to task, deprecate, castigate, speak against, chide, censure, berate, critique, bash, raise + criticism, come under + attack, pick on, go to + bat against, chastise, carp, damn, recreminate, reprove, reproach, single out for + criticism, slam, take + a swat at, chew + Nombre + up, roast, give + Nombre + a good roasting.Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.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: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or ' bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.* criticar a = fulminate about, level + criticism at.* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas = cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.* criticar duramente = tear + Nombre + to shreds, slate, flail away at.* criticar las ideas de Alguien = trample on + Posesivo + ideas.* ser criticado = come under + fire.* * *criticar [A2 ]vt1 (atacar) to criticizeuna postura que fue muy criticada por los ecologistas a position which came in for fierce criticism from o which was fiercely criticized by ecologistscriticó duramente a los especuladores he strongly attacked o criticized the speculatorsun proyecto muy criticado a plan which has been heavily criticized o which has come in for a lot of criticism2 (hablar mal de) to criticizetú no hace falta que la critiques porque eres igual de egoísta que ella you're in no position to criticize o ( colloq) you can't talk, you're just as selfish as she is■ criticarvito gossip, backbite* * *
criticar ( conjugate criticar) verbo transitivo
verbo intransitivo
to gossip, backbite
criticar
I verbo transitivo to criticize
II verbo intransitivo (murmurar) to gossip
' criticar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
censurar
- dedicarse
- desollar
- despellejar
- tralla
- vapulear
- arremeter
- murmurar
- rajar
- sino
English:
attack
- carp
- critical
- criticize
- fault
- knock
- pan
- pick on
- run down
- slam
- slate
- get
- run
* * *criticar vt1. [censurar] to criticize2. [enjuiciar] [literatura, arte] to review* * *v/t criticize* * *criticar {72} vt: to criticize* * *criticar vb1. (en general) to criticize2. (cotillear) to gossip -
50 defender
v.1 to defend.defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interestsdefendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound argumentsElsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).* * *1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)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?\defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case* * *verb* * *1.VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defendel Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions
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:* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre 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 defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= 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.* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre 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 defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= 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.* * *defender [E8 ]vt1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defendsiempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sisterdefender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sbla defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defenddefender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sbme 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)* * *
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
(Der) to defend oneself;
defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
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
* * *♦ vt1. [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;Depdefender el título to defend the title;defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail2. [reo, acusado] to defend♦ viDep to mark;defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;defender en zona to use a zone defence* * *I v/t1 defend (de against)2 en fútbol mark* * *defender {56} vt: to defend, to protect* * *defender vb1. (en general) to defend2. (proteger) to protect -
51 desventaja
f.disadvantage.estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *1 disadvantage, drawback2 (problema) problem\estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *noun f.1) disadvantage2) handicap* * *SF1) (=perjuicio) disadvantage2) (=inconveniente) disadvantage, drawback* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex. Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.Ex. The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex. The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex. Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.----* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *femenino disadvantage* * *= disadvantage, drawback, flaw, limitation, weakness, minus [minuses, pl.], downside, weak point.Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.* adolecer de desventaja = suffer from + limitation.* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa = first-mover disadvantage.* desventaja del primero que hace Algo = first-mover disadvantage, first-mover advantage.* estar en desventaja = be disadvantaged, be at a disadvantage.* ventajas y desventajas = trade-off [tradeoff/trade off], pros and cons, benefits and pitfalls.* ventajas (y/o) desventajas = merits (and/or) demerits, advantages (and/or) disadvantages, strengths (and/or) weaknesses, pluses (and/or) minuses.* ver desventajas = see + drawbacks.* * *disadvantageeste método tiene sus desventajas this method has its drawbacks o disadvantagescon una desventaja de dos goles two goals downal no saber idiomas está en desventaja he's at a disadvantage not knowing any languages, not knowing any languages puts him at a disadvantage* * *
desventaja sustantivo femenino
disadvantage;
desventaja sustantivo femenino
1 (desigualdad, inferioridad) disadvantage: estamos en desventaja, we are at a disadvantage
2 (inconveniente) drawback: esa solución tiene una desventaja, that solution has a disadvantage
' desventaja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
inconveniente
English:
disadvantage
- handicap
- handicapped
- liability
- minus
- at
- draw
* * *desventaja nfdisadvantage;afrontan el encuentro de vuelta con una desventaja de quince puntos they go into the return match trailing by fifteen points o fifteen points behind;compite con desventaja he's competing at a disadvantage;estar en desventaja to be at a disadvantage* * *f disadvantage* * *desventaja nf: disadvantage, drawback* * *desventaja n disadvantage -
52 distinguir
v.1 to distinguish.¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apartdistinguir algo de algo to tell something from somethingElla distingue los colores She distinguishes the colors.Ella distingue a los gemelos She distinguishes the twins.El rector distinguió al profesor The rector distinguished the professor.Ella distinguió She distinguished.2 to distinguish, to characterize.distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish something/somebody from, to set something/somebody apart from3 to honor.hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honored to have with us Mr…4 to make out.¿distingues algo? can you see anything?, can you make anything out? (al mirar)5 to differentiate, to know the difference.* * *(gu changes to g before a and o)Present Indicativedistingo, distingues, distingue, distinguimos, distinguís, distinguen.Present SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to differentiate, distinguish2) honor* * *1. VT1) (=diferenciar)a) (=ver la diferencia entre) to distinguishno resulta fácil distinguir a los mellizos — it is not easy to tell the twins apart, it's not easy to distinguish between the twins
he puesto una etiqueta en la maleta para distinguirla — I've put a label on the suitcase to be able to tell it apart from o distinguish it from the others
lo sabría distinguir entre un millón — I would know it o recognize it anywhere
¿sabes distinguir un violín de una viola? — can you tell o distinguish a violin from a viola?
b) (=hacer diferente) to set apartlo que nos distingue de los animales — what distinguishes us from the animals, what sets us apart from the animals
c) (=hacer una distinción entre) to distinguish2) (=ver) [+ objeto, sonido] to make outya distingo la costa — I can see o make out the coast now
3) (=honrar) [+ amigo, alumno] to honour, honor (EEUU)4) (=elegir) to single out2.VI (=ver la diferencia) to tell the difference ( entre between)(=hacer una distinción) to make a distinction ( entre between)lo mismo le da un vino malo que uno bueno, no distingue — it's all the same to him whether it's a bad wine or a good one, he can't tell the difference
no era capaz de distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo — he couldn't tell the difference o distinguish between good and bad
en su discurso, distinguió entre el viejo y el nuevo liberalismo — in his speech he made a distinction between the old and the new liberalism
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( diferenciar) to distinguishdistinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another
es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other
b) ( caracterizar) to characterize2) ( percibir) to make outse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves
3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*2.distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something
* * *= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.Ex. PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.Ex. You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex. Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex. Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex. To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex. No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex. What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex. The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex. The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex. Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex. She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.----* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( diferenciar) to distinguishdistinguir una cosa de otra — to tell o distinguish one thing from another
es muy difícil distinguirlos — it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other
b) ( caracterizar) to characterize2) ( percibir) to make outse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas — we/he/they could clearly make out the sound of the waves
3) (con medalla, honor) to honor*2.distinguirse v pron ( destacarse)distinguirse por algo: se distinguió por su valentía he distinguished himself by his bravery; nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products are distinguished by their quality; distinguirse en algo — to distinguish oneself in something
* * *= delineate, discern, distinguish, draw + distinction, segregate, sift, single out, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, mark out, tell + apart, set + Nombre + apart, tease apart, decouple, discern, make out.Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex: In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre = mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguir de = mark + Nombre + off from.* distinguir entre... y... = draw + the line between... and..., make + distinction between... and..., discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.* distinguirse = make + Posesivo + mark, be distinguishable.* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula = case-sensitive.* que no ayuda a distinguir = nondistinctive.* * *distinguir [I2 ]vtA1 (diferenciar) to distinguishno sabe distinguir una nota de otra she can't tell o distinguish one note from anotherhe aprendido a distinguir los diferentes compositores I've learnt to distinguish (between) o recognize the different composersson tan parecidos que es muy difícil distinguirlos they look so much alike it's very difficult to tell them apart o to tell one from the other o to distinguish between themyo la distinguiría entre mil I'd recognize o know her anywhere, I could pick her out in a crowd2 (caracterizar) to characterizeB (percibir) to make outa lo lejos se distingue la catedral the cathedral can be seen in the distanceentre los matorrales pudo distinguir algo que se movía she could make out o see something moving in the bushesse distinguía claramente el ruido de las olas the sound of the waves could be clearly heard, we/he/they could clearly hear o make out the sound of the wavesC (con una medalla, un honor) to honor*■ distinguirvi(discernir): hay que saber distinguir para apreciar la diferencia you have to be discerning to appreciate the difference(destacarse) distinguirse POR algo:se distinguió por su talento musical he became famous o renowned for his musical talentse distinguió por su valor en el combate he distinguished himself by his bravery in battlenuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products stand out for their quality, our products are distinguished by o for their qualitydistinguirse EN algo to distinguish oneself IN sth, to make a name for oneself IN sth* * *
distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( percibir) ‹figura/sonido› to make out
3 (con medalla, honor) to honor( conjugate honor)
distinguirse verbo pronominal ( destacarse): distinguirse por algo [ persona] to distinguish oneself by sth;
[ producto] to be distinguished by sth
distinguir verbo transitivo
1 (reconocer) to recognize
2 (apreciar la diferencia) to distinguish: no soy capaz de distinguir a Juan de su hermano gemelo, I can't tell Juan from his twin brother
3 (conferir un privilegio, honor) to honour, US honor
4 (verse, apreciarse) to make out
' distinguir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discriminar
- caracterizar
English:
differentiate
- discern
- distinction
- distinguish
- make out
- pick out
- separate
- single out
- tell
- tell apart
- define
- discriminate
- know
- make
- mark
- pick
- right
- set
* * *♦ vt1. [diferenciar] to distinguish, to tell the difference between;¿tú distingues estas dos camisas? can you tell the difference between these two shirts?;me es imposible distinguirlos I can't tell them apart;Kant distingue varios tipos de “razón” Kant distinguishes between several kinds of “reason”;distinguir algo de algo to tell sth from sth;por teléfono no distingo tu voz de la de tu madre I can't tell your voice from your mother's on the telephone;no distinguen el verde del azul they can't tell green from blue2. [caracterizar] to distinguish, to characterize;distinguir algo/a alguien de to distinguish sth/sb from, to set sth/sb apart from;esto lo distingue del resto de los mamíferos this distinguishes it from other mammals;¿qué es lo que distingue a un gorila? what are the main characteristics of a gorilla?;el grado de adherencia distingue los diversos tipos de neumático the different types of tyre are distinguished by their road-holding capacity;su amabilidad la distingue de las demás her kindness sets her apart from the rest3. [premiar] to honour;ha sido distinguido con numerosos premios he has been honoured with numerous prizes;hoy nos distingue con su presencia Don… today we are honoured to have with us Mr…4. [vislumbrar, escuchar] to make out;¿distingues algo? [al mirar] can you see anything?, can you make anything out?;desde aquí no distingo si es ella o no I can't see if it's her or not from here;podía distinguir su voz I could make out her voice♦ vito differentiate, to know the difference ( entre between);el público distingue entre un buen y un mal tenor the audience can tell o knows the difference between a good and a bad tenor;estudiando mucho uno aprende a distinguir after a lot of study one learns how to discriminate* * *v/t1 distinguish (de from)2 ( divisar) make out;distinguir algo lejano make out sth in the distancehonour* * *distinguir {26} vt1) : to distinguish2) : to honor* * *distinguir vblos gemelos son difíciles de distinguir the twins are hard to tell apart / it's hard to tell the twins apart -
53 en el momento en que se necesita
(adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of useEx. Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.Ex. There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.Ex. The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.* * *(adj.) = at the point-of-need, at the point of use, point of useEx: Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols.
Ex: There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use.Ex: The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.Spanish-English dictionary > en el momento en que se necesita
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54 estar pendiente de
(v.) = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinnedEx. Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex. Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.Ex. When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.* * *(v.) = be on the lookout for, pay + attention to, keep + an eye on, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinnedEx: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.
Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted.Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound. -
55 examinar
v.1 to examine.El científico examinó la evidencia The scientist examined the evidence.El médico examinó al paciente The doctor examined the patient.Ricardo examinó el libro Richard examined=perused the book.2 to interrogate.La policía examinó al testigo The police interrogated the witness.* * *1 (gen) to examine2 (investigar) to consider, inspect, go over1 to take an examination, sit an examination* * *verb1) to examine2) inspect•* * *1. VT1) [+ alumno] to examine2) [+ producto] to test3) [+ problema] to examine, study4) [+ paciente] to examine2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alumno/candidato> to examine2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine2.examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an examme examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam
* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.Ex. With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.Ex. Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex. This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex. The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex. The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.Ex. This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex. The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex. It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.Ex. Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex. Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex. If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex. This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex. I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex. All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex. Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex. It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.Ex. Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex. There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex. If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex. A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex. Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex. The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.----* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.* examinar el modo de = examine + way.* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* examinar rápidamente = scan.* examinar un tema = explore + theme.* sin examinar = unexamined.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) <alumno/candidato> to examine2) (mirar detenidamente, estudiar) < objeto> to examine, inspect; <documento/proyecto/propuesta> to examine, study; <situación/caso> to study, consider; < enfermo> to examine2.examinarse v pron (Esp) to take an examme examiné de latín — I had o took my Latin exam
* * *= analyse [analyze, -USA], assess, discuss, examine, go over, look at, look into, overhaul, study, survey, probe into, offer + an account of, go through, vet, test, look over, check out, check up on, keep + tabs on, review, question, peruse, screen, probe.Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.* examinar cómo = look at + ways in which.* examinar detenidamente = scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA], put + Nombre + under the spotlight, bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.* examinar el modo de = examine + way.* examinar el papel de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la función de Algo = investigate + role.* examinar la posibilidad de (que) = examine + the possibility that/of.* examinar los conocimientos = test + knowledge.* examinar más detenidamente = look + closer, take + a closer look at, take + a close look.* examinar más minuciosamente = examine + in greater detail.* examinar minuciosamente = pull apart.* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia = search + Posesivo + conscience.* examinar rápidamente = scan.* examinar un tema = explore + theme.* sin examinar = unexamined.* * *examinar [A1 ]vtA ‹alumno/candidato› to examineB (mirar detenidamente, estudiar)1 ‹objeto› to examine, inspect; ‹contrato/documento› to examine, study2 ‹situación/caso› to study, consider; ‹proyecto/propuesta› to study, examine3 ‹paciente/enfermo› to examineayer nos examinamos de latín we had o took o ( BrE) sat our Latin exam yesterday* * *
Multiple Entries:
examinar
examinar algo
examinar ( conjugate examinar) verbo transitivo
to examine;
‹situación/caso› to study, consider
examinarse verbo pronominal (Esp) to take an exam
examinar verbo transitivo to examine: quisiera examinar las pruebas detenidamente, I'd like to thoroughly examine the evidence
' examinar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mirar
- pensar
- tantear
- analizar
- escudriñar
- ver
English:
examine
- inspect
- look into
- look over
- paper
- reassess
- review
- scrutinize
- search
- see into
- study
- test
- trace
- view
- look
- peruse
- reexamine
- survey
- vet
* * *♦ vt1. [alumno] to examine2. [analizar] to examine;examinó detenidamente el arma he examined the weapon carefully;examinaremos su caso we shall examine her case;tienes que ir al médico a que te examine you must go and get the doctor to examine you* * *v/t examine* * *examinar vt1) : to examine2) inspeccionar: to inspect* * *examinar vb to examine -
56 faceta de forma
(n.) = Form facetEx. Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the Form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.* * *(n.) = Form facetEx: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the Form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
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57 fundir en
(v.) = meld (in/into)Ex. So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.* * *(v.) = meld (in/into)Ex: So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.
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58 guardar
v.1 to keep.guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhoodManolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.2 to save.guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother3 to keep watch over.4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).guardar cama to stay in bedguardar silencio to keep quietguardar las apariencias to keep up appearances5 to save (computing).6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.7 to shut in.Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.8 to guard, to watch over.La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.* * *1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on2 (conservar) to keep, hold3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep4 (poner en un sitio) to put away5 (reservar) to save, keep6 (proteger) to protect, save■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!7 INFORMÁTICA to save8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to\guardar cola to queue up, US wait in lineguardar conexión con to be connected withguardar la derecha to keep to the rightguardar las formas to be politeguardar parecido con to be similar toguardar relación con to be related toguardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody* * *verb1) to guard2) keep3) preserve4) maintain5) observe•* * *1. VT1) [+ objetos]a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put awaysi no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away
b) (=conservar) to keepno tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything
guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets
guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.
c) (=reservar) to savete guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come
guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me
¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?
puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow
d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to havecama 1), silencio 1., 1)•
guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to havesu teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud
4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, showno le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment
los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders
5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe6) (=cuidar) to guard•
guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth•
¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!
2.VI¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( reservar) to saveguarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas
2)a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... awayb) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep3) (liter) (defender, proteger)la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle
4) < secreto> to keep5)a) (mostrar, manifestar)b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe2.guardarse v pron1) ( quedarse con) to keep2) ( reservar) to save, keep3) ( poner en un lugar)4) ( cuidarse)guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf
* * *= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.----* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.* porche para guardar el coche = car port.* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( reservar) to saveguarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas
2)a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... awayb) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep3) (liter) (defender, proteger)la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle
4) < secreto> to keep5)a) (mostrar, manifestar)b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe2.guardarse v pron1) ( quedarse con) to keep2) ( reservar) to save, keep3) ( poner en un lugar)4) ( cuidarse)guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf
* * *= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.* acción de guardar documentos = save.* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.* hacer guardar silencio = shush.* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.* porche para guardar el coche = car port.* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].* * *guardar [A1 ]vtA(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cakeguarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eveguárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a placesi pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for meB1 (poner en un lugar) to put … awayguarda los juguetes put your toys awaylos guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe placeya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothesguarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keepguardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridgelo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for yearslos tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the atticsiempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and keyC ( liter)(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castlelos perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansionDios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the KingD ‹secreto› to keepno le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) himguardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!E1(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respecthay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in churchguardar las apariencias to keep up appearances2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiestaA (quedarse con) to keepguárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourselfB ( enf) (reservar) to save, keepC(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocketguárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefullyD (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INFse guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the documentya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened* * *
guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later
2
guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
‹ rencor› to bear, harbor( conjugate harbor);
guardarse verbo pronominal
1
2 ( poner en un lugar):
guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage
* * *♦ vt1. [conservar] to keep;guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;[proteger] to guard;guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;guardó su palabra she kept her word;guardar cama to stay in bed;guardar silencio to keep quiet;guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;también Figguardar las distancias to keep one's distance5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe7. Informát to save;guardar cambios to save changes* * *v/t1 keep;guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent3 recuerdo have4 apariencias keep up5 INFOR save6:guardar cama stay in bed* * *guardar vt1) : to guard2) : to maintain, to preserve3) conservar: to put away4) reservar: to save5) : to keep (a secret or promise)* * *guardar vb¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?3. (meter) to put4. (reservar) to save / to keep¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard -
59 gótico
adj.Gothic.* * *► adjetivo1 Gothic1 (idioma) Gothic————————1 (idioma) Gothic* * *1. ADJ1) [estilo, arte, letra] Gothic2) (=noble) noble, illustrious2.SM (Ling) Gothic* * *I- ca adjetivo GothicIImasculino Gothic* * *= Gothic.Ex. Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.----* arquitectura gótica = Gothic architecture.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* * *I- ca adjetivo GothicIImasculino Gothic* * *= Gothic.Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
* arquitectura gótica = Gothic architecture.* estilo gótico = Gothic style.* letra gótica = gothic type, black letter.* novela gótica = Gothic novel.* * *A1 ‹arte/catedral› Gothic2 ‹escritura/letra› GothicB (de los godos) GothicCompuestos:flamboyant Gothiclate GothicB ( Ling) Gothic* * *
gótico◊ -ca adjetivo
Gothic
gótico,-a adjetivo Gothic
' gótico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gótica
English:
Gothic
* * *gótico, -a♦ adj1. [arte] Gothic2. [letra] Gothic3. [de los Godos] Gothic♦ nm1. [estilo] GothicGótico flamígero flamboyant Gothic;Gótico florido flamboyant Gothic2. [lengua] Gothic* * *I adj GothicII m ARQUI Gothic* * *gótico, -ca adj: Gothic -
60 llegar a un acuerdo
to come to an agreement* * *(v.) = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + dealEx. At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.Ex. Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form.Ex. An undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning.Ex. The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume.Ex. We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points.Ex. Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.Ex. If we begin to think about the new technology as different from the three-by-five card perhaps then we can have some meeting of the minds.Ex. Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.Ex. Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex. Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres.Ex. The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.Ex. Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.* * *(v.) = conclude + agreement, reach + agreement, make + an undertaking, make + bargain, come to + consensus, reach + understanding, have + meeting of the minds, reach + consensus, hammer out + agreement, develop + compromise, work out + agreement, strike + deal, conclude + dealEx: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.
Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form.Ex: An undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning.Ex: The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume.Ex: We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points.Ex: Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.Ex: If we begin to think about the new technology as different from the three-by-five card perhaps then we can have some meeting of the minds.Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.Ex: Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres.Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders.Ex: The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'.Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
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