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1 difficult business

difficult business

n.

• abarrancamiento s.m.

English-spanish dictionary > difficult business
2 difficult business or situation

difficult business or situation

n.

• abarrancadero s.m.

English-spanish dictionary > difficult business or situation
3 business

noun

1) (trading operation) Geschäft, das; (company, firm) Betrieb, der; (large) Unternehmen, das

2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.

on business — geschäftlich

he's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche

business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft

set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen

go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)

go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden

do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen

be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein

3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, die

that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache

what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?

mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!

he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun

4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die

‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"

5) (serious work)

get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen

mean business — es ernst meinen

business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen

6) (derog.): (affair) Sache, die; Geschichte, die (ugs.)

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['biznis]
noun

1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) das Geschäft

2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) das Geschäft

3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) die Angelegenheit

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- academic.ru/9798/businesslike">businesslike
- businessman
- on business
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busi·ness

<pl -es>

[ˈbɪznɪs]

I. n

1. no pl (commerce) Handel m, [kaufmännisches] Gewerbe

is your visit for \business or pleasure? ist ihr Besuch dienstlicher oder privater Natur?

to combine [or mix] \business with pleasure das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden

never mix \business with pleasure Dienst ist Dienst und Schnaps ist Schnaps fam

to do \business with sb mit jdm Geschäfte machen [o geschäftliche Beziehungen unterhalten] [o Handel treiben]

to go into \business Geschäftsmann/Geschäftsfrau werden

he went into \business as a caterer er ging ins Gaststättengewerbe

to go out of \business das Geschäft aufgeben

to talk \business zur Sache kommen

on \business beruflich, dienstlich, geschäftlich

2. no pl (sales volume) Geschäft nt; (turnover) Umsatz m

how's \business at the moment? was machen die Geschäfte?

\business is booming/slow die Geschäfte gehen hervorragend/nicht gut

3. (profession) Branche f

what line of \business are you in? in welcher Branche sind Sie tätig?

4. (company) Unternehmen nt, Firma f, Betrieb m

small \business Kleinunternehmen nt

to start up [or establish] a \business ein Unternehmen gründen

5. no pl (matter) Angelegenheit f; ( fam: concern, affair) Angelegenheit f, Sache f

see [or go] about your \business ( fam) kümmere dich um deine eigenen Angelegenheiten

that's none of your \business ( fam) das geht dich nichts an

to be a time-consuming \business eine zeitraubende Angelegenheit sein

to have no \business to do [or doing] sth nicht das Recht haben, etw zu tun

to make sth one's \business sich dat etw zur Aufgabe machen

to mind one's own \business ( fam) sich akk um seine eigenen Angelegenheiten kümmern

6. no pl

to mean \business (be serious) es [wirklich] ernst meinen

7. no pl (process)

to get on with the \business of sth mit etw dat weitermachen

8. BRIT (affairs discussed) die Sitzungsthemen des Unterhauses

\business committee Unterhausausschuss m für die Einteilung der Sitzungszeit

9.

▶ to be the \business BRIT (sl) Spitze sein fam

▶ to do one's \business ( euph: person) austreten, sich akk erleichtern euph; (dog) sein Geschäft verrichten euph

▶ to do the \business BRIT (sl) es treiben sl, eine Nummer schieben sl

▶ to get down to \business zur Sache kommen

▶ to be in the \business of [doing] sth dafür zuständig sein, etw zu tun

I'm not in the \business of telling you what to do es ist nicht meine Sache, Ihnen zu sagen, was Sie zu tun haben

▶ like nobody's \business ( fam) ganz toll fam

to hurt like nobody's \business ganz arg weh tun fam

to run like nobody's \business ganz schnell rennen

▶ \business before pleasure ( prov) erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen prov

▶ to be \business as usual ( prov) den gewohnten Gang gehen

▶ what a \business was für ein Umstand

II. n modifier (account, letter, meeting, partner) Geschäfts-

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['bIznɪs]
n

1) no pl (= commerce) Geschäft nt; (= line of business) Branche f

to be in business — Geschäftsmann sein

I am in business with him — ich habe geschäftlich mit ihm zu tun

to go into business — Geschäftsmann werden

to go into business with sb — mit jdm ein Geschäft gründen

what line of business is she in? — was macht sie beruflich?

to be in the publishing/insurance business — im Verlagswesen/der Versicherungsbranche tätig sein

to set up in business — ein Geschäft gründen

to set up in business as a butcher/lawyer etc — sich als Fleischer/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen

to go out of business — zumachen

to do business with sb — Geschäfte pl mit jdm machen

business is business — Geschäft ist Geschäft

"business as usual" (during renovation etc) — das Geschäft bleibt geöffnet

it's business as usual — alles geht wie gewohnt weiter

how's business? — wie gehen die Geschäfte?

business is good — die Geschäfte gehen gut

to look for business — sich nach Aufträgen umsehen

to go to Paris on business — geschäftlich nach Paris fahren

he is here/away on business — er ist geschäftlich hier/unterwegs

to know one's business — seine Sache verstehen

to get down to business —

to combine or mix business with pleasure — das Angenehme mit dem Nützlichen verbinden

you shouldn't mix business with pleasure — man sollte Geschäftliches und Vergnügen trennen

looking for business? (asked by prostitute) — na, Süßer, wie wärs?

2) (fig inf)

now we're in business — jetzt kanns losgehen (inf)

to mean business — es ernst meinen

it's/she's the business — das/sie ist spitze (inf)

3) (= commercial enterprise) Geschäft nt, Betrieb m

a small business — ein kleines Unternehmen

a family business — ein Familienunternehmen nt

4) (= concern) Sache f, Angelegenheit f; (= task, duty also) Aufgabe f

that's my business — das ist meine Sache or Angelegenheit

that's no business of mine/yours, that's none of my/your business — das geht mich/dich nichts an

to make it one's business to do sth — es sich (dat) zur Aufgabe machen, etw zu tun

you should make it your business to see that all the products... — Sie sollten sich darum kümmern, dass alle Produkte...

you've no business doing that — du hast kein Recht, das zu tun

we are not in the business of doing that — es ist nicht unsere Aufgabe, das zu tun

to send sb about his business — jdn in seine Schranken weisen

I must be about my business (form) — ich muss( jetzt) meinen Geschäften nachgehen

See:

→ mind

5) (= difficult job) Problem nt

6) (inf: affair) Sache f

I am tired of this protest business — ich hab genug von dieser Protestiererei (inf)

moving house can be a costly/stressful business — ein Umzug kann ganz schön teuer/stressig sein

See:

→ funny

7) (THEAT) dargestellte Handlung

8) (inf: defecation of dog, child) Geschäft nt (inf)

to do one's business — sein Geschäft machen or verrichten (inf)

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business [ˈbıznıs]

A s

1. Geschäft n, Beruf m, Tätigkeit f, Gewerbe n, Arbeit f:

in the music business im Musikgeschäft;

on business geschäftlich, beruflich, in Geschäften, in einer geschäftlichen Angelegenheit;

be away on business dienstlich oder geschäftlich unterwegs sein, auf Dienst- oder Geschäftsreise sein;

on the way to business auf dem Weg zur Arbeit(sstätte);

politics is a dirty business die Politik ist ein schmutziges Geschäft;

carry on business as an estate agent als Grundstücksmakler tätig sein;

discuss business über geschäftliche Dinge reden;

he knows his business er versteht sein Geschäft

2. a) Kaufmannsberuf m

b) Geschäftsleben n, Handel m:

be in business Geschäftsmann oder Kaufmann sein, ein Geschäft haben;

be back in business wieder im Geschäft sein;

go into business Kaufmann werden;

go out of business

a) das Geschäft oder seinen Beruf aufgeben,

b) den Betrieb einstellen;

business is business Geschäft ist Geschäft

3. WIRTSCH Geschäft(sgang) n(m), Geschäftsvolumen n, Umsatz m:

bad for business schlecht fürs Geschäft;

how is business? wie gehen die Geschäfte?;

business is slack das Geschäft ist flau;

business done (Börse) Umsatz(betrag) m, (tatsächlich getätigte) Abschlüsse pl;

no business (done) (Börse) ohne Umsatz;

do good business gute Geschäfte machen ( with mit);

lose business Kundschaft oder Aufträge verlieren, geschäftliche Einbußen erleiden

4. WIRTSCH Geschäft n, (Geschäfts)Unternehmen n, (-)Betrieb m, Firma f

5. (Laden)Geschäft n

6. Arbeit f, Tätigkeit f, Beschäftigung f:

business before pleasure erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen;

he puts pleasure before business für ihn ist das Vergnügen wichtiger als die Arbeit; → mix A 7

7. auch business of the day Tagesordnung f

8. Sache f, Aufgabe f, Pflicht f:

that’s your business (to do) das (zu tun) ist deine Aufgabe;

make it one’s business to do sth, make a business of doing sth es sich zur Aufgabe machen, etwas zu tun

9. Angelegenheit f, Sache f:

life is a serious business das Leben ist eine ernste Angelegenheit;

that’s my business das ist meine Sache, das geht niemanden etwas an;

this is nobody’s business das geht niemanden etwas an;

this is none of your business, that is no business of yours das geht Sie nichts an;

get down to business zur Sache kommen;

I’m trying to keep out of this demonstration business umg ich versuche, mich aus der ganzen Demonstriererei herauszuhalten;

send sb about their business jemandem heimleuchten umg; → absolutely 1, mean¹ A 1, mind B 3

10. Anliegen n:

what is your business? was haben Sie auf dem Herzen?

11. Anlass m, Grund m, Berechtigung f:

you have no business doing ( oder to do) that Sie haben kein Recht, das zu tun;

what business did he have to say that? wie kam er dazu, das zu sagen?

12. THEAT Aktion f (stumme Szenen, Bewegungen etc; Ggs Sprechtext)

13. Geschäft n euph (Notdurft):

do one’s business sein Geschäft erledigen oder machen oder verrichten

B adj geschäftlich:

business problems;

for business reasons aus geschäftlichen Gründen

bus. abk business

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noun

1) (trading operation) Geschäft, das; (company, firm) Betrieb, der; (large) Unternehmen, das

2) no pl. (buying and selling) Geschäfte Pl.

on business — geschäftlich

he's in the wool business — er ist in der Wollbranche

business is business — (fig.) Geschäft ist Geschäft

set up in business — ein Geschäft od. eine Firma gründen

go out of business — pleite gehen (ugs.)

go into business — Geschäftsmann/-frau werden

do business [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Geschäfte machen

be in business — Geschäftsmann/-frau sein

3) (task, duty, province) Aufgabe, die; Pflicht, die

that is my business/none of your business — das ist meine Angelegenheit/nicht deine Sache

what business is it of yours? — was geht Sie das an?

mind your own business — kümmere dich um deine [eigenen] Angelegenheiten!

he has no business to do that — er hat kein Recht, das zu tun

4) (matter to be considered) Angelegenheit, die

‘any other business’ — "Sonstiges"

5) (serious work)

get down to [serious] business — [ernsthaft] zur Sache kommen; (Commerc.) an die Arbeit gehen

mean business — es ernst meinen

business before pleasure — erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen

6) (derog.): (affair) Sache, die; Geschichte, die (ugs.)

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adj.

geschäftlich adj. n.

Angelegenheit f.

Geschäft -e n.

Problem -e n.

Sache -n f.

English-german dictionary > business
4 type of business

сущ.

род деятельности

|| If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state.

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > type of business
5 The world of big business is very difficult

Образное выражение: Мир большого бизнеса очень сложный

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > The world of big business is very difficult
6 will make future business difficult

• wird das Geschäft in Zukunft erschweren

English-German correspondence dictionary > will make future business difficult
7 трудное дело

difficult business имя существительное:
job (работа, задание, место работы, труд, занятие, трудное дело)

devil (дьявол, черт, бес, сатана, человек, трудное дело)
словосочетание:
large order (трудная задача, трудное дело)

tall order (трудная задача, чрезмерное требование, трудное дело)

Русско-английский синонимический словарь > трудное дело
8 asunto

m.

1 matter.

necesitamos hablar de un asunto importante we need to talk about an important matter

anda metido en un asunto turbio he's mixed up o involved in a dodgy affair

no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business

el asunto es que… the thing is that…

¡…y asunto concluido! and that's that!

asuntos exteriores (politics) foreign affairs

asuntos a tratar agenda

2 theme.

3 affair (romance).

pres.indicat.

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

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asunto

► nombre masculino

1 (cuestión) matter, issue; (tema) subject; (de obra) theme

■ no quiero hablar del asunto I don't want to discuss the matter

2 (negocio) affair, business

■ no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business

3 (aventura) affair, love affair

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

asuntos a tratar agenda sing

asuntos exteriores PLÍTICA Foreign Affairs

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noun m.

affair, business, issue, matter

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SM

1) (=cuestión) matter

un asunto familiar grave — an urgent family matter

vine a discutir unos asuntos — I came to discuss several matters o issues

no sé nada de ese asunto — I don't know anything about it o the matter

el asunto de los impuestos divide al gobierno — the government is divided on the matter o question o issue of taxes

hemos tratado el asunto de nuestro divorcio — we've talked about the subject of our divorce

asuntos a tratar — agenda

no te metas en mis asuntos — mind your own business

¡esto es asunto mío! — that's my business o affair!

¡asunto concluido! — that's an end to the matter!

- me ha llamado el jefe a su despacho -mal asunto — "the boss has called me to his office" - "doesn't look good"

ir al asunto — to get down to business

el asunto es que... — the thing is (that)...

asunto de honor — question of honour o (EEUU) honor

2) (Jur) case

estuvo implicado en un asunto de desfalco — he was involved in a case of embezzlement

3) (Pol)

el asunto Rumasa — the Rumasa affair

Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores — Foreign Ministry, Foreign Office, State Department (EEUU)

asuntos exteriores — foreign affairs

4) (=aventura amorosa) affair

es asunto de faldas — there's a woman involved in this somewhere along the line

asunto de alcoba — bedroom intrigue

5) Cono Sur

¿a asunto de qué lo hiciste? — why did you do it?

6) Caribe

poner asunto — to pay attention

7) (Literat) † (=tema) subject

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masculino

a) (cuestión, problema) matter

un asunto muy delicado — a very delicate matter o issue

se pelearon por el asunto de la herencia — they fell out over the inheritance

está implicado en un asunto de drogas — he's mixed up in something to do with drugs

asuntos de negocios — business matters

no es asunto tuyo — it's none of your business

y asunto concluido: te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've said no and that's that; te quedarás en casa y asunto concluido — you're staying at home and that's all there is to it

b) (pey) ( relación amorosa) affair

tuvo un asuntillo con la secretaria — he had a brief fling with his secretary

c) (CS fam) (razón, sentido)

¿a asunto de qué se lo dijiste? — what did you go and tell him for? (colloq), why on earth did you tell him? (colloq)

¿a asunto de qué voy a ir? — what on earth's the point of my going? (colloq)

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= affair, issue, matter, topic, subject matter, business [businesses, -pl.], question, concern, subject line.

Nota: Aplicado al correo electrónico.

Ex. And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex. These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex. AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex. A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex. The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex. The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

Ex. Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex. Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.

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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* asunto candente = burning issue, burning question, hot potato, hot topic, hot issue.

* asunto de actualidad = current issue.

* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.

* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

* asunto de trascendencia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.

* asunto familiar = family affair.

* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* asunto laboral = work-related issue.

* asunto pendiente = unresolved matter.

* asunto pendiente, asunto sin resolver, cabo suelto, asignatura pendiente = unresolved matter.

* asunto personal = personal issue.

* asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* asuntos = matters.

* asuntos académicos = academic affairs.

* asuntos cotidianos = everyday matters.

* asuntos de la casa, los = home affairs.

* asuntos exteriores = foreign affairs.

* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* asuntos internacionales = global affairs, world affairs.

* asuntos internos = Minister of Internal Affairs, internal affairs.

* asunto sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* asuntos pendientes = unfinished business.

* asuntos propios = personal business.

* asuntos públicos = public affairs.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* delegar un asunto = delegate + matter.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.

* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores = Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el = Foreign Office, the.

* ministro de asuntos exteriores = foreign minister.

* responsable de asuntos económicos = financial officer.

* rumiar un asunto = chew + the cud.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser un asunto de = be a matter for/of.

* ser un asunto difícil = be a difficult business.

* ser un asunto problemático = be at issue.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

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masculino

a) (cuestión, problema) matter

un asunto muy delicado — a very delicate matter o issue

se pelearon por el asunto de la herencia — they fell out over the inheritance

está implicado en un asunto de drogas — he's mixed up in something to do with drugs

asuntos de negocios — business matters

no es asunto tuyo — it's none of your business

y asunto concluido: te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've said no and that's that; te quedarás en casa y asunto concluido — you're staying at home and that's all there is to it

b) (pey) ( relación amorosa) affair

tuvo un asuntillo con la secretaria — he had a brief fling with his secretary

c) (CS fam) (razón, sentido)

¿a asunto de qué se lo dijiste? — what did you go and tell him for? (colloq), why on earth did you tell him? (colloq)

¿a asunto de qué voy a ir? — what on earth's the point of my going? (colloq)

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= affair, issue, matter, topic, subject matter, business [businesses, -pl.], question, concern, subject line.

Nota: Aplicado al correo electrónico.

Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.

Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.

Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.

Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.

Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.

Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.

Ex: Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.

* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.

* aclarar un asunto = clarify + matter.

* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos = put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.

* asunto candente = burning issue, burning question, hot potato, hot topic, hot issue.

* asunto de actualidad = current issue.

* asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.

* asunto delicado = sore subject, sore spot, sore point, sensitive issue, hot potato.

* asunto de trascendencia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.

* asunto familiar = family affair.

* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.

* asunto laboral = work-related issue.

* asunto pendiente = unresolved matter.

* asunto pendiente, asunto sin resolver, cabo suelto, asignatura pendiente = unresolved matter.

* asunto personal = personal issue.

* asunto relacionado con el trabajo = work-related issue.

* asuntos = matters.

* asuntos académicos = academic affairs.

* asuntos cotidianos = everyday matters.

* asuntos de la casa, los = home affairs.

* asuntos exteriores = foreign affairs.

* asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.

* asunto sin resolver = unfinished business, unresolved matter.

* asuntos internacionales = global affairs, world affairs.

* asuntos internos = Minister of Internal Affairs, internal affairs.

* asunto sin trascendencia = matter of no consequence.

* asuntos pendientes = unfinished business.

* asuntos propios = personal business.

* asuntos públicos = public affairs.

* cambiando de asunto = on another topic, on another matter, on another note, on other matters.

* darle vueltas a un asunto = chew + the cud.

* delegar un asunto = delegate + matter.

* discutir del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* ese es el asunto = herein lies the rub, there's the rub.

* hablar del asunto con = take + the matter + up with.

* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.

* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores = Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el = Foreign Office, the.

* ministro de asuntos exteriores = foreign minister.

* responsable de asuntos económicos = financial officer.

* rumiar un asunto = chew + the cud.

* ser el asunto = be the point.

* ser un asunto de = be a matter for/of.

* ser un asunto difícil = be a difficult business.

* ser un asunto problemático = be at issue.

* tomar parte en el asunto = enter + the fray.

* tomar parte en en el asunto = be part of the picture.

* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios = take + Expresión Temporal + off, have + Expresión Temporal + off work.

* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios = take + time off, take + time out, take + time off work.

* tratar un asunto = deal with + issue.

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asunto

masculine

1 (cuestión, problema) matter

no hemos hablado del asunto del viaje we haven't talked about the trip, we haven't discussed the matter o question of the trip ( frml)

éste es un asunto muy delicado this is a very delicate matter o issue

se pelearon por el asunto de la herencia they fell out over the inheritance

han quedado algunos asuntos pendientes there are still a few matters o questions o things to be resolved

está implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs

están hablando de asuntos de negocios they're talking about business matters

tengo un asunto muy importante entre manos I'm dealing with a very important matter

no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business

mal asunto, mañana viene el director general I don't like the look of this, the general manager's coming tomorrow

y asunto concluido: ya te he dicho que no y asunto concluido I've already said no and that's that o that's final o that's all there is to it

si se van a pelear por la pelota yo se la quito y asunto concluido if you're going to fight over the ball, I'll take it away and that'll be the end of that

2 ( pey) (relación amorosa) affair

tuvo un asuntillo con la secretaria he had a brief fling with his secretary

3

(CS fam) (razón, sentido): ¿a asunto de qué or con qué asunto se lo dijiste? what did you go and tell him for? ( colloq), why on earth did you tell him? ( colloq)

le encuentro muy poco asunto a esto I don't see much point in this

¿a asunto de qué me voy a ir hasta allá si no van a estar? what on earth's the point of my going all the way there if they're not going to be in? ( colloq)

Compuesto:

asuntos exteriores

fpl ( esp Esp) foreign affairs

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asunto sustantivo masculino
a) (cuestión, problema) matter;

◊ asuntos de negocios business matters;

asuntos exteriores (Esp) foreign affairs;
un asunto muy delicado a very delicate matter o issue;
está implicado en un asunto de drogas he's mixed up in something to do with drugs;
no es asunto mío/tuyo it's none of my/your business
b) (pey) ( relación amorosa) affair

asunto sustantivo masculino
1 subject: no es asunto tuyo, it's none of your business 2 Asuntos Exteriores, Foreign Affairs
♦ Locuciones: tomar cartas en el asunto, to intervene
' asunto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
airear
- aspecto
- avispero
- bagatela
- calada
- calado
- carpetazo
- carta
- clara
- claro
- cogollo
- comparecencia
- competencia
- cosa
- cuestión
- de
- defraudar
- delicada
- delicado
- desconocimiento
- despachar
- destapar
- desviarse
- directamente
- dispar
- dominar
- eje
- encasquetar
- enfocar
- enfoque
- engorrosa
- engorroso
- enjuiciar
- enredar
- enredarse
- enredo
- entidad
- enturbiar
- escarbar
- espantosa
- espantoso
- espina
- estancar
- estancarse
- eurócrata
- extrema
- extremo
- fleco
- fondo
- formarse
English:
about
- affair
- approach
- bring up
- broach
- burning
- business
- circle
- cloud
- concern
- conduct
- crux
- deal with
- decide
- delve
- dispose of
- dispute
- drop
- expedite
- flip side
- grey area
- ground
- heart
- incumbent
- intervention
- involved
- item
- keep to
- light
- look into
- luck
- matter
- messy
- mishandle
- open
- personal
- question
- raise
- rest
- risky
- sensitive
- separate
- show
- sidestep
- slug out
- sore
- stake
- step in
- stick to
- switch

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asunto nm

1. [tema] matter;
[problema] issue;
necesitamos hablar de un asunto importante we need to talk about an important matter;

quieren llegar al fondo del asunto they want to get to the bottom of the matter;

anda metido en un asunto turbio he's mixed up o involved in a dubious o Br dodgy affair;

no quiero hablar del asunto ese del divorcio I don't want to talk about that divorce business;

no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business;

¡métete en tus asuntos! mind your own business!;

el asunto es que… the thing is that…;

te han llamado de Hacienda – mal asunto you've had a call from the tax man – that doesn't sound very good!;

¡y asunto concluido o [m5] arreglado! and that's that!

Comp
asuntos de Estado affairs of state;
asuntos exteriores foreign affairs;

asunto pendiente: [m5] tenemos un asunto pendiente que tratar we have some unfinished business to attend to;

asuntos pendientes [en orden del día] matters pending;

asuntos a tratar agenda

2. [de obra, libro] theme

3. [romance] affair;

tener un asunto con alguien to have an affair with sb

4. Col, Ven
poner el asunto to watch one's step

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asunto

m

1 matter;

mal asunto that’s bad (news);

no es asunto tuyo it’s none of your business

2 fam ( relación) affair

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asunto nm

1) cuestión, tema: affair, matter, subject

2) asuntos nmpl

: affairs, business

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asunto n

1. (cuestión) matter / issue

un asunto de carácter internacional an international matter

2. (negocio) affair

no quiero que nadie se meta en mis asuntos I don't want anybody interfering in my affairs

no es asunto tuyo it's none of your business

Spanish-English dictionary > asunto
9 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 apart

distinguir algo de algo to tell something from something

Ella 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 from

3 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.

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DISTINGUIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(gu changes to g before a and o)

Present Indicative

distingo, distingues, distingue, distinguimos, distinguís, distinguen.

Present Subjunctive

distinga, distingas, distinga, distingamos, distingáis, distingan.

Imperative

distingue (tú), distinga (él/Vd.), distingamos (nos.), distinguid (vos.), distingan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to differentiate, distinguish

2) honor

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1. VT

1) (=diferenciar)

a) (=ver la diferencia entre) to distinguish

no distingo bien los colores — I can't distinguish the colours very well

no 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?

- no distingue lo blanco de lo negro

b) (=hacer diferente) to set apart

lo distingue su capacidad intelectual — his intellect sets him apart

lo 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 distinguish

hay que distinguir dos períodos — we need to distinguish two periods

2) (=ver) [+ objeto, sonido] to make out

no podía distinguir la matrícula — I couldn't make out the number plate

ya distingo la costa — I can see o make out the coast now

3) (=honrar) [+ amigo, alumno] to honour, honor (EEUU)

me distingue con su amistad — I am honoured to have his friendship

lo distinguieron con el Premio Nobel — he was honoured with the Nobel Prize

4) (=elegir) to single out

lo distinguieron para el ascenso — he was singled out for promotion

2.

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

es un hombre que sabe distinguir — he is a discerning person

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:

distinguirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir 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 characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se 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

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= 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.

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* 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.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

distinguir 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 characterize

2) ( percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral — the cathedral can be seen in the distance

se 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

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= 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.

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distinguir [I2 ]

vt

A

1 (diferenciar) to distinguish

no sabe distinguir una nota de otra she can't tell o distinguish one note from another

he aprendido a distinguir los diferentes compositores I've learnt to distinguish (between) o recognize the different composers

son 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 them

yo la distinguiría entre mil I'd recognize o know her anywhere, I could pick her out in a crowd

2 (caracterizar) to characterize

B (percibir) to make out

a lo lejos se distingue la catedral the cathedral can be seen in the distance

entre los matorrales pudo distinguir algo que se movía she could make out o see something moving in the bushes

se 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 waves

C (con una medalla, un honor) to honor*

los distinguió con su presencia ( frml); she honored them with her presence ( frml)

■ distinguir

vi

(discernir): hay que saber distinguir para apreciar la diferencia you have to be discerning to appreciate the difference

■ distinguirse

v pron

(destacarse) distinguirse POR algo:

se distinguió por su talento musical he became famous o renowned for his musical talent

se distinguió por su valor en el combate he distinguished himself by his bravery in battle

nuestros productos se distinguen por su calidad our products stand out for their quality, our products are distinguished by o for their quality

distinguirse EN algo to distinguish oneself IN sth, to make a name for oneself IN sth

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distinguir ( conjugate distinguir) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( diferenciar) to distinguish

b) ( caracterizar) to characterize

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

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distinguir

♦ vt

1. [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 blue

2. [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 rest

3. [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

♦ vi

to 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

♦ See also the pronominal verb distinguirse

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distinguir

v/t

1 distinguish (de from)

2 ( divisar) make out;

distinguir algo lejano make out sth in the distance

3 con un premio honor, Br

honour

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distinguir {26} vt

1) : to distinguish

2) : to honor

♦ See also the reflexive verb distinguirse

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distinguir vb

1. (diferenciar) to distinguish / to tell the difference [pt. & pp. told]

no sabe distinguir un mulo de un asno he can't tell the difference between a mule and an ass

los gemelos son difíciles de distinguir the twins are hard to tell apart / it's hard to tell the twins apart

2. (ver) to make out / to see [pt. saw; pp. seen]

no distingo el camino I can't see the path

Spanish-English dictionary > distinguir
10 ser un asunto difícil

(v.) = be a difficult business

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.

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(v.) = be a difficult business

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.

Spanish-English dictionary > ser un asunto difícil
11 dividir

v.

1 to divide.

el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two

Ellos dividen el dinero They divide the money.

Ellas dividen el trabajo They divide the work.

Ella divide los tipos de plantas She divides=classifies the plant types.

Los pleitos dividen a los casados Fights divide married couples.

2 to share out.

nos dividimos las tareas domésticas we shared the household chores between us

3 to divide by (Mat).

dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3

15 dividido por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5

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dividir

► verbo transitivo

1 to divide

■ dividir 4 entre 2 to divide 4 by 2

2 (separar) to divide, separate

■ el río divide las dos comarcas the river separates the two counties

3 (repartir) to divide, split

■ el hombre dividió la herencia entre sus hijos the man divided the inheritance between his children

► verbo pronominal dividirse

1 (separarse) to divide, split up

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

divide y vencerás divide and conquer, divide and rule

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verb

to divide, split

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1. VT

1) (=partir) to divide

los dividieron en tres grupos — they split them (up) o divided them into three groups

las obras de Ibsen se pueden dividir en dos etapas — Ibsen's works can be divided into two periods

dividía su tiempo entre el cargo y su familia — he divided his time between his job and his family

la bodega del barco está dividida en cuatro secciones — the hold of the ship is divided into four sections

2) (Mat) to divide (entre, por by)

doce dividido entre o por cuatro son tres — twelve divided by four is three

3) (=repartir) [+ ganancias, posesiones] to split up, divide up; [+ gastos] to split

hemos dividido el premio entre toda la familia — we have split up o divided up the prize among the whole family

4) (=separar) to divide

los Pirineos dividen España y Francia — the Pyrenees divide France from Spain

5) (=enemistar) to divide

utilizó el chantaje para dividirnos — he used blackmail to divide us

la guerra dividió al país — the war divided the country

- divide y vencerás

2.

VI (Mat) to divide (entre, por into)

se me ha olvidado dividir — I've forgotten how to do division o how to divide

3.

See:

dividirse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( partir) to divide

lo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half

seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos — the inheritance was shared (out) among the brothers

c) ( separar)

el río divide el pueblo en dos — the river cuts the village in two

d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide

divide y vencerás — divide and conquer
2.
dividir vi (Mat) to divide
3.
dividirse v pron

a) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divide

nos dividimos en dos grupos — we split up into two groups

b) obra/período

su obra se divide en cuatro períodos — his work can be divided into four periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

* * *

= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.

Ex. The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

Ex. Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.

Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

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. In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.

Ex. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.

Ex. So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

Ex. In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

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

Ex. Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.

Ex. The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.

Ex. They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.

Ex. The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex. The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.

Ex. Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.

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* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.

* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* dividirse = branch, fork.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( partir) to divide

lo dividió en partes iguales/por la mitad — he divided it (up) into equal portions/in half

seis dividido por or entre dos es igual a tres — (Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos — the inheritance was shared (out) among the brothers

c) ( separar)

el río divide el pueblo en dos — the river cuts the village in two

d) ( enemistar) <partido/familia> to divide

divide y vencerás — divide and conquer
2.
dividir vi (Mat) to divide
3.
dividirse v pron

a) célula to split; grupo/partido to split up; camino/río to divide

nos dividimos en dos grupos — we split up into two groups

b) obra/período

su obra se divide en cuatro períodos — his work can be divided into four periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en... — the human body is made up of...

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

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dividir(en)

(v.) = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto

Ex: AACR2 divides works of mixed responsibility into two groups.

Ex: External databases can be partitioned into two major categories: bibliographic and non-bibliographic or full-text databases.

Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.

Ex: Many databases are divided onto several discs, usually by time period.

= break down, partition, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, split up, drive + a wedge between, dissect, segment, split, break out, parcel out, splinter, section, balkanize, rive, rend.

Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.

Ex: Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.

Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

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: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.

Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.

Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.

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

Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.

Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.

Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.

Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.

Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.

* divide y vencerás = divide-and-conquer.

* dividir Algo en partes iguales = divide + Nombre + in equal parts.

* dividir con una cortina = curtain off.

* dividir en = divide (into), partition into, split into, divide onto.

* dividir en dos = halve, bisect, rend in + two.

* dividir en partes = break into + parts.

* dividir en trozos = split into + bits.

* dividir en zonas = zone.

* dividir por medio = rend in + two.

* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas = fragment + Posesivo + energies, fragment + Posesivo + energies.

* dividirse = branch, fork.

* dividirse en partes = fall into + parts.

* producir dividendos = pay + dividends.

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dividir [I1 ]

vt

1 (partir) to divide

dividió la tarta en partes iguales he divided the cake (up) into equal portions

dividió a la clase en cuatro equipos she divided o split the class (up) into four teams

seis dividido dos igual tres or seis dividido por dos es igual a tres or seis dividido entre dos es igual a tres ( Mat) six divided by two equals o is three

divide 96 por or entre 12 ( Mat) divide 96 by 12

2 (repartir) to divide, share, share out

dividieron la herencia entre los hermanos the inheritance was shared (out) o divided among the brothers

3

(separar): el río divide el pueblo en dos the river cuts o divides the village in two

4 (apartar, enemistar) to divide

esa cuestión dividió profundamente al sindicato the issue caused deep division within the union

los científicos están divididos en esa materia scientists are divided on that subject

divide y vencerás/reinarás divide and conquer/rule

■ dividir

vi

( Mat) to divide

todavía no sabe dividir she still can't do division, she still doesn't know how to divide

■ dividirse

v pron

1 «célula» to split; «grupo/partido» to split up

nos dividimos en dos grupos we split up into two groups

el río se divide en dos brazos the river divides into two branches

no me puedo dividir ( fam); I only have one pair of hands ( colloq), I can't be in two places at once ( colloq)

2

«obra/período»: su obra podría dividirse en cuatro períodos básicos his work could be divided into four basic periods

el cuerpo humano se divide en cabeza, tronco y extremidades the human body is made up of the head, the torso and the extremities

3 (repartirse) to divide up, share out

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dividir ( conjugate dividir) verbo transitivo
a) ( partir) to divide;

◊ lo dividió en partes iguales he divided it (up) into equal portions

b) ( repartir) to divide, share (out)

c) ( enemistar) ‹partido/familia› to divide

verbo intransitivo (Mat) to divide
dividirse verbo pronominal
a) [ célula] to split;

[grupo/partido] to split up;
[camino/río] to divide
b) dividir en algo [obra/período] to be divided into sth

c) ( repartirse) to divide up, share out

dividir verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to divide: dividieron la herencia entre los cuatro, they divided the inheritance among the four of them
tienes que dividir entre tres, you must divide by three
' dividir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descomponer
- partir
- rompecabezas
- seccionar
- cortar
- distribuir
- mitad
- separar
English:
carve up
- cut
- divide
- equally
- partition
- quarter
- separate
- share
- split
- split up
- tear
- zone
- break
- halve
- stream
- way

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dividir

♦ vt

1. [separar] to divide (en into); [átomo] to split (en into);
dividió la hoja en tres partes she divided the page into three parts;

dividió a los alumnos en grupos de cinco he split o divided the pupils into groups of five;

el río divide en dos la ciudad the river divides o splits the city in two

2. [repartir] to share out ( entre among);
el resto de los beneficios fue dividido entre los empleados the rest of the profits were shared out o divided among the employees;

dividimos las tareas domésticas entre todos we shared the household chores between all of us

3. [desunir] to divide;

un asunto que tiene dividida a la comunidad científica an issue that has divided the scientific community;

el testamento dividió a los hermanos the will set the brothers against one another

4. [en matemáticas] to divide;

dividir 12 entre 3 divide 12 by 3;

15 dividido entre o [m5] por 3 igual a 5 15 divided by 3 is 5

♦ vi
[en matemáticas] to divide;
Comp

divide y vencerás divide and rule

♦ See also the pronominal verb dividirse

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dividir

v/t divide

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dividir vt

1) : to divide, to split

2) : to distribute, to share out

♦ See also the reflexive verb dividirse

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dividir vb

1. (en general) to divide

dividió la tarta en ocho trozos she divided the cake into eight pieces

si divido 30 entre 5, el resultado es 6 if I divide 30 by 5, the result is 6

2. (repartir) to split [pt. & pp. split]

dividió el dinero entre sus dos hijos he split the money between his two sons

Spanish-English dictionary > dividir
12 durante muchos años

= for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years)

Ex. Indexes have used controlled-language indexing and authority lists for many years.

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. The traditional information sources will continue to play an important role for many years to come.

Ex. Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años.

Ex. The work that he has left will live on for years and years.

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= for many years, for years to come, for many years to come, over many years, for years and years (and years)

Ex: Indexes have used controlled-language indexing and authority lists for many years.

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: The traditional information sources will continue to play an important role for many years to come.

Ex: Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años.

Ex: The work that he has left will live on for years and years.

Spanish-English dictionary > durante muchos años
13 generalidad

f.

1 majority.

2 generalization.

generalidades basic principles (principios básicos)

3 generality, vague statement.

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generalidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) generality

2 (mayoría) majority

■ la generalidad de los comerciantes se opuso a la ley the majority of traders were against the law

3 (generalización) general statement

► nombre femenino plural generalidades

1 (nociones) basic knowledge sing

■ no está muy informado de este tema, sólo sabe generalidades he's not well informed on the subject, his knowledge is very general

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SF

1) generality; (=mayoría) mass, majority

la generalidad de los hombres — the majority of men, most men

2) (=vaguedad) vague answer, generalization

¡déjate de generalidades! — stop speaking in generalities!

3)

la Generalidad (Pol) —
= Generalitat
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femenino ( vaguedad) general comment, generality; ( mayoría) majority

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= generality, pervasiveness.

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. New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

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* generalidades = Generalities, generalia class.

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femenino ( vaguedad) general comment, generality; ( mayoría) majority

* * *

= generality, pervasiveness.

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: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.

* generalidades = Generalities, generalia class.

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generalidad

feminine

1 (vaguedad) general comment, generality

dijo muchas generalidades pero no concretó nada he made a lot of general comments but said nothing definite

2 (mayoría) majority

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generalidad sustantivo femenino ( vaguedad) general comment, generality;
( mayoría) majority

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Generalidad nf

la Generalidad = the autonomous government of the regions of Catalonia or Valencia or the Balearic Islands

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generalidad

f

1 ( mayoría) majority

2 ( vaguedad) general nature

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generalidad nf

1) : generality, generalization

2) : majority

Spanish-English dictionary > generalidad
14 particularidad

f.

1 distinctive characteristic, peculiarity (rasgo).

2 particularity, characteristic, peculiarity, property.

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particularidad

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) peculiarity

2 (singularidad) singularity, peculiarity

3 (detalle) detail

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SF

1) (=propiedad) particularity, peculiarity; (=rasgo distintivo) special feature, characteristic

tiene la particularidad de que... — one of its special features is (that)..., it has the characteristic that...

2) (=amistad) friendship, intimacy

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femenino

a) ( cualidad) peculiarity

b) ( rasgo) special feature o characteristic

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= particularity, distinctness, singularity, exceptionalism.

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. The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.

Ex. To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.

Ex. The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

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femenino

a) ( cualidad) peculiarity

b) ( rasgo) special feature o characteristic

* * *

= particularity, distinctness, singularity, exceptionalism.

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: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.

Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.

Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

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particularidad

feminine

1 (cualidad) peculiarity

2 (rasgo) special feature o characteristic

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particularidad sustantivo femenino
1 (característica) special feature
2 (pormenor) detail
' particularidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circunstancia

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particularidad nf

1. [rasgo] particular feature, peculiarity;

tiene la particularidad de funcionar con energía solar a particular feature of it is that it runs on solar energy

2. [cualidad]
la particularidad de su petición the unusual nature of his request

3.
particularidades [pormenores] details, finer points

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particularidad

f peculiarity

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particularidad nf

: characteristic, peculiarity

Spanish-English dictionary > particularidad
15 separar

v.

1 to separate.

las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart

son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us

María separó las galletas Mary separated the cookies.

2 to move away.

separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit

3 to put aside.

4 to split, to draw apart, to pull away, to pull apart.

El adulterio separa a las parejas Adultery splits couples.

5 to set apart, to put away.

6 to abduce.

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separar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to separate

2 (hacer grupos) to separate, sort out

■ separa las lentejas de los garbanzos separate the lentils from the chickpeas

3 (guardar aparte) to set aside, put aside

■ te he separado un trozo de pastel I've put aside a piece of cake for you

4 (apartar) to move away (de, from)

■ separa la mesa de la pared move the table away from the wall

5 (de empleo, cargo) to remove (de, from), dismiss (de, from)

6 figurado (mantener alejado) to keep away (de, from)

► verbo pronominal separarse

1 (tomar diferente camino) to separate, part company

2 (matrimonio) to separate

3 (apartarse) to move away (de, from)

4 (desprenderse) to separate (de, from), come off (de, -)

5 (de amigo etc) to part company (de, with)

6 separarse de (dejar algo) to part with

■ no me separaré nunca de este libro I shall never part with this book

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verb

1) to separate

2) divide

•

- separarse

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1. VT

1) (=apartar) to separate

la maestra nos separó para que no habláramos — the teacher split us up o separated us so that we wouldn't talk

si no los llegan a separar se matan — if no one had pulled them apart o separated them, they would have killed each other

separe la última sección del formulario — detach the bottom of the form

separar algn/algo de algn/algo — to separate sb/sth from sb/sth

al nacer los separaron de sus padres — they were taken (away) o separated from their parents at birth

los separaron del resto de los pasajeros — they were split up o separated from the rest of the passengers

separa el sofá de la pared — move the sofa away from the wall

separe la cazuela de la lumbre — take the pot off the heat

- separar el grano de la paja

2) (=distanciar)

nada conseguirá separarnos — nothing can come between us

éramos buenos amigos, pero la política nos separó — we were good friends but politics came between us

el trabajo la mantiene separada de su familia — work keeps her away from her family

hasta que la muerte nos separe — till death us do part

3) (=existir entre)

la distancia que separa Nueva York de Roma — the distance between New York and Rome

el abismo que separa a los ricos de los pobres — the gulf between o separating (the) rich and (the) poor

4) (=deslindar)

los Pirineos separan España de Francia — the Pyrenees separate Spain from France

unas barreras de protección separaban el escenario de la plaza — there were crash barriers separating the stage from the rest of the square

la frontera que separa realidad y ficción — the dividing line between reality and fiction, the line that separates reality from o and fiction

5) (=dividir) to divide

separa las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

los separé en varios montones — I sorted them out into several piles

6) (=poner aparte)

¿me puedes separar un poco de tarta? — can you put aside some cake for me?

7) (=destituir) [de un cargo] to remove, dismiss

ser separado del servicio — (Mil) to be discharged

2.

See:

separarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part

separa la cama de la pared — move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

2)

a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa los dos campos — there is a fence separating the two fields

los separan profundas diferencias — they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo — to separate something from something

b) ( despegar)

no puedo separar estas dos fotos — I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón — separate the slices of ham

3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
2.
separarse v pron

a) matrimonio to separate

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

es hijo de padres separados — his parents are separated

separarse DE alguien — to separate from somebody

b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos — we split up half way

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

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= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.

Ex. The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

Ex. The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.

Ex. The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex. In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.

Ex. The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash.

Ex. Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.

Ex. Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.

Ex. The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

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. While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.

Ex. Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.

Ex. Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.

Ex. This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.

Ex. The symbiotic relationship between scholarly discourse and scholarly publication that has existed for 3 centuries is being prised apart by new technology.

Ex. It is recommended that CD-ROM producers unbundle the retrieval software from the data.

Ex. For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

Ex. Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

Ex. Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.

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 scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.

Ex. Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.

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. They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.

Ex. Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.

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* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.

* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.

* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).

* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.

* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) (apartar, alejar) to separate; < boxeadores> to separate, part

separa la cama de la pared — move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero — it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas — divide the words into syllables

2)

a) ( deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa los dos campos — there is a fence separating the two fields

los separan profundas diferencias — they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo — to separate something from something

b) ( despegar)

no puedo separar estas dos fotos — I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón — separate the slices of ham

3) (frml) ( destituir) to dismiss (frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones — he was removed from office/relieved of his duties (frml)
2.
separarse v pron

a) matrimonio to separate

se separaron hace un mes — they separated o split up a month ago

es hijo de padres separados — his parents are separated

separarse DE alguien — to separate from somebody

b) (apartarse, alejarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos — we split up half way

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder — please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/alguien: esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television; no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children; no se separen de su equipaje — do not leave your luggage unattended

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

* * *

= carry off, cut off, detach, put by, segregate, separate, sift, screen out, tell out into, sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre, drive + a wedge between, hive off, disaggregate, sever, prise + Nombre + apart, unbundle, spread out, sift out, cleave, tease apart, balkanize, sunder, decouple, strip off, splay.

Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.

Ex: The stages are not cut off from one another, are not sharply defined.

Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.

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* Hasta que la muerte nos separe = Till death do us part.

* que se puede separar = detachable.

* separar aun más = widen + the gap between... and.

* separar con una cortina = curtain off.

* separar de = wean from, isolate from, divide from, wean away from.

* separar el grano de la paja = divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats, sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats, separate + the wheat from the chaff, sort out + the wheat from the chaff, sift + the wheat from the chaff.

* separar haciendo palanca = pry + Nombre + out, prise + Nombre + out.

* separar la realidad de la ficción = distinguish + fact from fiction.

* separar las manos = spread out + hands.

* separar + Nombre + de + Nombre = discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.

* separarse = drift apart, part, divorce, go (our/their) separate ways, fork.

* separarse (de) = become + parted from, move away from, turn away from, secede (from).

* separarse descendiendo = droop away from.

* separar una pelea = break up + fight, break up + fight.

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separar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (apartar, alejar) to separate

dos transeúntes intentaron separarlos two passersby tried to separate o part them

ha hecho todo lo posible por separarnos he has done everything he can to split us up

las consonantes dobles no se separan en español in Spanish, double consonants should not be split up

la maestra las separó porque charlaban mucho the teacher separated them o split them up because they were talking so much

separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall

no se aconseja separar a la madre de su ternero it is not advisable to take the calf away from its mother

separar la yema de la clara separate the white from the yolk

separar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females

2 (dividir un todo) to divide

separar las palabras en sílabas divide the words into syllables

la guerra separó a muchas familias the war divided many families

3 (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

sepárame un trocito para Pablo, que va a venir más tarde can you put o set aside a slice for Pablo, he'll be coming later

separa la ropa que llevarás puesta put the clothes you're going to wear on one side

B

1 (deslindar) to separate, divide

una valla separa a los hinchas de los dos equipos there is a fence separating the fans of the two teams

los separan profundas diferencias they are divided by deepseated differences

separar algo DE algo to separate sth FROM sth

los Andes separan Argentina de Chile the Andes separate Argentina from Chile

2

(despegar): no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apart

separa las lonchas de jamón separate the slices of ham

no separe la etiqueta antes de rellenarla do not remove o detach the label before filling it in

C ( frml) (destituir) to dismiss ( frml)

fue separado de su cargo/sus funciones he was removed from office/relieved of his duties ( frml)

separar del servicio ( Mil) to discharge

■ separarse

v pron

1 «matrimonio» to separate

se separaron tras diez años de matrimonio they separated o split up after ten years of marriage

es hijo de padres separados his parents are separated

separarse DE algn to separate FROM sb

se separó de su marido en octubre she separated from her husband in October

2 (alejarse, apartarse) to split up

a mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half way

los socios se separaron en 1996 they dissolved their partnership in 1996 ( frml), the partners split up in 1996

no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please don't split up o divide up o please stay together in case the children get lost

separarse DE algo/algn:

esta niña no se separa del televisor this child is always glued to the television

no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children

no se separen de su equipaje do not leave your luggage unattended

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separar ( conjugate separar) verbo transitivo
1
a) (apartar, alejar) to separate;

◊ separar los machos de las hembras to separate the males from the females;

separa la cama de la pared move the bed away from the wall
b) ( dividir un todo) to divide

c) (guardar, reservar) to put o set aside

2
a) ( actuar de división) [valla/línea] to separate;

◊ los Andes separan a Chile de Argentina the Andes separate Chile from Argentina

b) ( despegar):

◊ no puedo separar estas dos fotos I can't get these two photographs apart

separarse verbo pronominal
a) [ matrimonio] to separate;

separarse DE algn to separate from sb
b) ( seguir direcciones distintas) to split up;

◊ a mitad de camino nos separamos we split up half way

c) (apartarse, alejarse):

◊ no se separen, que los pequeños se pueden perder please stay together in case the children get lost;

no me he separado nunca de mis hijos I've never been away o apart from my children
separar verbo transitivo
1 (aumentar la distancia física) to move apart
2 (poner aparte) to separate: separa las rosas de los claveles, separate the roses from the carnations
3 (reservar) to save
4 (algo pegado, grapado) to detach
5 (distanciar, disgregar) to divide
' separar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- desgajar
- desunir
- paja
- quitar
- segregar
- aislar
- apartar
- cortar
- desmontar
- desprender
English:
detach
- divide
- divorce
- fence off
- part
- peel off
- prise
- pull apart
- screen off
- separate
- sort out
- space
- split up
- twist off
- wall off
- fence
- pull
- screen
- sort
- splay
- split
- wall

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separar

♦ vt

1. [alejar, dividir, aislar] to separate (de from);
lo han separado de sus hijos they've taken his children away from him;

tuvo que venir la policía para separarlos the police had to be called to break them up o separate them;

el muro que separa los dos campos the wall separating o that separates the two fields;

separar algo en grupos/partes iguales to divide sth into groups/equal parts;

son muchas las cosas que nos separan there are many differences between us;

quiere separar su vida privada de su vida pública she wants to keep her private life separate from her public life

2. [apartar, dejar espacio entre] to move away (de from);
separe el cuerpo del volante keep your body away from the steering wheel;

separa un poco las sillas move the chairs apart a bit;

separa bien las piernas open your legs wide

3. [desunir, quitar]
las hojas se han pegado y no las puedo separar the pages have stuck together and I can't separate them o get them apart;

separe la carne del caldo remove the meat from the stock;

no separaba los ojos del reloj she never took her eyes off the clock

4. [reservar] to put aside

5. [destituir]
separar de to remove o dismiss from;

fue separado del cargo he was removed (from his post), he was dismissed (from his job);

separaron al coronel del servicio the colonel was removed from active service

♦ See also the pronominal verb separarse

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separar

v/t separate

* * *

separar vt

1) : to separate, to divide

2) : to split up, to pull apart

♦ separarse vr

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separar vb

1. (en general) to separate

los Pirineos separan España de Francia the Pyrenees separate Spain from France

2. (apartar) to move away

separó la silla de la pared she moved the chair away from the wall

Spanish-English dictionary > separar
16 abarrancadero

m.

1 a deep, heavy road.

2 a precipice, rocky ledge.

3 difficult business. (Metaphorical)

4 difficult situation, jam, deadlock.

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SM tight spot, jam

Spanish-English dictionary > abarrancadero
17 get

v. (got, gotten, getting) 1. авах. I must \get a new car. Би шинэ машин авах ёстой. 2. -тай байх. 3. ямар нэг юмны байдал хувирах, болох. \get fat таргалах. She's getting better. Түүний бие сайжирч байна. \get dressed хувцаслах. He got red in the face. Түүний нүүр нь улайв. 4. зарим үед үйл үгийн өмнө орж тухайн үйл үгийн үйлдүүлэх хэв болдог. We must \get this job finished. Бид энэ ажлыг дуусгах ёстой. They got their daughter married. Тэд охиноо хүнтэй суулгав. I got the clock going. Би цагийг засаж явдаг болгов. 5. орох, ирэх, хүрэх. She got onto the train. Тэр, галт тэргэнд оров. 6. хөдөлгөх, шилжүүлэх, байры нь өөрчлөх. We couldn't \get the table through the door. Бид ширээг хаалгаар оруулж чадсангүй. 7. өвчин тусах/ авах, өвчинд шаналах. \get flu ханиад хүрэх. 9. хоол хийх/ болгох. 10. унаагаар явах. Shall we walk or \get the bus? Бид явганаар уу эсвэл автобусаар явах уу ? 11. баривчлах, барьж авах. The police haven't managed to \get the man who committed these murders. Эдгээр хүн амины хэргийг үйлдсэн этгээдийг цагдаагийнхан барьж чадсангүй. 12. ойлгох. Nobody got the joke. Энэ наргианыг хэн ч ойлгосонгүй. be getting on 1. хөгшрөх, настай болох. 2. цаг орой болох. be getting on for... хүрэх, дөхөх. He's getting on for eighty. Тэр, ная дөхөж байгаа. get doing sth юм хийж эхлэх. get anywhere/ somewhere амжилтанд/ ямар нэг үр дүнд хүрэх. get there нөр хөдөлмөрсний эцэст зорьсондоо хүрэх, зорилгоо биелүүлэх. Writing a dictionary is a long and difficult business but we're getting there. Толь бичиг зохиох нь удаан бөгөөд хэцүү ажил авч бид зорилгодоо хүрч байна. get about/ around 1. ам дамжих, тархах, түгэх. 2. ийшээ тийшээ явах. get above oneself биеэ тоох. get (sth) across (to sb) тайлбарлаж ойлгуулах. He's not very good at getting his ideas across to people. Тэр, хүмүүст санаагаа ойлгуулахдаа тааруухан даг. get ahead (of sb) ажилдаа амжилт/ ахиц гаргах, бусдаас илүү сайн болох. get along 1. явах. I must be getting along. Би одоо явья даа. 2. ахих, давших, амжилт гаргах. get along with sb; get along (together) дотно/ нөхөрсөг харьцаатай байх. get at sb муу хэлэх, муулах. He's always getting at his wife. Тэр, үргэлж эхнэрээ муулж байдаг. get at sth учрыг олох, олж мэдэх. get away амралтаар явах. get away (from...) -аас явах, гарч явах. get away (from sb/...) зугтах. get away with sth 1. хулгайлаад зугтах. 2. харьцангуй хөнгөн шийтгэл хүлээх. get back гэртээ буцаж ирэх, харих. What time did you \get back last night? Өнгөрсөн шөнө та хэдэн цагт гэртээ ирэв? get sth back эргүүлж олж авах. get back (in) улс төрийн нам эргэж засгийн эрхэнд гарах. get back at sb хариугаа/ өшөөгөө авах. get back to sb эргэж хариу өгөх. get behind (with sth) хугацаанд нь амжуулахгүй/ хүчрэхгүй байх. I'm getting behind (with my work). Би ажлаа хүчрэхгүй байна. get by таарах, тэнцэх. get by (on sth) амь зуух. How does she \get by on such a small salary ? Тэр ийм бага цалингаар яаж амь зуудаг юм бэ? get down хүүхдүүд хооллож дуусаад ширээнээс босох. get sb down сэтгэлийн дарамт үзүүлэх. get sth down 1. арай чүү гэж залгих. 2. бичиж/ тэмдэглэж авах. get down to sth/ doing sth хийж эхлэх, шамдан орох. get in галт тэрэг, онгоц, зорчигч зэрэг товлосон газраа хүрч ирэх. get in; get into sth сонгогдох. She first got into Parliament in 1959. Тэр, анх парламентад 1959 онд сонгогдсон. get (sb) in; get (sb) into sth шалгалтанд тэнцэж сургуульд орох. get sb in үйлчилгээ хийлгэхээр дуудлага өгөх, хүнээс тусламж хүсэх. get sth in 1. хураах, цуглуулах. \get harvest in ургац хураах. 2. базаах, нөөцлөх, татаж/ худалдан авах. \get coal in for the winter өвөл түлэх нүүрсээ базаах. 3. юм хийх/ үг хэлэх боломж олгох. get in on sth оролцох. get in with sb хөлд нь суух, тал засах. to get into sb зан аашинд нь нөлөөлөх. I don't know what's got into him recently - he's become very bad-tempered. Сүүлийн үед түүнд юу нөлөөлөөд байгаа юм бүү мэд - тэр их муухай ааштай болсон байна. get into sth 1. арай чүү гэж өмсөх, багтахгүй байх. I can't \get into these shoes - they're too small. Энэ гутал хэтэрхий бага байсан учир над багтсангүй. 2. тодорхой мэргэжлээр дагнах. 3. оролцох, хийж эхлэх. \get into a conversation яриа өдөх/ ярианд оролцох. 4. -тай болох, автах. \get into bad habits муу зуршилд автах. 5. сурах, дадах. 6. орох, сонирхолтой болох. get (oneself/ sb) into sth байдалтай болох/ болгох. \get into a fury хилэгнэх. She got herself into a real state before the interview. Ярилцлага өгөхийн өмнө түүний сэтгэл маш их догдлов. get (sb) off 1. явах/ явуулах. \get the children off to school хүүхдүүдийг сургуульд нь явуулах. 2. унтах/ унтуулах. She got the baby off (to sleep) by rocking it. Тэр, хүүхдийг бүүвэйлж унтуулав. get sth off шуудангаар явуулах. get (sb) off (with sth) ял шийтгэлээс хэлтрэх. The lawyer got him off. Өмгөөлөгч түүнийг шийтгүүлсэнгүй. get off (work) ажлаас буух/ чөлөө авах. to get on 1. давах, амжилт гаргах, ахих, сайн байх. Our youngest son is getting on well at school. Манай бага хүү сургуульдаа сайн сурч байна. 2. ажил амьдралдаа хөлөө олох. 3. (also get along) болоод байх. get on to sb 1. холбоо барих, захидлаар харилцах. 2. мөрдөх, мөрөөр нь мөшгих. 3. талаар ярилцах, хэлэлцэх, тохиролцох. get on with sb; get on (together) дотносох, найз болох. get on with sth 1. сайн сурах, ахиц гаргах. 2. түр завсарлаад үргэлжлүүлэн хийх. get out мэдэгдэх, илэрхий болох. get sth out 1. хийх, үйлдвэрлэх, хэвлэх. 2. арай гэж хэлэх. get out of sth/ doing sth 1. үүрэг, хариуцлага зэргээс зугтах, булзаарах. 2. муу зуршил г. мэтийг хаях, орхих, болих. get sth out of sb/ sth олж авах. get over sth давах, туулах. get over sth/ sb хуучин байдалдаа эргэн орох. get round/ around sth давах, туулах, гэтлэх. get round to sth цаг гаргаж хийх. I must \get round to writing some letters. Би цаг гаргаж хэдэн захиа бичих ёстой. get through sth 1. их хэмжээгээр үрэх/ зарцуулах, хэрэглэх. 2. хийх, дуусгах. get (sb) through (sth) туслах. Good friends who got me through a difficult time. Хэцүү цагт надад тусалсан сайн найзууд. get through (to sb) 1. хүрэх. Thousands of refugees will die if these supplies don't \get through (to them). Хэрэвзээ хоол хүнс хүрэхгүй бол мянга мянган дүрвэгсэд үхэх болно. 2. утсаар холбоо барих. get together нийлэх, цуглах, цугларах. Let's \get together for a drink one evening. Нэг орой нийлж ууцгаая. get up 1. босох/ босгох. 2. салхи босох/ ширүүсэх. get up to sth 1. хүрэх. 2. муу/ болохгүй юм хийх. get-together n. цуглах, нийлэх. get-up n. этгээд чамин хувцас хунар. get-up-and-go n. авхаалж, эрч хүч.

English-Mongolian dictionary > get
18 çatal

"1. fork (used for eating, serving, etc.). 2. fork, bifurcation. 3. prong; branch of a forked object. 4. pitchfork. 5. forked. 6. (word) which has a double meaning. 7. involved, difficult. 8. cracked (voice). - anahtar a key with two points or edges. - bel digging fork. - bıçak silver, silverware, Brit. cutlery. - çekiç claw hammer. - çutal 1. cracked (voice). 2. very complicated. - görmek to see double. - kazık a difficult business, a complicated affair the outcome of which is doubtful. - matal kaç çatal a children´s game. - sakal forked beard. - tırnak cloven hoof. - tırnaklı cloven-hoofed. - yeri fork, bifurcation."

Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > çatal
19 zawikła|ć

pf Ⅰ vt książk. 1. (zagmatwać) to complicate [sprawę, interesy] 2. (uwikłać) to entangle
- zawikłać kogoś w aferę to entangle sb in an affair
Ⅱ zawikłać się 1. (znaleźć się w skomplikowanej sytuacji) to become entangled
- zawikłał się w trudne sprawy he became involved in some very difficult business
2. (zagmatwać się) to become complicated a. entangled
- sprawa się zawikłała matters got complicated

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > zawikła|ć
20 difficile

difficult

( improbabile) unlikely

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difficile agg.

1 ( arduo) difficult, hard; knotty, tough: difficile da tradurre, da capire, difficult to translate, to understand; una digestione difficile, poor digestion; una faccenda difficile, a difficult (o awkward) business; un'operazione difficile, a difficult operation; un problema difficile, a hard (o knotty) problem; l'accettarlo mi è stato difficile, I found it hard to accept; una domanda a cui è difficile rispondere, a difficult question to answer; è difficile crederti, it is difficult to believe you; è difficile farlo, it is difficult to do; i punti difficili hanno bisogno di spiegazione, the knotty points require an explanation; quel luogo è di difficile accesso, that place is difficult to get to; è una persona con la quale è difficile andare d'accordo, he's a difficult person to get on with; rendere la vita difficile a qlcu., to make s.o.'s life difficult; tempi difficili, hard times; è difficiletto, (fam.) it's tricky

2 ( complicato, contorto) difficult, obscure, involved, abstruse: un autore difficile, a difficult author; uno stile difficile, an obscure style

3 ( scontroso, intrattabile) difficult, awkward; ( incontentabile) difficult to please, hard to please: un ragazzo difficile, a difficult boy; è difficile, ( da accontentare) he is hard to please; è difficile nel mangiare, he is fussy (o particular) about his food

4 ( poco probabile) unlikely, improbable: è difficile che egli venga, he is unlikely (o not likely) to come

◆ s.m.

1 ( persona difficile) difficult person, awkward person: non fare il difficile!, don't be difficult!

2 ( difficoltà) difficulty: qui sta il difficile!, that is where the difficulty lies!

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[dif'fitʃile]
1. agg

1) (problema, lavoro, periodo) difficult, (situazione) difficult, awkward

un esercizio difficile — a difficult exercise

difficile da fare — difficult o hard to do

sta attraversando momenti difficili — he's going through a difficult period

non farla tanto difficile — don't make it more difficult than it is

2) (persona: intrattabile) difficult, awkward, (nei gusti) fussy

suo marito ha un carattere difficile — her husband is hard to get on with, her husband is an awkward character

difficile da accontentare — hard to please

essere difficile nel mangiare — to be fussy about one's food

3) (improbabile) unlikely

è difficile che venga — he's unlikely to come

2. sm/f

fare il (la) difficile — to be difficult, be awkward

3. sm

difficulty, difficult part

il difficile è finire in tempo — the difficulty lies in finishing in time, the problem is getting finished in time

ora che il difficile è fatto... — now that the difficult part has been done...

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[dif'fitʃile] 1.
aggettivo

1) (disagevole, arduo) [compito, percorso] difficult, hard, tough; [periodo, condizioni, scelta] difficult, hard

è difficile a dirsi — it's difficult o hard to tell

è difficile andarci d'accordo — he's difficult to get on with

2) (complicato) [lingua, problema, testo] difficult, hard; [ domanda] difficult, tricky

3) (poco probabile) unlikely, improbable

è difficile che — it's unlikely that

è difficile che ci riesca — he's unlikely to succeed

4) (intrattabile) [persona, carattere] difficult

un bambino difficile — a problem child

5) (esigente) [ persona] choosy, particular, hard to please, fussy
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile (persona)

fare il difficile — to be choosy o fussy o particular
3.
sostantivo maschile (difficoltà)

qui sta il difficile — here lies the difficulty

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difficile

/dif'fit∫ile/

I aggettivo

1 (disagevole, arduo) [compito, percorso] difficult, hard, tough; [periodo, condizioni, scelta] difficult, hard; è difficile a dirsi it's difficult o hard to tell; è difficile andarci d'accordo he's difficult to get on with

2 (complicato) [lingua, problema, testo] difficult, hard; [ domanda] difficult, tricky

3 (poco probabile) unlikely, improbable; è difficile che it's unlikely that; è difficile che ci riesca he's unlikely to succeed

4 (intrattabile) [persona, carattere] difficult; un bambino difficile a problem child

5 (esigente) [ persona] choosy, particular, hard to please, fussy

II m. e f.

(persona) fare il difficile to be choosy o fussy o particular

III sostantivo m.

(difficoltà) qui sta il difficile here lies the difficulty.

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