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1 actividad
f.1 activity.desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activityen actividad activeactividades para el tiempo libre leisure activities2 alertness.* * *1 activity\estar en plena actividad to be in full swing* * *noun f.1) activity2) work* * *SF1) (=acción) activityestos son meses de escasa actividad en el sector hotelero — these months are not very busy in the hotel sector
ha sido una jornada de escasa actividad bursátil — trading was slow o sluggish on the stock exchange today
en actividad: el volcán aún está en actividad — the volcano is still active
2) (=tarea profesional) workextraescolar* * *a) ( ocupación) activityb) (vida, movimiento) activity* * *= activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex. With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.Ex. What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.Ex. I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex. Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.Ex. Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.----* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.* actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.* actividad cultural = cultural activity.* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* actividad editorial = publishing activity.* actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.* actividad física = physical activity.* actividad fundamental = core activity.* actividad investigadora = research activity.* actividad lúdica = recreational activity.* actividad mental = mental activity.* actividad política = political activity.* actividad principal = core activity.* actividad profesional = professional activity.* actividad programada = planned activity.* actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.* actividad social = social activity.* actividad suplementaria = sideline.* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* campo de actividad = area of application.* centro de actividad = focal point.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.* desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.* desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.* diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).* lleno de actividades = event-filled.* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.* memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* realización de actividades = conduct of business.* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.* registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* suspender actividades = cease + activities.* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.* tasa de actividad = activity rate.* * *a) ( ocupación) activityb) (vida, movimiento) activity* * *= activity, ferment, operation, pursuit, business [businesses, -pl.], proaction, occasion.Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.* actividad al aire libre = outdoor activity.* actividad bibliotecaria = library activity.* actividad comercial = commercial activity.* actividad complementaria = follow-up activity.* actividad conjunta = cooperative effort.* actividad cultural = cultural activity.* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria = outreach activity.* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos = fundraiser [fund-raiser].* actividad editorial = publishing activity.* actividad extraescolar = extra-mural event, after-school activity, out-of-school activity.* actividad física = physical activity.* actividad fundamental = core activity.* actividad investigadora = research activity.* actividad lúdica = recreational activity.* actividad mental = mental activity.* actividad política = political activity.* actividad principal = core activity.* actividad profesional = professional activity.* actividad programada = planned activity.* actividad secundaria = sidelight activity.* actividad social = social activity.* actividad suplementaria = sideline.* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* campo de actividad = area of application.* centro de actividad = focal point.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* con muchas actividades = event-filled.* desempeñar las actividades de uno = conduct + affairs.* desempeño de actividades = conduct of business.* desempeño de las actividades = conduct of affairs.* diversificar las actividades = branch out (into), branch into.* falta de actividad = inactivity, inaction.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* industria de actividades al aire libre, la = outdoor industry, the.* iniciar las actividades = get + things going, get + things rolling, start + the ball rolling, set + the ball rolling.* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva = interactive timeout interval (ITI).* lleno de actividades = event-filled.* llevar a cabo actividades = conduct + business.* llevar a cabo una actividad = conduct + activity.* memoria de actividad realizada = interim report.* muestreo de actividades = activity sampling.* período de baja actividad = dry spell.* período de poca actividad = slack time, slack period, slack activity time.* planear una actividad = plot + activity.* presupuestación por actividades = performance budgeting.* presupuesto asignado por actividades = performance budget.* programa de actividades = timetable of activities, calendar of events, events calendar.* promover una actividad = launch + activity.* realización de actividades = conduct of business.* realizar actividades = conduct + business, do + activities.* realizar una actividad = engage in + practice, engage in + activity, perform + activity, conduct + activity.* registro de actividades realizadas = logbook [log book].* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* suspender actividades = cease + activities.* tarea orientada hacia una actividad = activity-oriented task.* tasa de actividad = activity rate.* * *1 (ocupación) activityactividades extraescolares extracurricular activitiessu actividad profesional her work2 (vida, movimiento) activityhabía mucha actividad en el aeropuerto there was a lot of activity at the airporttodavía queda algo de actividad artesanal en estos pueblos there are still some crafts being practiced in these villagesse registró escasa actividad en la Bolsa trading was slow o there was little movement on the Stock Exchangeun volcán en actividad an active volcanosu actividad mental es continua her mind is constantly active* * *
actividad sustantivo femenino
activity;
actividad sustantivo femenino activity
' actividad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- alejada
- alejado
- alta
- apuntarse
- artesanía
- baile
- baja
- borrarse
- cacería
- capitanear
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- catapulta
- cerrarse
- chupada
- chupado
- consagración
- dejar
- devoción
- dominar
- empezar
- esquí
- estampada
- estampado
- hacer
- llenar
- mosquearse
- movimiento
- obstaculizar
- ocuparse
- permanecer
- practicar
- práctica
- propulsar
- ramo
- relación
- respiro
- retirar
- retirada
- retirado
- retirarse
- retiro
- rutinaria
- rutinario
- salida
- saltear
- sastrería
English:
action
- activity
- bandwagon
- business
- change
- chuck in
- cooking
- fall off
- frantic
- go in for
- gym
- heat up
- hive
- involvement
- join
- love
- mindless
- needlework
- offshore
- on
- plumbing
- practice
- practise
- risky
- rowing
- season
- sex
- shifty
- sideline
- spurt
- strenuous
- take up
- time
- work
- writing
- active
- flurry
- pursuit
- side
- slack
- trading
- yesterday
* * *actividad nf1. [trabajo, tarea] activity;mis numerosas actividades no me dejan tiempo para nada I'm involved in so many different activities o things that I have no time for anything else;empezó su actividad como escritor en 1947 he started writing in 1947;una ley que regula la actividad de las agencias de viajes a law that regulates the activities o operation of travel agenciesactividad económica economic activity;tendrá un impacto negativo en la actividad económica mundial it will have a negative impact on world o global economic activity2.actividades [acciones] activities;la policía investiga las actividades de la organización the police are investigating the organization's activities3. [comercial] trading;el mercado registraba una actividad frenética there was furious trading on the markets4. [escolar] activity;un cuaderno de actividades an activities bookactividades extraescolares extra-curricular activities5. [cualidad de activo] activeness;desplegar una gran actividad to be in a flurry of activity;un volcán en actividad an active volcano* * *f activity;actividad comercial trade* * *actividad nf: activity* * *actividad n activity [pl. activities] -
2 bullir
v.1 to boil.El agua bulle alegremente en la olla Water boils merrily in the pot.2 to bustle.bullir de to seethe withla calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people3 to mill, to whirl.Las corrientes bullen en el mar Currents mill=whirl in the sea.* * *1 (líquido - hervir) to boil; (- agitarse) to bubble up; (mar) to seethe; (calle etc) to swarm with, seethe with2 (insectos) to swarm; (gente) to bustle about* * *verb* * *1. VI1) [agua] (=hervir) to boil; (=agitarse) to bubble (up)sangre 2)2) (=moverse) to move, stirno bullía — he didn't move, he never stirred
3) [insectos] to swarm2.VT to move, stir3.See:* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.----* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *bullir [I9 ]vime bulle la sangre (en las venas) cuando oigo esas cosas it makes my blood boil when I hear things like thatlas ideas bullían en su mente his mind was bubbling (over) with ideasuna nube de abejas bullía alrededor del panal a cloud of bees swarmed around the honey combla calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with peopleel lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity* * *
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;
el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle
' bullir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
seethe
- bubble
- bustle
* * *bullir vi1. [hervir] to boil;[burbujear] to bubble;me bulle la sangre cuando veo injusticias así it makes my blood boil to see injustices like that2. [multitud] to bustle;[ratas, hormigas] to swarm; [mar] to boil;la calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people;los pasillos bullían de actividad the corridors were a hive of activity3. [surgir] to bubble up;le bullían muchas ideas en la cabeza her head was bubbling over with ideas* * *v/i fig1 de sangre boil* * *bullir {38} vi1) hervir: to boil2) moverse: to stir, to bustle about -
3 bullir de actividad
(v.) = be a hive of activityEx. It's been a busy summer of sport for thousands of children as schools and clubs across the country make sure the holiday period is a hive of activity.* * *(v.) = be a hive of activityEx: It's been a busy summer of sport for thousands of children as schools and clubs across the country make sure the holiday period is a hive of activity.
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4 ser un hervidero de actividad
(v.) = be a hive of activityEx. It's been a busy summer of sport for thousands of children as schools and clubs across the country make sure the holiday period is a hive of activity.* * *(v.) = be a hive of activityEx: It's been a busy summer of sport for thousands of children as schools and clubs across the country make sure the holiday period is a hive of activity.
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5 hervidero
m.1 swarm, throng (de gente) (muchedumbre).la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists2 hotbed.3 boiling, act of boiling, bubbling, seething.4 boiling spring.5 stertor, rale, breathing rale.* * *1 (ebullición) boiling, bubbling2 (manantial) hot spring3 figurado (multitud) swarm, throng* * *SM1) [de gente] swarm, throng, crowd2) (Pol) hotbed3) (=manantial) hot spring* * ** * *----* ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * ** * ** ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *un hervidero de pasiones a hotbed of passionla calle parecía un hervidero the street was a seething mass of peopleel país era un hervidero de movimientos juveniles the country was alive o was swarming with youth movements* * *
hervidero sustantivo masculino ( de moscas) swarm;
(de chismes, delincuencia) hotbed;
la casa era un hervidero the house was buzzing
hervidero m fig (de pasiones, de intrigas) hotbed
' hervidero' also found in these entries:
English:
hive
* * *hervidero nm1. [de pasiones, intrigas] hotbed;el mercado bursátil es un hervidero de rumores the stock market is currently alive with rumours2. [de gente] [muchedumbre] swarm, throng;la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists;durante el verano la ciudad se convierte en un hervidero de gente during the summer crowds throng the streets of the city* * *m fighotbed;un hervidero de levantamientos a hotbed of rebellion;esto es un hervidero de gente the place is teeming with people* * *hervidero nm1) : mass, swarm2) : hotbed (of crime, etc.) -
6 bulla
f.1 racket, uproar.armar bulla to kick up a racket2 noise, bustling, fuss, racket.3 bulla, large blister, bleb.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bullir.* * *1 (ruido) din, uproar, racket, row2 (multitud) crowd* * *SF1) (=bullicio) row, racketarmar o meter bulla — to make a row, make a racket *
2) (=bronca) quarrel, brawl3) (=prisa) hurrymétele bulla — hurry him up o along
4) (=muchedumbre) crowd, mob5)ser el hombre de la bulla — Caribe to be the man of the moment
* * *armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus
quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered
* * *= rush, racket.Ex. It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.Ex. He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.----* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* tener bulla = be in a hurry.* * *armar or hacer or meter bulla — to make a racket, to create a ruckus
quitado de bulla — (Chi fam) mild-mannered
* * *= rush, racket.Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.* armar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* de bulla y corriendo = in a rush.* hacer bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about), make + a racket, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row.* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo = rush + Nombre + to hospital.* meter bulla = make + a racket, hurry up, rush, rattle + Posesivo + dags, get + a wiggle on, make + a row, make + a ruckus, kick up + a row, get + a move on.* montar bulla = kick up + a stink, kick up + a fuss, raise + a stink, make + a stink (about).* tener bulla = be in a hurry.* * *armar or hacer or (CS) meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckusno me metas bulla don't rush me* * *
Del verbo bullir: ( conjugate bullir)
bulla es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bulla
bullir
bulla sustantivo femenino ( ruido) racket (colloq), ruckus (AmE colloq);
( actividad) bustle;
armar or meter bulla to make a racket, to create a ruckus
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;
el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bulla sustantivo femenino
1 (jaleo) noise, fuss, racket
armar bulla, to kick up a racket
2 (aglomeración) crowd, mob
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle
' bulla' also found in these entries:
English:
din
- razzmatazz
- row
* * *bulla nfChileser quitado de bulla to shy away from the limelighttener bulla to be in a hurry3. RP Fam [aspavientos]te voy a contar lo que hice, pero no hagas bulla I'll tell you what I did, but don't go blabbing it around* * *f din, racket;meter oarmar bulla make a din o racket* * *bulla nfbarullo: racket, rowdiness
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