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  • 21 sobrante

    adj.
    1 remaining.
    2 surplus, remaining, left.
    m.
    surplus.
    * * *
    1 leftover, remaining, spare
    1 excess, surplus
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ (=excedente) spare; (=restante) remaining
    2. SM
    1) (=lo que sobra) [gen] surplus, remainder; (Com, Econ) surplus; (=saldo activo) balance in hand
    3.
    SMF redundant worker, laid-off worker (EEUU), person made redundant
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo remaining

    el material sobrantethe spare o surplus material

    II
    masculino remainder, surplus
    * * *
    = overflow, spare, surplus [surpluses, -pl.], left-over [left over], excess, overflowing, surplus excess, excess capacity, spillover, leftover.
    Ex. If a particular cylinder becomes full, there are one or more tracks or cylinders that have been set aside for overflow records.
    Ex. If variable-length data (e.g. a title) are to be entered into a fixed-length field, there will be occasions when there is spare capacity in the field.
    Ex. Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.
    Ex. Having extracted what appears to be the main problem, the analyst should now list the ' left over' problems.
    Ex. Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
    Ex. A new facility was then created 10 years ago to microfilm its overflowing paper files.
    Ex. This article describes a system concept for the revenue producing disposition of surplus capacity at off peak times in real trunking networks.
    Ex. Huge excess capacity could potentially destabilize the long distance market.
    Ex. We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.
    Ex. Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
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    * zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo remaining

    el material sobrantethe spare o surplus material

    II
    masculino remainder, surplus
    * * *
    = overflow, spare, surplus [surpluses, -pl.], left-over [left over], excess, overflowing, surplus excess, excess capacity, spillover, leftover.

    Ex: If a particular cylinder becomes full, there are one or more tracks or cylinders that have been set aside for overflow records.

    Ex: If variable-length data (e.g. a title) are to be entered into a fixed-length field, there will be occasions when there is spare capacity in the field.
    Ex: Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.
    Ex: Having extracted what appears to be the main problem, the analyst should now list the ' left over' problems.
    Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
    Ex: A new facility was then created 10 years ago to microfilm its overflowing paper files.
    Ex: This article describes a system concept for the revenue producing disposition of surplus capacity at off peak times in real trunking networks.
    Ex: Huge excess capacity could potentially destabilize the long distance market.
    Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.
    Ex: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
    * zona de recogida de lo sobrante = overflow area.

    * * *
    remaining
    las entradas sobrantes the remaining o spare tickets, the tickets that are left over
    el dinero sobrante the remaining money, the money that was left over, the surplus
    el material sobrante the spare o surplus material, the material that is left over
    con la masa sobrante podríamos hacer unos bizcochitos we could make some sponge cakes with the leftover mixture
    remainder, surplus
    * * *

    sobrante
    I adj (restante, remanente) spare, remaining
    II sustantivo masculino surplus
    ' sobrante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escorrentía
    - remanente
    - superflua
    - superfluo
    English:
    doggy bag
    - superfluous
    - left
    - waste
    * * *
    adj
    remaining;
    con el dinero sobrante se irán de vacaciones with the money that's left over they plan to go on Br holiday o US vacation;
    los huesos sobrantes se pueden utilizar para una sopa the leftover bones can be used for stock
    nm
    surplus
    * * *
    adj remaining, left over
    * * *
    : remaining, superfluous
    : remainder, surplus
    * * *
    sobrante adj leftover / spare

    Spanish-English dictionary > sobrante

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