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  • 81 Sócrates

    m.
    Socrates.
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    Ex. Socrates' definition of management as a skill separate from technical knowledge and experience is remarkably close to current understanding of the function.
    * * *

    Ex: Socrates' definition of management as a skill separate from technical knowledge and experience is remarkably close to current understanding of the function.

    * * *
    Socrates
    * * *
    Sócrates n pr
    Socrates

    Spanish-English dictionary > Sócrates

  • 82 a + Posesivo + servicio

    = at + Posesivo + service
    Ex. The article 'Also at your service' describes the history, function, collection and facilities at the Science Museum Library, which serves as a back-up library to the British Library Lending Division.
    * * *
    = at + Posesivo + service

    Ex: The article 'Also at your service' describes the history, function, collection and facilities at the Science Museum Library, which serves as a back-up library to the British Library Lending Division.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a + Posesivo + servicio

  • 83 a juzgar por

    judging by
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    = to judge by, judging by, judging from
    Ex. To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.
    Ex. The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex. Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
    * * *
    = to judge by, judging by, judging from

    Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.

    Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers.
    Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a juzgar por

  • 84 a partir de ahora

    = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now
    Ex. From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.
    Ex. From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC.
    Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex. Public inputs received on proposed new methodologies will be as of now available in the CDM web site.
    * * *
    = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now

    Ex: From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues.

    Ex: From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC.
    Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex: Public inputs received on proposed new methodologies will be as of now available in the CDM web site.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a partir de ahora

  • 85 a partir de entonces

    = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on
    Ex. By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
    Ex. Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident.
    Ex. At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
    Ex. No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.
    Ex. Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.
    Ex. From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex. Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex. Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.
    * * *
    = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on

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

    Ex: Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident.
    Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
    Ex: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.
    Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.
    Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
    Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog.
    Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a partir de entonces

  • 86 a tener en cuenta en el futuro

    Ex. Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
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    Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a tener en cuenta en el futuro

  • 87 a un paso asombroso

    Ex. Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.
    * * *

    Ex: Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a un paso asombroso

  • 88 a un ritmo asombroso

    Ex. Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.
    * * *

    Ex: Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.

    Spanish-English dictionary > a un ritmo asombroso

  • 89 abocado al fracaso

    = failing, doomed
    Ex. Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
    Ex. Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
    * * *
    = failing, doomed

    Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.

    Ex: Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.

    Spanish-English dictionary > abocado al fracaso

  • 90 abrumadoramente

    adj.
    crushingly, vastly, overwhelmingly.
    adv.
    overwhelmingly, oppressively, crushingly.
    * * *
    ADV
    1) (=de forma agobiante) crushingly
    2) (=enormemente) vastly, overwhelmingly
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    = forbiddingly, overwhelmingly.
    Ex. This code was a forbiddingly elaborate and complex set of rules compared to the few simple rules required by the finding catalog.
    Ex. Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
    * * *
    = forbiddingly, overwhelmingly.

    Ex: This code was a forbiddingly elaborate and complex set of rules compared to the few simple rules required by the finding catalog.

    Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.

    * * *
    overwhelmingly
    el voto fue abrumadoramente en su favor the vote was overwhelmingly in his favor

    Spanish-English dictionary > abrumadoramente

  • 91 aceptar una tarea

    (v.) = take on + task
    Ex. They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
    * * *
    (v.) = take on + task

    Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.

    Spanish-English dictionary > aceptar una tarea

  • 92 achacar Algo

    (v.) = set + it down that
    Ex. Whenever you see a librarian himself forced to make a passionate plea for funds, you may set it down that in that community there exists an imbalance of function.
    * * *
    (v.) = set + it down that

    Ex: Whenever you see a librarian himself forced to make a passionate plea for funds, you may set it down that in that community there exists an imbalance of function.

    Spanish-English dictionary > achacar Algo

  • 93 activar

    v.
    1 to activate (alarma, mecanismo).
    María activa la alarma Mary activates the alarm.
    La ambición activa a María Ambition activates Mary=moves Mary to action.
    El desempleo activa el crímen Unemployment activates=triggers crime.
    2 to arouse.
    Lo prohibido activa la pasión Those things forbidden arouse passion.
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    1 TÉCNICA to activate (acelerar) to expedite
    2 INFORMÁTICA to enable
    3 figurado (avivar) to liven up, quicken
    1 to become activated
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    verb
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    VT (=poner en marcha) to activate; [+ trabajo] to expedite, speed up, hurry along; [+ fuego] to brighten up, poke; [+ mercado] to stimulate
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    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( agilizar) <proceso/crecimiento> to speed up; <economía/producción> to stimulate; < circulación> to stimulate
    b) ( avivar)
    c) ( poner en funcionamiento) < alarma> to activate, trigger; < dispositivo> to activate; < máquina> to set... in motion
    2.
    activarse v pron
    a) alarma to go off; dispositivo to start working
    b) (Méx) obreros/disidentes to take active steps
    * * *
    = activate, initialize, trip, set on, actuate, set in + motion, energise [energize, -USA], drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
    Ex. Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run.
    Ex. These fields do not need to be initialized.
    Ex. The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex. You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.
    Ex. CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
    Ex. If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
    Ex. This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
    Ex. The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
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    * activar una señal = activate + signal.
    * activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.
    * activar un proceso = activate + process.
    * activar un sistema = activate + system.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) ( agilizar) <proceso/crecimiento> to speed up; <economía/producción> to stimulate; < circulación> to stimulate
    b) ( avivar)
    c) ( poner en funcionamiento) < alarma> to activate, trigger; < dispositivo> to activate; < máquina> to set... in motion
    2.
    activarse v pron
    a) alarma to go off; dispositivo to start working
    b) (Méx) obreros/disidentes to take active steps
    * * *
    = activate, initialize, trip, set on, actuate, set in + motion, energise [energize, -USA], drive.
    Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.

    Ex: Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run.

    Ex: These fields do not need to be initialized.
    Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
    Ex: You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.
    Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
    Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
    Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
    Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled ( driven) by foot.
    * activar una señal = activate + signal.
    * activar un dispositivo de control = set + control.
    * activar un proceso = activate + process.
    * activar un sistema = activate + system.

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    activar [A1 ]
    vt
    1
    (estimular): medidas que activarán la economía measures to stimulate o revitalize the economy
    para activar la circulación to stimulate the circulation
    esto ayudará a activar las negociaciones this will help to give fresh impetus to the negotiations
    una ráfaga activó las llamas a gust of wind fanned the flames
    2 (poner en funcionamiento) ‹alarma› to activate, trigger, set off; ‹dispositivo› to activate; ‹máquina› to set … in motion
    3 ( Quím) to activate
    1 «alarma» to go off; «dispositivo» to start working
    2 ( Méx) «obreros/disidentes» to take active steps
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    activar ( conjugate activar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( agilizar) ‹proceso/crecimiento› to speed up;

    ‹economía/producción› to stimulate;
    ‹ circulación› to stimulate;
    ‹ negociaciones› to give fresh impetus to

    ‹ dispositivo› to activate;
    ‹ máquina› to set … in motion
    activarse verbo pronominal [ alarma] to go off;
    [ dispositivo] to start working
    activar verbo transitivo
    1 (poner en marcha) to activate
    2 (acelerar, animar) to liven up: la publicidad les ayudó a activar el negocio, the publicity campaign helped them to bolster up business
    ' activar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    estimular
    - mover
    English:
    activate
    - trip
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    ♦ vt
    1. [alarma, mecanismo] to activate
    2. [explosivo] to detonate
    3. [estimular] to stimulate;
    activar los intercambios comerciales to boost o stimulate trade;
    el ejercicio activa la circulación de la sangre exercise stimulates your circulation
    * * *
    v/t
    1 ( estimular) stimulate
    2 bomba activate, set off; sistema de seguridad tb
    trigger
    * * *
    1) : to activate
    2) : to stimulate, to energize
    3) : to speed up

    Spanish-English dictionary > activar

  • 94 activo

    adj.
    1 active, vigorous, diligent, animated.
    2 active, running.
    3 active, effectual.
    4 busy.
    m.
    1 asset, assets, commodity.
    2 active soldier.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: activar.
    * * *
    1 active
    1 FINANZAS asset, assets plural
    \
    activo disponible liquid assets plural
    activo y pasivo assets and liabilities
    ————————
    1 FINANZAS asset, assets plural
    * * *
    (f. - activa)
    adj.
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=que obra) active; (=vivo) lively, energetic; (=ocupado) busy
    2) (Ling) active
    2. SM
    1) (Com) assets pl

    activos inmobiliarios — property assets, real-estate assets

    2) (Mil)
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    a) <persona/población> active
    b) (Ling) active
    c) < volcán> active
    II
    a) (bien, derecho) asset
    b) ( conjunto) assets (pl)
    * * *
    = active, assets, underway [under way], lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], proactive [pro-active], in operation, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], industrious, energetic, up and about.
    Ex. This function can be used when some information on an active order has to be changed.
    Ex. Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
    Ex. Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
    Ex. 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
    Ex. Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.
    Ex. However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime.
    Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
    Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex. The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
    Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex. Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
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    * activo de nuevo = up and about.
    * activo digital = digital assets.
    * activo fijo = fixed assets.
    * activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.
    * activos socialmente, los = socially committed, the.
    * activo tangible = tangible assets.
    * capital activo = working capital.
    * en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].
    * hiperactivo = hyperactive.
    * mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.
    * mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * población activa = work-force [workforce], labour force, working population.
    * publicación seriada activa = active serial.
    * seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.
    * verbo activo = active verb.
    * * *
    I
    - va adjetivo
    a) <persona/población> active
    b) (Ling) active
    c) < volcán> active
    II
    a) (bien, derecho) asset
    b) ( conjunto) assets (pl)
    * * *
    = active, assets, underway [under way], lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], proactive [pro-active], in operation, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], industrious, energetic, up and about.

    Ex: This function can be used when some information on an active order has to be changed.

    Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
    Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
    Ex: 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
    Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.
    Ex: However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime.
    Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
    Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
    Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
    Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
    Ex: Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
    * activo de nuevo = up and about.
    * activo digital = digital assets.
    * activo fijo = fixed assets.
    * activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.
    * activos socialmente, los = socially committed, the.
    * activo tangible = tangible assets.
    * capital activo = working capital.
    * en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].
    * hiperactivo = hyperactive.
    * mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.
    * mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.
    * participar de forma activa = involve.
    * participar de forma activa en = engage in.
    * personas muy activas, las = those on the go.
    * población activa = work-force [workforce], labour force, working population.
    * publicación seriada activa = active serial.
    * seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.
    * verbo activo = active verb.

    * * *
    activo1 -va
    1 ‹persona/participación› active
    tomar parte activa en algo to take an active part in sth
    2 ‹población/edad› active
    en servicio activo on active service
    3 ( Ling) active
    la voz activa the active (voice)
    4 ‹volcán› active
    1 (bien, derecho) asset
    activos líquidos liquid assets
    2 (conjunto) assets (pl)
    el activo y el pasivo de la empresa the assets and liabilities of the company
    Compuestos:
    current assets (pl)
    frozen assets (pl)
    current assets (pl)
    working assets
    fixed assets (pl)
    floating assets (pl)
    ● activo inmaterial or intangible
    intangible assets (pl)
    property assets (pl), real-estate assets (pl)
    fixed assets (pl)
    invisible assets (pl)
    net assets (pl), net worth
    hidden assets (pl), concealed assets (pl)
    operating assets (pl)
    bankrupt's estate
    corporate assets (pl)
    tangible assets (pl)
    * * *

     

    Del verbo activar: ( conjugate activar)

    activo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    activó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    activar    
    activo
    activar ( conjugate activar) verbo transitivo
    a) ( agilizar) ‹proceso/crecimiento› to speed up;

    ‹economía/producción› to stimulate;
    ‹ circulación› to stimulate;
    ‹ negociaciones› to give fresh impetus to

    ‹ dispositivo› to activate;
    ‹ máquina› to set … in motion
    activarse verbo pronominal [ alarma] to go off;
    [ dispositivo] to start working
    activo 1
    ◊ -va adjetivo

    active
    activo 2 sustantivo masculino
    assets (pl)
    activar verbo transitivo
    1 (poner en marcha) to activate
    2 (acelerar, animar) to liven up: la publicidad les ayudó a activar el negocio, the publicity campaign helped them to bolster up business
    activo,-a
    I adjetivo active
    II m Fin assets pl
    ♦ Locuciones: estar en activo, to be on active service

    ' activo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    activa
    - capital
    - empresarial
    - intensificar
    - liquidación
    - liquidar
    - revalorización
    - sin
    English:
    active
    - asset
    - brisk
    - fixed assets
    - frisky
    - liquidity
    - live
    - move
    - who
    - working
    - fixed
    * * *
    activo, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [dinámico] active;
    el principio activo de un medicamento the active ingredient of a medicine;
    es muy activo, siempre está organizando algo he's very active, he's always organizing something or other
    2. [que trabaja]
    la población activa the working population;
    en activo [trabajador] in employment;
    [militar] on active service;
    todavía está en activo he's still working
    3. [eficaz] [veneno, medicamento] fast-acting;
    tiene un veneno poco activo its poison is fairly weak
    4. [volcán] active
    5. Fís [material] active
    6. Gram active
    7. Comp
    Fam
    por activa y por pasiva: hemos tratado por activa y por pasiva de… we have tried everything to…;
    se lo he explicado por activa y por pasiva y no lo entiende I've tried every way I can to explain but she doesn't understand
    ♦ nm
    Fin assets activos de caja available assets, bank reserves;
    activo circulante current assets;
    activo disponible liquid assets;
    activo fijo fixed assets;
    activo financiero financial assets;
    activo inmaterial intangible assets;
    activo inmovilizado fixed assets;
    activos invisibles invisible assets;
    activo líquido liquid assets
    * * *
    I adj
    1 active;
    en activo on active service
    :
    voz activa active voice
    II m COM assets pl
    * * *
    activo, -va adj
    : active
    ♦ activamente adv
    activo nm
    : assets pl
    activo y pasivo: assets and liabilities
    * * *
    activo adj active

    Spanish-English dictionary > activo

  • 95 acumulación

    f.
    1 accumulation, cumulation, assemblage, build-up.
    2 accumulation, amassment.
    3 accumulation, buildup, bunch, congeries.
    * * *
    1 accumulation
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF (=acto) accumulation; (=reserva) pile, stock
    * * *
    femenino accumulation
    * * *
    = accumulation, build-up [buildup], accretion, congestion, hoarding, accrual, stockpiling.
    Ex. Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.
    Ex. No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
    Ex. The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
    Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
    Ex. Too often, the librarian's expertise is seen as a hoarding function.
    Ex. Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.
    Ex. The consequences of the massive stockpiling and consumption of antimicrobial agents in order to treat or prevent this disease must also be considered.
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    * acumulación anual = year cumulation.
    * acumulación de reservas = stockpile, accumulation of stockpiles, stockpiling.
    * * *
    femenino accumulation
    * * *
    = accumulation, build-up [buildup], accretion, congestion, hoarding, accrual, stockpiling.

    Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.

    Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
    Ex: The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
    Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
    Ex: Too often, the librarian's expertise is seen as a hoarding function.
    Ex: Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.
    Ex: The consequences of the massive stockpiling and consumption of antimicrobial agents in order to treat or prevent this disease must also be considered.
    * acumulación anual = year cumulation.
    * acumulación de reservas = stockpile, accumulation of stockpiles, stockpiling.

    * * *
    accumulation
    * * *

    acumulación sustantivo femenino
    accumulation
    ' acumulación' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    banco
    - concentración
    English:
    accumulation
    - build-up
    - build
    - responsible
    * * *
    1. [acción] accumulation
    2. [montón] accumulation, collection;
    una acumulación peligrosa de residuos a dangerous build-up of waste deposits
    * * *
    f accumulation
    * * *
    acumulación nf, pl - ciones : accumulation

    Spanish-English dictionary > acumulación

  • 96 adecuación

    f.
    1 adjusting, adjustment, fitting, adequacy.
    2 customization.
    * * *
    1 adaptation
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino adaptation
    * * *
    = adequacy, appropriateness, suitability, fit, fitness for purpose, retrofitting.
    Ex. A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
    Ex. The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
    Ex. The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex. By comparing this informal communication network with the formal organization chart one can see how close the fit between actuality and theory is.
    Ex. Use is better explained as a function of ' fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
    Ex. This paper describes the recipients of the award, 3 of which won for new buildings, 1 a major renovation and 2 adaptive retrofittings of library structures.
    ----
    * falta de adecuación = misfit.
    * grado de adecuación = degree of fit.
    * * *
    femenino adaptation
    * * *
    = adequacy, appropriateness, suitability, fit, fitness for purpose, retrofitting.

    Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.

    Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
    Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
    Ex: By comparing this informal communication network with the formal organization chart one can see how close the fit between actuality and theory is.
    Ex: Use is better explained as a function of ' fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
    Ex: This paper describes the recipients of the award, 3 of which won for new buildings, 1 a major renovation and 2 adaptive retrofittings of library structures.
    * falta de adecuación = misfit.
    * grado de adecuación = degree of fit.

    * * *
    adaptation
    * * *
    1. [idoneidad, conveniencia] suitability
    2. [adaptación] adaptation
    * * *
    f suitability, appropriateness;
    … gracias a la adecuación de los servicios a las necesidades de la clientela … because services have been adapted to customer requirements
    * * *
    adecuación nf, pl - ciones adaptación: adaptation

    Spanish-English dictionary > adecuación

  • 97 administrar el tiempo

    (v.) = manage + time
    Ex. The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
    * * *
    (v.) = manage + time

    Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.

    Spanish-English dictionary > administrar el tiempo

  • 98 adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo

    (adj.) = time-based
    Ex. Expertise in computer programming consists of: time-based expertise which is a function solely of the time spent programming; and multiskilling expertise which accrues through exposure to a variety of programming languages and tasks.
    * * *
    (adj.) = time-based

    Ex: Expertise in computer programming consists of: time-based expertise which is a function solely of the time spent programming; and multiskilling expertise which accrues through exposure to a variety of programming languages and tasks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo

  • 99 adular

    v.
    1 to flatter.
    2 to cajole, to buff up, to be a toady to, to apple-polish.
    * * *
    1 to adulate, flatter, soft-soap
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to flatter
    * * *
    = flatter, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).
    Ex. Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
    Ex. This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.
    Ex. The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
    Ex. Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo to flatter
    * * *
    = flatter, butter + Nombre + up, toady, fawn (on/upon/over).

    Ex: Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.

    Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.
    Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
    Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.

    * * *
    adular [A1 ]
    vt
    to flatter
    me da asco cómo adulan al jefe it's revolting how they crawl to o suck up to the boss ( colloq)
    * * *

    adular ( conjugate adular) verbo transitivo
    to flatter
    adular verbo transitivo to adulate
    ' adular' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    coba
    - sobar
    English:
    butter
    - fawn
    - flatter
    * * *
    adular vt
    to flatter
    * * *
    v/t flatter
    * * *
    adular vt
    lisonjear: to flatter

    Spanish-English dictionary > adular

  • 100 afán de protagonismo

    Ex. Staff should function as an integrated team, overlooking small real or imagined grievances or outbursts of ego in an effort to concentrate on the library's primary goal: meeting the needs of the client.
    * * *

    Ex: Staff should function as an integrated team, overlooking small real or imagined grievances or outbursts of ego in an effort to concentrate on the library's primary goal: meeting the needs of the client.

    Spanish-English dictionary > afán de protagonismo

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