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  • 101 inquieto

    adj.
    1 restless, bouncy, wriggly, antsy.
    2 uneasy, worried, anxious, pre-occupied.
    3 everchanging, changeable, restlessly active, skittish.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: inquietar.
    * * *
    1 (agitado) restless
    2 (preocupado) worried, anxious
    3 (interesado) eager, interested
    * * *
    (f. - inquieta)
    adj.
    2) troubled, uneasy
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=preocupado) anxious, worried

    estar inquieto por algo — to be anxious about sth, be worried about sth

    2) (=agitado) restless, unsettled
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried
    b) [ser] ( emprendedor) enterprising; ( vivo) lively, inquiring (before n)
    c) ( que se mueve mucho) restless
    * * *
    = restive, uneasy, fidgeting, restless, anxious, ill-at-ease, fidgety, frisky [friskier -comp., friskiest -sup.].
    Ex. We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex. As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
    Ex. While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex. In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
    Ex. A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.
    ----
    * estar inquieto = be disturbed.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried
    b) [ser] ( emprendedor) enterprising; ( vivo) lively, inquiring (before n)
    c) ( que se mueve mucho) restless
    * * *
    = restive, uneasy, fidgeting, restless, anxious, ill-at-ease, fidgety, frisky [friskier -comp., friskiest -sup.].

    Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.

    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex: As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
    Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
    Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
    Ex: A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.
    * estar inquieto = be disturbed.
    * persona inquieta = fidget.

    * * *
    1 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) worried
    estaba inquieto porque no habían llamado he was worried o anxious because they hadn't called
    se sentía inquieta en la casa tan sola she felt nervous o uneasy being all alone in the house
    2 [ SER] (emprendedor) enterprising; (vivo) lively, inquiring ( before n)
    * * *

    Del verbo inquietar: ( conjugate inquietar)

    inquieto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    inquietó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    inquietar    
    inquieto
    inquieto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried


    ( vivo) lively, inquiring ( before n)

    inquietar verbo transitivo to worry
    inquieto,-a adjetivo
    1 (preocupado, desazonado) worried, [por, about]
    2 (curioso, emprendedor) eager
    3 (agitado) restless
    ' inquieto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    espíritu
    - inquieta
    - mosca
    - nerviosa
    - nervioso
    - vilo
    English:
    antsy
    - anxious
    - fidgety
    - restless
    - unsettled
    - worried
    - apprehensive
    - disturbed
    - fretful
    - ill
    - uneasy
    * * *
    inquieto, -a adj
    1. [preocupado] worried, anxious ( por about);
    estoy inquieto por su ausencia I'm worried that he's not here
    2. [agitado, nervioso] restless;
    es un niño muy inquieto he's a very restless o fidgety child;
    el paciente está muy inquieto the patient is very unsettled
    3. [con afán de saber] curious;
    tiene una mente inquieta he has an inquiring mind
    4. CAm [predispuesto] inclined, predisposed
    * * *
    adj worried, anxious
    * * *
    inquieto, -ta adj
    1) : anxious, uneasy, worried
    2) : restless
    * * *
    1. (agitado, revuelto) restless
    2. (preocupado) worried

    Spanish-English dictionary > inquieto

  • 102 intranquilo

    adj.
    restless, jumpy, queasy, worried.
    * * *
    1 worried, uneasy
    * * *
    ADJ (=preocupado) worried, anxious; (=desasosegado) restless
    * * *
    - la adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried, anxious
    b) [ser] ( agitado) restless
    * * *
    = restive, ill-at-ease, uneasy.
    Ex. We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    * * *
    - la adjetivo
    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried, anxious
    b) [ser] ( agitado) restless
    * * *
    = restive, ill-at-ease, uneasy.

    Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.

    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

    * * *
    1 [ ESTAR] (preocupado) worried, anxious
    cuando su hija sale por las noches se queda muy intranquila when her daughter goes out at night she gets very worried o anxious o she feels very uneasy
    2 [ SER] (agitado) restless
    * * *

    intranquilo
    ◊ -la adjetivo

    a) [estar] ( preocupado) worried, anxious


    intranquilo,-a adj (angustiado) worried
    (en movimiento continuo) restless: tiene un sueño muy intranquilo, he sleeps badly
    ' intranquilo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    intranquila
    - nerviosa
    - nervioso
    - interior
    English:
    uneasy
    - shift
    * * *
    intranquilo, -a adj
    1. [preocupado] worried, uneasy;
    me quedé muy intranquilo por sus amenazas his threats made me very uneasy o worried me
    2. [nervioso] restless
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( preocupado) uneasy
    2 ( nervioso) restless
    * * *
    intranquilo, -la adj
    preocupado: uneasy, worried
    * * *
    intranquilo adj worried / uneasy [comp. uneasier; superl. uneasiest]

    Spanish-English dictionary > intranquilo

  • 103 introducción

    f.
    1 introduction, preamble, lead-in, prologue.
    2 introduction, input, insertion, putting-in.
    * * *
    1 introduction
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de texto] introduction

    "Introducción a la gramática española" — "Introduction to Spanish Grammar"

    2) (=inserción) insertion

    la introducción del tubo puede causar heridas — inserting the tube o the insertion of the tube can cause injury, the tube's insertion could cause injury

    3) (=llegada) [de mercancías, cambios] introduction
    4) (Inform) [de datos] input
    * * *
    1) (en libro, obra musical) introduction
    2)
    a) (de cambio, medida) introduction
    b) ( inserción) insertion
    c) (a tema, cultura) introduction
    * * *
    = background, leading remark, overview, penetration, prelude, preparation, infusion, induction, backgrounder, entrée, build-up [buildup], rollout [roll-out].
    Nota: De un producto, principalmente..
    Ex. This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
    Ex. Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.
    Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
    Ex. The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
    Ex. As a prelude to using the scheme, we will briefly outline the various sections of this book.
    Ex. A study then of the underlying features of the classification process and the components of a classification scheme is a preparation for the more critical and informed application of classification schemes.
    Ex. The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
    Ex. The author concludes that the new course offered an overall improvement in library induction.
    Ex. He provides information ' backgrounders' to 100-200 people.
    Ex. Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.
    Ex. The work completed to date has only been a build-up to the main phase but its usefulness has already been shown.
    Ex. The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
    ----
    * anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].
    * hacer una introducción = set + the scene.
    * hacer una introducción histórica = give + background information.
    * introducción (a) = introduction (to).
    * introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.
    * posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].
    * programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.
    * servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.
    * servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.
    * tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.
    * * *
    1) (en libro, obra musical) introduction
    2)
    a) (de cambio, medida) introduction
    b) ( inserción) insertion
    c) (a tema, cultura) introduction
    * * *
    = background, leading remark, overview, penetration, prelude, preparation, infusion, induction, backgrounder, entrée, build-up [buildup], rollout [roll-out].
    Nota: De un producto, principalmente..

    Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.

    Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.
    Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
    Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
    Ex: As a prelude to using the scheme, we will briefly outline the various sections of this book.
    Ex: A study then of the underlying features of the classification process and the components of a classification scheme is a preparation for the more critical and informed application of classification schemes.
    Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
    Ex: The author concludes that the new course offered an overall improvement in library induction.
    Ex: He provides information ' backgrounders' to 100-200 people.
    Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.
    Ex: The work completed to date has only been a build-up to the main phase but its usefulness has already been shown.
    Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
    * anterior a la introducción de la escritura = preliterate [pre-literate].
    * hacer una introducción = set + the scene.
    * hacer una introducción histórica = give + background information.
    * introducción (a) = introduction (to).
    * introducción de datos utilizando un teclado = keypunching.
    * modo de introducción de datos = input mode.
    * ofrecer una introducción a = provide + a background to.
    * posterior a la introducción de la escritura = postliterate [post-literate].
    * programa de introducción a la biblioteca = library training programme.
    * servir de introducción = set + the backdrop, set + the framework, set + the context.
    * servir de introducción a = provide + a background to.
    * tecla de introducción de datos = ENTER key.

    * * *
    A (en un libro, una obra musical) introduction
    B
    1 (de un cambio, una medida) introduction
    la introducción de un nuevo producto en el mercado the introduction of a new product onto the market
    la introducción de esa enmienda modifica sustancialmente la ley the inclusion of that amendment substantially alters the act
    2 (inserción) insertion
    la introducción de la aguja en el músculo the insertion of the needle into the muscle
    3 (a un tema, una cultura) introduction introducción A algo introduction TO sth
    su introducción a los misterios de la informática her introduction to o initiation into the mysteries of computers
    * * *

    introducción sustantivo femenino
    introduction;
    introducción A algo introduction to sth
    introducción sustantivo femenino introduction
    ' introducción' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    que
    - iniciación
    - título
    English:
    insertion
    - institution
    - intro
    - introduction
    - preamble
    - preface
    - introductory
    * * *
    1. [presentación] introduction (a to);
    introducción a la lingüística [título] an introduction to linguistics;
    un curso de introducción a la informática an introductory course in computing
    2. [de libro] introduction
    3. [de composición musical] introduction;
    [en música pop] intro
    4. [inserción] [de objeto] insertion;
    Informát [de datos] input, entering
    5. [de novedad, medida, política, en mercado] introduction;
    precio especial de introducción special introductory price;
    la introducción de la moneda única the introduction of the single currency;
    a él se debe la introducción de la patata en Europa he was responsible for the introduction of the potato to Europe;
    una banda que se dedica a la introducción de tabaco de contrabando en Europa a gang that smuggles tobacco into Europe
    * * *
    f
    1 introduction
    2 acción de meter insertion
    3 INFOR input
    * * *
    introducción nf, pl - ciones : introduction
    * * *
    introducción n introduction

    Spanish-English dictionary > introducción

  • 104 invalidar

    v.
    to invalidate.
    * * *
    1 to invalidate
    * * *
    VT [+ certificado, resultado] to invalidate, nullify; [+ decisión] to reverse; [+ leyes] to repeal
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < documento> to invalidate, nullify; <premisa/argumento> to invalidate
    * * *
    = negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.
    Ex. Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
    Ex. On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
    Ex. However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
    Ex. We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
    Ex. Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.
    Ex. Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
    Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex. If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex. There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex. Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex. Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
    Ex. These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
    Ex. However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.
    Ex. This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex. However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.
    Ex. President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex. However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
    Ex. In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.
    ----
    * invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo < documento> to invalidate, nullify; <premisa/argumento> to invalidate
    * * *
    = negate, override, overturn, render + redundant, render + suspect, render + wrong, rule out, rule out, short-circuit [shortcircuit], stultify, eviscerate, deflate, invalidate, preempt [pre-empt], pull + the plug on, overrule, void, make + redundant.

    Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.

    Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
    Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
    Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
    Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.
    Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
    Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
    Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
    Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
    Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
    Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
    Ex: However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.
    Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
    Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.
    Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
    Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
    Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.
    * invalidar las críticas = disarm + criticism.
    * invalidar las quejas = disarm + complaints.
    * invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.

    * * *
    invalidar [A1 ]
    vt
    ‹documento› to invalidate, nullify; ‹premisa/argumento› to invalidate
    * * *

    invalidar verbo transitivo to invalidate
    ' invalidar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    invalidate
    - negate
    - overrule
    - over
    * * *
    [sujeto: circunstancias] to invalidate; [sujeto: juez] to declare invalid;
    les invalidaron dos goles they had two goals disallowed
    * * *
    v/t invalidate
    * * *
    : to nullify, to invalidate

    Spanish-English dictionary > invalidar

  • 105 líder

    m.
    1 leader, guide, honcho.
    2 front man.
    * * *
    1 leader
    * * *
    1. noun mf. 2. adj.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ INV top, leading, foremost

    marca líder — leading brand, brand leader

    2.
    SMF (Pol) leader; (Dep) leader, league leader, top club
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex. This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex. The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex. As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex. The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex. The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex. Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex. The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex. Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    ----
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.
    * * *
    I
    masculino y femenino
    1)
    a) (Dep, Pol) leader
    b) (Com) leader
    2) (como adj) <equipo/marca/empresa> leading (before n)
    II
    lideresa masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *
    = leading, leader, lead, pacemaker, pacesetter [pace-setter], leading figure, front runner, torchbearer [torch bearer], leading edge, kingpin, rainmaker, number one, opinion-maker, driver, bellwether.

    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.

    Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
    Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
    Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
    Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
    Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
    Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
    Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
    Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
    Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
    * líder actual, el = defending champion.
    * líder civil = civilian leader.
    * líder de la comunidad = community leader.
    * líder del mercado = market leader.
    * líder del pensamiento = leader of thought.
    * líder de opinión = opinion leader.
    * líder espiritual = spiritual leader.
    * líder militar = military leader, military leader.
    * líder mundial = world leader.
    * líder político = political leader.
    * líder religioso = religious leader.
    * líder sindicalista = union leader.
    * líder social = community leader.
    * mantenerse líder = stay + ahead of the pack.
    * ser líder en = take + the lead in + Gerundio.
    * sin líder = leaderless.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un partido, país) leader
    el Valencia es líder con 48 puntos Valencia leads the division with 48 points, Valencia is the leader with 48 points
    3 ( Com) leader
    Compuestos:
    leader of the opposition
    labor* leader ( AmE), trade union leader ( BrE)
    B ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)
    masculine, feminine
    ( Méx) ( Dep, Pol) leader
    * * *

     

    líder 1 sustantivo masculino y femenino
    a) (Com, Dep, Pol) leader

    b) ( como adj) ‹equipo/marca/empresa› leading ( before n)

    líder 2
    ◊ lideresa sustantivo masculino, femenino (Méx) (Dep, Pol) leader

    líder
    I mf leader: es el líder de la oposición, he's the opposition leader
    II adjetivo leading, top: el equipo líder es el Estudiantes, Estudiantes is the top team

    ' líder' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acéfala
    - acéfalo
    - cabeza
    - comecocos
    - imán
    - interpelar
    - jefa
    - jefe
    - nata
    - nato
    - caudillo
    - destronar
    - indiscutible
    English:
    born
    - ethical
    - lead
    - leader
    - natural
    - pacemaker
    - stand down
    - chief
    - leading
    - pace
    - then
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    leading;
    el equipo líder the leading team;
    la empresa es líder en el sector it is the leading company in the industry
    ♦ nmf
    1. [de partido político, país] leader;
    un líder sindical a union boss o leader
    Pol el líder de la oposición the leader of the opposition
    2. [de clasificación, mercado] leader;
    el Deportivo es el líder de la liga Deportivo are top of the league o are the current league leaders
    * * *
    I m/f leader
    II adj leading
    * * *
    líder adj
    : leading, foremost
    líder nmf
    : leader
    * * *
    líder n leader

    Spanish-English dictionary > líder

  • 106 líder sindicalista

    f. & m.
    trade union leader.
    * * *
    (n.) = union leader
    Ex. Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
    * * *

    Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.

    Spanish-English dictionary > líder sindicalista

  • 107 manitas

    adj.
    handy (informal). (peninsular Spanish)
    ser muy manitas to be very good with one's hands
    m.&f. s&pl.
    1 handy person.
    ser un manitas (de plata) to be (very) good with one's hands
    hacer manitas to canoodle
    2 handyman, odd job man.
    * * *
    1 familiar handy
    1 (hombre) handyman; (mujer) handy woman
    \
    hacer manitas to hold hands
    ser un/una manitas to be very good with one's hands
    * * *
    = handyman [handymen, pl.], diy'er, jack of all trades, factotum.
    Ex. The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
    Ex. Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.
    Ex. Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
    Ex. Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
    * * *
    = handyman [handymen, pl.], diy'er, jack of all trades, factotum.

    Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.

    Ex: Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.
    Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
    Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

    * * *

    manitas sustantivo masculino y femenino (Esp, Méx fam) handyman (colloq)
    manitas
    I adjetivo es muy manitas, she's very good with her hands
    II mf inv fam handyman, handywoman
    ' manitas' also found in these entries:
    English:
    handyman
    - jack
    * * *
    ♦ adj inv
    handy;
    ser muy manitas to be very good with one's hands
    ♦ nmf inv
    1. [persona habilidosa] handy person;
    ser un manitas de plata to be (very) good with one's hands
    2. Comp
    hacer manitas [acariciarse] to cuddle, to canoodle
    ♦ nfpl
    manitas (de cerdo) pig's trotters
    * * *
    I m/f inv fam
    :
    ser un manitas be handy
    II fpl
    :
    hacer manitas make out fam, neck fam
    * * *
    manitas n handyman [pl. handymen]
    hacer manitas to hold hands [pt. & pp. held]

    Spanish-English dictionary > manitas

  • 108 masón

    m.
    mason.
    * * *
    1 masonic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 Mason, Freemason
    * * *
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo Masonic
    II
    masculino Freemason, Mason
    * * *
    = Mason, Freemason.
    Ex. Masons perceived themselves as engaged in the creation of a new man possessing the traits necessary for the maintenance of the social order and the improvement of the common wealth.
    Ex. The author gives an outline of the social and cultural position of Freemasonry and Freemasons at this time.
    ----
    * masones, los = Masonic fraternity, the.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo Masonic
    II
    masculino Freemason, Mason
    * * *
    = Mason, Freemason.

    Ex: Masons perceived themselves as engaged in the creation of a new man possessing the traits necessary for the maintenance of the social order and the improvement of the common wealth.

    Ex: The author gives an outline of the social and cultural position of Freemasonry and Freemasons at this time.
    * masones, los = Masonic fraternity, the.

    * * *
    Masonic
    Freemason, Mason
    * * *

    masón adjetivo
    Masonic
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    Freemason, Mason
    masón sustantivo masculino mason, freemason
    ' masón' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cantero
    - francmasón
    - francmasona
    English:
    apron
    - mason
    - free
    - speak
    - stone
    * * *
    masón, -ona
    ♦ adj
    Masonic
    ♦ nm,f
    Mason, Freemason
    * * *
    m mason
    * * *
    masón nm, pl masones francmasón: Mason, Freemason

    Spanish-English dictionary > masón

  • 109 mecanismo de apertura

    Ex. One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
    * * *

    Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mecanismo de apertura

  • 110 mecanismo de cierre

    (n.) = closing mechanism, fastener
    Ex. One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
    Ex. Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
    * * *
    (n.) = closing mechanism, fastener

    Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.

    Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mecanismo de cierre

  • 111 mejora social

    Ex. In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.
    * * *

    Ex: In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mejora social

  • 112 molesto

    adj.
    1 annoying, cumbersome, bothersome, embarrassing.
    2 upset, irritated, angry, annoyed.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: molestar.
    * * *
    1 annoying, troublesome
    2 (enfadado) annoyed
    3 (incómodo) uncomfortable
    4 MEDICINA sore
    ■ los puntos ya han cicatrizado, pero todavía está molesto the stitches have healed, but he's still sore
    \
    estar molesto,-a con alguien to be upset with somebody
    ser molesto to be a nuisance
    * * *
    (f. - molesta)
    adj.
    1) annoyed, bothered
    2) annoying, bothersome
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=que causa molestia) [tos, picor, ruido, persona] irritating, annoying; [olor, síntoma] unpleasant

    es sumamente molesto que... — it's extremely irritating o annoying that...

    lo único molesto es el viaje — the only nuisance is the journey, the only annoying thing is the journey

    2) (=que incomoda) [asiento, ropa] uncomfortable; [tarea] annoying; [situación] awkward, embarrassing
    3) (=incómodo) [persona] uncomfortable

    me sentía molesto en la fiesta — I felt uneasy o uncomfortable at the party

    me siento molesto cada vez que me hace un regalo — I feel awkward o embarrassed whenever she gives me a present

    4) (=enfadado) [persona] annoyed

    ¿estás molesto conmigo por lo que dije? — are you annoyed at me for what I said?

    5) (=disgustado) [persona] upset

    ¿estás molesta por algo que haya pasado? — are you upset about something that's happened?

    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

    resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

    b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)
    c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing
    2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    * * *
    = annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.
    Ex. Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
    Ex. Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
    Ex. Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
    Ex. And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex. Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex. It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    Ex. The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
    Ex. Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
    Ex. Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
    Ex. The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
    Ex. the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
    Ex. The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
    Ex. I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex. Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
    Ex. One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex. With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
    Ex. But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex. She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex. He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex. I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
    Ex. These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex. Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
    ----
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * espíritu molesto = poltergeist.
    * estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.
    * ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo
    1)
    a) [SER] ( fastidioso) <ruido/tos> annoying, irritating; <sensación/síntoma> unpleasant

    resulta molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos — it's a nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage

    b) [ESTAR] (incómodo, dolorido)
    c) [SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing
    2) [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset; ( irritado) annoyed

    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste — he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    * * *
    = annoying, cumbersome, onerous, uncomfortable, uneasy, vexatious, irksome, vexing, untoward, disruptive, gnawing, pesky [peskier -comp., peskiest -sup.], distracting, off-putting, ill-at-ease, nagging, obtrusive, importunate, bothersome, exasperated, niggling, miffed, troublesome.

    Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.

    Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
    Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
    Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
    Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
    Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
    Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
    Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
    Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
    Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
    Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
    Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
    Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
    Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
    Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
    Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
    Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
    Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
    Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
    Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
    Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
    Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
    Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
    * comportamiento molesto = disruptive behaviour.
    * de un modo molesto = annoyingly.
    * espíritu molesto = poltergeist.
    * estar molesto = be displeased, get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist, get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle, get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle, put off.
    * lo molesto de = cumbersomeness.
    * personas molestas, las = nuisance, the.
    * sentirse molesto = stir + uneasily, look + uncomfortable, feel + wrong.
    * sentirse molesto por = be embarrassed at.
    * ser algo molesto = be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
    * ser molesto = be disturbing.
    * verdad molesta = inconvenient truth.

    * * *
    molesto -ta
    A
    1 [ SER]
    (fastidioso): tengo una tos sumamente molesta I have o I've got a really irritating o annoying cough
    es una sensación muy molesta it's a very uncomfortable o unpleasant feeling
    no es grave, pero los síntomas son muy molestos it's nothing serious, but the symptoms are very unpleasant
    la máquina hace un ruido de lo más molesto the machine makes a very irritating o annoying o tiresome noise
    ¡es tan molesto que te estén interrumpiendo cada cinco minutos! it's so annoying o trying o tiresome o irritating when people keep interrupting you every five minutes
    resulta muy molesto tener que viajar con tantos bultos it's a real nuisance o it's very inconvenient having to travel with so much baggage
    ¿podría abrir la ventana, si no es molesto? would you be so kind as to open the window?
    2 [ ESTAR]
    (incómodo, dolorido): está bastante molesto he's in some pain
    pasó la noche bastante molesto he had a rather uncomfortable night
    está molesto por la anestesia he's in some discomfort because of the anesthetic
    3 [ SER] (violento, embarazoso) awkward
    es una situación muy molesta it's a very awkward o embarrassing situation
    me hace sentir muy molesta que esté constantemente regalándome cosas it's very embarrassing the way she's always giving me presents, she's always giving me presents, and it makes me feel very awkward o embarrassed
    me resulta muy molesto tener que trabajar con ella cuando no nos hablamos I find it awkward working with her when we're not even on speaking terms
    B [ ESTAR] (ofendido) upset
    está molesto con ellos porque no fueron a su boda he's upset o put out o peeved because they didn't go to his wedding
    está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset about what you did
    * * *

     

    Del verbo molestar: ( conjugate molestar)

    molesto es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    molestó es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    molestar    
    molesto    
    molestó
    molestar ( conjugate molestar) verbo transitivo
    1

    ◊ perdone que lo moleste sorry to trouble o bother you


    2 (ofender, disgustar) to upset
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( importunar):
    ◊ ¿le molesta si fumo? do you mind if I smoke?;

    me molesta su arrogancia her arrogance irritates o annoys me;
    no me duele, pero me molesta it doesn't hurt but it's uncomfortable
    2 ( fastidiar) to be a nuisance;
    ◊ no quiero molesto I don't want to be a nuisance o to cause any trouble

    molestarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( disgustarse) to get upset;
    molestose POR algo to get upset about sth;
    molestose CON algn to get annoyed with sb
    2 ( tomarse el trabajo) to bother, trouble oneself (frml);

    se molestó en venir hasta aquí a avisarnos she took the trouble to come all this way to tell us
    molesto
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    1 [SER]
    a) ( fastidioso) ‹ruido/tos› annoying, irritating;

    ‹sensación/síntoma› unpleasant
    b) (violento, embarazoso) awkward, embarrassing

    2 [ESTAR] ( ofendido) upset;
    ( irritado) annoyed;
    ◊ está muy molesto por lo que hiciste he's very upset/annoyed about what you did

    molestar verbo transitivo
    1 (causar enojo, incomodidad) to disturb, bother: ¿le molestaría contestar a unas preguntas?, would you mind answering some questions?
    me molesta que grites, it annoys me when you shout
    2 (causar dolor, incomodidad) to hurt
    molesto,-a adjetivo
    1 (incómodo) uncomfortable: me encuentro algo molesto después de esa metedura de pata, I feel uncomfortable after that gaffe
    2 (fastidioso) annoying, pestering: es un ruido muy molesto, it's an annoying noise
    3 (enfadado, disgustado) annoyed o cross: ¿no estarás molesta por lo que he dicho?, you're not upset about what I said, are you?
    ' molesto' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acalorada
    - acalorado
    - disgustarse
    - enojosa
    - enojoso
    - fastidiada
    - fastidiado
    - molesta
    - molestarse
    - pesada
    - pesado
    - poca
    - poco
    - puñetera
    - puñetero
    - sacudir
    - suplicio
    - fastidioso
    - fregado
    - latoso
    - molestar
    - mosqueado
    English:
    annoying
    - bother
    - hot
    - imposition
    - irksome
    - irritating
    - miffed
    - obtrusive
    - off-putting
    - peeved
    - troublesome
    - uncomfortable
    - unwelcome
    - would
    - intrusive
    - put
    - uneasy
    * * *
    molesto, -a adj
    1.
    ser molesto [incordiante] [costumbre, tos, ruido] to be annoying;
    [moscas] to be a nuisance; [calor, humo, sensación] to be unpleasant; [ropa, zapato] to be uncomfortable;
    es muy molesto tener que mandar callar constantemente it's very annoying to have to be constantly telling you to be quiet;
    tengo un dolor molesto en la espalda I've got an ache in my back which is causing me some discomfort
    2.
    ser molesto [inoportuno] [visita, llamada] to be inconvenient;
    [pregunta] to be awkward
    3.
    ser molesto [embarazoso] to be embarrassing;
    esta situación empieza a resultarme un poco molesta this situation is beginning to make me feel a bit uncomfortable
    4.
    estar molesto [irritado] to be rather upset;
    está molesta porque no la invitamos a la fiesta she's upset because we didn't invite her to the party;
    están molestos por sus declaraciones they are upset by what he has been saying
    5.
    estar molesto [con malestar, incomodidad] [por la fiebre, el dolor] to be in some discomfort;
    no tenía que haber comido tanto, ahora estoy molesto I shouldn't have eaten so much, it's made me feel rather unwell;
    ¿no estás molesto con tanta ropa? aren't you uncomfortable in all those clothes?
    * * *
    adj
    1 ( fastidioso) annoying
    2 ( incómodo) inconvenient
    3 ( embarazoso) embarrassing
    * * *
    molesto, -ta adj
    1) enojado: bothered, annoyed
    2) fastidioso: bothersome, annoying
    * * *
    molesto adj
    1. (que fastidia) annoying
    2. (disgustado) annoyed

    Spanish-English dictionary > molesto

  • 113 no saber cómo seguir

    (v.) = be stuck, get + stuck
    Ex. Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
    Ex. Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
    * * *
    (v.) = be stuck, get + stuck

    Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.

    Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no saber cómo seguir

  • 114 no saber qué hacer a continuación

    (v.) = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck
    Ex. He must assure himself that he has indeed eliminated every possibility that lies within his power before concluding that he has indeed drawn a blank.
    Ex. Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
    Ex. Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
    * * *
    (v.) = draw + a blank, be stuck, get + stuck

    Ex: He must assure himself that he has indeed eliminated every possibility that lies within his power before concluding that he has indeed drawn a blank.

    Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
    Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no saber qué hacer a continuación

  • 115 no tener la necesidad de usar Algo

    (v.) = have + no use for
    Ex. Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
    * * *
    (v.) = have + no use for

    Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener la necesidad de usar Algo

  • 116 no tener salida

    (v.) = be stuck, get + stuck
    Ex. Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
    Ex. Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.
    * * *
    (v.) = be stuck, get + stuck

    Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.

    Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener salida

  • 117 no tener sentido + Infinitivo

    = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio
    Ex. There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
    Ex. And there is no sense in doing that.
    * * *
    = there + be + little point in + Gerundio, there + be + no sense in + Gerundio

    Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.

    Ex: And there is no sense in doing that.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener sentido + Infinitivo

  • 118 notable

    adj.
    1 remarkable, outstanding.
    2 notable, striking, famous, appreciable.
    f.
    good mark.
    m.
    1 (pass with) credit (education).
    2 notable, distinguished person (person).
    * * *
    1 (apreciable) noticeable; (considerable, marcado) considerable, remarkable
    2 (digno de mención) noteworthy, notable
    3 (ilustre) well-known
    1 (persona) dignitary, notable
    2 (calificación) mark equivalent to between 70% and 80% in the Spanish marking system
    * * *
    adj.
    notable, remarkable
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=destacado) notable

    una actuación verdaderamente notable — an outstanding performance, a truly notable performance

    la exposición reúne a pintores tan notables como... — the exhibition brings together such notable o distinguished painters as...

    2) (=considerable) [aumento, mejoría, diferencia] significant, considerable
    2.
    SM Esp (=calificación) mark or grade between 7 and 8 out of 10

    he sacado un notable — ≈ I got a B

    3.
    SMPL
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo notable
    II
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    b) ( persona importante) dignitary
    * * *
    = notable, noticeable, salient, striking, worthy, noteworthy, outstandingly + Adjetivo, noted, marked, acute, of note.
    Ex. There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
    Ex. The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex. There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex. A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex. Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex. It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
    Ex. It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
    Ex. Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex. It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex. In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex. Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    ----
    * aumento notable = rising tide.
    * incremento notable = rising tide.
    * notable por = noted for.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo notable
    II
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    b) ( persona importante) dignitary
    * * *
    = notable, noticeable, salient, striking, worthy, noteworthy, outstandingly + Adjetivo, noted, marked, acute, of note.

    Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

    Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
    Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
    Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
    Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
    Ex: It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
    Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
    Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
    Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
    Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
    Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
    * aumento notable = rising tide.
    * incremento notable = rising tide.
    * notable por = noted for.

    * * *
    notable
    una actuación notable an outstanding o a notable performance
    posee una notable inteligencia she is remarkably o extremely intelligent
    éste es uno de los rasgos más notables de su obra this is one of the most notable characteristics of his work
    una notable mejoría a marked o notable improvement
    uno de los estudios más notables sobre Cervantes one of the most notable o noteworthy studies on Cervantes
    1 ( Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10
    * * *

     

    notable adjetivo ‹diferencia/mejoría› notable;

    posee una notable inteligencia she is remarkably o extremely intelligent
    ■ sustantivo masculino
    a) (Educ) grade between 7 and 8.5 on a scale from 1 to 10


    notable
    I adj (cualidad, mérito) outstanding, remarkable
    (distancia, diferencia) noticeable
    II m Educ the grade of B: he conseguido un notable en geografía, I got a B in Geography
    ' notable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acusada
    - acusado
    - deterioro
    - sensible
    - grande
    - notorio
    - relevante
    English:
    endurance
    - notable
    - noticeable
    - remarkable
    - credit
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    remarkable, outstanding;
    hay una notable diferencia entre las dos propuestas there's a significant o clear difference between the two proposals;
    es un violinista notable he's an outstanding violinist
    ♦ nm
    1. [nota] = mark between 7 and 8.9 out of 10, ≈ (pass with) credit, ≈ B
    2. [persona] dignitary
    * * *
    I adj remarkable, notable
    II m
    1 EDU B
    2
    :
    notables pl dignitaries
    * * *
    notable adj
    1) : notable, noteworthy
    2) : outstanding
    * * *
    notable1 adj considerable / remarkable
    notable2 n very good / B

    Spanish-English dictionary > notable

  • 119 obligar

    v.
    to oblige, to bind, to coerce, to compel.
    La policía forzó a Ricardo The police coerced Richard.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ LLEGAR], like link=llegar llegar
    1 to force, oblige, make
    1 to undertake, promise
    \
    obligar a alguien a hacer algo to force somebody to do something, make somebody do something
    * * *
    verb
    to force, compel, oblige
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) (=forzar) to force
    2) [ley, norma]

    la disposición obliga a todos los contribuyentes — all taxpayers are bound to observe this requirement, this requirement is binding on all taxpayers

    3) (=empujar) to force
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) circunstancia/persona

    el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

    obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

    b) ley/disposición to bind

    las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...

    2.
    obligarse v pron (refl)

    obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

    * * *
    = bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.
    Ex. Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.
    Ex. It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.
    Ex. Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
    Ex. If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex. We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
    Ex. Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
    Ex. As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
    Ex. The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
    Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
    Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
    ----
    * obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.
    * obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.
    * obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.
    * obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.
    * obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.
    * obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.
    * obligar a salir de = force from.
    * obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo
    a) circunstancia/persona

    el mal tiempo nos obligó a... — bad weather forced o (frml) obliged us to...

    obligar A alguien A QUE + SUBJ — to make somebody + inf

    b) ley/disposición to bind

    las normas obligan a los maestros a... — the rules oblige teachers to...

    2.
    obligarse v pron (refl)

    obligarse A + INF — ( forzarse) to make oneself + inf, force oneself to + inf; ( comprometerse) to undertake to + inf

    * * *
    = bind, compel, constrain, dictate, force, impel, mandate, obligate, oblige, enjoin, enforce.

    Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.

    Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.
    Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
    Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
    Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
    Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
    Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
    Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
    Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
    Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
    Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
    * obligar a = make + it + incumbent upon.
    * obligar a cerrar el negocio = force out of + business, force out of + the marketplace.
    * obligar a Hacer Algo = push into.
    * obligar a + Infinitivo = push towards + Gerundio.
    * obligar a pagar = enforce + payment.
    * obligar a salir = drive out + with a pitchfork, push out.
    * obligar a salir de = force from.
    * obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

    * * *
    obligar [A3 ]
    vt
    1
    «circunstancia/persona»: obligar a algn A + INF: el mal tiempo nos obligó a retrasar la partida bad weather obliged o forced o compelled us to postpone our departure
    nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to o we have to wear uniform
    no lo obligues a comer don't force him to eat, don't make him eat
    lo obligué a pedirle perdón a la abuela I made him apologize to his grandmother
    obligar a algn A QUE + SUBJ to make sb + INF
    oblígalos a que recojan los juguetes make them pick up their toys
    2 «ley/disposición» to bind
    esta ley sólo obliga a los mayores de edad this law only applies to adults, only adults are legally bound by this law
    ( refl)
    1 (forzarse) obligarse A + INF to make oneself + INF, force oneself to + INF
    me obligo a escribir una página todos los días I force myself to write o I make myself write a page every day
    2 (comprometerse) to undertake obligarse A + INF to undertake to + INF
    * * *

     

    obligar ( conjugate obligar) verbo transitivo
    a) obligar a algn a hacer algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;


    nos obligan a llevar uniforme we are required to wear uniform;
    obligar a algn A QUE haga algo to make sb do sth
    b) [ley/disposición] to bind

    obligar verbo transitivo to force, oblige: nada te obliga a vivir con él, no-one's forcing you to live with him ➣ Ver nota en make
    ' obligar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    comprometer
    - constreñir
    - desalojar
    - echar
    - forzar
    - hacer
    - empujar
    - orillar
    English:
    bind
    - bully
    - compel
    - constrained
    - drive
    - force
    - force down
    - hand
    - make
    - oblige
    - constrain
    - obligate
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    1. [sujeto: persona]
    obligar a alguien (a hacer algo) to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;
    yo no quería hacerlo, me obligaron I didn't want to do it, they forced me to o they made me;
    no lo compres, nadie te obliga don't buy it, nobody is forcing you;
    la obligué a descansar I made her have a rest;
    a los jefes de departamento se les obliga a presentar un informe al mes the heads of department are required to hand in a monthly report;
    obligar a alguien a que haga algo to force sb to do sth, to make sb do sth;
    la obligué a que me contestase I forced her to answer me, I made her answer me
    2. [sujeto: ley, norma]
    la ley obliga a todos los ciudadanos a declarar sus ingresos all citizens are required by law to declare their income;
    esta norma obliga a los mayores de dieciocho años this rule applies to people over eighteen
    * * *
    v/t
    1
    :
    obligar a alguien oblige o force s.o. ( a hacer algo to do sth)
    2 de una ley apply to s.o.
    * * *
    obligar {52} vt
    : to force, to require, to oblige
    * * *
    obligar vb to force / to make
    me obligaron a marcharme they forced me to leave / they made me leave

    Spanish-English dictionary > obligar

  • 120 para toda la universidad

    (adj.) = university-wide
    Ex. As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.
    * * *

    Ex: As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.

    Spanish-English dictionary > para toda la universidad

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