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81 más allá

adv.

further on, beyond, farther, farther on.

m.

hereafter, other world, after life, life after death.

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farther away

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el más allá the other world; voces del más allá voices from beyond the grave

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= further than, farther, yonder, beyond that

Ex. This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.

Ex. Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.

Ex. His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.

Ex. Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.

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el más allá the other world; voces del más allá voices from beyond the grave

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el más allá

= afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the

Ex: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.

Ex: Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries.

= further than, farther, yonder, beyond that

Ex: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.

Ex: Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that.

Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.

Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.

Spanish-English dictionary > más allá
82 precio

m.

1 price.

¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?

está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced

la merluza está a precio de oro (figurative) hake has become ridiculously expensive

no tener precio (figurative) to be priceless

precio al contado cash price

precio de compra purchase price

precio de coste cost price (peninsular Spanish)

precio de costo cost price (peninsular Spanish)

precio de fábrica factory price

precio indicativo guide price

precio de mercado market price

precio prohibitivo prohibitively high price

precio de saldo bargain price

precio de salida starting price

precio de venta (al público) retail price

2 price (sacrificio).

pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly

a cualquier precio at any price

3 price tag.

pres.indicat.

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

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precio

► nombre masculino

1 (coste) price

■ ¿a qué precio está? how much is it?

2 figurado (valor) value

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a cualquier precio at any cost

a precio de coste at cost price

no tener precio figurado to be priceless

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noun m.

1) price, value

2) cost

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SM

1) (=importe) [de producto] price; [de viaje] fare; [en hotel] rate, charge

han subido los precios — prices have gone up

¿qué precio tiene? — how much is it?

a precio de saldo — at a knockdown price

a o por un precio simbólico — for a nominal o token sum

no importa precio — cost no object

precio a discutir — offers

último precio — closing price

- poner o señalar precio a la cabeza de algn

- no tener precio

este cuadro no tiene precio — this painting is priceless

su lealtad no tiene precio — his loyalty is of enormous value

precio al contado — cash

precio al detalle, precio al por menor — retail price

precio de compra — purchase price

precio de coste, precio de costo — cost-price

a precio de coste — at cost price

precio de fábrica — ex works price

a precio de fábrica — at factory prices

precio de intervención — intervention price

precio de mercado — market price

precio de ocasión — bargain price

precio de oferta — offer price

precio de referencia — suggested price

precio de salida — starting price

precio de situación — LAm bargain price

precio de venta — sale price, selling price

precio de venta al público — retail price

precio de venta recomendado — recommended retail price

precio neto — net price

precio obsequio — giveaway price

precio orientativo — manufacturer's recommended price

precios al consumo — retail prices

precio tope — top price, ceiling price

precio unitario — unit price

2) (=coste, sacrificio)

pagó un precio muy alto por su libertad — he paid a very high price for his freedom

lo hará a cualquier precio — he'll do it whatever the cost o at any price

evítelo a cualquier precio — avoid it at all costs

al precio de — frm at the cost of

ganó las elecciones, pero al precio de su integridad — he won the election but at the cost o expense of his integrity

3) frm (=valor) worth, value

un hombre de gran precio — a man of great worth

tengo en gran precio su amistad — I value his friendship very highly

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masculino

1) ( de producto) price

subir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?

está muy bien de precio — it's very reasonable

tiene un precio prohibitivo — it is prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio — it's ridiculously cheap

a precios populares — at affordable prices

precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price

a precio de saldo — at a bargain price

no tener precio — to be priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio — her help has been invaluable

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head

- precio al por mayor/menor

- precio de compra/lanzamiento/mercado

- precio de costo or coste

- precio de salida

- precio de venta al público

- precio franco fábrica

2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)

logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

a cualquier precio — whatever the cost

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= price, price tag, price range, quote.

Ex. Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.

Ex. Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.

Ex. The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.

Ex. This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.

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* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* alto precio = costliness.

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.

* a un precio especial = at a discount.

* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.

* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.

* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.

* averiguar el precio = cost.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajo precio = low cost.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* competencia de precios = price competition.

* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de precio fijo = fixed-price.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de precio razonable = affordable.

* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.

* fijación de precios = fixing.

* fijar precios = price, fix + price.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.

* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.

* índice de precios = price index.

* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información de precios = price information.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* pagar el precio = meet + price.

* pagar precio = pay + cost.

* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio competitivo = competitive price.

* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.

* precio de compra = purchase price.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* precio de entrada = price of admission.

* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.

* precio de la habitación = room rate.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

* precio de las acciones = share price.

* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.

* precio de la vivienda = house price.

* precio del billete = fare.

* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.

* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.

* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del productor = producer price.

* precio de salida = starting price.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.

* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.

* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.

* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.

* precio fijo = fixed charge.

* precio inflado = inflated price.

* precio inicial = starting price.

* precio íntegro = full price.

* precio medio = average price.

* precio mínimo = threshold price.

* precio normal = full price.

* precio para estudiantes = student rate.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precio por unidad = unit price.

* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio razonable = fair price.

* precio rebajado = marked-down price.

* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.

* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.

* precios competitivos = competitive rates.

* precios con descuento = discount price.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.

* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.

* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.

* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.

* precio simbólico = nominal fee.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* rebajar el precio = cut + price.

* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.

* sin precio = unpriced.

* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.

* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.

* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.

* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.

* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.

* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.

* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.

* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.

* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.

* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.

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masculino

1) ( de producto) price

subir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?

está muy bien de precio — it's very reasonable

tiene un precio prohibitivo — it is prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio — it's ridiculously cheap

a precios populares — at affordable prices

precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price

a precio de saldo — at a bargain price

no tener precio — to be priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio — her help has been invaluable

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro — to pay the earth o a fortune for something

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien — to put a price on somebody's head

- precio al por mayor/menor

- precio de compra/lanzamiento/mercado

- precio de costo or coste

- precio de salida

- precio de venta al público

- precio franco fábrica

2) (sacrificio, esfuerzo)

logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? — she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

a cualquier precio — whatever the cost

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= price, price tag, price range, quote.

Ex: Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.

Ex: Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.

Ex: The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.

Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.

* a bajo precio = lower-cost, lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.

* a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.

* alcanzar un precio = fetch + Dinero.

* al mejor precio = at the best price.

* al mejor precio posible = at the best possible price.

* alto precio = costliness.

* a mitad de precio = at half price.

* a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.

* a precio de ganga = at a steal.

* a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.

* a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).

* a precio reducido = at a discount.

* a precios competitivos = competitively priced.

* a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.

* a precios razonables = at affordable prices.

* a su precio normal = at full price.

* aumentar el precio = mark up + price, jack up + the price.

* aumento de precios = price increase, increased price.

* a un precio especial = at a discount.

* a un precio módico = at affordable cost, at an affordable price.

* a un precio muy razonable = at a very reasonable cost, at very reasonable cost.

* a un precio razonable = at a reasonable cost, reasonably priced.

* averiguar el precio = cost.

* bajada de los precios = falling prices.

* bajar de precio = come down in + price.

* bajar el precio = lower + price.

* bajar los precios = roll back + prices.

* bajo precio = low cost.

* buena relación calidad-precio = value for money.

* caída de los precios = falling prices.

* cambiar el precio = reprice, reprice.

* cobrar un precio = charge + price.

* comparación de precios = comparison shopping.

* comparar precios = comparison shop.

* competencia de precios = price competition.

* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio = terms of availability and/or price.

* de bajo precio = low-priced.

* de precio fijo = fixed-price.

* de precio medio = medium-priced.

* de precio razonable = affordable.

* de precio rebajado = cut-price, cut-rate.

* descender de precio = come down in + price.

* diferencia de precio = price differential.

* diferencia de precios = price differentiation.

* diferencias de precio = differential pricing.

* fijación de precio de venta = pricing.

* fijación de precios = fixing.

* fijar precios = price, fix + price.

* fijar precios altos = price + high.

* fijar precios bajos = price + low.

* fulminar los precios = slash + prices.

* guerra de precios = pricing competition, price war.

* índice de precios = price index.

* índice de precios al consumo = consumer price index (CPI), cost of living index.

* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC) = Retail Price Index (RPI).

* información de precios = price information.

* información de precios de productos para el consumo = retail prices.

* manipulación de precios = price-fixing.

* mantener los precios = hold + prices down.

* mejor relación calidad-precio, la = best value for money, the.

* mitad de precio = half price.

* negociar el precio de Algo = negotiate + price.

* obligar a subir el precio = force up + prices.

* pagar el precio = meet + price.

* pagar precio = pay + cost.

* pagar un alto precio = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio = pay + fee, pay + penalty.

* pagar un precio alto por Algo = pay + a premium price for.

* pagar un precio elevado = pay + hefty price.

* pagar un precio exorbitante = pay through + the nose.

* política de fijación de precios = pricing policy.

* política de precios = pricing model, pricing policy.

* poner el precio = price.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = declare + open season on, put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* poner un precio a Algo muy alto = overprice.

* precio abusivo = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio abusivo, precio desorbidato = abusive price.

* precio al por mayor = block rate, wholesale price, bulk rate.

* precio + bajar = price + fall.

* precio + caer = price + fall.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión = connect time based pricing.

* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado = time-based charge.

* precio competitivo = competitive price.

* precio con descuento = discounted price, discount price.

* precio de compra = purchase price.

* precio de coste más margen de beneficios = cost-plus pricing.

* precio de entrada = price of admission.

* precio de la gasolina = fuel pump price.

* precio de la habitación = room rate.

* precio del aparcamiento = parking fee.

* precio de las acciones = share price.

* precio de la suscripción = subscription price.

* precio de la vivienda = house price.

* precio del billete = fare.

* precio del billete de autobús = bus fare.

* precio del billete de avión = airfare [air fare], airline fare.

* precio del carburante = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del combustible = fuel price, fuel pump price.

* precio del productor = producer price.

* precio de salida = starting price.

* precio + descender = price + fall.

* precio desorbidato = abusive price tag, abusive price.

* precio desorbitado = prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio de tarifa = list price, listed price.

* precio de venta al público = retail price, cover price, list price, listed price.

* precio + dispararse = price + spiral out of control, price + go through the roof, price + soar through the roof.

* precio especial = reduced rate, special rate, reduced fee, discounted price, discount price, preferential rate.

* precio especial por compra al por mayor = bulk deal.

* precio excesivo = steep price, overpricing [over-pricing], inflated price.

* precio fijo = fixed charge.

* precio inflado = inflated price.

* precio inicial = starting price.

* precio íntegro = full price.

* precio medio = average price.

* precio mínimo = threshold price.

* precio normal = full price.

* precio para estudiantes = student rate.

* precio + ponerse por las nubes = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roof.

* precio por unidad = unit price.

* precio prohibitivo = prohibitively expensive, prohibitive price tag, prohibitive price.

* precio razonable = fair price.

* precio rebajado = marked-down price.

* precio rebajado, precio reducido, descuento = marked-down price.

* precios = pricing, price range, price rate, price structure.

* precios competitivos = competitive rates.

* precios con descuento = discount price.

* precios de las materias primas = commodity prices.

* precios descontrolados = runaway prices.

* precios disparados = spiralling prices, runaway prices.

* precios + dispararse = prices + spiral.

* precios en alza = rising costs, runaway prices, runaway costs.

* precio simbólico = nominal fee.

* precios + ponerse por las nubes = prices + spiral.

* precios por las nubes = spiralling prices.

* que no tiene precio = priceless.

* que tiene precio = priced.

* rebajar el precio = cut + price.

* rebajar los precios = knock down + prices, slash + prices.

* reducción de los precios = price cut.

* reducción de precios = pricecutting.

* reducir el precio = reduce + price, cut + price.

* relación calidad-precio = price-performance ratio.

* sensible a los precios = price sensitive.

* sin precio = unpriced.

* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.

* subir de precio = rise in + price.

* subir el precio = push + cost + up, raise + price, jack up + the price, rack up + the price.

* susceptible a los precios = price sensitive.

* tabla de comparación de precios = price-comparison table.

* tarifa de precios = pricing structure, pricing algorithm, pricing scheme, pricing model, price structure.

* tener un precio razonable = be reasonably priced.

* tirado de precio = steal, at a steal.

* vender a precio de costo = sell at + cost.

* vender a precio de ganga = sell at + bargain price.

* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.

* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen = dump.

* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.

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precio

masculine

A (de un producto) price

subir los precios to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? what's the price of this dress?, how much is this dress?

el precio del viaje the cost o price of the trip

aquí la fruta está muy bien de precio fruit is very reasonably priced o very reasonable here, the price of fruit is very reasonable here

un precio al alcance de todos los bolsillos a price to suit everyone's pocket, a price everyone can afford

lo compré a muy buen precio I got it for a very reasonable price

en esta zona los apartamentos tienen un precio prohibitivo apartments in this area are prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio it's ridiculously cheap

el precio por unidad es (de) 5 euros they are 5 euros each

libros a precios populares books at affordable prices

precio al contado cash price

precio a plazos credit price

a precio de saldo at a bargain price, at a knockdown price ( colloq)

aún no han fijado el precio they still haven't fixed the price

hacer precio ( RPl); to lower the price, give a discount

no tener precio to be priceless

este anillo no tiene precio para mí for me this ring is priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio her help has been invaluable

pagar or comprar algo a precio de oro to pay the earth o a fortune for sth

poner precio a la cabeza de algn to put a price on sb's head

Compuestos:

● precio al por mayor/menor

wholesale/retail price, trade price

● precio cerrado

fixed price

● precio de apertura

opening price

● precio de apoyo

support price

● precio de cierre

closing price

● precio de compra

purchase price

● precio de costo or ( Esp) coste

cost price

● precio de ejercicio

striking price

● precio de lanzamiento

launch price

● precio del dinero

el precio del dinero the cost of money, the cost of borrowing

● precio de mercado

market price

● precio de salida

starting price

● precio de umbral

threshold price

● precio de venta

sale price

● precio de venta al público

(de un alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price; (de un libro) published price

● precio franco (de) fábrica

factory (gate) price, price ex works ( BrE)

● precio psicológico

psychological price

● precio unitario

unit price

B

(sacrificio, esfuerzo): logró lo que quería ¿pero a qué precio? she got what she wanted, but at what price o cost?

impedirán a cualquier precio que se sepa la verdad they will go to any lengths to stop people knowing the truth, they will stop at nothing to hide the truth

está dispuesto a mantenerse en el cargo a cualquier precio he's determined to stay on at any price o at all costs o whatever the cost

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Del verbo preciar: ( conjugate preciar)

precio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

preció es:

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

precio sustantivo masculino
1 ( de producto) price;
◊ precio al contado/a plazos cash/credit price;

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? how much is this dress?;
precio de costo or (Esp) coste cost price;
precio de venta al público (de alimento, medicamento) recommended retail price;

( de libro) published price;
◊ no tener precio to be priceless

2 (sacrificio, costo) price, cost;
◊ a cualquier precio at any price, whatever the cost

precio sustantivo masculino price, cost: ¿qué precio tiene este abrigo?, how much is this coat?
♦ Locuciones: a cualquier precio, at any cost: está dispuesta a conseguir ese puesto a cualquier precio, she's willing to do anything in order to get that job
no tener precio, to be priceless: las obras destruídas por las bombas no tenían precio, the works of art destroyed by the bombing were priceless
mi amistad no tiene precio, my friendship can't be bought
' precio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusiva
- abusivo
- ajustada
- ajustado
- alquiler
- alta
- alto
- arrendamiento
- cara
- caro
- cobrar
- concertar
- conveniente
- costar
- coste
- costo
- de
- demencial
- descender
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- encarecer
- entrar
- estar
- lince
- mitad
- moderada
- moderado
- módica
- módico
- neta
- neto
- proporción
- PVP
- rebaja
- rebajar
- regatear
- rondar
- salvajada
- según
- tarifa
- tasa
- tasar
- tributo
- unitaria
- unitario
- valer
- valor
- valorar
- accesible
English:
adjust
- all-in
- approximate
- arm's length
- arrange
- asking price
- at
- bargain
- beat down
- bloody
- bring down
- cagey
- charge
- cheap
- command
- cost
- cut
- decrease
- dirt-cheap
- discount
- double
- down
- downturn
- drop
- excessive
- fall
- fare
- fix
- foresight
- freight
- gazumping
- going
- hefty
- high-end
- inexpensively
- inflated
- introductory
- jack up
- jump
- knock down
- low
- lower
- lowest
- mark down
- mark up
- market price
- mistaken
- moderate
- money
- name

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precio nm

1. [en dinero] price;

¿qué precio tiene esta corbata? how much is this tie?;

subir los precios to put prices up;

bajar los precios to bring prices down;

ha subido el precio de la vivienda house prices have gone up;

está muy bien de precio it's very reasonably priced;

un precio prohibitivo a prohibitively high price;

Comp
Andes Fam
a precio de huevo for next to nothing;

Comp

a precio de oro: la merluza está a precio de oro hake has become ridiculously expensive;

Comp
RP
hacer precio a alguien to give sb a discount;

poner precio a to put a price on;

Comp

poner precio a la cabeza de alguien to put a price on sb's head;

Comp

no tener precio to be priceless

Comp
Bolsa precio de apertura opening price;
precio de catálogo list price;
Bolsa precio de cierre closing price;
precio de compra purchase price;

precio comprador bid price;

precio al contado cash price;
Esp precio de coste cost price;
precio de costo cost price;

comprar algo a precio de costo to buy sth at cost price;
Bolsa precio de cotización quoted price; Fin el precio del dinero the cost of borrowing; Bolsa precio de ejercicio striking price;
precio de fábrica factory price;

precio indicativo guide price;

precio de lanzamiento launch price;

precio de lista list price;

precio al por mayor trade price;

precio de mercado market price;

precio nominal nominal price;

precio de oferta offer price;

precio de saldo bargain price;

precio de salida starting price;

precio de salida a Bolsa issue price;

precio simbólico nominal o token amount;

precio tope top o ceiling price;

precio por unidad unit price;

precio unitario unit price;

precio de venta (al público) retail price

2. [sacrificio] price;

es el precio de la fama it's the price of fame;

pagaron un precio muy alto por la victoria they paid a very high price for victory, victory cost them dearly;

a cualquier precio at any price;

al precio de at the cost of

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precio

m price;

precio por unidad unit price;

a bajo precio at a low price;

a mitad de precio at half price;

estar bien de precio be reasonably priced;

a buen precio at a good price;

pagar a precio de oro pay a fortune for;

no tener precio fig be priceless

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precio nm

1) : price

2) : cost, sacrifice

a cualquier precio: whatever the cost

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precio n price

el precio de la gasolina the price of petrol

¿qué precio tiene? how much is it?

Spanish-English dictionary > precio
83 velocidad

f.

1 speed (rapidity).

¿a qué velocidad van? (specialist term) what speed are they going at?, how fast are they going?

a toda velocidad at full speed (en vehículo)

lo tuvimos que hacer a toda velocidad we had to do it as fast as we could

de alta velocidad high-speed

con la velocidad de un rayo as quick as lightning

velocidad de crucero cruising speed

la velocidad de la luz the speed of light

velocidad máxima top speed

velocidad de proceso (computing) processing speed

la velocidad del sonido the speed of sound

velocidad de transmisión (computing) baud rate (en módem)

velocidad de vuelo airspeed

2 gear (automobiles) (marcha).

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

3 velocity, speed, quickness, speediness.

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velocidad

► nombre femenino

1 (rapidez) speed, velocity

2 AUTOMÓVIL (marcha) gear

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a toda velocidad at full speed

cambiar de velocidad AUTOMÓVIL to change gear

cobrar velocidad / ganar velocidad to gather speed

con la velocidad del rayo figurado as quick as a flash

de alta velocidad high-speed

disminuir la velocidad to slow down

caja de velocidades gear box

Europa de dos velocidades two-speed Europe

velocidad de crucero cruising speed

velocidad de la luz speed of light

velocidad de transmisión INFORMÁTICA bit rate

velocidad máxima speed limit

velocidad operativa INFORMÁTICA operating speed

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noun f.

speed, velocity

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SF

1) (gen) speed; (Téc) velocity; (fig) swiftness, speediness

de alta velocidad — high-speed

a gran velocidad — at high speed

a máxima o toda velocidad — at full speed, at top speed

¿a qué velocidad? — how fast?, at what speed?

¿a qué velocidad ibas? — what speed were you doing?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir o moderar la velocidad, perder velocidad — to slow down

exceder la velocidad permitida — to speed, exceed the speed limit

- confundir la velocidad con el tocino

velocidad adquirida — momentum

velocidad de crucero — cruising speed

velocidad de despegue — takeoff speed

velocidad del sonido — speed of sound

velocidad de obturación, velocidad de obturador — shutter speed

velocidad de transferencia — transfer rate

velocidad económica — cruising speed

velocidad máxima — maximum speed, top speed

velocidad máxima de impresión — (Inform) maximum print speed

velocidad punta — maximum speed, top speed

2) (Mec) gear, speed

primera velocidad, velocidad corta — low gear, bottom gear, first gear

segunda/tercera/cuarta velocidad — second/third/top gear

meter la segunda velocidad — to change into second gear

cuatro velocidades hacia adelante — four forward gears

velocidades de avance — forward gears

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femenino

1)

a) (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? — how fast was he going?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir la velocidad — to slow down

a toda/gran velocidad — at top/high speed

de alta velocidad — high-speed

b) ( rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo — the speed with which he did it

- velocidad de crucero

- velocidad de subida

- velocidad máxima or punta

2) (Auto, Mec) gear

un modelo de cinco velocidades — a five-gear model

en primera velocidad — in first (gear)

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= rate, speed, velocity, speed setting, momentum.

Ex. Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex. A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.

Ex. A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex. A special rheostat control box allows infinitely variable speed settings.

Ex. They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

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* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* a una velocidad de = at a rate of.

* a una velocidad desorbitante = at a rate of knots.

* a una velocidad vertiginosa = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates.

* a un velocidad + Adjetivo = at a + Adjetivo + rate.

* a velocidad estelar = at warp speed.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* exceso de velocidad = speeding.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* multa por exceso de velocidad = speeding ticket, speed ticket.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* velocidad angular constante (VAC) = constant angular velocity (CAV).

* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.

* velocidad de arranque = getaway speed.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.

* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* velocidad de reproducción = playing speed.

* velocidad lineal constante (VLC) = constant linear velocity (CLV).

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* velocidad permitida = speed limit.

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femenino

1)

a) (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? — how fast was he going?

cobrar velocidad — to pick up o gather speed

disminuir la velocidad — to slow down

a toda/gran velocidad — at top/high speed

de alta velocidad — high-speed

b) ( rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo — the speed with which he did it

- velocidad de crucero

- velocidad de subida

- velocidad máxima or punta

2) (Auto, Mec) gear

un modelo de cinco velocidades — a five-gear model

en primera velocidad — in first (gear)

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= rate, speed, velocity, speed setting, momentum.

Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.

Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.

Ex: A special rheostat control box allows infinitely variable speed settings.

Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

* a gran velocidad = at great speed.

* a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.

* a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.

* a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.

* alta velocidad = high-rate.

* a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.

* aumentar la velocidad = grow + faster.

* a una velocidad de = at a rate of.

* a una velocidad desorbitante = at a rate of knots.

* a una velocidad vertiginosa = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates.

* a un velocidad + Adjetivo = at a + Adjetivo + rate.

* a velocidad estelar = at warp speed.

* cambiar de velocidad = gear.

* cambiar velocidades = gear.

* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento = wind shear.

* cobrar velocidad = gather + momentum, gather + pace.

* confundir la velocidad con el tocino = one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.

* correr a toda velocidad = sprint.

* de alta velocidad = high-speed.

* disminuir la velocidad = slow up.

* exceso de velocidad = speeding.

* ir a toda velocidad = hurtle.

* límite de velocidad = speed limit.

* moderar la velocidad = slow down.

* multa por exceso de velocidad = speeding ticket, speed ticket.

* pasar a toda velocidad = whiz.

* persecución en coche a alta velocidad = high-speed chase.

* velocidad angular constante (VAC) = constant angular velocity (CAV).

* velocidad controlada por radar = radar-controlled speed.

* velocidad de arranque = getaway speed.

* velocidad de búsqueda = search speed.

* velocidad de flujo = rate of flow.

* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.

* velocidad de la luz, la = speed of light, the.

* velocidad del rayo, la = speed of lightning, the.

* velocidad del sonido, la = speed of sound, the.

* velocidad del viento = wind velocity.

* velocidad de reproducción = playing speed.

* velocidad lineal constante (VLC) = constant linear velocity (CLV).

* velocidad máxima = speed limit.

* velocidad máxima permitida = speed limit.

* velocidad permitida = speed limit.

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velocidad

feminine

A

1 (medida, relación) speed

¿a qué velocidad iba? how fast was he going?, what speed was he traveling at o ( colloq) was he doing?

disminuye la velocidad slow down, reduce your speed

la velocidad de la luz/del sonido the speed of light/sound

la velocidad del viento the wind speed

los trenes pasan a toda/gran velocidad the trains go by at top speed/high speed

de alta velocidad high-speed

perder velocidad to lose speed, to slow down

iba cobrando velocidad it was picking up speed, it was speeding up, it was gathering speed o momentum

un cuerpo con una velocidad de 150 km/s ( Fís) an object with a velocity of 150 km/s, an object traveling at 150 km/s

2 (rapidez) speed

la velocidad con que lo hizo the speed with which he did it

confundir la velocidad con el tocino ( fam hum); to mix up o confuse two completely different things

Compuestos:

● velocidad de ascensión

rate of climb

● velocidad de crucero

cruising speed

● velocidad de escape

escape velocity

● velocidad de flujo

rate of flow

● velocidad de liberación

escape velocity

● velocidad de obturación

shutter speed

● velocidad de subida

rate of climb

● velocidad máxima

maximum o top speed

● velocidad operativa

operating speed

● velocidad punta

maximum o top speed

● velocidad terminal

terminal velocity

B ( Auto, Mec) (marcha, cambio) gear

el modelo de cinco velocidades the five-gear model, the model with a five-speed gearbox

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

en primera velocidad in first gear, in first

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velocidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( en general) speed;
◊ cobrar velocidad to pick up o gather speed;

¿a qué velocidad iba? how fast was he going?;
disminuir la velocidad to slow down;
a toda velocidad at top speed;
la velocidad con que lo hizo the speed with which he did it
2 (Auto, Mec) gear;
◊ un modelo de cinco velocidades a five-gear model

velocidad sustantivo femenino
1 (rapidez, prontitud) speed: no puedo escribir a esa velocidad, I can't write so quickly
2 (de un coche, avión, ordenador, etc) speed
Inform velocidad de transmisión, bit rate
3 Fís velocity
4 Auto (marcha) gear
' velocidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
AVE
- cambiar
- circular
- coger
- cuentakilómetros
- embalarse
- imprimir
- indicador
- indicadora
- ligereza
- marcha
- moderar
- nudo
- obturación
- punta
- taquímetro
- tren
- vértigo
- agarrar
- aproximado
- aumentar
- disminuir
- endiablado
- exceso
- grande
- límite
- máximo
- media
- medir
- paso
- patinaje
- rebasar
- reducir
- regular
- ritmo
- sobrepasar
- todo
- tomar
- tremendo
- uniforme
- vertiginoso
English:
Arabian
- at
- bend
- blitz
- breakneck
- burst
- career
- caution
- cruise
- cruise speed
- dangerously
- decrease
- do
- drop
- even
- exceed
- fast
- fourth
- full
- gain
- gather
- gear
- high
- high-speed
- insane
- knot
- low
- lower
- momentum
- pace
- pelt
- pull over
- rate
- reduce
- slacken
- slow
- speed
- speed along
- speed restriction
- speed-skating
- speeding
- spin
- steady
- tear along
- top
- uniform
- velocity
- zoom
- compare
- decelerate

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velocidad nf

1. [rapidez] speed, Espec velocity;

íbamos a gran velocidad we were going very fast;

¿a qué velocidad van? what speed are they going at?, how fast are they going?;

a toda velocidad [en vehículo] at full speed;

lo tuvimos que hacer a toda velocidad we had to do it as fast as we could;

de alta velocidad high-speed;

a la velocidad del rayo as quick as lightning;

reducir la velocidad to slow down

Comp
velocidad de crucero cruising speed; Fís velocidad límite terminal velocity;
la velocidad de la luz the speed of light;

velocidad máxima top speed;
Informát velocidad de proceso processing speed;
velocidad punta top speed;

la velocidad del sonido the speed of sound;

velocidad supersónica supersonic speed;
Fís velocidad terminal terminal velocity; Informát velocidad de transferencia transfer rate; Informát velocidad de transmisión [en módem] baud rate;
velocidad de vuelo airspeed

2. Aut [marcha] gear;

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

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velocidad

f

1 speed;

a gran velocidad at high speed;

ir a toda velocidad go at full speed;

ganar velocidad pick up speed, gain momentum

2 ( marcha) gear

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velocidad nf

1) : speed, velocity

velocidad máxima: speed limit

2) marcha: gear (of an automobile)

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velocidad n

1. (rapidez) speed

los coches circulan a gran velocidad por la autopista cars go very fast on the motorway

escribe a máquina a gran velocidad she types very quickly

2. (marcha) gear

cambiar de velocidad to change gear

velocidad máxima top speed

Spanish-English dictionary > velocidad
84 ablandar

v.

1 to soften (also figurative).

Las caricias ablandaron al ogro The caresses softened the ogre.

La colcha ablandó la cama de madera The bedspread softened the wooden bed.

El calor ablandó la mantequilla The heat softened the butter.

Ricardo ablandó su tono duro Richard softened his harsh tone.

2 to tenderize, to soften.

El jugo de papaya ablanda la carne de res Papaya juice tenderizes beef.

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ablandar

► verbo transitivo

1 to soften

2 figurado (persona) to soothe, soften up, appease

► verbo intransitivo

1 (frío) to get warmer, get milder; (hielo, nieve) to melt

► verbo pronominal ablandarse

1 to soften, get softer

2 (persona) to soften up

3 (acobardarse) to lose one's nerve, become frightened

4 (frío) to get warmer, get milder; (nieve, hielo) to melt

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1. VT

1) (=poner blando) to soften; (Culin) to tenderize; [+ vientre] to loosen

2) (=conmover) to touch; (=mitigar) to mitigate, temper; (=calmar) to soothe

3) LAm (Aut) to run in, break in (EEUU)

2.

VI (Meteo) [frío] to become less severe; [viento] to moderate; [elementos] to decrease in force, die down

3.

See:

ablandarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cera/cuero> to soften; < carne> to tenderize

b) < persona> to soften; < corazón> to melt

c) (CS) (Auto) to run... in
2.
ablandarse v pron

a) cera/cuero to soften

b) persona to soften up; mirada to soften

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= soften, tenderise [tenderize, -USA].

Ex. This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex. Brief details are given of a method for hanging mutton and lamb carcasses by the pubis to tenderise the meat.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) <cera/cuero> to soften; < carne> to tenderize

b) < persona> to soften; < corazón> to melt

c) (CS) (Auto) to run... in
2.
ablandarse v pron

a) cera/cuero to soften

b) persona to soften up; mirada to soften

* * *

= soften, tenderise [tenderize, -USA].

Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.

Ex: Brief details are given of a method for hanging mutton and lamb carcasses by the pubis to tenderise the meat.

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ablandar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹cera/cuero› to soften; ‹carne› to tenderize, make … tender

2 ‹persona› to soften; ‹corazón› to melt

sus súplicas no lograron ablandarlo her pleading failed to soften him

3 (CS) ( Auto) to run … in

■ ablandarse

v pron

1 «cera/cuero» to go soft, get softer

2 «persona» to give in, relent; «mirada» to soften

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ablandar ( conjugate ablandar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹cera/cuero› to soften;

‹ carne› to tenderize
b) ‹ persona› to soften;

‹ corazón› to melt
ablandarse verbo pronominal
a) [cera/cuero] to soften

b) [ persona] to soften up;

[ mirada] to soften
ablandar verbo transitivo
1 to soften: tienes que golpear la carne para ablandarla, you need to pound the meat to soften it up
2 (a alguien) to soften up: con un par de palabras cariñosas ablandará a su madre, you can soften up your mother with a bit of sweet talk
' ablandar' also found in these entries:
English:
soften
- sweeten
- tenderize

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ablandar

♦ vt

1. [objeto, material] to soften

2. [persona] to soften;

sus ruegos no lo ablandaron her pleas were not sufficient to make him relent

3. CSur, Cuba Aut to run in;

hicimos 1.000 km para ablandar el auto nuevo we drove for 1,000 km to run the new car in

♦ See also the pronominal verb ablandarse

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ablandar

v/t

1 tb fig

soften

2 CSur, Cuba
AUTO run in
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ablandar vt

1) suavizar: to soften

2) calmar: to soothe, to appease

ablandar vi

: to moderate, to get milder

♦ See also the reflexive verb ablandarse

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ablandar vb to soften

Spanish-English dictionary > ablandar
85 disminuido

adj.

diminished, decreased.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: disminuir.

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disminuido

► participio pasado

1→ link=disminuir disminuir

► adjetivo

1 disabled

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 disabled person

► nombre masculino plural los disminuidos

1 the disabled

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disminuido, -a
1. ADJ

1) (=achicado) inadequate

no me siento disminuido ante nadie — there's no one that makes me feel inadequate

2) (Med) handicapped

3) (Econ) [intervalo, valor] diminished

2.

SM / F (Med) handicapped person

un centro para disminuidos — a centre for the disabled o the handicapped

disminuido/a físico/a — physically handicapped person

disminuido/a psíquico/a — mentally handicapped person

disminuido/a visual — visually handicapped person

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- da masculino, femenino

disminuido psíquico — mentally handicapped person

disminuido físico — physically handicapped person

* * *

= handicapped.

Ex. Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

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* disminuidos físicos, los = physically handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.

* disminuido síquico = mentally handicapped.

* disminuidos síquicos, los = mentally handicapped, the.

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- da masculino, femenino

disminuido psíquico — mentally handicapped person

disminuido físico — physically handicapped person

* * *

= handicapped.

Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

* disminuidos físicos, los = physically handicapped, the, physically disabled, the.

* disminuido síquico = mentally handicapped.

* disminuidos síquicos, los = mentally handicapped, the.

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disminuido¹ -da

adjective

A ‹intervalo/valor› diminished

B (insignificante) inadequate

se siente muy disminuido he feels very inadequate

disminuido² -da

masculine, feminine

physically handicapped person ( o man etc), disabled person ( o man etc)

hoy se celebrará el cross para disminuidos the cross country race for the disabled takes place today

disminuido psíquico mentally handicapped person ( o man etc)

disminuido físico physically handicapped person ( o man etc)

disminuido sensorial partially-sighted person or one with hearing difficulties

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Del verbo disminuir: ( conjugate disminuir)

disminuido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
disminuido
disminuir
disminuido
◊ -da sustantivo masculino, femenino: disminuido psíquico/físico mentally/physically handicapped person

disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;

[precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
[ dolor] to diminish, lessen
verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
‹ impuestos› to cut;
‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
disminuido,-a adjetivo handicapped
disminuir
I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
' disminuido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disminuir
- disminuida
English:
handicapped
- lighten
- mentally handicapped
- mentally

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disminuido, -a

♦ adj

handicapped

♦ nm,f

handicapped person;

un disminuido físico/psíquico a physically/mentally handicapped person;

los disminuidos the handicapped

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disminuido

I adj handicapped

II m, disminuida f handicapped person

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disminuido n

1. (físico) disabled person [pl. people]

2. (psíquico) mentally handicapped person

Spanish-English dictionary > disminuido
86 flaquear

v.

1 to weaken (fuerzas).

2 to falter, to give way, to give, to lose strength.

El presidente flaqueó The president faltered.

Me flaquea la fuerza I lose strength.

3 to lose strength in.

4 to give in, to weaken.

Sus piernas flaquearon His legs gave in.

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flaquear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (ceder) to weaken, give in

2 (fallar) to fail

■ su memoria ya flaquea his memory is already failing

3 (desalentarse) to lose heart

4 (disminuir) to decrease

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verb

to flag, weaken

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VI

1) (=debilitarse) [gen] to weaken, grow weak; [esfuerzo] to slacken, flag; [salud] to decline frm, get worse; [viga] to give way

me flaquean las piernas — my legs are like jelly

2) (=desanimarse) to lose heart, become dispirited

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verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag

le flaqueaban las fuerzas — he was flagging

su voluntad empezó a flaquear — she began to lose heart

* * *

= flag, falter, falter, waver.

Ex. But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex. The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

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verbo intransitivo persona/fuerzas to flag

le flaqueaban las fuerzas — he was flagging

su voluntad empezó a flaquear — she began to lose heart

* * *

= flag, falter, falter, waver.

Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.

Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.

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flaquear [A1 ]

vi

le empezaron a flaquear las fuerzas he began to flag

su voluntad empezó a flaquear she began to lose heart

resistió sin flaquear he resisted staunchly

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flaquear ( conjugate flaquear) verbo intransitivo [persona/fuerzas] to flag;
◊ su voluntad empezó a flaquear she began to lose heart

flaquear vi (perder fuerza, voluntad) to weaken, give way

' flaquear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojear
- desfallecer
English:
flag
- sag
- waver
- droop
- falter
- shake
- weaken

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flaquear vi

1. [disminuir] [entusiasmo, equipo] to flag;

al final del día le flaqueaban las fuerzas at the end of the day he was beginning to flag;

le flaquea la vista her eyesight is getting worse

2. [flojear] to lose heart

3. [mostrarse débil] to be weak o poor;

flaquea especialmente en latín he's particularly weak in o poor at Latin

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flaquear

v/i de fuerzas weaken; de entusiasmo flag

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flaquear vi

decaer: to flag, to weaken

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flaquear vb to flag [pt. & pp. flagged]

Spanish-English dictionary > flaquear
87 hacer bajar

v.

1 to call down, to pull down, to draw down, to send down.

El padre hizo bajar a su esposa The father called down his wife.

2 to bring down, to decrease, to lower, to reduce.

Tito hizo bajar el volumen Tito brought down the volume.

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(v.) = force down

Ex. Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.

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(v.) = force down

Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer bajar
88 tamaño

adj.

so big a, very sizeable.

m.

size, amplitude.

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tamaño

► adjetivo

1 (semejante) such a, so big a

■ no pude aguantar tamaña impertinencia I couldn't tolerate such an impertinent remark

► nombre masculino tamaño

1 (medida) size

■ ¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it?

2 (dimensión) dimensions plural

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de gran tamaño large

del tamaño de as large as, the size of

tamaño natural life size

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tamaño

► nombre masculino

1 (medida) size

■ ¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it?

2 (dimensión) dimensions plural

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noun m.

size

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1.

SM size

son del mismo tamaño, tienen el mismo tamaño — they are the same size

¿de qué tamaño es? — how big is it?, what size is it?

un ordenador del tamaño de un libro — a computer the size of a book

una foto tamaño carnet — a passport-size photo

de tamaño natural — full-size, life-size

de tamaño extra o extraordinario — outsize, extra large

tamaño de bolsillo — pocket-size

tamaño familiar — family-size

tamaño gigante — king-size

2. ADJ

1) (=tan grande) so big a, such a big; (=tan pequeño) so small a, such a small

parece absurdo que cometiera tamaño error — it seems absurd that he should make such a mistake

2) LAm (=enorme) huge, colossal

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I
- ña adjetivo (delante del n)

nunca vi tamaña injusticia — I've never seen such injustice

me llevé tamaño susto — I got a terrible fright
II
masculino size

de todos los tamaños — in all sizes

- tamaño bolsillo/carné/familiar/natural

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= degree, size, amplitude, scale.

Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex. The height of a book is of minor importance, except in that it indicates the overall size of the text.

Ex. Together, all these items make up a homogeneous working and research collection of some amplitude to which academics and other types of external readers are increasingly attracted.

Ex. I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.

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* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.

* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.

* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.

* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.

* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.

* de tamaño considerable = sizeable [sizable].

* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.

* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.

* de tamaño gigantesco = giant-sized.

* de tamaño intermedio = intermediate-sized.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale], mid-size [midsize].

* de tamaño miniatura = in miniature.

* de tamaño moderado = moderately sized.

* de tamaño normal = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sized.

* de tamaño pequeño = small-sized, small scale [small-scale].

* de tamaño póster = poster-size.

* de un tamaño considerable = good sized [good-sized].

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.

* impresión de tamaño reducido = microprint, microprinting.

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* tamaño bolsillo = hand-sized.

* tamaño de la memoria intermedia = buffer size.

* tamaño del campo = field size.

* tamaño de letra = font size.

* tamaño del registro = record size.

* tamaño de página = page size.

* tamaño físico = physical size.

* tamaño gigantesco = giant size.

* tamaño real = full-size.

* tamaño reducido = reduced size.

* variar de tamaño = vary + in size.

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I
- ña adjetivo (delante del n)

nunca vi tamaña injusticia — I've never seen such injustice

me llevé tamaño susto — I got a terrible fright
II
masculino size

de todos los tamaños — in all sizes

- tamaño bolsillo/carné/familiar/natural

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= degree, size, amplitude, scale.

Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.

Ex: The height of a book is of minor importance, except in that it indicates the overall size of the text.

Ex: Together, all these items make up a homogeneous working and research collection of some amplitude to which academics and other types of external readers are increasingly attracted.

Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.

* anchos de diferentes tamaños = graded widths.

* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano = palm computing device.

* aumentar de tamaño = grow in + size, grow + larger, increase in + size.

* aumento de tamaño = increase in size.

* del tamaño del bolsillo = pocket sized.

* del tamaño de una cartera = briefcase-sized.

* del tamaño de un maletín = briefcase-sized.

* de mediano tamaño = middle-sized.

* de tamaño considerable = sizeable [sizable].

* de tamaño estándar = standard-sized, full-sized.

* de tamaño extraordinario = outsize.

* de tamaño gigantesco = giant-sized.

* de tamaño intermedio = intermediate-sized.

* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, medium size [medium-size], medium scale [medium-scale], mid-size [midsize].

* de tamaño miniatura = in miniature.

* de tamaño moderado = moderately sized.

* de tamaño normal = full-sized, normal-sized, ordinary sized.

* de tamaño pequeño = small-sized, small scale [small-scale].

* de tamaño póster = poster-size.

* de un tamaño considerable = good sized [good-sized].

* disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.

* duplicar de tamaño = double + in size.

* el tamaño de = the extent of.

* fotografía tamaño carnet = passport size photograph, ID photograph.

* impresión de tamaño reducido = microprint, microprinting.

* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal = outsize material.

* que se puede cambiar de tamaño = resizeable [re-sizeable].

* reducir de tamaño = reduce in + size.

* reducir el tamaño = reduce + size.

* tamaño bolsillo = hand-sized.

* tamaño de la memoria intermedia = buffer size.

* tamaño del campo = field size.

* tamaño de letra = font size.

* tamaño del registro = record size.

* tamaño de página = page size.

* tamaño físico = physical size.

* tamaño gigantesco = giant size.

* tamaño real = full-size.

* tamaño reducido = reduced size.

* variar de tamaño = vary + in size.

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tamaño¹ -ña

adjective

( delante del n):

¡cómo puedes decir tamaño disparate! how can you say such a stupid thing!

se rebelaron ante tamaña injusticia they rebelled against such injustice

se sorprendió de que existiera tamaña diferencia she was surprised that there should be such a great difference o so great a difference

me llevé tamaño susto I got a terrible fright

tamaño de ( Chi fam): está tamaño de gordo he's enormously o terribly fat

una mentira tamaña de grande a whopping o huge great lie ( colloq)

tamaño²

masculine

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

size

pañuelos de todos los colores y tamaños handkerchiefs in all colors and sizes

un tamaño más pequeño or menor a smaller size

un tamaño más grande or mayor a larger size

son del mismo tamaño they're the same size

¿de qué tamaño lo quiere? what size would you like?

ordenar los cubos por tamaños put the cubes in order of size

tiene aproximadamente el tamaño de una manzana it's about the size of an apple

tamaño baño ( RPl); ‹jabón› large

un sandwich tamaño baño ( hum); a whopping o huge great sandwich ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● tamaño bolsillo

pocket-size

una linterna (de) tamaño bolsillo a pocket-size torch

● tamaño carné

passport-size

una foto (de) tamaño carné a passport-size photo

● tamaño de letra

type size

● tamaño familiar

family-size

una botella (de) tamaño familiar a family-size bottle

● tamaño natural

life-size

un busto (de) tamaño natural a life-size bust

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tamaño sustantivo masculino
size;
◊ pañuelos de todos los tamaños handkerchiefs in all sizes;

de tamaño bolsillo pocket-size;
un busto tamaño natural a life-size bust
tamaño,-a
I adj pey (intensificador) jamás oí tamaña mentira, I have never heard such a lie
II sustantivo masculino tamaño, size: son del mismo tamaño, they are the same size
una rata del tamaño de un conejo, a rat as big as a rabbit
tamaño natural, life-size

' tamaño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alargar
- bolsillo
- estándar
- familiar
- grande
- igual
- mayor
- mediana
- mediano
- menor
- minúscula
- minúsculo
- natural
- pequeña
- pequeño
- proporción
- respetable
- tamaña
- tocha
- tocho
- achicar
- aumentar
- ciudad
- dimensión
- folio
- formato
- intermedio
- por
- porte
- quedar
- reducido
- regular
- tener
English:
brief
- decline
- decrease
- downsize
- economy size
- equal
- exact
- expansion
- full-scale
- growth
- king-size
- large
- legal-size
- lengthen
- life-size
- life-sized
- medium
- no
- proportion
- range
- regular
- size
- full
- increase
- life
- magnify

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tamaño, -a

♦ adj

such;

¡cómo pudo decir tamaña estupidez! how could he say such a stupid thing!;

jamás vi tamaña osadía I've never seen such audacity

♦ nm

size;

lo tenemos en varios tamaños we have it in various sizes;

¿de qué tamaño lo quiere? what size would you like?;

son del mismo tamaño they're the same size;

de gran tamaño large, large-sized;

de pequeño tamaño small, small-sized;

de tamaño mediano medium, medium-sized;

países de mayor/menor tamaño que el nuestro countries larger/smaller than ours;

del tamaño de the size of;

hay teléfonos del tamaño de un paquete de tabaco there are telephones the size of o as small as a packet of cigarettes;

del mismo tamaño que the same size as;

¿por qué no te metes con alguien de tu mismo tamaño? why don't you pick on someone your own size?

Comp
Informát tamaño de archivo file size;
tamaño carné o carnet passport-size;

una fotografía (de) tamaño carné a passport-size photograph;

tamaño familiar family-size;

un paquete (de) tamaño familiar a family-size pack;

tamaño gigante giant-size;

tarrinas de helado (de) tamaño gigante giant-size tubs of ice cream;
Imprenta tamaño de letra point size, size of typeface;
tamaño de muestra sample size;

tamaño natural life size;

esculturas de tamaño natural life-size sculptures

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tamaño

I adj

:

tamaño fallo/problema such a great mistake/problem

II m size;

a tamaño natural life-size

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tamaño, -ña adj

: such a big

¿crees tamaña mentira?: do you believe such a lie?

tamaño nm

1) : size

2)

de tamaño natural : life-size

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tamaño n size

¿de qué tamaño es? what size is it?

un árbol de gran tamaño a big tree

Spanish-English dictionary > tamaño
89 abreviar

v.

1 to shorten.

2 to hurry up (darse prisa).

para abreviar to keep it quick; (al hacer algo) to cut a long story short (al narrar algo)

3 to abbreviate, to abridge, to condense, to curtail.

Contraje tu ensayo por estética I shortened your essay for aesthetics.

4 to reduce, to decrease.

Abreviar la velocidad Reduce speed.

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abreviar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (acortar) to shorten, cut short

2 (texto) to abridge; (palabra) to abbreviate

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

abreviar los trámites to speed up the formalities

para abreviar to cut a long story short

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1. VT

1) (=acortar) [+ palabra] to abbreviate; [+ texto] to abridge, reduce; [+ discurso, estancia etc] to shorten, cut short

2) (=acercar) [+ fecha] to bring forward; [+ acontecimiento] to hasten

2.

VI (=apresurarse) to be quick

bueno, para abreviar... — well, to cut a long story short...

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1.
verbo transitivo <permanencia/visita> to cut short; < plazo> to shorten; <texto/artículo> to abridge; < palabra> to abbreviate
2.
abreviar vi

abrevia, que se hace tarde — cut it short, it's getting late

abreviando... — in short...

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= abbreviate, telescope.

Ex. The Dewey Decimal Classification ( abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.

Ex. What certainly happens without a doubt is that the experienced librarian telescopes into what may appear to be a single instantaneous decision a whole series of logically-connected search steps.

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* interrumpir para abreviar = cut + Nombre + short.

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1.
verbo transitivo <permanencia/visita> to cut short; < plazo> to shorten; <texto/artículo> to abridge; < palabra> to abbreviate
2.
abreviar vi

abrevia, que se hace tarde — cut it short, it's getting late

abreviando... — in short...

* * *

= abbreviate, telescope.

Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification ( abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.

Ex: What certainly happens without a doubt is that the experienced librarian telescopes into what may appear to be a single instantaneous decision a whole series of logically-connected search steps.

* interrumpir para abreviar = cut + Nombre + short.

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abreviar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹estancia/visita› to cut short; ‹plazo› to shorten; ‹texto/artículo› to abridge

tuvo que abreviar su visita he had to cut short his visit

2 ‹palabra› to abbreviate

■ abreviar

vi

abrevia, que se hace tarde cut it short, it's getting late

abreviando, no sabemos nada todavía in short, we don't know anything yet

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abreviar ( conjugate abreviar) verbo transitivo ‹permanencia/visita› to cut short;
‹ plazo› to shorten;
‹texto/artículo› to abridge;
‹ palabra› to abbreviate
verbo intransitivo:
◊ abreviando … in short …

abreviar
I verbo transitivo
1 to shorten: abreviaremos nuestra estancia en Niza, we'll cut short our stay in Nice
2 (resumir o acortar un texto) to abridge: ¿puedes abreviar un poco el prólogo?, could you abridge the prologue a bit?
3 (una palabra) to abbreviate
II verbo intransitivo
1 to be quick o brief: ¡abrevia, que no llegamos! be quick, or we'll never get there!
♦ Locuciones: para abreviar, to cut a long story short: ... para abreviar: no fue a la entrevista, to cut a long story short: she didn't go to the interview

' abreviar' also found in these entries:
English:
abbreviate
- curtail
- do
- short
- shorten

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abreviar

♦ vt

1. [proceso, explicación] to shorten;
[viaje, estancia] to cut short
2. [texto] to abridge

3. [palabra] to abbreviate

♦ vi
[darse prisa] to hurry up;
para abreviar [al hacer algo] to keep it quick;
[al narrar algo] to cut a long story short;
¡venga, abrevia! come on, keep it short!

♦ See also the pronominal verb abreviarse

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abreviar

v/t shorten; palabra tb

abbreviate; texto tb

abridge

* * *

abreviar vt

1) : to abbreviate

2) : to shorten, to cut short

* * *

abreviar vb

1. (palabra) to abbreviate

2. (reunión, etc) to cut short [pt. & pp. cut]

¡abrevia! hurry up!

abrevia, que tengo prisa hurry up I'm in a hurry

Spanish-English dictionary > abreviar
90 decaimiento

m.

1 gloominess (desaliento).

2 depression, discouragement, decay, dejection.

3 decrease, diminution.

4 abaissement, languidness, acratia, abatement.

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decaimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (debilidad) weakness, weakening

2 (tristeza) sadness

* * *

SM

1) (=decadencia) decline, decay

2) (=empeoramiento) [de salud] weakening; [de ánimo] discouragement

3) (Com) falling-off

* * *

masculino ( abatimiento) despondency

tengo un gran decaimiento — I feel very despondent o low

* * *

= decline, slackening.

Ex. Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex. Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.

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masculino ( abatimiento) despondency

tengo un gran decaimiento — I feel very despondent o low

* * *

= decline, slackening.

Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

Ex: Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.

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decaimiento

masculine

1

(abatimiento): tengo un decaimiento I feel run-down o low

2 (disminución) decline

un decaimiento del interés del público por estos artículos a decline o fall in public interest for these goods

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decaimiento nm

1. [desaliento] gloominess

2. [falta de fuerzas] weakness

3. [decadencia] decline;

un decaimiento de la actividad en el sector turístico a decline in business in the tourist sector

* * *

decaimiento

m decline; de salud deterioration;

sufre un decaimiento she feels run down

Spanish-English dictionary > decaimiento
91 entorno natural

(n.) = natural habitat, natural setting

Ex. And the academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex. It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.

* * *

el entorno natural

(n.) = natural environment, the

Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

(n.) = natural habitat, natural setting

Ex: And the academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.

Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.

Spanish-English dictionary > entorno natural
92 partida

f.

1 departure (marcha).

2 game.

echar una partida to have a game

3 certificate (document).

partida de bautismo/defunción baptismal/death certificate

partida de matrimonio/nacimiento marriage/birth certificate

4 consignment (commerce) (mercancía).

5 match, contest, game.

6 group of items, parcel of things.

7 entry, record, item.

8 budget item.

9 allotment.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: partir.

* * *

partida

► nombre femenino

1 (remesa) consignment, lot

2 (documento) certificate

3 FINANZAS entry, item

4 (juego) game

■ una partida de naipes a game of cards

5 (grupo - de soldados) squad, gang; (- de cazadores) party

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

jugar una partida to play a game

jugarle una mala partida a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebody

por partida doble twice over

partida de caza (de caza mayor) hunting party 2 (de caza menor) shooting party

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

partida doble double entry

* * *

noun f.

1) departure

2) game

3) certificate

4) item

* * *

SF

1) (=documento) certificate

partida bautismal, partida de bautismo — baptismal certificate

partida de defunción — death certificate

partida de matrimonio — marriage certificate

partida de nacimiento — birth certificate

2) (Econ) [de cuenta] entry, item; [de presupuesto] item, heading

partida doble — double entry

por partida doble — on two accounts

partida simple — single entry

3) (Com) (=envío) consignment

han enviado una partida de 10.000 euros — they have sent a consignment worth 10,000 euros

4) (Naipes, Ajedrez) game

echar una partida — to have a game

- jugarle una mala partida a algn

5) (=salida) departure

6) (=grupo) party; (Mil) band, group

partida de campo — picnic (party)

partida de caza — hunting party

* * *

femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

* * *

femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

* * *

partida¹

¹ = departure, leaving.

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* de partida = from the beginning, from the outset, from the start.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

partida²

² = appropriation.

Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.

* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.

* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.

* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* partida presupuestaria = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head.

* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

partida³

³ = game.

Nota: Material diseñado para jugar con él según unas reglas preestablecidas.

Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* * *

partida

feminine

A ( Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards

¿nos echamos otra partidita? shall we have another game?

B

1 (en un registro) entry

2 (en contabilidad) entry

3 (en un presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero large sums of money

4 (de mercancías) consignment, batch

Compuestos:

● partida bautismal or de bautismo

certificate of baptism

● partida de nacimiento

birth certificate

● partida doble

( Fin) double entry

por partida doble twice over

C ( frml) (salida) departure, leaving

D (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida ( Per fam); to be game ( colloq)

esta noche vamos a bailar — ¡yo soy partida! we're going dancing tonight — I'm game o I'll come o you can count me in! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● partida de caza

(de caza menor) shooting party; (de caza mayor) hunting party

● partida de reconocimiento

reconnaissance party

* * *

partida sustantivo femenino
1 (Jueg) game;
◊ una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards;

echar una partida to have a game
2 (en registro, contabilidad) entry;
( en presupuesto) item
3 ( certificado) certificate;
◊ partida de defunción/nacimiento death/birth certificate

4 (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch
♦ Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partida sustantivo femenino
1 (del tren, de una persona) departure
2 Com (cargamento, lote) batch, consignment
3 (de ajedrez) game
4 (de caza) party
5 Jur (documento oficial) certificate
partida de defunción/nacimiento, death/ birth certificate
6 Fin (de un presupuesto) item
' partida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ida
- jornada
- jugar
- marcha
- múltiple
- regresar
- timba
- entablar
- entrega
- envío
- partido
- retrasar
- salida
English:
appropriate
- birth certificate
- circle
- departure
- exhausting
- game
- one-upmanship
- party
- point
- sailing
- shooting-party
- starting point
- birth
- delivery
- going
- hunt
- meet
- pack
- posse
- round
- search
- starting
- while

* * *

partida nf

1. [marcha] departure

2. [en juego] game;

una partida de ajedrez a game of chess;

echar una partida to have a game

3. [documento] certificate

Comp
partida de bautismo baptismal certificate;
partida de defunción death certificate;

partida de matrimonio marriage certificate;

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

4. Com [mercancía] consignment

5. Com [entrada] item, entry

Comp
partida presupuestaria budget allocation
6. [expedición] party;
[militar] squad
Comp
partida de caza hunting party;
partida de reconocimiento reconnaissance party

7. Comp

por partida doble: hacer algo por partida doble to do sth twice;

nos engañaron por partida doble they fooled us twice over;

la familia real es hoy noticia por partida doble the royal family is in the news today on two accounts;

un producto que es beneficioso para la salud por partida doble a product which is doubly beneficial to health

* * *

partida

f

1 en juego game;

tenemos la partida ganada fig it’s in the bag

2 ( remesa) consignment

3 documento certificate

* * *

partida nf

1) : departure

2) : item, entry

3) : certificate

partida de nacimiento: birth certificate

4) : game, match, hand

5) : party, group

* * *

partida n

1. (juego) game

echamos una partida de ajedrez we played a game of chess

2. (salida, marcha) departure

el día antes de su partida the day before her departure

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

Spanish-English dictionary > partida
93 más allá, el

= afterlife [after-life], land of the dead, the

Ex. Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.

Ex. Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries.

Spanish-English dictionary > más allá, el
94 contracción

f.

1 contraction, shrinkage.

2 spasm, muscular contraction, jerk, zuckung.

3 contraction, expulsion movement of the gravid uterus.

4 decrease, contraction, cutdown.

* * *

contracción

► nombre femenino

1 contraction

* * *

noun f.

contraction

* * *

SF

1) [de una enfermedad] contraction

2) [de compromiso, deuda] contracting; [de matrimonio] contraction frm

3) [de músculo, metal] contraction

4) (Ling) contraction

* * *

femenino contraction

* * *

= contraction, contraction, effacement.

Ex. 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.

Ex. The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.

Ex. Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

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* contracción crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.

* * *

femenino contraction

* * *

= contraction, contraction, effacement.

Ex: 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.

Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.

Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.

* contracción crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.

* * *

contracción

feminine

A ( Fisiol) contraction

B ( Ling) (de palabras) contraction

C ( frml) (de una deuda, un compromiso) contracting ( frml)

* * *

contracción sustantivo femenino
contraction
contracción sustantivo femenino contraction
' contracción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
al
- calambre
- del
- a
English:
contraction
- shrinkage
- will
- would

* * *

contracción nf

1. [de economía] downswing, downturn

2. Med contraction

Comp
contracción muscular muscular contraction
3. Ling contraction

* * *

contracción

f tb GRAM contraction

* * *

contracción nf, pl - ciones : contraction

Spanish-English dictionary > contracción
95 amainar

v.

1 to take in (Nautical).

2 to abate, to die down (also figurative).

3 to decrease, to ease off, to lessen, to lower.

La violencia amainó Violence decreased.

Me amainó la fiebre My fever decreased.

4 to have less.

Me amainó la fiebre I have less fever.

* * *

amainar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (viento) to die down, drop

2 figurado (calmarse) to calm down

* * *

1.

VT [+ vela] to take in, shorten; [+ furia] to calm

2.

VI

See:

amainarse

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo lluvia to ease up o off, abate; temporal/viento to die down, abate; pasión/enfado to abate
2.
amainar vt < velas> to shorten

* * *

= subside, abate.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo lluvia to ease up o off, abate; temporal/viento to die down, abate; pasión/enfado to abate
2.
amainar vt < velas> to shorten

* * *

= subside, abate.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.

* * *

amainar [A1 ]

vi

1 «lluvia» to ease up o off, abate; «temporal/viento» to die down, abate

2 «pasión/enfado» to abate

■ amainar

vt

‹velas› to shorten

* * *

amainar ( conjugate amainar) verbo intransitivo [ lluvia] to ease up o off, abate;
[temporal/viento] to die down, abate
amainar vi (viento, etc) to drop, die down
' amainar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abate
- apaciguarse
English:
abate
- die down
- drop
- fall
- moderate
- quieten
- relent
- slacken
- subside
- die
- ease
- go
- let

* * *

amainar

♦ vt
Náut to take in
♦ vi

1. [temporal, lluvia, viento] to abate, to die down

2. [enfado, críticas] to abate, to die down

* * *

amainar

v/i de lluvia, viento ease up, slacken off

* * *

amainar vi

: to abate, to ease up, to die down

Spanish-English dictionary > amainar
96 entorno natural, el

(n.) = natural environment, the

Ex. The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

Spanish-English dictionary > entorno natural, el
97 minusvalía

f.

handicap, disablement, impediment, disability.

* * *

minusvalía

► nombre femenino

1 (económica) decrease in value

2 (de una persona) handicap, disability

* * *

noun f.

disability, handicap

* * *

SF

1) (Med) disability, handicap

personas con minusvalía — disabled people

minusvalía física — physical disability o handicap

minusvalía psíquica — mental disability o handicap

2) (Com) depreciation, capital loss

* * *

femenino

1) (Med, Psic) ( física) physical handicap o disability; ( psíquica) mental handicap

2) (Econ) drop o fall in value

* * *

= disability, impairment.

Ex. All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

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* minusvalía física = physical handicap.

* * *

femenino

1) (Med, Psic) ( física) physical handicap o disability; ( psíquica) mental handicap

2) (Econ) drop o fall in value

* * *

= disability, impairment.

Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

* minusvalía física = physical handicap.

* * *

minusvalía

feminine

A ( Med, Psic) (física) physical handicap o disability; (psíquica) mental handicap

personas con minusvalía disabled o handicapped people, people with a disability

B

1 (disminución del valor) drop o fall in value

una acusada minusvalía en el precio de los terrenos a sharp fall o drop o depreciation in the price of land

2 (en impuestos) capital loss

las minusvalías pueden compensarse con las plusvalías capital losses can be offset against capital gains

* * *

minusvalía sustantivo femenino
1 ( física) physical handicap o disability;
( psíquica) mental handicap
2 (Econ) drop o fall in value
minusvalía sustantivo femenino handicap
' minusvalía' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
invalidez
English:
handicap
- mental

* * *

minusvalía nf

1. [física, psíquica] handicap

2. Econ capital loss

* * *

minusvalía

f disability

* * *

minusvalía nf

: disability, handicap

* * *

minusvalía n disability [pl. disabilities]

Spanish-English dictionary > minusvalía
98 temperatura

f.

1 temperature.

se espera un aumento/descenso de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to rise/fall

tomar la temperatura a alguien to take somebody's temperature

temperatura ambiental o ambiente room temperature

temperatura máxima/mínima highest/lowest temperature

2 fever, temperature.

* * *

temperatura

► nombre femenino

1 temperature

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener temperatura to have/run a temperature

temperatura absoluta absolute temperature

temperatura ambiente (técnicamente) ambient temperature 2 (en casa) room temperature

temperatura crítica critical temperature

temperatura máxima / temperatura mínima maximum temperature / minimum temperature

* * *

noun f.

temperature

* * *

SF temperature

a temperatura ambiente — at room temperature

descenso/aumento de las temperaturas — fall/rise in temperature

tomar la temperatura a algn — to take sb's temperature

* * *

femenino

a) (Fís, Med) temperature

tomar la temperatura a alguien — to take somebody's temperature

tiene temperatura — (CS) she has a fever (AmE) o (BrE) a temperature

b) (Meteo) temperature

un descenso de las temperaturas — a drop in temperatures

- temperatura ambiente

* * *

= temperature, body temperature.

Ex. These figures are based on UK climate where the winter external temperature is about -1ºC (degree centigrade).

Ex. Of these cases, 97.9% had fever with peak body temperature at 38.9 degrees C.

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* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* subida de temperatura = heat gain.

* temperatura ambiental = air temperature.

* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.

* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.

* temperatura bajo cero = sub-zero temperature.

* temperatura de condensación = dew point, dew point temperature.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* temperatura máxima = maximum temperature.

* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.

* temperaturas extremas = extreme temperatures.

* temperatura subcero = sub-zero temperature.

* * *

femenino

a) (Fís, Med) temperature

tomar la temperatura a alguien — to take somebody's temperature

tiene temperatura — (CS) she has a fever (AmE) o (BrE) a temperature

b) (Meteo) temperature

un descenso de las temperaturas — a drop in temperatures

- temperatura ambiente

* * *

= temperature, body temperature.

Ex: These figures are based on UK climate where the winter external temperature is about -1ºC (degree centigrade).

Ex: Of these cases, 97.9% had fever with peak body temperature at 38.9 degrees C.

* a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.

* a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.

* baja temperatura = low temperature.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* subida de temperatura = heat gain.

* temperatura ambiental = air temperature.

* temperatura ambiental del edificio = room temperature.

* temperatura ambiente = room temperature, air temperature.

* temperatura bajo cero = sub-zero temperature.

* temperatura de condensación = dew point, dew point temperature.

* temperatura del cuerpo = body temperature.

* temperatura elevada = elevated temperature.

* temperatura máxima = maximum temperature.

* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.

* temperaturas extremas = extreme temperatures.

* temperatura subcero = sub-zero temperature.

* * *

temperatura

feminine

1 ( Fís) temperature

2 ( Med) temperature

me tomó la temperatura she took my temperature

tiene la temperatura muy alta he has a very high fever ( esp AmE), he is running o he has a very high temperature ( esp BrE)

tiene temperatura (CS); she has a fever ( esp AmE), she is running o she has a temperature ( esp BrE)

3 ( Meteo) temperature

ayer hizo 40 grados de temperatura yesterday the temperature reached 40 degrees

se producirá un ligero descenso de las temperaturas temperatures will fall slightly, there will be a slight drop in temperatures

Compuestos:

● temperatura ambiente

room temperature

● temperatura de bochorno

humidity index

● temperatura de sensación

wind chill factor

● temperatura superficial or en la superficie

surface temperature

* * *

temperatura sustantivo femenino
temperature;
◊ tomarle la temperatura a algn to take sb's temperature;

tiene temperatura (CS) she has a fever (AmE) o (BrE) a temperature;
temperatura ambiente room temperature
temperatura sustantivo femenino temperature
temperatura ambiente, room temperature

' temperatura' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
agobiante
- ambiente
- ascender
- baja
- bajar
- bajo
- descender
- descenso
- elevada
- elevado
- fiebre
- fresca
- fresco
- límite
- moderada
- moderado
- oscilar
- subir
- subida
- superar
- tibieza
- tiempo
- ajustar
- alcanzar
- ascenso
- aumentar
- aumento
- caer
- caída
- disminución
- elevar
- exterior
- glacial
- máximo
- menguar
- mínimo
- natural
- registrar
- regular
- tomar
- variar
English:
cold
- control
- decrease
- degree
- drop
- even
- fall
- fresh
- gentle
- high
- lower
- mark
- moderate
- nippy
- point
- rise
- room temperature
- tell
- temperature
- vary
- change
- close
- hover
- just
- room
- zero

* * *

temperatura nf
[atmosférica, corporal] temperature;
se espera un aumento/descenso de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to rise/fall;

tomar la temperatura a alguien to take sb's temperature

Comp
temperatura ambiental o ambiente room temperature;
sírvase a temperatura ambiente serve at room temperature;
Cine & Fot temperatura de(l) color colour temperature; Fís temperatura crítica critical temperature;
temperatura máxima highest temperature;

temperatura mínima lowest temperature

* * *

temperatura

f temperature;

tener mucha temperatura have a high fever, Br have a high temperature

* * *

temperatura nf

: temperature

* * *

temperatura n temperature

Spanish-English dictionary > temperatura
99 anosmia

f.

anosmia, loss of the sense of smell, absence of the sense of smell, loss or decrease of the sense of smell.

Spanish-English dictionary > anosmia
100 depreciación

f.

depreciation, decrease in value, devaluation.

* * *

depreciación

► nombre femenino

1 depreciation

* * *

SF depreciation

depreciación acelerada — accelerated depreciation

depreciación normal — wear and tear

* * *

femenino depreciation

* * *

= depreciation, loss of value.

Ex. There may also be space for a record of maintenance and maintenance agreements, together perhaps with information on cost and depreciation.

Ex. A suit was filed in 1985 for $31 Million for loss of value of the land.

* * *

femenino depreciation

* * *

= depreciation, loss of value.

Ex: There may also be space for a record of maintenance and maintenance agreements, together perhaps with information on cost and depreciation.

Ex: A suit was filed in 1985 for $31 Million for loss of value of the land.

* * *

depreciación

feminine

depreciation

* * *

depreciación sustantivo femenino depreciation
' depreciación' also found in these entries:
English:
depreciation

* * *

depreciación nf

depreciation

Comp
depreciación de la moneda currency depreciation
* * *

depreciación

f depreciation

* * *

depreciación nf, pl - ciones : depreciation

Spanish-English dictionary > depreciación

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