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2 afligido
adj.1 grieving, sorrowing, heartbroken.2 distressed, sad, afflicted, bereaved.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afligir.* * *1→ link=afligir afligir► adjetivo1 afflicted, grieved, troubled* * *(f. - afligida)adj.grief-stricken, sorrowful* * *1. ADJ1) (=apenado) grieving, heartbroken2) (Med)2.SMlos afligidos — [que padecen] the afflicted; [por deceso] the bereaved
* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex. When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.Ex. John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex. The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.----* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *- da adjetivo [estar] upset* * *= distressed, ailing, contrite, bereft, desolate, disconsolate.Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano = bereaved.* * *afligido -da[ ESTAR] upsetquedó muy afligido por lo que le dijiste he was very upset by what you saidsu afligida viuda his grief-stricken widow* * *
Del verbo afligir: ( conjugate afligir)
afligido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afligido
afligir
afligido◊ -da adjetivo
distressed
afligir ( conjugate afligir) verbo transitivo
afligirse verbo pronominal
to get upset
afligir verbo transitivo to afflict
' afligido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dolorida
- dolorido
- desolado
English:
aching
- bereaved
- distraught
- miserable
- mournful
- sorrowful
- stricken
- woeful
- distressed
* * *afligido, -a adj[triste] afflicted, distressed; [rostro, voz] mournful;está muy afligido por la tragedia he's very upset by the tragedy* * *adj upset* * *afligido, -da adj: grief-stricken, sorrowful -
3 apenado
adj.1 ashamed, embarrassed, abashed, chagrined.2 sorry, sorrowful, troubled, pained.past part.past participle of spanish verb: apenar.* * *1→ link=apenar apenar► adjetivo1 troubled* * *ADJ1) (=triste) sorry* * *= ashamed, bereft, disconsolate.Ex. As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.* * *= ashamed, bereft, disconsolate.Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.* * *apenado, -a adj1. [entristecido] sad;estaba muy apenado por su muerte he was greatly saddened by her deathestá muy apenado por lo que hizo he's very embarrassed about what he did* * *adj1 sad2 L.Am. ( avergonzado) ashamed3 L.Am. ( incómodo) embarrassed4 L.Am. ( tímido) shy -
4 desolado
adj.1 desolate, devastated, bleak, deserted.2 heartbroken, bereaved, broken, devastated.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desolar.* * *1→ link=desolar desolar► adjetivo1 (devastado) desolated, devastated2 (triste) distressed, heartbroken* * *ADJ1) [lugar] desolate2) [persona] devastated* * *- da adjetivo1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated* * *= deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.Ex. The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.* * *- da adjetivo1) <paisaje/campos> desolate; < ciudad> devastated2) ( afligido) desolated, devastated* * *= deserted, bereft, desolate, forsaken.Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.* * *desolado -daA ‹paisaje/campos› desolate; ‹ciudad› devastatedB (afligido) desolated, devastatedestaba desolada por la noticia de su muerte she was devastated o desolated by the news of his death, she was overcome with grief at the news of his death* * *
Del verbo desolar: ( conjugate desolar)
desolado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desolado
desolar
desolado◊ -da adjetivo
1 ‹paisaje/campos› desolate;
‹ ciudad› devastated
2 ( afligido) desolated, devastated
desolar verbo transitivo to devastate
' desolado' also found in these entries:
English:
brokenhearted
- forlorn
- desolate
* * *desolado, -a adj1. [paraje] [destruido] devastated;[sin vegetación] desolate2. [persona] devastated;estar desolado por algo to be devastated by sth* * *adj1 lugar desolate2 figgrief-stricken, devastated* * *desolado, -da adj1) : desolate2) : devastated, distressed -
5 devastado
= shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.Ex. It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.----* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.* * *= shattered, devastated, bereft, desolate.Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.* devastado por la guerra = war-torn.* * *devastado, -a adjdevastated -
6 huérfano
adj.orphan, without parents, orphaned.m.orphan.* * *► adjetivo1 orphan, orphaned► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 orphan\huérfano,-a de guerra war orphanhuérfano,-a de madre motherlesshuérfano,-a de padre fatherless* * *huérfano, -a1. ADJ1) [niño] orphaneduna niña huérfana de madre — a motherless child, a child that has lost her mother
2) (=desprovisto)huérfano de — [+ seguridad, protección] devoid of; [+ cariño, amor] bereft of frm, starved of
2.SM / F orphan* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex. Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.----* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *I- na adjetivoa) < persona>b) (carente, falto)II- na masculino, femenino orphan* * *= orphan.Nota: En una lista de encabezamientos, aquellos que no presentan ninguna relación (referencia) con ningún otro encabezamiento de la lista.Ex: Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.
* dejar huérfano = orphan.* quedarse huérfano = orphan.* * *1 ‹persona›un niño huérfano an orphan, an orphan child ( liter)quedó huérfano a los cinco años he was orphaned at the age of fivees huérfano de padre he's lost his father, he doesn't have a fathermasculine, feminineorphan* * *
huérfano◊ -na adjetivo: un niño huérfano an orphan;
quedó huérfano he was orphaned;
es huérfano de padre he doesn't have a father
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
orphan
huérfano,-a mf orphan
' huérfano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
guacha
- guacho
- huérfana
- acoger
- acogida
- asilar
- quedar
English:
fatherless
- orphan
* * *huérfano, -a♦ adj1. [persona] orphan;se quedó huérfano muy joven he was orphaned at a very young age;es huérfano de madre his mother died, he lost his mother2.huérfano de [carente de] devoid of;el partido está huérfano de un líder the party is without a leader♦ nm,forphan♦ nmImprenta orphan* * *I adj orphan atr ;quedarse huérfano be orphanedII m, huérfana f orphan* * *huérfano, -na adj1) : orphan, orphaned2) : defenseless3)huérfano de : lacking, devoid ofhuérfano, -na n: orphan* * *huérfano n orphanser huérfano de padre/madre to have lost your father/mother -
7 afectado
adj.1 affected, impressed, cut-up.2 affected, concerned, interested.3 affected, hammy, unnatural.f. & m.sufferer.past part.past participle of spanish verb: afectar.* * *1→ link=afectar afectar► adjetivo1 (gen) affected2 (emocionado) affected, upset\estar afectado,-a de to be suffering from* * *(f. - afectada)adj.1) affected2) afflicted* * *ADJ1) (=forzado) [acento, persona] affected; [estilo] stilted, precious2) (Med) (=aquejado)estar afectado — Méx to be consumptive; Cono Sur to be hurt
* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex. A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.Ex. Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex. Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex. The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex. His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex. There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.----* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *- da adjetivoa) <gestos/acento> affectedb) <área/órgano> affectedestá afectado de una grave enfermedad — (frml) he is suffering from a serious disease
* * *= affected, mannered, concerned, devastated, stilted, camp, shaken.Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* afectado por el oídio = mildewed.* afectado por la sequía = drought-plagued, drought-parched.* afectado por las inundaciones = flood-hit.* afectado por las mareas = tidal.* evitar ser afectado = escape + unaffected.* no verse afectado = be none the worse for wear, be none the worse for (that).* peor afectado = worst-hit.* usar sobre la zona afectada = use + topically.* * *afectado -daaffected* * *
Del verbo afectar: ( conjugate afectar)
afectado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
afectado
afectar
afectado◊ -da adjetivo
afectar ( conjugate afectar) verbo transitivo
1
2 ( fingir) ‹admiración/indiferencia› to affect, feign
afectado,-a I adj (amanerado) affected
II sustantivo masculino y femenino los afectados por el terremoto, those affected by the earthquake
los afectados de hepatitis, the hepatitis victims
afectar verbo transitivo
1 (incumbir) to affect: la medida nos afecta a todos, the measure affects us all
2 (impresionar, entristecer) to affect, sadden: le afectó mucho la muerte de su padre, she was deeply affected by her father's death
' afectado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectada I
- hinchada
- hinchado
- remilgada
- remilgado
- retórica
- amanerado
English:
affected
- concerned
- precious
- self-conscious
- unaffected
- unnatural
- untouched
- visibly
- any
- camp
- diseased
- Down's syndrome
- fog
- hard
- self
- stricken
- suffer
* * *afectado, -a♦ adj1. [amanerado] affected2. [afligido] upset, badly affected3. RP [asignado] assigned♦ nm,fvictim;los afectados por las inundaciones serán indemnizados the people affected by the floods will receive compensation* * *I adj2 ( amanerado) affectedII m, afectada f:es un afectado he is so affected* * *afectado, -da adj1) : affected, mannered2) : influenced3) : afflicted4) : feigned* * *afectado adj (conmovido) affected / upset -
8 amparo
m.1 protection.2 Amparo.3 special injunction.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: amparar.* * *1 protection, shelter\al amparo de under the protection of* * *noun m.protection, refuge, shelter* * *SM1) (=protección)viven al amparo de las donaciones de caridad — they live on o off charitable donations
2) (=refugio) shelter, refugela cabaña da amparo contra la nieve — the hut provides shelter from the snow, the hut gives refuge from the snow
3) (Jur)recurso de amparo — appeal on the grounds of unconstitutionality
* * *a) ( protección) protectional amparo de la noche — under cover of (the) night o of darkness
b) ( refugio) refuge* * *= shelter, protection, a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.Ex. The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.----* al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* * *a) ( protección) protectional amparo de la noche — under cover of (the) night o of darkness
b) ( refugio) refuge* * *= shelter, protection, a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.* al amparo de la noche = under cover of night.* al amparo de la oscuridad = under cover of darkness.* buscar amparo = seek + shelter.* * *1 (protección) protectionestán bajo mi amparo they're under my protectional amparo de under the protection ofal amparo de la nueva ley under the (protection of the) new lawviven al amparo de la caridad pública they live on charityal amparo de la noche under cover of (the) night o of darkness2 (refugio) shelterles dio amparo contra sus perseguidores she sheltered them o gave them refuge from their pursuerssu fe fue su amparo en la desgracia his faith was his refuge in times of misfortuneaquella cabaña era amparo de caminantes that hut provided shelter o refuge for travelers* * *
Del verbo amparar: ( conjugate amparar)
amparo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
amparó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
amparar
amparo
amparar ( conjugate amparar) verbo transitivo
◊ ¡que Dios nos ampare! may the Lord help us!
ampararse verbo pronominala) amparose en algo ‹ en la ley› to seek protection in sth;
amparo sustantivo masculino
dar amparo a algn to give sb refuge
amparar verbo transitivo to protect, support, abet
amparo sustantivo masculino
1 protection, shelter
♦ Locuciones: al amparo de, under the protection of
Jur recurso de amparo, appeal for legal protection
' amparo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrigo
- cobijo
- sombra
- amparar
English:
cover
* * *amparo nmprotection;su familia es su único amparo his family is his only place of refuge;dar amparo a to give protection to, to protect;al amparo de [persona, caridad] with the help of;[ley] under the protection of;huyeron al amparo de la oscuridad they fled under cover of darkness* * *m protection; ( cobijo) shelter;al amparo de under the protection of* * *amparo nmacogida, refugio: protection, refuge* * *amparo n1. (protección) protection2. (lugar de abrigo) shelter -
9 apoyar
v.1 to lean, to rest.apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulderapoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wallRicardo apoya su cabeza sobre la silla Richard leans his head on the chair.2 to support.lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed3 to back up, to stand up for, to advocate, to endorse.Ella apoya los proyectos ecológicos She backs up ecological projects.4 to prop, to uphold, to backstop.Ella apoyó las vigas en la pared She propped the beams on the wall.* * *1 to lean, rest2 (fundar) to base, found1 (descansar) to lean (en, on), rest (en, on), stand (en, on)2 (dar el brazo) to hold on (en, to)■ ¿en qué te apoyas para decir eso? what do you base your arguments on?* * *verb1) to support, back2) rest, lean•- apoyarse* * *1. VT1) (=reclinar) to rest, leanapoya la cabeza en mi hombro — rest o lean your head on my shoulder
no apoyes los codos en la mesa — don't put o lean your elbows on the table
2) (=ayudar) to support3) (=basar) to base4) (=secundar) [+ propuesta, idea] to support5) (Arquit, Téc) to support2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( hacer descansar) to restapóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall
2)a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, supportnadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative
b) < teoría> to support, bear out2.apoyarse v pron1) (para sostenerse, descansar)2) (basarse, fundarse)¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?
* * *= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.Ex. Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.Ex. If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex. These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.Ex. The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.Ex. They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex. I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.Ex. Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.Ex. This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.Ex. The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.Ex. Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.Ex. The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.Ex. Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex. Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex. Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.Ex. But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex. The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.Ex. This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.Ex. To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.Ex. Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.Ex. I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.Ex. In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex. Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.----* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.* apoyar en = lean against.* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.* que apoya moralmente = supportive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( hacer descansar) to restapóyalo contra la pared — lean o rest it against the wall
2)a) ( respaldar) <propuesta/persona> to back, supportnadie la apoyó en su iniciativa — no one backed o supported her initiative
b) < teoría> to support, bear out2.apoyarse v pron1) (para sostenerse, descansar)2) (basarse, fundarse)¿en qué se apoya para hacer tal acusación? — what are you basing your accusation on?
* * *= back, boost, endorse, espouse, give + support, give + weight to, lend + weight to, offer + support, support, sustain, align + Reflexivo + with, prop, buttress, lend + support, undergird, bolster, add + weight to, add + Posesivo + weight to, buy into, shore up, back into, second, ditto, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, plump for, forward, back + Nombre + up.Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.Ex: The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.Ex: The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.Ex: This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.Ex: Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.* apoyar Algo completamente = put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.* apoyar de nuevo = reendorse.* apoyar en = lean against.* apoyar la idea = endorse + the idea.* apoyar la necesidad de = endorse + the need (for/to).* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyarse en = lean on/upon, inform.* apoyarse sobre = rest on/upon.* apoyar una causa = forward + cause, support + cause.* apoyar una idea = favour + idea.* apoyar una opinión = support + contention.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* apoyar una tesis = give + weight to the claim that.* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta = seconder.* que apoya moralmente = supportive.* * *apoyar [A1 ]vtA (hacer descansar) to restapoya la escalera contra la pared lean o rest the ladder against the wallcon la cabeza apoyada en su hombro with her head resting on his shoulderno se debe apoyar los codos sobre la mesa you mustn't put o rest your elbows on the tablehay que apoyar todo el peso del cuerpo sobre una pierna you have to put all your weight on one footB1 (respaldar) ‹propuesta/persona› to back, support¿me vas a apoyar si me quejo? are you going to back me (up) o support me if I complain?no apoyamos la huelga we do not support the strikenadie la apoyó en su iniciativa no one backed o supported her initiativeapoyar técnica y financieramente su desarrollo to give technical and financial support o backing for its development2 ‹teoría› to support, bear outno hay pruebas que apoyen esta hipótesis there is no evidence to bear out o support this hypothesis■ apoyarseA (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse EN algo to lean ON sthcaminaba lentamente apoyándose en un bastón she walked slowly, leaning on a walking stick o using a walking stick for supportse apoya demasiado en su familia he relies too much on his family (for support), he leans too heavily on his familyB (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse EN algo to be based ON sthse apoyó en estas cifras para defender su teoría he used these figures to defend his theory¿en qué se apoya para hacer semejante acusación? what are you basing your accusation on?, what is the basis of your accusation?* * *
apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyar (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
2
apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyarse en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyarse en algo to be based on sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
' apoyar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refrendar
- agarrar
- ir
- recostar
- respaldar
- sostener
English:
advocate
- back
- back up
- bolster
- buttress
- champion
- endorse
- lean
- prop
- prop up
- reinforce
- rest
- root for
- stand by
- support
- root
- sponsor
- stand
* * *♦ vt1. [inclinar] to lean, to rest;apoya la cabeza en mi hombro rest your head on my shoulder;apoyó la bicicleta contra la pared she leant the bicycle against the wall;apoyó los codos sobre la mesa he leant his elbows on the table2. [respaldar] to support;todos apoyaron su decisión everyone supported her decision;lo apoyó mucho durante su depresión she gave him a lot of support when he was depressed;los directivos los apoyaron en su protesta management supported their protest3. [basar] to base;apoya su teoría en datos concretos her theory is based on o supported by concrete statistics* * *v/t1 lean (en against), rest (en against)* * *apoyar vt1) : to support, to back2) : to lean, to rest* * *apoyar vb2. (descansar) to rest3. (defender) to support -
10 apoyo
m.1 support (also figurative).2 hold, support, stay, buttress.3 help, co-operation, assistance, cooperation.4 supporter, person who lends support, backer, prop.5 crutch.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: apoyar.* * *1 support2 figurado support, backing, help* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=ayuda) supportapoyo psicológico — counselling, counseling (EEUU)
2) [a una propuesta, idea] support, backing3) (=apoyatura) support* * *masculino support* * *= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.Ex. Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.Ex. The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.Ex. BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex. However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex. Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.Ex. This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.Ex. This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.Ex. Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.Ex. America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex. They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.----* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* apoyo del personal = staff support.* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.* apoyo estatal = state support.* apoyo financiero = financial backing.* apoyo moral = moral support.* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.* apoyo para los pies = footrest.* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.* como apoyo a = in support of.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* crear apoyo = build + support.* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* en apoyo a = in support of.* estructura de apoyo = support structure.* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.* recabar apoyo = garner + support.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.* * *masculino support* * *= backing, endorsement, support, advocacy, prop, escort, anchor, anchor point, supportiveness, sustainment, a shoulder to cry on, backup [back-up], buttress.Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the ' supportiveness' of that discipline.Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.* administrativo de apoyo = clerical employee.* apoyo administrativo = administrative support.* apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support.* apoyo del personal = staff support.* apoyo económico = financial support, financial backing.* apoyo estatal = state support.* apoyo financiero = financial backing.* apoyo moral = moral support.* apoyo mutuo = mutual support.* apoyo para los pies = footrest.* apoyo técnico = service support, technical support, product support, tech support.* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas = software support.* buscar apoyo = line up + support.* buscar el apoyo de = woo.* carta de apoyo = letter of support.* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios = curriculum material center.* clases de apoyo = remedial teaching.* como apoyo a = in support of.* conseguir apoyo = mobilise + support, win + support, line up + support, gain + support.* contar con apoyo para = have + support for.* contar con el apoyo de Alguien = have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.* contar con el apoyo necesario para = have + the power behind to.* crear apoyo = build + support.* dar apoyo = give + support, support, provide + support.* de apoyo = enabling, supportive.* destreza de apoyo = ancillary skill.* educación de apoyo = remedial education.* en apoyo a = in support of.* estructura de apoyo = support structure.* fomentar apoyo = build + support.* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.* herramienta de apoyo = enabler.* material didáctico de apoyo = study aide.* mecanismo de apoyo = enabler.* merecer apoyo = be deserving of support.* ofrecer apoyo = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behind.* personal administrativo de apoyo = clerical staff, clerical worker, clerical personnel.* personal de apoyo = paraprofessional staff, support staff.* personal de apoyo bibliotecario = library support staff.* personal técnico de apoyo = support staff.* prestar apoyo = lend + support, support.* prestar apoyo a = go to + bat for, bat for.* proporcionar apoyo = provide + support, support.* punto de apoyo = foothold.* que actúa de apoyo = supporting, supporting.* recabar apoyo = garner + support.* recibir apoyo = receive + support, attract + support.* redirigir el apoyo = divert + support.* ser un gran apoyo = be a tower of strength.* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar = respite care.* servicio de apoyo = backup service, support service.* servir de apoyo a = inform.* sin apoyo = unsupported.* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones = decision support system, decision making system.* solicitar apoyo = canvass + support.* técnica de apoyo = enabling skill.* tecnología de apoyo = enabling technology.* trabajo administrativo de apoyo = clerical work.* trabajo de apoyo = escort work.* * *1 (respaldo) supportno cuentan con el apoyo popular they do not have the support of the people o enjoy popular supportagradezco el apoyo que me han brindado en todo momento I am grateful for the support you have given me throughoutapoyo A algo support FOR sthhan retirado su apoyo a esta iniciativa they have withdrawn their support for o their backing of this initiativeuna campaña de apoyo a la investigación científica a campaign in support of scientific research2 ( Ling):vocal/consonante de apoyo intrusive vowel/consonant* * *
Del verbo apoyar: ( conjugate apoyar)
apoyo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
apoyó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apoyar
apoyo
apoyar ( conjugate apoyar) verbo transitivo
1 ( hacer descansar) apoyo (algo en algo) to rest (sth on sth);
2
apoyarse verbo pronominal
1 (para sostenerse, descansar) apoyose en algo to lean on sth
2 (basarse, fundarse) apoyose en algo to be based on sth
apoyo sustantivo masculino
support;
apoyo a algo support for sth
apoyar verbo transitivo
1 to lean
2 (causa) to support
apoyo sustantivo masculino support
' apoyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adhesión
- agradecer
- inapreciable
- legitimar
- negar
- proporcionar
- sola
- solo
- soporte
- sostén
- brindar
- declarar
- gestión
- incondicional
- manifestar
- mayoritario
- muleta
- puntal
- punto
- respaldo
- retirar
- retiro
- solicitar
- sustento
English:
advocacy
- against
- aim
- back
- backing
- backup
- buttress
- crutch
- drum up
- endorsement
- financial
- firm
- foothold
- freestanding
- full
- hilt
- mass
- moral
- prop
- rally
- rest
- solid
- support
- supportively
- supportiveness
- thankful
- unreserved
- whip up
- wholehearted
- widespread
- win
- with
- by
- foot
- muster
- sympathetic
- woo
* * *apoyo nmsupport;salieron adelante con el apoyo de su familia they got by with the support of her family;me dio su apoyo moral she gave me her moral support;buscan apoyos económicos para el proyecto they are seeking funding o financial support for the project;anunciaron su apoyo a la iniciativa they declared their support for the initiative;presentó las pruebas en apoyo de su teoría he presented the evidence to support his theory* * *m figsupport;en apoyo de in support of* * *apoyo nm: support, backing* * *apoyo n support -
11 conmocionado
adj.shocked, concussed. (Medical)past part.past participle of spanish verb: conmocionar.* * *ADJ (Med) shocked, concussed* * *= shaken.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* * *= shaken.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
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12 consuelo
m.1 consolation, solace.2 Consuelo.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: consolar.* * *1 consolation, comfort\sin consuelo inconsolably* * *noun m.* * *SM solace, comfort* * *masculino consolation, comfortencontrar consuelo en algo/alguien — to find comfort o consolation in something/somebody
* * *= consolation, solace, a shoulder to cry on.Ex. He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.Ex. The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.----* consuelo sexual = booty call.* objeto que da consuelo = comforter.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* persona que da consuelo = comforter.* * *masculino consolation, comfortencontrar consuelo en algo/alguien — to find comfort o consolation in something/somebody
* * *= consolation, solace, a shoulder to cry on.Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.* consuelo sexual = booty call.* objeto que da consuelo = comforter.* palabras de consuelo = words of comfort.* persona que da consuelo = comforter.* * *consolation, comfortpalabras de consuelo words of comfort o consolationencontrar consuelo en algo/algn to find comfort o consolation in sth/sblloraba sin consuelo she was crying inconsolably* * *
Del verbo consolar: ( conjugate consolar)
consuelo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
consolar
consuelo
consolar ( conjugate consolar) verbo transitivo
to console, comfort;
consolarse verbo pronominal ( refl): me consuelo pensando que … I take comfort o I find some consolation in the thought that …
consuelo sustantivo masculino
consolation, comfort
consolar verbo transitivo to console, comfort
consuelo sustantivo masculino consolation: es un consuelo saber que estás bien, it's a comfort to know that you're all right
' consuelo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bálsamo
- servir
- consolar
- premio
English:
cold
- comfort
- consolation
- reassurance
- solace
- comforting
* * *♦ nmconsolation, solace;su familia es su único consuelo his family is his only solace o comfort;es un consuelo saber que están bien it's a comfort to know that they're all right;dar consuelo a alguien to comfort o console sb;si te sirve de consuelo, a mí me pasó lo mismo if it's any consolation, the same thing happened to me* * *m consolation* * *consuelo nm: consolation, comfort* * *consuelo n consolation -
13 defender
v.1 to defend.defender los intereses de alguien to defend somebody's interestsdefendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound argumentsElsa defiende su posición Elsa defends her position.Elsa defiende los derechos humanos Elsa defends human rights.2 to protect (proteger) (del frío, calor).* * *1 (gen) to defend (contra/de, against)2 (mantener una opinión, afirmación) to defend, uphold; (respaldar a alguien) to stand up for, support3 (proteger) to protect (contra/de, against/from)1 (espabilarse) to manage, get by, get along■ ¿qué tal se defiende en inglés? how does she get by in English?, what's her English like?\defender una causa DERECHO to argue a case* * *verb* * *1.VT (Mil) [+ país, territorio, intereses] to defend; [+ causa, ideas] to defend, champion; (Jur) to defendel Real Madrid defiende el título de campeón — Real Madrid are defending the championship title, Real Madrid are the defending champions
defiendo la tesis doctoral el mes que viene — I'm having a viva on o (EEUU) I'm defending my doctoral thesis next month
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister
defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody
b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.Ex. In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.Ex. Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex. Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.Ex. It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.Ex. The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex. A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.Ex. Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex. They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex. My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex. This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex. I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex. A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.Ex. It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex. There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex. A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex. In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex. Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex. Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.Ex. An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex. The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.Ex. In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..Ex. The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.Ex. The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex. He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.Ex. It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex. I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.----* defender a = put + a word in for.* defender a Alguien = stand up for.* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* defender un argumento = support + view.* defender un opinión = support + view.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* * *1.verbo transitivosiempre defiende a su hermana — he always defends o stands up for his sister
defender a alguien de algo/alguien — to defend somebody against something/somebody
b) < intereses> to protect, defend; <derechos/título> to defendc) (Der) to defendd) <idea/teoría/opinión> to defend, uphold; <causa/ideal> to champion, defend2.defender la tesis — ≈to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)
defenderse v prona) (refl) ( contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; (Der) to defend oneselfdefenderse de algo/alguien — to defend oneself against something/somebody
b) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by (colloq)* * *= advocate, argue, argue + in favour of, be + Posesivo + contention, contend, defend, espouse, maintain, make + apology, make + a case for, plead for, put + the case for, uphold, crusade for, preach, preach, champion, speak up for, speak up for, articulate + the case for, present + case for, mount + defence, strike + a blow for, raise + the flag of, come down in + favour of, stick up for, stand by, rally (a)round, rally behind, stand for.Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.* defender a = put + a word in for.* defender a Alguien = stand up for.* defender Algo = argue + Posesivo + corner.* defender el fuerte = hold + the fortress.* defender el honor de Uno = defend + Posesivo + honour.* defender enérgicamente = be vociferous about/in.* defender la causa de = further + the cause of.* defender la necesidad = articulate + the need.* defender la necesidad de = support + the case for.* defender lo indenfensible = defend + the indefensible.* defender los derechos de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + rights.* defender los intereses = defend + interests, lobby for + interests.* defender los intereses de = go to + bat for, bat for.* defender los principios de Uno = stand up for + Posesivo + principles.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + caso = take up + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + causa = advance + Posesivo + cause.* defender + Posesivo + idea = support + Posesivo + case.* defender + Posesivo + postura = argue + Posesivo + case.* defenderse = bite back, stand up, strike back, fight back, fight for + Posesivo + life.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* defenderse por uno mismo = fend for + Reflexivo.* defender una causa = promote + cause, support + cause, champion + cause.* defender una idea = champion + idea.* defender un argumento = support + view.* defender un opinión = support + view.* saber defenderse = hold + Posesivo + own.* * *defender [E8 ]vt1 (proteger) ‹guarnición/nación› to defend, protect; ‹persona› to defendsiempre defiende a su hermana he always defends o protects o stands up for his sisterdefender a algn DE algo/algn to defend sb AGAINST sth/sbla defendió de las acusaciones/de sus atacantes he defended her against the accusations/against her attackers2 ‹intereses› to protect, defend; ‹derechos› to defend; ‹título› to defend3 ( Der) ‹caso› to defend; ‹acusado/cliente› to defend4 ‹idea/teoría/opinión› to defend, uphold; ‹causa/ideal› to champion, defenddefender la tesis ≈ to defend one's dissertation ( in US), ≈ to have a viva on one's thesis ( in UK)1 ( refl) (contra una agresión) to defend o protect oneself; ( Der) to defend oneself defenderse DE algo/algn to defend oneself AGAINST sth/sbme defiendo bastante bien en francés I can get by quite well in French¿sabes jugar al tenis? — bueno, me defiendo can you play tennis? — well, I'm not too bad ( colloq)* * *
defender ( conjugate defender) verbo transitivo
to defend;
‹ intereses› to protect;
defender a algo/algn de algo/algn to defend sth/sb against sth/sb
defenderse verbo pronominal
(Der) to defend oneself;
defenderse de algo/algn to defend oneself against sth/sb
defender verbo transitivo to defend [contra, against] [de, from]
' defender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
defensa
- defensor
- defensora
- muerte
- resguardar
- uña
- unirse
- valedor
- valedora
- defienda
English:
argue
- defend
- defender
- guard
- leg
- plead
- speak up
- stand up
- stick up for
- uphold
- advocate
- champion
- speak
- stand
- stick
* * *♦ vt1. [país, ideas] to defend;[amigo] to stand up for; Dep [contrario, delantero] to mark;defender a alguien de algo to defend sb from o against sth;defender los derechos/intereses de alguien to defend sb's rights/interests;defendió su teoría con sólidos argumentos he supported his theory with sound arguments;Depdefender el título to defend the title;defender algo a capa y espada to defend sth tooth and nail2. [reo, acusado] to defend♦ viDep to mark;defender al hombre to mark man for man, to man-mark;defender en zona to use a zone defence* * *I v/t1 defend (de against)2 en fútbol mark* * *defender {56} vt: to defend, to protect* * *defender vb1. (en general) to defend2. (proteger) to protect -
14 desamparado
adj.unprotected, forlorn, abandoned, destitute.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desamparar.* * *1→ link=desamparar desamparar► adjetivo1 (persona) helpless, unprotected2 (lugar) abandoned, forsaken* * *(f. - desamparada)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=sin protección) helpless, defenceless, defenseless (EEUU)sentirse desamparado — to feel defenceless o helpless
2) [lugar] (=expuesto) exposed; (=desierto) deserted* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex. The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex. Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.----* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * ** * *= out in the cold, lorn, forsaken, unprotected.Ex: The documentary video ' Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.* criatura desamparada = babe in the wood.* dejar desamparado = leave + Nombre + out in the cold, leave + unprotected.* desamparados, los = underprivileged, the.* * *desamparado -da1 ‹niño/anciano› defenseless*, vulnerablese sentía sola y desamparada en la gran ciudad she felt alone and defenseless o vulnerable in the big city2 ‹lugar› bleak, unprotected* * *
Del verbo desamparar: ( conjugate desamparar)
desamparado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desamparado
desamparar
desamparado
‹ lugar› bleak, unprotected
desamparado,-a
I adj (persona) helpless, unprotected
(lugar) bleak, forsaken
II sustantivo masculino y femenino helpless o abandoned person
desamparar verbo transitivo
1 to abandon, desert
2 Jur to renounce, relinquish
' desamparado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desamparada
English:
helpless
* * *desamparado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] helpless2. [lugar] desolate, forsaken♦ nm,fhelpless person;los desamparados the needy, the helpless* * *adj defenseless, Brdefenceless* * *desamparado, -da adjdesvalido: helpless, destitute -
15 estremecido
adj.shivery, shivering.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estremecer.* * *1→ link=estremecer estremecer► adjetivo1 shaking, trembling* * *ADJ shaking, trembling (de with)* * *= shaken.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* * *= shaken.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
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16 ofrecer apoyo
(v.) = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behindEx. In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.Ex. Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.Ex. I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex. The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.* * *(v.) = support, provide + support, rally (a)round, rally behindEx: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Ex: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war. -
17 solitario
adj.1 solitary, lone, lonesome, lonely.2 solitary, unfrequented.m.1 loner, solitary, solitudinarian, recluse.2 solitary confinement, chokey.3 solitaire, patience, solitaire game, card game played by one person alone.4 solitaire.* * *► adjetivo1 (que está solo) solitary, lone2 (que se siente solo) lonely3 (lugar) deserted, lonely► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) solitary person2 (ermitaño) hermit1 (diamante, naipes) solitaire\vuelo en solitario solo flight————————1 (diamante, naipes) solitaire* * *1. (f. - solitaria)adj.1) lone2) lonely3) deserted2. noun m. 3. (f. - solitaria)noun* * *solitario, -a1. ADJ1) [persona, vida] solitary, lonely, lonesome (EEUU)vivir solitario — to live alone o on one's own
2) [lugar] lonely, desolate2.SM / F (=recluso) recluse; (=ermitaño) hermit3. SM1) (Naipes) solitaire2) (=diamante) solitaire3)en solitario — alone, on one's own
* * *I- ria adjetivoa) <persona/animal> solitaryb) < calles> empty, deserted; <paraje/lugar> lonely, solitaryII- ria masculino, femenino1) ( persona) loner, solitary (liter)2) solitario masculinoa) (Jueg) solitaire (AmE), patience (BrE)hacer un solitario — to play solitaire o patience
b) ( diamante) solitaire* * *= lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], loner, solitary, lone, lorn, reclusive, recluse.Ex. A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex. Temperamentally Otlet was a loner wishing to be able to do everything himself in his own way.Ex. The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.Ex. Discoveries and developments, as well as purely literary work, are constituted in such a way as to make it difficult any longer to sustain the inherited notions of the sublime inventor, the lone genius, the poet as solitary = Los descubrimientos y los avances, además de las obras puramente literarias, son de tal forma que es difícil seguir manteniendo la idea que hemos heredado sobre el inventor sublime, el genio solitario, el poeta en solitario.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex. Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.----* bibliotecario en solitario = solo librarian.* en solitario = solo, one-man.* lobo solitario = lone wolf.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* * *I- ria adjetivoa) <persona/animal> solitaryb) < calles> empty, deserted; <paraje/lugar> lonely, solitaryII- ria masculino, femenino1) ( persona) loner, solitary (liter)2) solitario masculinoa) (Jueg) solitaire (AmE), patience (BrE)hacer un solitario — to play solitaire o patience
b) ( diamante) solitaire* * *= lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], loner, solitary, lone, lorn, reclusive, recluse.Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
Ex: Temperamentally Otlet was a loner wishing to be able to do everything himself in his own way.Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.Ex: Discoveries and developments, as well as purely literary work, are constituted in such a way as to make it difficult any longer to sustain the inherited notions of the sublime inventor, the lone genius, the poet as solitary = Los descubrimientos y los avances, además de las obras puramente literarias, son de tal forma que es difícil seguir manteniendo la idea que hemos heredado sobre el inventor sublime, el genio solitario, el poeta en solitario.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.* bibliotecario en solitario = solo librarian.* en solitario = solo, one-man.* lobo solitario = lone wolf.* persona solitaria = lone wolf.* * *1 ‹persona/animal› solitarylleva una vida muy solitaria he leads a very solitary existencetuvo una niñez muy solitaria she had a very lonely childhoodahora canta en solitario now he sings solodelincuentes que actúan en solitario criminals who operate on their ownhizo la travesía en solitario he made the crossing single-handed o solo2 ‹calles› empty, deserted; ‹paraje/lugar› lonely, solitarymasculine, feminineBestoy haciendo un solitario I'm playing solitaire o patience2 (diamante) solitaire* * *
solitario◊ - ria adjetivo
‹vejez/niñez› lonely;
‹paraje/lugar› lonely, solitary
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( persona) loner
2◊ solitario sustantivo masculino
solitario,-a
I adjetivo
1 (paraje, calle) solitary
2 (sin compañía) alone: una figura solitaria cruzó la calle, a lonely figure crossed the street
(al que le gusta la soledad) loner
II sustantivo masculino Naipes solitaire: estaba haciendo un solitario, I was playing patience
' solitario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
señera
- señero
- solitaria
English:
lone
- lonely
- loner
- patience
- recluse
- secluded
- solitaire
- solitary
- solo
* * *solitario, -a♦ adj1. [persona, vida] solitary;una vida triste y solitaria a sad and lonely life;navegar en solitario to sail solo2. [lugar] lonely, deserted;es una calle muy solitaria it's a very solitary street;esto está muy solitario this place is deserted♦ nm,f[persona] loner♦ nm1. [diamante] solitaire2. [juego] Br patience, US solitaire;* * *I adj1 persona solitary;actuó en solitario he acted alone2 lugar lonelyII m juego solitaire, Brpatience* * *1) : lonely2) : lone, solitary3) desierto: deserted, lonelyuna calle solitaria: a deserted street: recluse, lonersolitario nm: solitaire* * *solitario adj1. (que está solo) solitary3. (lugar) deserted -
18 abandonado1
1 = relegated, neglected, deserted, abandoned, lorn, forsaken, disused.Ex. The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.Ex. The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.Ex. The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.Ex. It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex. She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex. There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.----* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* niño abandonado = waif. -
19 solo1
1 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.Ex. I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.Ex. A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex. As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.Ex. Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.Ex. He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.Ex. One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.Ex. Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.Ex. I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.----* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.* a solas = by + Reflexivo.* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.* con una sola acción = in one action.* con un solo brazo = one-armed.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* de una sola cara = single sided.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* de una sola persona = one-man.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de un solo brazo = one-armed.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por uno solo = solo.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* solas = all by + Reflexivo.* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices. -
20 abandonado
adj.1 abandoned, forlorn, forsaken, uncared-for.2 abandoned, sloppy, neglectful, negligent.3 abandoned, deserted, desert-like, phantom.4 abandoned, dissipated, dissolute, incontinent.5 abandoned, derelict.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abandonar.* * *1→ link=abandonar abandonar► adjetivo1 abandoned2 (descuidado) neglected3 (desaseado) untidy, unkempt* * *(f. - abandonada)adj.1) abandoned, deserted2) derelict3) neglected* * *ADJ1) (=sin gente) [pueblo, vivienda vacía] abandoned, deserted; [fábrica, cantera] disused; [edificio en ruinas] derelict2) (=desatendido) [jardín, terreno] neglectedla casa estaba muy abandonada, toda cubierta de polvo — the house was really neglected, completely covered in dust
¡abandonado me tenías! — you'd forgotten all about me!
el autobús nos dejó abandonados en la carretera — the bus left us stranded o abandoned us by the roadside
3) (=despreocupado) slack4) (=desaliñado) scruffy, shabbya ver si no eres tan abandonado y te arreglas un poco — come on, tidy yourself up a bit and stop looking so scruffy o shabby
5) (=solitario) desolate, forlorn frm* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted2) [ESTAR] <niño/perro/coche> abandoned3) [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) <jardín/parque> neglected* * *- da adjetivo1) [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted2) [ESTAR] <niño/perro/coche> abandoned3) [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) <jardín/parque> neglected* * *abandonado11 = relegated, neglected, deserted, abandoned, lorn, forsaken, disused.Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* niño abandonado = waif.abandonado22 = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.], scruffy [scruffier -comp., scuffiest -sup.].Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.* * *abandonado -daA [ ESTAR] (deshabitado) ‹pueblo/casa› deserted, abandonedB [ ESTAR] ‹niño/perro/coche› abandonedC1 [ ESTAR](desatendido, descuidado): el jardín está muy abandonado the garden is really neglected o overgrownnos tienes muy abandonados, ya no nos visitas you've forgotten o deserted o abandoned us, you never come and see us anymoretiene a su familia muy abandonada he hardly spends any time with o he neglects his family2 (dejado, desaliñado) ‹persona›es muy abandonado en el vestir he's very sloppy in the way he dresses, he dresses very scruffilyúltimamente está muy abandonada she's really let herself go recentlyno seas abandonado y pon un poco de orden en esta habitación don't be a slob, straighten up this room a bit¡qué abandonado es! hace años que no va al dentista he doesn't look after himself, he hasn't been to the dentist for yearses tan abandonado, todo lo deja para mañana he's so slack about everything, he's always putting things off* * *
Del verbo abandonar: ( conjugate abandonar)
abandonado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abandonado
abandonar
abandonado◊ -da adjetivo
1 [ESTAR] ( deshabitado) deserted
2 [ESTAR] ‹niño/perro/coche› abandoned
3 [estar] (desatendido, descuidado) ‹jardín/parque› neglected
abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
1
‹marido/amante› to leave;
‹coche/barco› to abandon;
2 [ fuerzas] to desert
3
◊ abandonado los estudios to drop out of school/college
verbo intransitivo (Dep)
(en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
abandonarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entregarse) abandonadose a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
abandonado,-a adjetivo
1 (lugar) deserted
(persona, perro) abandoned
tiene a su madre completamente abandonada, he takes absolutely no care of his mother
2 (aspecto) neglected, untidy, unkempt
abandonar
I verbo transitivo
1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
(un deporte) to drop
II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
' abandonado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonarse
- guacho
English:
abandoned
- derelict
- deserted
- disused
- forlorn
- godforsaken
- marooned
- neglect
- neglected
* * *abandonado, -a adj1. [desierto] deserted;una casa abandonada [desocupada] a deserted house;[en mal estado] a derelict house;viven en un cobertizo abandonado they live in a disused shed2. [niño, animal, vehículo] abandoned3. [descuidado] [persona] unkempt;[jardín, casa] neglected;es muy abandonado he neglects o doesn't look after his appearance;tiene muy abandonadas a sus plantas she's been neglecting o hasn't been looking after her plants;tiene la tesis muy abandonada he has hardly done any work on his thesis (recently)* * *I adj abandonedII part → abandonar* * *abandonado, -da adj1) : abandoned, deserted2) : neglected3) : slovenly, unkempt
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