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bibliographical control

Толкование Перевод

1 control

m.

1 control (dominio).

bajo control under control

fuera de control out of control

perder el control to lose one's temper (perder la calma)

control de cambios (economics) exchange control

control de la natalidad birth control

2 examination, inspection.

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision

control antidoping dope o drugs test

control de calidad quality control

control de existencias stock control

control del tráfico aéreo (aviation) air traffic control

3 checkpoint.

control de pasaportes passport control

4 test (exam).

5 control (mando).

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

control remoto remote control

6 check, checking, test.

7 control knob, control, command.

8 restraint.

* * *

control

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) control

2 (comprobación) check

3 (sitio) checkpoint

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bajo el control de under the supervision of

estar bajo control to be under control

estar fuera de control to be out of control

llevar el control to be in control

perder el control to lose control

control a distancia remote control

control de calidad quality control

control de natalidad birth control

control de pasaportes passport control

■ pasaron por el control de pasaportes they went through passport control

control de sí mismo self-control

control policial roadblock

* * *

noun m.

1) control

2) check

* * *

SM

1) (=dominio, vigilancia) control

nunca pierde el control — he never loses control

bajo control — under control

fuera de control — out of control

perder el control — to lose control (of o.s.)

hacerse con el control de algo — to take control o charge of sth

control de o sobre sí mismo — self-control

control armamentista — arms control

control de alquileres — rent control

control de calidad — quality control

control de cambio — exchange control

control de costos — cost control

control de créditos — credit control

control de existencias — stock control

control de la circulación — traffic control

control de la demanda — demand management

control de la natalidad — birth control

control del tráfico — traffic control

control de natalidad — birth control

control de precios — price control

control nuclear — nuclear inspection

control presupuestario — budget control

2) (=inspección) (Jur) inspection, check; (Com, Econ) audit, auditing

3) (=puesto) (tb: control de carretera) roadblock; (tb: control de frontera) frontier checkpoint

montar un control — to set up a roadblock

control de pasaportes — passport inspection

control policial en carretera — police roadblock

4) [de un aparato] control

control del volumen — volume control

control de tonalidad — tone control

control remoto — remote control

5) (=examen) (Educ) test

6) (Med) test

control antidopaje — drugs test, dope test

control antidoping — drug test, dope test

control de alcoholemia — Breathalyser ® test

* * *

masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

•

- control antidoping

* * *

= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex. Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex. When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex. SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex. Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex. If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex. The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex. Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex. Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex. Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex. The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex. The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex. It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex. Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex. What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex. The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex. Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex. The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex. The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex. Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

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* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

masculino

1) ( dominio) control

bajo control — under control

sin control — out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada — I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

tener control sobre uno mismo — to have self-control

hacerse con el control de algo — to gain control of something

- control de armamentos

- control de natalidad

- control demográfico

2) ( vigilancia)

lleva el control de los gastos — she keeps a check on the money that is spent

no hay ningún control en esta oficina — there's no one in charge in this office

- control de calidad

- control de existencias

- control de pasaportes

- control de precios

3) (en carretera, rally) checkpoint

4)

a) ( de aparato) control

el control del volumen — the volume control

b) controles masculino plural (Rad)

con Martín en los controles — with studio production by Martín

- control remoto

5)

a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up

•

- control antidoping

* * *

= check, control, grasp, hold, monitoring, regulation, supervision, toll, command, governance, mastery, checkpoint, grip, tracking, span of control, policing, tightening, rule, moderation, vetting.

Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.

Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.

Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.

Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.

Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.

Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.

Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.

Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.

Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.

Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.

Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.

Ex: The article has the title ' Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.

Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.

Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.

* activar un mecanismo de control = set + control.

* aumentar el control = tighten (up) + control.

* bajo el control de = under the control of.

* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla = trackball.

* bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.

* campaña de control de alcoholemia = drink-drive campaign, anti-drink-drive campaign.

* campo de control = control field.

* carácter de control = control character.

* centro de control = locus of control, mission control.

* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control = circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.

* código de control = processing code, control code.

* colección de control = test collection.

* con control atmosférico = atmospherically-controlled.

* conseguir el control = gain + control (over/of).

* control al azar = spot check.

* control antidopaje = drug testing.

* control antidoping = drug testing.

* control bibliográfico = bibliographic control, bibliographical control.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* control de acceso = access control.

* control de adquisiciones = acquisition control.

* control de armas = arms control.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* control de autoridades = authority control.

* control de calidad = quality assurance (QA), quality control.

* control de carretera = road check, roadside check, roadblock.

* control de circulación = circulation control.

* control de disturbios = riot control.

* control de flujo del líquido = fluid-control.

* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.

* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.

* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas = serials circulation control.

* control de la natalidad = birth control.

* control del armamento = arms control.

* control de las enfermedades = disease control.

* control de las malas hierbas = weed control.

* control de la temperatura = climatic control.

* control del estrés = stress management.

* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas = article-level control.

* control de los presupuestos = budgetary control.

* control del peso = weight control.

* control del poder = hold on power.

* control de masas = riot control, crowd control.

* control de materias = subject control.

* control de multitudes = crowd control.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* control de préstamo = circulation control.

* control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals control.

* control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control, periodicals inventory control.

* control de salida = exit barrier.

* control de seguridad = security checkpoint.

* control de volumen = volume controller, volume control.

* control económico = fiscal control.

* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.

* controles de rendimiento = benchmark figures.

* control férreo = iron-fisted grip, iron grip.

* control fronterizo = border control, border checkpoint.

* control mental = mind control.

* control paterno = parental control.

* control presupuestario = budgetary control.

* control remoto = remote control, remote controller.

* control remoto de llavero = key fob.

* control terminológico = terminology control.

* control total = stranglehold.

* dígito de control = check digit.

* dispararse fuera de control = spiral + out of control.

* ejercer control = exert + control, wield + control.

* ejercer control sobre = exercise + control over, have + hold on.

* en control = controlling.

* endurecer el control = tighten (up) + control.

* estrechar el control = tighten + the grip.

* falta de control = dirty data.

* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas = periodicals file [periodical file], periodical holdings file.

* fuera de control = out-of-control, haywire.

* fuera del control de = beyond the control of.

* fuera de + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* grupo de control = control group.

* hacerse con el control de = take over + control of, take + control of.

* ingeniería de control = control engineering.

* lista de control = checklist [check-list].

* lograr el control = gain + control (over/of).

* mantener bajo control = keep + a rein on.

* mantener control = hold + the reins of control.

* mantener el control = stay in + control.

* mantener un control férreo sobre = hold + an iron grip on.

* mecanismo de control = watchdog.

* medida de control = control measure.

* módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.

* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials control system, serials control module.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, keep on + top of things, be on top of things.

* número de control = control number.

* organismo de control = watchdog.

* palabra de control = control word.

* panel de control = control panel.

* perder control = lose + control (of).

* perder el control = slip beyond + the grasp of, lose + Posesivo + grip, run + amok, sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet, go to + pieces, go + wild.

* perder el control de Algo = get out of + hand.

* perder el control de la situación = things + get out of hand.

* puesto de control = checkpoint.

* que escapan a + Posesivo + control = beyond + Posesivo + control.

* reclamar el control de = make + claim upon.

* seguir con el control = stay in + control.

* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas = consolidation service.

* sin control = uncontrolled.

* sistema de control = monitoring system, vetting system.

* sistema de control de la salida = exit control system.

* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas = serials system, serials control system.

* sobre para el control del préstamo = slip holder pocket.

* someter a control = place under + control.

* sujeto de control = control subject.

* tecla CONTROL = CONTROL key [CTRL key].

* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal = horizontal positioning key.

* tecla de control del movimiento vertical = vertical positioning key.

* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno = have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.

* tener control sobre = have + hold on.

* tomar el control = take + the helm.

* tomar el control de = take + control of.

* torno de control de entrada = turnstile.

* * *

control

masculine

A (dominio) control

la epidemia está bajo control the epidemic is under control

perdió el control del vehículo he lost control of the vehicle

el coche giró sin control the car spun, out of control

perdí el control y le di una bofetada I lost control (of myself) and slapped him

no tiene ningún control sobre sí mismo he has no self-control

se hizo con el control de la compañía he gained control of the company

Compuestos:

● control del pensamiento

thought control

● control presupuestario

budget o budgetary control

B

(vigilancia, fiscalización): lleva el control de los gastos she keeps tabs o a check on the money that is spent

Compuestos:

● control de armamentos

arms control

● control de calidad

quality control o check

● control de créditos

credit control

● control de (la) natalidad

birth control

● control de pasaportes

passport control

● control del tráfico or tránsito

traffic control

● control de sanidad

sanitary control

● control de seguridad

security check

C (en la carretera) checkpoint; (en un rally) checkpoint

D

1 (de un aparato) control

el control del volumen/brillo the volume/brightness control

2 controles mpl ( Rad):

con Martín en los controles with studio production by Martín

Compuesto:

control remoto

remote control

funciona a or por control remoto it works by remote control

E

1 ( Educ) test

2 ( Med) check-up

Compuesto:

control antidopaje or antidoping

dope test, drug test

* * *

control sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) control;
◊ bajo control under control;

sin control out of control;
perdí el control I lost control (of myself);
hacerse con el control de algo to gain control of sth;
lleva el control de los gastos she keeps a check on the money that is spent;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
control de calidad quality control o check;
control de pasaportes passport control;
control remoto remote control
2 (en carretera, rally) checkpoint
3
a) (Educ) test

b) (Med) check-up;

◊ control antidoping dope test, drug test

control sustantivo masculino
1 (dominio) control: está todo bajo control, everything is under control
2 Educ test
3 (inspección) check
control de calidad, quality control
4 (de Policía, militar) checkpoint, roadblock
5 control remoto, remote control
' control' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absoluta
- absoluto
- adueñarse
- ajena
- ajeno
- angular
- autocontrol
- contención
- controlar
- controlarse
- cuadro
- descontrol
- descontrolarse
- desenfreno
- disciplina
- dominar
- dominación
- dominarse
- dominio
- dueña
- dueño
- encima
- fraude
- mando
- moderarse
- órbita
- palanca
- papel
- planificación
- potingue
- pública
- público
- regular
- regulación
- reportarse
- reprimirse
- reprivatizar
- resbalar
- retener
- rienda
- señorío
- sofocar
- teleguiada
- teleguiado
- telemando
- tenerse
- torre
- ala
- anticoncepción
- apoderarse
English:
air traffic control
- arms control
- beyond
- birth control
- check
- checkpoint
- control
- equity
- fiendish
- freak out
- gain
- grip
- hand
- hit
- hold
- knob
- over
- override
- panel
- passport control
- pest control
- piece
- quality control
- rein
- remote control
- resume
- roadblock
- rule
- runaway
- self-control
- speed trap
- take over
- tight
- tighten
- tighten up
- time clock
- time-keeping
- traffic control
- unionist
- volume control
- watchdog
- wild
- air
- birth
- boil
- break
- compose
- curb
- discipline
- dual

* * *

control nm

1. [dominio] control;

bajo control under control;

fuera de control out of control;

perder el control [de vehículo] to lose control;
[perder la calma] to lose one's temper;
bebe/fuma sin control he drinks/smokes an enormous amount

Comp
Econ control de cambios exchange control; Econ control de costos o Esp costes cost control; Fin control crediticio credit control; Fin control de crédito credit control; Econ control de gestión management control;
control de (la) natalidad birth control;
Econ control de precios price control
2. [comprobación, verificación] examination, inspection;

todos los productos pasan un riguroso control all the products are rigorously inspected o examined;

(bajo) control médico (under) medical supervision;

él se encarga del control del gasto he is the person in charge of controlling expenditure;

efectúan un control continuo de su tensión his blood pressure is being continuously monitored

Comp
Informát control de acceso access control;
el control de acceso al edificio the system controlling access to the building;

control de alcoholemia breath test, Br Breathalyser® o US Breathalyzer® test;

control antidoping drugs test;

control de armamento arms control;

control de calidad quality control;
Com control de existencias stock control;
control financiero financial control;
Av control de tierra ground control;
control del tráfico aéreo air-traffic control

3. [vigilancia] examination;

un edificio sometido a un fuerte control a building with very heavy security

4. [de policía] checkpoint;
[en rally] checkpoint
Comp
control de pasaportes passport control;
control de velocidad por radar radar speed trap

5. [examen] test, US quiz

6. Dep [del balón] control;

tiene un buen control he's got good control

7. [mando] control;

el control del encendido/apagado the on/off switch

Comp
control remoto remote control;
activar algo por control remoto to activate sth by remote control

8. Rad
en los controles estuvo Sandra the show was produced by Sandra

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control

m

1 control;

perder el control lose control;

tenerlo todo bajo control have everything under control

2 ( inspección) check

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control nm

1) : control

2) : inspection, check

3) : checkpoint, roadblock

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control n

1. (en general) control

perdió el control del coche he lost control of the car

control de pasaportes passport control

2. (examen) check

control de seguridad security check

llevar el control de algo to run something [pt. ran; pp. run]

control de natalidad birth control

control policial police checkpoint

Spanish-English dictionary > control
2 control bibliográfico

(n.) = bibliographic control, bibliographical control

Ex. In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

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(n.) = bibliographic control, bibliographical control

Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Spanish-English dictionary > control bibliográfico
3 control bibliográfico internacional

(n.) = international bibliographical control

Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

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(n.) = international bibliographical control

Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Spanish-English dictionary > control bibliográfico internacional
4 bibliográfico

adj.

bibliographic, bibliographical.

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bibliográfico

► adjetivo

1 bibliographic, bibliographical

* * *

ADJ bibliographic(al)

* * *

- ca adjetivo bibliographic

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= bibliographic, bibliographical.

Nota: Usado indistintamente con bibliographic.

Ex. Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.

Ex. Prior to this appointment he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included the single most comprehensive bibliographical distribution service in the world today.

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* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del = UNIBID.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.

* fuente bibliográfica especializada = specialist bibliographic source.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribució = catch line.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* justificación bibliográfica = literary warrant.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* patrimonio bibliográfico = published heritage, documented heritage.

* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía = library literature.

* publicación de recensiones bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* publicación de reseñas bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* recensión bibliográfica = review.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* reseña bibliográfica = review.

* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.

* * *

- ca adjetivo bibliographic

* * *

= bibliographic, bibliographical.

Nota: Usado indistintamente con bibliographic.

Ex: Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.

Ex: Prior to this appointment he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included the single most comprehensive bibliographical distribution service in the world today.

* agencia nacional bibliográfica = national bibliographic agency.

* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes = abstracts based bibliographic database.

* CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal) = UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del = UNIBID.

* colección bibliográfica = book collection.

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel = first-level bibliographic description.

* emparejamiento bibliográfico = bibliographic coupling.

* fuente bibliográfica especializada = specialist bibliographic source.

* herramienta bibliográfica = bibliographical tool.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribució = catch line.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* justificación bibliográfica = literary warrant.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* patrimonio bibliográfico = published heritage, documented heritage.

* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía = library literature.

* publicación de recensiones bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* publicación de reseñas bibliográficas = reviewing source.

* recensión bibliográfica = review.

* recursos bibliográficos = literature resources.

* reseña bibliográfica = review.

* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America = Bibliographical Society of America.

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bibliográfico -ca

adjective

bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico, -a adj

bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico

adj bibliographic

* * *

bibliográfico, -ca adj

: bibliographic, bibliographical

Spanish-English dictionary > bibliográfico
5 práctico

adj.

1 practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact.

2 practical, handy, helpful, useful.

m.

1 coast pilot.

2 practitioner.

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práctico

► adjetivo

1 (gen) practical

2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)

3 (pragmático) practical

► nombre masculino práctico

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

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práctico

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

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(f. - práctica)

adj.

practical

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=útil) [gen] practical; [herramienta] handy; [ropa] sensible, practical

no resultó ser muy práctico — it turned out to be not very practical

resulta práctico vivir tan cerca de la fábrica — it's convenient o handy to live so close to the factory

2) (=no teórico) [estudio, formación] practical

conocimientos prácticos de informática — practical experience of computers

3) (=pragmático)

sé práctico y búscate un trabajo que dé dinero — be practical o sensible and find a job with money

4) frm (=experto)

ser muy práctico en algo — to be very skilled at sth, be an expert at sth

2. SM

1) (Náut) pilot ( in a port)

2) (Med) practitioner

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I
- ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) ( no teórico) practical

3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded
II
masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

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= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex. Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex. There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex. As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex. This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex. He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex. In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex. This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex. He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex. The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

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* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

* * *
I
- ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) ( no teórico) practical

3) < persona> [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded
II
masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

* * *

= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex: He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex: In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

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práctico¹ -ca

adjective

A ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy; ‹falda/bolso› practical

es un diseño muy práctico it's a very practical design

regalémosle algo práctico let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer las compras it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

B (no teórico) practical

C ‹persona›

1 [ SER] (desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico she's very practically minded

2 ( RPl) [ ESTAR] (experimentado) experienced

cuando estés más práctica, te presto el auto when you're more experienced o when you've had more practice, I'll lend you the car

práctico²

masculine and feminine

( Náut) pilot

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Del verbo practicar: ( conjugate practicar)

practico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

practicó es:

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

Multiple Entries:
practicar
práctico
practicar ( conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice^{( conjugate practice)};

‹ tenis› to play;
◊ práctico la natación to swim;

no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)
b) ‹ profesión› to practice^{( conjugate practice)}

2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
‹ detenciones› to make
verbo intransitivo ( repetir) to practice^{( conjugate practice)};
( ejercer) to practice^{( conjugate practice)}
práctico
◊ -ca adjetivo

1 ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy;
‹falda/diseño› practical;
◊ es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2 ( no teórico) practical
3 ‹ persona› [SER] ( desenvuelto) practical
practicar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
4 Rel to practise
II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
práctico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) handy, useful
2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
II m Náut pilot
' práctico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejercicio
- práctica
- realista
- útil
- utilitaria
- utilitario
- aplicación
English:
convenient
- down-to-earth
- exercise
- handy
- impractical
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- matter-of-fact
- practical
- practicality
- sandwich course
- sensible
- serviceable
- skilled
- starry-eyed
- tip
- useful
- down
- hand
- hard
- matter
- pilot
- practically

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práctico¹, -a adj

1. [objeto, situación] practical;
[útil] handy, useful;
un regalo práctico a practical gift;

es muy práctico vivir cerca del centro it's very handy o convenient living near the centre

2. [curso, conocimientos] practical;

un curso práctico de fotografía a practical photography course;

estudiaremos varios casos prácticos we will study a number of practical examples

3. [persona] [pragmático] practical;

es una persona muy práctica she's a very practical o pragmatic person

4. [casi]
la práctica desaparición de la variedad silvestre the virtual extinction of the wild variety

5. RP [persona] [experimentado]
estar práctico to be experienced, to have experience

práctico² nm
Náut pilot
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práctico

I adj practical

II m MAR pilot

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práctico, -ca adj

: practical, useful

* * *

práctico adj

1. (en general) practical

los coches pequeños son muy prácticos small cars are very practical

2. (útil) handy [comp. handier; superl. handiest]

Spanish-English dictionary > práctico
6 competencia

f.

1 competition (entre personas, empresas).

la competencia the competition

hacer la competencia a alguien to compete with somebody

competencia desleal (commerce) unfair competition

2 field, province (incumbency).

no es de mi competencia it's not my responsibility

3 competence.

4 competition. ( Latin American Spanish)

5 area of responsibility, terms of reference.

6 domain, scope.

7 jurisdiction, venue.

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competencia

► nombre femenino

1 (rivalidad) competition, rivalry

■ hay una gran competencia entre los dos tenistas there's great competition between the two tennis players

2 (competidores) competitors plural, rival company

■ Emilio trabaja ahora para la competencia Emilio is now working for our competitors

3 (habilidad) competence, ability, proficiency

4 (incumbencia) responsibility; (jurisdicción) jurisdiction

■ este asunto no es de su competencia this matter is outside his jurisdiction, this matter is outside his area of responsibility

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en competencia con in competition with

hacer la competencia a to compete with, compete against

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noun f.

1) competence

2) competition

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SF

1) (=rivalidad) competition

nos enfrentamos a la competencia de los productos norteamericanos — we are faced by competition from American products

existe una fuerte competencia entre las dos empresas por el control del mercado externo — the two companies are vying for control of the foreign market, there is fierce competition between the two companies for control of the foreign market

• competencia desleal — unfair competition

• competencia despiadada — ruthless competition

• en competencia con algn/algo — in competition with sb/sth

en competencia directa con el sector privado — in direct competition with the private sector

actúan en competencia con el estado — they are in competition with the state

• hacer la competencia a algn/algo — to compete with sb/sth

dos compañías nos hacen la competencia — we have two companies to compete with

¿me quieres hacer la competencia? — are you trying to compete with me?

• libre competencia — free competition

2) (=rival) competition

han conseguido hundir a la competencia — they have managed to beat the competition

ahora trabaja para la competencia — she's working for the competition now

la competencia tiene mejores ofertas — our competitors have better offers, the competition has better offers

3) (=capacidad) competence, ability

no dudo de tu competencia como abogado — I am not questioning your competence o ability as a lawyer

competencia lingüística — linguistic competence, linguistic ability

4) (=responsabilidad)

ese tema no es de mi competencia — that matter is outside my jurisdiction o my competence

esta decisión es competencia exclusiva del gobierno — this decision is the exclusive jurisdiction of the government, only the government is competent to deal with this decision

las competencias legales del Consejo de Administración — the jurisdiction o areas of competence of the Administrative Council

5) pl competencias (Pol) powers

competencias transferidas a las comunidades autónomas — powers devolved o transferred to the autonomous regions

6) LAm (Dep) competition

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femenino

1)

a) ( pugna) competition, rivalry

siempre ha habido competencia entre ellos — there's always been rivalry o a lot of competition between them

hacerse la competencia — to be rivals o in competition

hacerle la competencia a alguien — to compete with somebody

la competencia es feroz — competition is fierce

b) (persona, entidad) competition

la competencia se nos adelantó — our competitors o the competition got in first

- competencia desleal

2) (de juez, tribunal) competence

es competencia del consejo — this is a matter for the council

este asunto no es de mi competencia — I have no authority o say in this matter

tienen competencias plenas en materia educativa — they have complete authority on educational issues

3)

a) (habilidad, aptitud) competence, ability

b) (Ling) competence

4) (AmL) (Dep) ( certamen) competition

•

- competencia de atletismo

* * *

= competence, competency, competition, proficiency, province, purview, joust.

Ex. In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex. SLIS programmes intended to 'produce' librarians with competency in the use of IT have to be designed.

Ex. The published abstracting and indexing journal probably still retains its prominence, despite competition from its more fashionable rivals.

Ex. Factors here may be: Characteristics of the abstracting staff, such as their proficiency as abstractors, subject knowledge, and other duties demanding their time and attention.

Ex. The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex. This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.

Ex. The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

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* adelantarse a la competencia = get in + ahead of the field.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* competencia de precios = price competition.

* competencia lingüística = language competence.

* competencias de información = information literacy.

* competencias en información = information literacy.

* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* estar dentro de la competencia de = be the province of.

* fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.

* fuera de + Posesivo + competencia = outside + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* información sobre la competencia = business intelligence, competitive intelligence, competitor intelligence.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.

* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( pugna) competition, rivalry

siempre ha habido competencia entre ellos — there's always been rivalry o a lot of competition between them

hacerse la competencia — to be rivals o in competition

hacerle la competencia a alguien — to compete with somebody

la competencia es feroz — competition is fierce

b) (persona, entidad) competition

la competencia se nos adelantó — our competitors o the competition got in first

- competencia desleal

2) (de juez, tribunal) competence

es competencia del consejo — this is a matter for the council

este asunto no es de mi competencia — I have no authority o say in this matter

tienen competencias plenas en materia educativa — they have complete authority on educational issues

3)

a) (habilidad, aptitud) competence, ability

b) (Ling) competence

4) (AmL) (Dep) ( certamen) competition

•

- competencia de atletismo

* * *

= competence, competency, competition, proficiency, province, purview, joust.

Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.

Ex: SLIS programmes intended to 'produce' librarians with competency in the use of IT have to be designed.

Ex: The published abstracting and indexing journal probably still retains its prominence, despite competition from its more fashionable rivals.

Ex: Factors here may be: Characteristics of the abstracting staff, such as their proficiency as abstractors, subject knowledge, and other duties demanding their time and attention.

Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.

Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.

* adelantarse a la competencia = get in + ahead of the field.

* bajo la competencia de = under the jurisdiction of.

* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.

* competencia de precios = price competition.

* competencia lingüística = language competence.

* competencias de información = information literacy.

* competencias en información = information literacy.

* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia = within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* entrar bajo la competencia de = fall under + the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de = fall + under the purview of.

* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien = fall within + Posesivo + purview.

* estar dentro de la competencia de = be the province of.

* fomentar la competencia = cultivate + competition.

* fuera de + Posesivo + competencia = outside + Posesivo + jurisdiction.

* información sobre la competencia = business intelligence, competitive intelligence, competitor intelligence.

* mantenerse por delante de la competencia = keep + one step ahead of the game, keep + one step ahead of the competition.

* política de competencias = competition policy.

* por delante de la competencia = ahead of the game.

* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia = Office of Fair Trade.

* ventaja sobre la competencia = competitive edge, competitive advantage.

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competencia

feminine

A

1 (pugna) competition, rivalry

siempre ha habido competencia entre ellos there's always been rivalry o a lot of competition between them

las dos compañías se hacen la competencia the two companies are rivals o are in competition

has sacado muy malas notas, ¿le estás haciendo la competencia a tu hermano? ( iró); you got very low grades, are you trying to compete with your brother? ( iro)

competencia desleal unfair competition

en ese campo la competencia es feroz competition is fierce in that field

2

(persona, entidad): la competencia se nos adelantó our competitors o the competition got in first

se fue a trabajar para la competencia he went to work for the opposition o for one of our competitors o for a rival company

Compuesto:

competencia desleal

unfair competition

B

(incumbencia, poder): no aceptó que el tribunal tuviera competencia para fallar he did not accept the court's competence to pass judgment o the court's authority o the court's jurisdiction

es competencia directa del consejo the council has direct responsibility for it o is directly responsible for it

este asunto no es de mi competencia I have no authority o say in this matter, this matter is outside my jurisdiction o my competence o my area of responsibility

tienen competencias plenas en materia educativa they have complete authority on o absolute power regarding educational issues

C

1 (habilidad, aptitud) competence, ability

no dudo de su competencia como profesional I have no doubts about his professional competence

2 ( Ling) competence

D ( AmL) ( Dep) (certamen) competition

Compuestos:

● competencia de atletismo

track and field meet ( AmE), athletics meeting ( BrE)

● competencia de atletismo en or de pista

track meet ( AmE), track events competition ( BrE)

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competencia sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( pugna) competition, rivalry;

◊ hacerse la competencia to be rivals o in competition;

hacerle la competencia a algn to compete with sb
b) (persona, entidad) competition;

◊ la competencia se nos adelantó the competition got in first

c) (AmL) ( certamen) competition

2
a) (de juez, tribunal) competence;

◊ este asunto no es de mi competencia I have no authority o say in this matter

b) (habilidad, aptitud) competence, ability;

◊ falta de competencia incompetence

competencia sustantivo femenino
1 (entre competidores) competition
2 (responsabilidad) field, province: no es asunto de tu competencia, it's not up to you
3 (capacidad, aptitud) competence
' competencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
circunscribirse
- poner
- solvencia
- altura
- autoridad
- capacidad
- puntaje
English:
competence
- competition
- cutthroat
- dog-eat-dog
- keen
- opposition
- photo finish
- proficiency
- publicity
- unfair competition
- brief
- contest
- couple
- dog
- high
- muscle
- province
- rivalry

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competencia nf

1. [entre personas, empresas] competition;

hay mucha competencia por conseguir ese contrato there's a lot of competition for that contract;

hacer la competencia a alguien to compete with sb

Comp
Com competencia desleal unfair competition
2. [persona, empresa]
la competencia the competition;

trabaja para la competencia he works for the competition

3. [incumbencia] field, province;

no es de mi competencia it's not my responsibility;

ese asunto es competencia de la policía that is a matter for the police;

los casos de terrorismo no son competencia de ese tribunal that court is not responsible for dealing with terrorism cases

4. [atribuciones]
competencias powers;

tienen competencias en materia de educación they have authority over educational matters

5. [aptitud] competence, ability;

un profesional de una gran competencia a very able o competent professional

6. Ling competence

Comp
competencia comunicativa communicative competence;
competencia lingüística linguistic competence

7. Am [deportiva] competition

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competencia

f

1 ( habilidad) competence

2 entre rivales competition;

hacer la competencia a alguien/algo compete with s.o./sth

3 ( incumbencia) area of responsibility, competency;

eso no es de mi competencia that’s not my department

4 L.Am.
DEP competition
* * *

competencia nf

1) : competition, rivalry

2) : competence

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competencia n

1. (rivalidad) competition

hay mucha competencia there's a lot of competition

2. (competidores) competitors / rival company

se fue a trabajar para la competencia he went to work for a rival company

3. (capacidad) ability

ha demostrado su competencia she's proved her ability

4. (responsabilidad) responsibility

es competencia del Estado the state is responsible for it

Spanish-English dictionary > competencia
7 internacional

adj.

international.

* * *

internacional

► adjetivo

1 international

► nombre femenino La Internacional

1 PLÍTICA the Internationale

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adj.

international

* * *

1.

ADJ international

2.

SMF international

la Internacional — (=himno) the Internationale

la Internacional Socialista — the Socialist International

* * *
I
adjetivo international

de fama internacional — internationally famous

salidas internacionales — international departures

las noticias internacionales — the foreign o international news

su política internacional — their foreign policy
II
masculino y femenino (Dep) international

* * *

= international, long-distance, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], multi-country [multicountry].

Ex. National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex. To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.

Ex. This article examines problems and practices relating to transborder data flows in the light of the growing trend to transnational venturing in the electronic information services sector.

Ex. There is significant cross-country variation in these figures.

Ex. This suggests an approach which includes cross-cultural as well as cross-national comparison.

Ex. In 1993, South Africa also became a member of the multi-country library consortium eIFL Direct.

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* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).

* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA) = International Publishers Association (IPA).

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* banca internacional = international banking.

* bibliografía internacional = international bibliography.

* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).

* código para llamadas internacionales = outgoing international code.

* comercio internacional = world trade, international trade, international business.

* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS) = International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).

* comunidad internacional, la = international community, the.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM) = International Council of Museums (ICOM).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* de prestigio internacional = of international renown.

* derecho internacional = international law.

* de renombres internacional = internationally renowned.

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicaciones Seria = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.

* economía internacional = international economy.

* Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID) = International Federation for Documentation (FID).

* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF) = International Booksellers Federation (IBF).

* foro internacional = international forum.

* giro postal internacional = international money order.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* intercambio internacional = international exchange.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

* ISDS (Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas) = ISDS (International Serials Data System).

* ISSN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas) = ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* mercado internacional = international trade, international market.

* negocio internacional = international business.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.

* organismo intergubernamental internacional = international intergovernmental body.

* Organización Internacional de Normalización = ISO.

* permiso de circulación internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* política internacional = international politics.

* préstamo internacional = international lending.

* relación internacional = international relation.

* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).

* Sistema Internacional de Unidades, el = International System of Units, the.

* terrorismo internacional = international terrorism.

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I
adjetivo international

de fama internacional — internationally famous

salidas internacionales — international departures

las noticias internacionales — the foreign o international news

su política internacional — their foreign policy
II
masculino y femenino (Dep) international

* * *

= international, long-distance, transnational, cross-country, cross-national [cross national], multi-country [multicountry].

Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

Ex: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.

Ex: This article examines problems and practices relating to transborder data flows in the light of the growing trend to transnational venturing in the electronic information services sector.

Ex: There is significant cross-country variation in these figures.

Ex: This suggests an approach which includes cross-cultural as well as cross-national comparison.

Ex: In 1993, South Africa also became a member of the multi-country library consortium eIFL Direct.

* acuerdo internacional = modus vivendi.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA) = International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).

* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura = International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).

* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA) = International Publishers Association (IPA).

* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI) = Book Aid International (BAI).

* banca internacional = international banking.

* bibliografía internacional = international bibliography.

* carnet de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST = UNIBID.

* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC) = International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).

* código para llamadas internacionales = outgoing international code.

* comercio internacional = world trade, international trade, international business.

* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS) = International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).

* comunidad internacional, la = international community, the.

* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM) = International Council of Museums (ICOM).

* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS) = International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).

* control bibliográfico internacional = international bibliographical control.

* de prestigio internacional = of international renown.

* derecho internacional = international law.

* de renombres internacional = internationally renowned.

* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicaciones Seria = ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).

* día internacional de los trabajadores = Labour Day.

* día internacional del trabajo = Labour Day.

* economía internacional = international economy.

* Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID) = International Federation for Documentation (FID).

* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF) = International Booksellers Federation (IBF).

* foro internacional = international forum.

* giro postal internacional = international money order.

* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec = IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).

* intercambio internacional = international exchange.

* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).

* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional) = ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).

* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros) = ISBN (International Standard Book Number).

* ISDS (Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas) = ISDS (International Serials Data System).

* ISSN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas) = ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).

* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la = International Date Line, the.

* mercado internacional = international trade, international market.

* negocio internacional = international business.

* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G) = General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).

* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD) = International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción = International Standard for Command Languages.

* organismo intergubernamental internacional = international intergovernmental body.

* Organización Internacional de Normalización = ISO.

* permiso de circulación internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* permiso de conducir internacional = international driving permit, international driving licence.

* política internacional = international politics.

* préstamo internacional = international lending.

* relación internacional = international relation.

* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA) = International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).

* Sistema Internacional de Unidades, el = International System of Units, the.

* terrorismo internacional = international terrorism.

* * *

internacional¹

adjective

1 ‹organización/torneo/tratado› international

de fama internacional of international fame o repute, internationally famous

2 ‹vuelo› international

[ S ] salidas internacionales international departures

las noticias internacionales the foreign o international news

la política internacional de este gobierno this government's foreign policy

internacional²

masculine and feminine

A ( Dep) international

B

la Internacional feminine (asociación) the International; (himno) the Internationale

la Internacional Socialista the Socialist International

* * *

internacional adjetivo
international;
‹ noticia› foreign ( before n), international ( before n);
‹ política› foreign ( before n);
◊ de fama internacional internationally famous;

( on signs) salidas internacionales international departures
internacional adjetivo international
' internacional' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
F.M.I.
- FMI
- INTERPOL
- nacional
- proyección
- SMI
- cuestión
- funcionario
- información
- sede
- vuelo
English:
division
- IMF
- international
- International Monetary Fund
- Interpol
- spade
- test
- world

* * *

internacional

♦ adj

1. [de las naciones] international

2. [aeropuerto, vuelo] international

3. [mercado, noticias] international

4. [deportista] international;

fue diez veces internacional por México he was capped ten times for Mexico

♦ nmf
[deportista] international
♦ nf

1.
la Internacional [himno] the Internationale

2.
la Internacional [organización] the International;

la I/II Internacional the First/Second International

Comp
la Internacional Socialista the Socialist International
* * *

internacional

I adj international

II m/f DEP international

III f POL himno Internationale

* * *

internacional adj

: international

♦ internacionalmente adv

* * *

internacional adj international

Spanish-English dictionary > internacional
8 activamente

adv.

actively.

* * *

activamente

► adverbio

1 actively

* * *

adv.

actively

* * *

ADV actively

* * *

= actively.

Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.

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* participar activamente en = engage in.

* * *

= actively.

Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.

* participar activamente en = engage in.

* * *

activamente

adverb

actively

* * *

activamente adv

actively

Spanish-English dictionary > activamente
9 aportación

f.

contribution, input, investment.

* * *

aportación

► nombre femenino

1 contribution

* * *

noun f.

contribution

* * *

SF contribution

aportaciones de la mujer — dowry sing

* * *

femenino

a) ( contribución) contribution

su aportación al mundo de la música — her contribution to the world of music

b) ( de socio) investment

* * *

= contribution, input, addition.

Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex. In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

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* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* * *

femenino

a) ( contribución) contribution

su aportación al mundo de la música — her contribution to the world of music

b) ( de socio) investment

* * *

= contribution, input, addition.

Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.

Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

* aportación de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.

* * *

aportación

feminine

1 (contribución) contribution

su destacada aportación al mundo de la música her outstanding contribution to the world of music

agradecemos la aportación de nuevas ideas we welcome new ideas

nuestra aportación al fondo our contribution to the fund

las aportaciones de la iniciativa privada contributions from the private sector

2 (de un socio) investment

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aportación sustantivo femenino
a) ( contribución) contribution

b) ( de socio) investment

aportación sustantivo femenino contribution
' aportación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aporte
English:
avail
- contribution
- fund
- input
- contribute

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aportación nf

1. [contribución] contribution;

su trabajo es una valiosa aportación al estudio de la enfermedad her work constitutes a valuable contribution to the study of the disease;

hacer una aportación to contribute;

hizo una aportación de 10.000 pesos she made a contribution of 10,000 pesos

2. Fin [bien aportado] investment

* * *

aportación

f

1 contribution

2 COM investment

* * *

aportación nf, pl - ciones : contribution

* * *

aportación n contribution

Spanish-English dictionary > aportación
10 aporte

m.

1 contribution.

aporte vitamínico vitamin content

2 social security contribution. ( River Plate)

3 input.

4 money contribution, investment.

pres.subj.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: aportar.

* * *

aporte

► nombre masculino

1 contribution

* * *

SM LAm contribution

aporte jubilatorio — pension contribution

* * *

masculino

a) (esp AmL) aportación

b) (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) social security contribution, ≈National Insurance contribution ( in UK)

* * *

= contribution.

Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

* * *

masculino

a) (esp AmL) aportación

b) (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) social security contribution, ≈National Insurance contribution ( in UK)

* * *

= contribution.

Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

* * *

aporte

masculine

1 ( esp AmL) aportación

2 ( RPl) (a la seguridad social) social security contribution, ≈ National Insurance contribution ( in UK)

* * *

Del verbo aportar: ( conjugate aportar)

aporté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

aporte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
aportar
aporte
aportar ( conjugate aportar) verbo transitivo
a) ( contribuir) ‹dinero/tiempo/idea› to contribute

b) [ socio] to invest

verbo intransitivo (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) to pay contributions
aporte sustantivo masculino
a) (esp AmL) See Also→

◊ aportación

b) (RPl) ( a la seguridad social) social security contribution, ≈ National Insurance contribution ( in UK)

aportar
I verbo transitivo to contribute
II vi Náut to reach port
' aporte' also found in these entries:
English:
contribute
- contribution
- input

* * *

aporte nm

1. [aportación] contribution

Comp
aporte calórico calorie content;
aporte vitamínico vitamin content

2. Geol supply

3. RP [a seguridad social] social security contribution

* * *

aporte nm aportación

Spanish-English dictionary > aporte
11 aspecto

m.

1 appearance (apariencia).

tener buen aspecto to look well; (persona) to look nice (comida)

tiene mal aspecto he doesn't look well; (persona) it doesn't look very nice (comida)

tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp

2 aspect (faceta).

bajo este aspecto from this angle

en todos los aspectos in every respect

3 point of view, side.

* * *

aspecto

► nombre masculino

1 (faceta) aspect, side, angle

■ en el aspecto político from a political point of view, politically

2 (apariencia) look, appearance

■ ¿qué aspecto tenía? what did he look like?

■ no tienes muy buen aspecto you don't look too good

■ este pastel tiene buen aspecto this cake looks delicious

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en el aspecto de que in the sense that, in that

* * *

noun m.

1) aspect

2) look

* * *

SM

1) (=apariencia) look

no lo conozco, pero no me gusta su aspecto — I don't know him, but I don't like the look of him

un señor con aspecto de ejecutivo — a man who looks/looked like an executive

un hombre de aspecto saludable — a healthy-looking man

tener aspecto simpático — to look friendly

¿qué aspecto tenía? — what did he look like?

el debate iba tomando un aspecto desagradable — the discussion was starting to turn ugly

• tener buen aspecto — to look well

• tener mal aspecto, Juan tiene muy mal aspecto — Juan isn't looking good o well at all

esa herida tiene mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

aspecto exterior — outward appearance

2) (=punto) aspect

los aspectos a tener en cuenta para el análisis — aspects to bear in mind when analysing the problem

estudiar todos los aspectos de una cuestión — to study all aspects of an issue

en algunos aspectos me parece una obra genial — in some respects I think it is a work of genius

el aspecto más destacado de la teoría — the strong(est) point of the theory

bajo ese aspecto — from that point of view

3) (Geog) aspect

4) (Arquit) aspect

5) (Ling) aspect

6)

al primer aspecto — † at first sight

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

* * *

= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex. One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex. The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex. Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex. We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex. However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex. The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

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* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

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masculino

1)

a) (de persona, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido — a distinguished-looking man

le da aspecto de intelectual — it makes him look rather intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

¿qué aspecto tiene? — what does he look like?

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto — that wound looks nasty

b) (de problema, asunto)

no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas — I don't like the way things are going o looking

2) (rasgo, faceta)

quisiera aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto — there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ese aspecto tienes razón — in that respect you're right

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= aspect, facet, twist, face, complexion, look and feel, look, respect, outward appearance.

Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.

Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.

Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.

Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.

Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.

Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.

Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

* arreglarse el aspecto = preen.

* aspecto exterior = facade.

* aspecto externo = outward appearance.

* aspecto físico = physical appearance.

* aspecto negativo = irritant.

* aspectos básicos = nitty-gritty, nuts and bolts.

* aspectos de la vida = sphere of life.

* aspectos económicos = economics.

* aspectos financieros = economics.

* aspectos fundamentales = nitty-gritty.

* aspectos más notables = highlights.

* aspectos prácticos = nuts and bolts.

* aspectos técnicos = engineering aspects.

* aspecto técnico = technical aspect.

* cambio de aspecto = lick of paint.

* con aspecto de adulto = adult-looking.

* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo = give + a + Adjetivo + look.

* de aspecto = looking.

* de aspecto antiguo = old-face.

* de aspecto complicado = complicated-looking.

* de aspecto impresionante = impressive-looking.

* de aspecto nuevo = new-looking.

* de aspecto poco profesional = botched-up.

* de aspecto ruinoso = run-down.

* de aspecto solemne = dignified.

* de aspecto tosco = rough-looking.

* de mal aspecto = seedy [seedier -comp., seediest -sup.], nasty looking, shanky [shankier -comp., shankiest -sup.].

* el nuevo aspecto de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* en + Cuantificador + aspectos = in + Cuantificador + respects.

* en muchos aspectos = in most respects.

* en todos los aspectos = all-round.

* presentar un aspecto = present + a picture.

* presentar un aspecto de = wear + a look of.

* presentar un buen aspecto = look + good.

* tener aspecto = look.

* tener el mejor aspecto posible = look + Posesivo + best.

* tener un aspecto = look and feel.

* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + look.

* tener un aspecto horrible = look + shit.

* tener un buen aspecto = look + good.

* un aspecto de = an air of.

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aspecto

masculine

A (apariencia)

1 (de una persona) appearance; (de un objeto, lugar) appearance

un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man, a man of distinguished appearance

la barba le da aspecto de intelectual his beard makes him look intellectual o gives him an intellectual look

no lo recuerdo ¿qué aspecto tiene? I don't remember him, what does he look like?

tiene buen aspecto, no parece enfermo he looks fine, he doesn't look sick at all

esa herida tiene muy mal aspecto that's a nasty-looking wound, that wound looks nasty

por su aspecto exterior la casa parecía deshabitada the house looked unoccupied from (the) outside

2

(cariz): no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

B (rasgo, faceta) aspect

ése es sólo un aspecto del problema that's only one aspect of the problem

debemos considerar el aspecto legal we have to consider the legal aspect(s)

me gustaría aclarar algunos aspectos del asunto there are a few aspects of the matter I'd like to get cleared up

en ciertos aspectos la situación no ha cambiado in certain respects the situation has not changed

en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

C ( Ling) aspect

D ( Astron) aspect

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aspecto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (de persona, lugar) look, appearance;

◊ un hombre de aspecto distinguido a distinguished-looking man;

¿qué aspecto tiene? what does he look like?;
a juzgar por su aspecto judging by the look of her;
tiene mal aspecto [ persona] she doesn't look well;

[ cosa] it doesn't look nice
b) (de problema, asunto):

◊ no me gusta el aspecto que van tomando las cosas I don't like the way things are going o looking

2 (rasgo, faceta) aspect;
◊ en ese aspecto tienes razón in that respect you're right

aspecto sustantivo masculino
1 look, appearance
2 (matiz de un asunto) aspect
' aspecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abandonada
- abandonado
- achantar
- achinada
- achinado
- aire
- conservarse
- descuidarse
- dimensión
- enjuiciar
- esteroide
- faceta
- fachada
- figura
- giro
- igual
- lado
- lechosa
- lechoso
- lozana
- lozano
- ofrecer
- panorama
- parecer
- parecerse
- pinta
- plana
- plano
- planta
- presencia
- presentación
- querer
- rasgo
- revestir
- siniestra
- siniestro
- traza
- ver
- vertiente
- abandonar
- campesino
- cara
- corresponder
- cuidado
- dejado
- descuidar
- desgarbado
- encarado
- enfermizo
- exterior
English:
air
- appearance
- aspect
- bearing
- cat
- complexion
- disheveled
- dishevelled
- doleful
- dowdy
- dramatically
- drawn
- feminine
- flip side
- frumpy
- good
- grim
- light
- look
- metamorphosis
- odd-looking
- old-looking
- regard
- seedy
- side
- tidiness
- young-looking
- economics
- scruffy
- smarten up
- sorry
- way

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aspecto nm

1. [apariencia] appearance;

un adulto con aspecto de niño an adult who looks like a child, an adult with a childlike appearance;

tener buen aspecto [persona] to look well;
[comida] to look nice o good;
tiene mal aspecto [persona] she doesn't look well;
[comida] it doesn't look very nice;
tenía aspecto de vagabundo he looked like a tramp;

la casa ofrecía un aspecto horrible después de la fiesta the house looked a real mess after the party

2. [faceta] aspect;

bajo este aspecto from this angle;

en ese aspecto in that sense o respect;

en todos los aspectos in every respect;

en cuanto al aspecto económico del plan,… as far as the financial aspects of the plan are concerned,…;

hay que destacar como aspecto negativo que… one negative aspect o point is that…

3. Gram aspect

4. [en astrología] aspect

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aspecto

m

1 de persona, cosa look, appearance;

tener buen aspecto look good;

tener aspecto de ser/estar seem (to be);

tenía aspecto de ser una persona simpática he seemed (to be) o he looked a nice guy

2 ( faceta) aspect

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aspecto nm

1) : aspect

2) apariencia: appearance, look

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aspecto n

1. (apariencia) appearance

no juzgues a las personas por su aspecto físico don't judge people by their physical appearance

Se suele traducir aspecto mediante el verbo to look más un adjectivo

tiene aspecto de cansada she looks tired

esa tortilla tiene buen aspecto that omelette looks delicious

2. (faceta) aspect

me interesa el aspecto político I'm interested in the political aspect

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12 caer dentro de la competencia de

(v.) = be the province of, fall within + the province of

Ex. The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex. They do not fall within the province of the common auxiliaries, nor are they all directly enumerated in class 911 as compound subjects.

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(v.) = be the province of, fall within + the province of

Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex: They do not fall within the province of the common auxiliaries, nor are they all directly enumerated in class 911 as compound subjects.

Spanish-English dictionary > caer dentro de la competencia de
13 características

adj. & f. Pl.

plural and feminine of CARACTERÍSTICO.

f.pl.

characteristics, features.

* * *

(n.) = profile, face, make-up [makeup]

Ex. The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile.

Ex. Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex. Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.

* * *

(n.) = profile, face, make-up [makeup]

Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile.

Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.

Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.

Spanish-English dictionary > características
14 contribución

f.

1 contribution, donation, aid, help.

2 tax, cessment, tribute, impost.

* * *

contribución

► nombre femenino

1 contribution

2 (impuesto) tax

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

poner a contribución to use, draw on

contribución territorial land tax

contribución urbana rates plural

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noun f.

contribution

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SF

1) (=colaboración) contribution

su contribución a la victoria — his contribution to the victory, his part in the victory

poner a contribución — to make use of, put to use

2) (Econ) tax
pl contribuciones taxes, taxation sing
exento de contribuciones — tax-free, tax-exempt (EEUU)

pagar las contribuciones — to pay one's taxes

contribución directa — direct tax

contribución municipal — rates pl

contribución territorial urbana — rates pl

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femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution; (Fisco) tax

- contribución urbana

* * *

= contribution, contribution, paper, pooling, rate, submission, addition, tribute.

Ex. A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex. The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex. In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.

Ex. In this area members of co-operatives have benefited greatly from the general pooling of expertise.

Ex. There will be special rates for additional services such as SDI or document delivery.

Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex. The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

Ex. In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.

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* contribución a la investigación = research contribution.

* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* contribución urbana = local tax rates, tax rates, local rates, local taxes, council tax, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.

* hacer una contribución = make + a contribution.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.

* * *

femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution; (Fisco) tax

- contribución urbana

* * *

= contribution, contribution, paper, pooling, rate, submission, addition, tribute.

Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.

Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.

Ex: In this area members of co-operatives have benefited greatly from the general pooling of expertise.

Ex: There will be special rates for additional services such as SDI or document delivery.

Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

Ex: In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.

* contribución a la investigación = research contribution.

* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.

* contribución de ideas = input of ideas.

* contribución municipal = council tax, local rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* contribución urbana = local tax rates, tax rates, local rates, local taxes, council tax, tax rates, real estate tax, real estate property tax.

* devolución de la contribución municipal = rates rebate.

* hacer una contribución = make + a contribution.

* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución = catch line.

* presentar una contribución = present + contribution.

* recabar + contribución = solicit + contribution.

* * *

contribución

feminine

1 (colaboración) contribution

2 (donación) donation, contribution

3 ( Fisco) tax

Compuestos:

● contribución municipal

contribución urbana

● contribución territorial urbana

contribución urbana

● contribución urbana

local property tax, ≈ council tax ( in UK)

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contribución sustantivo femenino (colaboración, donación) contribution;
(Fisco) tax
contribución sustantivo femenino
1 (participación) contribution
2 (impuesto) tax
' contribución' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aportación
- coperacha
- excepcional
- extraordinario
English:
contribution
- rate
- council
- toward

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contribución nf

1. [aporte] contribution

2. [impuesto] tax;

contribución directa/indirecta direct/indirect tax;

contribuciones taxes, taxation;

exento de contribuciones tax-exempt

Comp
contribución urbana = tax for local services, Br ≈ council tax
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contribución

f

1 contribution

2 ( impuesto) tax

* * *

contribución nf, pl - ciones : contribution

* * *

contribución n contribution

contribución urbana council tax

Spanish-English dictionary > contribución
15 de un modo activo

= actively

Ex. In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.

* * *

= actively

Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.

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16 desatender

v.

1 to neglect.

2 to ignore (ruegos, consejos).

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desatender

Conjugation model [ ENTENDER], like link=entender entender

► verbo transitivo

1 (no prestar atención) to pay no attention to

2 (no hacer caso) to neglect, disregard

■ desatendió las órdenes he disregarded the orders

■ tuve que dejar el puesto desatendido I had to leave the stall unattended

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verb

1) to disregard

2) neglect

* * *

VT

1) (=descuidar) [+ consejo, deseos] to disregard, ignore; [+ obligación] to neglect

2) [+ persona] to neglect

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verbo transitivo

a) <trabajo/familia> to neglect

b) <tienda/mostrador> to leave... unattended

c) (frml) < consejo> to disregard, ignore

* * *

= neglect, go + unheeded.

Ex. It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

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verbo transitivo

a) <trabajo/familia> to neglect

b) <tienda/mostrador> to leave... unattended

c) (frml) < consejo> to disregard, ignore

* * *

= neglect, go + unheeded.

Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.

Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

* * *

desatender [E8 ]

vt

1 ‹trabajo/obligación/familia› to neglect

2 ‹tienda/mostrador› to leave … unattended

3 ( frml); ‹consejo/recomendación› to disregard, ignore

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desatender ( conjugate desatender) verbo transitivo
a) ‹trabajo/familia› to neglect

b) ‹tienda/mostrador› to leave … unattended

desatender verbo transitivo to neglect, not pay attention to
' desatender' also found in these entries:
English:
neglect

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desatender vt

1. [obligación, persona] to neglect

2. [ruegos, consejos] to ignore

3. [puesto, tienda, mostrador] to leave unattended

* * *

desatender

v/t

1 amigos, profesión etc neglect

2 ( ignorar) ignore

* * *

desatender {56} vt

1) : to disregard

2) : to neglect

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17 desoír

v.

to ignore, to take no notice of, to pay no attention to, to unheed.

Ella ignoró sus advertencias She ignored his warnings.

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desoír

Conjugation model [ OÍR], like link=oír oír

► verbo transitivo

1 to ignore, take no notice of, turn a deaf ear to

* * *

VT to ignore, disregard

* * *

verbo transitivo to ignore, disregard

desoyó la voz de su conciencia — he did not heed the voice of his conscience (liter)

* * *

= go + unheeded.

Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

* * *

verbo transitivo to ignore, disregard

desoyó la voz de su conciencia — he did not heed the voice of his conscience (liter)

* * *

= go + unheeded.

Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

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desoír [ I28 ]

vt

to ignore, disregard

desoyó los consejos de sus padres he ignored o disregarded his parents' advice

desoyó la voz de su conciencia he did not heed the voice of his conscience ( liter)

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desoír verbo transitivo to ignore, disregard: desoyó mis consejos, she ignored my advice

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desoír vt

not to listen to, to take no notice of;

desoír los consejos de alguien to ignore sb's advice

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desoír

<part desoído> v/t ignore, turn a deaf ear to

Spanish-English dictionary > desoír
18 esfera

f.

1 sphere (figura).

esfera celeste celestial sphere

esfera terrestre (terrestrial) globe

2 face.

3 circle.

las altas esferas de la política high political circles

4 realm, field.

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esfera

► nombre femenino

1 sphere, globe

2 (de reloj) dial, face

3 figurado (campo) field, sphere; (ambiente) sphere, circle

* * *

noun f.

1) sphere

2) dial

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SF

1) (Geog, Mat) sphere

en forma de esfera — spherical

esfera celeste — celestial sphere

esfera terrestre — globe

2) (Téc) [de reloj] face

esfera impresora — (Tip) golf ball

3) (=campo) sphere, field

el proyecto ha sido autorizado por las altas esferas — the project has had the go-ahead from the top authorities o the upper echelons

esfera de acción — scope, range

esfera de actividad — sphere of activity

esfera de influencia — sphere of influence

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femenino

1) (Astron, Mat) sphere

- esfera celeste

- esfera terrestre

2) ( de reloj) face

3) ( ámbito) sphere

en las altas esferas de la política — in the highest political circles

esfera de acción — sphere of action

* * *

= province, purview, sphere, territory, dial.

Ex. The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex. This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.

Ex. I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex. The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.

Ex. Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.

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* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.

* esfera celeste = celestial sphere.

* esfera de influencia = sphere of influence.

* esfera de la información, la = infosphere, the.

* esfera del reloj = clock face.

* esfera pública, la = public sphere, the.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

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femenino

1) (Astron, Mat) sphere

- esfera celeste

- esfera terrestre

2) ( de reloj) face

3) ( ámbito) sphere

en las altas esferas de la política — in the highest political circles

esfera de acción — sphere of action

* * *

= province, purview, sphere, territory, dial.

Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.

Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.

Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.

Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.

* altas esferas del poder, las = echelons of power, the.

* altas esferas, las = corridors of power, the.

* esfera celeste = celestial sphere.

* esfera de influencia = sphere of influence.

* esfera de la información, la = infosphere, the.

* esfera del reloj = clock face.

* esfera pública, la = public sphere, the.

* ser como una esfera = wrap around.

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esfera

feminine

A ( Astron, Mat) sphere

Compuestos:

● esfera armilar

celestial globe

● esfera celeste

celestial sphere

● esfera terrestre

globe

B (de un reloj) face

C (ámbito) sphere

en las altas esferas de la política in the highest political circles

esfera de acción sphere of action

esfera de influencia sphere of influence

en la esfera económica in the economic sphere

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esfera sustantivo femenino
a) (Astron, Mat) sphere

b) ( de reloj) face

c) ( ámbito) sphere;

◊ en las altas esferas de la política in the highest political circles

esfera sustantivo femenino
1 sphere: hay tensiones en la esfera política, there are some tensions in the political sphere
2 (de un aparato) dial
(de un reloj) face
' esfera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desorbitar
- globo
- terreno
English:
dial
- face
- field
- globe
- province
- realm
- sphere
- domain

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esfera nf

1. [figura] sphere

Comp
esfera armilar armillary sphere;
esfera celeste celestial sphere;

esfera terrestre (terrestrial) globe

2. [de reloj] face

3. [círculo social] circle;

las altas esferas de la política high political circles;

es muy conocido en la esfera teatral he is very well-known in theatrical circles

Comp
esfera de influencia sphere of influence
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esfera

f sphere;

esfera de actividad fig field o

sphere (of activity);

las altas esferas fig: de la sociedad the upper echelons

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esfera nf

1) : sphere

2) : face, dial (of a watch)

* * *

esfera n

1. (en general) sphere

2. (de reloj) face

Spanish-English dictionary > esfera
19 estar dentro de la competencia

(v.) = be the province of

Ex. The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

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(v.) = be the province of

Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.

Spanish-English dictionary > estar dentro de la competencia
20 hacer caso omiso

(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside

Ex. Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex. This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex. Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex. I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.

Ex. The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.

Ex. America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.

Ex. International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex. If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex. She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

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(v.) = disregard, brush aside, go + unheeded, fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears, thumb + Posesivo + nose at, dismiss with + the wave of the hand, fly in + the face of, push aside

Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.

Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.

Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

Ex: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson.

Ex: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.

Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.

Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

Spanish-English dictionary > hacer caso omiso

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