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1 libro

m.

1 book.

ser (como) un libro abierto (informal) to be an open book

libro blanco (politics) white paper

libro de bolsillo (pocket-sized) paperback

libro de cabecera bedside book

libro de cocina cookery book

libro de consulta reference book

libro de cuentos storybook

libro de ejercicios exercise book

libro electrónico electronic book

libro de escolaridad (education) school report

libro de familia = document containing personal details of the members of a family

libro de reclamaciones complaints book

libro de registro (de entradas) register

libro sagrado (religion) Book

libro de texto (in Bible) textbook

libro verde green paper

2 omasum.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

libro

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) book

2 ZOOLOGÍA third stomach

► nombre masculino plural libros

1 accounts

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

llevar los libros to do the bookkeeping

como un libro abierto (con claridad) clearly

libro blanco PLÍTICA white paper

libro de bolsillo paperback

libro de cabecera (favorito) favourite book 2 (guía) bible

libro de caja cash-book

libro de cocina cookery book, recipe book, US cookbook

libro de consulta reference book

libro de coro hymn book

libro de familia book recording details of births, marriages, etc. in a family

libro de horas book of hours

libro de reclamaciones complaints book

libro de texto textbook

libro de visitas visitors' book

* * *

noun m.

book

* * *

SM

1) (=obra impresa) book

- ser como un libro abierto

- ahorcar o arrimar o colgar los libros

- hablar como un libro

libro de bolsillo — paperback

libro de cabecera — bedside book

libro de cocina — cookery book, cookbook (EEUU)

libro de consulta — reference book

libro de cuentos — storybook

libro de estilo — style book

libro de imágenes — picture-book

libro de lectura — reader

libro desplegable — pop-up book

libro de texto — textbook

libro electrónico — e-book

libro encuadernado, libro en pasta — hardback (book)

libro en rústica — paperback (book)

libro escolar — (=informe) school report; [de texto] schoolbook

libro mágico, libro móvil — pop-up book

libro sonoro — audio book

libro usado — second-hand book

2) (=registro) book

llevar los libros — (Com) to keep the books o accounts

libro de actas — minute book

libro de apuntes — notebook

libro de caja — cash book, petty cash book

libro de caja auxiliar — petty cash book

libro de contabilidad — account book

libro de cría — register of pedigrees

libro de cuentas — account book

libro de familia — booklet containing family details (marriage, births) used for official purposes

libro de honor — visitors' book

libro de orígenes — register of pedigrees

libro de pedidos — order book

libro de reclamaciones — complaints book

libro de ruta — itinerary

libro de visitas — visitors' book

libro de vuelos — (Aer) logbook

libro diario — journal

libro genealógico — (Agr) herd-book

libro mayor — ledger

libro parroquial — parish register

libro talonario — receipt book

3) (Pol)

libro blanco — white paper

libro rojo — red paper

libro verde — green paper

* * *

masculino

1) (Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura — a book on architecture

un libro de cocina — a cookbook

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

ser (como) un libro abierto: eres un libro abierto — I can read you like a book

2) libros masculino plural (Fin)

llevar los libro — to do the bookkeeping

3) (Lit) ( parte) book

•

- libro animado or móvil

- libro blanco

- libro de actas/pedidos/reclamaciones

- libro de bolsillo

- libro de caja

- libro de consulta

- libro de cuentos

- libro de escolaridad

- libro de familia

- libro de texto

- libro de visitas

* * *

= book, text.

Ex. A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex. The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

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* actitud ante los libros = set about books.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* almacén de libros = book-warehouse.

* amante del libro = book lover [booklover].

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* audiolibro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

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

* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros = rare book libarian.

* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros = rare book librarianship.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* caja para transportar libros = book bin.

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* carrito de los libros = book truck, book trolley.

* catálogo de libros = booklist [book list].

* catálogo de libros en venta = publication(s) list.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* coleccionista de libros = book-collector.

* colocador de libros = book shelver, shelver.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* confección de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.

* crisis del libro = book crisis.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* depósito de libros = book depot.

* deshojar un libro = tear + book.

* devorador de libros = book-eating.

* distribuidor de libros = book dealer.

* donación de libros = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.

* estantería para libros = book racks.

* etiqueta identificadora del libro = label.

* exposición de libros = book display.

* expositor de libros = book display stand.

* fabricación de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* feria del libro = book fair.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* formato libro = book form [bookform].

* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* historia del libro = book history.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustrador de libros = book illustrator.

* impresión de libros = book-printing.

* impresor de libros = bookmaker.

* índice de libro = book index.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria del libro = book industry.

* industria del libro, la = bookmaking industry, the.

* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.

* interés por los libros = awareness of books.

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

* ladrillos y libros = brick and book.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* libro antiguo = old book, antiquarian book, rare book.

* libro azul = Blue book.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* libro científico = scientific book, scholarly book.

* libro comercial = trade book.

* libro como objeto = book-object.

* libro con estructura plegable = pop-up book.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* libro conmemorativo = keepsake.

* libro con precio de venta fijado = net book.

* libro con precio de venta no fijado = non-net book.

* libro de arte = art book.

* libro de artista = livre d'artiste, artist's book.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* libro de citas = citator.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* libro de codificación = codebook.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* libro de contabilidad = ledger.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* libro de divulgación científica = popular science book.

* libro de ejercicios = workbook [work-book].

* libro de empresa = organisation manual.

* libro de estudio = study book.

* libro de firmas = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de historia = history book.

* libro de hojas de palmera = palm leaf book.

* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.

* libro de lujo = gift book.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* libro de melodías = tunebook.

* libro de navegación = book of navigation.

* libro de notas = mark book.

* libro de orígenes = studbook.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* libro de registro = accessions register, accessions book, accessions ledger.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* libro de reglas de un juego = rulebook.

* libro de sermones = lectionary.

* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* libro educativo = educational book.

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* libro encuadernado en tapa = hard book cover, hardback cover, hardback book.

* libro en rústica = paperback, paperback book, paperbound book, trade paperback, pocketbook.

* libro esencial = bedside book.

* libro fantasma = dummy book.

* libro ficticio = dummy book.

* libro físico = physical book.

* libro fotolitografiado = photolitho book.

* libro frágil = brittle book.

* libro genealógico = studbook.

* libro grabado en audio = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro hablado = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro homenaje = Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.], commemorative volume, memorial volume.

* libro ilustrado = livre d'artiste, illustrated book.

* libro impreso = press book, printed book.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* libro infantil = children's book.

* libro juvenil = young people's book, juvenile book.

* libro litográfico = lithographed book.

* libro litúrgico = liturgical work.

* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller], blockbuster.

* libro miniatura = miniature book.

* libro narrativo = fictional book.

* libro para empollar = crammer.

* libro parlante = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro prohibido = banned book.

* libro raro = rare book.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

* libros = book material.

* libro sagrado = sacred book, sacred scripture.

* Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbound Books in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* libros en venta = books in print.

* libro sonoro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa.

* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* libro tipográfico = letterpress book.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* libro verde = green paper.

* lista de libros = booklist [book list].

* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar = bindery list.

* lomo del libro = book spine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* mercado del libro, el = book market, the.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.

* mutilación de libros = book mutilation.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.

* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.

* parásito del libro = book insect.

* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].

* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].

* prestamista de libros = book lender.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* prestar un libro = check out + book.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.

* producción de libros = book production, book publishing.

* promoción de libros = book promotion.

* quema de libros = book burning.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* recensión de libros = reviewing.

* relacionado con la promoción de libros = book-promotional.

* relacionado con los libros = book-related.

* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.

* reserva de libro = book reservation.

* reserva de libros = reserve book room.

* reservar libros = reserve + books.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* rincón del libro = book corner.

* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.

* seleccionador de libros = book selector.

* selección de libros = book selection.

* sello para libros = book stamp.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* sistema antirrobo de libros = book security system, library security system.

* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.

* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* suministro de libros = book supply.

* traslado de libros = bookmove.

* vale canjeable por un libro = book token.

* venta de libros = bookselling [book selling].

* * *

masculino

1) (Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura — a book on architecture

un libro de cocina — a cookbook

colgar los libro — to quit (AmE) o (BrE) give up studying

ser (como) un libro abierto: eres un libro abierto — I can read you like a book

2) libros masculino plural (Fin)

llevar los libro — to do the bookkeeping

3) (Lit) ( parte) book

•

- libro animado or móvil

- libro blanco

- libro de actas/pedidos/reclamaciones

- libro de bolsillo

- libro de caja

- libro de consulta

- libro de cuentos

- libro de escolaridad

- libro de familia

- libro de texto

- libro de visitas

* * *

= book, text.

Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).

Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

* actitud ante los libros = set about books.

* acto relacionado con el libro = book event.

* adicto a los libros = bookaholic.

* adquisición de libros = book supply, book purchasing.

* almacén de libros = book-warehouse.

* amante del libro = book lover [booklover].

* amor por el libro = book-fancying.

* anuncio publicitario de un libro = advertising blurb.

* arte del libro = bookmanship.

* audiolibro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

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

* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros = rare book libarian.

* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros = rare book librarianship.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* caja para transportar libros = book bin.

* capacidad para libros = book capacity.

* carrito de los libros = book truck, book trolley.

* catálogo de libros = booklist [book list].

* catálogo de libros en venta = publication(s) list.

* catálogo en forma de libro = bookform catalogue, book catalogue.

* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado = bound book form catalogue.

* catálogo impreso en forma de libro = printed book catalogue.

* ciencia del libro = bookmanship.

* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros = book tape.

* colección de libros = book collection.

* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión = prison law library.

* colección de libros de jardinería = gardening collection.

* colección de libros donados = gift collection.

* colección de libros raros = rare book collection, rare collection.

* coleccionista de libros = book-collector.

* colocador de libros = book shelver, shelver.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* compra de libros = book buying [book-buying], book supply, book purchasing.

* comprador de libros = book buyer.

* conciencia del libro = book-consciousness.

* confección de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* con la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* con una extensión similar a la de un libro = book-length.

* creación de los índices de un libro = back-of-the-book indexing, back-of-book indexing.

* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.

* crisis del libro = book crisis.

* de la extensión de un libro = book-length.

* depósito de libros = book depot.

* deshojar un libro = tear + book.

* devorador de libros = book-eating.

* distribuidor de libros = book dealer.

* donación de libros = gift collection, book endowment, book donation, book gift.

* edición de libros = book publishing.

* encuadernación de libros = bookbinding [book-binding].

* en forma de libro = in book form.

* en formato de libro moderno = in codex form.

* especialista en conservación de libros = book conservation specialist.

* estantería para libros = book racks.

* etiqueta identificadora del libro = label.

* exposición de libros = book display.

* expositor de libros = book display stand.

* fabricación de libros = bookmaking [book making].

* feria del libro = book fair.

* ficha de préstamo del libro = book card [bookcard].

* formato libro = book form [bookform].

* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos = Pan-African Book Foundation.

* gastos de libros = book expenditure.

* historia del libro = book history.

* ilustración de libros = book illustration.

* ilustrador de libros = book illustrator.

* impresión de libros = book-printing.

* impresor de libros = bookmaker.

* índice de libro = book index.

* industria de la edición de libros = book publishing industry.

* industria del libro = book industry.

* industria del libro, la = bookmaking industry, the.

* interesado por los libros = book-conscious.

* interés por los libros = awareness of books.

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

* ladrillos y libros = brick and book.

* lector de libros = book reader.

* libro antiguo = old book, antiquarian book, rare book.

* libro azul = Blue book.

* Libro Blanco = White Paper.

* libro científico = scientific book, scholarly book.

* libro comercial = trade book.

* libro como objeto = book-object.

* libro con estructura plegable = pop-up book.

* libro con ilustraciones = picture book.

* libro conmemorativo = keepsake.

* libro con precio de venta fijado = net book.

* libro con precio de venta no fijado = non-net book.

* libro de arte = art book.

* libro de artista = livre d'artiste, artist's book.

* libro de casos prácticos = case book.

* libro de citas = citator.

* libro de cocina = book on cookery, cookbook.

* libro de codificación = codebook.

* libro de consulta en sala = reserve room book.

* libro de contabilidad = ledger.

* libro de cuentas = account book.

* libro de derecho = law book.

* libro de divulgación científica = popular science book.

* libro de ejercicios = workbook [work-book].

* libro de empresa = organisation manual.

* libro de estudio = study book.

* libro de firmas = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de historia = history book.

* libro de hojas de palmera = palm leaf book.

* libro de honor = guest book [guestbook].

* libro de jardinería = gardening book.

* libro de la biblioteca = library book.

* libro de literatura no ficticia = non-fiction book.

* libro de lujo = gift book.

* libro de mayor venta = bestseller [best seller/best-seller].

* libro de melodías = tunebook.

* libro de navegación = book of navigation.

* libro de notas = mark book.

* libro de orígenes = studbook.

* libro de pastas amarillas = yellow-back.

* libro de prácticas = resource book.

* libro de préstamo vencido = overdue book.

* libro de recuerdo = keepsake.

* libro de regalo = gift book.

* libro de registro = accessions register, accessions book, accessions ledger.

* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas = letterbook [letter book].

* libro de reglas de un juego = rulebook.

* libro de sermones = lectionary.

* libro de sobremesa = coffee-table book.

* libro de texto = school book, text, textbook [text book].

* libro de texto de una asignatura = set course book.

* libro de texto escolar = school text.

* libro de viajes = travel book, travelogue [travelog, -USA].

* libro educativo = educational book.

* libro electrónico = electronic book (e-book/ebook).

* libro encuadernado en tapa = hard book cover, hardback cover, hardback book.

* libro en rústica = paperback, paperback book, paperbound book, trade paperback, pocketbook.

* libro esencial = bedside book.

* libro fantasma = dummy book.

* libro ficticio = dummy book.

* libro físico = physical book.

* libro fotolitografiado = photolitho book.

* libro frágil = brittle book.

* libro genealógico = studbook.

* libro grabado en audio = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro hablado = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro homenaje = Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.], commemorative volume, memorial volume.

* libro ilustrado = livre d'artiste, illustrated book.

* libro impreso = press book, printed book.

* libro impreso en pastas duras = board book.

* libro infantil = children's book.

* libro juvenil = young people's book, juvenile book.

* libro litográfico = lithographed book.

* libro litúrgico = liturgical work.

* libro más vendido = bestseller [best seller/best-seller], blockbuster.

* libro miniatura = miniature book.

* libro narrativo = fictional book.

* libro para empollar = crammer.

* libro parlante = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libro prohibido = banned book.

* libro raro = rare book.

* libro reservado = reserved book.

* libros = book material.

* libro sagrado = sacred book, sacred scripture.

* Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbound Books in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta = Paperbacks in Print.

* Libros Británicos en Venta = British Books in Print.

* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP) = Textbooks for Africa (TAP).

* libros en venta = books in print.

* libro sonoro = talking book, audiobook [audio book].

* libros sobre curiosidades = curiosa.

* libro táctil = tactile book.

* libro táctil de dibujos = tactile picture book.

* libro tipográfico = letterpress book.

* libro trofeo de guerra = trophy book.

* libro verde = green paper.

* lista de libros = booklist [book list].

* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar = bindery list.

* lomo del libro = book spine.

* máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine.

* maquina de grapar libros = book-stapling machine.

* mercado del libro, el = book market, the.

* movimiento de libros = bookshift.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* mundo del libro, el = book world, the.

* mutilación de libros = book mutilation.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado = self-help.

* obsesionado con los libros = bookaholic.

* obseso con los libros = bookaholic.

* parásito del libro = book insect.

* piojo de los libros = booklouse [booklice, -pl.].

* posesión de libros propios = book ownership.

* presentación de libros = book talk [booktalk/book-talk].

* prestamista de libros = book lender.

* préstamo de libros = book lending, checking out books.

* prestar un libro = check out + book.

* presupuesto para la compra de libros = book funds [bookfunds].

* presupuesto para libros = book budget.

* proceso técnico del libro = book preparation, book processing.

* producción de libros = book production, book publishing.

* promoción de libros = book promotion.

* quema de libros = book burning.

* que no es libro de texto = non-textbook.

* recensión de libros = reviewing.

* relacionado con la promoción de libros = book-promotional.

* relacionado con los libros = book-related.

* reproducción ilegal de libros = book piracy.

* reserva de libro = book reservation.

* reserva de libros = reserve book room.

* reservar libros = reserve + books.

* retirar un libro en préstamo = check out + book.

* rincón del libro = book corner.

* robo de libros = book stealing, book theft.

* sacar libro en préstamo = borrow + book.

* sala de libros raros = rare book room.

* saldo del libro de cuentas = account book balance.

* sección de libros en rústica = paperback rack.

* seleccionador de libros = book selector.

* selección de libros = book selection.

* sello para libros = book stamp.

* ser como un libro abierto = be an open book.

* ser un libro abierto = be an open book.

* servicio de libros a domicilio = homebound service.

* servicio relacionado con los libros = book service.

* sistema antirrobo de libros = book security system, library security system.

* sistema de detección de libros = book detection system.

* sociedad sin libros = bookless society.

* soporte de libro = book support.

* suministro de libros = book supply.

* traslado de libros = bookmove.

* vale canjeable por un libro = book token.

* venta de libros = bookselling [book selling].

* * *

libro

masculine

A ( Impr) book

un libro de arquitectura/sobre el imperio romano a book on architecture/on the Roman Empire

un libro de cocina a cookbook, a cookery book ( BrE)

hablar como un libro (abierto) (con afectación) to use high-flown o highfalutin language; (con sensatez) to talk sense, know what one is talking about

perder los libros to lose one's touch, lose the knack ( colloq)

sabérselas por libro ( Chi); to know every trick in the book, know what one is talking about/doing

ser (como) un libro abierto to be an open book

no intentes negarlo, eres un libro abierto don't try to deny it, I can read you like a book o you're an open book

B libros mpl

1 ( Fin):

llevaba los libro de la empresa I was keeping the books o doing the bookkeeping for the company

2

(lectura): no le gustan los libros he doesn't like reading

colgar los libro to quit ( AmE) o ( BrE) give up studying

C ( Lit) (parte) book

Compuestos:

● libro animado

pop-up book

● libro blanco

(preparado — por el gobierno) consultation document, white paper ( BrE); (— por una organización independiente) report, consultation document

● libro de actas

minute book

● libro de bolsillo

paperback

● libro de cabecera

su libro de cabecera (que lee en la cama) his bedtime reading; (que le es imprescindible) his bible ( colloq)

● libro de caja

cashbook

● libro de consulta

reference book

● libro de contabilidad or cuentas

ledger

● libro de cuentos

book of short stories

● libro de escolaridad

school record

● libro de estilo

style guide

● libro de familia

booklet recording details of one's marriage, children's birthdates, etc

● libro de instrucciones

instruction manual

● libro de lectura

reader

● libro del profesor

teacher's book

● libro de oraciones

prayer book

● libro de pedidos

order book

● libro de poemas

poetry book, book of poems

● libro de reciente aparición

new title

● libro de reclamaciones

complaints book

● libro de registro

register

● libro de tapa dura

hardback

● libro de texto

textbook

● libro de viajes

travel guide

● libro de visitas

visitors' book; guest book

● libro diario

daybook

● libro inventario

stock book

● libro mágico or mecánico or móvil

pop-up book

● libro mayor

general ledger

* * *

Del verbo librar: ( conjugate librar)

libro es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

libró es:

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

Multiple Entries:
librar
libro
librar ( conjugate librar) verbo transitivo
1 ( liberar) libro a algn de algo ‹ de peligro› to save sb from sth;
‹de obligación/responsabilidad› to free sb from sth;
◊ ¡Dios nos libre! God forbid!

2 ‹batalla/combate› to fight
librarse verbo pronominal:
◊ se libró por poco he had a lucky escape;

librose de algo ‹de tarea/obligación› to get out of sth;
librose de un castigo to escape punishment;
se libró de tener que ayudarlo she got out of having to help him;
se libroon de morir asfixiados they escaped being suffocated;
librose de algn to get rid of sb
libro sustantivo masculino (Impr) book;
un libro de cocina a cookbook;
llevar los libros (Fin) to do the bookkeeping;
libro de bolsillo paperback;
libro de consulta reference book;
libro de escolaridad school record;
libro de familia booklet recording details of one's marriage, children's birthdates, etc;
libro de texto textbook
librar
I verbo transitivo
1 to free: me libró de un castigo, she let me off from a punishment
2 (una orden de pago) to draw
II vi (tener el día libre) libra los fines de semana, he has weekends off
libro sustantivo masculino book
Fin libro de cuentas, account book
Educ libro de texto, textbook

' libro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- abarquillarse
- agotada
- agotado
- analogía
- apaisada
- apaisado
- apéndice
- atravesarse
- baja
- bajo
- bastante
- bien
- bolsillo
- cabecera
- capítulo
- censurar
- cepillarse
- cita
- congratularse
- cualquiera
- cuerpo
- curiosidad
- datar
- de
- decir
- deformación
- desastre
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- devolver
- diente
- divertida
- divertido
- divulgación
- edición
- ejemplar
- empalagosa
- empalagoso
- encuadernación
- entender
- feria
- ficha
- grabada
- grabado
- guía
- hincar
- hoja
- homenaje
- ilustrar
English:
about
- above
- abridged
- acknowledgement
- annual
- appearance
- audio
- autograph
- back
- base
- bash out
- be
- bed
- bind
- blockbuster
- body
- book
- bookmark
- bookrack
- bore
- boring
- bound
- bring out
- browse
- capture
- chapter
- coda
- come out
- content
- cookbook
- cookery book
- copy
- cover
- crease
- deadly
- deal with
- dedication
- derivative
- diary
- dip into
- dull
- early
- edit
- editor
- entitle
- escape
- exemplify
- exploit
- extract
- fall

* * *

libro nm

1. [impreso] book;

un libro de aventuras a book of adventure stories;

Comp

hablar como un libro to express oneself very clearly;

Comp
Fam
ser (como) un libro abierto to be an open book

Comp
libro de bolsillo (pocket-sized) paperback;
libro de cabecera bedside book;

libro de canciones song book;

libro de cocina cookbook, Br cookery book;

libro de consulta reference book;

libro de cuentos storybook;

libro de ejercicios workbook;

libro electrónico electronic book;

libro de estilo style guide;

libro de himnos hymn book;

libro de instrucciones instruction book o manual;
Rel libro sagrado Book [in Bible];
libro de texto textbook;

libro de viajes travel book

2. Pol paper

Comp
libro blanco white paper;
libro verde green paper

3. [registro] book;

llevar los libros to keep the books

Comp
Com libro de caja cashbook; Com libro de contabilidad accounts book; Educ libro de escolaridad = book containing a complete record of a pupil's academic results throughout his or her time at school;
libro de familia = document containing personal details of the members of a family;

libro de oro visitors' book [for important guests];

libro de pedidos order book;

libro de reclamaciones complaints book;

libro de registro (de entradas) register;

libro de visitas visitors' book

4. Fin libro diario [para transacciones] journal, day book

* * *

libro

m book;

colgar los libros quit studying;

hablar como un libro talk like a book, use highfalutin language

* * *

libro nm

1) : book

libro de texto: textbook

2) libros nmpl

: books (in bookkeeping), accounts

llevar los libros: to keep the books

* * *

libro n book

libro de bolsillo paperback

libro de consulta reference book

libro de texto textbook

Spanish-English dictionary > libro
2 cadena de librerías

(n.) = bookselling chain

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

* * *

(n.) = bookselling chain

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Spanish-English dictionary > cadena de librerías
3 comercialización del libro

(n.) = bookselling [book selling]

Ex. Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

* * *

(n.) = bookselling [book selling]

Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

Spanish-English dictionary > comercialización del libro
4 comercio del libro

(n.) = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade]

Ex. Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

* * *

el comercio del libro

(n.) = book business, the

Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.

(n.) = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade]

Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

Spanish-English dictionary > comercio del libro
5 venta de libros

(n.) = bookselling [book selling]

Ex. Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

* * *

(n.) = bookselling [book selling]

Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.

Spanish-English dictionary > venta de libros
6 abolición

f.

1 abolition, ban, abolishment, annulment.

2 abolition, act of abolishing, ban.

* * *

abolición

► nombre femenino

1 abolition

* * *

noun f.

abolition

* * *

SF abolition

* * *

femenino abolition

* * *

= abolition, abrogation, overturning, annulment.

Ex. In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: Slavery - abolition - USA.

Ex. Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.

Ex. This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.

Ex. The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

* * *

femenino abolition

* * *

= abolition, abrogation, overturning, annulment.

Ex: In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: Slavery - abolition - USA.

Ex: Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.

Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.

Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

* * *

abolición

feminine

abolition

* * *

abolición sustantivo femenino
abolition
abolición sustantivo femenino abolition
' abolición' also found in these entries:
English:
abolition

* * *

abolición nf

abolition

* * *

abolición

f abolition

* * *

abolición nf, pl - ciones : abolition

* * *

abolición n abolition

Spanish-English dictionary > abolición
7 abrogación

f.

abrogation, cancellation, annulment, derogation.

* * *

abrogación

► nombre femenino

1 abrogation, repeal

* * *

SF abrogation, repeal

* * *

= abrogation, repeal.

Ex. Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.

Ex. The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.

* * *

= abrogation, repeal.

Ex: Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.

Ex: The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.

* * *

abrogación

feminine

abrogation

* * *

abrogación nf
Der abrogation, repeal
* * *

abrogación

f repeal

* * *

abrogación nf, pl - ciones : abrogation, annulment, repeal

Spanish-English dictionary > abrogación
8 activo

adj.

1 active, vigorous, diligent, animated.

2 active, running.

3 active, effectual.

4 busy.

m.

1 asset, assets, commodity.

2 active soldier.

pres.indicat.

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

* * *

activo

► adjetivo

1 active

■ estar en activo to be on active service

► nombre masculino activo

1 FINANZAS asset, assets plural

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

activo disponible liquid assets plural

activo y pasivo assets and liabilities

————————

activo

► nombre masculino

1 FINANZAS asset, assets plural

* * *

(f. - activa)

adj.

active

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=que obra) active; (=vivo) lively, energetic; (=ocupado) busy

2) (Ling) active

2. SM

1) (Com) assets pl

activo circulante — circulating assets pl

activo corriente — current assets pl

activo de la quiebra — bankrupt's estate

activo fijo — fixed assets pl

activo flotante — floating assets pl

activo inmaterial — intangible assets pl

activo intangible — intangible assets pl

activo invisible — invisible assets pl

activo líquido — liquid assets pl

activo neto — net worth

activo oculto — hidden assets pl

activo operante — operating assets pl

activo realizable — liquid assets pl

activos bloqueados — frozen assets

activos congelados — frozen assets

activos inmobiliarios — property assets, real-estate assets

activo tangible — tangible assets pl

activo y pasivo — assets and liabilities pl

2) (Mil)

oficial en activo — serving officer

estar en activo — to be on active service

* * *
I
- va adjetivo

a) <persona/población> active

tomar parte activa en algo — to take an active part in something

b) (Ling) active

c) < volcán> active
II
masculino

a) (bien, derecho) asset

activos líquidos — liquid assets

b) ( conjunto) assets (pl)

el activo y el pasivo — the assets and liabilities

- activo neto

* * *

= active, assets, underway [under way], lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], proactive [pro-active], in operation, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], industrious, energetic, up and about.

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

Ex. Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.

Ex. Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.

Ex. 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.

Ex. Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex. However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime.

Ex. A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex. He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex. The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

Ex. She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex. Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.

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* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* activo digital = digital assets.

* activo fijo = fixed assets.

* activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.

* activos socialmente, los = socially committed, the.

* activo tangible = tangible assets.

* capital activo = working capital.

* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].

* hiperactivo = hyperactive.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* población activa = work-force [workforce], labour force, working population.

* publicación seriada activa = active serial.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* verbo activo = active verb.

* * *
I
- va adjetivo

a) <persona/población> active

tomar parte activa en algo — to take an active part in something

b) (Ling) active

c) < volcán> active
II
masculino

a) (bien, derecho) asset

activos líquidos — liquid assets

b) ( conjunto) assets (pl)

el activo y el pasivo — the assets and liabilities

- activo neto

* * *

= active, assets, underway [under way], lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], proactive [pro-active], in operation, spry [spryer comp., spryest -sup.], sprightly [sprightlier -comp., sprightliest -sup.], industrious, energetic, up and about.

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

Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.

Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.

Ex: 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.

Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.

Ex: However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime.

Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.

Ex: He was described as a ' sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.

Ex: Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.

* activo de nuevo = up and about.

* activo digital = digital assets.

* activo fijo = fixed assets.

* activo fijo tangible = tangible fixed assets.

* activos socialmente, los = socially committed, the.

* activo tangible = tangible assets.

* capital activo = working capital.

* en activo = practising [practicing, -USA].

* hiperactivo = hyperactive.

* mantener activo = keep + Nombre + going.

* mantener Algo activo = keep + Nombre + at the fore.

* participar de forma activa = involve.

* participar de forma activa en = engage in.

* personas muy activas, las = those on the go.

* población activa = work-force [workforce], labour force, working population.

* publicación seriada activa = active serial.

* seguir activo = remain + in being, remain + in place.

* verbo activo = active verb.

* * *

activo¹ -va

adjective

1 ‹persona/participación› active

tomar parte activa en algo to take an active part in sth

2 ‹población/edad› active

en servicio activo on active service

3 ( Ling) active

la voz activa the active (voice)

4 ‹volcán› active

activo²

masculine

1 (bien, derecho) asset

activos líquidos liquid assets

2 (conjunto) assets (pl)

el activo y el pasivo de la empresa the assets and liabilities of the company

Compuestos:

● activo circulante

current assets (pl)

● activo congelado

frozen assets (pl)

● activo corriente

current assets (pl)

● activo de explotación

working assets

● activo fijo

fixed assets (pl)

● activo flotante

floating assets (pl)

● activo inmaterial or intangible

intangible assets (pl)

● activo inmobiliario

property assets (pl), real-estate assets (pl)

● activo inmovilizado

fixed assets (pl)

● activo invisible

invisible assets (pl)

● activo neto

net assets (pl), net worth

● activo oculto

hidden assets (pl), concealed assets (pl)

● activo operante

operating assets (pl)

● activo de la quiebra

bankrupt's estate

● activo social

corporate assets (pl)

● activo tangible

tangible assets (pl)

* * *

Del verbo activar: ( conjugate activar)

activo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

activó es:

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

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

‹economía/producción› to stimulate;
‹ circulación› to stimulate;
‹ negociaciones› to give fresh impetus to
b) ( poner en funcionamiento) ‹ alarma› to activate, trigger;

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

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

' activo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
activa
- capital
- empresarial
- intensificar
- liquidación
- liquidar
- revalorización
- sin
English:
active
- asset
- brisk
- fixed assets
- frisky
- liquidity
- live
- move
- who
- working
- fixed

* * *

activo, -a

♦ adj

1. [dinámico] active;

el principio activo de un medicamento the active ingredient of a medicine;

es muy activo, siempre está organizando algo he's very active, he's always organizing something or other

2. [que trabaja]
la población activa the working population;

en activo [trabajador] in employment;
[militar] on active service;
todavía está en activo he's still working

3. [eficaz] [veneno, medicamento] fast-acting;

tiene un veneno poco activo its poison is fairly weak

4. [volcán] active

5. Fís [material] active

6. Gram active

7. Comp
Fam
por activa y por pasiva: hemos tratado por activa y por pasiva de… we have tried everything to…;

se lo he explicado por activa y por pasiva y no lo entiende I've tried every way I can to explain but she doesn't understand

♦ nm
Fin assets
Comp
activos de caja available assets, bank reserves;
activo circulante current assets;

activo disponible liquid assets;

activo fijo fixed assets;

activo financiero financial assets;

activo inmaterial intangible assets;

activo inmovilizado fixed assets;

activos invisibles invisible assets;

activo líquido liquid assets

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activo

I adj

1 active;

en activo on active service

2 LING

:

voz activa active voice

II m COM assets pl

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activo, -va adj

: active

♦ activamente adv

activo nm

: assets pl

activo y pasivo: assets and liabilities

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activo adj active

Spanish-English dictionary > activo
9 afanar

v.

to pinch, to swipe (informal) (robar).

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afanar

► verbo transitivo

1 familiar (robar) to nick, pinch

► verbo pronominal afanarse

1 to work with zeal

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

afanarse en to work hard at

afanarse por to strive to, do one's best to

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1. VT

1) * (=birlar) to pinch *, swipe *

2) CAm [+ dinero] to earn, make

3) (=acosar) to press, harass, bother; LAm (=empujar) to hustle

2.

See:

afanarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)

2) (Col fam)

a) ( apurar) to rush

b) ( preocupar) to worry

3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)
2.
afanarse v pron

1) ( esforzarse) to work, toil

afanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf

2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)

* * *

= rip off, heist, nick.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex. This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.

Ex. It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

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* afanarse = swipe.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)

2) (Col fam)

a) ( apurar) to rush

b) ( preocupar) to worry

3) (Per fam) < chica> to hit on (AmE colloq), to try to get off with (BrE colloq)
2.
afanarse v pron

1) ( esforzarse) to work, toil

afanarse en or por + inf — to strive to + inf

2) (enf) (arg) ( robar) to pinch (colloq)

* * *

= rip off, heist, nick.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.

Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.

Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

* afanarse = swipe.

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afanar [A1 ]

vt

A ( arg) (robar) to swipe ( colloq), to nick ( BrE colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

B ( Col fam)

1 (apurar) to rush

¡afánale! ( fam); get a move on! ( colloq)

2 (preocupar) to worry

C ( Per fam) ‹chica› to hit on ( AmE colloq), to try to get off with ( BrE colloq)

■ afanarse

v pron

A (esforzarse) to work, toil afanarse EN or POR + INF to strive to + INF afanarse POR QUE + SUBJ:

siempre se afana por que todos se sientan como en su casa she always goes to great pains o to a lot of trouble to make everyone feel at home

B ( enf) ( arg) (robar) ‹cigarrillos/radio› to swipe ( colloq), to nick ( BrE colloq), to pinch ( BrE colloq)

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afanar vtr fam (hurtar) to nick, pinch: le afanaron la cartera, they pinched his wallet
' afanar' also found in these entries:
English:
nick
- rip

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afanar

♦ vt
Fam [robar] to pinch, to swipe
♦ See also the pronominal verb afanarse

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afanar

I v/i C.Am. ( ganar dinero) make money

II v/t

1 C.Am.

dinero make

2 Rpl fam ( robar) swipe fam, Br tb

pinch fam

Spanish-English dictionary > afanar
10 beneficio indirecto

m.

spin-off, incidental benefit.

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(n.) = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit

Ex. This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.

Ex. Direct and indirect benefits are both essential elements to understanding the true economic benefit provided by a library.

Ex. The author focuses on the unexpected spinoff benefits from multimedia for the bookselling business as a whole.

Ex. This kind of ' spillover benefit' is rarely taken into account when judging programs' success.

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(n.) = spin-off, indirect benefit, spinoff benefit, spillover benefit

Ex: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.

Ex: Direct and indirect benefits are both essential elements to understanding the true economic benefit provided by a library.

Ex: The author focuses on the unexpected spinoff benefits from multimedia for the bookselling business as a whole.

Ex: This kind of ' spillover benefit' is rarely taken into account when judging programs' success.

Spanish-English dictionary > beneficio indirecto
11 cadena

f.

1 chain.

reacción en cadena chain reaction

cadenas (automobiles) (tire) chains

rompió sus cadenas (figurative) he broke out of his chains

tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet, to pull the chain (de lavabo)

cadena alimentaria o alimenticia food chain

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

2 channel (television).

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

3 line.

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena de producción production line

4 series, chain.

5 group, business group.

6 concatenation, train, catena.

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cadena

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) chain; (de perro) leash, lead

2 (grupo de empresas) chain

■ una cadena de hoteles a chain of hotels

3 (industrial) line

4 (montañosa) range

5 (musical) music centre (US center)

6 TELEVISIÓN channel

7 RADIO chain of stations

8 figurado (serie) series, sequence

■ una cadena de acontecimientos a series of events

► nombre femenino plural cadenas

1 AUTOMÓVIL tyre (US tire) chains

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) to flush the toilet

trabajar en cadena to work on the production line

cadena de fabricación production line

cadena de montaje assembly line

cadena montañosa mountain range

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

cadena trófica food chain

reacción en cadena chain reaction

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

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noun f.

1) chain

2) channel

3) range

•

- cadena perpetua

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SF

1) [de eslabones, joyería] chain

se me salió la cadena de la bici — the chain came off my bike, my bike chain came off

la cadena del perro — the dog chain

la cadena del reloj — the watch chain

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

no echó la cadena de la puerta — he didn't put the door-chain on

cadena (antirrobo) — chain

cadena de distribución — distribution chain

cadena de oruga — caterpillar track

2) (Radio, TV) (=canal) channel

cadena de televisión — TV channel

3) (Audio)

cadena de sonido — sound system

cadena musical — music centre, sound system

4) (Com) [de hoteles, tiendas, restaurantes] chain

cadena comercial — retail chain

5)

cadena montañosa — mountain range

6) (=sucesión) [de acontecimientos, átomos] chain; [de atentados] string, series

en cadena: colisión en cadena — multiple collision, (multiple) pile-up

efecto en cadena — knock-on effect

reacción en cadena — chain reaction

trabajo en cadena — assembly-line work

cadena alimenticia — food chain

cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string

cadena de ensamblaje — assembly line

cadena de fabricación — production line

cadena de montaje — assembly line

cadena de producción — production line

7)

cadena perpetua — (Jur) life imprisonment, life

el juez lo condenó a cadena perpetua — the judge sentenced him to life (imprisonment)

8) pl cadenas (Aut) tyre o (EEUU) tire chains

es obligatorio el uso de cadenas — the use of tyre chains is compulsory

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femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex. Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex. Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex. The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

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* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) ( de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

iban atados con cadenas — they were chained up

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

b) ( del wáter) chain

tirar de la cadena — to flush the toilet

- cadena antirrobo

- cadena de seguridad

- cadena perpetua

2)

a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados — a long series of attacks

b) (Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

c) (Inf) string

- cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

- cadena de fabricación or producción

- cadena de montaje or de ensamblaje

3) (Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados — a chain of supermarkets

cadena de radiodifusión — radio network

- cadena de distribución

4) (TV) channel

5) (Audio) tb

cadena de sonido — stack system

* * *

= chain, string, chain.

Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.

Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

* atar con cadenas = chain.

* cadena alimenticia = food chain.

* cadena comercial = shop chain.

* cadena de caracteres = character string.

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cadena de conceptos = chain.

* cadena de distribución = timing chain.

* cadena de fabricación = production line.

* cadena de hoteles = hotel chain, hotel chain, hotel chain.

* cadena de impresión = print chain.

* cadena de indización = index string, indexing string.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* cadena de la información = information chain, the, information provision chain, the.

* cadena del enfriamiento, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.

* cadena de librerías = bookselling chain.

* cadena de llavero = key chain.

* cadena del libro, la = book chain, the.

* cadena de mando = chain of command, line of command, scalar chain of authority, scalar chain of command, scalar chain.

* cadena de montaje = assembly line.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* cadena de música = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena de órdenes = command chain.

* cadena de procesamiento = processing stream.

* cadena de producción = production chain, production line.

* cadena de producción y distribución, la = supply chain, the.

* cadena de reloj = fob.

* cadena de restaurantes = restaurant chain.

* cadena de supermercados = superstore chain, supermarket chain, discount store.

* cadena de texto = text string.

* cadena de tiendas = discount store.

* cadena de tracción = chaindrive.

* cadena de valores = value chain.

* cadena documental, la = information chain, the.

* cadena jerárquica = hierarchy.

* cadena musical = sound system, hi-fi system.

* cadena perpetua = life imprisonment.

* choque en cadena = pile-up.

* colisión en cadena = pile-up.

* condena a cadena perpetua = life term, life sentence.

* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres = on a string search basis.

* estafa de la venta en cadena = pyramid scam.

* fabricado en cadena = manufactured.

* grilletes y cadenas = balls and chains.

* indización en cadena = chain indexing.

* indizar en cadena = chain index.

* método de indización en cadena = chain procedure.

* penado con la cadena perpetua = punishable by life, punishable by life imprisonment.

* preso condenado a cadena perpetua = lifer.

* reacción en cadena = chain reaction, knock-on effect.

* reacción nuclear en cadena = nuclear chain reaction.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* tienda de una cadena = chain store.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* una cadena de = a necklace of.

* una cadena de + Montañas = a range of + Montañas.

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cadena Cadena SER (↑ cadena a1)

feminine

A

1 (de eslabones) chain

una cadena de oro a gold chain

me olvidé de echar or poner la cadena I forgot to put the chain on (the door)

los prisioneros iban atados con cadenas the prisoners were chained up

cuando el pueblo rompa las cadenas when the people throw off their chains

es necesario el uso de cadenas ( Auto) (snow) chains should be used

una cadena humana a human chain

2 (del wáter) chain

tirar de or ( Col) soltar la cadena to pull the chain, flush the toilet

3 (de cartas) chain

Compuestos:

● cadena antirrobo

bicycle lock

● cadena de distribución

( Auto) chain drive, timing chain

● cadena de seguridad

safety chain

● cadena de transmisión

drive chain

● cadena perpetua

life imprisonment

fue condenado a cadena perpetua he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he was given a life sentence

● cadena sin fin

endless chain

B

1 (de hechos, fenómenos) chain

una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks

una colisión en cadena a (multiple) pile-up

trabajo en cadena assembly-line work

producción en cadena mass production

transmisión en cadena ( Rad, TV) simultaneous transmission o broadcast

reacción

2 ( Geog) tb

cadena montañosa or de montañas mountain range, chain of mountains

3 ( Inf) string

4 (figura de baile) grand chain

Compuestos:

● cadena alimentaria or alimenticia

food chain

● cadena de fabricación or producción

production line

● cadena de mando

chain of command

● cadena de montaje or ( Méx) de ensamblaje

assembly line

● cadena hablada

chain of speech

● cadena trófica

food chain

C ( Com) chain

una cadena de supermercados a chain of supermarkets

cadena hotelera hotel chain

cadena de radiodifusión radio network

Compuestos:

● cadena de distribución

distribution chain

● cadena de suministro

supply chain

D (TV) channel

E ( Audio)

tb cadena de sonido stack system

F (carta) chain letter

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cadena sustantivo femenino
1
a) ( de eslabones) chain;

( para la nieve) (snow) chain;
◊ cadena antirrobo bicycle lock;

cadena perpetua life imprisonment
b) ( del wáter) chain;

◊ tirar de la cadena to flush the toilet

2
a) (de hechos, fenómenos) chain;

◊ una larga cadena de atentados a long series of attacks;

cadena de fabricación or producción production line;
cadena de montañas mountain range o chain;
en cadena ‹ transmisión› simultaneous;
una choque en cadena a pileup
b) (de hoteles, supermercados) chain;

◊ cadena de radiodifusión radio network

3 (TV) channel
cadena sustantivo femenino
1 chain
2 (de una mascota, etc) lead, leash
3 TV channel
4 (de trabajo) line
5 Com (red de establecimientos) chain
6 cadena de montaje, assembly line
cadena de música, hi-fi system
Geography cadena montañosa, mountain range
Jur cadena perpetua, life imprisonment
7 cadenas pl, Auto tyre o US tire chains
♦ Locuciones: accidente en cadena, pile-up
reacción en cadena, chain reaction
' cadena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amuleto
- choque
- conmutar
- eslabón
- perpetua
- perpetuo
- reacción
- sierra
- tener
- colisión
- enganchar
- enrollar
- fabricar
- montañoso
- producción
- tirar
- tirón
English:
assembly line
- chain
- chain letter
- chain store
- channel
- dangle
- flush
- food chain
- gold
- imprisonment
- life sentence
- mountain range
- of
- production line
- range
- rattle
- ridge
- wireless station
- assembly
- hook
- life
- network
- production
- sentence

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cadena

♦ nf

1. [de eslabones, piezas] chain;

una cadena de oro/de plata a gold/silver chain;
Aut
cadenas [para el hielo] (tyre) chains, snow chains;
Fig
rompió sus cadenas he broke out of his chains

Comp
cadena alimentaria food chain;
cadena alimenticia food chain;

cadena antirrobo anti-theft chain;

cadena humana human chain;
Fisiol cadena respiratoria respiratory chain; Biol cadena trófica food chain
2. [de lavabo] chain;

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain, to flush the toilet

3. [de establecimientos] chain

Comp
cadena hotelera hotel chain;
cadena de supermercados supermarket chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores

4. [de emisoras] network

Comp
cadena radiofónica radio station;
cadena de televisión television channel;

cadena televisiva television channel

5. [canal televisivo] channel;

¿en qué cadena dan la película? what channel is the movie on?

6. [de montañas] range

Comp
cadena de montañas mountain range;
cadena montañosa mountain range

7. [de proceso industrial] line

Comp
Méx cadena de ensamblaje assembly line;
cadena de montaje assembly line;

cadena de producción production line

8. Informát string

Comp
cadena de bits bit chain;
cadena de caracteres character string;

cadena SCSI SCSI chain

9. Quím chain

10. [de presidiarios] chain gang

11. [musical]
cadena (de música o [m5] musical) sound system

12. Ling string

13. cadena perpetua life imprisonment;

condenar a alguien a cadena perpetua to sentence sb to life imprisonment

♦ en cadena loc adj

accidente en cadena pile-up;

reacción en cadena chain reaction;

trabajo en cadena assembly-line working

* * *

cadena

f

1 chain;

cadena humana human chain;

cadena de tiendas chain of stores;

cadena hotelera hotel chain

2 de perro leash, Br tb

lead

3 TV channel

4

:

cadenas pl AUTO snow chains

* * *

cadena nf

1) : chain

2) : network, channel

3)

cadena de montaje : assembly line

4)

cadena perpetua : life sentence

* * *

cadena n

1. (en general) chain

2. (de televisión) channel

3. (de radio) station

cadena perpetua life imprisonment

Spanish-English dictionary > cadena
12 carrito de la compra

(n.) = shopping trolley, shopping cart

Ex. The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it.

Ex. Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual.

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(n.) = shopping trolley, shopping cart

Ex: The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it.

Ex: Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual.

* * *

carrito de la compra

shopping cart, Br

shopping trolley

Spanish-English dictionary > carrito de la compra
13 carro de la compra

carro de la compra

shopping trolley, US shopping cart

* * *

(n.) = shopping cart, shopping trolley

Ex. Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual.

Ex. The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it.

* * *

(n.) = shopping cart, shopping trolley

Ex: Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual.

Ex: The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it.

Spanish-English dictionary > carro de la compra
14 chanchullo

m.

1 fiddle, racket (informal).

2 underhanded transaction, put-up job, shady deal, shady business.

* * *

chanchullo

► nombre masculino

1 familiar fiddle, wangle, racket

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tener chanchullos familiar to be on the fiddle

* * *

masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)

* * *

= scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.

Ex. The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex. He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

Ex. This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

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* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.

* * *

masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)

* * *

= scam, confidence scam, fiddle, bung.

Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.

Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

* hacer chanchullos = fiddle.

* * *

chanchullo

masculine

( fam)

racket ( colloq), fiddle ( BrE colloq)

está metido en no sé qué chanchullos he's involved in all kinds of fiddles o rackets ( colloq)

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chanchullo sustantivo masculino (fam) racket (colloq), fiddle (BrE colloq)
chanchullo sustantivo masculino familiar (negocio turbio) fiddle, swindle
' chanchullo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
destaparse
English:
fiddle
- racket
- hustle

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chanchullo nm
Fam swindle, racket, esp Br fiddle;
siempre anda metido en chanchullos he's always got some racket going, esp Br he's always on the fiddle;

hicieron un chanchullo para evitar pagar they worked some scam o Br fiddle to avoid paying

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chanchullo

m fam

trick, scam fam ;

hacer un chanchullo do a dodgy deal fam, do some shady business

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chanchullo nm, fam : shady deal, scam

Spanish-English dictionary > chanchullo
15 cofradía

f.

1 brotherhood, confraternity, sodality.

2 guild.

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cofradía

► nombre femenino

1 (hermandad) brotherhood

2 (asociación) association

3 (gremio) guild

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SF (Rel) brotherhood, fraternity; (=gremio) guild, association; [de ladrones etc] gang

See:

ver nota culturelle SEMANA SANTA in semana

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femenino

a) (Relig) brotherhood

b) (Hist) ( gremio) guild

* * *

= fraternity, guild [gild].

Ex. The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.

Ex. Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.

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femenino

a) (Relig) brotherhood

b) (Hist) ( gremio) guild

* * *

= fraternity, guild [gild].

Ex: The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.

Ex: Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.

* * *

cofradía

feminine

1 ( Relig) brotherhood

2 ( Hist) (gremio) guild

una cofradía de ladrones ( hum); a gang of thieves

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cofradía sustantivo femenino (Relig) brotherhood
cofradía sustantivo femenino
1 (hermandad religiosa) brotherhood
2 (de carpinteros, canteros, etc) association, guild
' cofradía' also found in these entries:
English:
fraternity
- guild
- brotherhood

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cofradía nf

1. [religiosa] [de hombres] brotherhood;
[de mujeres] sisterhood
2. [profesional] guild

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cofradía

f

1 fraternity

2 ( gremio) guild

Spanish-English dictionary > cofradía
16 comercialización

f.

commercialization, commercialisation, marketing, merchandising.

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comercialización

► nombre femenino

1 commercialization, marketing

* * *

SF (=explotación comercial) commercialization; (=puesta en mercado) marketing

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femenino ( de producto) marketing; (de lugar, deporte) commercialization

* * *

= marketing, commercialisation [commercialization, -USA], brokering, merchandising, commodification.

Nota: La conversión de algo en un artículo de consumo.

Ex. Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.

Ex. The concept of the commercialisation of these activities has attracted much support.

Ex. One of the company's services is the brokering of on-line data base searches.

Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex. The commodification of, or charging for, geographic information is a topic of rapidly increasing importance.

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* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* capacidad de comercialización = marketability.

* comercialización de la información = information brokerage, information broking, information brokering.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].

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femenino ( de producto) marketing; (de lugar, deporte) commercialization

* * *

= marketing, commercialisation [commercialization, -USA], brokering, merchandising, commodification.

Nota: La conversión de algo en un artículo de consumo.

Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.

Ex: The concept of the commercialisation of these activities has attracted much support.

Ex: One of the company's services is the brokering of on-line data base searches.

Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex: The commodification of, or charging for, geographic information is a topic of rapidly increasing importance.

* cadena de la comercialización = value chain.

* capacidad de comercialización = marketability.

* comercialización de la información = information brokerage, information broking, information brokering.

* comercialización del libro = bookselling [book selling].

* conceder licencia de comercialización = license [licence, -USA].

* * *

comercialización

feminine

1 (de un producto) marketing

2 (de un lugar, deporte) commercialization

la comercialización de las fiestas navideñas the commercialization of Christmas

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comercialización sustantivo femenino marketing
' comercialización' also found in these entries:
English:
merchandising

* * *

comercialización nf

1. [de producto] marketing

2. [de cultura, deporte] commercialization

* * *

comercialización

f marketing; desp

commercialization

Spanish-English dictionary > comercialización
17 comercio

m.

1 trade.

comercio de pieles fur trade

libre comercio free trade

comercio electrónico (computing) e-commerce

comercio exterior/interior foreign/domestic trade

comercio justo fair trade

2 shop, store (tienda).

3 shops (British), stores (United States).

el comercio cierra mañana por ser festivo the shops o (British) stores are closed tomorrow because it's a holiday (United States)

4 commerce, trade, dealing, business.

5 commercial institution, business, business establishment, commerce.

6 place of business, shop.

pres.indicat.

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

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comercio

► nombre masculino

1 (ocupación) commerce, trade

2 (tienda) shop, store

3 figurado (trato sexual) dealings plural, intercourse

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comercio al por mayor wholesale trade

comercio al por menor retail trade

comercio exterior foreign trade

libre comercio free trade

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noun m.

1) commerce, trade

2) store

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SM

1) (=actividad) trade, commerce

medidas para favorecer el comercio con Francia — measures to promote trade o commerce with France

defensores del libre comercio — champions of free trade

el comercio de textiles — the textile trade

comercio de exportación — export trade

comercio de importación — import trade

comercio E, comercio electrónico — e-commerce

comercio exterior — foreign trade

comercio interior — domestic trade

comercio internacional — international trade

comercio justo — (Com) fair trade

comercio minorista — retail trade
cámara 1., 3)
2) (=tienda) shop, store (EEUU)

¿a qué hora cierran hoy los comercios? — what time do the shops o stores close today?

ha comenzado la huelga del comercio — the shopkeepers' o (EEUU) storekeepers' strike has started

3) (=intercambio)

comercio carnal — sexual intercourse

comercio social — social intercourse

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masculino

a) ( actividad) trade

el mundo del comercio — the world of commerce

el comercio de armas/pieles — the arms/fur trade

b) ( tiendas)

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

- comercio carnal

- comercio exterior/interior

* * *

= business [businesses, -pl.], commerce, shop, store, trade, trading, retailer, commercial outlet, merchandising, trafficking, traffic, parlour [parlor, -USA].

Ex. The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.

Ex. Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex. In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex. The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex. Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex. The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.

Ex. Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

Ex. People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.

Ex. Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.

Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.

Ex. This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.

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* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cajero de comercio = checkout cashier.

* cámara de comercio = chamber of commerce.

* comercio agrícola = agribusiness.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* comercio de drogas = drug trade.

* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* comercio de pieles = fur trade.

* comercio electrónico = electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic business (e-business), online business.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* comercio exterior = foreign trade.

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

* comercio justo = fair trade.

* comercio sexual = sex trade.

* Comisión Federal de Comercio = Federal Trade Commission.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.

* EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* libre comercio = free trade, free movement of goods.

* Ministerio de Comercio = Department of Trade.

* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria = Department of Trade and Industry.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* Organización Mundial para el Comercio = World Trade Organization (WTO).

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

* * *

masculino

a) ( actividad) trade

el mundo del comercio — the world of commerce

el comercio de armas/pieles — the arms/fur trade

b) ( tiendas)

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

- comercio carnal

- comercio exterior/interior

* * *

= business [businesses, -pl.], commerce, shop, store, trade, trading, retailer, commercial outlet, merchandising, trafficking, traffic, parlour [parlor, -USA].

Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.

Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.

Ex: The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.

Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

Ex: People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.

Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.

Ex: The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.

Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.

Ex: This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.

* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT) = General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

* cadena de comercios = retail chain.

* cajero de comercio = checkout cashier.

* cámara de comercio = chamber of commerce.

* comercio agrícola = agribusiness.

* comercio de armas = arms trade.

* comercio de drogas = drug trade.

* comercio de esclavos = slave trade.

* comercio de la música = music trade.

* comercio del libro = bookselling [book selling], book trade [booktrade].

* comercio del libro, el = book business, the.

* comercio de pieles = fur trade.

* comercio electrónico = electronic commerce (e-commerce), electronic business (e-business), online business.

* comercio en línea = online business.

* comercio exterior = foreign trade.

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

* comercio justo = fair trade.

* comercio sexual = sex trade.

* Comisión Federal de Comercio = Federal Trade Commission.

* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la = Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).

* directivo del comercio minorista = retail executive.

* EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) = EFTA (European Free Trade Association).

* libre comercio = free trade, free movement of goods.

* Ministerio de Comercio = Department of Trade.

* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria = Department of Trade and Industry.

* mundo del comercio del libro = book-trade life.

* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio = Better Business Bureau.

* Organización Mundial para el Comercio = World Trade Organization (WTO).

* paso del comercio = flow of commerce.

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comercio

masculine

1 (actividad) trade

durante este período se desarrolló el comercio entre los dos países during this period trade between the two countries developed

el mundo del comercio the world of commerce, the business world

el comercio de armas/pieles the arms/fur trade

libre¹ (↑ libre (1))

2

(conjunto de establecimientos): hoy cierra el comercio the stores ( AmE) o ( BrE) shops are closed today

el comercio no secundó la huelga the storekeepers ( AmE) o ( BrE) shopkeepers did not support the strike

3 (tienda) store ( AmE), shop ( BrE)

Compuestos:

● comercio carnal

sexual intercourse

● comercio electrónico

e-commerce

● comercio exterior

foreign trade

● comercio interior

domestic trade

● comercio justo

( Econ) fair trade

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Del verbo comerciar: ( conjugate comerciar)

comercio es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

comerció es:

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

Multiple Entries:
comerciar
comercio
comerciar ( conjugate comerciar) verbo intransitivo
to trade, do business;
comercio en algo to trade o deal in sth
comercio sustantivo masculino
a) ( actividad) trade;

◊ el comercio de armas the arms trade;

el mundo del comercio the world of commerce
b) ( tiendas):

◊ hoy cierra el comercio the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

c) ( tienda) store (AmE), shop (BrE)

comerciar verbo intransitivo to trade: comercian con antigüedades, they trade in antiques
comercio sustantivo masculino
1 (establecimiento) shop
2 (relación) commerce, trade
comercio exterior, foreign trade
comercio interior, domestic trade
' comercio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cámara
- cambiar
- interior
- libertad
- local
- minorista
- mostrador
- mundial
- recaudación
- red
- rótulo
- abierto
- abrir
- cerrar
- cuenta
- exterior
- falluca
- impulsar
- impulso
- liberalizar
- libre
- marítimo
- propietario
- subdirector
- sucursal
English:
arm's length
- brisk
- business
- Chamber of Commerce
- commerce
- develop
- development
- DTI
- embargo
- export
- free trade
- FTC
- overseas
- promote
- promotion
- slave-trade
- trade
- trading
- trading nation
- wholesale trade
- chamber
- e-commerce
- free
- good
- shop

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comercio nm

1. [de productos] trade;

comercio de aceite/esclavos oil/slave trade;

libre comercio free trade

Comp
Informát comercio electrónico e-commerce;
comercio exterior foreign trade;

comercio interior domestic trade;

comercio internacional international trade;

comercio justo fair trade

2. [actividad] business, commerce

Comp
comercio mayorista wholesale trade;
comercio minorista retail trade

3. [tienda] shop, store

Comp
comercio on-line o en línea on-line shop
4. [conjunto de tiendas] Br shops, US stores;

el comercio cierra mañana por ser festivo the Br shops o US stores are closed tomorrow because it's a holiday

* * *

comercio

m

1 actividad trade; fig

dealings pl ;

libre comercio free trade

2 local store, shop

* * *

comercio nm

1) : commerce, trade

2) negocio: business, place of business

* * *

comercio n

1. (negocio) trade

el comercio de los automóviles the car trade

2. (tienda) shop

algunos comercios cierran los sábados por la tarde some shops shut on Saturday afternoons

3. (conjunto de tiendas) shops

el comercio del centro the shops in the town centre

Spanish-English dictionary > comercio
18 confabulación

f.

1 conspiracy, plot, put-up job, scheme.

2 pseudologia fantastica.

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confabulación

► nombre femenino

1 conspiracy, plot

* * *

SF

1) (=complot) plot, conspiracy; (=intriga) intrigue

2) (Com) ring

* * *

femenino conspiracy, plot

* * *

= collusion, confabulation, scheme, bung, intrigue, connivance.

Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

Ex. The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.

Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

Ex. Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

Ex. The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex. There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

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* confabulaciones = scheming.

* * *

femenino conspiracy, plot

* * *

= collusion, confabulation, scheme, bung, intrigue, connivance.

Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.

Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called ' bungs' for prime space.

Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

* confabulaciones = scheming.

* * *

confabulación

feminine

conspiracy, plot

* * *

confabulación sustantivo femenino
1 conspiracy
2 conference
' confabulación' also found in these entries:
English:
scheme

* * *

confabulación nf

conspiracy

* * *

confabulación

f plot, conspiracy

* * *

confabulación nf, pl - ciones complot, conspiración: plot, conspiracy

Spanish-English dictionary > confabulación
19 curiosamente

adv.

1 curiously.

2 in a diligent; careful manner.

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curiosamente

► adverbio

1 (con curiosidad) curiously, strangely

2 (limpiamente) cleanly

* * *

ADV

1) (=extrañamente) curiously, oddly

2) (=pulcramente) neatly, cleanly

* * *

adverbio curiously, strangely

curiosamente, no vino — (indep) curiously enough o strangely enough, he didn't come

* * *

= interestingly enough, curiously, surprisingly enough, interestingly, oddly enough, strangely, funnily.

Ex. Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex. Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

Ex. Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

Ex. Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.

Ex. Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.

Ex. Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.

Ex. Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.

* * *

adverbio curiously, strangely

curiosamente, no vino — (indep) curiously enough o strangely enough, he didn't come

* * *

= interestingly enough, curiously, surprisingly enough, interestingly, oddly enough, strangely, funnily.

Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.

Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.

Ex: Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.

Ex: Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.

Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.

Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.

Ex: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.

* * *

curiosamente

adverb

curiously, strangely

curiosamente, estaba pensando en ti ( indep) curiously enough o strangely enough o oddly enough, I was just thinking about you

* * *

curiosamente adverbio oddly: curiosamente, todavía no han aparecido, it's odd that they haven't turned up yet
' curiosamente' also found in these entries:
English:
funnily
- oddly
- curiously
- enough

* * *

curiosamente adv

curiously, strangely;

curiosamente, el hielo no se fundió curiously o strangely enough, the ice didn't melt

* * *

curiosamente

adv strangely, oddly

* * *

curiosamente adv

1. (con curiosidad) curiously

2. (aunque parezca mentira) strangely enough

Spanish-English dictionary > curiosamente
20 elevar

v.

1 to lift (levantar) (peso, objeto).

Ella elevó la carga al techo She lifted the load to the roof.

2 to raise (increase) (precio, cantidad).

La máquina elevó la temperatura The machine raised the temperature.

Ella elevó la bandera She raised the flag.

3 to raise (Mat).

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4 to elevate.

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5 to present (propuesta, quejas).

6 to uplift, to lift, to exalt, to inspire.

El sacrificio elevó su espíritu The sacrifice uplifted his spirit.

7 to bolster up, to raise.

Su sonrisa eleva los ánimos Her smile bolsters up the spirits.

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elevar

► verbo transitivo

1 (peso etc) to elevate, raise, lift

2 (precios) to raise, increase, put up; (tono, voz) to raise

3 (enaltecer) to promote, raise

■ lo elevaron a gerente he was promoted to manager

4 MATEMÁTICAS to raise

► verbo pronominal elevarse

1 (subir) to rise (up)

■ el humo se elevaba the smoke was rising up

2 (alcanzar) to reach

■ se eleva hasta el techo it reaches the ceiling

3 (erguirse, levantarse) to stand

■ allí se elevaba la catedral there stood the cathedral

4 (sumar) to amount to, come to

■ los gastos se elevan a cuarenta euros the expenses amount to forty euros

5 figurado (engreírse) to become conceited

* * *

verb

1) to raise, lift

2) increase

3) promote

•

- elevarse
- elevarse a
* * *

1. VT

1) (=levantar) [+ objeto, brazos] to raise

elevaron el coche con la grúa — they raised the car with the crane

elevemos nuestro pensamiento a Dios — let us raise our thoughts to God

una sinfonía que eleva el espíritu — a symphony that is spiritually uplifting o that uplifts the spirit

2) (=aumentar)

a) [+ precio, tipo, temperatura, calidad] to raise

el consumo de huevos eleva el nivel de colesterol — eating eggs increases o raises one's cholesterol level

el juez le elevó la condena a dos años — the judge increased (the length of) his sentence to two years

b) [+ voz] to raise

elevar el tono de la voz — to raise one's voice

3) [+ muro] to raise, make higher

4)

elevar a algn a algo — to elevate sb to sth frm

lo elevaron al pontificado — he was made Pope, he was elevated to the pontificate frm

elevaron a su ídolo a la categoría de dios — they raised o elevated frm their idol to the level of a god

elevar a algn a los altares — to canonize sb

5) [+ petición, solicitud] to present, submit

elevó una petición al Tribunal Supremo — he presented o submitted an appeal to the High Court, he appealed to the High Court

6) (Mat)

elevar al cuadrado — to square

tres elevado al cuadrado — three squared

elevar al cubo — to cube

elevar un número a la cuarta potencia — to raise a number to the power of four

7) (Elec) [+ voltaje] to boost

8) Chile * (=reprender) to tell off *

2.

See:

elevarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

* * *

= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex. Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex. Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex. This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex. Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex. The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex. He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

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

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* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) (frml)

a) ( levantar) < objeto> to raise, lift

elevó los brazos al cielo — (liter) he raised (up) his arms to heaven (liter)

b) <espíritu/mente> to uplift

música que eleva el espíritu — (spiritually) uplifting music

c) <muro/nivel> to raise, make... higher

2) (frml)

a) ( aumentar) <precios/impuestos> to raise, increase; < nivel de vida> to raise

b) <voz/tono> to raise

3) (frml) ( en jerarquía) to elevate (frml)

4) (Mat)

elevar un número a la sexta potencia — to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado — to square

elevar al cubo — to cube

5) (frml) (presentar, dirigir)

elevar algo a alguien — <informe/protesta> to present o submit something to somebody

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo — they appealed to the Supreme Court
2.
elevarse v pron

1) ( tomar altura) avión/cometa to climb, gain height; globo to rise, gain height

2) (frml) ( aumentar) temperatura to rise; precios/impuestos to rise, increase; tono/voz to rise

3) (frml) ( ascender)

elevarse a algo: la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% — the figure had already reached 13%

4) (liter) montaña/edificio to stand, rise (liter)

* * *

= heighten, elevate, uplift, bring up, hoist, take + Nombre + to greater heights, raise.

Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.

Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.

Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.

Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.

Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.

Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.

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

* elevar con grúa = winch.

* elevar con polea = winch.

* elevarse = soar, tower above/over.

* * *

elevar [A1 ]

vt

A ( frml)

1 (levantar) ‹objeto› to raise, lift

la grúa elevó el cajón hasta la cubierta the crane hoisted o raised o lifted the crate onto the deck

elevó los brazos al cielo ( liter); he raised (up) his arms to heaven ( liter)

música que eleva el espíritu (spiritually) uplifting music

elevemos nuestros corazones al Señor let us lift up our hearts to the Lord

2 ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

B ( frml)

1 (aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase

elevar el nivel de vida to raise the standard of living

el juez elevó la pena the judge increased the (length of) the sentence

2 ‹voz/tono› to raise

C ( frml) (en una jerarquía) to elevate ( frml)

D ( Mat):

elevar un número a la sexta potencia to raise a number to the power of six

elevar al cuadrado to square

elevar al cubo to cube

E (presentar, dirigir) elevar algo A algn to present o submit sth TO sb

elevaron una protesta a las autoridades they presented o submitted a letter of protest to the authorities, they protested to the authorities

elevaron el recurso al Tribunal Supremo they appealed to the Supreme Court, they presented o submitted the appeal to the Supreme Court

F ( Chi fam) (reprender) to give … a hard time ( colloq)

■ elevarse

v pron

A (tomar altura) «avión/cometa» to climb, gain height; «globo» to rise, gain height

B ( frml) (aumentar) «temperatura» to rise; «precios/impuestos» to rise, increase; «tono/voz» to rise

C ( frml) (ascender) elevarse A algo:

el número de víctimas se eleva a diez ten people have been killed

la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached o already stood at o was already at 13%

D ( liter); «montaña/edificio» to stand, rise ( liter)

la Cordillera se eleva majestuosa the mountain range rises majestically

* * *

elevar ( conjugate elevar) verbo transitivo
1 (frml)
a) ( levantar) ‹ objeto› to raise, lift

b) ‹espíritu/mente› to uplift

c) ‹muro/nivel› to raise, make … higher

2 (frml)
a) ( aumentar) ‹precios/impuestos› to raise, increase;

‹ nivel de vida› to raise
b) ‹voz/tono› to raise

elevarse verbo pronominal
1 ( tomar altura) [avión/cometa] to climb, gain height;
[ globo] to rise, gain height
2 (frml) ( aumentar) [ temperatura] to rise;
[precios/impuestos] to rise, increase;
[tono/voz] to rise
3 (frml) ( ascender):
◊ la cifra se elevaba ya al 13% the figure had already reached 13%

elevar verbo transitivo
1 to raise
2 Mat to raise (to the power of)
elevar al cuadrado, to square
elevar al cubo, to cube
elevado a la cuarta, etc, potencia, to raise to the power of four, etc
' elevar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadrada
- cuadrado
- elevarse
- subir
- cubo
- erigir
- levantar
English:
cube
- elevate
- elevation
- enhance
- glance up
- square
- exalt
- raise
- up

* * *

elevar

♦ vt

1. [levantar] [peso, objeto] to lift;

elevaron los muebles con poleas they lifted the furniture with pulleys;

elevar la moral de los jugadores to boost the players' morale

2. [aumentar] [precio, nivel] to raise;
[cantidad] to increase;
elevar las ventas/ganancias to increase sales/profits;

elevar el tono de voz to raise one's voice;

elevaron a dos meses el plazo de matriculación they extended the enrolment period to two months

3. Mat to raise;

elevar x al cuadrado/al cubo to square/cube x;

diez elevado a quince ten to the fifteenth (power)

4. [encumbrar] to elevate (a to);
fue elevado al cargo de director he was promoted to the post of director;

lo elevaron a la categoría de héroe they made him into a hero

5. [presentar] [queja, recurso] to lodge, to present;
[propuesta] to submit, to present;
elevaremos un escrito de protesta al concejal we shall present a formal protest to o lodge a formal protest with the councillor;

elevar un recurso de apelación al Supremo to lodge an appeal with o to present an appeal to the Supreme Court;

elevó una instancia al ministerio he lodged an appeal with the Ministry

♦ See also the pronominal verb elevarse

* * *

elevar

v/t

1 raise

2 MAT

:

elevar al cuadrado raise to the power of four

* * *

elevar vt

1) alzar: to raise, to lift

2) aumentar: to raise, to increase

3) : to elevate (in a hierarchy), to promote

4) : to present, to submit

♦ See also the reflexive verb elevarse

* * *

elevar vb to raise

las grúas sirven para elevar materiales pesados cranes are used to raise heavy materials

Spanish-English dictionary > elevar

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