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22 problema con valor en la frontera
Diccionario Español-Inglés Matemáticas > problema con valor en la frontera
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23 límite
m.1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.2 breaking point.3 limit, cap.4 ora, edge.* * *1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary2 (frontera) boundary\sin límites boundlesstodo tiene un límite there's a limit to everythinglímite de velocidad speed limit* * *noun m.1) limit2) border, boundary* * *1. SM1) [gen] limitpodrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit
eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit
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como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday•
poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participantsnos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend
pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos
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sin límites — limitless•
no tener límites — to know no boundslímite de crédito — (Com) credit limit
2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, borderlímite forestal — tree line, timber line
3) (Inform)4) (=final) end2.ADJ INV extreme, maximum* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundarylos límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the propertyB1 (cifra máxima) limitel límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limitel límite de velocidad the speed limitno puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limitpusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls2 (tope, extremo) limitmi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patiencesu generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o boundsbondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodnessla situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenableno te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limitsCompuestos:credit limitspending limitweight limittolerance levelC ( como adj inv):tiempo límite time limitsituación límite extreme situationes un caso límite it's a borderline casefecha límite final date, deadline, closing date* * *
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)
limité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed
* * *límite nm1. [tope] limit;al límite at the limit;dentro de un límite within limits;tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;no hay límite de edad there's no age limitFin límite de crédito credit limit;límite de velocidad speed limit2. [confín] boundary;el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property3. Mat limit4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June* * *I m1 limit;sin límites limitlessII adj:situación límite extreme situation;caso límite borderline case* * *límite nm1) : boundary, border2) : limitel límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patiencelímite de velocidad: speed limit3)fecha límite : deadline* * *límite n1. (punto máximo) limit -
24 frontera
f.1 border.2 bounds.su ambición no tiene fronteras his ambition is limitless o knows no boundsla frontera entre amor y odio the dividing line between love and hate3 frontier, border, boundary, borderland.* * *1 frontier, border* * *noun f.border, frontier, boundary* * *SF1) (=línea divisoria) frontier, border; (=zona fronteriza) frontier zone, borderland2) (Arquit) façade* * *femenino (Geog) border, frontier (frml)* * *= frontier, national boundary, border, border crossing.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. The main aim of UAP (Universal Availability of Information) is to study the means of improving the flow of information across national boundaries and the various linguistic, cultural and political barriers which exist.Ex. The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.Ex. The theme of the conference was ' border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.----* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* atravesar fronteras = tread across + boundaries.* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.* cruce de la frontera = border crossing.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* entre fronteras = transborder.* frontera del conocimiento = frontier of knowledge.* frontera del tiempo = time boundary.* frontera geográfica = geographic boundary.* frontera lingüística = language boundary.* no tener fronteras = have + no boundaries.* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.* protección de información entre fronteras = transborder data protection.* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.* rebasar fronteras = transcend + boundaries.* sin fronteras = borderless.* trascender fronteras = transcend + boundaries.* vigilancia de la frontera = border control.* * *femenino (Geog) border, frontier (frml)* * *= frontier, national boundary, border, border crossing.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
Ex: The main aim of UAP (Universal Availability of Information) is to study the means of improving the flow of information across national boundaries and the various linguistic, cultural and political barriers which exist.Ex: The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.Ex: The theme of the conference was ' border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.* abrir fronteras = break + new ground, break + ground.* abrir nuevas fronteras = forge + new frontiers.* ampliar las fronteras de = push + the frontiers of, push + the boundaries of.* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento = push back + the frontiers of knowledge.* atravesar fronteras = tread across + boundaries.* control de frontera = border checkpoint, border control.* cruce de la frontera = border crossing.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* entre fronteras = transborder.* frontera del conocimiento = frontier of knowledge.* frontera del tiempo = time boundary.* frontera geográfica = geographic boundary.* frontera lingüística = language boundary.* no tener fronteras = have + no boundaries.* nuevas fronteras = new horizons.* protección de información entre fronteras = transborder data protection.* que cruza fronteras = boundary spanning.* rebasar fronteras = transcend + boundaries.* sin fronteras = borderless.* trascender fronteras = transcend + boundaries.* vigilancia de la frontera = border control.* * *su ambición no conoce fronteras her ambition knows no boundsse sitúa en las fronteras de lo pornográfico it borders o verges on the pornographic* * *
frontera sustantivo femenino
border, frontier (frml)
frontera sustantivo femenino frontier ➣ Ver nota en border
' frontera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
disfraz
- escaramuza
- intervenir
- pasar
- traspasar
- vigilar
- abrir
- atravesar
- cerrar
- cierre
- umbral
English:
border
- borderline
- boundary
- bust
- frontier
- rim
- line
- turn
- way
* * *frontera nf1. [división administrativa] border2. [límite] bounds;dice que no está clara la frontera entre amor y odio he says there is no clear dividing line between love and hate;su ambición no tiene fronteras her ambition is limitless o knows no bounds;alcanzó el éxito ya en la frontera de la vejez he achieved success just as he was reaching old age* * *f border; figboundary, dividing line;no hay fronteras para su ambición his ambition knows no bounds* * *frontera nf: border, frontier* * *frontera n border / frontier -
25 linde
f. & m.1 boundary.2 Linde.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: lindar.* * *► nombre masculino & nombre femenino1 boundary* * *SM ó SF boundary* * *masculino o femenino (liter) boundary* * *= limit, border.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.* * *masculino o femenino (liter) boundary* * *= limit, border.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
Ex: The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.* * *or( liter); boundaryen las lindes del bosque on the edges o limits of the forest* * *
Del verbo lindar: ( conjugate lindar)
lindé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
linde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
lindar
linde
lindar ( conjugate lindar) verbo intransitivo linde con algo ( limitar) to adjoin sth;
( aproximarse a) to border on sth, verge on sth
lindar verbo intransitivo to border [ con, on]
linde mf boundary, limit
' linde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
marcar
* * *linde nm o nfboundary* * *m o f boundary* * *linde nmf: boundary, limit -
26 mojón
m.boundary marker, landmark, boundary stone.* * *\mojón kilométrico ≈ milestone* * *ISM2) (=montón) heap, pile3) And *** (=mierda) shit ***, crap ***IImojón, -onaSM / F Caribe ** (=bruto) idiot, thickhead *; (=chaparro) shortie ** * *mojón kilométrico — ≈milestone
2) (fam) ( excremento) turd (vulg)3) (Ven fam) (mentira, cuento) story (colloq)* * *mojón kilométrico — ≈milestone
2) (fam) ( excremento) turd (vulg)3) (Ven fam) (mentira, cuento) story (colloq)* * *A1 (señal) marker, boundary stoneun mojón en nuestra literatura a landmark in our literature2 ( Auto) tbmojón kilométrico milestone* * *
mojón sustantivo masculino ( señal) marker, boundary stone;
( hito) landmark;
(Auto) tb◊ mojón kilométrico ≈ milestone
mojón sustantivo masculino boundary stone
(en la carretera) milestone
' mojón' also found in these entries:
English:
mile
* * *mojón nm1. [piedra] milestone2. [poste] milepost* * *m tb figmilestone* * * -
27 lindero
adj.bordering, adjoining.m.boundary.* * *► adjetivo1 bordering, adjoining1→ link=linde linde————————1→ link=linde linde* * *1.ADJ (=limítrofe) adjoining, bordering2.SM (=borde) edge, border; (=linde) boundary* * *I- ra adjetivo adjoiningIImasculino (frml) ( de terreno) boundary* * *I- ra adjetivo adjoiningIImasculino (frml) ( de terreno) boundary* * *( frml)1 (de un terreno) boundary2(límite): salirse de los linderos de la sensatez to go beyond the bounds of common sensellegó a linderos peligrosos it reached crisis level* * *lindero, -a♦ adjlindero (con) [espacio] bordering♦ nmboundary* * *I adj:ser lindero con border onII m boundary* * *lindero, -ra adjlimítrofe, lindante: bordering, adjoininglindero nm: boundary, limit -
28 intermediario
adj.intermediary, mediating.m.1 intermediary, broker, jobber, middleman.2 intermediary, go-between, mediator.* * *► adjetivo1 intermediary► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (gen) intermediary; (en disputas) mediator1 (en negocios) middleman\servir de intermediario,-a to act as an intermediary————————1 (en negocios) middleman* * *(f. - intermediaria)noun adj.intermediary, go-between* * *intermediario, -a1.ADJ intermediary2. SM / F1) (=mediador) [gen] intermediary, go-between; (Com) middle-man2) [en disputa] mediator* * *I- ria adjetivo intermediaryII- ria masculino, femeninoa) (Com) middleman, intermediaryb) ( mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-between* * *= intermediary, intermediate, jobber, middleman [middlemen, -pl.], mediator, intermediator, aggregator, broker, enabler, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating.Ex. The intermediary (information worker) also needs to be conversant with the sources to be searched.Ex. Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).Ex. Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.Ex. Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.Ex. The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex. The effects of the organisational change on the use of services and on the role of intermediators are reviewed.Ex. Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.Ex. Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.Ex. Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex. He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.----* eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* información obtenida a través de intermediarios = mediated information.* intermediario de la información = information intermediary, infomediary.* intervención como intermediario = mediating, mediating.* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.* sistema intermediario = backend system.* * *I- ria adjetivo intermediaryII- ria masculino, femeninoa) (Com) middleman, intermediaryb) ( mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-between* * *= intermediary, intermediate, jobber, middleman [middlemen, -pl.], mediator, intermediator, aggregator, broker, enabler, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating.Ex: The intermediary (information worker) also needs to be conversant with the sources to be searched.
Ex: Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex: The effects of the organisational change on the use of services and on the role of intermediators are reviewed.Ex: Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.* eliminación del intermediario = disintermediation.* eliminar al intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* información obtenida a través de intermediarios = mediated information.* intermediario de la información = information intermediary, infomediary.* intervención como intermediario = mediating, mediating.* prescindir del intermediario = cut out + the middleman.* sin intervención de un intermediario = disintermediated.* sistema intermediario = backend system.* * *intermediarymasculine, feminine1 ( Com) middleman, intermediary2 (mediador) intermediary, mediator, go-betweenCompuesto:intermediario financiero, intermediaria financierabroker* * *
intermediario◊ - ria adjetivo
intermediary
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
intermediario sustantivo masculino
1 Com middleman
2 (en una negociación) mediator
' intermediario' also found in these entries:
English:
agent
- go-between
- intermediary
- middleman
- go
- middle
* * *intermediario, -a♦ adjintermediary♦ nm,fintermediary, go-betweenCom intermediario comercial middleman; Fin intermediario financiero credit broker* * *I adj intermediaryII m COM intermediary, middle man* * *intermediario, - ria adj & n: intermediary, go-between -
29 mediador
adj.mediating.m.1 mediator, intermediary, intercessor, go-between.2 intermediary, mediator, middleman.* * *► adjetivo1 mediating► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 mediator* * *mediador, -aSM / F mediator* * *- dora masculino, femenino mediator* * *= mediator, negotiator, mediating figure, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating, arbitrator, adjudicator.Ex. The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex. Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.Ex. In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex. He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.Ex. The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex. The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.----* actuar de mediador = mediate.* mediador en un conflicto = peacekeeper.* * *- dora masculino, femenino mediator* * *= mediator, negotiator, mediating figure, go-between, boundary spanning, mediating, arbitrator, adjudicator.Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.Ex: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.Ex: The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.* actuar de mediador = mediate.* mediador en un conflicto = peacekeeper.* * *masculine, femininemediator* * *
mediador◊ - dora sustantivo masculino, femenino
mediator
mediador,-ora sustantivo masculino y femenino mediator
' mediador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
árbitra
- árbitro
- mediadora
- tercera
- tercero
- alcahuete
- alcahuetear
- intermediario
English:
mediator
- troubleshooter
- trouble
* * *mediador, -ora♦ adjlos esfuerzos mediadores del presidente the president's attempts at mediating♦ nm,fmediator* * *I m, mediadora f mediatorII adj mediating* * *: mediator -
30 confín
m.boundary, borderland, confine, abutment.* * *► adjetivo1 bordering1 limit, boundary* * *SM1) (=límite) boundary2) (=horizonte) horizon3) pl confines [de la tierra, atmósfera] confines, limits; (=parte exterior) remote parts, outermost parts, edges* * *masculino (liter)a) ( lugar lejano)en los confines del mundo or de la tierra — at the ends of the earth
b) ( límite)los confines de una disciplina — the confines o bounds of a discipline
c) ( frontera) border* * *= confine, compass.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.* * *masculino (liter)a) ( lugar lejano)en los confines del mundo or de la tierra — at the ends of the earth
b) ( límite)los confines de una disciplina — the confines o bounds of a discipline
c) ( frontera) border* * *= confine, compass.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.* * *( liter)1(lugar lejano): en los confines del mundo or de la tierra at the ends of the earthen los confines del horizonte on the horizonsu influencia se extendió a todos los confines or hasta el último confín del continente its influence reached the farthest corner o the far corners of the continent2(límite): dentro de los confines de la disciplina within the confines o bounds of the discipline3 (frontera) borderen los confines de España y Portugal on the border between Spain and Portugal* * *
confín m usu pl confines: busca en los confines de tu memoria, search the confines of your memory
* * *confín nm1. [límite] border, boundary2. [extremo] [del reino, universo] outer reaches;en los confines de on the very edge of;el castillo se vislumbraba en los confines del horizonte you could just make out the castle on the distant horizon;viajó por todos los confines del mundo he travelled to the four corners of the globe* * *m lit:los confines de la tierra the ends of the earth;los confines del horizonte the horizon* * * -
31 término
m.1 term, word, definition, expression.2 end, completion, termination, tag end.3 fixed period of time, term.4 end of the line, end of the road.5 terminus.* * *1 (fin) end, finish2 (estación) terminus, terminal4 (plazo) term, time, period5 (palabra) term, word6 (estado) condition, state7 (lugar, posición) place8 (en matemáticas, gramática) term1 (condiciones) conditions, terms\dar término a algo to conclude somethingen otros términos in other wordsen términos de in terms ofen términos generales generally speakingen último término figurado as a last resortinvertir los términos to get it the wrong way roundllevar algo a buen término to carry something through successfullyponer término a algo to put an end to somethingpor término medio on averageprimer término ARTE foregroundtérmino mayor/medio/menor major/middle/minor termtérmino medio middle ground, area of compromisetérmino municipal districttérminos de un contrato DERECHO terms of a contract* * *noun m.1) term2) end* * *SM1) (=fin) end, conclusion frm•
al término del partido/del debate — at the end o frm conclusion of the match/of the debatedio término a la obra que su antecesor dejó sin concluir — he completed the work that his predecessor had left unfinished
•
llegar a término — [negociación, proyecto] to be completed, come to a conclusion; [embarazo] to go to (full) term•
llevar algo a término — to bring sth to a conclusionllevar algo a buen o feliz término — to bring sth to a successful conclusion
llevar a término un embarazo — to go to (full) term, carry a pregnancy to full term
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poner término a algo — to put an end to sth2) (=lugar)en primer término podemos contemplar la torre — in the foreground, we can see the tower
de ahí se deduce, en primer término, que... — thus we may deduce, firstly, that...
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segundo término — middle distancecon la recesión el problema pasó a un segundo término — with the recession the problem took second place
la decisión, en último término, es suya — ultimately, the decision is his
la causa fue, en último término, la crisis económica de los 70 — the cause was, in the final o last analysis, the economic crisis of the 70s
en último término puedes dormir en el sofá — if the worst comes to the worst, you can always sleep on the sofa
término medio — (=punto medio) happy medium; (=solución intermedia) compromise, middle way
ni mucho ni poco, queremos un término medio — neither too much nor too little, we want a happy medium
como o por término medio — on average
3) (Ling) (=palabra, expresión) termera una revolucionaria, en el buen sentido del término — she was a revolutionary in the good sense of the word
4) pl términosa) (=palabras) termshan perdido unos 10.000 millones de dólares en términos de productividad — they have lost some 10,000 million dollars in terms of productivity
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en términos generales — in general terms, generally speaking•
(dicho) en otros términos,... — in other words...b) (=condiciones) [de contrato, acuerdo, tregua] terms•
estar en buenos términos con algn — to be on good terms with sb5) (Mat, Fil) [de fracción, ecuación] term6) (=límite) [de terreno] boundary, limit; (=en carretera) boundary stonetérmino municipal — municipal district, municipal area
7) (=plazo) period, term frmen el término de diez días — within a period o frm term of ten days
-¿qué término quiere la carne? -término medio, por favor — "how would you like the meat?" - "medium, please"
9) (Ferro) terminus* * *1) (frml) ( final) end, conclusion (frml)2) ( plazo) perioda término fijo — (Col) <contrato/inversión> fixed-term (before n)
en el término de la distancia — (Col fam) in the time it takes me/him to get there
3) (posición, instancia)en primer término — first o first of all
4) (Ling) term5) (Fil, Mat) terminvertir los términos — (Mat) to invert the terms
invirtió los términos de manera que... — he twisted the facts in such a way that...
6) términos masculino plural (condiciones, especificaciones) terms (pl)estar en buenos/malos términos con alguien — to be on good/bad terms with somebody
7) (Col, Méx, Ven) (Coc)¿qué término quiere la carne? — how would you like your meat (done)?
* * *= term, rubric, output stage, end point [endpoint].Ex. Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.Ex. And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex. To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex. The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.----* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* acuñar un término = coin + term.* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.* análisis de coocurrencia de términos = co-word analysis.* búsqueda por términos ponderados = weighted term search.* como término medio = on average.* coocurrencia de términos = co-word [coword].* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* en otros términos = in other words.* en términos absolutos = in absolute terms.* en términos actuales = in today's terms.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* en términos de = in terms of.* en términos generales = in broad terms, generally speaking.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* en términos relativos = in relative terms.* en último término = in the last analysis, in the final analysis.* expresar en términos = couch + in terms.* ficha de término = term card.* fichero de registro por término = term record file.* hablando en términos generales = loosely speaking.* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.* índice de registro por término = term record index.* índice de términos permutados = Permuterm index.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.* método de la coocurrencia de términos = co-word method.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* negociar los términos de un contrato = negotiate + terms.* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relaci = explode command.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda = query term weighting.* ponderación de términos = term weight, term weighting.* poner término a = put + paid to.* por término medio = on average.* presentación gráfica de términos permutados = permuted display.* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* tener por término medio = average.* término admitido = preferred term.* término al que se envía = target term.* término asociado = related term.* Término Asociado (TA) = AT (Associated Term).* término buscado = sought term.* término colectivo = collective term.* término compuesto = multi-word term.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* término coordinado (TC) = CT (co-ordinate term).* término de acción = action term.* término de búsqueda = search term, search word.* término de indización = indexing term.* término de indización controlado = controlled index term, controlled indexing term.* término de la búsqueda = query term.* término del índice = index term.* término del lenguaje controlado = controlled-language term.* término del lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled index-language term.* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.* término del que se envía = referred-from term.* término de origen = referred-from term.* término equivalente = equivalent term.* término específico = specific term, subordinate term.* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).* término general = superordinate term.* término genérico (TG) = GT (generic term).* término global = umbrella, umbrella term.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* término inicial = lead-in term, leading term.* termino inicial de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead term, main heading.* término invertido = inverted term.* término más específico = narrower term.* término más general = broader term, wider term.* término más genérico = broader term.* término medio = compromise, happy medium, balance.* término no admitido = non-preferred term, unused term.* término no buscado = unsought term.* término oculto = hidden term.* término partitivo = partitive term.* término ponderado = weighted term.* término principal = main term.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* término que solapa a otro en el significado (TX) = XT (overlapping term).* término referenciado = target term.* términos = wording.* términos controlados = controlled terms.* términos de un contrato = contract stipulations.* término secundario = qualifying term.* término sinónimo = ST, synonymous term.* término sin ponderar = unweighted term.* término superior = top term, TT.* términos y condiciones = terms and conditions.* términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.* tomar por término medio = average.* TR (término relacionado) = RT (related term).* * *1) (frml) ( final) end, conclusion (frml)2) ( plazo) perioda término fijo — (Col) <contrato/inversión> fixed-term (before n)
en el término de la distancia — (Col fam) in the time it takes me/him to get there
3) (posición, instancia)en primer término — first o first of all
4) (Ling) term5) (Fil, Mat) terminvertir los términos — (Mat) to invert the terms
invirtió los términos de manera que... — he twisted the facts in such a way that...
6) términos masculino plural (condiciones, especificaciones) terms (pl)estar en buenos/malos términos con alguien — to be on good/bad terms with somebody
7) (Col, Méx, Ven) (Coc)¿qué término quiere la carne? — how would you like your meat (done)?
* * *= term, rubric, output stage, end point [endpoint].Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.
Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.Ex: The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo = enter into + agreement.* acuñar un término = coin + term.* agrupar los términos sinónimos = merge + synonyms.* análisis de coocurrencia de términos = co-word analysis.* búsqueda por términos ponderados = weighted term search.* como término medio = on average.* coocurrencia de términos = co-word [coword].* encontrar un término medio entre... y = tread + a middle path between... and.* en otros términos = in other words.* en términos absolutos = in absolute terms.* en términos actuales = in today's terms.* en términos claros = in simple terms.* en términos de = in terms of.* en términos generales = in broad terms, generally speaking.* en términos reales = in real terms, in actual practice.* en términos relativos = in relative terms.* en último término = in the last analysis, in the final analysis.* expresar en términos = couch + in terms.* ficha de término = term card.* fichero de registro por término = term record file.* hablando en términos generales = loosely speaking.* hablando en términos muy generales = crudely put.* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados = explode.* índice de registro por término = term record index.* índice de términos permutados = Permuterm index.* intentar encontrar un término medio entre... y... = tread + a delicate line between... and.* llevar a buen término = bring to + a close.* lógica de términos ponderados = weighted term logic.* método de la coocurrencia de términos = co-word method.* mostrar los términos relacionados = expand.* negociar los términos de un contrato = negotiate + terms.* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relaci = explode command.* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados = expand command.* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda = query term weighting.* ponderación de términos = term weight, term weighting.* poner término a = put + paid to.* por término medio = on average.* presentación gráfica de términos permutados = permuted display.* que no se puede identificar con un término = unnameable.* que se puede identificar con un término = nameable.* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad = sideways link.* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos = term disambiguation, word sense disambiguation.* seguro de vida a término = term life insurance.* selección de términos = extraction of terms, term selection.* tener por término medio = average.* término admitido = preferred term.* término al que se envía = target term.* término asociado = related term.* Término Asociado (TA) = AT (Associated Term).* término buscado = sought term.* término colectivo = collective term.* término compuesto = multi-word term.* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples = multiple-concept term.* término coordinado (TC) = CT (co-ordinate term).* término de acción = action term.* término de búsqueda = search term, search word.* término de indización = indexing term.* término de indización controlado = controlled index term, controlled indexing term.* término de la búsqueda = query term.* término del índice = index term.* término del lenguaje controlado = controlled-language term.* término del lenguaje de indización controlado = controlled index-language term.* término del lenguaje natural = natural-language term.* término del que se envía = referred-from term.* término de origen = referred-from term.* término equivalente = equivalent term.* término específico = specific term, subordinate term.* término específico genérico (NTG) = narrower term generic (NTG).* término específico partitivo (NTP) = narrower term partitive (NTP).* término general = superordinate term.* término genérico (TG) = GT (generic term).* término global = umbrella, umbrella term.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* término inicial = lead-in term, leading term.* termino inicial de un encabezamiento compuesto = lead term, main heading.* término invertido = inverted term.* término más específico = narrower term.* término más general = broader term, wider term.* término más genérico = broader term.* término medio = compromise, happy medium, balance.* término no admitido = non-preferred term, unused term.* término no buscado = unsought term.* término oculto = hidden term.* término partitivo = partitive term.* término ponderado = weighted term.* término principal = main term.* término que representa un único concepto = one concept term.* término que solapa a otro en el significado (TX) = XT (overlapping term).* término referenciado = target term.* términos = wording.* términos controlados = controlled terms.* términos de un contrato = contract stipulations.* término secundario = qualifying term.* término sinónimo = ST, synonymous term.* término sin ponderar = unweighted term.* término superior = top term, TT.* términos y condiciones = terms and conditions.* términos y condiciones de la licencia = licence terms and conditions, licence terms.* tomar por término medio = average.* TR (término relacionado) = RT (related term).* * *al término de la reunión at the end o conclusion of the meetingllevar a buen término las negociaciones to bring the negotiations to a successful conclusiondio or pulso término a sus vacaciones he ended his vacationB (plazo) perioden el término de una semana within a weekC(posición, instancia): fue relegado a un segundo término he was relegated to second placeen último término as a last resorten primer término first o first of allCompuestos:happy mediumpara él no hay términos medios there's no happy medium o no in-between with himpor or como término medio on average( Esp) municipal areaen el término municipal de Alcobendas within the Alcobendas municipal area o ( AmE) city limitsD ( Ling) termglosario de términos científicos glossary of scientific termsse expresó en términos elogiosos she spoke in highly favorable termssoluciones eficientes en términos de costos y mantenimiento efficient solutions in terms of costs and maintenanceen términos generales no está mal generally speaking, it's not baden términos reales in real termsinvertir los términos ( Mat) to invert the termsinvirtió los términos de manera que yo parecía el culpable he twisted the facts in such a way that it looked as if I was to blamesegún los términos de este acuerdo according to the terms of this agreementestar en buenos/malos términos con algn to be on good/bad terms with sbnuestra relación sigue en buenos términos our relationship remains on a good footing o we are still on good termsG(Col, Méx) ( Coc): ¿qué término quiere la carne? how would you like your meat (done)?* * *
Del verbo terminar: ( conjugate terminar)
termino es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
terminó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
terminar
término
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish;
‹casa/obras› to finish, complete;
‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to;
término la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee
verbo intransitivo
1 [ persona]
término de hacer algo to finish doing sth;
va a término mal he's going to come to a bad end;
terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving
2
esto va a término mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) término EN algo to end in sth;
c) ( llegar a):
no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it
3
‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) término con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;
( matar) to kill sb
terminarse verbo pronominal
1 [azúcar/pan] to run out;
2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over
3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
término sustantivo masculino
1 (posición, instancia):
término medio happy medium;
por término medio on average
2 (Ling) term;
3
4 (Col, Méx, Ven) (Coc):◊ ¿qué término quiere la carne? how would you like your meat (done)?
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it
(dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer?
(acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end
término sustantivo masculino
1 (vocablo) term, word: respondió en términos muy corteses, he answered very politely
un término técnico, a technical term
2 (fin, extremo) end
3 (territorio) el término municipal de Arganda, Arganda municipal district
4 (plazo) contéstame en el término de una semana, give me an answer within a week
5 términos mpl (de un contrato, etc) terms
en términos generales, generally speaking 6 por término medio, on average
♦ Locuciones: figurado en último término, as a last resort
' término' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abogada
- abogado
- distraerse
- fin
- índice
- infarto
- nariz
- radical
- tecnicismo
- terminar
- terminarse
- costa
- despectivo
- empate
- estación
- mico
- muela
English:
average
- baby
- culminate
- feud
- misnomer
- more
- on
- over
- rattle through
- Secretary of State
- term
- blow
- have
- liability
- medium
- next
- no
- note
- terminate
* * *término nm1. [fin] end;al término de la reunión se ofrecerá una rueda de prensa there will be a press conference at the conclusion of the meeting;dar término a algo [discurso, reunión, discusión] to bring sth to a close;[visita, vacaciones] to end;llegó a su término it came to an end;llevar algo a buen término to bring sth to a successful conclusion;poner término a algo [relación, amenazas] to put an end to sth;[discusión, debate] to bring sth to a closesu carrera como modelo ha quedado en un segundo término y ahora se dedica al cine her modelling career now takes second place to her acting;en último término [en cuadros, fotografías] in the background;[si es necesario] as a last resort; [en resumidas cuentas] in the final analysis3. [punto, situación] point;llegados a este término hay que tomar una decisión we have reached the point where we have to take a decisiontérmino medio [media] average; [arreglo] compromise, happy medium;por término medio on average4. [palabra] term;lo dijo, aunque no con o [m5] en esos términos that's what he said, although he didn't put it quite the same way;en términos generales generally speaking;en términos de Freud in Freud's words;los términos del acuerdo/contrato the terms of the agreement/contract6. [relaciones]estar en buenos/malos términos (con) to be on good/bad terms (with)8. [plazo] period;en el término de un mes within (the space of) a month9. [de línea férrea, de autobús] terminus10. [linde, límite] boundary* * *m1 end, conclusion;poner término a algo put an end to sth;llevar a término bring to an end2 ( palabra) term;en términos generales in general terms3:4:por término medio on average;en primer término in the foreground;en último término as a last resort5 ( periodo):en el término de in the period of, in the space of* * *término nm1) conclusión: end, conclusion2) : term, expression3) : period, term of office4)término medio : happy medium5) términos nmpl: terms, specificationslos términos del acuerdo: the terms of the agreement* * *término n1. (en general) term2. (fin) end -
32 cruzar
v.1 to cross.cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the streetesta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several townsun río que cruzar todo el país a river that flows the length of the countryEl viejito cruzó la calle The old man crossed the street.Ella cruza patos con gansos She crosses ducks with geese.2 to cross (piernas, brazos).3 to cross (animales).4 to exchange (unas palabras).5 to cross over, to go over, to get over.Ella cruzó y se salvó She crossed over and saved herself.6 to go across, to cross.Ella cruza el puente She goes across the bridge.7 to breed, to cross, to interbreed.* * *1 (gen) to cross2 (poner atravesado) to lay across; (estar atravesado) to lie across3 (en geometría) to intersect4 (animales) to cross5 (miradas, palabras) to exchange1 (encontrarse) to cross, pass each other2 (intercambiarse) to exchange\cruzar a nado to swim acrosscruzar apuestas to make betscruzar con una raya to draw a line acrosscruzar los brazos to fold one's armscruzarle la cara a alguien figurado to slap somebody's facecruzarse en el camino de alguien figurado to cross somebody's path* * *verb1) to cross2) exchange•- cruzarse* * *1. VT1) [+ calle, río, frontera, puente] to crossal cruzar la puerta o el umbral del palacio — when you set foot inside the palace
2) [arrugas, líneas]3) (=poner cruzado)•
cruzar los dedos — (lit, fig) to cross one's fingersel equipo se juega la Copa -cruzo los dedos- mañana — the team is playing for the Cup tomorrow - (I'm keeping my) fingers crossed
4) [+ palabras] to exchange5) [+ apuestas] to place, make6) (Bio) [+ plantas, razas] to cross7) (Náut) to cruise8) esp LAm (Agr) to plough a second time in a criss-cross pattern10) Ven2.VI [peatón] to crosscruza ahora, que no vienen coches — cross now, there are no cars coming
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex. Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.Ex. A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex. Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex. Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex. The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex. The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex. Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.----* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( atravesar) <calle/mar/puente> to cross2) < piernas> to crosscon los brazos cruzados — with my/your/his arms crossed o folded
3) < cheque> to cross4) ( tachar) to cross out5) <palabras/saludos> to exchange6) ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc)... across7) <animales/plantas> to cross2. 3.cruzarse v pron1) (recípr)a) caminos/líneas to intersect, meetb) (en un viaje, un camino)seguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino — ( nos veremos) we're sure to meet o pass each other on the way; ( no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the way
cruzarse con alguien — to see o pass somebody
2) ( interponerse)* * *= cross, fall across, walk across, intersect, cross-pollinate, throw across, interbreed.Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche) = like passing ships (in the night), like passing ships (in the night).* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzar fronteras = span + boundaries.* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalking, jaywalk.* cruzar la frontera = cross + the boundary.* cruzar la línea = cross + the line.* cruzar la línea divisoria = cross + the boundary, cross + the great divide, cross + the dividing line, cross + the line.* cruzar la línea que separa = cross over + the line separating.* cruzar la mente = shoot through + Posesivo + mind.* cruzar la meta = cross + the finish line.* cruzar las fronteras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre = cross + Adjetivo + lines.* cruzar las piernas = cross + Posesivo + legs, fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzar los brazos = fold + Posesivo + arms.* cruzar los dedos = cross + Posesivo + fingers.* cruzarse con = run into, cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzarse de brazos = sit back, fold + Posesivo + arms, go along with + the flow.* cruzarse de piernas = fold + Posesivo + legs.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* cruzar una mirada = exchange + glance.* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar = nothing ventured, nothing gained.* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado = jaywalker.* * *cruzar [A4 ]vtA (atravesar) ‹calle› to cross; ‹mar/desierto/puente› to cross, go/come acrosscruzó el río a nado she swam across the riveresta calle no cruza Serrano this street doesn't intersect with SerranoB ‹piernas› to crossse sentó y cruzó las piernas she sat down and crossed her legscon los brazos cruzados with my/your/his arms crossed o foldedcrucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossedC ‹cheque› to crossD (tachar) to cross outE ‹palabras/saludos› to exchangeno crucé ni una palabra con él we didn't say a single word to each other, we didn't exchange a single wordF (llevar al otro lado) to take ( o carry etc) … acrossla madre cruzó a los niños the mother took the children acrossel barquero nos cruzó the boatman took o ferried us acrossG ‹animales/plantas› to cross■ cruzarvi(atravesar) to crosscruzaron por el puente they went over o across the bridge■ cruzarseA ( recípr)1 «caminos/líneas» to intersect, meet, cross2(en un viaje, un camino): los trenes se cruzaron a mitad de camino the trains passed each other half wayespero no cruzármelo nunca más I hope I never set eyes on him again, I hope we never cross paths againnuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the postseguro que nos cruzaremos por el camino (nos veremos) we're sure to meet o see o pass each other on the way; (no nos veremos) we're sure to miss each other along the waycruzarse CON algn to see o pass sbme crucé con él al salir de la estación I saw o passed o met him as I came out of the stationme cruzo con ella todos los días I see her o we pass each other everydayB(interponerse): se le cruzó una moto y no pudo frenar a motorcycle pulled out in front of him and he couldn't brake in timese nos cruzó otro corredor y nos caímos todos another runner cut in front of us and we all fell* * *
cruzar ( conjugate cruzar) verbo transitivo
1 ( atravesar) ‹calle/mar/puente› to cross
2 ‹ piernas› to cross;
‹ brazos› to cross, fold
3
4 ( llevar al otro lado) to take (o carry etc) … across
5 ‹animales/plantas› to cross
verbo intransitivo ( atravesar) to cross;
cruzarse verbo pronominal
1 ( recípr)
b) (en viaje, camino):◊ nos cruzamos en el camino we met o passed each other on the way;
nuestras cartas se han debido de cruzar our letters must have crossed in the post;
cruzarse con algn to see o pass sb
2 ( interponerse):
se me cruzó otro corredor another runner cut in front of me
cruzar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cross
(las piernas) to cross one's legs
(los brazos) to fold one's arms
2 (dirigir unas palabras, miradas) to exchange
3 (animal, planta) to cross, crossbreed
II verbo intransitivo (atravesar) to cross
' cruzar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cariño
- empeñarse
- franquear
- isleta
- ojo
- cruzado
- lado
- luz
- mano
- pasar
English:
across
- come through
- cross
- fold
- get across
- go across
- go over
- hold on
- intersect
- jaywalk
- jaywalking
- jump across
- scramble
- see
- single-breasted
- span
- swim
- unsafe
- walk across
- get
- jay
- pass
- stepping-stone
- way
* * *♦ vt1. [calle, río] to cross;cruzó el Atlántico en velero he sailed across the Atlantic;nos cruzó al otro lado del río en su barca he took us across to the other side of the river in his boat;cruzó el río a nado she swam across the river;cruzó la calle corriendo he ran across the street;esta carretera cruza varios pueblos this road goes through several towns;un río que cruza todo el país a river that flows the length of the country2. [interponer]cruzaron un autobús para detener el tráfico they put a bus across the road to stop the traffic3. [piernas, brazos] to cross;crucemos los dedos let's keep our fingers crossed4. [unas palabras] to exchangecruzó demasiado la pelota he pulled his shot wide6. [animales, plantas] to cross7. [cheque] to cross8. CompFamcruzar la cara a alguien to slap sb across the face;como no te estés quieto te voy a cruzar la cara if you don't keep still I'm going to slap you* * *v/t cross* * *cruzar {21} vt1) : to cross2) : to exchange (words, greetings)3) : to cross, to interbreed* * *cruzar vb1. (en general) to cross2. (intercambiar) to exchange -
33 interdisciplinar
= cross curricular, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary], cross-domain, cross-functional, boundary spanning.Ex. Many LEA's and individual schools are seeing the school library as an appropriate location for computers to support the developments in cross curricular work and resource based learning.Ex. Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.Ex. The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.Ex. This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.Ex. In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.----* colaboración interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.* equipo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* * *= cross curricular, cross-disciplinary, interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary], cross-domain, cross-functional, boundary spanning.Ex: Many LEA's and individual schools are seeing the school library as an appropriate location for computers to support the developments in cross curricular work and resource based learning.
Ex: Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.Ex: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.* colaboración interdisciplinar = interdisciplinary collaboration.* equipo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.* * *interdisciplinar, interdisciplinario, -a adjinterdisciplinary* * *adj interdisciplinary -
34 que cruza fronteras
(adj.) = boundary spanningEx. Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.* * *(adj.) = boundary spanningEx: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
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35 coto
m.1 preserve.coto de caza game preserve2 reserved area, reserved land, preserve, enclosure.3 limitation, constraint, restraint, impediment.4 boundary marker.5 goiter, goitre.6 miller's-thumb, sea scorpion.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cotar.* * *1 (pez) miller's thumb————————1 (terreno) enclosure, reserve2 (poste) boundary mark3 (límite) restriction\poner coto a algo to put a stop to somethingcoto de caza game preserve* * *noun m.preserve, reserve* * *ISM1) (=reserva) reservecoto forestal — forest reserve, forest estate
2)3) (=mojón) boundary stone4) (Com) (=acuerdo) price-fixing agreement5) (Bridge) rubberIISM LAm (Med) goitre, goiter (EEUU)* * *1) (Dep, Ecol) reserveponer coto a algo — to put a stop o an end to something
2) (Andes, Ven) ( bocio) goiter** * *= enclave.Ex. They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.----* coto cerrado = closed shop.* coto de caza = game reserve.* coto vedado = preserve.* * *1) (Dep, Ecol) reserveponer coto a algo — to put a stop o an end to something
2) (Andes, Ven) ( bocio) goiter** * *= enclave.Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.
* coto cerrado = closed shop.* coto de caza = game reserve.* coto vedado = preserve.* * *poner coto a algo to put a stop o an end to sth, get sth under controlCompuesto:coto de caza/pescagame/fishing preserveB (Andes, Ven) (bocio) goiter** * *
coto sustantivo masculino (Dep, Ecol) reserve;◊ coto de caza/pesca game/fishing preserve
coto sustantivo masculino
1 reserve
coto privado, private property
♦ Locuciones: poner coto a, to put a stop to
' coto' also found in these entries:
English:
hunting ground
- reserve
- game
- preserve
* * *coto nm1. [vedado] preserve;Figponer coto a to put a stop tocoto de caza game preserve;coto de pesca fishing preserve;coto privado [en letrero] private property2. Andes, CAm, Carib, RP [bocio] goitre* * *1 m:coto de caza hunting reserve;poner coto a algo fig put a stop to sth2 m S.Am., MED goiter, Brgoitre* * *coto nm1) : enclosure, reserve2)poner coto a : to put a stop to* * * -
36 demarcación
f.demarcation, boundary, demarkation.* * *1 (separación) demarcation2 (territorio) district, zone\línea de demarcación demarcation line* * *SF1) [de frontera, zona] demarcation2) (Dep) position* * *a) ( acción) demarcationb) ( distrito) (Adm) district; (Educ) catchment areadentro de nuestra demarcación — within our district o boundaries
* * *= boundary, demarcation.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.----* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.* línea de demarcación = demarcation line.* * *a) ( acción) demarcationb) ( distrito) (Adm) district; (Educ) catchment areadentro de nuestra demarcación — within our district o boundaries
* * *= boundary, demarcation.Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.* demarcación mediante párrafos = paragraphing.* línea de demarcación = demarcation line.* * *dentro de nuestra demarcación within our district, within our boundaries* * *
demarcación sustantivo femenino demarcation
' demarcación' also found in these entries:
English:
demarcation
* * *demarcación nf1. [señalización] demarcation2. [territorio] area3. [jurisdicción] district4. [en deporte] = area of playing field assigned to a player;siempre juega en una demarcación adelantada he always plays in an advanced position* * *f demarcation -
37 hito
m.1 milestone (also figurative).mirar a alguien de hito en hito to stare at somebody2 landmark, bench mark, boundary stone, guidepost.* * *1 (mojón - para distancias) milestone; (- para límites) boundary stone3 (blanco) bull's eye4 figurado (objetivo) target, aim, goal5 figurado (hecho importante) milestone, landmark\dar en el hito to hit the nail on the headmirar de hito en hito to stare at* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=acontecimiento) landmark, milestone2) (=señal) [para límites] boundary post; [para distancias] milestone; (Aut) (=cono) cone, traffic cone3) (Dep) quoits4) (Mil) (lit) target; (fig) aim, goal- a hito* * *mirarle a alguien de hito en hito — (liter) to gaze o stare at somebody
* * *= landmark, milestone, watershed, lasting legacy.Ex. Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field.Ex. The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.Ex. The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries.Ex. This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.----* hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* * *mirarle a alguien de hito en hito — (liter) to gaze o stare at somebody
* * *= landmark, milestone, watershed, lasting legacy.Ex: Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field.
Ex: The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.Ex: The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries.Ex: This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.* hito histórico = historical milestone, historical landmark.* marcar un hito = mark + a stage, make + things happen, mark + a watershed.* marcar un hito histórico = make + history.* que marca un hito = epoch-making.* * *1 (hecho trascendental) landmark, milestoneeste hecho marcó un hito en nuestra historia this event was a milestone o landmark in our historymirar a algn de hito en hito ( liter); to gaze o stare at sbse la quedó mirando de hito a hito he stood there staring o gazing at her* * *
hito sustantivo masculino ( hecho trascendental) landmark, milestone
hito sustantivo masculino milestone
♦ Locuciones: mirar de hito en hito, to stare at
' hito' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mojón
English:
landmark
- milestone
- watershed
- mile
* * *hito nm1. [poste] milestone;mirar a alguien de hito en hito to stare at sb2. [suceso] milestone;un descubrimiento que marcará un hito en la lucha contra el cáncer a landmark discovery in the fight against cancer* * *m tb figmilestone;marcar (un) hito be o mark a milestone;mirar a alguien de hito en hito stare at s.o.* * *hito nm: milestone, landmark -
38 perímetro
m.perimeter.* * *1 perimeter* * *SM perimeter* * *masculino perimeterdentro del perímetro urbano — inside the city boundary, within the city limits
* * *= perimeter, girth.Ex. Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.Ex. Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.* * *masculino perimeterdentro del perímetro urbano — inside the city boundary, within the city limits
* * *= perimeter, girth.Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
Ex: Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.* * *perimeterdentro del perímetro urbano inside the city boundary, within the city limits* * *
perímetro sustantivo masculino
perimeter
perímetro sustantivo masculino perimeter
' perímetro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fortificación
- greca
- circunferencia
English:
perimeter
* * *perímetro nmperimeter* * *m perimeter* * *perímetro nm: perimeter -
39 terreno
adj.earthly, worldly.m.1 lot, terrain, land, patch.2 soil, ground.3 terrain, ground.* * *► adjetivo1 worldly, earthly2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere\ceder terreno figurado to give wayconocer el terreno figurado to be familiar with somethingestar en su propio terreno figurado to be on home groundganar terreno / perder terreno to gain ground / lose groundhacer algo sobre el terreno to do something on the spot 2 figurado to improvise somethingsaber uno el terreno que pisa figurado to know what one's doingpreparar el terreno figurado to pave the way, prepare the groundser terreno abonado (para algo) figurado to be receptive (to something)terreno conocido figurado familiar ground————————2 GEOGRAFÍA terrain4 DEPORTE field, ground5 figurado (esfera de acción) field, sphere* * *noun m.1) terrain2) ground, land3) plot* * *1. ADJ1) (Rel) [bienes] earthlyesta vida terrena — this earthly life liter
2) (Bio, Geol) terrestrial2. SM1) (=extensión de tierra) [gen] land; (=parcela) piece of land, plot of landnos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city
2) [explicando sus características] (=relieve) ground, terrain; (=composición) soil, landun terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain
3) (=campo)a) [de estudio] fieldb) [de actividad] sphere, fieldel gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field
la competencia de las empresas extranjeras en todos los terrenos — competition from foreign companies in all areas
en cuanto a las pensiones, se ha avanzado poco en este terreno — as for pensions, little progress has been made in this area
4)- vencer a algn en su propio terrenoterreno abonado —
dichas tendencias han encontrado el terreno abonado entre la juventud — these trends have found a fertile breeding ground amongst the young
este país es terreno abonado para las inversiones extranjeras — this country provides rich pickings for foreign investment
5) (Dep)el equipo tuvo una nueva derrota fuera de su terreno — the team suffered a fresh defeat away (from home)
terreno de juego — pitch, field
* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx. This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.Ex. Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex. Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex. These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex. Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex. A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex. The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex. So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *I- na adjetivoa) (Relig) earthlyb) ( no marino o aéreo) terrestrial (frml), land (before n)II1) (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot (AmE)el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river
2) ( extensión de tierra) land3)a) (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain; ( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soilallanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody
ceder/ganar/perder terreno — to give/gain/lose ground
estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground
minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet
pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground
prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something
sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies
b) (Geol) terrane, terrain4) (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field* * *terreno11 = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of land.Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* ceder terreno = yield + ground, lose + ground.* con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno = land grant [land-grant].* en terreno conocido = on familiar grounds.* en terreno peligroso = on shaky grounds.* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro = be on secure ground.* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.* gestión de terrenos = land management.* invadir el terreno (de Alguien) = encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.* limpiar el terreno de árboles = clear + land.* motocicleta todo terreno = dirt bike.* moverse en terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.* parcela de terreno = plot of land, piece of land.* perder terreno = lose + ground.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos = land-clearing.* preparar el terreno = pave + the way (for/towards/to), set + the scene, clear + the path, smooth + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), lay + the groundwork for, pave + the road (for/towards/to), clear + the way.* preparar el terreno para = lead up to, smooth + the path of, clear + the ground for, fertilise + the ground for.* prueba sobre el terreno = field test, field trial.* sobre el terreno = on the ground.* tantear el terreno = put + feeler out, test + the water.* terreno conocido = familiar grounds.* terreno cultivable pequeño = croft.* terreno de deportes = sport arena.* terreno de juego = playing field, pitch.* terreno de pruebas = testing ground.* terreno desconocido = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* terreno elevado = high ground.* terreno en construcción = building site.* terreno firme = firm ground, safe ground, solid ground.* terreno inhóspito = inhospitable terrain.* terreno maderero = timberland.* terreno nada fértil = stony ground.* terreno neutral = neutral ground.* terreno para construir = building site.* terreno pedegroso = stony ground.* terreno peligroso = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terreno poco definido = grey area [gray area].* terreno resbaladizo = on thin ice, slippery ground, on dangerous ground.* terrenos = site, landed estate, grounds.* terrenos de la finca = estate grounds.* terreno seguro = safe ground, solid ground.* terreno sin construir = vacant lot.* terrenos sin construir = vacant land.* vehículo todoterreno = all-terrain vehicle.* vencer a Alguien en su propio terreno = beat + Nombre + at + Posesivo + own game.terreno22 = earthly [earthlier -comp., earthliest -sup.], worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.].Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.(n.) = arena, land, turf, terrain, land area, ground, plot of land, piece of landEx: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.* * *1 ( Relig) earthlynuestra vida terrena our earthly life, our life on earthA (lote, parcela) plot of land, lot ( AmE)heredó unos terrenos en Sonora she inherited some land in Sonoraun terreno plantado de viñas a field o an area of land planted with vinesel terreno cuesta tanto como la casa the land costs as much as the housequieren construir en esos terrenos they want to build on that land o siteel terreno llega hasta el río the land o plot o lot extends as far as the riverCompuesto:field, pitch ( BrE)Escocia perdió frente a Gales en su propio terreno (de juego) Scotland lost at home to Wales, Scotland lost to Wales despite having home-field advantage ( AmE), Scotland lost to Wales on their home ground ( BrE)B (extensión de tierra) landcompraron una casa con mucho terreno they bought a house with a lot of landCun terreno montañoso mountainous terrainlos accidentes del terreno the features of the landscape o terrainun terreno pantanoso marshy land, a marshy terrainun terreno bueno para el cultivo del trigo good land o soil for growing wheatallanarle el terreno a algn to smooth the way o path for sbceder/ganar/perder terreno to give/gain/lose groundestar en su (propio) terreno to be on one's own groundminarle or socavarle el terreno a algn to cut the ground from under sb's feetpisar terreno firme/peligroso to tread on safe/dangerous groundprepararle el terreno a algn/algo to pave the way for sb/sthrecuperar terreno to recover lost groundsobre el terreno: para estudiar sobre el terreno la situación to make an on-the-spot o an in situ assessment of the situationiremos haciendo planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go alongtantear el terreno to see how the land lies2 ( Geol) terrane, terrainCompuestos:● terreno abonado or propicioes terreno abonado or propicio para la delincuencia it is a breeding ground for crimees un terreno abonado or propicio para la especulación it gives rise to a great deal of speculationfamiliar groundpara él ya es terreno conocido he's on familiar ground, it's familiar ground to himD (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, fielden el terreno laboral at workejerció una gran influencia en el terreno de las artes he was a major influence in the arts* * *
terreno 1◊ -na adjetivo (Relig) earthly
terreno 2 sustantivo masculino
1
un terreno plantado de viñas a field planted with vines;
terreno de juego field, pitch
2 (Geog) ( refiriéndose al relieve) terrain;
( refiriéndose a la composición) land, soil;
3 (esfera, campo de acción) sphere, field;
terreno,-a
I adjetivo ➣ terrenal
II sustantivo masculino
1 Geol terrain
2 (extensión de tierra) (piece of) land, ground: quiere cultivar su terreno, he wants to cultivate his land
tiene un terreno en Valencia, he has land in Valencia
un terreno arenoso, a sandy soil
3 fig (campo de acción, investigación) field, sphere
4 Dep terreno (de juego), field, ground
♦ Locuciones: le gusta saber qué terreno pisa, he likes to know where he stands
ganar/perder terreno, to gain/lose ground
preparar el terreno, to prepare the ground
sobre el terreno, as one goes along
' terreno' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acotar
- adyacente
- allanar
- alta
- alto
- badén
- depresión
- elevación
- escabrosa
- escabroso
- finca
- grieta
- inclinación
- juego
- margen
- monte
- movediza
- movedizo
- nacional
- ondulada
- ondulado
- orientar
- parque
- pelada
- pelado
- pendiente
- polígono
- regar
- reseca
- reseco
- revalorizar
- salar
- salvaje
- sanear
- solar
- terrena
- terruño
- tierra
- triangular
- abrupto
- accidentado
- accidente
- adaptar
- agreste
- alameda
- altibajos
- anegar
- arbolado
- arenoso
- asentar
English:
dirt bike
- estate
- extend
- feeler
- flatten
- foresight
- gain
- gain on
- ground
- gulley
- gully
- ice
- jeep
- level
- lose
- lot
- out-of-bounds
- parcel
- patch
- pitch
- plot
- recreation ground
- rent
- rugged
- ruggedness
- scout
- spread
- stretch
- survey
- tenure
- terrain
- testing ground
- tract
- uneven
- unfold
- way
- area
- common
- country
- ease
- green
- mostly
- piece
- preserve
- property
- province
- reclaim
- site
* * *terreno, -a♦ adjFormal [vida] earthly; [bienes, preocupaciones] worldly♦ nm1. [suelo] land;[por su relieve] terrain; [por su composición, utilidad agrícola] soil;grandes extensiones de terreno large tracts of land;terreno montañoso/abrupto mountainous/rugged terrain;terreno arenoso/volcánico sandy/volcanic soil;el terreno era irregular the ground was uneven;ser terreno abonado (para algo) to be fertile ground (for sth)terreno agrícola farmland;terreno cultivable arable land;terreno edificable land suitable for development;terreno rústico land unsuitable for development;terreno urbanizable land suitable for development;terreno no urbanizable land unsuitable for development2. [parcela, solar] plot (of land);tenemos unos terrenos en el pueblo we have some land in the village4. [ámbito] field;en el terreno de la música/medicina in the field of music/medicine;tiene muchos problemas en el terreno personal she has a lot of problems in her private life;ha habido muchos avances en este terreno there have been considerable advances in this field5. [territorio] ground;llevar algo/a alguien a su terreno: sabe llevar las conversaciones a su terreno he knows how to steer conversations round to what interests him;la campeona supo llevar a su terreno a la tenista holandesa the champion was able to impose her own terms on the Dutch player;sabe llevar cualquier canción a su terreno he is capable of making any song his own;ceder terreno to give ground;ganar terreno to gain ground;le está ganando terreno a su rival he's gaining ground on his rival;perder terreno (ante alguien) to lose ground (to sb);preparar el terreno (para algo/a alguien) to pave the way (for sth/sb);sabe el terreno que pisa she knows what she is about;sobre el terreno: estudiar algo sobre el terreno to study something in the field;resolveremos los problemas sobre el terreno we'll solve the problems as we go along* * *I adj earthly, worldlyII m land; figfield;un terreno a lot, Br a plot opiece of land;sobre el terreno in the field;ganar/perder terreno fig gain/lose ground;tantear el terreno fig see how the land lies;llevar a alguien a su terreno get s.o. on one’s home ground;pisar terreno resbaladizo fig be on slippery ground* * *terreno nm1) : terrain2) suelo: earth, ground3) : plot, tract of land4)perder terreno : to lose ground5)preparar el terreno : to pave the way* * *terreno n1. (tierra) land2. (de una actividad) field -
40 guardarraya
SF* * *( Méx)(franja) boundary strip; (cortafuegos) firebreak* * *guardarraya nfMéx = boundary line between plots of farmland
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