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41 estratagema
f.stratagem (military).* * *1 MILITAR stratagem* * *noun f.stratagem, device* * *SF stratagem* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex. Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.Ex. Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex. The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex. The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex. These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *femenino stratagem* * *= course of action, stratagem, ruse, ploy, artifice, power play, scheme, stalking horse, trick, gaff.Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.* * *stratagem* * *
estratagema sustantivo femenino
stratagem
estratagema sustantivo femenino stratagem
' estratagema' also found in these entries:
English:
device
- frame-up
- scheme
- stratagem
* * *estratagema nf1. Mil stratagem2. [astucia] artifice, trick* * *f stratagem* * *estratagema nfartimaña: stratagem, ruse -
42 imponer
v.1 to set (moda).2 to be imposing.3 to impose, to enforce, to compel, to foist.Ella impone el reglamento She imposes the rules.4 to stipulate, to set, to determine, to lay down.Elsa impone el plan de acción Elsa stipulates the plan of action.5 to be imposed upon.Se me impuso una regla estúpida A stupid rule was imposed on me.* * *1 (ley, límite, sanción) to impose2 (obediencia) to exact3 (respeto) to inspire4 FINANZAS (cantidad) to deposit1 (asustar) to be frightening1 to impose one's authority (a, on)2 (obligarse) to force oneself to3 (prevalecer) to prevail4 (predominar) to become fashionable* * *verb1) to impose2) exact•* * *( pp impuesto)1. VT1) (=poner) [+ castigo, obligación] to impose; [+ tarea] to setimponer sanciones comerciales a un país — to impose trade sanctions against o on a country
no quiero imponerte nada, solo darte un buen consejo — I don't want to force you to do anything o I don't want to impose anything on you, just to give you some good advice
el juez le impuso una pena de tres años de prisión — the judge gave him a three-year prison sentence
a la princesa le impusieron el nombre de Mercedes — the princess was given the name Mercedes, the princess was named Mercedes
3) (=hacer prevalecer) [+ voluntad, costumbre] to impose; [+ norma] to enforce; [+ miedo] to instil; [+ condición] to lay down, impose; [+ enseñanza, uso] to make compulsorysu trabajo le impone un ritmo de vida muy acelerado — her work forces her to lead a very fast lifestyle
algunos creadores japoneses imponen su moda en Occidente — some Japanese designers have successfully brought their fashions over to the West
4) (Com, Econ) [+ dinero] to deposit; [+ impuesto] to put (a, sobre on)levy (a, sobre on)han impuesto nuevas tasas sobre los servicios básicos — they have put o levied new taxes on essential services
5) (=instruir)6) (Rel)7) Chile to pay (in contributions), pay (in Social Security)2. VI1) (=intimidar) [persona] to command respect; [edificio] to be imposing; [arma] to be intimidating¿no te impone dormir solo? — don't you find it rather scary sleeping on your own?
2) Chile to pay contributions, pay one's Social Security3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to sete) < moda> to set2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give3) ( informar)imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something
4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute2.imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing3.imponerse v pron1)a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneselfb) idea to become establishedc) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)d) color/estilo to come into fashion2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority3) (frml) ( vencer) to winimponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something
4) (frml) ( informarse)5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)* * *= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.Ex. Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.Ex. Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.Ex. Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.Ex. Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex. Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.Ex. Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.Ex. Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.----* imponer a = intrude on.* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.* imponer multa = impose + penalty.* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.* imponer una carga = place + burden.* imponer una condición = place + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.* imponer una tarea = task.* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <castigo/multa> to impose (frml)b) (frml) <gravamen/impuesto> to impose, levy (frml)c) < obligación> to impose, place; < opinión> to impose; <reglas/condiciones> to impose, enforce; < tarea> to sete) < moda> to set2) (frml) (+ me/te/le etc) <condecoración/medalla> to confer; < nombre> to give3) ( informar)imponer a alguien de or en algo — to inform somebody of o about something
4) (Esp frml) <dinero/fondos> to deposit5) (Chi) ( a la seguridad social) to contribute2.imponer vi (infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposing3.imponerse v pron1)a) (refl) <horario/meta> to set oneselfb) idea to become establishedc) (frml) cambio/decisión to be imperative (frml)d) color/estilo to come into fashion2) ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority3) (frml) ( vencer) to winimponerse a alguien/algo — to defeat o beat somebody/something
4) (frml) ( informarse)5) (Méx) ( acostumbrarse)* * *= be awe-inspiring, dictate, lay on, impose, enjoin, inflict, enforce, thrust on/upon, mete out.Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.Ex: Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.* imponer a = intrude on.* imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.* imponer castigo = mete out + punishment.* imponer condena = impose + prison sentence.* imponer exigencias a = place + demands on.* imponer impuestos = impose + VAT.* imponer multa = impose + penalty.* imponer orden = impose + order, bring + order.* imponer orden en donde hay caos = bring + order out of chaos.* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.* imponer recortes = impose + cuts.* imponer respeto = stand in + awe.* imponer restricciones a = impose + limits on.* imponer sanción económica = levy + fine.* imponer sanciones = exercise + sanctions.* imponerse = prevail, obtrude (into), take + hold, put + Posesivo + foot down, overrule.* imponerse a Uno mismo = self-mandate.* imponerse disciplina = discipline + Reflexivo.* imponer sentencia = mete out + sentence.* imponerse una tarea = task + Reflexivo.* imponer una carga = place + burden.* imponer una condición = place + limitation.* imponer una limitación = place + restraint, impose + limitation.* imponer una limitación (sobre) = place + constraint (on/upon).* imponer una limitación sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* imponer una norma = place + prescription.* imponer una restricción = place + requirement, place + restraint.* imponer una restricción sobre Algo = impose + constraint upon.* imponer una sanción = impose + sanction.* imponer una tarea = task.* imponer una tarea a Alguien = foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.* * *vtAel gobierno impuso el toque de queda the government imposed a curfewle impusieron una pena de 20 años de cárcel he was sentenced to 20 years in prison, they imposed a 20-year prison sentence on him3 ‹obligación› to impose, place; ‹opinión› to impose; ‹reglas/condiciones› to impose, enforce; ‹tarea› to setno lo sienten como una cosa impuesta they don't see it as an imposition o as something imposed upon themimpusieron el uso obligatorio del cinturón de seguridad safety belts were made compulsoryno te estoy tratando de imponer nada, sólo te estoy advirtiendo de un posible peligro I'm not trying to tell you what to do, I'm just warning you of a possible dangersiempre tiene que imponer su punto de vista he always has to impose his point of view4 ‹respeto› to command; ‹temor› to inspire, instill*5 ‹moda› to setB ( frml) (+ me/te/le etc) ‹condecoración› to confer; ‹nombre› to give; ‹medalla› to conferle impuso la máxima condecoración civil he conferred the highest civil award on o upon himse le impuso el nombre de `calle de los Mártires' it was given the name of `street of the Martyrs'C (informar) imponer a algn DE or EN algo to inform sb OF o ABOUT sthD ( Relig):imponerle las manos a algn to lay one's hands upon o on sbF ( Chi) (a la seguridad social) to contribute■ imponervi(infundir respeto, admiración) to be imposingsu mera presencia impone he has an imposing presence, his mere presence is imposingsu dominio de la situación impone his command of the situation is impressiveA1 ( refl) ‹horario› to set oneself; ‹régimen› to impose … on oneself2 «idea» to become establishedse impone tomar una decisión hoy mismo it is imperative that a decision is o be made todayse impone la necesidad de un cambio a change is imperative, there is an urgent need for a change4 ‹color/estilo› to come into fashion, become fashionableeste invierno se han impuesto las faldas por debajo de la rodilla skirts below the knee have become fashionable o have come into fashion this winterB (hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authorityse impuso por puntos he won on pointsse impondrá el sentido común common sense will prevailimponerse A algn/algo to defeat o beat sb/sthse impusieron a China por siete carreras a dos they beat China by seven runs to twoE ( Méx) (acostumbrarse) imponerse A algo; to become accustomed TO sth* * *
imponer ( conjugate imponer) verbo transitivo (frml)a) to impose (frml);
‹ temor› to inspire, instill( conjugate instill)
imponerse verbo pronominal
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2 ( hacerse respetar) to assert oneself o one's authority
3 (frml) ( vencer) to win;
imponer verbo transitivo
1 to impose: impuso su criterio contra el de todos, she imposed her viewpoint over that of others
2 (sobrecoger) to be impressive: la visión de la sangre le impone mucho, he can't stand the sight of blood
(suscitar respeto) to inspire respect
3 Fin to deposit
' imponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sancionar
- impuse
- poner
English:
apply
- compel
- dictate
- enforce
- impose
- keep
- levy
- reimpose
- sanction
- command
- embargo
- inflict
- mete out
* * *♦ vta nadie le gusta que le impongan obligaciones no one likes to have responsibilities forced upon them;desde el principio el campeón impuso un fuerte ritmo de carrera the champion set a healthy pace right from the start of the race;el profesor impuso silencio en la clase the teacher silenced the class;una política impuesta por el Banco Mundial a policy imposed by the World Bank2. [aplicar]imponer una multa/un castigo a alguien to impose a fine/a punishment on sb;el juez le impuso una pena de dos años de cárcel the judge sentenced him to two years' imprisonment;le impusieron la difícil tarea de sanear las finanzas de la empresa he was charged with the difficult task of straightening out the company's finances;impusieron la obligatoriedad de llevar casco they made it compulsory to wear a helmet3. [inspirar] [miedo, admiración] to inspire (a in);imponer respeto (a alguien) to command respect (from sb)4. [establecer] [moda] to set;[costumbre] to introduce5. [asignar] [nombre] to give;[medalla, condecoración, título] to award;a la isla se le impuso el nombre de su descubridor the island was named after the person who discovered it;le fue impuesto el título de doctor honoris causa por la Universidad de México he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Mexico7. [en banca] to deposit♦ vito be imposing;el edificio impone por sus grandes dimensiones the size of the building makes it very imposing;imponía con su presencia he had an imposing presence* * *<part impuesto>I v/t1 impose; impuesto impose, levyII v/i be imposing oimpressive* * *imponer {60} vt1) : to impose2) : to conferimponer vi: to be impressive, to command respect* * *imponer vb to impose -
43 blanco fácil
m.easy target, soft target.* * *(n.) = ripe target, sitting duckEx. As a result, a library budget can be a ripe target to bargain away when budget cuts are required = Como consecuencia, el presupuesto de la biblioteca puede ser un blanco fácil cuando se necesitan hacer recortes presupuestarios.Ex. The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.* * *(n.) = ripe target, sitting duckEx: As a result, a library budget can be a ripe target to bargain away when budget cuts are required = Como consecuencia, el presupuesto de la biblioteca puede ser un blanco fácil cuando se necesitan hacer recortes presupuestarios.
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44 recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir
(n.) = budget cut + biteEx. As provision of local authority adult education classes drops and budget cuts bite deep everywhere, it would benefit both organisations to cooperate and maintain a 'high profile'.* * *(n.) = budget cut + biteEx: As provision of local authority adult education classes drops and budget cuts bite deep everywhere, it would benefit both organisations to cooperate and maintain a 'high profile'.
Spanish-English dictionary > recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir
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45 Haushaltsabfall
Haushaltsabfall
household refuse;
• Haushaltsabstriche budget cuts;
• Haushaltsabteilung budget-making (budgetary) agency, budget department, (Kaufhaus) hardware department;
• Haushaltsabteilung des Finanzministeriums Bureau of the Budget (US);
• Haushaltsabteilungsleiter budget director, director of the budget;
• Haushaltsabweichungen budget variance;
• Haushaltsänderungen budget changes;
• Haushaltsanforderung budget request;
• Haushaltsanforderungen beschneiden to prune budget requests;
• Haushaltsangehörige family group;
• Haushaltsansatz draft budget, estimates (Br.);
• Haushaltsansatz zurückführen to rein back a budget;
• Haushaltsansätze nicht erreichen to fall below budget figures;
• Haushaltsartikel household gear, domestic articles;
• Haushaltsaufstellung budgeting, making up of a budget, income engineering (US);
• Haushaltsausgaben budgetary expenditure, budget [expenditure];
• Haushaltsausgleich budget equilibrium (Br.) (balancing);
• antizyklischer Haushaltsausgleich cyclical budgeting;
• Haushaltsausschuss budget (appropriation, US) committee, budgetary commission (board), Committee of Supply (Br.), House Ways and Means Committee (US), (Europaparlament) Committee on Budgets;
• wöchentlicher Haushaltsausweis week’s budget statement;
• Haushaltsausweitung budget busting;
• Haushaltsbedarf household requirements;
• Haushaltsbedürfnisse (Etat) budget[ary] needs;
• Haushaltsbefragung sample of householders;
• Haushaltsbefugnisse budgetary authority (powers), power of purse;
• Haushaltsbefugnisse des Parlaments (EU) Parliament’s power of the purse (budgetary powers);
• Haushaltsbefugnisse gemeinsam ausüben to share the power of purse;
• Haushaltsbehörde budgetary authority, budget agency (US);
• Haushaltsberatungen budget debate (session, trading, US), budgetary negotiations;
• Haushaltsbericht budget report;
• Haushaltsbeschränkungen budget[ary] restraints;
• Haushaltsbesteuerung splitting system;
• Haushaltsbewilligung budget grant, budgetary appropriations, voting the estimates (Br.);
• Haushaltsbewilligungsausschuss budgetary committee (board), appropriation (budget) committee, Committee of Supply (Ways and Means, Br.), House Ways and Means Committee (US);
• Haushaltsbuch housekeeping book;
• Haushaltsbuchführung family accounting;
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46 Haushaltsgeräte
Haushaltsgeräte npl GEN (infrml) white goods* * ** * *Haushaltsgeräte
domestic (household) appliances, household goods (equipment);
• elektrische Haushaltsgeräte electric-powered household gadgets;
• Haushaltsgeschäft hardware shop;
• Haushaltsgesetz Appropriation Act (Br.), Consolidated Fund Act (Br.), Budget and Accounting Act (US), Finance Act (Br.);
• Haushaltsgleichung budget equation;
• Haushaltsgröße household size;
• befragte Haushaltsgruppe family research panel;
• lebenswichtige Haushaltsgüter household essentials;
• vom Betrieb gestellte stundenweise Haushaltshilfen home helper system;
• im Haushalt lebende Haushaltshilfe resident housekeeper;
• Haushaltshöchstgrenze festsetzen to fix an extreme limit for the budget;
• Haushaltsjahr budgetary (budget, financial, Br., fiscal, US) year;
• Haushaltskommissar (EU) budget commissioner;
• Haushaltskonflikt clashes over the budget;
• Haushaltskontrollausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments the European Parliament’s Commission on Budgetary Control;
• Haushaltskontrolle budgetary control;
• Haushaltskonvergenz (Euro-Währungen) budgetary convergence;
• Haushaltskosten household operating costs;
• Haushaltskredit budget credit;
• Haushaltskunde, Haushaltskunst domestic economy;
• Haushaltskürzungen budget cuts (slash, cutting);
• Haushaltskürzungen vornehmen to prune a budget;
• Haushaltslage budgetary position;
• Haushaltslinie budget line;
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47 budżetowy
a.budget, budgetary; komisja budżetowa budget committee; posiedzenie budżetowe budget meeting; cięcia budżetowe budget cuts; deficyt budżetowy budget deficit; dyscyplina/polityka budżetowa budgetary discipline/policy; ustawa budżetowa budgetary proposal; rezerwy budżetowe budgetary reserves; prawo budżetowe budgetary law; rok budżetowy fiscal year; subwencja budżetowa budget subsidy; debata budżetowa budget debate.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > budżetowy
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48 budże|t
m (G budżetu) budget C/U- budżet domowy household budget- budżet państwa the Budget- skromny budżet a tight budget- przekroczyć budżet to go over budget- cięcia w budżecie budget cuts- dziura w budżecie a hole in the budgetThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > budże|t
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49 Budgeteinsparungen
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50 cięcie
* * *n.1. (= rozcięcie) cut, cutting; cesarskie cięcie med. Cesarean section, Cesarean, Br. Caesarean section, Caesarean.2. (= cios, uderzenie) lash, slash, cut.3. (= skaleczenie) cut, gash, slash.4. (kryształu, diamentu) cut.6. kino (= moment zmiany obrazu) cut.7. (= wycinanie drzew) felling.8. ogr. pruning, trimming.9. techn. (= dzielenie) cutting; cięcie mechaniczne/termiczne mechanical/thermal cutting.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cięcie
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51 abarrotado
adj.crammed, packed, completely full, crowded.past part.past participle of spanish verb: abarrotar.* * *1→ link=abarrotar abarrotar► adjetivo1 (cosas) packed (de, with), crammed (de, with); (personas) jam-packed (de, with), packed (de, with)* * *(f. - abarrotada)adj.1) packed2) crowded* * *ADJ [sala, tren] packed, jam-packed•
estar abarrotado de — [+ personas] to be packed o jam-packed with; [+ objetos] to be crammed o jam-packed with* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.Ex. His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex. Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex. The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex. Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex. They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex. The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex. Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex. The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.----* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *- da adjetivo crammed, packedabarrotado de algo — < de gente> packed o crammed with something
* * *= congested, packed to capacity, overcrowded, bursting at the seams, stuffed looking, choc-a-block, chock-full, cluttered, densely packed, packed, packed to the rafters.Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.Ex: The library was choc-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.* abarrotado (de) = teeming with, bursting with, jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.* * *abarrotado -dacrammed, packed abarrotado DE algo packed o crammed WITH sthestanterías abarrotadas de adornos shelves crammed with ornamentsel foyer estaba abarrotado de gente the foyer was packed with people* * *
Del verbo abarrotar: ( conjugate abarrotar)
abarrotado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
abarrotado
abarrotar
abarrotado◊ -da adjetivo
crammed, packed;
abarrotado de algo ‹ de gente› packed o crammed with sth
abarrotar ( conjugate abarrotar) verbo transitivo ‹sala/teatro› to pack
abarrotado,-a adjetivo packed, crammed [de, with]: no pudimos entrar en el local, estaba abarrotado (de gente), we couldn't get into the place because it was jam-packed with people
abarrotar verbo transitivo to pack, cram [de, with]: el público abarrotaba el teatro, the theatre was packed (with people)
' abarrotado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarrotada
English:
astir
- chock-a-block
- chock-full
- overcrowded
- swarm
- cluttered
- congested
- crowded
- over
* * *abarrotado, -a adj* * *I adj packedII part → abarrotar* * *abarrotado, -da adj: packed, crammed -
52 aniquilación
f.annihilation, destruction, killing, elimination.* * *1 annihilation, destruction* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex. As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *femenino annihilation* * *= decimation, wiping out, annihilation.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.* * *annihilationla aniquilación del ejército enemigo the annihilation of the enemy forcescambios climatológicos que produjeron la aniquilación de algunas especies changes in climate which caused the extinction of o which wiped out some species* * *
aniquilación sustantivo femenino annihilation
' aniquilación' also found in these entries:
English:
rout
* * *aniquilación nf, aniquilamiento nmannihilation* * *f, aniquilamiento m annihilation* * * -
53 ardid
m.1 ruse, trick.2 scheme, stratagem, plan, ruse.* * *1 scheme, trick* * *SM ruseardides — tricks, wiles
* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex. Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.Ex. People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex. They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex. Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex. But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex. There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex. Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.----* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *masculino trick, ruse* * *= gimmick, stunt, ploy, stalking horse, trick, gaff, wheeze.Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.* ardid electoral = election stunt.* ardid político = political stunt.* ardid publicitario = publicity stunt, publicity ploy, advertising ploy.* * *trick, rusese valió de ardides femeninos para convencerlo she used her feminine wiles to persuade him* * *
ardid sustantivo masculino
trick, ruse
ardid sustantivo masculino scheme, plot
' ardid' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
juego
- zancadilla
- astucia
- engaño
- trampa
- treta
English:
device
- gimmick
- ruse
- scheme
- trick
- stunt
* * *ardid nmruse, trick* * *m trick, ruse* * *ardid nm: scheme, ruse -
54 causar
v.1 to cause.el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accidentel huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coastel terremotó causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand peopleEl ácido úrico causa la gota Uric acid causes gout.Ella causó que eso ocurriese She caused that to happen.2 to be caused to.Se nos causó un gran daño A great damage was caused to us.* * *1 (provocar) to cause, bring about2 (proporcionar) to make, give* * *verb1) to cause2) make* * *VT [+ problema, consecuencia, víctima] to cause; [+ impresión] to makela explosión causó heridas a dos personas — the explosion injured two people, the explosion left two people injured
sus declaraciones han causado el efecto esperado — her statements have produced o had the desired effect
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causar asombro a algn — to amaze sb•
causar emoción a algn — to move sb•
causar extrañeza a algn — to puzzle sb•
causar risa a algn — to make sb laugh* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex. As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.Ex. Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex. Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex. This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex. It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex. In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex. Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex. What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex. That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex. The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex. Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.----* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *verbo transitivo <daños/problema/sufrimiento> to cause; < indignación> to cause, arouse; < alarma> to cause, provoke; < placer> to give* * *= cause, result (in), spark off, inflict, evoke, bring on, bring about, precipitate, give + cause to, give + rise to, give + occasion to.Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.* causar ansiedad = cause + anxiety.* causar buena impresión = impress, come across.* causar confusión = wreak + confusion, cause + confusion.* causar conmoción = cause + a ripple.* causar consternación = cause + consternation.* causar daño = do + harm, be injurious, cause + damage, cause + harm, cause + hurt, bring + harm, inflict + damage.* causar daño corporal = cause + injury.* causar daño material = cause + material injury.* causar daños = cause + erosion.* causar desórdenes = riot.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* causar dificultad = cause + difficulty.* causar disturbios = riot.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* causar graves daños a = bring + ruin to.* causar impresión = make + impression.* causar molestias = cause + disruption, inconvenience, cause + inconvenience.* causar muchas víctimas = take + a toll on life.* causar muertos = take + a toll on life.* causar pena = cause + hurt.* causar pérdidas = cause + losses.* causar perjuicio = bring + harm.* causar preocupación = evoke + concern, cause + concern.* causar problemas = cause + problems, cause + trouble, make + trouble.* causar revuelo = cause + a stir, create + a stir.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* causarse daño = bring + disaster on.* causar sensación = be a sensation, cut + a swath(e), cut + a dash, make + heads turn, make + a big noise, cause + a sensation.* causar sensación en el mundo = make + a big noise in the world.* causar sorpresa = cause + an eyelid to bat.* causar una buena primera impresión = make + a good first impression.* causar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* causar una gran sensación = make + a splash.* causar una guerra = precipitate + war.* causar una impresión = leave + an impression, make + an impression.* causar una primera impresión = make + a first impression.* causar una reacción = cause + reaction.* causar un gran alboroto = make + a splash.* causar un gran revuelo = set + the cat among the pigeons, put + the cat among the pigeons, make + a splash.* que puede causar detención = arrestable.* sin causar daño = harmlessly.* * *causar [A1 ]vt‹daños/problema› to cause; ‹indignación› to cause, arouseel incidente causó gran inquietud the incident caused great uneaseverlo así me causa gran tristeza it makes me very sad o it causes me great sadness o it fills me with sadness to see him like thatme causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her, she made a very good impression on meeste premio me causa gran satisfacción ( frml); I am delighted to receive this prizeme causó mucha gracia que dijera eso I thought it was o I found it very funny that she should say that* * *
causar ( conjugate causar) verbo transitivo ‹daños/problema/sufrimiento› to cause;
‹ indignación› to cause, arouse;
‹ alarma› to cause, provoke;
‹ placer› to give;
me causó muy buena impresión I was very impressed with her
causar verbo transitivo to cause, bring about: el desaliño causa mala impresión, untidiness makes a bad impression
le causó buena impresión, he was very impressed by him
me causó mucha alegría, it made me very happy
' causar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
admirar
- alborotar
- caer
- cobrarse
- dar
- darse
- deslumbrar
- determinar
- embarazar
- embriagar
- emocionar
- encandilar
- engordar
- espantar
- estragos
- estropear
- fastidiar
- hacer
- ilusionar
- impresión
- impresionar
- incomodar
- meter
- molestar
- molestia
- montar
- obrar
- parecer
- pesar
- plantear
- producir
- provocar
- repeler
- repercutir
- revolver
- salar
- sembrar
- traer
- trastornar
- turbar
- furor
- motivar
- propiciar
- saber
English:
bother
- cause
- derive
- foul up
- impression
- inflict
- painlessly
- riot
- sensation
- set
- start
- trouble
- wreak
- fire
- mischief
- rise
* * *causar vt[daños, problemas] to cause; [placer, satisfacción] to give;el huracán causó estragos en la costa the hurricane wreaked havoc on the coast;el terremoto causó dos mil muertos two thousand people died in the earthquake, the earthquake killed two thousand people;el accidente le causó graves lesiones he was seriously injured in the accident;causar (una) buena/mala impresión to make a good/bad impression;me causa mucha felicidad saber que se hayan reconciliado it makes me very happy to know they've made up with one another;esta crema a veces causa una sensación de picor this cream sometimes causes an itching sensation* * ** * *causar vt1) : to cause2) : to provoke, to arouseeso me causa gracia: that strikes me as being funny* * *causar vb1. (provocar) to cause2. (proporcionar) to make -
55 continuar
v.1 to continue, to go on, to carry on with.los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went or continued on their waycontinuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do somethingcontinúa lloviendo it's still rainingtodavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the companycontinuará to be continued (historia, programa)El suplicio continuó The torture continued.María continuó el trabajo de Ricardo Mary continued John's work.Me continúa el dolor My pain persists=continues.2 to keep on, to continue to.Yo continúo estudiando I keep on studying.3 to continue to be.* * *1 (proseguir) to continue, carry on1 (permanecer, durar) to continue, go on1 (extenderse) to extend, run\'Continuará' (capítulos, episodios, etc) "To be continued"* * *verbto continue, go on* * *1.VT to continuecontinuaremos la clase mañana — we will go on with o continue the lesson tomorrow
continuó su vida como antes — he went on with o continued with his life as before
2. VI1) [historia, espectáculo, guerra] to continue, go onla búsqueda continuó durante toda la noche — the search continued o went on all night
continúe, por favor — please continue, please go on
"continuará" — "to be continued"
pase lo que pase, la vida continúa — come what may, life goes on
2) [en una situación]la puerta continúa cerrada — the door is still shut, the door remains shut frm
continúa muy grave — she is still in a critical condition, she remains in a critical condition frm
continúa en el mismo puesto de trabajo — she is still in the same post, she remains in the same post frm
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continuar con algo — to continue with sth, go on with sthcontinuó con su trabajo — he continued with o went on with his work
continuar con salud — to be still in good health, remain in good health frm
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continuar haciendo algo, continuó leyendo — she continued to read o reading, she went on readingla policía continuará investigando el caso — the police are to continue o go on investigating the case
a pesar de todo, continúa diciendo lo que piensa — in spite of everything, she continues to speak her mind o she still speaks her mind
en cualquier caso continúo siendo optimista — in any case, I remain optimistic o I am still optimistic
3) [camino, carretera] to continue, go on, carry onel camino continúa hasta la costa — the road continues o goes on o carries on (all the way) to the coast
* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex. Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.Ex. Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex. Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex. It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex. Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex. If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex. Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex. I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex. Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex. 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex. This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex. In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex. In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex. If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex. A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex. Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex. Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex. He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex. But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex. I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.----* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *1.verbo transitivo to continue2.continuemos la marcha — let's go on o carry on
continuar via) guerra/espectáculo/vida to continuesi las cosas continúan así — if things go on o continue like this
continuar + ger: su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak condition; continúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statement; continuó diciendo que... — she went on to say that...
b) carretera to continue3.continuarse v pron (frml) to continue* * *= continue, go on, linger on, move on, persevere, persist, wrap, keep + going, proceed, push on, press on, recommence, run over, move forward, hang on, carry forward, carry on, go ahead, carry through, soldier on, keep up, roll on, take it from here.Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica.Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.Ex: He was told to ' keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.* batalla + continuar = battle + rage.* continuando con la línea de = in the vein of.* continuar al lado de = stand by.* continuar así = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar a trancas y barrancas = bash on.* continuar avanzando = press on.* continuar como antes = go on + as before.* continuar con = go ahead with, proceed to, pursue, pursue + Nombre + further, stick to, build on/upon, go on with, maintain + continuity, maintain + momentum, stick with, stick at.* continuar con Algo = take + Nombre + further.* continuar con el buen hacer = keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work.* continuar con la lectura de = carry on through.* continuar con + Nombre + en = carry + Nombre + forward into.* continuar diciendo = go on.* continuar en = overflow on.* continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.* continuar enviando + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.* continuar + Gerundio = go on + Gerundio, keep + Gerundio, keep on + Gerundio.* continuar haciendo Algo = get on with + Nombre.* continuar implacablemente = march on.* continuar inexorablemente = march on.* continuar irreconciliable con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar la labor de otros = stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants, stand on + the shoulders of giants.* continuar leyendo = read on.* continuar opuesto a = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* continuar realizando una actividad = keep + going.* continuar siendo = remain.* continuar siendo importante = remain + big.* continuar sin agraciarse con = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar sin detenerse = go straight ahead.* continuar sin reconciliarse son = remain + unreconciled to.* continuar tratando = pursue + Nombre + further.* continuar viviendo = live on.* continuar vivo = live on.* disputa + continuar = dispute + rage.* estar decidido a continuar = be set to continue.* la vida continúa = the show must go on.* la vida + continuar = life + go on.* polémica + continuar = controversy + rage, argument + rage.* todo continúa como antes = life goes on as before.* * *vtto continueva a continuar sus estudios en el extranjero she's going to continue her studies abroadcontinuó su vida como si nada hubiera pasado he went on with o continued with his life as if nothing had happenedsus discípulos continuaron su obra her disciples carried on o continued her workcontinuemos la marcha let's go on o carry on—y eso sería un desastre —continuó and that would be catastrophic, he went on o continued■ continuarvi1 «guerra/espectáculo/vida» to continuesi las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this[ S ] continuará to be continuedla película continúa en cartelera the movie is still showingcontinúe la defensa (counsel for) the defense may continuecontinuar CON algo to continue WITH sthno pudieron continuar con el trabajo they couldn't continue (with) o go on with the workcontinuar + GER:su estado continúa siendo delicado he is still in a weak conditioncontinúa negándose a declarar she is still refusing to make a statementsi continúas comportándote así if you continue to behave o go on behaving like thiscontinuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …, she continued by saying that …2 «carretera» to continuela carretera continúa hasta la parte alta de la montaña the road continues (on) to the top of the mountain, the road goes on up to the top of the mountain( frml); to continueel camino se continúa en un angosto sendero the road continues as a narrow pathsu obra se continuó en la labor de sus discípulos his work was continued in the labor of his disciples* * *
continuar ( conjugate continuar) verbo transitivo
to continue
verbo intransitivo [guerra/espectáculo/vida] to continue;◊ si las cosas continúan así if things go on o continue like this;
( on signs) continuará to be continued;
continuar con algo to continue with sth;
continuó diciendo que … she went on to say that …
continuar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to continue, carry on (with)
2 (seguir en un lugar) continúa viviendo en Brasil, he's still living in Brazil
3 (seguir sucediendo) continúa lloviendo, it is still raining
(una película) continuará, to be continued ➣ Ver nota en continue
' continuar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incapaz
- perdurar
- seguir
English:
carry on
- continue
- go ahead
- go on
- keep
- keep on
- keep up
- remain
- resume
- carry
- go
- hold
- move
- proceed
- pursue
- take
- wear
* * *♦ vtto continue, to carry on with;los peregrinos continuaron su camino the pilgrims went o continued on their way;continuarán el partido suspendido mañana the abandoned match will be continued tomorrow♦ vito continue, to go on;continuar haciendo algo to continue doing o to do sth;continúa lloviendo it's still raining;¿continúas viviendo en Brasil? are you still living in Brazil?, do you still live in Brazil?;continuamos trabajando en el mismo proyecto we are still working on the same project;continúan con el proyecto they are carrying on with o continuing with the project;todavía continúa en la empresa she's still with o working for the company;continúen en sus puestos hasta nueva orden stay at your posts until you receive fresh orders;continuará [historia, programa] to be continued;la finca continúa hasta el río the farm extends as far as the river;el camino continúa por la costa the road continues o carries on along the coast* * *I v/t continueII v/i continue;continuará to be continued;continuar haciendo algo continue o carry on doing sth;continuó nevando it kept on snowing* * *continuar {3} v: to continue* * *continuar vb1. to continue / to carry on [pt. & pp. carried]continuaremos el debate después de comer we'll continue the discussion after lunch / we'll carry on with the discussion after lunch2. (estar todavía) to be still -
56 continuar realizando una actividad
(v.) = keep + goingEx. This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.* * *(v.) = keep + goingEx: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
Spanish-English dictionary > continuar realizando una actividad
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57 desacorde
adj.1 differing, conflicting (opiniones).2 discordant, different, conflicting, clashing.* * *1 MÚSICA discordant* * *ADJ1) (Mús) discordant2) (=diverso) [opiniones] conflicting; [colores] clashing* * *adjetivo <opiniones/versiones> conflicting; < sonidos> discordant; < instrumentos> out of tune* * *= ill matched, out of tune.Ex. The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.Ex. Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.* * *adjetivo <opiniones/versiones> conflicting; < sonidos> discordant; < instrumentos> out of tune* * *= ill matched, out of tune.Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.* * *1 ‹opiniones/versiones› conflicting2 ‹sonidos› discordant; ‹instrumentos› out of tune* * *desacorde adj1. [opiniones] differing, conflicting2. [sonidos, notas musicales] discordant;[instrumentos] out of tune (with one another)* * *desacorde adj1) : conflicting2) : discordant -
58 destrozo
m.1 damage.alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage2 destruction, desolation, rout, ravage.3 breakage, damage, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: destrozar.* * *1 (acción) destruction* * *SM1) (=acción) destructioncausar o provocar destrozos — to cause o wreak havoc (en in)
los destrozos causados por las inundaciones — the destruction caused by the flooding, the havoc wrought by the floods
* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex. Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).Ex. The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex. The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.----* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * ** * *= defacement, smashing, ravages, rampage, decimation, rack and ruin, shambles.Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.* causar destrozos = wreak + devastation.* destrozo intencionado = mutilation.* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales = environmental damage.* * *las inundaciones han causado grandes destrozos en toda la zona the floods have caused widespread damage throughout the arealos destrozos causados por el temporal the storm damage, the destruction caused by the stormlos destrozos causados por la guerra the ravages of warlos niños hacen destrozos cuando los dejo solos the children wreck everything o cause havoc if I leave them on their own* * *
Del verbo destrozar: ( conjugate destrozar)
destrozo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
destrozó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
destrozar
destrozo
destrozar ( conjugate destrozar) verbo transitivo
‹cristal/jarrón› to smash;
‹ juguete› to pull … apart;
‹ coche› to wreck;
‹ libro› to pull apart
‹ corazón› to break;
destrozarse verbo pronominal
[jarrón/cristal] to smash
destrozo sustantivo masculino: tb
destrozar verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to tear up, wreck, ruin
2 (una tela, un papel) to tear to shreds, rip up
3 (apenar, desgarrar) to shatter, devastate: me destroza verte así, it breaks my heart to see you this way
4 (los planes, la convivencia, etc) to ruin
destrozo sustantivo masculino
1 destruction 2 destrozos, damage sing
' destrozo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carnicería
- estragos
- daño
* * *destrozo nmdamage;alguien tendrá que pagar los destrozos someone will have to pay for the damage;el perro y el gato hicieron un destrozo en el jardín the dog and the cat caused havoc in the garden;¡vaya destrozo que te has hecho en la rodilla! you've made a real mess of your knee!* * *destrozo nm1) daño: damage2) : havoc, destruction -
59 destrucción
f.destruction, devastation, ruin, havoc.* * *1 destruction* * *noun f.* * *SF destruction* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex. The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.----* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *femenino destruction* * *= destruction, ruin, devastation, demolition, obliteration, decimation, wiping out.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.* armas de destrucción masiva = weapons of mass destruction.* causar destrucción = wreak + destruction.* destrucción medioambiental = environmental destruction.* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción = another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.* * *destruction* * *
destrucción sustantivo femenino
destruction
destrucción sustantivo femenino destruction
' destrucción' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
secuela
- ADM
- arma
- total
English:
arms race
- destruction
- nail
- wholesale
- demolition
- wake
- weapon
* * *destrucción nfdestruction;causar destrucción to cause destruction;causar la destrucción de algo to destroy sth* * *f destruction* * ** * *destrucción n destruction -
60 estrago
m.1 ravage, waste, ruin, havoc.2 wickedness, corruption of morals, depravity.3 damage, harm, loss, wreckage.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: estragar.* * *1 havoc, ruin, ravage\causar estragos en / hacer estragos en to play havoc with, badly damage* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex. Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.Ex. Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex. Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.----* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.* * *= ravages, decimation, shattering.Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.* causar estragos = wreak + havoc, ravage, run + amok, cause + havoc, create + havoc, play + havoc with.* estragos = destruction.* estragos de la enfermedad, los = ravages of disease, the.* estragos de la guerra, los = ravages of war, the.* estragos del tiempo, los = ravages of time, the.* hacer estragos = lay + waste to, create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc, take + Posesivo + toll (on).* hacer estragos en = play + havoc with.* ocasionar estragos = wreak + havoc.* provocar estragos = create + havoc, wreak + havoc, cause + havoc.* provocar estragos en = play + havoc with.
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