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61 compenetrarse
pron.v.1 to understand each other.2 to have a good understanding, to get along well, to have a mutual understanding, to impenetrate.Ellos se compenetraron They had a good understanding.3 to mix thoroughly.Los líquidos se compenetraron The fluids mixed thoroughly.* * *1 (uso recíproco) to understand each other2 FÍSICA to interpenetrate\compenetrarse con un papel (actor) to get into one's role* * *VPR1) (=entenderse) to understand one anothercompenetrarse con algo/algn — to identify with sth/sb
2) (Quím) to interpenetrate, fuse* * *a)compenetrarse con algo — <con ideas/objectivos> to identify with something
el actor no ha logrado compenetrarse con el personaje — the actor hasn't managed to get into the part successfully
b)compenetrarse con alguien — to have a good relationship with somebody; ( en trabajo) to work well with somebody
* * *(v.) = dovetailEx. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.* * *a)compenetrarse con algo — <con ideas/objectivos> to identify with something
el actor no ha logrado compenetrarse con el personaje — the actor hasn't managed to get into the part successfully
b)compenetrarse con alguien — to have a good relationship with somebody; ( en trabajo) to work well with somebody
* * *(v.) = dovetailEx: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
* * *compenetrarse [A1 ]A «persona»1 compenetrarse CON algo:el actor no ha logrado compenetrarse con el personaje the actor hasn't managed to get into the part successfullyhay que compenetrarse muy bien con el tema you have to familiarize yourself thoroughly with the subjectestá muy compenetrada con las ideas de la revolución she identifies closely with the ideas of the revolution2 compenetrarse CON algn to reach a good understanding WITH sblos dos bailarines se han compenetrado a la perfección the two dancers have reached a perfect mutual understandinglas dos hermanas están muy compenetradas the two sisters have a very harmonious relationshipB ( Quím) to interpenetrate* * *
compenetrarse ( conjugate compenetrarse) verbo pronominal compenetrarse con algo ‹con ideas/objetivos› to identify with sth;
compenetrarse con algn to have a good relationship with sb;
( en trabajo) to work well with sb;
compenetrarse verbo reflexivo to understand each other: el equipo de vela se compenetra maravillosamente, the sailing team works together wonderfully
' compenetrarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
entenderse
- identificar
* * *compenetrarse vpr1. [personas] to understand each other;se compenetra muy bien con su compañera de trabajo she has reached a good understanding with her workmate* * *v/r:compenetrarse con alguien reach a good understanding with s.o.* * *1) : to understand each other2)compenetrarse con : to identify oneself with -
62 complementarse
1 to complement each other, be complementary to each other* * ** * ** * *(v.) = dovetailEx. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.* * *(v.) = dovetailEx: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
* * *vprto complement each other;se complementan a la perfección they complement each other perfectly, they are the perfect complement to each other* * *vr -
63 comunidad laboral
(n.) = working communityEx. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.* * *(n.) = working communityEx: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
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64 contribución de ideas
(n.) = input of ideasEx. This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.* * *(n.) = input of ideasEx: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.
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65 desinteresado
adj.1 disinterested, unconcerned, indifferent, uncaring.2 unselfish, selfless.f. & m.uninterested person.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desinteresarse.* * *1→ link=desinteresarse desinteresarse► adjetivo1 disinterested, unselfish* * *ADJ1) (=altruista) unselfish2) (=imparcial) disinterested* * ** * *= uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.Ex. Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.Ex. The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex. This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.Ex. Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex. She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex. Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.----* trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.* * ** * *= uninterested, uncaring, plateaued, pro bono, selfless, unselfish, self-denying, self-sacrificing, self-giving.Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.* trabajo desinteresado = labour of love.* * *desinteresado -da‹actuación› unselfish, selfless ( frml); ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested; ‹persona› selflessofreció su ayuda de forma desinteresada he offered to help without expecting anything in return* * *
Del verbo desinteresarse: ( conjugate desinteresarse)
desinteresado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
desinteresado
desinteresarse
desinteresado◊ -da adjetivo ‹consejo/ayuda› disinterested;
‹ persona› selfless
desinteresado,-a adjetivo unselfish, selfless
' desinteresado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desinteresada
English:
disinterested
- selfless
- unselfish
* * *desinteresado, -a adj2. [generoso] unselfish;colabora de forma desinteresada he's taking part with no thought of personal gain* * *adj unselfish, disinterested* * *desinteresado, -da adjgeneroso: unselfish -
66 determinante
adj.decisive, determining.m.1 determiner (grammar).2 determinant (Mat).* * *► adjetivo1 decisive, determinant1 MATEMÁTICAS determinant* * *ADJ SM determinant* * *I IImasculino (Mat) determinant; (Ling) determiner* * *= litmus test.Ex. Consequently, the process of retrieval and knowledge discovery from this huge amount of heterogeneous complex data builds the litmus-test for the research in the area.----* factor determinante = determinant, determining factor.* prueba determinante = litmus test.* * *I IImasculino (Mat) determinant; (Ling) determiner* * *= litmus test.Ex: Consequently, the process of retrieval and knowledge discovery from this huge amount of heterogeneous complex data builds the litmus-test for the research in the area.
* factor determinante = determinant, determining factor.* prueba determinante = litmus test.* * *el mal tiempo fue la causa determinante del accidente the bad weather was the main cause of o the determining factor in the accidentel factor determinante de nuestra decisión the deciding factor in our decision1 ( Mat) determinant2 ( Ling) determiner* * *
determinante adjetivo ‹ causa› main ( before n);
‹ factor› deciding ( before n)
determinante adjetivo
1 decisive
II sustantivo masculino
1 Ling determiner
2 Mat deteminant
' determinante' also found in these entries:
English:
determiner
- which
- who
* * *♦ adjdecisive, determining;ser un factor determinante to be a decisive o deciding factor;él fue determinante en la victoria de su equipo he played a decisive role in his team's victory♦ nm1. Gram determiner2. Mat determinant* * *I adj decisiveII f MAT determinant* * *determinante adj: determining, decidingdeterminante nm: determinant -
67 encajar
v.1 to fit (meter ajustando) (piezas, objetos).El chico encajó las baldosas The boy fit the tiles.2 to push (meter con fuerza).3 to set (hueso dislocado).4 to take.5 to match (hechos, declaraciones, datos).encajar con algo to match something6 to fit nicely (ser oportuno, adecuado).7 to insert, to thrust in, to fix firmly in place, to seat.Ricardo encajó unos ladrillos Richard inserted some bricks.8 to fit well, to be relevant, to fit in.Los ladrillos encajan bien The bricks fit in well.* * *1 (ajustar) to fit2 (hueso) to set3 (recibir) to take, withstand4 (soportar) to bear; (hacer aguantar) to force to sit through, force to listen to5 (indirecta, comentario) to get in6 (dar un golpe) to land7 TÉCNICA to gear1 (caber) to fit2 figurado (corresponderse) to fit (in), correspond, tally4 figurado (adaptarse) to fit in, settle1 (atascarse) to get stuck, stick* * *verb1) to fit2) stick3) take* * *1. VT1) (=acoplar) [+ pieza, tapón] to fit; [+ partes] to fit together2) (=aceptar) [+ broma, crítica] to take; [+ desgracia, derrota] to handle, cope withhay que encajar las críticas con sentido del humor — you have to be able to take criticism and not lose your sense of humour
el equipo no supo encajar el resultado — the team couldn't handle o cope with the result
3) *encajar algo a algn — (=endilgar) to lumber sb with sth *, dump sth on sb *; (=timar) to palm sth off on o onto sb *
cada vez que se van me encajan a su gato — every time they go away they lumber me with their cat * o they dump their cat on me *
4) (=dar, meter) [+ golpe, patada] to give5) (=dejarse meter) to let in2. VI1) (=ajustar) [puerta] to fit; [piezas] to fit (together)•
encajar en algo — to fit into sth2) (=coincidir) [teoría, coartada] to fitahora todo empieza a encajar — it's all beginning to fall into place o fit together now
encajar con algo — to tie in with sth, tally with sth
su versión no encaja con lo que he oído — his version does not tie in o tally with what I've heard
3) (=integrarse)los nuevos alumnos encajaron bien con sus compañeros — the new students fitted in well with their classmates
encajar en — [+ serie, papel] to be right for; [+ ambiente] to fit in
no creo que vayas a encajar en ese papel — I don't think you'll be right for o suit that role
sus ideas encajan dentro de una mentalidad conservadora — her ideas are in keeping with a conservative mentality
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (meter, colocar) to fit2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)
3)a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to acceptb) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take2.encajar via) pieza/cajón to fitb) ( cuadrar) to fitc) (armonizar, casar)3.su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses
encajarse v pron1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage* * *= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.Ex. A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.Ex. The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.Ex. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.Ex. This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex. The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.----* encajar bien = good fit.* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (meter, colocar) to fit2) (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar)me encajaron a mí el trabajito — I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq)
3)a) <broma/críticas> to take; <desgracia/situación> to acceptb) (Dep) < gol> to let... in; <derechazo/golpe> to take2.encajar via) pieza/cajón to fitb) ( cuadrar) to fitc) (armonizar, casar)3.su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos — his version does not square with o correspond to that of other witnesses
encajarse v pron1) (refl) (fam) < prenda> to put on2) (Méx) ( aprovecharse) to take advantage* * *= build into, fit in/into, wedge, fit together, dovetail, build in, lock into + place.Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.* encajar bien = good fit.* encajar con = mesh with, fit with.* encajar el golpe = take it on + the chin.* * *encajar [A1 ]vtA (meter, colocar) to fitlo encajó en las guías he fitted it onto the runnersB ( fam) (endilgar) encajarle algo A algn:le encajó un billete de lotería caducado she palmed him off with an out-of-date lottery ticket ( colloq)se fue de viaje y me encajó el perro he went on a trip and landed o ( BrE) lumbered me with the dog ( colloq)los fines de semana le encaja los hijos a la suegra at the weekend she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law ( colloq)me encajó tremenda patada he gave me a hell of a kick ( colloq)les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past themC1 ‹disgusto/broma/crítica› to takeencajó bien las críticas she took the criticism wellsé encajar una derrota I can cope with o take o accept defeat2 ( Dep) ‹gol› to let … in; ‹derechazo/golpe› to take■ encajarvi1 «pieza/cajón» to fit encajar EN algo to fit IN stheste cajón no encaja bien this drawer doesn't fit properlylas piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together2 (cuadrar) to fitsus ideas encajan dentro de la filosofía marxista his ideas fit in with Marxist philosophyesto no encaja dentro de ninguna categoría this doesn't fit into any categoryencajar CON algo:su versión no encaja con la de otros testigos his version does not square with o correspond to o match that of other witnessessu información no encaja con la que he recibido her information does not agree o tally with the information that I have receivedno encaja con la decoración it doesn't fit in with the decor* * *
encajar ( conjugate encajar) verbo transitivo
1 (meter, colocar) to fit
2 (esp AmL fam) ( endilgar):◊ me encajaron a mí el trabajito I got saddled o landed with the job (colloq);
le encaja los hijos a la suegra she dumps the kids on her mother-in-law (colloq);
les encajaron tres goles they put three goals past them
verbo intransitivo
las piezas encajaron the pieces fitted together
encajar
I verbo transitivo
1 (algo dentro de algo) to insert: hay que encajar las fichas del rompecabezas, you have to fit the pieces of the puzzle together
2 (aceptar) to take: encaja muy mal las críticas, she takes criticism very badly
3 (un golpe a alguien) to land sb a blow
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ajustarse) to fit: este enchufe no encaja aquí, this plug doesn't fit
2 (cuadrar) no encaja en este ambiente, she doesn't fit in in this environment
su declaración no encaja con la del testigo, her statement doesn't agree with that of the witness
' encajar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ajustar
- bailar
- casar
- coincidir
- concordar
- embutir
- entrar
- rompecabezas
- salirse
- corresponder
- muesca
English:
blend
- fit
- match
- set
- slot
- dovetail
- join
* * *♦ vt1. [meter ajustando] to fit (en into); [hueso dislocado] to set;encajaron el cristal en el marco de la ventana they fitted the glass into the window frame2. [meter con fuerza] to push (en into);hay que encajar el ropero en ese hueco the wardrobe has to be squeezed into that space3. [recibir] [golpe, críticas, noticia] to take;[goles, canastas] to concede;encajaron muy mal el cierre de la fábrica they took the factory closure very badly;encajaron pocas canastas triples they didn't let them get many three-pointers;ha encajado quince goles esta liga he's let in fifteen goals this season;encajar una derrota to be defeatedencajar un golpe a alguien to land sb a blow, to land a blow on sb;nos encajó un sermón de dos horas he treated us to a two hour lecture5. Fam [endosar] to land, to dump (a on);me ha encajado a su bebé porque se va al cine she dumped her baby on me because she's going to the cinemale encajaron un billete falso they palmed off a counterfeit note on him♦ vi1. [piezas, muebles] to fit (en into);esta puerta no encaja bien this door doesn't fit the frame properly2. [concordar] [hechos, declaraciones, datos] to tally;ahora todo encaja it all falls into place now;encajar con algo to tally with sth, to match sth3. [ser oportuno, adecuado]ese mueble no encaja ahí that piece of furniture doesn't go there o look right there;¿crees que encajará bien en el grupo? do you think she'll fit into the group all right?;su ropa no encaja con la seriedad del acto her clothes aren't in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion* * *I v/t1 piezas fitII v/i fit (en in;con with)* * *encajar vi: to fit, to fit together, to fit inencajar vt1) : to insert, to stick2) : to take, to cope withencajó el golpe: he withstood the blow* * *encajar vb2. (juntar) to fit together3. (coincidir) to fit in -
68 ensamblar
v.to assemble (gen) & (computing).* * *1 to join, assemble* * *verb1) to assemble2) join* * *VT (=montar) to assemble; [+ madera] to joint; [+ astronaves] to dock, link up* * *verbo transitivo to assemble* * *= assemble, dovetail, put together.Ex. This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.Ex. The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.* * *verbo transitivo to assemble* * *= assemble, dovetail, put together.Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.
Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.* * *ensamblar [A1 ]vt1 ‹piezas/automóviles› to assemble2 ( Inf) to assemble* * *
ensamblar ( conjugate ensamblar) verbo transitivo
to assemble
ensamblar verbo transitivo to assemble
' ensamblar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
armar
- juntar
English:
make up
* * *ensamblar vt1. [piezas] to assemble;[madera] to join2. Informát to assemble* * *v/t assemble* * *ensamblar vt1) : to assemble2) : to join, to fit together -
69 entablar relaciones
(v.) = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relationsEx. The globalization of scientific activity affects the mechanisms by which countries enter into mutual relations.Ex. This conference will offer us the opportunity to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the world community of librarians.Ex. The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers.Ex. The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy.Ex. This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.* * *(v.) = enter into + relations, enter into + relationships, build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relationsEx: The globalization of scientific activity affects the mechanisms by which countries enter into mutual relations.
Ex: This conference will offer us the opportunity to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the world community of librarians.Ex: The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers.Ex: The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy.Ex: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas. -
70 establecer relaciones
v.to build relationships.* * *(v.) = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationshipsEx. The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers.Ex. The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy.Ex. This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.Ex. Reconceptualizing the role librarians and publishers play may enable us, in the digital environment, to structure relationships that allow both to accomplish their important goals = El replanteamiento de la función que los bibliotecarios y editores desempeñan pueden permitirnos, dentro de este entorno digital, establecer relaciones que nos ayuden a conseguir nuestros objetivos.* * *(v.) = build + relationships, develop + relationships, develop + relations, build + relations, structure + relationshipsEx: The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers.
Ex: The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy.Ex: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.Ex: Reconceptualizing the role librarians and publishers play may enable us, in the digital environment, to structure relationships that allow both to accomplish their important goals = El replanteamiento de la función que los bibliotecarios y editores desempeñan pueden permitirnos, dentro de este entorno digital, establecer relaciones que nos ayuden a conseguir nuestros objetivos. -
71 estricto
adj.1 strict, Spartan, harsh, severe.2 strict, unbending.3 obligate.* * *► adjetivo1 strict, rigorous* * *(f. - estricta)adj.* * *ADJ strict* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/disciplina> strict; < significado> precise, strict* * *= strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], stringent, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex. This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.Ex. When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.Ex. Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.Ex. Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.----* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.* * *- ta adjetivo <persona/disciplina> strict; < significado> precise, strict* * *= strict [stricter -comp., strictest -sup.], stringent, tight [tighter -comp., tightest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.
Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.Ex: Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.* cada vez más estricto = tightening.* en su estricto sentido = strictly speaking.* hacer las leyes más estrictas = tighten + laws.* hacer más estricto = tighten.* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos = work to + deadlines.* * *estricto -ta1 ‹persona/disciplina/educación› strict2 ‹significado› precise, stricten el sentido estricto de la palabra in the strict sense of the word* * *
estricto◊ -ta adjetivo
strict
estricto,-a adjetivo strict
' estricto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuadriculada
- cuadriculado
- estricta
English:
firm
- lax
- rein
- strict
- strictly
- stringent
- tight
- crash
- rigid
- severe
- tighten
- vegan
* * *estricto, -a adjstrict;no seas tan estricto con él don't be so strict with him;la estricta aplicación del reglamento strict enforcement of the rules* * *adj strict* * *estricto, -ta adjsevero: strict, severe♦ estrictamente adv* * *estricto adj strict -
72 fenomenografía
Ex. Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.* * *Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.
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73 fenomenológico
ADJ phenomenological* * *Ex. Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.* * *Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.
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74 fijar las especificaciones de algo
(v.) = set + specificationsEx. When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.* * *(v.) = set + specificationsEx: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
Spanish-English dictionary > fijar las especificaciones de algo
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75 filantrópico
adj.philanthropic, altruistic, philanthropical.* * *► adjetivo1 philanthropic* * *ADJ philanthropic* * *= philanthropic, selfless.Ex. This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.* * *= philanthropic, selfless.Ex: This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.* * *filantrópico -caphilanthropic* * *filantrópico, -a adjphilanthropic* * *adj philanthropic* * *filantrópico, -ca adj: philanthropic -
76 funcionamiento
m.operation, functioning.explicó el funcionamiento de la empresa he explained how the company worksentrar/estar en funcionamiento to come into/be in operation; (sistema) to start/be (working o running) (máquina)poner algo en funcionamiento to put something into operation; (sistema) to start something (working) (máquina)* * *1 operation, working\poner en funcionamiento to put into operation* * *noun m.* * *SMlo lubrico cada 2.000 horas de funcionamiento — I lubricate it after every 2,000 hours of operation
es vital para el funcionamiento del sistema nervioso — it's vital for the functioning of the nervous system
* * *a) ( de mecanismo)b) (de sistema, organismo) runningentrar/ponerse en funcionamiento — hospital/estación/fábrica to become operational; central nuclear to come into operation; autopista to open; mecanismo/máquina to start up; servicio/sistema to start
poner en funcionamiento — <central/fábrica> to bring into operation; <mecanismo/máquina> to start... up
* * *= functioning, operation, working, performance.Ex. The proper education of the user of scientific information is essential to the efficient functioning of the whole system of information provision.Ex. An operating system usually comprises a suite of programs that manages the operation of the microcomputer.Ex. Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.Ex. When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.----* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.* costes de funcionamiento = running costs.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en funcionamiento = in operation.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* estar en funcionamiento = be up.* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.* funcionamiento conjunto = interworking.* funcionamiento coordinado = synergy.* funcionamiento defectuoso = malfunction.* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* interrumpir el funcionamiento = go down.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.* no estar en funcionamiento = be down.* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* puesta en funcionamiento = activation, deployment, realisation [realization, -USA], setting up, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], startup [start-up].* tener en funcionamiento = have + in effect.* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.* * *a) ( de mecanismo)b) (de sistema, organismo) runningentrar/ponerse en funcionamiento — hospital/estación/fábrica to become operational; central nuclear to come into operation; autopista to open; mecanismo/máquina to start up; servicio/sistema to start
poner en funcionamiento — <central/fábrica> to bring into operation; <mecanismo/máquina> to start... up
* * *= functioning, operation, working, performance.Ex: The proper education of the user of scientific information is essential to the efficient functioning of the whole system of information provision.
Ex: An operating system usually comprises a suite of programs that manages the operation of the microcomputer.Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.* buen funcionamiento = smooth-running.* control de funcionamiento = benchmark.* controles de funcionamiento = benchmarking.* costes de funcionamiento = running costs.* de funcionamiento = operating, operational.* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.* en buen estado de funcionamiento = in good working condition.* en funcionamiento = in operation.* entrar en funcionamiento = go into + operation.* establecer normas de funcionamiento = establish + policy.* estar en funcionamiento = be up.* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento = operating funds.* funcionamiento conjunto = interworking.* funcionamiento coordinado = synergy.* funcionamiento defectuoso = malfunction.* gastos de funcionamiento = operating costs, operating expenditure, operational costs, operating expenses, recurrent expenditure.* horas de funcionamiento = operating hours.* interrumpir el funcionamiento = go down.* mal funcionamiento = malfunction, malfunctioning.* modelo de funcionamiento = business model.* no estar en funcionamiento = be down.* orden de funcionamiento del disco = disc operating command.* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* poner en funcionamiento = activate, set in + action, set up, trip, put into + working order, put in + place, put in + place, put into + place, set in + motion.* poner en funcionamiento un programa = implement + program(me).* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.* puesta en funcionamiento = activation, deployment, realisation [realization, -USA], setting up, operationalisation [operationalization, -USA], startup [start-up].* tener en funcionamiento = have + in effect.* velocidad de funcionamiento = speed of operation.* * *para asegurar el buen funcionamiento del aparato to keep the equipment in good working orderel nuevo servicio todavía no ha entrado en funcionamiento the new service is not yet in operationentra en funcionamiento automáticamente it comes on o operates automaticallyel buen funcionamiento de la escuela the smooth running of the schoolse puso en funcionamiento una operación de búsqueda a search was set in motion o launched* * *
funcionamiento sustantivo masculino:
para el buen funcionamiento de la escuela for the smooth running of the school;
ponerse en funcionamiento [hospital/estación/fábrica] to become operational;
[ central nuclear] to come into operation;
[mecanismo/máquina] to start up;
[servicio/sistema] to start;
poner en funcionamiento ‹central/fábrica› to bring into operation;
‹mecanismo/máquina› to start … up
funcionamiento sustantivo masculino operation
poner/entrar en funcionamiento, to put/come into operation
' funcionamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arreglar
- marcha
- mecánica
- padecer
- salud
- simulador
- simuladora
- activar
- asegurar
- comprobar
- correcto
- demostrar
- falla
- servicio
English:
behavior
- behaviour
- malfunction
- operation
- operational
- running
- working
- working order
- action
- come
- functional
- use
- workings
* * *operation, functioning;el funcionamiento de esta impresora es perfecto this printer works perfectly;me explicó el funcionamiento de la empresa she explained to me how the company works;entrar/estar en funcionamiento to come into/be in operation;la máquina lleva ya dos horas en funcionamiento the machine has been running for two hours;poner algo en funcionamiento to start sth (working);la puesta en funcionamiento de una central nuclear the commissioning o bringing on-line of a nuclear power station* * *m working;en (perfecto) estado de funcionamiento in (perfect) working order* * *1) : functioning2)en funcionamiento : in operation* * *funcionamiento n working / operation -
77 generoso
adj.1 generous, bighearted, big-hearted, broad.2 generous, abundant, ample, handsome.* * *► adjetivo1 generous (con/para, to)* * *(f. - generosa)adj.* * *ADJ1) (=dadivoso) generous2) (=noble) noble, magnanimous3) ( Hist) highborn, noble4) [vino] rich, full-bodied* * *- sa adjetivoa) <persona/carácter> generousb) <cantidad/propina> generousc) < vino> full-bodied* * *= generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, sharing, selfless, unstinting, unselfish, open-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.Ex. Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.Ex. Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex. It is quite true that the liberal use of crossreferences can overcome these problems.Ex. It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.Ex. Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex. Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex. The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.Ex. True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex. I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.Ex. Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.Ex. But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.* * *- sa adjetivoa) <persona/carácter> generousb) <cantidad/propina> generousc) < vino> full-bodied* * *= generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, sharing, selfless, unstinting, unselfish, open-hearted, good-hearted, big-hearted.Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.Ex: It is quite true that the liberal use of crossreferences can overcome these problems.Ex: It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.Ex: I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.Ex: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.* * *generoso -sa1 ‹persona/carácter› generousno es muy generoso con el vino he isn't very generous with the winefueron muy generosos con nosotros they were very generous to uses de espíritu generoso y noble she has a generous and noble spirit2 ‹cantidad› generousuna propina muy generosa a very generous tip3 ‹vino› generous, full-bodied, full-flavored** * *
generoso◊ -sa adjetivo
generous
generoso,-a adjetivo
1 generous [con, to]
una ración generosa, a generous portion
2 (vino añejo) full-bodied
' generoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desprendida
- desprendido
- espléndida
- espléndido
- garbosa
- garboso
- generosa
- liberal
- pródiga
- pródigo
- ruin
- manirroto
English:
bounteous
- bountiful
- charitable
- equate
- generous
- handsome
- lavish
- liberal
- ample
- rich
* * *generoso, -a adj1. [dadivoso] generous;fue muy generoso con sus hermanos he was very generous to his brothers and sisters;ha sido muy generoso de tu parte it was very generous of you;Irónico¡gracias, generoso! you're too kind!2. [grande] generous;una ración generosa a generous helping;una mujer de formas generosas a woman with an ample figure, an amply proportioned woman3. [vino] generous, full-bodied* * *adj1 persona generous2 vino full-bodied* * *generoso, -sa adj1) : generous, unselfish2) : ample♦ generosamente adv* * *generoso adj generous -
78 hermenéutico
adj.hermeneutical.* * *= hermeneutic.Ex. Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.* * *= hermeneutic.Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.
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79 ilusorio
adj.illusory, chimerical, imaginary, illusive.* * *► adjetivo1 illusory* * *ADJ (=irreal) illusory; (=sin valor) empty; (=sin efecto) ineffective* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex. We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.Ex. It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex. Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *- ria adjetivob) ( imaginario) imaginary* * *= illusory, starry-eyed, hallucinatory, deceptive, delusional, airy-fairy, fantastical, fantastic.Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.* * *1 (engañoso) ‹promesa› false, deceptive; ‹esperanza› false, illusory2 (imaginario) imaginary* * *ilusorio, -a adj[imaginario] illusory; [promesa] empty* * *adj illusory* * *engañoso: illusory, misleading -
80 imaginario
adj.imaginary, fancied, imaginative, utopian.m.imaginary number, imaginary, pure imaginary number.* * *► adjetivo1 imaginary* * *(f. - imaginaria)adj.* * *1.ADJ imaginary2. SM1) (Literat) imagery2) (=imaginación) imagination* * *- ria adjetivo imaginary* * *= imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.Ex. Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex. Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.Ex. This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.Ex. No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex. This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.Ex. Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.----* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* * *- ria adjetivo imaginary* * *= imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.Ex: Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.* pasado imaginario = imaginary past.* * *imaginary* * *
imaginario◊ - ria adjetivo
imaginary
imaginario,-a adjetivo imaginary
número imaginario, imaginary number
' imaginario' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imaginaria
- unicornio
English:
imaginary
- never-never land
- shadow-box
- shadow-boxing
- fictitious
* * *imaginario, -a♦ adjimaginary♦ nm[conjunto de imágenes] imagery;el imaginario colectivo the collective consciousness* * *adj imaginary* * *imaginario, - ria adj: imaginary* * *imaginario adj imaginary
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