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bureaucracy

  • 1 funcionarismo

    • bureaucracy

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > funcionarismo

  • 2 burocracia

    • bureaucracy
    • bureaucratic procedure
    • officialdom
    • red tape

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > burocracia

  • 3 burocracia

    f.
    1 bureaucracy.
    ya no hay tanta burocracia para sacarse el pasaporte there isn't so much red tape involved in getting a passport any more
    2 bureaucratic procedure.
    * * *
    1 bureaucracy
    2 peyorativo red tape
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    * * *
    femenino administration, bureaucracy; (pey) bureaucracy (pej), red tape (pej)
    * * *
    = bureaucracy, paperwork, red tape.
    Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    Ex. However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
    Ex. This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.
    ----
    * reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.
    * * *
    femenino administration, bureaucracy; (pey) bureaucracy (pej), red tape (pej)
    * * *
    = bureaucracy, paperwork, red tape.

    Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.

    Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
    Ex: This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.
    * reducir la burocracia = slash + red tape.

    * * *
    administration, bureaucracy; ( pey) bureaucracy ( pej), red tape ( pej)
    * * *

    burocracia sustantivo femenino
    bureaucracy
    burocracia sustantivo femenino bureaucracy
    ' burocracia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    escollo
    English:
    administration
    - bureaucracy
    - cumbersome
    * * *
    bureaucracy;
    ya no hay tanta burocracia para sacarse el pasaporte there isn't so much red tape involved in getting a passport any more
    * * *
    f bureaucracy
    * * *
    : bureaucracy

    Spanish-English dictionary > burocracia

  • 4 alarmante

    adj.
    1 alarming.
    2 startling.
    * * *
    1 alarming
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo alarming
    * * *
    = alarming, staggering.
    Ex. 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
    Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    ----
    * alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.
    * a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.
    * * *
    adjetivo alarming
    * * *
    = alarming, staggering.

    Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.

    Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    * alcanzar proporciones alarmantes = reach + alarming proportions.
    * a un ritmo alarmante = at an alarming pace.
    * de modo alarmante = alarmingly.

    * * *
    alarming
    * * *

    alarmante adjetivo
    alarming
    alarmante adjetivo alarming
    ' alarmante' also found in these entries:
    English:
    alarming
    - chop down
    - distressing
    - fascism
    - startling
    - ugly
    - disturbing
    * * *
    alarming
    * * *
    adj alarming
    * * *
    : alarming

    Spanish-English dictionary > alarmante

  • 5 antiintelectualismo

    Ex. Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.
    * * *

    Ex: Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.

    Spanish-English dictionary > antiintelectualismo

  • 6 asombroso

    adj.
    amazing, wonderful, marvelous, surprising.
    * * *
    1 amazing, astonishing, surprising
    * * *
    (f. - asombrosa)
    adj.
    amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    ADJ amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    = amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.
    Ex. However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
    Ex. It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex. Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    Ex. At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
    Ex. His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
    Ex. This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex. Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    ----
    * a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    = amazing, astonishing, extraordinary, staggering, startling, astounding, breathtaking, uncanny.

    Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.

    Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
    Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
    Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
    Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
    Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
    Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
    * a un paso asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * a un ritmo asombroso = at an astounding pace.
    * no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.
    * paisaje asombroso = breathtaking scenery.
    * vista asombrosa = breathtaking view.

    * * *
    amazing, astonishing
    * * *

    asombroso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    amazing, astonishing
    asombroso,-a adjetivo amazing, astonishing

    ' asombroso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    asombrosa
    English:
    amazing
    - astonishing
    - astounding
    - mind-blowing
    - staggering
    - startling
    - wondrous
    - striking
    * * *
    asombroso, -a adj
    amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    adj amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    asombroso, -sa adj
    : amazing, astonishing
    * * *
    asombroso adj amazing

    Spanish-English dictionary > asombroso

  • 7 benevolencia

    f.
    benevolence.
    * * *
    1 benevolence, kindness
    2 (comprensión) understanding
    * * *
    SF (=bondad) benevolence, kindness; (=jovialidad) geniality
    * * *
    femenino ( indulgencia) leniency, indulgence; ( bondad) kindness, benevolence (frml)
    * * *
    Ex. The title of the article is 'Bibles, benevolence, and bureaucracy: the changing nature o nineteenth century religious records' = El título del artículo es "Las biblias, la benevolencia y la burocracia: la naturaleza cambiante o los registros religiosos del siglo diecinueve".
    * * *
    femenino ( indulgencia) leniency, indulgence; ( bondad) kindness, benevolence (frml)
    * * *

    Ex: The title of the article is 'Bibles, benevolence, and bureaucracy: the changing nature o nineteenth century religious records' = El título del artículo es "Las biblias, la benevolencia y la burocracia: la naturaleza cambiante o los registros religiosos del siglo diecinueve".

    * * *
    1 (indulgencia) leniency, indulgence
    deben ser juzgados con benevolencia they should be judged leniently
    2 (bondad) kindness, benevolence ( frml)
    * * *

    benevolencia sustantivo femenino ( indulgencia) leniency, indulgence;
    ( bondad) kindness, benevolence (frml)
    benevolencia sustantivo femenino benevolence
    ' benevolencia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    humanidad
    English:
    benevolence
    - benevolent
    * * *
    benevolence, kindness;
    lo trataron con benevolencia they treated him kindly
    * * *
    f benevolence
    * * *
    bondad: benevolence, kindness

    Spanish-English dictionary > benevolencia

  • 8 cambiar de actitud

    (v.) = change + attitude
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    * * *
    (v.) = change + attitude

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cambiar de actitud

  • 9 compartir

    v.
    1 to share (out) (ganancias, gastos).
    Ricardo comparte gustos con María Richard shares tastes with Mary.
    2 to share.
    compartir algo con alguien to share something with somebody
    3 to share (ideas, pesimismo).
    no comparto tu opinión I don't share your opinion
    4 to share in, to partake of, to go shares in.
    Ellos comparten su pena They share in their grief.
    5 to split, to share, to divide up, to divide in equal parts.
    Ella comparte su pastel She splits her cake.
    6 to partake in.
    Ella comparte la celebración She partakes in the celebration.
    7 to enjoy in common, to share.
    Ellos comparten su afición They enjoy their interest in common.
    * * *
    1 (dividir) to divide (up), split, share (out)
    * * *
    verb
    * * *
    VT
    1) [+ casa, cuarto, comida, ropa] to share
    2) [+ ganancias] to share (out), divide (up); [+ gastos] to share

    compartimos las ganancias a medias — we shared (out) o divided (up) the profits between us

    3) [+ opinión] to share; [+ objetivos] to agree with; [+ sentimientos] to share
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <oficina/comida/ganancias> to share
    b) <opinión/responsabilidad> to share
    * * *
    = have + Nombre + in common, share, share + Nombre + in common, hold in + common, tread + common ground, syndicate, partake (in/of).
    Ex. This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
    Ex. The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
    Ex. Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
    Ex. If electronic journal vendors and publishers syndicated their content, users could choose to receive desktop notification for newly-published relevant articles by journal title or discipline.
    Ex. The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
    ----
    * compartir el conocimiento = knowledge sharing, pool + knowledge.
    * compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].
    * compartir esfuerzos = share + efforts.
    * compartir espacio = share + space.
    * compartir experiencias = share + experience.
    * compartir ideas = pool + ideas, share + ideas, share + thoughts, pool + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir la experiencia profesional = pool + expertise.
    * compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.
    * compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.
    * compartir recursos = pool + resources.
    * * *
    verbo transitivo
    a) <oficina/comida/ganancias> to share
    b) <opinión/responsabilidad> to share
    * * *
    = have + Nombre + in common, share, share + Nombre + in common, hold in + common, tread + common ground, syndicate, partake (in/of).

    Ex: This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.

    Ex: If responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
    Ex: The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
    Ex: Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
    Ex: If electronic journal vendors and publishers syndicated their content, users could choose to receive desktop notification for newly-published relevant articles by journal title or discipline.
    Ex: The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
    * compartir el conocimiento = knowledge sharing, pool + knowledge.
    * compartir el viaje en coche = car-pool [carpool].
    * compartir esfuerzos = share + efforts.
    * compartir espacio = share + space.
    * compartir experiencias = share + experience.
    * compartir ideas = pool + ideas, share + ideas, share + thoughts, pool + ideas, bounce off + ideas.
    * compartir ideas con Alguien = bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
    * compartir la experiencia profesional = pool + expertise.
    * compartir la opinión de que = share + the view that.
    * compartir la responsabilidad = share + burden.
    * compartir recursos = pool + resources.

    * * *
    compartir [I1 ]
    vt
    1 ‹oficina/comida› to share
    compartimos las ganancias we share the profits
    comparten los gastos de teléfono entre todos they split the phone bill between them
    compartir algo CON algn to share sth WITH sb
    comparto la habitación con mi hermana I share the room with my sister
    compartí mi almuerzo con él I shared my lunch with him, I let him have some of my lunch
    [ S ] se comparte casa room to let in shared house
    2 ‹opinión/criterio/responsabilidad› to share
    no comparto tu optimismo I don't share your optimism
    * * *

     

    compartir ( conjugate compartir) verbo transitivo
    to share;
    compartir algo con algn to share sth with sb
    compartir verbo transitivo to share: ¿por qué no compartimos lo que queda de tarta?, why don't we share what's left of the pie?
    ' compartir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    participar
    English:
    job share
    - share
    * * *
    1. [ganancias, gastos] to share (out);
    lo compartieron entre los familiares they shared it (out) among their relations
    2. [casa, vehículo] to share;
    compartir algo con alguien to share sth with sb
    3. [ideas, pesimismo] to share;
    no comparto tu opinión I don't share your opinion
    * * *
    v/t share ( con with)
    * * *
    : to share
    * * *
    compartir vb to share

    Spanish-English dictionary > compartir

  • 10 conservador

    adj.
    1 conservative, discreet, moderate, restrained.
    2 conservative, orthodox, rightist, right-wing.
    3 Conservative.
    m.
    1 conservative, praetorian, rightist, right-winger.
    2 preservative, preserver.
    3 Conservative.
    4 curator.
    * * *
    1 PLÍTICA conservative
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 PLÍTICA conservative
    2 (de museos) curator
    * * *
    1. (f. - conservadora)
    noun
    2. (f. - conservadora)
    adj.
    * * *
    conservador, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Pol) conservative, Tory
    2) (Culin) preservative
    2. SM / F
    1) (Pol) conservative, Tory
    2) [de museo] curator, keeper
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo conservative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative
    b) ( de museo) curator
    * * *
    = conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].
    Ex. There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
    Ex. The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
    Ex. In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    Ex. This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex. The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
    Ex. He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex. Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.
    Ex. One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    Ex. The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.
    Ex. Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
    Ex. Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.
    Ex. Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex. Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.
    Ex. The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.
    Ex. He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
    Ex. It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
    Ex. This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
    Ex. This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    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.
    ----
    * conservador de documentos = records custodian.
    * conservador del archivo = archives custodian.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].
    * partido conservador = conservative party.
    * * *
    I
    - dora adjetivo conservative
    II
    - dora masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative
    b) ( de museo) curator
    * * *
    = conservative, conservator, curator, custodian, standpatter, preserver, ingrown, old-fashioned, backward-looking, keeper, custodial, Luddite, laggard, conservationist, conservative, illiberal, risk-averse, tweedy [tweedier -comp., tweediest -sup.], safekeeper [sake-keeper], dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.], straitlaced [strait-laced].

    Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.

    Ex: The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
    Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
    Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
    Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
    Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
    Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.
    Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
    Ex: The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.
    Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
    Ex: Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the ' custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.
    Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
    Ex: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.
    Ex: The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.
    Ex: He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
    Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
    Ex: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the ' risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
    Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
    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.
    * conservador de documentos = records custodian.
    * conservador del archivo = archives custodian.
    * de un modo conservador = conservatively.
    * neoconservador = neoconservative [neo-conservative], neoconservative [neo-conservative].
    * partido conservador = conservative party.

    * * *
    1 ( Pol) ‹partido/gobierno› conservative
    2 (tradicional) ‹persona/ideas› conservative
    es muy conservador en sus gustos he's very conservative in his tastes
    masculine, feminine
    1 ( Pol) conservative
    2 (de un museo) curator
    3
    conservador masculine ( Coc) preservative
    * * *

    conservador
    ◊ - dora adjetivo

    conservative
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    a) (Pol) conservative


    conservador,-ora
    I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino conservative
    Pol Conservative
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino
    1 Pol Conservative
    2 (de un museo, una biblioteca) curator
    ' conservador' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    barrer
    - bloque
    - conservadora
    - europeísta
    English:
    conservative
    - keeper
    - seat
    - Tory
    - wet
    - Conservative
    - curator
    - custodian
    - round
    * * *
    conservador, -ora
    ♦ adj
    1. [tradicionalista] conservative;
    es un entrenador muy conservador he's a very conservative manager
    2. [del partido conservador] Conservative
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [tradicionalista] conservative
    2. [miembro del partido conservador] Conservative
    3. [de museo] curator;
    [de biblioteca] librarian; [de parque natural] keeper
    * * *
    I adj conservative
    II m, conservadora f
    1 de museo curator
    2 POL conservative
    * * *
    conservador, - dora adj & n
    : conservative
    : preservative
    * * *
    conservador adj n conservative

    Spanish-English dictionary > conservador

  • 11 decrépito

    adj.
    decrepit, crippled, wasted-away.
    * * *
    1 decrepit
    * * *
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo decrepit
    * * *
    = decrepit, creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
    * * *
    - ta adjetivo decrepit
    * * *
    = decrepit, creaky [creakier -comp., creakiest -sup.].

    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.

    Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.

    * * *
    ‹viejo› decrepit ‹autobús/coche› ( hum) decrepit, dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq)
    * * *

    decrépito
    ◊ -ta adjetivo

    decrepit
    decrépito,-a adjetivo decrepit

    ' decrépito' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    caduca
    - caduco
    - decrépita
    English:
    decrepit
    * * *
    decrépito, -a adj
    Pey
    1. [anciano] decrepit
    2. [civilización, industria] decadent, declining
    3. [automóvil, tren, edificio] dilapidated;
    [coche] Br clapped-out, US beat-up
    * * *
    adj decrepit
    * * *
    decrépito, -ta adj
    : decrepit

    Spanish-English dictionary > decrépito

  • 12 desactualización

    = obsolescence, obsoleteness.
    Ex. A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
    Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    * * *
    = obsolescence, obsoleteness.

    Ex: A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.

    Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.

    Spanish-English dictionary > desactualización

  • 13 destartalado

    adj.
    broken-down, broken, ruined, in shambles.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: destartalar.
    * * *
    1 (casa etc) tumbledown, ramshackle; (coche etc) clapped-out, rickety; (mueble) dilapidated, shabby
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [casa] (=grande, mal dispuesta) large and rambling; (=ruinoso) tumbledown
    2) [coche] rickety
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) < coche> beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq); < mueble> shabby; < casa> ramshackle, rundown
    * * *
    = decrepit, rickety, dilapidated, ramshackle.
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
    Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo (fam) < coche> beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq); < mueble> shabby; < casa> ramshackle, rundown
    * * *
    = decrepit, rickety, dilapidated, ramshackle.

    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.

    Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
    Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.

    * * *
    1 ( fam); ‹coche› dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq); ‹mueble› dilapidated, shabby; ‹casa› ramshackle, rundown, dilapidated
    2 ( fam) (desordenado) untidy
    la casa está toda destartalada the house is very untidy o in a terrible mess
    * * *

    Del verbo destartalar: ( conjugate destartalar)

    destartalado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    destartalado    
    destartalar
    destartalado
    ◊ -da adjetivo (fam) ‹ coche› beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq);


    ‹ mueble› shabby;
    ‹ casa› ramshackle, rundown
    destartalado,-a adjetivo ramshackle
    destartalar vtr LAm (dejar una casa o sitio sin los objetos de uso habitual) to clean out
    ' destartalado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    destartalada
    English:
    dilapidated
    - ramshackle
    - run-down
    - broken-down
    - decrepit
    - scruffy
    * * *
    destartalado, -a adj
    1. [viejo, deteriorado] dilapidated
    2. [desordenado] untidy
    * * *
    adj vehículo, casa dilapidated
    * * *
    destartalado, -da adj
    : dilapidated, tumbledown

    Spanish-English dictionary > destartalado

  • 14 desvencijado

    adj.
    broken-down, shabby, rickety, ruinous.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: desvencijar.
    * * *
    1→ link=desvencijar desvencijar
    1 rickety, broken-down, dilapidated
    * * *
    ADJ [silla, mueble] rickety; [máquina] broken-down
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.
    Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex. The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo <silla/cama> rickety; < coche> dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    * * *
    = rickety, decrepit, dilapidated, ramshackle.

    Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.

    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.

    * * *
    ‹silla/cama› rickety, dilapidated; ‹coche› dilapidated, beat-up ( AmE colloq), clapped-out ( BrE colloq)
    la ventana quedó desvencijada the window was almost off its hinges
    ha sido un día agotador, estoy desvencijado ( fam); it's been an exhausting day, I'm whacked o dead beat o bushed ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo desvencijar: ( conjugate desvencijar)

    desvencijado es:

    el participio

    desvencijado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹silla/cama› rickety;


    ‹ coche› dilapidated, beat-up (AmE colloq), clapped-out (BrE colloq)
    desvencijado,-a adjetivo ramshackle, rickety
    ' desvencijado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    desvencijada
    English:
    rickety
    * * *
    desvencijado, -a adj
    [mesa, armario] rickety; [puerta, vehículo] battered; [estructura] ramshackle, tumbledown
    * * *
    adj rickety
    * * *
    desvencijado, -da adj
    : dilapidated, rickety

    Spanish-English dictionary > desvencijado

  • 15 deteriorado

    adj.
    1 spoiled, damaged; worn; shopsoiled (géneros).
    2 impaired, damaged, deteriorated, shop-worn.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: deteriorar.
    * * *
    1→ link=deteriorar deteriorar
    1 damaged, worn
    * * *
    (f. - deteriorada)
    adj.
    2) worn
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [edificio, mueble] dilapidated
    2) [ropa, alfombra] worn
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < mercancías> damaged; < edificio> dilapidated, run down
    * * *
    = impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.
    Ex. In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.
    Ex. The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex. No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex. Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
    Ex. China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex. We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
    Ex. For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
    ----
    * deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.
    * deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.
    * no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.
    * * *
    - da adjetivo < mercancías> damaged; < edificio> dilapidated, run down
    * * *
    = impaired, decayed, decrepit, decaying, dilapidated, crumbling, disintegrating.

    Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.

    Ex: The city was considered to be seedy ( decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
    Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
    Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
    Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
    Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
    Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
    * deteriorado por el humo = smoke-damaged.
    * deteriorado por el paso del tiempo = timeworn.
    * no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.

    * * *
    ‹mercancías› damaged; ‹edificio› dilapidated, run down
    es una mesa bonita pero está muy deteriorada it's a nice table but it's in very bad condition
    * * *

    Del verbo deteriorar: ( conjugate deteriorar)

    deteriorado es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    deteriorado    
    deteriorar
    deteriorado
    ◊ -da adjetivo ‹ mercancías› damaged;


    ‹ edificio› dilapidated, run down;
    ‹mueble/cuadro› in bad condition
    deteriorar ( conjugate deteriorar) verbo transitivo ‹relaciones/salud/situación› to cause … to deteriorate
    deteriorarse verbo pronominal [relaciones/salud/situación] to deteriorate, worsen;
    [ mercancías] to get damaged
    deteriorar verbo transitivo to spoil, damage
    ' deteriorado' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    gastada
    - gastado
    English:
    shop-soiled
    - decrepit
    - fail
    - shop
    * * *
    deteriorado, -a adj
    [estropeado] damaged, spoilt; [por los elementos naturales] damaged; [edificio] dilapidated;
    el género llegó muy deteriorado the goods arrived in poor condition;
    el famoso cuadro se halla muy deteriorado the famous painting is in very poor condition;
    las relaciones entre ambos países están muy deterioradas relations between the two countries have greatly deteriorated
    * * *
    adj damaged
    * * *
    deteriorado, -da adj
    : damaged, worn

    Spanish-English dictionary > deteriorado

  • 16 elogio

    m.
    1 praise.
    2 compliment, citation, praise, acclaim.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: elogiar.
    * * *
    1 praise, eulogy
    \
    digno,-a de elogio praiseworthy
    hacer elogios de to sing the praises of
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM (=alabanza) praise; (=homenaje) tribute
    * * *
    masculino praise
    * * *
    = commendation, acclaim, praise, encomium, accolade, laurels, elevation, eulogy, plaudit, rave.
    Ex. It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
    Ex. In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex. Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
    Ex. Encomiums for abstractors are appropriate.
    Ex. The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex. There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.
    Ex. Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
    Ex. The journalist and broadcaster, Bernard Levin is well known for his eulogies of good indexes and indexers.
    Ex. This valuable collection is now accessible over the Internet, to the plaudits of numerous researchers and citizens, spreading our influence throughout the world.
    Ex. And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.
    ----
    * deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.
    * digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.
    * elogios = kudos.
    * recibir elogio = get + tap on the shoulder.
    * recibir elogios = win + accolade.
    * ser objeto de elogio = win + acclaim, receive + acclaim.
    * * *
    masculino praise
    * * *
    = commendation, acclaim, praise, encomium, accolade, laurels, elevation, eulogy, plaudit, rave.

    Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.

    Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
    Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
    Ex: Encomiums for abstractors are appropriate.
    Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
    Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.
    Ex: Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
    Ex: The journalist and broadcaster, Bernard Levin is well known for his eulogies of good indexes and indexers.
    Ex: This valuable collection is now accessible over the Internet, to the plaudits of numerous researchers and citizens, spreading our influence throughout the world.
    Ex: And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.
    * deshacerse en elogios = wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, sing + Posesivo + praises, go into + raptures.
    * digno de elogio = praiseworthy, commendably.
    * elogios = kudos.
    * recibir elogio = get + tap on the shoulder.
    * recibir elogios = win + accolade.
    * ser objeto de elogio = win + acclaim, receive + acclaim.

    * * *
    praise
    hacer elogio(s) de algo to sing the praises of sth, to extol sth
    se deshizo en elogios para con ella he showered her with praise
    su actitud merece todo mi elogio I find his attitude extremely praiseworthy
    elogios de la crítica critical acclaim
    * * *

    Del verbo elogiar: ( conjugate elogiar)

    elogio es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    elogió es:

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

    Multiple Entries:
    elogiar    
    elogio
    elogiar ( conjugate elogiar) verbo transitivo
    to praise
    elogio sustantivo masculino
    praise;

    elogiar verbo transitivo to praise
    elogio sustantivo masculino praise

    ' elogio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acción
    - aplauso
    - cumplimiento
    - digno
    English:
    commendation
    - eulogy
    - praise
    - accolade
    - single
    * * *
    elogio nm
    praise;
    la crítica sólo tuvo elogios para el director the critics had nothing but praise for the director;
    la colmaron de elogios, se deshicieron en elogios con ella they heaped praise on her, they showered her with praise;
    digno de elogio praiseworthy;
    hizo un apasionado elogio de los australianos he paid the Australians a glowing tribute;
    recibió el elogio unánime de todos los partidos he was praised by all the parties without exception
    * * *
    m praise
    * * *
    elogio nm
    : praise
    * * *
    elogio n praise

    Spanish-English dictionary > elogio

  • 17 exasperar a Alguien

    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty
    Ex. Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
    Ex. Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex. But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex. This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex. As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex. Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex. Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex. I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.
    * * *
    (v.) = drive + Alguien + up a wall, drive + Alguien + to despair, get on + Posesivo + nerves, drive + Alguien + mad, drive + Alguien + insane, drive + Alguien + crazy, drive + Alguien + nuts, drive + Alguien + potty

    Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

    Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
    Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
    Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
    Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'.
    Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
    Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts.
    Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty.

    Spanish-English dictionary > exasperar a Alguien

  • 18 excesivo

    adj.
    1 excessive, beyond measure, unconscionable, immoderate.
    2 hypernomic.
    * * *
    1 excessive
    * * *
    (f. - excesiva)
    adj.
    * * *
    * * *
    adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.
    Ex. Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
    Ex. Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
    Ex. Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
    Ex. However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
    Ex. Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex. This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
    Ex. Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex. He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    Ex. It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
    Ex. There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex. The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.
    ----
    * capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].
    * carga excesiva = overload.
    * consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].
    * dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].
    * de un modo excesivo = extortionately.
    * énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].
    * estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * precio excesivo = steep price.
    * simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].
    * uso excesivo = prodigality.
    * * *
    adjetivo excessive
    * * *
    = excessive, overwide [over-wide], overkill, unreasonable, inordinate, extortionate, unconscionable, overabundant, bloated, over-the-top, outrageous, excess.

    Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.

    Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
    Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
    Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
    Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
    Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
    Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
    Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
    Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
    Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
    Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.
    * capacidad excesiva = overcapacity [over-capacity].
    * carga excesiva = overload.
    * consumidor excesivo = overspender [over-spender].
    * dependencia excesiva = over reliance [over-reliance].
    * de un modo excesivo = extortionately.
    * énfasis excesivo = overemphasis [over-emphasis].
    * estimulación excesiva = overstimulation.
    * estímulo excesivo = overstimulation.
    * precio excesivo = steep price.
    * simplificación excesiva = oversimplification [over-simplification].
    * uso excesivo = prodigality.

    * * *
    excessive
    30 euros me parece excesivo 30 euros seems excessive to me
    el camión llevaba un peso excesivo the truck was overloaded o overweight
    el celo excesivo con que protege a sus hijos her over-protective attitude toward(s) her children
    no mostró excesivo entusiasmo por el proyecto he wasn't overly enthusiastic o he didn't show a great deal of enthusiasm about the project
    * * *

    excesivo adjetivo
    excessive
    excesivo,-a adjetivo excessive
    ' excesivo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    brutal
    - derroche
    - etílica
    - etílico
    - excesiva
    - faraónica
    - faraónico
    - fuerte
    - tremenda
    - tremendo
    - abuso
    - exagerado
    English:
    excessive
    - exorbitant
    - extravagant
    - fulsome
    - hard
    - immoderate
    - inflated
    - punitive
    - steep
    - undue
    - unreasonable
    - extortionate
    - inordinate
    - loosely
    * * *
    excesivo, -a adj
    excessive;
    se pagan precios excesivos people pay inflated prices, Br people pay over the odds;
    protegen al niño de un modo excesivo they are overprotective of the boy;
    no tuvo excesiva suerte en semifinales she didn't do too well in the semifinals
    * * *
    adj excessive
    * * *
    excesivo, -va adj
    : excessive
    * * *
    excesivo adj excessive

    Spanish-English dictionary > excesivo

  • 19 nihilismo

    m.
    nihilism.
    * * *
    1 nihilism
    * * *
    * * *
    Ex. Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.
    * * *

    Ex: Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.

    * * *
    nihilism
    * * *
    nihilism
    * * *
    m nihilism
    * * *
    : nihilism

    Spanish-English dictionary > nihilismo

  • 20 obsolescencia

    f.
    obsolescence.
    * * *

    obsolescencia incorporada — (Com) built-in obsolescence

    * * *
    = aging [ageing], obsolescence, obsoleteness.
    Ex. Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.
    Ex. A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
    Ex. They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    ----
    * índice de obsolescencia = aging rate [ageing rate], aging factor [ageing factor].
    * obsolescencia del documento = literature aging [literature ageing].
    * * *
    = aging [ageing], obsolescence, obsoleteness.

    Ex: Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.

    Ex: A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
    Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
    * índice de obsolescencia = aging rate [ageing rate], aging factor [ageing factor].
    * obsolescencia del documento = literature aging [literature ageing].

    * * *
    obsolescence
    * * *
    obsolescence
    obsolescencia incorporada o programada built-in obsolescence
    * * *
    desuso: obsolescence
    ♦ obsolescente adj

    Spanish-English dictionary > obsolescencia

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