caracterización

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

el autor material — the person directly responsible (for the crime)

el autor intelectual del robo — (AmL) the brains o mastermind behind the robbery

el autor intelectual del robo — (AmL) the brains o mastermind behind the robbery

Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.

caracterizarse por algo — enfermedad/región/raza to be characterized by something; persona to be noted for something

caracterizarse por algo — enfermedad/región/raza to be characterized by something; persona to be noted for something

Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.

hacer cine — to make films o movies ( esp EEUU)

de cine: actor de cine — film actor, movie actor (EEUU)

era una casa de cine — * it was a fairytale house, the house was like something out of a film

me lo pasé de cine — * I had a fantastic o brilliant time, I had a whale of a time *

cine de acción — action films pl, action movies pl ( esp EEUU)

cine de animación — animated films pl

cine de aventuras — adventure films pl, adventure movies pl ( esp EEUU)

cine de terror — horror films pl, horror movies pl ( esp EEUU)

cine mudo — silent films pl, silent movies pl ( esp EEUU)

cine sonoro — talking films pl, talkies * pl

¿quieres ir al cine? — do you want to go to the cinema o ( esp EEUU) the movies?

cine de barrio — local cinema, local (movie) theater (EEUU)

cine de verano — open-air cinema, open-air movie theater (EEUU)

el mundo del cine — the movie o film world

hacer cine — to make movies o films

actor de cine — movie o film actor

¿vamos al or (Col) a cine? — shall we go to the movies (AmE) o (BrE) cinema?

el mundo del cine — the movie o film world

hacer cine — to make movies o films

actor de cine — movie o film actor

¿vamos al or (Col) a cine? — shall we go to the movies (AmE) o (BrE) cinema?

Ex: The children love puppet shows, the movies, story hours, contests.

Ex: Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.