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1 atasco
m.1 blockage.2 traffic hold-up, traffic jam.3 obstruction, clog, blockage, blocking.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atascar.* * *1 (acción) obstruction, blockage2 (de tráfico) traffic jam* * *noun m.1) traffic jam2) obstruction, blockage* * *SM (=obstrucción) obstruction, blockage; (Aut) traffic jam* * *a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delayb) ( en tubería) blockage* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex. Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.Ex. But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.----* atasco de papel = paper jam.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* atascos = logjam [log-jam].* * *a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delayb) ( en tubería) blockage* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.* atasco de papel = paper jam.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* atascos = logjam [log-jam].* * *no hemos tenido más que problemas y atascos we've had nothing but problems and holdups2 (en una tubería) blockagehay un atasco en el desagüe the drain's blocked, there's a blockage in the drain* * *
Del verbo atascar: ( conjugate atascar)
atasco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atascó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
atascar
atasco
atascar ( conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo
atascarse verbo pronominal
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atasco sustantivo masculino
( en proceso) holdup, delay
atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
atasco sustantivo masculino traffic jam
' atasco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embotellar
- estrechamiento
- tapón
English:
blockage
- bottleneck
- gridlock
- hold-up
- jam
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic jam
- hold
- traffic
* * *atasco nm1. [obstrucción] blockage2. [de vehículos] traffic jam;Figse ha producido un atasco en las negociaciones the negotiations have stalled* * *m AUTO traffic jam;* * *atasco nm1) : blockage2) embotellamiento: traffic jam* * *atasco n (de coches) traffic jam -
2 causante
adj.1 cause.el causante del accidente the person responsible for the accident2 causing, causative, de cujus.f. & m.cause, factor, motive, causer.* * *► adjetivo1 causal, causing■ el coche causante del accidente fue el amarillo the car which caused the accident was the yellow one1 (persona) person who is the cause, causer* * *1.ADJ2. SMF1) (=origen) cause2) Méx taxpayer3) (Jur) [de sucesión]* * *IIIel virus causante de la enfermedad — the virus responsible for o which causes the disease
masculino y femenino1) ( causa) cause2) (Der) originator; ( de una sucesión) decedent (AmE), deceased (BrE)* * *= inducer, causative.Ex. The article is entitled 'Scholarly use of the Web: What are the key inducers of links to journal Web sites?'.Ex. The literature pertaining to causative factors of child abuse was assess to determine clarity of exposition, technical soundness, & appropriateness of analysis.----* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga = hit-and-run accident.* * *IIIel virus causante de la enfermedad — the virus responsible for o which causes the disease
masculino y femenino1) ( causa) cause2) (Der) originator; ( de una sucesión) decedent (AmE), deceased (BrE)* * *= inducer, causative.Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholarly use of the Web: What are the key inducers of links to journal Web sites?'.
Ex: The literature pertaining to causative factors of child abuse was assess to determine clarity of exposition, technical soundness, & appropriateness of analysis.* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga = hit-and-run accident.* * *el agente/virus causante de la enfermedad the agent/virus responsible for o which causes the diseaselos principales factores causantes de la crisis the main factors which brought about o led to o caused the crisisA(causa): el causante de la separación the cause of their separation* * *
causante adjetivo:
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino ( causa) cause;
la causante de todas mis desgracias the cause of all my misfortunes
causante
I adjetivo causal, causing
II mf cause: ella fue la causante del divorcio, she was the cause of the divorce
el causante del incendio, the person who caused the fire
' causante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
material
* * *♦ adjla razón causante the cause♦ nmfel causante del accidente the person responsible for o who caused the accident;eres el causante de todos mis males you're the cause of all my problems* * *I adj causalII m cause* * *causante adjcausante de : causing, responsible for
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