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81 lo básico
= essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.* * *= essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour. -
82 lo esencial
the main thing* * *= essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)Ex. This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.Ex. This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.Ex. A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.Ex. The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex. Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.* * *= essential, the, nuts and bolts, bare minimum, bare necessities, the, the lowdown (on)Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations.
Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour. -
83 madre que se dedica a sus hijos
(n.) = practising motherEx. Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.* * *(n.) = practising motherEx: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.
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84 manipulación de precios
(n.) = price-fixingEx. It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.* * *(n.) = price-fixingEx: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.
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85 matiz
m.1 shade.2 subtle difference (diferencia).sin matices unqualified, unconditional (apoyo)3 nuance, overtone, connotation.* * *(pl matices)1 (color) shade, tint2 (variación) nuance3 (rasgo) hint* * *noun m.1) hue2) shade* * *SM1) [de color] shade2) [de sentido] shade, nuance; (=ironía) touch* * *a) ( de color) shade, hue, nuanceb) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaningse diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them
tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations
c) ( de ironía) touch, hint* * *= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.Ex. The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.Ex. Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex. The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.Ex. This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex. Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.----* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.* * *a) ( de color) shade, hue, nuanceb) (de palabra, frase) nuance, shade of meaningse diferencian en algunos matices — there are some subtle o slight differences between them
tiene un cierto matiz peyorativo — it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotations
c) ( de ironía) touch, hint* * *= inflection, nuance, overtone, colour [color, -USA], shading, undertone, tint, sidenote [side-note], tinge, twist.Ex: The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.
Ex: Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.* adoptar un matiz = take on + colour.* con pequeños matices = nuanced.* matiz de significado = shade of meaning.* * *1(rasgo): la palabra tiene matices que no se pueden traducir the word has nuances that are impossible to translatese diferencian en algunos matices there are some subtle o slight differences in meaningtiene un cierto matiz peyorativo it has a slightly pejorative nuance o has slightly pejorative connotationsuna protesta con matices políticos a protest with political overtonesle da un matiz irónico a la afirmación it gives the statement a touch of irony2 (de color) shade, hue, nuance* * *
matiz sustantivo masculino
matiz sustantivo masculino
1 (de color) shade
2 (de intención) shade of meaning, nuance: había un matiz despectivo en sus palabras, there was a note of contempt in her words
' matiz' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aspecto
- tinte
- toque
- captar
English:
get
- hue
- nuance
- overtone
- shade
- tinge
- tint
- want
- hint
* * *matiz nm1. [de color] shadeun conflicto que ha adquirido matices de guerra abierta a conflict which is beginning to look like open warfare;sus palabras tienen un matiz irónico his words are tinged with irony3. [diferencia] subtle difference;se parecen en mucho, con algunos matices importantes they are very similar, although they have a few important if subtle differences;expresó su apoyo sin matices a la intervención militar he expressed his unqualified o unconditional support for military intervention* * *m1 de ironía touch2 de color shade* * *1) : hue, shade2) : nuance* * *matiz n (de color) shade -
86 mixto
adj.mixed, mingled.* * *► adjetivo1 mixed1 (sandwich) toasted ham and cheese sandwich\colegio mixto coeducational school, co-ed school————————1 (sandwich) toasted ham and cheese sandwich* * *(f. - mixta)adj.* * *1.ADJ (=mezclado) mixed; [comité] joint; [empresa] joint2. SM1) (=sandwich) (toasted) cheese and ham sandwich2) (=fósforo) match3) (Mil) explosive compound4) (Ferro) passenger and goods train* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) < escuela> mixed, coeducationalb) <partido/equido> mixed2)a) <comisión/comité> joint (before n)b) <economía/agricultura> mixedII* * *= mixed, coeducational [co-educational], joint, blended, merged, interracial, cross-functional, match.Ex. The notation of LCC is mixed, including both letter and numbers.Ex. Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex. Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.Ex. There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.Ex. We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.Ex. The article is entitled ' Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.Ex. In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex. Early matches were made with sulfur.----* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* ensalada mixta = tossed salad.* equipo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* notación mixta = mixed notation.* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.* * *I- ta adjetivo1)a) < escuela> mixed, coeducationalb) <partido/equido> mixed2)a) <comisión/comité> joint (before n)b) <economía/agricultura> mixedII* * *= mixed, coeducational [co-educational], joint, blended, merged, interracial, cross-functional, match.Ex: The notation of LCC is mixed, including both letter and numbers.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.Ex: The article is entitled ' Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich course.* ensalada mixta = tossed salad.* equipo mixto = cross-functional team.* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.* notación mixta = mixed notation.* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa = sandwich programme.* * *A1 ‹escuela› mixed, coeducationaleducación mixta coeducation2 ‹partido› mixedB1 ‹comisión/comité› joint ( before n)2 ‹economía/capitales› mixed3 ‹agricultura/explotación› mixed4 ( Ferr):un tren mixto a train carrying passengers and freightA (sandwich) toasted sandwich ( with two different fillings)un mixto de jamón y queso a toasted ham and cheese sandwichB ( Ferr) train carrying passengers and goodsC1 ( Mil) gunpowder2 ( Jueg) capechando mixtos: se fue echando mixtos he dashed off, he left like a shot* * *
mixto 1◊ -ta adjetivo
mixed;
educación mixta coeducation
mixto 2 sustantivo masculino
toasted sandwich ( with two different fillings)
mixto,-a adjetivo mixed: sandwich mixto, combination sandwich
' mixto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mixta
English:
co-ed
- joint
- mixed
* * *mixto, -a♦ adj1. [con dos elementos] mixed;capital mixto mixed capital;comisión mixta joint committee;financiación mixta public-private financing2. [con hombres y mujeres] mixed;un colegio mixto a mixed school;los dobles mixtos the mixed doubles3. [matrimonio] mixed♦ nm[sándwich] cheese and ham sandwich* * *I adj1 colegio mixed2 comisión jointII m toasted ham and cheese sandwich* * *mixto, -ta adj1) : mixed, joint2) : coeducational* * *mixto adj mixed -
87 panafricano
ADJ Pan-African* * *= Pan-African.Ex. The article is entitled 'Marketing children's books in the Pan-African context'.* * *= Pan-African.Ex: The article is entitled 'Marketing children's books in the Pan-African context'.
* * *panafricano -naPan-African* * *panafricano, -a adjPan-African -
88 pasar dificultades
v.to be having troubles, to go through a lot of trouble, to be having a lot of trouble, to go through difficulties.* * *(v.) = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult timesEx. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.Ex. So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.Ex. Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace.Ex. Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.Ex. The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality.* * *(v.) = struggle, be under strain, bear + hardship, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult timesEx: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed.Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.Ex: Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace.Ex: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.Ex: The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality.Ex: This may be a reason why the publishing industry is facing such difficult times. -
89 pasarlo mal
* * *(v.) = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult timesEx. But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.Ex. Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace.Ex. Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.Ex. The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality.* * *(v.) = have + a thin time, have + a difficult time, experience + difficult times, pass through + difficult times, face + difficult timesEx: But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed.
Ex: Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace.Ex: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.Ex: The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality.Ex: This may be a reason why the publishing industry is facing such difficult times. -
90 pueril
adj.1 childish.2 puerile, childish, infantile, adolescent.3 babyish, childish.* * *► adjetivo1 (infantil) puerile, childish2 (iluso) naive3 (insignificante) trivial* * *ADJ1) [gen] childish, child antes de s2) pey puerile frm, childish* * *a) ( infantil) childish, puerile (frml)b) ( ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *= childlike [child-like], infantile, childish, puerile.Ex. She added, her voice taking on a curious quality of childlike appeal, 'I'll give you that new typewriter if you agree to Albert'.Ex. The writer sets out the stages of infantile theories of sexuality.Ex. Selection must be based on certain criteria -- they must not describe childish exploits, and illustrations must be well reproduced.Ex. However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.----* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* * *a) ( infantil) childish, puerile (frml)b) ( ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *= childlike [child-like], infantile, childish, puerile.Ex: She added, her voice taking on a curious quality of childlike appeal, 'I'll give you that new typewriter if you agree to Albert'.
Ex: The writer sets out the stages of infantile theories of sexuality.Ex: Selection must be based on certain criteria -- they must not describe childish exploits, and illustrations must be well reproduced.Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.* chiste pueril = infantile joke.* * *1 (infantil) childish, puerile ( frml)deja de comportarte de esa manera tan pueril stop behaving so childishly¡qué excusa tan pueril! what a childish o puerile excuse!2 (ingenuo) naive, naïve* * *
pueril adjetivo
pueril adjetivo childish, puerile
' pueril' also found in these entries:
English:
childish
- puerile
- infantile
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91 recibir atención
(v.) = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attentionEx. The large American law school library is currently enjoying unprecedented prominence and attention.Ex. The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.Ex. It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.Ex. Preservation is commanding unprecedented attention and resources within the library community in the USA.Ex. In the 1930s a nurse, Rene Caisse, gained much attention through the use of a herbal treatment for cancer which she called Essiac.* * *(v.) = enjoy + attention, receive + attention, receive + note, command + attention, gain + attentionEx: The large American law school library is currently enjoying unprecedented prominence and attention.
Ex: The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention.Ex: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.Ex: Preservation is commanding unprecedented attention and resources within the library community in the USA.Ex: In the 1930s a nurse, Rene Caisse, gained much attention through the use of a herbal treatment for cancer which she called Essiac. -
92 reto + avecinarse
(n.) = challenge + lie aheadEx. Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.* * *(n.) = challenge + lie aheadEx: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
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93 ser apreciado
(v.) = receive + appreciationEx. It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.* * *(v.) = receive + appreciationEx: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.
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94 ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para
(v.) = be + Adjetivo + enough toEx. Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.* * *(v.) = be + Adjetivo + enough toEx: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.
Spanish-English dictionary > ser lo suficientemente + Adjetivo + como para
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95 sin éxito
adj.without success, unsuccessful.adv.unsuccessfully, without result.* * *unsuccessfully, without success* * *(adj.) = unsuccessfulEx. Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.* * *(adj.) = unsuccessfulEx: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.
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96 subida
f.1 hill (cuesta).2 ascent, climb.3 increase, rise (aumento).se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de precios price increasesubida de sueldo pay rise4 pick-up, recovery in prices.past part.past participle of spanish verb: subir.* * *1 (ascenso) ascent, climb2 (pendiente) slope, hill3 (automovilismo) hill climb4 figurado (aumento - gen) increase; (- de temperatura) rise; (- de precios, salario) rise, increase* * *noun f.1) rise2) ascent, climb* * *SF1) (=ascensión) [de montaña, cuesta] ascentes una subida difícil — it's a tough ascent o climb
2) (=pendiente) slope, hill3) (=aumento) rise, increaseuna subida de los precios — a price rise o increase
subida salarial — pay rise, wage increase
4) * [de drogas] high ** * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex. The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.Ex. The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex. The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex. Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex. The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex. Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex. The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex. Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex. The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex. The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex. Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex. Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.----* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *a) ( pendiente) rise, climbc) (de temperatura, precios, salarios) rise, increase* * *= climb, flow, rise, rise, upturn, climb up, raise, upward spiral, upswing, escalation, spiral, hike, ascent, mark-up [markup].Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.Ex: The article has the tile 'Look out bosses! Union power's going to get your employees a raise!'.Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.Ex: The double-digit tuition hikes of recent years have slowed, though tuition is still rising faster than the inflation rate.Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.* experimentar una subida = experience + rise.* subida acusada = sharp rise.* subida al poder = seizure of power.* subida de las tasas = rate increase.* subida de los tipos de interés = rate increase, interest-rate increase.* subida de precios = price rise, rising costs, price increase, increased price, price hike, price hike.* subida de temperatura = heat gain.* subida espectacular = steep rise.* subida salarial = pay increase, salary increase, pay rise, salary rise, salary hike, raise.* subida salarial por méritos = merit increase.* subidas y bajadas = highs and lows.* subida vertiginosa = spiralling [spiraling, -USA].* * *A1 (pendiente) rise, climbir de or ( AmL) en subida to go uphillla subida fue más dura que la bajada the ascent was harder than the descent o going up was harder than coming down3 (de precios, salarios) rise, increase; (de temperatura) rise, increasese registró una fuerte subida del yen there was a sharp rise in the value of the yen, the yen rose sharply o substantiallyla subida del río supuso un peligro the river rose to a dangerous levelB ( Inf) upload* * *
subida sustantivo femenino
( al poder) rise
subido,-a adj fam (intenso) un rojo subido, a deep red
♦ Locuciones: una conversación subida de tono, a risqué conversation
subida sustantivo femenino
1 (incremento de precios, temperatura, etc) rise, increase
2 (cuesta, pendiente) slope, hill
3 (a una montaña) ascent
' subida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- negociar
- protesta
- protestar
- subido
- brusco
- crecida
- escalada
- trabajoso
English:
ascent
- climb
- demand
- escalation
- gazumping
- increase
- jump
- pay increase
- rise
- scramble
- way
- hike
- raise
- soar
- up
* * *subida nf1. [cuesta] hill2. [ascensión] ascent, climb;el tenista australiano se impuso en sus subidas a la red the Australian player showed his superiority when he came to the net3. [aumento] increase, rise;se espera una subida de las temperaturas temperatures are expected to risesubida de sueldo Br pay rise, US pay raise4. CompRP Famuna subida al carro an attempt to jump on the bandwagon* * *f rise, ascent;subida de los precios rise in prices* * *subida nf1) : ascent, climb2) : rise, increase3) : slope, hillir de subida: to go uphill* * *subida n1. (aumento) rise2. (ascenso) ascent / climb3. (cuesta) hill / slope -
97 tono
m.1 tone.¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!subir el tono, subir de tono to get o grow louder; (volumen, ruido) to get angrier and angrier (situación)tono de voz tone of voice2 shade, tone.tono de piel complexion3 tone.tono muscular muscle tone4 key (Music) (tonalidad).tono mayor major keytono menor minor key5 vigor, strength, vigour.6 hue, tone, shade, color.* * *1 (gen) tone2 (energía) energy\a tono con in tune with, in harmony withbajar de tono / bajar el tono to lower one's voice 2 figurado to tone downdar tono / dar buen tono figurado to give class, give prestigedarse tono figurado to put on airsde mal tono figurado vulgaren tono airado in an angry tonefuera de tono figurado inappropriate, out of placesin venir a tono figurado for no good reasonsubir de tono / subir el tono to speak louder 2 figurado to warm uptono mayor MÚSICA major keytono menor MÚSICA minor key* * *noun m.1) tone2) key, pitch3) shade* * *SM1) [de sonido] toneen tono bajo — in low tones, in a low tone
baja/sube un poco el tono del televisor — turn down/up the television a little
tono de marcar — (Telec) dialling tone, dial tone (EEUU)
tono de llamada — (Telec) ringtone
-ya me he dado cuenta -dijo, alzando el tono de voz — "I can see that," he said, raising his voice
2) [de palabras, discusión, escrito] tone¡cómo hablas en ese tono a tu padre! — how dare you speak to your father in that tone (of voice)!
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bajar el tono — to soften one's tonebajar el tono de algo — to soften the tone of sth, tone sth down
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cambiar de tono — to change one's tonecuando le dije eso se serenó y cambió de tono — when I told him that he calmed down and changed his tone o his tone changed
fue él quien cambió el tono de la conversación — it was him that changed the tone of the conversation
la reunión cambió de tono pasadas las nueve de la noche — the tone of the meeting changed after nine o'clock
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a este tono — in the same vein•
subir de tono — [discusión, conversación] to grow o become heated; [conflicto] to intensify; [quejas] to grow louderla oposición está subiendo el tono de sus ataques al gobierno — the opposition is stepping up o intensifying its attacks on the government
3)• a tono — matching
una escena final divertida, muy a tono con el resto de la película — an amusing final scene, very much in keeping with the rest of the film
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ponerse a tono — (=prepararse físicamente) to get (o.s.) into shape; (=animarse) to perk o.s. up *voy a tomarme un whisky doble, a ver si me pongo a tono — I'm going to have a double whisky to perk myself up *
4) (=clase, distinción)•
una familia de tono — a good family•
ser de buen/mal tono: ir a los balnearios era entonces una actividad de buen tono — visiting spas was quite the done thing thenes de mal tono hablar de esos temas — it is bad form to talk about such matters, it's (simply) not done to talk about such things
5) [de color] shade, toneen tonos grises y azules — in shades of grey and blue, in grey and blue tones
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tonos pastel — pastel shades, pastel tones6) (Anat, Med) tone7) (Mús) (=intervalo) tone; (=tonalidad) key; (=altura) pitch8) (Mús) (=diapasón) tuning fork; (=corredera) slide* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex. My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.Ex. 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex. Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex. 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex. The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex. The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.----* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *1) ( altura de la voz) pitch, tone; ( manera de expresarse) tone2) (tendencia, matiz) tonefuera de tono — < reacción> uncalled-for; < comentario> inopportune
ponerse a tono — (fam) to get in the mood (colloq)
ser de buen/mal tono — to be in good/bad taste
3) ( de color) shade4) (Mús) key5) (Audio, Rad, TV) tonebajar el tono — ( reducir el volumen) to turn the volume down; ( hablar con menos arrogancia)
subir el tono — ( elevar el volumen) to turn up the volume; ( insolentarse) to raise one's voice
6) ( del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene tono — I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone
7) ( de músculos) tone* * *= tenor, tone, overtone, quality, shading, pitch, undertone, chime.Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.Ex: The heading PITCH (Music) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento TONO (Música) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.* cambiar el tono = modulate.* con un tono + Adjetivo = in a + Adjetivo + tone.* dar tono = tone.* dar un tono = give + effect.* de dos tonos = bitonal.* de tono + Adjetivo = Adjetivo + in tone.* en tono cáustico = scathingly.* en tono mordaz = scathingly.* en tono reprobatorio = reprovingly, reproachfully.* en tono sarcástico = sardonically.* establecer el tono = set + the theme.* marcar el tono = establish + the tone.* recitar en tono monótono = chant.* relativo al tono = tonal.* subido de tono = risqué, racy [racier -comp., raciest -sup.], bawdy [bawdier -comp., bawdiest -sup.].* tener un tono + Adjetivo = have + a + Adjetivo + quality.* terminar en un tono + Adjetivo = end on + a + Adjetivo + note.* tomar un tono + Adjetivo = take on + Adjetivo + character.* tono apagado = flat tone.* tono auditivo = audio tune.* tono continuo modulado = half-tone.* tono de llamada = dial tone.* tono de voz = tone of voice.* tono ligero = light touch.* tono muscular = muscle tone.* tono rojizo = reddishness.* tono superficial = light touch.* voz + adquirir + tono = voice + take on + quality.* * *tono grave serious toneen tono cariñoso in an affectionate tone of voicese lo he dicho en todos los tonos I've told him time and time again, I've tried telling him every way I can think ofen tono de reproche reproachfully—me da igual —contestó en tono despectivo it's all the same to me, she answered scornfullyno es lo que me dijo, sino el tono en que lo dijo it isn't what he said, it's the way he said it o it's the tone he usedB (tendencia, matiz) toneel tono general de la conversación fue amistoso the general tone of the conversation was friendlya tono con in keeping with, in tune withno estuvo muy a tono con la ocasión it wasn't very in keeping with the occasionpara estar a tono con los tiempos to keep up with the timesfuera de tono: su reacción estuvo bastante fuera de tono her reaction was rather out of placesiempre hace comentarios fuera de tono he's always making inopportune remarksno venir a tono to be out of placeser de buen/mal tono to be in good/bad tasteC (de un color) shadeéste es un tono de gris más oscuro this is a darker shade of graytonos pastel pastel shadessubido de tono risquéD ( Mús) keyCompuesto:tono mayor/menormajor/minor keybajar el tono (reducir el volumen) to lower the volume, turn the volume down(hablar con menos arrogancia): baja el tonito que soy tu madre don't take that tone with me, I'm your motherF (del teléfono) toneeste teléfono no tiene or no da tono I can't get a dial tone ( AmE) o ( BrE) dialling tone on this phoneCompuestos:● tono de discar or marcarringing toneG (de músculos) tone* * *
tono sustantivo masculino
1
en tono de reproche reproachfully;
el tono en que lo dijo the way he said it;
el tono general de la conversación the general tone of the conversationb) (Rad, Telec, TV) tone;
este teléfono no da or tiene tono I can't get a dial tone (AmE) o (BrE) dialling tone on this phone;
tono de marcar or (AmL) de discado or (AmS) de discar dial tone (AmE), dialling tone (BrE);
no venir a tono to be out of place
2 ( de color) shade;◊ subido de tono risqué
3 (Mús) key
tono sustantivo masculino
1 (de la voz: intensidad) tone, pitch
un tono alto/bajo, a high/low pitch
(: modo) lo dijo en tono despectivo, he said it in a contemptuous tone
2 (de un color) shade, tone
diferentes tonos de verde, different shades of green
3 Mús key
4 (del teléfono) tone
♦ Locuciones: familiar darse tono, to put on airs
a tono con, in tune with
a tono con los tiempos, in keeping with the times
de buen/mal tono, in good/bad taste
fuera de tono, inappropiate, out of place
figurado (algo grosero, obsceno) subido de tono, arrogant, (altanero) haughty
' tono' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acre
- agradar
- aguda
- agudo
- alta
- alto
- atonía
- bajar
- clave
- grave
- inflexión
- jovial
- rebajar
- salida
- sarcástica
- sarcástico
- sorna
- suave
- suavidad
- subida
- subido
- abrupto
- ácido
- agrio
- amigable
- atenuar
- bajo
- brusco
- burlón
- cálido
- cansado
- cantarín
- cortante
- decidido
- despectivo
- destemplado
- disuasivo
- elevar
- endulzar
- familiar
- humilde
- imperativo
- impertinente
- irónico
- magistral
- pastoso
- resuelto
- sequedad
- tajante
- teatral
English:
abrupt
- bawdy
- chord
- emphatic
- friendly
- hue
- injured
- key
- measured
- menace
- off-color
- off-colour
- pitch
- pose
- shade
- subdued
- talk down
- tone
- tune
- unnatural
- urgent
- coloring
- critically
- dial
- gentle
- high
- lilt
- monotone
- name
- note
- off
- pastel
- pleasantly
- racy
- rise
- risqué
- show
- step
- talk
- tint
- valentine
* * *tono nm1. [de sonido] tone;bajar el tono to lower one's voice;dar el tono to set the tonetono continuo [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone; Andes, RP tono de discado o de discar [de teléfono] Br dialling o US dial tone;2. [de palabras, escrito, discurso] tone;el tono con el que lo dijo the tone she said it in, the tone in which she said it;¡no me hables en ese tono! don't speak to me in that tone (of voice)!;habló con tono serio he spoke in a serious tone of voice;lo dijo en tono de broma she said it jokingly;la novela es de tono humorístico the novel is humorous in tone;bajar de tono to quieten down;cambiar de tono: la reunión fue cambiando de tono the tone o atmosphere of the meeting gradually changed;aquí el texto cambia de tono at this point in the text the tone changes;subir el tono, subir de tono [volumen, ruido] to get o grow louder;[situación] to get angrier;el murmullo/la protesta subió de tono the murmuring/the protests grew louder;la conversación subió de tono the conversation got more heated;subido de tono [atrevido, picante] risqué;[impertinente] impertinent3. [de color] shade, tone;en tonos ocres/pastel in ochre/pastel shades o tones;tono de piel complexion4. [de músculo] tonetono muscular muscle tone [altura] pitch; [intervalo] tone, US step tono agudo high pitch;tono grave low pitch;tono mayor major key;tono menor minor key;tono puro simple tone7. [en frases]a tono: cortinas y cojines a tono matching curtains and cushions;estar a tono con to suit;un traje/discurso a tono con las circunstancias a dress/speech appropriate to o in keeping with the circumstances;Famponerse a tono [emborracharse] to get in the mood;de buen tono elegant, tasteful;ser de buen tono to be the done thing;no es de buen tono mencionar la guerra it is not done to mention the war;de mal tono crass, vulgar;Famdarse tono to give oneself airs;fuera de tono out of place* * *m MÚS, MED, PINT tone;estar a tono con algo be in harmony with sth;ponerse a tono get into the mood* * *tono nm1) : tonetono muscular: muscle tone2) : shade (of colors)3) : key (in music)* * *tono n1. (de sonido, voz) tone2. (de color) shade -
98 trasfondo
m.1 background (contexto).2 hidden meaning, implied meaning, undertone, occult meaning.3 context, significance, meaning, double meaning.* * *1 background2 figurado undertone* * *SM [gen] background; [de crítica] undertone, undercurrent* * *masculino backgroundhabía un trasfondo de resentimiento en lo que dijo — there was an undertone of resentment in her words
* * *= background, undercurrent, undertone, subtext.Ex. In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.Ex. Results indicate an exceedingly positive attitude, even though there is a strong undercurrent of personal frustration and irritation.Ex. Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex. Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.----* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.* teniendo como trasfondo = against + background of.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* trasfondo social = social background.* * *masculino backgroundhabía un trasfondo de resentimiento en lo que dijo — there was an undertone of resentment in her words
* * *= background, undercurrent, undertone, subtext.Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.
Ex: Results indicate an exceedingly positive attitude, even though there is a strong undercurrent of personal frustration and irritation.Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.Ex: Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.* encontrarse en el trasfondo de = lie at + the root of.* en el trasfondo de = at the root of.* teniendo como trasfondo = against + background of.* teniendo esto como trasfondo = against this background.* trasfondo social = social background.* * *backgroundel trasfondo político the political backgroundsentí un trasfondo de resentimiento en lo que dijo I detected an undertone o undercurrent of resentment in her words* * *
trasfondo sustantivo masculino background
(poso, regusto) su actitud tiene un trasfondo de hipocresía, there is an undercurrent of hypocrisy in her attitude
' trasfondo' also found in these entries:
English:
undercurrent
- undertone
- under
* * *trasfondo nm1. [contexto] background;el trasfondo histórico de la novela the historical background of the novel2. [de palabras, intenciones] undertone* * *m background; figundercurrent* * *trasfondo nm1) : background, backdrop2) : undertone, undercurrent -
99 their
[ðeə(r)]determinante loro••Note:Although in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to, their is always translated by loro; however, since Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article, the article - if not the possessive loro - will have to agree with the noun: loro + masculine singular noun ( their neighbour, their dog = il loro vicino, il loro cane), loro + feminine singular noun ( their teacher, their house = la loro maestra, la loro casa), loro + masculine plural noun ( their children, their books = i loro figli, i loro libri), and loro + feminine plural noun ( their friends, their shoes = le loro amiche, le loro scarpe). - When own is used after their to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: they are getting to London in their own car = stanno andando a Londra con la loro macchina. - When their (or their own) is used to avoid saying his or her after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually translated by the adjective proprio in Italian: everyone is responsible for their own actions = ognuno è responsabile delle proprie azioni. - When their is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: they had their hair cut = si sono fatti tagliare i capelli; they kept their hat on = hanno tenuto il cappello; they came with their sister = sono venuti con la sorella, con la loro sorella; they have eaten up their soup = hanno finito la minestra; they are in their forties = hanno passato i quaranta* * *[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) loro2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) suo, sua, suoi, sue•- theirs* * *[ðeə(r)]determinante loro••Note:Although in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to, their is always translated by loro; however, since Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article, the article - if not the possessive loro - will have to agree with the noun: loro + masculine singular noun ( their neighbour, their dog = il loro vicino, il loro cane), loro + feminine singular noun ( their teacher, their house = la loro maestra, la loro casa), loro + masculine plural noun ( their children, their books = i loro figli, i loro libri), and loro + feminine plural noun ( their friends, their shoes = le loro amiche, le loro scarpe). - When own is used after their to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: they are getting to London in their own car = stanno andando a Londra con la loro macchina. - When their (or their own) is used to avoid saying his or her after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually translated by the adjective proprio in Italian: everyone is responsible for their own actions = ognuno è responsabile delle proprie azioni. - When their is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: they had their hair cut = si sono fatti tagliare i capelli; they kept their hat on = hanno tenuto il cappello; they came with their sister = sono venuti con la sorella, con la loro sorella; they have eaten up their soup = hanno finito la minestra; they are in their forties = hanno passato i quaranta -
100 avance3
3 = trailer, sneak preview, sneak peek, movie trailer.Ex. A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.Ex. It includes 50 pages of listings of forthcoming spring books, as well as 11 pages of ' sneak previews' of children's books scheduled for autumn 1998 = Incluye 50 páginas de novedades editoriales para la primavera así como 11 páginas de " avances" de libros infantiles programados para otoño de 1998.Ex. This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un " avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.Ex. The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.
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